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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  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ New Mexico  24   3   W       
 Thu., Sep. 7  vs. Washington State  41   46   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Navy  31   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Utah State  37   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Wyoming  36   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Colorado State  45   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Texas-El Paso  49   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Hawaii  14   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Oregon  45   41   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Air Force  44   35   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Utah  70   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ San Diego State  48   27   W       
 Fri., Dec. 29   Penn State  39   50   L    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored523
  Scoring Average40.2
  Points Allowed369
  Defense Average28.4
  Opponents Record68-68
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
22 10-3-0 AP
18 10-3-0 Coaches
18 10-3-0 UPI
22 10-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1989 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 10-3523369Lost  39-507-0316156  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 5-5-1350304 3-3208177  Earle Bruce
New Mexico 2-10298378 0-6120194  Mike Sheppard
Air Force 8-4-1475358Lost  29-425-1263172  Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State 6-5-1368378 4-2207203  Al Luginbill
Wyoming 5-6281299 4-3210200  Paul Roach
Utah 4-8365524 2-5221329  Jim Fassel
Texas El Paso 2-10238412 1-6162276  David Lee

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 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.