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1976 BYU

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1976, game by game: lost at Kansas State 3–13; won vs. Colorado State 42–18; won at Arizona 23–16; won at San Diego State 8–0; lost vs. Wyoming 29–34; won vs. Southern Miss 63–19; won vs. Utah State 45–14; won vs. Arizona State 43–21; won vs. UTEP 40–27; won at New Mexico 21–8; won at Utah 34–12; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State 21–49+44−28Lost 3–13 at Kansas State-10Kansas StateWon 42–18 vs. Colorado State+24Colorado StateWon 23–16 at Arizona+7ArizonaWon 8–0 at San Diego State+8San Diego StateLost 29–34 vs. Wyoming-5WyomingWon 63–19 vs. Southern Miss+44Southern MissWon 45–14 vs. Utah State+31Utah StateWon 43–21 vs. Arizona State+22Arizona StateWon 40–27 vs. UTEP+13UTEPWon 21–8 at New Mexico+13New MexicoWon 34–12 at Utah+22UtahLost 21–49 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State-28No. 14 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atKansas StateL 3–⁠1355%
Sep 18vsColorado StateW 42–⁠1866%
Sep 25atArizonaW 23–⁠1631%
Oct 2atSan Diego StateW 8–⁠031%
Oct 9vsWyomingL 29–⁠3476%
Oct 16vsSouthern MissW 63–⁠1971%
Oct 23vsUtah StateW 45–⁠1479%
Oct 30vsArizona StateW 43–⁠2160%
Nov 6vsUTEPW 40–⁠2791%
Nov 13atNew MexicoW 21–⁠864%
Nov 20atUtahW 34–⁠1280%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvs14Oklahoma StateTangerine BowlL 21–⁠4948%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 49–⁠21 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

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 1976.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Wyoming

Led the nationGifford Nielsen: passing touchdowns (29 TD)

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
372–⁠231
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1603 +87 this season
SP+ rating
7.4 No. 48 of 132; offense No. 19, defense No. 101
SRS
5.6 No. 42 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Scovil
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 5Dave Hubbard OTNew Orleans Saints

1976 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠19–⁠3
Wyoming6–⁠18–⁠4
Arizona State4–⁠34–⁠7
Utah3–⁠33–⁠8
Arizona3–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠46–⁠5
UTEP0–⁠71–⁠11

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