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-
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
Record 12-1
Points Scored 606
Scoring Average 46.6
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 18.7
Opponents Record 64-57
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 12-1-0
AP
11 12-1-0
Coaches
11 12-1-0
UPI
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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.