1986 BYU Cougars football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Headcoach
- LaVell Edwards (15th season)
OffensivecoordinatorRoger French (6th season)
| 1986 BYU Cougars football | |
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Freedom Bowl, L 10–31 vs. UCLA | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (6–2 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger French (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt (12th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Utah State* | No. 18 | W 52–0 | 64,213 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | New Mexico | No. 11 |
| KSL | W 31–30 | 64,385 | [2] |
| September 20 | at No. 7 Washington* | No. 11 | L 21–52 | 61,197 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | Temple* |
| KSL | W 27–17 | 64,221 | [4] | |
| October 3 | Colorado State |
| KSL | L 20–24 | 64,633 | [5] | |
| October 18 | at Wyoming | W 34–22 | 31,742 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | UTEP |
| W 37–13 | 64,617 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | at Hawaii | W 10–3 | 46,485 | [8] | |||
| November 15 | Oregon State* |
| KSL | L 7–10 | 63,321 | [9] | |
| November 22 | at Utah | KUTV | W 35–21 | 34,128 | [10] | ||
| November 29 | at San Diego State | ESPN | L 3–10 | 45,062 | [11] | ||
| December 6 | at Air Force | W 23–3 | 37,004 | [12] | |||
| December 30 | vs. No. 15 UCLA* | L 10–31 | 55,422 | [13] | |||
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Game summaries
At Washington
BYU at Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cougars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Huskies | 15 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 52 |
- Date: September 20
- Location: Husky Stadium
- Game attendance: 61,197
Utah
BYU at Utah
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • BYU | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Utah | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: November 22
- Location: Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 34,128
- Game weather: Partly cloudy/snow flurries, 42 F
| 1 | BYU | Parker 41-yard run (Chitty kick) | BYU 7-0 | |
| 2 | BYU | Heimuli 2-yard run (Chitty kick) | BYU 14-0 | |
| 2 | UTAH | Holder 44-yard pass from Egger (Lieber kick) | BYU 14-7 | |
| 3 | BYU | Heimuli 20-yard run (Chitty kick) | BYU 21-7 | |
| 3 | BYU | Hansen 2-yard run (Chitty kick) | BYU 28-7 | |
| 4 | BYU | Parker 17-yard run (Chitty kick) | BYU 35-7 | |
| 4 | UTAH | Hardy 35-yard pass from Egger (Richey pass from Egger) | BYU 35-15 | |
| 4 | UTAH | Jenkins 46-yard pass from Egger (pass failed) | BYU 35-21 | |
San Diego State
Air Force
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • BYU | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
- Date: December 6
- Location: Cougar Stadium
| Q1 | AF | Blasy 19 yard field goal | AF 3–0 | |
| Q1 | BYU | Chitty 43 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 | |
| Q2 | BYU | Chitty 39 yard field goal | BYU 6–3 | |
| Q2 | BYU | Heimuli 1 yard run (Chitty kick) | BYU 13–3 | |
| Q2 | BYU | Heimuli 18 yard pass from Jensen (Chitty kick) | BYU 20–3 | |
| Q2 | BYU | Chitty 31 yard field goal | BYU 23–3 | |
Vs. UCLA (Freedom Bowl)
BYU vs. UCLA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cougars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • Bruins | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
- Date: December 30
- Location: Anaheim Stadium
- Game attendance: 51,422
- TV announcers: Howard David and Jack Snow
Roster
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Special teams
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