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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  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Boston College  28   14   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. UCLA  24   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Washington  31   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Temple  26   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Colorado State  42   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. San Diego State  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ New Mexico  45   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas-El Paso  16   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Wyoming  59   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Utah State  44   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Air Force  28   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Utah  38   28   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Hawaii  26   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 28   Ohio State  7   10   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record11-3
  Points Scored442
  Scoring Average31.6
  Points Allowed186
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record76-73
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record5-1
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 11-3-0 AP
17 11-3-0 Coaches
17 11-3-0 UPI
16 11-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1985 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-3442186Lost  7-106-1256102  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 5-7251330 4-3186215  Leon Fuller
New Mexico 3-8289415 2-5200291  Joe Lee Dunn
Air Force 12-1470179Won  24-166-127097  Fisher DeBerry
Utah 8-4405343 4-3251221  Jim Fassel
San Diego State 5-6-1342317 3-4204188  Doug Scovil
Wyoming 3-8211371 2-5127257  Al Kincaid
Texas El Paso 1-10196376 1-6122245  Bill Yung

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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