AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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


Select Year:    
1922  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ New Mexico  21   25   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. San Diego State  35   11   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Wisconsin  28   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Long Beach State  41   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Wyoming  52   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Utah State  70   46   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Hawaii  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Texas-El Paso  83   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. North Texas  41   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Colorado State  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Utah  56   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Nevada Las Vegas  54   14   W       
 Fri., Dec. 19   Southern Methodist  46   45   W    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored606
  Scoring Average46.6
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average18.7
  Opponents Record64-57
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 12-1-0 AP
11 12-1-0 Coaches
11 12-1-0 UPI
  
1980 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 12-1606243Won  46-455-129280  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 6-4-1232330 5-1-1178140  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 4-7246364 3-3140167  Joe Morrison
San Diego State 4-8161294 4-3113154  Claude Gilbert
Wyoming 6-5316243 3-4180166  Pat Dye
Utah 5-5-1259293 2-3-1148150  Wayne Howard
Air Force 2-9-1161290 1-24441  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-11143424 0-656253  Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.