1970-71 BYU Cougars — schedule and results

The 1970-71 BYU Cougars went 18-11 (10-4 in the WAC) under head coach Stan Watts. The team peaked at #20 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 10.29.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1970-12-04vs Stanford CardinalW 70–62George Albert Smith Field House
1970-12-05vs Stanford CardinalW 85–64George Albert Smith Field House
1970-12-07vs New Mexico State AggiesW 86–75George Albert Smith Field House
1970-12-11at USC TrojansL 65–101L.A. Sports Arena
1970-12-12at Oregon State BeaversL 80–99Gill Coliseum
1970-12-14at Seattle U RedhawksL 80–99Seattle Center Coliseum
1970-12-16vs Denver PioneersW 100–72George Albert Smith Field House
1970-12-19vs Utah State AggiesW 111–83George Albert Smith Field House
1970-12-22at Santa Clara BroncosW 68–67
1970-12-26neutral Villanova WildcatsW 102–93
1970-12-27at Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsL 90–94Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1971-01-08at New Mexico LobosW 72–62University Arena
1971-01-09at UTEP MinersL 64–66Memorial Gym
1971-01-15vs Colorado State RamsW 75–73George Albert Smith Field House
1971-01-16vs Wyoming CowboysW 82–68George Albert Smith Field House
1971-01-23at Utah State AggiesL 70–72Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
1971-01-28at Arizona State Sun DevilsL 86–87Sun Devil Gymnasium
1971-01-30at Arizona WildcatsL 76–81Bear Down Gym
1971-02-06vs Utah UtesW 103–89George Albert Smith Field House
1971-02-11vs UTEP MinersW 75–48George Albert Smith Field House
1971-02-13vs New Mexico LobosW 70–68George Albert Smith Field House
1971-02-19at Wyoming CowboysL 72–78War Memorial Fieldhouse
1971-02-20at Colorado State RamsW 98–92Moby Arena
1971-02-26vs Arizona WildcatsW 95–83George Albert Smith Field House
1971-02-27vs Arizona State Sun DevilsW 83–74George Albert Smith Field House
1971-03-06at Utah UtesW 98–87Special Events Center
1971-03-13neutral Utah State AggiesW 91–82Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
1971-03-18neutral UCLA BruinsL 73–91Special Events Center
1971-03-20neutral Pacific TigersL 81–84Special Events Center

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