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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
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 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
Rankings from Coaches Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 1at WyomingL 14–24
September 8No. 19 Texas*W 47–6
September 17UTEP
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–27
September 30Utah State*
W 38–3
October 8Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 42–7
October 15TCU*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 31–18
October 22at HawaiiW 24–23
October 29New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 65–0
November 5at San Diego StateNo. 20L 15–27
November 12at Air ForceW 49–31
November 19at UtahL 28–57
December 3at No. 2 Miami (FL)*L 17–41
December 29vs. Colorado*W 20–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1988 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.