Centennial Cougars: The 100 Greatest BYU Cougar Football Games

               When the BYU Cougars (7-3-1) started the 1974 season with a 0-3-1 record, nobody would have guessed that they’d come back and win the WAC. However, since their 3 losses were against non-conference schools, they successfully won the conference title with a 6-0-1 record by knocking off two ranked teams (Arizona & Arizona State). As the winner of the WAC, the Cougars were invited to their first bowl game, to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-5) of the Big 8 in the fourth annual Fiesta Bowl.                In the first quarter, the Cougar D corralled the Cowboys, forcing punts on each of the Cowboys first 5 possessions. The Cougar offense, meanwhile, moved the ball well early on. Senior QB Gary Sheide led the Cougars to the Cowboy 13, where Mark Uselman booted a 30-yard  field goal. Although they punted on their second possession, the Cougars took advantage of good field positi...

As I get ready to launch my first official blog post of the Top 100 BYU Football games, I wanted to give a little ink to ten great games that didn't make the final cut, but deserve an honorable mention: 11/8/52 - NCAA record 4 TDs in one quarter - San Jose - 44, BYU - 27 Dick Felt set an NCAA record with 4 TDs (T4th) in a single quarter. After having missed most of the first three quarters of play, Felt came in at the end of the third quarter for a kickoff return. He was left in to play the fourth quarter and scored four rushing TDs - an NCAA record that has been tied, but still stands today.   09/29/62 – Fortie runs for a school record 272 yards : George Washington – 13, BYU - 12 Eldon “The Phantom” Fortie runs for a school record 272 yards against George Washington on his way to setting 21 school records (including most rushing yards in a season and a career, most passing yards in a career, and most TDs) and becoming BYU’s first All-American.   11/26/77  - Second stra...