1964 BYU Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 1964 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of six teams in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 210 to 173.[1][2]
- Tommy Hudspeth (1st season)
| 1964 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (0–4 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Virgil Carter led the team with 1,154 passing yards, 1,542 yards of total offense, and 32 points scored. Other statistical leaders included John Ogden with 770 rushing yards and Bruce Smith with 470 receiving yards.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Oregon* | L 13–20 | 15,000 | [5] | |||
| September 26 | at Arizona | L 6–39 | 27,400 | [6] | |||
| October 2 | New Mexico | L 14–26 | 34,610 | [7] | |||
| October 10 | at Colorado State* | L 6–7 | 7,500 | [8] | |||
| October 17 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 21–0 | 12,817 | [9] | ||
| October 24 | at Texas Western* | T 18–18 | 12,362 | [10] | |||
| October 31 | Utah State* |
| W 28–14 | 29,922 | [11] | ||
| November 7 | at Utah | L 13–47 | 29,422 | [12] | |||
| November 14 | Western Michigan* |
| W 43–8 | 6,863 | [13] | ||
| November 21 | Wyoming |
| L 11–31 | 12,906 | [14] | ||
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