1989 BYU Cougars football team

1989 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 39–50 vs. Penn State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	10–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (18th season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	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

The 1989 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 2	at New Mexico	No. 19	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 24–3
September 7	Washington State*	No. 24	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 41–46
September 16	at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–10
September 30	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 37–10
October 7	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 36–20
October 14	at Colorado State	No. 25	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 45–16
October 21	UTEP	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 49–24
October 28	at Hawaii	No. 18	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 14–56
November 4	Oregon*	No. 23	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 45–41
November 11	Air Force	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 44–35
November 18	Utah	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	W 70–31
November 25	at San Diego State	No. 21	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 48–27
December 29	vs. No. 18 Penn State*	No. 19	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	L 39–50
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Ty Detmer
• FB Fred Whittingham (C)