1988 BYU Cougars football team

1988 BYU Cougars football
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Colorado
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1988 record 9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach LaVell Edwards (17th season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
1988 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –0  11 –2 –0
UTEP 6 –2 –0  10 –3 –0
Hawaii 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
BYU 5 –3 –0  9 –4 –0
Utah 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Air Force 3 –5 –0  5 –7 –0
San Diego State 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
New Mexico 1 –7 –0  2 –10 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 17th-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 tied for third with a record of 9–4 (5–3 WAC). BYU was invited to the 1988 Freedom Bowl, where they defeated Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 1at Wyoming
L 14–24 
September 8No. 19 Texas*
W 47–6 
September 17UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–27 
September 30Utah State*
W 38–3 
October 8Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 42–7 
October 15TCU*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–18 
October 22at Hawaii
W 24–23 
October 29New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 65–0 
November 5at San Diego StateNo. 20
L 15–27 
November 12at Air Force
W 49–31 
November 19at Utah
L 28–57 
December 3at No. 2 Miami (FL)*
L 17–41 
December 29vs. Colorado*
W 20–17 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1988 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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