1987 BYU Cougars football team

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1987 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1987 record9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
BYU 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
UTEP 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing in second with a record of 9–4 (7–1 WAC). BYU was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they were defeated by Virginia. The Cougars also participated in a rare college football game played outside the United States, in a regular season finale against Colorado State played in Melbourne, Australia. The game was promoted as the "Melbourne Bowl" but was met with weak enthusiasm in Australia.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2Pittsburgh*
L 17–27
September 12at Texas*
W 22–17
September 19at TCU*
L 12–33
September 26at New Mexico
W 45–25
October 2Utah State*
W 45–24
October 10Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 27–29
October 24at Hawaii
W 16–14
October 31Air Force
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–13
November 7San Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 38–21
November 14at UTEP
W 37–24
November 21Utah
W 21–18
December 4vs. Colorado State
W 30–26 7,652[2]
December 22vs. Virginia*
L 16–22
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

  • FB Fred Whittingham

Season summary[]

Air Force[]

1 234Total
• BYU 0 14100 24
Air Force 10 030 13


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References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Only 7,652 Fans Turn Out Down Under To See BYU Edge Colorado State, 30-26". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1987.
  3. ^ CougarStats. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.
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