1979 BYU Cougars football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Vs. Texas A&M

First quarter

• A&M – David Brothers 1-yard run (David Hardy kick). Texas A&M 7–0. Second quarter
• BYU – Brent Johnson 27-yard field goal. Texas A&M 7–3. Third quarter
• A&M – Mike Mosley 7-yard run (David Hardy kick). Texas A&M 14–3.
• BYU – Dan Plater 20-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Brent Johnson kick). Texas A&M 14–10. Fourth quarter
• A&M – David Hardy 37-yard field goal. Texas A&M 17–16.
• BYU – Clay Brown 3-yard pass from Marc Wilson (pass good), 0:52. BYU 18–17. ;Top passers
• BYU – Marc Wilson – 17/35, 165 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
• A&M – Mike Mosley – 9/13, 125 yards ;Top rushers
• BYU – Homer Jones – 7 rushes, 53 yards
• A&M – Curtis Dickey – 28 rushes, 148 yards ;Top receivers
• BYU – Dan Plater – 3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
• A&M – Gerald Carter – 6 receptions, 104 yards

The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.

QB Marc Wilson had undergone an emergency appendectomy and had lost weight during the week of the game.

The defense carried the offense that was still finding its rhythm with a blocked punt and a goal line stand. The ailing Wilson drove BYU down the field to score with 52 seconds left to pull within 17–16. Coach Edwards let the team decide whether to go for the tie or the win and they chose the latter. The attempt was converted and BYU put itself in the national spotlight with a major upset.

Utah

Marc Wilson threw for 374 yards as BYU clinched at least a share of the WAC title and set up a showdown with San Diego State for the following week. Wilson set an NCAA record for the most passing yards against a single opponent in two games and tied Rice's Tommy Kramer 1976 record for 300-yard passing games in a season with seven.

Game 12: Holiday Bowl (vs. Indiana)

Marc Wilson 28/43, 380 yards, 2 TD, TD rushing

Personnel

References

References

1. (September 9, 1979). "Brigham Young comeback gives Texas A&M 18–17 shock". Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
2. (September 16, 1979). "Weber State is no match for Cougars". The El Paso Times.
3. (September 30, 1979). "BYU bombs Texas–El Paso 31–7". San Angelo Standard-Times.
4. (October 7, 1979). "BYU humbles Hawaii". South Idaho Press.
5. (October 14, 1979). "Marc Wilson hurls BYU past Utah St.". The Idaho Statesman.
6. (October 21, 1979). "BYU crushes Wyoming, 54–14". The Daily Spectrum.
7. (October 28, 1979). "Ambitious BYU zaps New Mexico, 59–7". The Salt Lake Tribune.
8. (November 4, 1979). "BYU rolls as Wilson sets mark". The Tulsa World.
9. (November 10, 1979). "Wilson (and BYU) make points as 49ers lose, 31–17". The Los Angeles Times.
10. (November 18, 1979). "BYU blanks Utes 27–0". The Daily Herald.
11. (November 25, 1979). "BYU batters Aztecs to win WAC title". The Salt Lake Tribune.
12. (December 22, 1979). "Indiana shocks BYU 38–37". The Sacramento Bee.
13. "1979 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
14. [https://byufootballtalk.blogspot.com/2010/06/top-10-byu-football-games-7-texas-17.html BYU Football Talk]
15. "Late Pass Enables BYU to Upset A&M." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 9.
16. "BYU stays unbeaten, Wilson breaks records." ''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1979 Nov 18.
17. "1979". Holidaybowl.com.