| Year: | 1973 |
| Team: | BYU Cougars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | LaVell Edwards |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Dave Kragthorpe |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | West Coast |
| Def Coach: | Dick Felt |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Cougar Stadium |
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.
See also: 1973 Colorado State Rams football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | Passing | Jan Stuebbe | 15/34, 211 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Scot MacLachlan | 23 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | 4 receptions, 89 yards | ||
| BYU | Passing | Randy Litchfield | 12/22, 135 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Randy Litchfield | 11 rushes, 32 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | 6 receptions, 63 yards |
See also: 1973 Oregon State Beavers football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | Passing | 15/41, 193 yards, INT | |
| Rushing | Ray Taroli | 13 rushes, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Dick Maurer | 3 receptions, 50 yards | |
| BYU | 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 |
See also: 1973 Utah State Aggies football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Passing | Randy Litchfield | 8/17, 91 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Mark Terranova | 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jay Miller | 8 receptions, 99 yards | |
| Utah State | Passing | Tom Wilson | 3/6, 22 yards |
| Rushing | Archie Gibson | 22 rushes, 143 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kelley Deist | 1 reception, 12 yards |
See also: 1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | Passing | 9/18, 123 yards | |
| Rushing | Buddy Hardeman | 16 rushes, 88 yards | |
| Receiving | 4 receptions, 95 yards | ||
| BYU | Passing | 30/47, 445 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Mark Terranova | 20 rushes, 111 yards | |
| Receiving | Jay Miller | 13 receptions, 193 yards, TD |
See also: 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Passing | Gary Sheide | 22/39, 169 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Mark Terranova | 13 rushes, 74 yards | |
| Receiving | Jay Miller | 14 receptions, 95 yards, TD | |
| Arizona State | Passing | 17/25, 303 yards, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | 17 rushes, 128 yards | ||
| Receiving | 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD |
See also: 1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Passing | Gary Sheide | 18/39, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | David Coon | 17 rushes, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Jay Miller | 7 receptions, 117 yards | |
| Wyoming | 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 |
See also: 1973 New Mexico Lobos football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| New 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, TD | |
| BYU | 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 |
See also: 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Passing | Bruce Hill | 5/17, 72 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Jim Upchurch | 17 rushes, 146 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mark Neal | 2 receptions, 50 yards | |
| BYU | Passing | Gary Sheide | 10/19, 82 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Mark Terranova | 12 rushes, 55 yards | |
| Receiving | Jay Miller | 7 receptions, 50 yards |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weber State | Passing | Rob Bockwoldt | 4/14, 62 yards |
| Rushing | Blaine Church | 12 rushes, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Gary Childress | 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD | |
| BYU | 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 |
See also: 1973 Utah Utes football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Passing | Gary Sheide | 22/34, 349 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Steve Stratton | 18 rushes, 121 yards | |
| Receiving | John Betham | 3 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD | |
| Utah | 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.[2]
See also: 1973 UTEP Miners football team.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | Passing | Gary Sheide | 17/28, 219 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jeff Blanc | 17 rushes, 96 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mike Pistorius | 5 receptions, 68 yards | |
| UTEP | Passing | Frank Duncan | 3/10, 51 yards, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Don Willis | 15 rushes, 93 yards | |
| Receiving | Lonn Crittenden | 2 receptions, 32 yards |