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 defense3–4
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[edit]

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

[1]

Game summaries[edit]

At Washington[edit]

BYU at Washington
1 234Total
Cougars 7 0014 21
• Huskies 15 2737 52
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Husky Stadium
  • Game attendance: 61,197
See also: 1986 Washington Huskies football team

Utah[edit]

BYU at Utah
1 234Total
• BYU 7 7147 35
Utah 0 7014 21
Scoring summary
1BYUParker 41-yard run (Chitty kick)BYU 7-0
2BYUHeimuli 2-yard run (Chitty kick)BYU 14-0
2UTAHHolder 44-yard pass from Egger (Lieber kick)BYU 14-7
3BYUHeimuli 20-yard run (Chitty kick)BYU 21-7
3BYUHansen 2-yard run (Chitty kick)BYU 28-7
4BYUParker 17-yard run (Chitty kick)BYU 35-7
4UTAHHardy 35-yard pass from Egger (Richey pass from Egger)BYU 35-15
4UTAHJenkins 46-yard pass from Egger (pass failed)BYU 35-21

[2]

San Diego State[edit]

Air Force[edit]

1 234Total
Air Force 3 000 3
• BYU 3 2000 23
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Cougar Stadium
Scoring summary
Q1AFBlasy 19 yard field goalAF 3–0
Q1BYUChitty 43 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q2BYUChitty 39 yard field goalBYU 6–3
Q2BYUHeimuli 1 yard run (Chitty kick)BYU 13–3
Q2BYUHeimuli 18 yard pass from Jensen (Chitty kick)BYU 20–3
Q2BYUChitty 31 yard field goalBYU 23–3

[3]

Vs. UCLA (Freedom Bowl)[edit]

BYU vs. UCLA
1 234Total
Cougars 3 007 10
• Bruins 7 0177 31
Main article: 1986 Freedom Bowl
See also: 1986 UCLA Bruins football team

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

  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.


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