The 1973 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a conference record of 3–4.
Schedule
Game summaries Colorado State
Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Jan Stuebbe 15/34, 211 yards, INT Rushing Scot MacLachlan 23 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD Receiving Willie Miller 4 receptions, 89 yardsBYU Passing Randy Litchfield 12/22, 135 yards, 3 INT Rushing Randy Litchfield 11 rushes, 32 yards, TD Receiving Jay Miller 6 receptions, 63 yards
Oregon State
Team Category Player StatisticsOregon State Passing Alvin White 15/41, 193 yards, INT Rushing Ray Taroli 13 rushes, 70 yards Receiving Dick Maurer 3 receptions, 50 yardsBYU Passing Randy Litchfield 12/23, 118 yards, TD Rushing Gil Gillenwater 30 rushes, 136 yards, 2 TD Receiving Sam LoBue 1 reception, 68 yards, TD
At Utah State
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Randy Litchfield 8/17, 91 yards, 3 INT Rushing Mark Terranova 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD Receiving Jay Miller 8 receptions, 99 yardsUtah State Passing Tom Wilson 3/6, 22 yards Rushing Archie Gibson 22 rushes, 143 yards, TD Receiving Kelley Deist 1 reception, 12 yards
Iowa State
Team Category Player StatisticsIowa State Passing Buddy Hardeman 9/18, 123 yards Rushing Buddy Hardeman 16 rushes, 88 yards Receiving Keith Krepfle 4 receptions, 95 yardsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 30/47, 445 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT Rushing Mark Terranova 20 rushes, 111 yards Receiving Jay Miller 13 receptions, 193 yards, TD
At No. 12 Arizona State
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 22/39, 169 yards, TD, INT Rushing Mark Terranova 13 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Jay Miller 14 receptions, 95 yards, TDArizona State Passing Danny White 17/25, 303 yards, 3 TD Rushing Woody Green 17 rushes, 128 yards Receiving Morris Owens 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD
At Wyoming
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 18/39, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing David Coon 17 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Jay Miller 7 receptions, 117 yardsWyoming Passing Steve Cockreham 13/24, 208 yards, 3 TD Rushing Bruce Williams 17 rushes, 67 yards, TD Receiving Archie Gray 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD
New Mexico
Team Category Player StatisticsNew Mexico Passing Troy Williams 8/21, 142 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Cliff Crenshaw 12 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Paul Labarrere 2 receptions, 80 yards, TDBYU Passing Gary Sheide 32/50, 402 yards, 6 TD, INT Rushing Mark Terranova 14 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Jay Miller 22 receptions, 263 yards, 3 TD
Arizona
Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Bruce Hill 5/17, 72 yards, INT Rushing Jim Upchurch 17 rushes, 146 yards, TD Receiving Mark Neal 2 receptions, 50 yardsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 10/19, 82 yards, 2 INT Rushing Mark Terranova 12 rushes, 55 yards Receiving Jay Miller 7 receptions, 50 yards
Weber State
Team Category Player StatisticsWeber State Passing Rob Bockwoldt 4/14, 62 yards Rushing Blaine Church 12 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Gary Childress 6 receptions, 126 yards, TDBYU Passing Gary Sheide 20/32, 244 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jeff Blanc 17 rushes, 90 yards Receiving Jay Miller 10 receptions, 155 yards, 3 TD
At Utah
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 22/34, 349 yards, 4 TD Rushing Steve Stratton 18 rushes, 121 yards Receiving John Betham 3 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TDUtah Passing Don Van Galder 12/38, 224 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Hutch Roosevelt 10 rushes, 69 yards Receiving Hutch Roosevelt 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
The first half was played in a blinding snowstorm. Gary Sheide tied the WAC single-season touchdown record of 21 in the third quarter shared by Virgil Carter (1966) and Danny White (1972). It was the most points BYU had scored against Utah to date. "BYU stops Utah in blinding snow." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
At UTEP
Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Gary Sheide 17/28, 219 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jeff Blanc 17 rushes, 96 yards, TD Receiving Mike Pistorius 5 receptions, 68 yardsUTEP Passing Frank Duncan 3/10, 51 yards, 4 INT Rushing Don Willis 15 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Lonn Crittenden 2 receptions, 32 yards
Personnel Coaching staff Head coach: LaVell Edwards Assistants: Dave Kragthorpe (OC/OL), Dick Felt (DB), J.D. Helm (RB), Mel Olson (JV), Tom Ramage (DL), Dewey Warren (QB/WR), Fred Whittingham (LB)
CougarStats.com Retrieved December 4, 2011.
Awards All-WAC: DT Paul Linford (1st), SE Jay Miller (1st)
CougarStats.com Retrieved December 4, 2011.
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