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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 26th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Washington  20   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Arizona State  13   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Southern Methodist  19   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Utah State  42   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Rice  14   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Hawaii  17   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Texas Christian  31   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Texas-El Paso  3   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Tulsa  49   39   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ New Mexico  28   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Utah  14   20   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored250
  Scoring Average22.7
  Points Allowed254
  Defense Average23.1
  Opponents Record57-59
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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