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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  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Kansas State  39   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Utah State  65   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. New Mexico  54   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Oregon State  19   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Colorado State  63   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Wyoming  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Arizona  34   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Utah  38   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Arizona State  13   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Long Beach State  30   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Texas-El Paso  68   19   W       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored433
  Scoring Average39.4
  Points Allowed165
  Defense Average15.0
  Opponents Record44-57
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 9-2-0 AP
16 9-2-0 Coaches
16 9-2-0 UPI
  
1977 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-2433165 6-1280108  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 9-2-1301206 5-2179146  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 5-7273319 2-5160192  Bill Mondt
Arizona State 9-3399196Lost  30-426-126491  Frank Kush
Wyoming 4-6-1166273 4-3112141  Bill Lewis
Arizona 5-7256250 3-4148159  Tony Mason
Utah 3-8212379 2-5123245  Wayne Howard
Texas El Paso 1-10151460 0-7111295  Bill Michael

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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