1987 BYU Cougars football team

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]

1987 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (7th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (13th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –010 –3 –0
BYU 7 –1 –09 –4 –0
Air Force 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
UTEP 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
San Diego State 4 –4 –05 –7 –0
Hawaii 3 –5 –05 –7 –0
Utah 2 –6 –05 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –01 –11 –0
New Mexico 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2Pittsburgh*
L 17–27 64,274[3]
September 12at Texas*
W 22–17 65,102
September 19at TCU*
L 12–33 22,615
September 26at New Mexico
W 45–25 22,286
October 2Utah State*
W 45–24 65,729
October 10Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 27–29 65,921
October 24at Hawaii
W 16–14 46,843
October 31Air Force
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–13 65,384
November 7San Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 38–21 64,341
November 14at UTEP
W 37–24 47,910
November 21Utah
W 21–18 65,686
December 4vs. Colorado State
W 30–26 7,652[2]
December 22vs. Virginia*
L 16–22 37,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1987 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Matt Bellini
QB 10 Sean Covey Jr
WR Chuck Cutler
QB Bob Jensen
WR David Miles
RB Thor Salanoa
RB Peter Tuipulotu
FB Fred Whittingham
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Richard Hobbs
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Leonard Chitty
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    At Texas
    BYU Cougars (0–1) at Texas Longhorns (0–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    BYU 0 14 8022
    Texas 7 3 0717

    at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

    • Date: September 12, 1987
    • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
    • Game attendance: 65,102
    • Box Score, Box Score
    Game information
    External video
    video icon Game highlights

    Air Force
    Air Force Falcons (6–2) at BYU Cougars (4–3)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Air Force 10 0 3013
    BYU 0 14 10024

    at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

    • Date: October 31, 1987
    • Game attendance: 65,384
    • Box Score
    Game information
    External video
    video icon BYU highlights

    References
    1. "1987 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
    2. "Only 7,652 Fans Turn Out Down Under To See BYU Edge Colorado State, 30-26". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1987.
    3. "1988 BYU Football Media Guide" (PDF). byucougars.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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