1987 BYU Cougars football team

1987 BYU Cougars football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1987 record 9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach LaVell Edwards (16th season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
1987 WAC 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
Rankings from AP Poll

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

References

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