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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-

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1922  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 2  @ Nevada Las Vegas  27   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Georgia  14   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Air Force  38   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Texas-El Paso  51   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ New Mexico  40   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Hawaii  39   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Colorado State  34   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Utah State  17   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Wyoming  23   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. San Diego State  58   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Utah  17   12   W       
 Fri., Dec. 17   Ohio State  17   47   L    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored375
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed214
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record73-54
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-2
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 8-4375214Lost  17-476-1261105  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 10-1374225 5-1184156  Joe Morrison
Colorado State 4-7220267 3-4134163  Leon Fuller
Air Force 8-5395367Won  36-284-2210181  Ken Hatfield
San Diego State 7-5308320 3-3140172  Doug Scovil
Utah 5-6247188 2-312298  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Wyoming 5-7267280 1-6139193  Al Kincaid
Texas El Paso 2-10177417 1-5110232  Bill Yung

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.