1976 BYU Cougars football team

The 1976 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Kansas State*		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 3–13	27,100
September 18	Colorado State		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 42–18	33,013
September 25	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 23–16	31,000
October 2	at San Diego State		Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 8–0	41,786
October 9	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 29–34	35,423
October 10	Southern Mississippi*		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 63–19	23,029
October 23	Utah State*		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)	W 45–14	24,074
October 30	Arizona State		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 43–21	29,854
November 6	UTEP		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 40–27	24,644
November 13	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 21–8	18,038
November 20	at Utah		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	W 34–12	30,503
December 18	vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State*		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 21–49	37,812
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Colorado State

Gifford Nielsen completed 13 of 32 passes for 174 yards before leaving late in the final quarter while John VanDerWouden set a single-game conference record with four touchdown receptions. LaVell Edwards beat Colorado State for the first time since taking over BYU in 1972.^[3]

Arizona

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Arizona State

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References