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1986 BYU Cougars football team

1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Utah 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach LaVell Edwards, the Cougars compiled a record of 8–5 overall and 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the WAC. BYU was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where the Cougars lost to UCLA.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6Utah State*No. 18
W 52–064,213[1]
September 13New MexicoNo. 11
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 31–3064,385[2]
September 20at No. 7 Washington*No. 11
L 21–5261,197[3]
September 27Temple*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 27–1764,221[4]
October 3Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLL 20–2464,633[5]
October 18at Wyoming
W 34–2231,742[6]
October 25UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 37–1364,617[7]
November 8at Hawaii
W 10–346,485[8]
November 15Oregon State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLL 7–1063,321[9]
November 22at Utah
KUTVW 35–2134,128[10]
November 29at San Diego State
ESPNL 3–1045,062[11]
December 6at Air Force
W 23–337,004[12]
December 30vs. No. 15 UCLA*
L 10–3155,422[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Washington

BYU at Washington
1 234Total
Cougars 7 0014 21
• Huskies 15 2737 52
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Husky Stadium
  • Game attendance: 61,197
See also: 1986 Washington Huskies football team

Utah

BYU at Utah
1 234Total
• BYU 7 7147 35
Utah 0 7014 21

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San Diego State

Air Force

1 234Total
Air Force 3 000 3
• BYU 3 2000 23
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Cougar Stadium

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Vs. UCLA (Freedom Bowl)

BYU vs. UCLA
1 234Total
Cougars 3 007 10
• Bruins 7 0177 31
Main article: 1986 Freedom Bowl
See also: 1986 UCLA Bruins football team

Roster

1986 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 11 Mark Bellini Sr
WR 18 Jim Edwards Sr
RB 2 Bruce Hansen Sr
G 78 Warren Wheat So
QB 12 Mike Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 99 Jason Buck Sr
DT 77 Shawn Knight Sr
DT 51 Craig Patterson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "BYU's air raid stuffs Aggies, 52–0". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "BYU edges Lobos on late TD passes". The Lima News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies destroy BYU, win 52–21". The Olympian. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BYU tops Temple". The News-Leader. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado State topples BYU". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 4, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New defense and return to ground game helps BYU to win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "BYU beats UTEP 37–13". South Idaho Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brigham Young frustrates UH another time for 10–3 victory". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oregon State shocks No. 19 BYU". The Bulletin. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BYU's rushing offense rolls over Utes". The Daily Spectrum. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aztecs make believers of BYU, 10–3". The Daily Herald. November 30, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "BYU captures its Freedom". The San Francisco Examiner. December 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UCLA paints Freedom Bowl green, 31–10". The Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1986 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
  15. ^ "Different cast, same old result - BYU 35-21." Rock, Brad. The Deseret News. 1986 Nov 23.
  16. ^ CougarStats. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.