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The 1965 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, won the WAC title, and outscored opponents 229 to 178.[1][2] The conference championship was the first in program history.[3][4]

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 WAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCougar Stadium
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1965 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
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1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU $4–1–06–4–0
Arizona State3–1–06–4–0
Wyoming3–2–06–4–0
New Mexico2–3–03–7–0
Utah1–3–03–7–0
Arizona1–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The Cougars' statistical leaders included Virgil Carter with 1,789 passing yards, John Ogden with 700 rushing yards, and Phil Odle with 657 receiving yards and 66 points scored.[5]

The morning of the season finale at New Mexico, a chartered DC-3 with thirteen aboard crashed in a snowstorm near Camp Williams, between Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah. It was bound for Provo to pick up more passengers for the afternoon game in Albuquerque; there were no survivors.[6][7]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Arizona State
W 24–6[8]
September 24Kansas State*
W 21–326,335[9]
October 2at Oregon*
L 14–2720,500[10]
October 8San Jose State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 34–719,559[11]
October 23at Wyoming
L 6–3419,671[12]
October 30at Utah State*
L 21–3415,596[13]
November 6Utahdagger
W 25–2029,842[14]
November 13Colorado State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 22–3620,356[15]
November 20at Arizona
W 20–324,700[16]
November 27at New Mexico
W 42–814,289[4][17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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Roster

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1965 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Virgil Carter Jr
TB/WB 22 Kent Oborn Jr
WR 88 Phil Odle So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

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