1964 BYU Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1964
| team = BYU Cougars
| sport = football
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| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 3–6–1
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Tommy Hudspeth
| hc_year = 1st
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| stadium = Cougar Stadium
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{{1964 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1964-schedule.html|title=1964 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 3, 2019}}{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=Brigham Young University|year=2015|page=169|accessdate=January 3, 2019|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1960.html|title=1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
Schedule
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|September 19|at|Oregon
|September 26|at|Arizona|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|L 6–39|27,400|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-cougars-fall-to-arizon/155330320/|work=The Sunday Herald|title=Cougars fall to Arizona in WAC opener|date=September 27, 1964|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2||New Mexico|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 14–26|34,610|{{cite news|title=Lobos Take 26-14 Victory Over Cougars|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=October 3, 1964|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37999565/lobos_take_2614_victory_over_cougars/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10|at|Colorado State
|October 17||Pacific (CA)
|October 24|at|Texas Western
|October 31||Utah State
|November 7|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 13–47|29,422|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-jacobs-scores-four-td/155330810/|work=The Sacramento Bee|title=Jacobs scores four TDs, Utah trounces BYU 47–13|date=November 8, 1964|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14||Western Michigan
|November 21||Wyoming|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 11–31|12,906|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/idaho-state-journal-wyo-pushes-byu-back/155330997/|work=Idaho Sunday Journal|title=Wyo. pushes BYU back 31–11 in WAC action|date=November 22, 1964|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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