1986 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1986 BYU Cougars football
Freedom Bowl, L 10–31 vs. UCLA
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
  • LaVell Edwards (15th season)
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
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 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

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 Wyoming
W 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

At Washington

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

Utah

BYU at Utah
1 234Total
• BYU 7 7147 35
Utah 0 7014 21
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 34,128
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy/snow flurries, 42 F
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

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San Diego State

Air Force

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

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Vs. UCLA (Freedom Bowl)

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

Roster

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

  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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