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-
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
Record 9-4
Points Scored 350
Scoring Average 26.9
Points Allowed 293
Defense Average 22.5
Opponents Record 68-75
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
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