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Brigham Young Cougars
Brigham Young Cougars athletic logo
UniversityBrigham Young University
NicknameCougars
Team ColorsDark blue and Tan
Head CoachBronco Mendenhall
LocationProvo, Utah
ConferenceMountain West Conference
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
MascotCosmo the Cougar
WebsiteBYU Football Official Website

Brigham Young University's football program, the BYU Cougars, is one of the more decorated teams not only in the Moutain West, but in the entire NCAA in the last four decades. The BYU Cougars football squad is an NCAA Division I-A team, competing under the Mountain West Conference since 1999. Although Brigham Young's students played football as early as 1896, the football varsity did not officially began play until 1922. The Cougars football started on the wrong foot as it won only 5 wins in 18 games in its first three seasons. In its first 47 seasons, the Cougars only averaged 3 victories a year. The Cougars football did show some signs of life when Coach Hal Kopp took over as the head football coach in 1956. The team also registered its first back-to-back winning seasons in 1957 and '58. BYU was also starting to pay attention to its football program during this era and it didn't take long for the school's efforts to pay off as by 1965, three years after entering the Western Athletic Conference, the Cougars claimed its first (of many to come conference championships). In 1972, after serving ten years as an assistant coach, (soon to be legend) Lavell Edwards succeeded after Tommy Hudspeth as the head football coach. Coach Edwards planted his system just as he took over and reaped off the fruits two years later with the team's 2nd WAC championship. The Cougars from then on established its dominance as it won ten straight conference titles from 1976 and 1985, and except for the 1977 season, have appeared in every postseason bowl game from 1976 through 1994. In between those years, 1984 in particular, the Cougars would complete the season unblemished (13-0). The feat would earn BYU its first taste of national championship. Coach Edwards' game strategy that centralizes in drop-back passing would distinguish BYU as a top quarterback factory, producing names such as NFL star Steve Young, thus earning the nickname "QB-U." Ironically, it was only in the 90's when a quarterback from BYU was heavily recognized. Ty Detmer, the most prolific passer during his era, won for himself the Heisman award in 1990.

Coach Edwards would continue to lead the team to prominence even when the squad left the WAC and joined the Mountain West Conference in 1999. He would punctuate his stellar coaching career with his team's first championship in the MWC that would eventually be his last at BYU. When Coach Gary Crowton took over in 2001, he continued the winning tradition of his predecessor and gave BYU its second title in his debut year. In three seasons, Coach Crowton won 26 out of 49 games for BYU before being replaced in 2005 by Coach Bronco Mendenhall. Coach Mendenhall has so far led the Cougars to back-to-back Bowl games with split results and a 2006 MWC championship.


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[edit] Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1977 9-2-0 20 16
1979 11-1-0 13 12
1980 12-1-0 12 11
1981 11-2-0 13 11
1983 11-1-0 7 7
1984 13-0-0 1 1
1985 11-3-0 16 17
1989 10-3-0 22 18
1990 10-3-0 22 17
1991 8-3-2 23 23
1994 10-3-0 18 10
1996 14-1-0 5 5
2001 12-2-0 25 24
2006 11-2-0 16 15
2007 11-2-0 14 14

[edit] Scouting Report

Category MWC Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 1 47
Scoring Defense 2 9
Total Offense 1 25
Total Defense 1 10
Turnover Margin 7 93
Pass Efficiency Defense 3 18
Kickoff Returns 1 17
Net Punting 8 57
Passing Offense 1 14
Passing Defense 6 32
Passing Efficiency 2 28
Punt Returns 9 102
Rushing Offense 5 67
Rushing Defense 1 9

[edit] Championships

National Championships

  • 1984 - CFBDW Recognized National Champions

Conference Championships

  • 1965 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1974 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1976 - Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
  • 1977 - Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
  • 1978 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1979 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1980 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1981 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1982 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1983 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1984 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1985 - Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
  • 1989 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1990 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1991 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1992 - Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
  • 1993 - Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
  • 1995 - Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
  • 1996 - Western Athletic Conference Champions
  • 1999 - Mountain West Conference Co-Champions
  • 2001 - Mountain West Conference Champions
  • 2006 - Mountain West Conference Champions
  • 2007 - Mountain West Conference Champions

Division Championships

  • 1996 - WAC - Mountain Division Champions
  • 1998 - WAC - Pacific Division Champions

Other National Championship Selections

  • 1996 Harry Frye

[edit] BYU Bowl History

Date Bowl Game Result Opponent Score
Dec 20, 2008 Las Vegas Bowl L Arizona 21-31
Dec 22, 2007 Las Vegas Bowl W UCLA 17-16
Dec 21, 2006 Las Vegas Bowl W Oregon 38-8
Dec 22, 2005 Las Vegas Bowl L California 28-35
Dec 31, 2001 Liberty Bowl L Louisville 10-28
Dec 27, 1999 Motor City Bowl L Marshall 3-21
Dec 31, 1998 Liberty Bowl L Tulane 27-41
Jan 01, 1996 Cotton Bowl W Kansas State 19-15
Dec 29, 1994 Copper Bowl W Oklahoma 31-6
Dec 30, 1993 Holiday Bowl L Ohio State 21-28
Dec 25, 1992 Aloha Bowl L Kansas 20-23
Dec 30, 1991 Holiday Bowl T Iowa 13-13
Dec 29, 1990 Holiday Bowl L Texas A&M 14-65
Dec 29, 1989 Holiday Bowl L Penn State 39-50
Dec 29, 1988 Freedom Bowl W Colorado 20-17
Dec 22, 1987 All-American Bowl L Virginia 16-22
Dec 30, 1986 Freedom Bowl L UCLA 10-31
Dec 28, 1985 Citrus Bowl L Ohio State 7-10
Dec 21, 1984 Holiday Bowl W Michigan 24-17
Dec 23, 1983 Holiday Bowl W Missouri 21-17
Dec 17, 1982 Holiday Bowl L Ohio State 17-47
Dec 18, 1981 Holiday Bowl W Washington State 38-36
Dec 19, 1980 Holiday Bowl W SMU 46-45
Dec 21, 1979 Holiday Bowl L Indiana 37-38
Dec 22, 1978 Holiday Bowl L Navy 16-23
Dec 18, 1976 Tangerine Bowl L Oklahoma State 21-49
Dec 28, 1974 Fiesta Bowl L Oklahoma State 6-16

[edit] Highlights

Holiday Bowl, 1980. 1980 was a pretty good year for the BYU Cougars as they finished the season with a 12-1 record and was ranked 12th and 11th by AP and the Coaches Poll, respectively. One of the games that stood out for the Cougars is the Holiday Bowl victory in which quarterback Jim McMahon led the Cougars into a superb comecback performance to beat SMU 46-45.

[edit] Schedule

Brigham Young Cougars 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 Northern Iowa Provo, Ut. W, 41-17
09.06.08 Washington Seattle, Wa. W, 28-27
09.13.08 UCLA Provo, Ut. W, 59-0
09.20.08 Wyoming Provo, Ut. W, 44-0
10.03.08 Utah State Logan, Ut. W, 34-14
10.11.08 New Mexico Provo, Ut. W, 21-3
10.16.08 TCU Fort Worth, Tx. L, 7-32
10.25.08 UNLV Provo, Ut. W, 42-35
11.01.08 Colorado State Fort Collins, Co. W, 45-42
11.08.08 San Diego State Provo, Ut. W, 41-12
11.15.08 Air Force Colorado Springs, Co. W, 38-24
11.22.08 #8 Utah Salt Lake City, Ut. L, 24-48
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
12.20.08 Arizona Las Vegas, Nv. L, 21-31

[edit] Roster

Brigham Young Cougars 2008 Roster
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown / Prev. School
1 Fui Vakapuna 6-1 253 RB Sr. Glendale, UT / East HS
2 Bryce Mahuika 5-9 190 WR Sr. Vancouver, WA / Evergreen HS
3 Michael Reed 6-1 202 WR Sr. Baytown, TX / Robert E. Lee HS
4 Brandon Howard 5-9 170 DB Jr. Riverside, CA / La Sierra HS
5 Brandon Bradley 6-0 201 DB So. Tallahassee, FL / Lincoln HS
6 Brenden Gaskins 6-4 213 QB Jr. Farmington, NM / Glendale CC
7 Tyler Kozlowski 5-9 193 WR So. Wildwood, IL / Warren Township HS
7 Garett Nicholson 5-9 180 DB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / West HS
9 Austin Collie 6-2 206 WR Jr. El Dorado Hills, CA / Oak Ridge HS
10 J.J. Di Luigi 5-9 199 RB Fr. Canyon Country, CA / Canyon HS
11 O'Neill Chambers 6-2 209 WR Fr. Harmony, FL / Harmony HS
12 Brannon Brooks 5-8 194 DB Fr. Elk Grove, CA / Elk Grove HS
12 Stephen Covey 5-11 186 QB Fr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
13 Luke Ashworth 6-2 195 WR So. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
13 Christian Stewart 6-0 190 QB Fr. Orem, UT / Timpanogos HS
15 Max Hall 6-1 201 QB Jr. Mesa, AZ / Arizona State
16 Kellen Fowler 5-11 187 DB Sr. Kaysville, UT / Davis HS
17 G Pittman 5-10 189 DB Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, CA / Rancho Cucamonga
18 Justin Sorensen 6-1 222 K Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS
19 Cameron Comer 6-0 189 DB Fr. Springville, UT / Springville HS
19 Kurt McEuen 6-2 209 QB So. Heber City, UT / Wasatch HS
20 Lolo Tenifa 5-10 174 DB Salt Lake City, UT / Highland HS
20 Reed White 5-10 190 WR Sr. Gilbert, AZ / Arizona State
21 Scott Johnson 5-11 185 DB Jr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
22 Andrew Rich 6-3 202 DB So. Ogden, UT / Snow JC
23 David Tafuna 6-1 211 DB Sr. Mesa, AZ / Mesa HS
24 Steven Thomas 5-11 172 DB Fr. Chino Hills, CA / Chino Hills HS
25 Gary Nagy 6-1 185 DB Fr. Laie, HI / Kahuku HS
26 Ryan Love 5-10 178 DB Fr. Cameron Park, CA / Ponderosa HS
26 CJ Santiago 6-2 211 P Sr. Honolulu, HI / Orange Coast CC
27 Jordan Pendleton 6-2 220 DB Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS
28 Bryan Kariya 6-0 202 RB Fr. Kaysville, UT / Davis HS
29 Tana Uyema 5-9 176 DB Sr. Honolulu, HI / BYU-Hawaii
30 Isaac Taylor 5-11 218 RB Sr. Camino, CA / Modesto JC
31 Byron Putnam 5-11 178 DB Fr. Draper, UT / University of Utah
32 Dennis Pitta 6-5 250 TE Jr. Moorpark, CA / Moorpark HS
33 Wayne Latu 5-11 215 RB Jr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
34 Tyler Holt 5-9 178 K/P Granite Bay, CA / Granite Bay HS
34 Tucker Lamb 5-9 190 RB Fr. Orem, UT / Orem HS
34 Travis Uale 6-2 200 DB Fr. Hawaii Kai, HI / Kamehameha HS
35 Matt Bauman 6-1 232 LB Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS
36 Jerry Bruner 6-3 235 RB Fr. Vancouver, WA / Evergreen HS
36 Shiloah Te'o 5-10 207 DB Fr. Laie, HI / Kahuku HS
37 Vic So'oto 6-3 245 LB Jr. Carlsbad, CA / Carlsbad HS
38 Mitch Payne 6-2 208 K So. North Ogden, UT / Weber HS
39 Iona Pritchard 6-0 234 LB Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS
41 Coleby Clawson 6-3 220 LB Jr. Wales, UT / Snow JC
42 Shawn Doman 6-2 232 LB Jr. Woodburn, OR / Canby HS
43 David Nixon 6-3 223 LB Sr. College Station, TX / A&M Consolidated
44 Daniel Sorensen 6-1 208 DB Fr. Colton, CA / Colton HS
44 Dan Van Sweden 6-2 214 LB Jr. West Point, UT / Northridge HS
45 Harvey Unga 6-0 239 RB So. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
46 Blake Morgan 5-11 182 DB Fr. Greeley, CO / Greeley West HS
46 Masi Tuitama 6-1 198 LB Fr. Oxnard, CA / Pacifica HS
47 Dustin Graham 6-0 228 LB So. Glendale, AZ / Mountain Ridge HS
47 Shane Hunter 5-10 234 LB So. Idaho Falls, ID / Snow College
48 Michael Alisa 6-1 215 LB Fr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
49 Jefferson Court 6-3 212 LB Fr. Sandy, UT / Alta HS
49 Jadon Wagner 6-4 229 LB Fr. Lethbridge, Alberta / LCI
50 Spencer Hadley 6-1 221 LB Fr. Connell, WA / Connell HS
51 Matt Ah You 5-11 227 LB Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, CA / Lone Peak HS
52 Russell Tialavea 6-3 300 DL Jr. Oceanside, CA / Oceanside HS
53 Tom Sorensen 6-5 310 OL Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / Vanderbilt
54 Kyle Luekenga 6-3 270 DL Jr. West Valley City, UT / Granger HS
55 Solomone Kafu 6-2 323 DL Fr. Rio Linda, CA / Rio Linda HS
56 Chris Muehlmann 6-0 211 DS Sr. American Fork, UT / Snow College
57 Matt Putnam 6-6 237 LB Fr. Brigham City, UT / Box Elder HS
58 Jeff Bell 6-0 220 LB Jr. Williamsburg, VA / Bruton HS
59 John Pace 6-2 205 DS So. Yorba Linda, CA / Esperanza HS
60 Terence Brown 6-3 334 OL So. Summerville, SC / Summerville HS
61 Mark Freeman 6-0 284 OL Fr. Orem, UT / Orem HS
62 Lawrence Pico 6-3 266 OL Fr. Cross River, NY / John Jay HS
63 Jesse Taufi 6-4 314 OL Jr. Long Beach, CA / Long Beach City College
64 R.J. Willing 6-5 312 OL Jr. Kahuku, HI / Kamehameha HS
65 Dallas Reynolds 6-5 320 OL Sr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
66 Garrett Reden 6-3 275 OL So. Valley Center, CA / Valley Center HS
67 Nate Hartung 6-2 360 OL Fr. Butler, PA / Butler Area HS
68 David Oswald 6-8 330 OL Sr. Sandy, UT / Brighton HS
70 Matt Reynolds 6-6 321 OL Fr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS
71 Rick Wolfley 6-3 330 DL So. Afton, WY / Star Valley HS
72 Nick Alletto 6-6 288 OL So. Parker, CO / Ponderosa HS
73 Jason Speredon 6-5 291 OL So. West Valley City, UT / Granger HS
74 Travis Bright 6-5 313 OL Sr. Queen Creek, AZ / Highland HS
75 Stetson Tenney 6-5 293 OL Fr. Show Low, AZ / Show Low HS
76 Ray Feinga 6-5 348 OL Sr. West Valley City, UT / Hunter HS
77 Ian Dulan 6-1 255 DL Jr. Hilo, HI / Kamehameha-Hawaii HS
78 Brock Stringham 6-5 280 OL Fr. Highlands Ranch, CO / Mountain Vista HS
79 Ron Best 6-2 285 OL Fr. St. George, UT / Snow Canyon HS
80 Kaneakua Friel 6-5 235 TE Fr. Kaneohe, HI / Kamehameha HS
82 Matt Marshall 5-10 195 WR Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS
83 Spencer Hafoka 6-0 183 WR Fr. Kahuku, HI / Kahuku HS
84 Jan Jorgensen 6-3 274 DL Jr. Helper, UT / Carbon HS
85 Landon Jaussi 6-5 208 WR So. Wylie, TX / Southern Virgina
86 BJ Peterson 6-3 196 WR So. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS
87 Jameson Frazier 6-2 204 DB Fr. Draper, UT / Alta HS
88 Andrew George 6-5 243 TE Jr. Englewood, CO / Cherry Creek HS
89 Rex Morgan 5-10 180 DB Fr. Greeley, CO / Greeley West HS
90 Bernard Afutiti 6-0 260 DL Jr. Fontana, CA / Mt. San Antonio College
90 Steven Fisher 6-4 230 DL Orem, UT / Timpanogos HS
92 Brett Denney 6-4 260 DL Jr. Thornton, CO / Legacy HS
93 Mosese Foketi 6-0 277 DL Sr. Oakland, CA / Laney CC
94 Brock Richardson 6-2 260 DL Sr. Idaho Falls, ID / Bonneville HS
95 Braden Brown 6-6 250 TE Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Highland HS
95 Rockey Kalamafoni 6-2 276 DL Portland, OR / Liahona HS (Tonga)
96 Jonathan McCullough 6-5 237 TE So. Hillsboro, OR / Glencoe HS
96 David Tuitupou 6-5 250 DL Orem, UT / Mountain View HS
97 Tevita Hola 6-1 309 DL Jr. West Valley City, UT / Snow JC
98 Justin Blackmore 6-1 292 DL Fr. West Jordan, UT / West Jordan HS
99 Victor Unga 5-11 366 DL Fr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS

[edit] Coaches/Team Officials

[edit] Notable Alumni in NFL

Brigham Young Cougars in NFL

[edit] References

[edit] External Links


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