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The '''BYU Cougars''' are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the [[West Coast Conference]] for most sports. Other sports compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and as independents. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference from 1999 to 2011 and before the formation of the MWC, the Cougars competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference.
==Football==
{{Infobox NCAAF team
{{Infobox NCAAF team
| name = BYU Cougars
| name = BYU Cougars
| first = 1922
| first = 1922
| team = '''BYU Cougars (1922-present)'''
| team = '''BYU Cougars (1922-present)'''
| alignment = '''Independent (2011-present)'''<br/>Mountain West Conference (1999-2010)<br/>Western Athletic Conference (1962-98)<br/>Skyline Conference (1938-61)<br/>Rocky Mountain Conference (1922-37)
| alignment = '''Independent (2011-present)'''<br/>[[Mountain West Conference]] (1999-2010)<br/>Western Athletic Conference (1962-98)<br/>Skyline Conference (1938-61)<br/>Rocky Mountain Conference (1922-37)
| venue = '''[[LaVell Edwards Stadium]] (1964-present)'''
| venue = '''[[LaVell Edwards Stadium]] (1964-present)'''
}}
}}


The '''BYU Cougars''' football team is the college football program representing Brigham Young University (BYU), a private university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Cougars began [[college football]] competition in 1922. The team has competed in several different athletic conferences during its history, but since July 1, 2011, they have competed as an Independent.
==Publications==
===Programs by season===
===Programs by season===
====1940s====
====1940s====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
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! colspan="4"| 1949
! colspan="4"| 1949
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1949/10-29_byu-wy.html October 29]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1949/10-29_byu-wy.html October 29]
| at Wyoming
| at Wyoming
| Corbett Field
| Corbett Field
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! colspan="4"| 1950
! colspan="4"| 1950
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1950/09-23_azst-byu.html September 23]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1950/09-23_azst-byu.html September 23]
| vs. [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
| vs. [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
| Cougar Stadium
| Cougar Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1952
! colspan="4"| 1952
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1952/11-15_byu-utst.html November 15]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1952/11-15_byu-utst.html November 15]
| at [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| at [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| Romney Stadium
| Romney Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1954
! colspan="4"| 1954
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1954/09-24_azst-byu.html September 24]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1954/09-24_azst-byu.html September 24]
| vs. [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
| vs. [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
| Cougar Stadium
| Cougar Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1955
! colspan="4"| 1955
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1955/09-17_byu-orst.html September 17]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1955/09-17_byu-orst.html September 17]
| at [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]
| at [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]
| Parker Stadium
| Parker Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1964
! colspan="4"| 1964
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1964/09-19_byu-ore.html September 19]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1964/09-19_byu-ore.html September 19]
| at Oregon
| at Oregon
| Hayward Field
| Hayward Field
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! colspan="4"| 1967
! colspan="4"| 1967
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1967/10-28_utah-byu.html October 28]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/10-28_utah-byu.html October 28]
| vs. [[Utah Utes|Utah]]
| vs. [[Utah Utes|Utah]]
| Cougar Stadium
| [[Cougar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1967/11-04_byu-utst.html November 4]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/11-04_byu-utst.html November 4]
| at [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| at [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| Romney Stadium
| Romney Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1969
! colspan="4"| 1969
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1969/10-04_byu-azst.html October 4]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1969/10-04_byu-azst.html October 4]
| at [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
| at [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
| [[Sun Devil Stadium]]
| [[Sun Devil Stadium]]
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! colspan="4"| 1973
! colspan="4"| 1973
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1973/10-06_byu-utst.html October 6]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1973/10-06_byu-utst.html October 6]
| at [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| at [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| Romney Stadium
| Romney Stadium
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| [[BYU Cougars vs. New Mexico Lobos (October 3, 1975)|October 3]]
| [[BYU Cougars vs. New Mexico Lobos (October 3, 1975)|October 3]]
| vs. [[New Mexico Lobos|New Mexico]]
| vs. [[New Mexico Lobos|New Mexico]]
| Cougar Stadium
| [[Cougar Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1976
! colspan="4"| 1976
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1976/09-25_byu-az.html September 25]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1976/09-25_byu-az.html September 25]
| at Arizona
| at Arizona
| Arizona Stadium
| Arizona Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1977
! colspan="4"| 1977
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1977/10-29_az-byu.html October 29]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1977/10-29_az-byu.html October 29]
| vs. Arizona
| vs. Arizona
| Cougar Stadium
| [[Cougar Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1978
! colspan="4"| 1978
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1978/09-09_byu-orst.html September 9]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1978/09-09_byu-orst.html September 9]
| at [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]
| at [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]
| Parker Stadium
| Parker Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1979
! colspan="4"| 1979
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1979/10-20_byu-wy.html October 20]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1979/10-20_byu-wy.html October 20]
| at Wyoming
| at Wyoming
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1981
! colspan="4"| 1981
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1981/10-03_utst-byu.html October 3]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1981/10-03_utst-byu.html October 3]
| vs. [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| vs. [[Utah State Aggies|Utah State]]
| Cougar Stadium
| [[Cougar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/other/1981-holiday-bowl.html December 18]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/other/1981-holiday-bowl.html December 18]
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! colspan="4"| 1984
! colspan="4"| 1984
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1984/09-01_byu-pitt.html September 1]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1984/09-01_byu-pitt.html September 1]
| at Pittsburgh
| at Pittsburgh
| Pitt Stadium
| Pitt Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1985
! colspan="4"| 1985
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1985/09-21_byu-tem.html September 21]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1985/09-21_byu-tem.html September 21]
| at Temple
| at Temple
| Veterans Stadium
| Veterans Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1986
! colspan="4"| 1986
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1986/09-20_byu-wash.html September 20]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1986/09-20_byu-wash.html September 20]
| at Washington
| at Washington
| Husky Stadium
| Husky Stadium
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! colspan="4"| 1989
! colspan="4"| 1989
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1989/09-16_byu-navy.html September 16]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1989/09-16_byu-navy.html September 16]
| at Navy
| at Navy
| Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1989/10-28_byu-haw.html October 28]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1989/10-28_byu-haw.html October 28]
| at Hawaii
| at Hawaii
| [[Aloha Stadium]]
| [[Aloha Stadium]]
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! colspan="4"| 1991
! colspan="4"| 1991
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1991/09-07_byu-ucla.html September 7]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1991/09-07_byu-ucla.html September 7]
| at UCLA
| at UCLA
| Rose Bowl
| Rose Bowl
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! colspan="4"| 1993
! colspan="4"| 1993
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/seasons/1993/10-16_nd-byu.html October 16]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1993/10-16_nd-byu.html October 16]
| vs. Notre Dame
| vs. Notre Dame
| Cougar Stadium
| [[Cougar Stadium]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4"| 1999
! colspan="4"| 1999
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===Media guides and yearbooks===
===Media guides and yearbooks===
====All media guides====
====Media guides====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
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! 2020s
! 2020s
| [[2020 BYU Cougars media guide|2020]]
| [[2020 BYU Cougars media guide|2020]]
|}
==Men's Basketball==
{{Infobox NCAA men's basketball team
| name = BYU Cougars
| first = 1902-03
| team = '''BYU Cougars (1902-present)'''
| alignment = '''[[West Coast Conference]] (2011-present)'''<br/>[[Mountain West Conference]] (1999-2011)<br/>[[Western Athletic Conference]] (1962-99)<br/>Skyline Conference (1937-62)<br/>Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1917-37)<br/>Independent (1902-17)
| venue = '''[[Marriott Center]] (1971-present)'''<br/>Smith Fieldhouse (1951-71)
}}
===Programs by season===
====1950s====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Season/Date!!Opponent!!Venue
|-
! colspan="4"| 1950-51
|-
| [[1951 NIT Finals program (March 17, 1951)|March 15, & 17, 1951]]
| vs. [[Seton Hall Pirates|Seton Hall]] & [[Dayton Flyers|Dayton]]
| Madison Square Garden
|}
====1970s====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Season/Date!!Opponent!!Venue
|-
! colspan="4"| 1979-80
|-
| [[BYU Cougars vs. Utah Utes (January 12, 1980)|January 12, 1980]]
| vs. [[Utah Utes|Utah]]
| [[Marriott Center]]
|}
===Media guides and yearbooks===
====Media guides====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
! 1960s
| [[1964-65 BYU Cougars men's basketball media guide|1964-65]]
|}
|}


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Revision as of 13:38, 5 May 2021

The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West Coast Conference for most sports. Other sports compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and as independents. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference from 1999 to 2011 and before the formation of the MWC, the Cougars competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference.

Football

BYU Cougars college football
First Season
1922
Team History
BYU Cougars (1922-present)
Conference
Independent (2011-present)
Mountain West Conference (1999-2010)
Western Athletic Conference (1962-98)
Skyline Conference (1938-61)
Rocky Mountain Conference (1922-37)
Venue
LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964-present)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1949
October 29 at Wyoming Corbett Field

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
September 23 vs. Arizona State Cougar Stadium
1952
November 15 at Utah State Romney Stadium
1954
September 24 vs. Arizona State Cougar Stadium
1955
September 17 at Oregon State Parker Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1964
September 19 at Oregon Hayward Field
1967
October 28 vs. Utah Cougar Stadium
November 4 at Utah State Romney Stadium
1969
October 4 at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1973
October 6 at Utah State Romney Stadium
1974
December 28 vs. Oklahoma State Sun Devil Stadium
1975
October 3 vs. New Mexico Cougar Stadium
1976
September 25 at Arizona Arizona Stadium
December 18 vs. Oklahoma State Tangerine Bowl
1977
October 29 vs. Arizona Cougar Stadium
1978
September 9 at Oregon State Parker Stadium
December 22 vs. Navy San Diego Stadium
1979
October 20 at Wyoming Memorial Stadium
December 21 vs. Indiana San Diego Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
December 19 vs. SMU Jack Murphy Stadium
1981
October 3 vs. Utah State Cougar Stadium
December 18 vs. Washington State Jack Murphy Stadium
1982
December 17 vs. Ohio State Jack Murphy Stadium
1983
December 23 vs. Missouri Jack Murphy Stadium
1984
September 1 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium
December 21 vs. Michigan Jack Murphy Stadium
1985
September 21 at Temple Veterans Stadium
December 28 vs. Ohio State Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
1986
September 20 at Washington Husky Stadium
December 30 vs. UCLA Anaheim Stadium
1987
December 22 vs. Virginia Legion Field
1988
December 29 vs. Colorado Anaheim Stadium
1989
September 16 at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
October 28 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium
December 29 vs. Penn State Jack Murphy Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
December 29 vs. Texas A&M Jack Murphy Stadium
1991
September 7 at UCLA Rose Bowl
1992
December 25 vs. Kansas Aloha Stadium
1993
October 16 vs. Notre Dame Cougar Stadium
1999
December 27 vs. Marshall Pontiac Silverdome

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2006
December 21 vs. Oregon Sam Boyd Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2016
December 21 vs. Wyoming Qualcomm Stadium
2018
December 21 vs. Western Michigan Albertsons Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s 1952
1980s 1982 • 1987
2020s 2020

Men's Basketball

BYU Cougars men's college basketball
First Season
1902-03
Team History
BYU Cougars (1902-present)
Conference
West Coast Conference (2011-present)
Mountain West Conference (1999-2011)
Western Athletic Conference (1962-99)
Skyline Conference (1937-62)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1917-37)
Independent (1902-17)
Venue
Marriott Center (1971-present)
Smith Fieldhouse (1951-71)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950-51
March 15, & 17, 1951 vs. Seton Hall & Dayton Madison Square Garden

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1979-80
January 12, 1980 vs. Utah Marriott Center

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1960s 1964-65
NCAA Division I FBS independents
All Schools Army Black Knights • BYU Cougars • Liberty Flames • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • UConn Huskies • UMass Minutemen
Venues Notre Dame Stadium
FBS Conferences American Athletic Conference • Atlantic Coast Conference • Big 12 Conference • Big Ten Conference • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pac-12 Conference • Southeastern Conference • Sun Belt Conference • Independents
FCS Conferences Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference
Other Conferences Current: ASUN Conference • Big East Conference • West Coast Conference
Former: Big Eight Conference • Southwest Conference


West Coast Conference
Full members BYU Cougars • Gonzaga Bulldogs • Loyola Marymount Lions • Pacific Tigers • Pepperdine Waves • Portland Pilots • Saint Mary's Gaels • San Diego Toreros • San Francisco Dons • Santa Clara Broncos
Venues Chase Center • Firestone Fieldhouse • Gersten Pavilion • Marriott Center
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