1965 BYU Cougars football team

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 in program history.^[3][4]

1965 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–1 WAC)
Head coach	Tommy Hudspeth (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

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
September 18	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 24–6		[8]
September 24	Kansas State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 21–3	26,335	[9]
October 2	at Oregon*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 14–27	20,500	[10]
October 8	San Jose State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 34–7	19,559	[11]
October 23	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 6–34	19,671	[12]
October 30	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 21–34	15,596	[13]
November 6	Utah	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 25–20	29,842	[14]
November 13	Colorado State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 22–36	20,356	[15]
November 20	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 20–3	24,700	[16]
November 27	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 42–8	14,289	[4][17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Roster

1965 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Virgil Carter Jr TB/WB 22 Kent Oborn Jr WR 88 Phil Odle So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tommy Hudspeth Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster