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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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 14	at Hawaii*		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 13–15
September 21	Utah State*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 6–9
September 28	at Iowa State*		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 7–34
October 5	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	T 33–33
October 12	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 38–7
October 19	UTEP		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 45–21
October 26	at No. 16 Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 37–13
November 2	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 12–10
November 9	No. 16 Arizona State		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 21–18
November 16	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 36–3
November 23	Utah		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	W 48–20
December 28	vs. Oklahoma State*	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	L 6–16
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

Game summaries

Colorado State

The game ended in controversy as Colorado State scored on the game's final play but the ensuing extra point from the 35-yard line, due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, was missed although one official ruled that the attempt was good.^[2]

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