1991 BYU Cougars football team

1991 BYU Cougars football
1991 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, T 13–13 vs. Iowa
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	8–3–2 (7–0–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (11th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Ken Schmidt (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach LaVell Edwards, the Cougars compiled a record of 8–3–2 overall and 7–0–1 in conference play, winning the WAC title for the third consecutive season. BYU was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Cougars tied Iowa.

CoachesNo. 23

APNo. 23

Record8–3–2 (7–0–1 WAC)

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1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 23 BYU $	7	–	0	–	1	8	–	3	–	2
San Diego State	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
No. 25 Air Force	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
UTEP	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Colorado State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	vs. No. 1 Florida State*	No. 19	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	Raycom	L 28–44	38,363	^[1]
September 7	at No. 23 UCLA*	No. 25	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 23–27	61,542	^[2]
September 21	at No. 12 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 7–33	96,304	^[3]
September 28	Air Force		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 21–7	65,899	^[4]
October 4	Utah State*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 38–12	65,814	^[5]
October 12	UTEP		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 31–29	65,803	^[6]
October 19	Hawaii		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 35–18	65,866	^[7]
October 26	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 41–23	15,902	^[8]
October 31	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN	W 40–17	25,203	^[9]
November 9	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 56–31	65,593	^[10]
November 16	at San Diego State	No. 23	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	T 52–52	56,737	^[11]
November 23	Utah		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)		W 48–17	66,003	^[12]
December 30	vs. No. 7 Iowa*		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	T 13–13	60,646	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game Source: ^[14]


1		Iowa	Mike Saunders 13-yard run (extra point missed)	Iowa 6–0

2		Iowa	Mike Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick)	Iowa 13–0

2		BYU	Tuipulotu 9-yard pass from Ty Detmer (extra point missed)	Iowa 13–6

4	11:36	BYU	Tyler Anderson 29-pass from Ty Detmer (Kauffman kick)	Tied 13–13

Schedule

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	6	7	0	0	13
Cougars	0	6	0	7	13