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Brigham Young Football Team History


Brigham Young Cougars
Brigham Young University
 Provo, UT
Founded: 1875
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Navy Blue, Gold & White
Coach: Lavell Edwards
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1922  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Texas A&M  18   17   W    @ Houston, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Weber State  48   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Texas-El Paso  31   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Hawaii  38   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Utah State  48   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Wyoming  54   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. New Mexico  59   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Colorado State  30   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  @ Long Beach State  31   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Utah  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ San Diego State  63   14   W       
 Fri., Dec. 21   Indiana  37   38   L    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored484
  Scoring Average40.3
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average13.6
  Opponents Record55-47
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record6-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 11-1-0 AP
12 11-1-0 Coaches
12 11-1-0 UPI
  
1979 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-1484163Lost  37-386-026449  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 6-6211229 3-382132  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 4-7-1177241 3-310697  Sark Arslanian
San Diego State 8-3286276 4-2142161  Claude Gilbert
Utah 6-6267296 4-211981  Wayne Howard
Wyoming 4-8186276 1-591149  Bill Lewis
Texas El Paso 2-9106266 0-633168  Bill Michael

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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