BYU Cougars football

BYU Cougars football
2024 BYU Cougars football team
First season1896; 128 years ago
Athletic directorTom Holmoe
Head coachKalani Sitake
8th season, 61–41 (.598)
StadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
(capacity: 62,073 Record: 66,247)
Year built1964
Field surfaceNatural grass
LocationProvo, Utah
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Past conferencesRMAC (1922–1937)
Skyline (1938–1961)
WAC (1962–1998)
Mountain West (1999–2010)
FBS Independent (2011–2022)
All-time record617–444–27 (.580)
Bowl record17–22–1 (.438)
Claimed national titles1 (1984)
Conference titles23
(1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007)
Division titles2 (1996, 1998)
RivalriesUtah (Holy War)
Utah State (The Old Wagon Wheel)
Heisman winnersTy Detmer – 1990
Consensus All-Americans14[1]
ColorsBlue and white[2]
   
Fight songThe Cougar Song
MascotCosmo the Cougar
Marching bandThe Power of the Wasatch
OutfitterNike
Websitebyucougars.com

The BYU Cougars football team is the college football program representing Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. The Cougars began collegiate football competition in 1922, and have won 23 conference championships and one national championship in 1984.

The team has competed in several different athletic conferences during its history, from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2022, they competed as an FBS Independent. On September 10, 2021, the Big 12 Conference unanimously accepted BYU’s application to the conference.[3] BYU officially joined the Big 12 on July 1, 2023.

The team plays home games at the 62,073 seat LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after head coach LaVell Edwards who won 19 conference championships, seven bowl games, and one national championship (1984) while coaching at BYU.

  1. ^ "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Big 12 Extends Membership Invitations".

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