1977 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC co-champion
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 20 |
1977 record | 9–2 (6–1 WAC) |
Head coach | LaVell Edwards |
Offensive coordinator | Doug Scovil |
Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt |
Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#18 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 | BYU | Duke 23-yard field goal | BYU 3-0 | |
1 | BYU | Christensen 11-yard pass from Wilson (Duke kick) | BYU 10-0 | |
1 | BYU | Chronister 72-yard pass from Wilson (Duke kick) | BYU 17-0 | |
2 | UTAH | Safety, intentional grounding by Wilson in end one | BYU 17-2 | |
3 | UTAH | Liapls 12-yard run (pass failed) | BYU 17-8 | |
4 | BYU | VanDerWouden 14-yard pass from Wilson (Duke kick) | BYU 24-8 | |
4 | BYU | Thompson 26-yard pass from Wilson (Duke kick) | BYU 31-8 | |
4 | BYU | VanDerWouden 8-yard pass from Wilson (Duke kick) | BYU 38-8 |
The 1977 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.
Head Coach: LaVell Edwards
Assistants: Norm Chow (WR), Dick Felt (DC/DB), Garth Hall (RB), Dave Kragthorpe (Ast HC/OL), Mel Olsen (JV Coordinator), Tom Ramage (DL), Doug Scovil (OC/QB), Fred Whittingham (LB)
Gifford Nielsen completed 30 of 40 passes for 321 yards and six touchdowns. Head coach LaVell Edwards pulled Nielsen with about three minutes left in the first half and again at 3:46 in the third quarter while three more potential touchdown passes were dropped otherwise Nielsen's stats would have been even greater. The BYU players were actually cheered by the Utah State fans as they left field.
BYU's Marc Wilson threw for 571 yards, breaking the single-game NCAA record set by Utah State's Tony Adams in 1972. Wilson was pulled with two minutes left but put back in and completed three passes, including a touchdown to John VanDerWouden, to set the record, which drew the ire of Utah head coach Wayne Howard.