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1974 BYU

7–⁠4–⁠1 (6–⁠0–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1974, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 13–15; lost vs. Utah State 6–9; lost at Iowa State 7–34; tied at Colorado State 33–33; won vs. Wyoming 38–7; won vs. UTEP 45–21; won at No. 16 Arizona 37–13; won at Air Force 12–10; won vs. No. 16 Arizona State 21–18; won at New Mexico 36–3; won vs. Utah 48–20; lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–16+33−27Lost 13–15 at Hawai’i-2Hawai’iLost 6–9 vs. Utah State-3Utah StateLost 7–34 at Iowa State-27Iowa StateTied 33–33 at Colorado State0Colorado StateWon 38–7 vs. Wyoming+31WyomingWon 45–21 vs. UTEP+24UTEPWon 37–13 at No. 16 Arizona+24No. 16 ArizonaWon 12–10 at Air Force+2Air ForceWon 21–18 vs. No. 16 Arizona State+3No. 16 Arizona StateWon 36–3 at New Mexico+33New MexicoWon 48–20 vs. Utah+28UtahLost 6–16 vs. Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atHawai’iL 13–⁠1575%
Sep 21vsUtah StateL 6–⁠949%
Sep 28atIowa StateL 7–⁠3439%
Oct 5atColorado StateT 33–⁠3349%
Oct 12vsWyomingW 38–⁠762%
Oct 19vsUTEPW 45–⁠2179%
Oct 26at16ArizonaW 37–⁠1327%
Nov 2atAir ForceW 12–⁠1055%
Nov 9vs16Arizona StateW 21–⁠1842%
Nov 16atNew MexicoW 36–⁠363%
Nov 23vsUtahW 48–⁠2085%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsOklahoma StateFiesta BowlL 6–⁠1654%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 16–⁠6 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 20
  2. Wk 14: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1974.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationCraig Kimball: passing touchdowns (23 TD)

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
302–⁠199
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1570 +66 this season
SP+ rating
7.4 No. 47 of 124; offense No. 43, defense No. 62
SRS
6.1 No. 43 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Kragthorpe
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 3Gary Sheide QBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Wayne Baker DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Paul Linford DTBaltimore Colts

1974 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠0–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona6–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona State4–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Utah1–⁠51–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.