2001 BYU Cougars football team

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2001 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
MW champion
Liberty Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Louisville
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 25
Record12–2 (7–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Borich (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (11th season)
Home stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium
(capacity: 65,000)
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 BYU $  7 –0   12 –2  
Colorado State  5 –2   7 –5  
Utah  4 –3   8 –4  
New Mexico  4 –3   6 –5  
Air Force  3 –4   6 –6  
UNLV  3 –4   4 –7  
San Diego State  2 –5   3 –8  
Wyoming  0 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first BYU team without LaVell Edwards as the head coach in 30 years.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 252:30 pm Tulane *
 ESPN2 W 70–3549,008
September 17:00 pm Nevada *
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 52–756,286
September 83:30 pmat California *
SWPW 44–1633,043
September 295:00 pmat UNLV No. 20
 ABC W 35–3132,601
October 57:00 pm Utah State *No. 20
SWPW 54–3465,396
October 131:00 pmat New Mexico No. 18
 ESPN+ W 24–2029,036
October 203:45 pm Air Force No. 18
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 63–3362,382
October 277:00 pmat San Diego State No. 16
SWPW 59–2130,064
November 17:45 pm Colorado State No. 13
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 56–3463,478
November 101:00 pmat Wyoming No. 9
ESPN+W 41–3415,277
November 175:00 pm Utah No. 8
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
ESPN2W 24–2166,149
December 16:00 pmat Mississippi State *No. 10
ESPN2W 41–3844,260
December 82:00 pmat Hawaii *No. 9
ESPN2L 45–7250,000
December 312:00 pmvs. No. 23 Louisville *No. 19
 ESPN L 10–2858,968

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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

Roster

2001 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2David ChristensenSo
WR 80Tody ChristensenSo
QB 11 Brandon Doman Sr
TE 88 Doug Jolley Sr
WR 20 Reno Mahe Jr
TE 89 Spencer Nead Jr
RB 6 Luke Staley Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Colby Bockwoldt So
DE 92 John Denney Fr
DE 92 Ryan Denney Sr
SS 33 Aaron Francisco Fr
DE 93 Brett Keisel Sr
LB 49 Brady Poppinga Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Tulane

1234Total
Tulane2177035
•BYU212814770
Scoring summary
113:56TUMewelde Moore 75-yard run (Seth Marler kick)TU 7-0
111:46BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
18:27TUKris Coleman 3-yard run (Seth Marler kick)TU 14-7
14:41BYULuke Staley 29-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 14-14
12:54BYULuke Staley 65-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-14
10:54TURoyde Williams 5-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Seth Marler kick)TIED 21-21
214:56BYUSpencer Nead 8-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 28-21
210:09BYUGabriel Reid 13-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35-21
25:52BYUSpencer Nead 52-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 42-21
21:26TUMewelde Moore 10-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Seth Marler kick)BYU 42-28
20:42BYUBrian McDonald 26-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 49-28
313:04BYUBrandon Doman 14-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 56-28
38:01TUMewelde Moore 15-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (Seth Marler kick)BYU 56-35
35:43BYUBrian McDonald 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 63-35
49:25BYUBrian McDonald 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 70-35

Nevada

1234Total
Nevada00077
•BYU102814052
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 56,286
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary
111:59BYU Luke Staley 8-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
12:00BYUMatt Payne 27-yard field goalBYU 10-0
213:09BYULuke Staley 44-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 17-0
210:59BYUBrian McDonald 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 24-0
23:55BYU Reno Mahe 12-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 31-0
20:39BYUBrian McDonald 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 38-0
312:48BYURod Wilkerson 53-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick)BYU 45-0
23:55BYUCharlie Peterson 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 52-0
46:52UNRZac Threadgill 10-yard run (Damon Fine kick)BYU 52-7

California

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•BYU02120344
California703616
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 33,043
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear at kickoff, winds W 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Chuck McFerrin
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:
Scoring summary
18:14CALMarcus Fields 25-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Mark Jensen kick)CAL 7-0
29:16BYU Luke Staley 27-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
20:52BYUBrandon Doman 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-7
20:00BYUBrian McDonald 53-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-7
311:26BYUBrandon Doman 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 28-7
38:53BYUBrandon Doman 4-yard run (Payne kick failed)BYU 34-7
33:47CALMark Jensen 30-yard field goalBYU 34-10
310:29BYU Reno Mahe 16-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 41-10
45:03BYUMatt Payne 23-yard field goalBYU 44-10
42:19CALRyan Stanger 19-yard pass from Eric Holtfreter (Holtfreter run failed)BYU 44-16

UNLV

1234Total
•#20/20 BYU10180735
UNLV2107331
Scoring summary
114:47UNLVDerek Olsen 22-yard fumble return (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 7-0
112:19UNLV Luke Staley 14-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
18:57BYUMatt Payne 50-yard field goalBYU 10-7
14:56UNLVJoe Haro 3-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 14-10
12:50UNLVDominique Dorsey 8-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)UNLV 21-10
213:19BYUJustin Andersen 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)UNLV 21-17
212:12BYUMatt Payne 42-yard field goalUNLV 21-20
20:54BYURod Wilkerson 54-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Brandon Doman run)BYU 28-21
39:22UNLVDominique Dorsey 12-yard run (Dillon Pieffer kick)TIED 28-28
46:32UNLVDillon Pieffer 22-yard field goalUNLV 31-28
41:12BYUBrandon Doman 21-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35-31

Utah State

1234Total
Utah State6217034
•#20/18 BYU147201354
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 65,396
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear, winds N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:
Scoring summary
17:29BYU Luke Staley 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
13:02USUKevin Curtis 13-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Dane Kidman kick failed)BYU 7-6
12:35BYUDoug Jolley 19-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-6
214:55USUJeff Crosbie 12-yard run (Jose Fuentes pass failed)BYU 14-12
212:10BYU Luke Staley 28-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-12
210:16USUEmmett White 26-yard run (Dane Kidman kick)BYU 21-19
25:19USUEmmett White 18-yard run (Emmett White pass)USU 27-21
312:41USUChris Stallworth 14-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Dane Kidman kick)USU 34-21
38:58BYULuke Staley 37-yard run (Matt Payne kick failed)USU 34-27
36:30BYULuke Staley 1-yard run (Aaron Edmonds kicked)TIED 34-34
31:33BYULuke Staley 5-yard run (Aaron Edmonds kick)BYU 41-34
413:13BYUMike Rigell 6-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Aaron Edmonds kick)BYU 48-34
46:02BYUSpencer Nead 5-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Aaron Edmonds kick blocked)BYU 54-34

New Mexico

1234Total
•#18/17 BYU3701424
New Mexico0103720
  • Source:
Scoring summary
111:18BYUMatt Payne 33-yard field goalBYU 3-0
28:38UNMJarrod Baxter 1-yard run (Vladimir Borombozin kick)UNM 7-3
24:54BYURod Wilkerson 28-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 10-7
20:23UNMVladimir Borombozin 20-yard field goalTIED 10-10
33:07UNMVladimir Borombozin 23-yard field goalUNM 13-10
411:01BYUMike Rigell 27-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 17-13
46:09UNMJavier Hanson 19-yard pass from Derri Shepherd (Vladimir Borombozin kick)UNM 20-17
43:33BYUAndrew Ord 15-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 24-20

Air Force

1234Total
Air Force7602033
•#18/13 BYU212121063
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 3:50 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 62,382
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear and sunny, wind N 2–5 mph (3.2–8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
Scoring summary
111:12BYUDoug Jolley 18-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
18:52BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-0
16:45AFAKeith Boyea 36-yard run (Brooks Walters kick)BYU 14-7
14:42BYUBrandon Doman 7-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-7
28:45BYU Reno Mahe 14-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 28-7
25:29BYULuke Staley 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35-7
22:05AFARyan Flemming 12-yard pass from Keith Boyea (Brooks Walters kick failed)BYU 35-13
20:56BYUDoug Jolley 18-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 42-13
310:11BYUDoug Jolley 18-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 49-13
34:56BYUMike Rigell 7-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick)BYU 56-13
32:09BYUPaul Peterson 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 63-13
413:45AFAChance Harridge 3-yard run (Brooks Walters kick)BYU 63-20
42:04AFABrandon Brown 5-yard run (Brooks Walters kick failed)BYU 63-26
40:41AFAAnthony Butler 46-yard run (Brooks Walters kick)BYU 63-33

San Diego State

1234Total
•#16/10 BYU717142159
San Diego State777021
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 30,064
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy and cool, winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:
Scoring summary
19:49SDSURyan Denney 82-yard missed field goal return (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
10:06SDSULarry Ned 1-yard run (Tommy Kirovski kick)TIED 7-7
214:49SDSULarry Ned 23-yard run (Tommy Kirovski kick)SDSU 14-7
29:27BYUMatt Payne 34-yard field goalSDSU 14-10
25:21BYU Luke Staley 63-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 17-14
21:46BYUIsaac Kelley 60-yard interception return (Matt Payne kick)BYU 24-14
310:22BYUSoren Halladay 32-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 31-14
38:18SDSUMcNeill 26-yard pass from Lon Sheriff (Tommy Kirovski kick)BYU 31-21
33:18SDSULuke Staley 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 38-21
413:36BYUGabriel Reid 4-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 45-21
47:38BYULuke Staley 8-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 52-21
44:38BYUTody Christensen 68-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick)BYU 59-21

Colorado State

1234Total
Colorado State02410034
•#13/8 BYU217141456
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:51 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 63,478
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), clear, windy
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Rich Waltz, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
Scoring summary
111:30BYU Brandon Doman 7-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
15:20BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 14-0
10:48BYULuke Staley 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 21-0
211:13CSUJoel Dressen 1-yard pass from Bradlee Van Pelt (Kent Naughton kick)BYU 21-7
25:24CSUBradlee Van Pelt 18-yard run (Kent Naughton kick)BYU 21-14
24:00CSUBryan Save 28-yard fumble return (Kent Naughton kicked)TIED 21-21
21:54BYULuke Staley 44-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 28-21
20:00CSUKent Naughton 31-yard field goalBYU 28-24
311:59CSUBradlee Van Pelt 5-yard run (Kent Naughton kick)CSU 31-28
310:23BYUBrandon Doman 37-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 35-31
37:19BYULuke Staley 20-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 42-31
31:02CSUKent Naughton 25-yard field goalBYU 42-34
413:23BYUGabriel Reid 29-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 49-34
42:21BYULuke Staley 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 56-34

Wyoming

1234Total
•#9/9 BYU101014741
Wyoming7137734
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 15,277
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear and sunny, Winds W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Kelly, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
  • Source:
Scoring summary
112:14BYUMatt Payne 40-yard field goalBYU 3-0
18:02BYU Luke Staley 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 10-0
11:01WYCasey Bramlet 9-yard run (Jarvis Wallum kick)BYU 10-7
213:27WYJarvis Wallum 37-yard field goalTIED 10-10
211:21BYU Reno Mahe 16-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 17-10
26:15BYUMatt Payne 27-yard field goalBYU 20-10
22:31WYJarvis Wallum 37-yard field goalBYU 20-13
20:41WYScottie Vines 37-yard pass from Casey Bramlet (Jarvis Wallum kick)TIED 20-20
310:26BYULuke Staley 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 27-20
37:10WYKit Bradshaw 2-yard run (Jarvis Wallum kick)TIED 27-27
31:30BYULuke Staley 4-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 34-27
49:28WYCasey Bramlet 1-yard run (Jarvis Wallum kick)TIED 34-34
42:08BYULuke Staley 8-yard run (Matt Payne kick)BYU 41-34

Utah

1234Total
UTAH077721
•#8/8 BYU0371424
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 66,149
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Fair, winds S 1–3 mph (1.6–4.8 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya
  • Source:
Scoring summary
211:58UTAHDennis Smith 13-yard pass from Lance Rice (Ryan Kaneshiro kick)UTAH 7-0
24:14BYUMatt Payne 35-yard field goalUTAH 7-3
32:21UTAHDameon Hunter 15-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick)UTAH 14-3
30:19BYU Reno Mahe 23-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)UTAH 14-10
49:53UTAHAdam Tate 1-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick)UTAH 21-10
43:22BYU Luke Staley 7-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Luke Staley run)UTAH 21-18
41:16BYULuke Staley 30-yard run (Matt Payne kick failed)BYU 24-21

Mississippi State

1234Total
•#10/7 BYU71431741
Mississippi State14107738
  • Date: December 1
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 43,156
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
  • Source:
Scoring summary
111:52BYU Reno Mahe 7-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)BYU 7-0
19:22MSUDicenzo Miller 27-yard run (John Michael Marlin kick)TIED 7-7
14:17MSURay Bivines 30-yard pass from Kevin Fant (John Michael Marlin kick)MSU 14-7
212:45MSUJustin Jenkins 7-yard pass from Kevin Fant (John Michael Marlin kick)MSU 21-7
23:49BYUReno Mahe 62-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)MSU 21-14
22:08BYUSoren Halladay 45-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)TIED 21-21
21:10MSUJohn Michael Marlin 23-yard field goalMSU 24-21
39:33MSUJustin Jenkins 27-yard pass from Kevin Fant (John Michael Marlin kick)MSU 31-21
31:53BYUMatt Payne 42-yard field goalMSU 31-24
414:22BYUDoug Jolley 26-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)TIED 31-31
49:27MSUDicenzo Miller 22-yard run (John Michael Marlin kick)MSU 38-31
42:08BYUSpencer Nead 12-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)TIED 38-38
41:16BYUMatt Payne 25-yard field goalBYU 41-38

Hawai'i

1234Total
#9/8 BYU100211445
•Hawai'i2110271472
  • Date: December 8
  • Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
  • Game start: 11:06 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 50,000
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Breezy and Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Frank White
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, Dean Blevins, Heather Cox
  • Source:
Scoring summary
114:37UHChannon Harris 23-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 7-0
112:42UH Chad Owens 74-yard punt return (Justin Ayat kick)UH 14-0
14:26BYUMatt Payne 44-yard field goalUH 14-3
10:43BYUSpencer Nead 24-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)UH 14-10
10:26UHChad Owens 100-yard kickoff return (Justin Ayat kick)UH 21-10
27:15UHJustin Ayat 45-yard field goalUH 24-10
24:33UHAshley Lelie 15-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 31-10
310:31UHTafiti Uso 19-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 38-10
310:05BYU Reno Mahe 55-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Matt Payne kick)UH 38-17
38:53UHTafiti Uso 21-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 45-17
37:10BYUDoug Jolley 21-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick)UH 45-24
33:57UHCraig Stutzmann 5-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 52-24
31:05BYUDoug Jolley 1-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Matt Payne kick)UH 52-31
30:37UHAshley Lelie 80-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (kick failed)UH 58-31
414:54UHChannon Harris 18-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 65-31
410:37BYUReno Mahe 5-yard pass from Todd Mortensen (Matt Payne kick)UH 65-38
47:46UHChannon Harris 12-yard pass from Nick Rolovich (Justin Ayat kick)UH 72-38
43:45BYUNed Stearns 1-yard run (Matt Payne kick)UH 72-45

Louisville

2001 Liberty Bowl
1234Total
#19/17 BYU073010
•#23/22 Louisville777728
  • Source:
Scoring summary
112:52LOUHenry Miller 1-yard run (Nathan Smith kick)LOU 7-0
27:56BYUDustin Rykert 10-yard run (Matt Payne kick)TIED 7-7
20:14LOUChip Mattingly 1-yard pass from Dave Ragone (Nathan Smith kick)LOU 14-7
37:58BYUMatt Payne 29-yard field goalLOU 14-10
34:15LOUDamien Dorsey 34-yard pass from Dave Ragone (Nathan Smith kick)LOU 21-10
414:11LOURonnie Ghent 27-yard pass from Dave Ragone (Nathan Smith kick)LOU 28-10

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The 1955 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 against conference opponents, finished last out of eight teams in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 300 to 104.

The 1956 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 147.

The 1959 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 169 to 102.

The 1967 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, finished third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 278 to 215.

The 1968 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–5 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 247 to 179.

The 1969 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 against conference opponents, tied for third place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 158.

The 1961 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–4 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 130.

The 1962 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 197 to 170.

The 1963 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of sixth place in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 222 to 91.

The 1964 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of six teams in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 210 to 173.

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results".
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