1987 BYU Cougars football team

The 1987 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing in second with a record of 9–4 (7–1 WAC). BYU was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they were defeated by Virginia. The Cougars also participated in a rare college football game played outside the United States, in a regular season finale against Colorado State played in Melbourne, Australia. The game was promoted as the "Melbourne Bowl" but was met with weak enthusiasm in Australia.[2]

1987 BYU Cougars football
All-American Bowl, L 16–22 vs. Virginia
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1987 record	9–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (16th season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
BYU	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Air Force	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
UTEP	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	Pittsburgh*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 17–27
September 12	at Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 22–17
September 19	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 12–33
September 26	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 45–25
October 2	Utah State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 45–24
October 10	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 27–29
October 24	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 16–14
October 31	Air Force	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 24–13
November 7	San Diego State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 38–21
November 14	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 37–24
November 21	Utah	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	W 21–18
December 4	vs. Colorado State	Princes Park Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Bowl)	W 30–26	7,652[2]
December 22	vs. Virginia*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	L 16–22
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• FB Fred Whittingham

Season summary

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 0 14 10 0 24 Air Force 10 0 3 0 13 Date: October 31 Location: Falcon Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 AF Yarbrough 32 yard field goal AF 3–0 Q1 AF Roberson 3 yard run (Yarbrough kick) AF 10–0 Q2 BYU O'Brien 3 yard run (Chitty kick) AF 10–7 Q2 BYU Whittingham 5 yard pass from Covey (Chitty kick) BYU 14–10 Q3 BYU Chitty 26 yard field goal BYU 17–10 Q3 BYU O'Brien 2 yard run (Chitty kick) BYU 24–10 Q3 AF Yarbrough 32 yard field goal BYU 24–13

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References

1. "1987 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
2. "Only 7,652 Fans Turn Out Down Under To See BYU Edge Colorado State, 30-26". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1987.
3. CougarStats. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.