1989 BYU Cougars football team

1989 BYU Cougars football
1989 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 39–50 vs. Penn State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 22
Record	10–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (9th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt (15th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Freddie Whittingham
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach LaVell Edwards, the Cougars compiled a record of 10–3 overall and 7–1 in conference play, winning the WAC title. BYU was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Cougars lost to Penn State.

CoachesNo. 18

APNo. 22

Record10–3 (7–1 WAC)

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1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1	9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at New Mexico	No. 19	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 24–3	27,045	^[1]
September 7	Washington State*	No. 24	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 41–46	65,030	^[2]
September 16	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–10	26,884	^[3]
September 30	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 37–10	26,906	^[4]
October 7	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 36–20	65,630	^[5]
October 14	at Colorado State	No. 25	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 45–16	21,198	^[6]
October 21	UTEP	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 49–24	65,528	^[7]
October 28	at Hawaii	No. 18	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 14–56	50,000	^[8]
November 4	Oregon*	No. 23	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 45–41	63,865	^[9]
November 11	Air Force	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 44–35	66,089	^[10]
November 18	Utah	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	W 70–31	66,110	^[11]
November 25	at San Diego State	No. 21	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 48–27	28,868	^[12]
December 29	vs. No. 18 Penn State*	No. 19	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	L 39–50	61,113	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	7	3	14	31
Navy	7	3	0	0	10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Ty Detmer	26/35, 353 Yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Matt Bellini	11 Rush, 50 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Fred Whittingham	5 Rec, 80 Yds
Navy	Passing	Alton Grizzard	8/14, 87 Yds
	Rushing	Rodney Purifoy	15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Stanley Smith	2 Rec, 27 Yds

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	7	0	7	14
Hawaii	14	21	14	7	56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Ty Detmer	24/35, 427 Yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Matt Bellini	7 Rush, 11 Yds
	Receiving	Matt Bellini	6 Rec, 140 Yds
Hawaii	Passing	Garrett Gabriel	22/29, 440 Yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jamal Farmer	18 Rush, 54 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Roscoe	8 Rec, 158 Yds, TD

Schedule

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Mike Richmond	28/44, 393 Yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Steve Abrams	21 Rush, 94 Yds
	Receiving	Darrel Hicks	11 Rec, 126 Yds, 3 TD
BYU	Passing	Ty Detmer	18/22, 358 Yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Stacey Corley	14 Rush, 159 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Chris Smith	6 Rec, 194 Yds, TD