1964 BYU Cougars football team

1964 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Utah + 3 1 0 9 2 0
Arizona + 3 1 0 6 3 1
Wyoming 2 2 0 6 2 2
Arizona State 0 2 0 8 2 0
BYU 0 4 0 3 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1964 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of six teams in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 210 to 173.[1][2]

Quarterback Virgil Carter led the team with 1,154 passing yards, 1,542 yards of total offense, and 32 points scored. Other statistical leaders included John Ogden with 770 rushing yards and Bruce Smith with 470 receiving yards.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1964 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.