American college football season
The 1975 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-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 4–3.
Game summaries
Air Force
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Air Force |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
• BYU |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
28 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | AF | Ken Wood 5-yard run (Dave Lawson kick) | AF 7-0 |
| 2 | | BYU | Jeff Blanc 7-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 2 | | AF | Ken Wood 1-yard run (Dave Lawson kick) | AF 14-7 |
| 3 | | BYU | Jeff Nilsson 10-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Dave Taylor kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 4 | | BYU | Charlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) | BYU 21-14 |
| 4 | | BYU | Charlie Ah You 1-yard run (Dave Taylor kick) | BYU 28-14 |
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Utah
Gifford Nielsen passed and ran for two touchdowns and Brigham Young's defense turned Utah fumbles into three more scores in the 51–20 rout. Mark Uselman also kicked field goals of 47, 47 and 44 yards as the Cougars won their fourth in a row in the series.[4]