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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Kansas State  3   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Colorado State  42   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Arizona  23   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ San Diego State  8   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Wyoming  29   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Southern Mississippi  63   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Utah State  45   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Arizona State  43   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Texas-El Paso  40   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ New Mexico  21   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Utah  34   12   W       
 Sat., Dec. 18   Oklahoma State  21   49   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored372
  Scoring Average31.0
  Points Allowed231
  Defense Average19.3
  Opponents Record56-67
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-3372231Lost  21-496-1232136  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7229235 3-4156152  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 6-5205186 2-4110142  Sark Arslanian
Wyoming 8-4278250Lost  7-416-1172137  Fred Akers
Arizona State 4-7223241 4-3161137  Frank Kush
Arizona 5-6283273 3-4189150  Jim Young
Utah 3-8245361 3-3172190  Tom Lovat
Texas El Paso 1-11172356 0-783231  Gil Bartosh

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.