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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  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 24  vs. Texas A&M  41   37   W    @ Provo, UT   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Arkansas State  58   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Washington  17   29   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. New Mexico  17   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Southern Methodist  31   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Utah State  45   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  63   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tulsa  55   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas Christian  45   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas-El Paso  40   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Rice  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Hawaii  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Utah  37   17   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Wyoming  28   25   W    @ Las Vegas, NV   
 Wed., Jan. 1   Kansas State  19   15   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored590
  Scoring Average39.3
  Points Allowed277
  Defense Average18.5
  Opponents Record81-80
  Conference Record10-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record6-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
514-1-0 AP
514-1-0 Coaches
514-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 14-1590277Won  19-1510-0410170  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 7-5380336 6-2248169  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5331280 3-5237233  Dennis Franchione
Wyoming 10-2464284 7-2341180  Joe Tiller
San Diego State 8-3428303 6-2300209  Ted Tollner
Utah 8-4313309Lost  10-386-2224199  Ron McBride
Rice 7-4296312 6-2261194  Ken Hatfield
Air Force 6-5360231 5-3316171  Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist 5-6246267 3-4150211  Tom Rossley
Fresno State 4-7267344 3-5199245  Jim Sweeney
San Jose State 3-9221448 3-5168273  John Ralston
Texas Christian 4-7211302 1-5107174  Pat Sullivan
Tulsa 4-7245333 1-6140238  Dave Rader
Hawaii 2-10161433 1-7100315  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 1-11276551 1-8239383  Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso 2-9183314 0-8129278  Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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