The 1966 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 163. The team's other statistical leaders included John Ogden with 906 rushing yards and Phil Odle with 920 receiving yards.
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| - The 1966 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 163. The team's other statistical leaders included John Ogden with 906 rushing yards and Phil Odle with 920 receiving yards. (en)
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*BYU – Kent Oborn 22-yard pass from Virgil Carter . BYU 7–0.
*UTAH – Merlin Diggs 15-yard pass from Darrell Bigelow . Tie 7–7.
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*BYU – Kent Oborn 11-yard pass from Virgil Carter . BYU 14–7.
*BYU – Kent Oborn 74-yard punt return . BYU 21–7.
*BYU – Casey Boyette 62-yard pass from Virgil Carter . BYU 28–7.
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*UTAH – Ben Woodson 40-yard run . BYU 28–13.
*BYU – Virgil Carter 3-yard run . BYU 35–13.
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*No scoring (en)
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| - BYU Cougars at Utah Redskins (en)
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*BYU – Virgil Carter – 18/31, 255 yards, 3 TD, INT
*UTAH – Darrell Bigelow – 7/25, 65 yards, TD, INT
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*BYU – John Ogden – 23 rushes, 101 yards
*UTAH – Ben Woodson – 19 rushes, 106 yards, TD
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*BYU – Casey Boyette – 7 receptions, 131 yards, TD
*UTAH – Terry Baker – 2 receptions, 26 yards (en)
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| - The 1966 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 163. Quarterback Virgil Carter led the country with 2,545 yards of total offense; he also led the team with 2,182 passing yards and 56 points scored. On November 5, 1966, he set new NCAA single-game records with 513 passing yards and 599 yards of total offense against Texas Western. Carter's totals of 513 passing yards and 599 yards of total offense stood as BYU school records until broken by Ty Detmer in 1991. The team's other statistical leaders included John Ogden with 906 rushing yards and Phil Odle with 920 receiving yards. Six BYU players were selected to the all-conference team: wide receiver Phil Odle; guard Grant Wilson; quarterback Virgil Carter; fullback John Ogden; linebacker Curg Belcher; and safety Bobby Roberts. (en)
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