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1986 BYU Cougars football team

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1986 BYU Cougars football
Freedom Bowl, L 10–31 vs. UCLA
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (6th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (12th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 1 0 8 4 0
BYU 6 2 0 8 5 0
Air Force 5 2 0 6 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 0 7 5 0
Colorado State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Wyoming 4 4 0 6 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 4 8 0
UTEP 2 6 0 4 8 0
Utah 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach LaVell Edwards, the Cougars compiled a record of 8–5 overall and 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the WAC. BYU was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where the Cougars lost to UCLA.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6Utah State*No. 18W 52–064,213
September 13New MexicoNo. 11
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 31–3064,385
September 20at No. 7 Washington*No. 11L 21–5261,197
September 27Temple*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLW 27–1764,221
October 3Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLL 20–2464,633
October 18at WyomingW 34–2231,742
October 25UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 37–1364,617
November 8at HawaiiW 10–346,485
November 15Oregon State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
KSLL 7–1063,321
November 22at UtahKUTVW 35–2134,128
November 29at San Diego StateESPNL 3–1045,062
December 6at Air ForceW 23–337,004
December 30vs. No. 15 UCLA*L 10–3155,422
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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At Washington

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BYU at Washington
1 234Total
Cougars 7 0014 21
Huskies 15 2737 52
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Husky Stadium
  • Game attendance: 61,197

Utah

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BYU at Utah
1 234Total
BYU 7 7147 35
Utah 0 7014 21

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San Diego State

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Air Force

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1 234Total
Air Force 3 000 3
• BYU 3 2000 23
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Cougar Stadium

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Vs. UCLA (Freedom Bowl)

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BYU vs. UCLA
1 234Total
Cougars 3 007 10
Bruins 7 0177 31

Roster

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1986 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 11 Mark Bellini Sr
WR 18 Jim Edwards Sr
RB 2 Bruce Hansen Sr
G 78 Warren Wheat So
QB 12 Mike Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 99 Jason Buck Sr
DT 77 Shawn Knight Sr
DT 51 Craig Patterson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1986 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Different cast, same old result - BYU 35-21." Rock, Brad. The Deseret News. 1986 Nov 23.
  3. ^ CougarStats. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.