1974 BYU Cougars football team

1974 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4–1 (6–0–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Kragthorpe (5th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 6 0 1 7 4 1
Arizona 6 1 0 9 2 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 7 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 6 1
UTEP 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 3 1 4 6 1
Utah 1 5 0 1 10 0
Wyoming 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by third-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, winning the conference for the first time since 1965 with an undefeated conference record of 6–0–1. BYU was invited to the 1974 Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State.