1987 BYU Cougars football team

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]

1987 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1987 record9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2Pittsburgh*L 17–27
September 12at Texas*W 22–17
September 19at TCU*L 12–33
September 26at New MexicoW 45–25
October 2Utah State*
W 45–24
October 10Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 27–29
October 24at HawaiiW 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 UTEPW 37–24
November 21Utah
W 21–18
December 4vs. Colorado StateW 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

[3]

References

  1. "1987 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. "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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