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1988 BYU Cougars football team

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1988 BYU Cougars football
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Colorado
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (8th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (14th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 0 0 11 2 0
UTEP 6 2 0 10 3 0
Hawaii 5 3 0 9 3 0
BYU 5 3 0 9 4 0
Utah 4 4 0 6 5 0
Air Force 3 5 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 3 5 0 3 8 0
New Mexico 1 7 0 2 10 0
Colorado State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Cougars were led by 17th-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 tied for third with a record of 9–4 (5–3 WAC). BYU was invited to the 1988 Freedom Bowl, where they defeated Colorado.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1at WyomingL 14–24 28,847[2]
September 8No. 19 Texas*W 47–6 64,249
September 17UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–27 64,099
September 30Utah State*
W 38–3 65,702
October 8Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 42–7 65,281
October 15TCU*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–18 64,103
October 22at HawaiiW 24–23 50,000
October 29New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 65–0 63,424
November 5at San Diego StateNo. 20L 15–27 21,825
November 12at Air ForceW 49–31 40,218
November 19at UtahL 28–57 34,216
December 3at No. 2 Miami (FL)*L 17–41 59,367
December 29vs. Colorado*W 20–17 35,941
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1988 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Sean Covey Sr
WR Chuck Cutler
WR Bryce Doman
FB Fred Whittingham
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jason Chaffetz
K Earl Kauffman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Texas

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#19 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas 3 3 006
BYU 10 10 72047

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: September 8, 1988
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,249
  • Referee: Pat Sweeney
  • TV: ESPN
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information
External videos
video icon Full game
video icon Game highlights
video icon BYU highlights

At Air Force

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BYU Cougars (7–2) at Air Force Falcons (5–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 14 141449
Air Force 10 7 14031

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 12, 1988
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,218
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1989 BYU Football Media Guide" (PDF). byucougars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.