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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  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Sep. 2  vs. Pittsburgh  17   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Texas  22   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Texas Christian  12   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ New Mexico  45   25   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Utah State  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Wyoming  27   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Hawaii  16   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Air Force  24   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. San Diego State  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Texas-El Paso  37   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Utah  21   18   W       
 Fri., Dec. 4  @ Colorado State  30   26   W    @ Melbourne, Australia   
 Tue., Dec. 22   Virginia  16   22   L    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored350
  Scoring Average26.9
  Points Allowed293
  Defense Average22.5
  Opponents Record68-75
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record5-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-4350293Lost  16-226-1222156  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 1-11245370 1-6136185  Leon Fuller
New Mexico 0-11209444 0-7130323  Mike Sheppard
Wyoming 10-3426271Lost  19-207-0255101  Paul Roach
Air Force 9-4405269Lost  28-335-2258137  Fisher DeBerry
Texas El Paso 7-4309234 4-3187172  Bob Stull
San Diego State 5-7357428 3-4202249  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Utah 5-7321362 2-5158225  Jim Fassel

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 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.