| 1965 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–1 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| BYU $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 program history.[3][4]
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Arizona State | W 24–6 | [8] | ||||
| September 24 | Kansas State* | W 21–3 | 26,335 | [9] | |||
| October 2 | at Oregon* | L 14–27 | 20,500 | [10] | |||
| October 8 | San Jose State |
| W 34–7 | 19,559 | [11] | ||
| October 23 | at Wyoming | L 6–34 | [12] | ||||
| October 30 | at Utah State* | L 21–34 | 15,596 | [13] | |||
| November 6 | Utah |
| W 25–20 | 29,842 | [14] | ||
| November 13 | Colorado State* |
| L 22–36 | 20,356 | [15] | ||
| November 20 | at Arizona | W 20–3 | |||||
| November 27 | at New Mexico | W 42–8 | 14,289 | [4][16] | |||
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Roster
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References
- ↑ "1965 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ↑ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ↑ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, p. 174.
- 1 2 "Virgil Carter leads BYU to conference title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. 13.
- ↑ "1965 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ↑ Martz, Maxine (November 27, 1965). "13 killed in S.L. plane crash". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A1.
- ↑ "Plane crash kills 13 football fans". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. 1.
- ↑ Dave Hicks (September 19, 1965). "Brigham Young Shocks Sun Devils, 24-6: Home-Game Winning Streak Scissored at 12". The Arizona Republic. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cougars Grab Second Scalp! Wallop K-State: BYU Drubs Rivals in 21-3 Game". Salt Lake Tribune. September 25, 1922. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Oregon Hands Cougars First Loss 27-14". The Sunday Herald. October 3, 1965. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "BYU Blasts San Jose State, 34-7". Salt Lake Tribune. October 9, 1965. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cougars Lose: Wilkinson Stars As Pokes Tip Cats, 34-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 24, 1965. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ray Schwartz (October 31, 1965). "Utah State Weathers Cougar Barrage, Wins 34-21". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ray Schwartz (November 7, 1965). "Cougar Gridders Whip Redskins 25 to 20: Carter Fires 4 T.D. Passes for Record". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ray Schwartz (November 14, 1965). "Colorado State Pins 36-22 Loss on Cats". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Carter Sparks Fired-Up Cats in Lobo Rout: New WAC Champions Dominate Play All Way". The Sunday Herald. November 28, 1965. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.