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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Lavell Edwards enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Alabama  31   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Arizona State  26   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Washington  10   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Murray State  43   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Fresno State  21   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  38   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Hawaii  31   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. San Jose State  46   43   W       
 Thu., Oct. 29  vs. San Diego State  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. New Mexico  46   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Texas-El Paso  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Utah  26   24   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  vs. Air Force  13   20   L    @ Las Vegas, NV   
 Thu., Dec. 31   Tulane  27   41   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored402
  Scoring Average28.7
  Points Allowed290
  Defense Average20.7
  Opponents Record68-73
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-5402290Lost  27-417-2265176  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 8-4345263 5-3235163  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 3-9274397 1-7164286  Rocky Long
Air Force 12-1468185Won  45-258-1297146  Fisher DeBerry
San Diego State 7-5243244Lost  13-207-1194128  Ted Tollner
Wyoming 8-3222215 6-2165171  Dana Dimel
Utah 7-4339227 5-3246162  Ron McBride
Fresno State 5-6265225 5-3192135  Pat Hill
Rice 5-6235257 4-3143138  Ken Hatfield
Texas Christian 7-5267235Won  28-193-4139151  Dennis Franchione
Southern Methodist 5-7225248 3-4112107  Mike Cavan
San Jose State 4-8274385 3-5210235  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 3-8226305 3-5173204  Charlie Bailey
Tulsa 4-7222258 1-697164  Dave Rader
Hawaii 0-12149422 0-8105280  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 0-11156389 0-8122265  Jeff Horton

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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

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