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-
1986 Season Highlights
Lavell Edwards enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Utah State
52
0
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
New Mexico
31
30
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Washington
21
52
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Temple
27
17
W
Fri., Oct. 3 vs.
Colorado State
20
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Wyoming
34
22
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Texas-El Paso
37
13
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Hawaii
10
3
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Oregon State
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Utah
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
San Diego State
3
10
L
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Air Force
23
3
W
Tue., Dec. 30
UCLA
10
31
L
@ Anaheim, CA
Freedom Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 310
Scoring Average 23.8
Points Allowed 236
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 61-75
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.