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-
1989 Season Highlights
Lavell Edwards enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
New Mexico
24
3
W
Thu., Sep. 7 vs.
Washington State
41
46
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Navy
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Utah State
37
10
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Wyoming
36
20
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Colorado State
45
16
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Texas-El Paso
49
24
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Hawaii
14
56
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Oregon
45
41
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Air Force
44
35
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Utah
70
31
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
San Diego State
48
27
W
Fri., Dec. 29
Penn State
39
50
L
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 523
Scoring Average 40.2
Points Allowed 369
Defense Average 28.4
Opponents Record 68-68
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
22 10-3-0
AP
18 10-3-0
Coaches
18 10-3-0
UPI
22 10-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.