Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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' P ' ujunmlna Up ' Support After an opening game loss to underdog New Mexico, many Cougar fans were dis- illusioned. In the weeks that followed, however, the football team dug in and demonstrated to their fans what they were really made of. Team after team suffered losses to the powerful, nationally-ranked Cougars. At the games it seemed that the louder the crowd cheered, the better the team played. To drum up more crowd support at the games the Cougar Band would perform at the Administration Building and then lead the crowd that had gathered to watch them over to the stadium, arriving about 45 minutes before kickoff. When the crowd became silent or bored, the band was always the first to start a cheer; often out-yelling the other 35,000 fans combined. On a number of occasions individual members of the band marched out onto the rubber track around the stadium and played a variety of different tunes. One of their favorites seems to be appropriate when one thinks of the opponent ' s football record this year . . . And, another one bites the dust. 7att