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{{short description|American college football season}} |
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{{Infobox NCAA team season |
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|Year=1991 |
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{{Infobox college sports team season |
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|Team=BYU Cougars |
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| year = 1991 |
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|Image= |
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| team = BYU Cougars |
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|ImageSize=100 |
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| sport = football |
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|Conference=Western Athletic Conference |
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| image = |
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|ShortConference=WAC |
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|CoachRank=23 |
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| conference = [[Western Athletic Conference]] |
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|APRank=23 |
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| short_conf = WAC |
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|Record=8–3–2 |
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| CoachRank = 23 |
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|ConfRecord=7–0–1 |
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| APRank = 23 |
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|HeadCoach=[[LaVell Edwards]] |
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| record = 8–3–2 |
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|OffCoach= |
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| conf_record = 7–0–1 |
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|DefCoach= |
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| head_coach = [[LaVell Edwards]] |
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|OScheme= |
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| hc_year = 20th |
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|DScheme= |
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| off_coach = Roger French |
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|StadiumArena=[[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]] |
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| oc_year = 11th |
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|Champion=WAC Champions |
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| off_scheme = [[West Coast offense|West Coast]] |
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|BowlTourney=[[1991 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] |
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| def_coach = Ken Schmidt |
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|BowlTourneyResult=T 13–13 vs. [[1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] |
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| dc_year = 1st |
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| def_scheme = [[4–3 defense|4–3]] |
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| captain = |
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| stadium = [[LaVell Edwards Stadium|Cougar Stadium]] |
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| champion = WAC champion |
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| bowl = [[1991 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] |
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| bowl_result = T 13–13 vs. [[1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] |
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{{1991 |
{{1991 Western Athletic Conference football standings}} |
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The '''1991 BYU Cougars football team''' represented [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) in the [[1991 NCAA Division I-A football season]].<ref>http://byucougars.com/m-football/byu-football-year-year-results</ref> |
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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 [[1991 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]], where the Cougars tied [[1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]. |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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{{CFB schedule |
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| rankyear = 1991 |
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| poll = AP |
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| timezone = Mountain |
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|{{CFB schedule entry |
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{{CFB Schedule Start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=|rankyear=1991|tv=yes|attend=yes}} |
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| date = {{tooltip|August 29|Thursday}} |
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{{CFB Schedule Entry |
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| time = |
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| date = {{tooltip|August 29|Thursday}} |
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| w/l = l |
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| nonconf = y |
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| rank = 19 |
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| opponent = [[1991 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] |
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| rank = 19 |
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| opprank = 1 |
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| opponent = [[1991 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] |
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| gamename = [[Pigskin Classic]] |
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| opprank = 1 |
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| site_stadium = [[Anaheim Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Anaheim Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim, CA]] |
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| tv = [[Raycom Sports|Raycom]] |
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| score = 28–44 |
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| tv = [[CBS Sports|CBS]] |
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| attend = |
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| attend = 38,363 |
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}} |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = September 7 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = l |
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| nonconf |
| nonconf = y |
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| away |
| away = y |
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| rank |
| rank = 25 |
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| opponent |
| opponent = [[1991 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] |
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| opprank |
| opprank = 23 |
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| site_stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] |
| site_stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena, CA]] |
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| tv = |
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| score = 23–27 |
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| attend = |
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| overtime = |
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| attend = 61,542 |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = September 21 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = l |
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| nonconf |
| nonconf = y |
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| away |
| away = y |
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| rank |
| rank = |
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| opponent |
| opponent = [[1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] |
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| opprank |
| opprank = 12 |
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| site_stadium = [[Beaver Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Beaver Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[University Park, Pennsylvania|University Park, PA]] |
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| tv |
| tv = [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]] |
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| score |
| score = 7–33 |
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| attend |
| attend = |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = September 28 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = [[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]] |
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| tv |
| tv = |
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| score |
| score = 21–7 |
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| attend = |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = {{tooltip|October 4|Friday}} |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| nonconf |
| nonconf = y |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]] |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[Utah State Aggies football|Utah State]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = Provo, UT |
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| tv |
| tv = |
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| score |
| score = 38–12 |
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| attend |
| attend = |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = October 12 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 UTEP Miners football team|UTEP]] |
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| away = |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = Provo, UT |
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| tv = |
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| score = 31–29 |
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| attend = |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = October 19 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawaii]] |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = Provo, UT |
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| tv |
| tv = |
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| score |
| score = 35–18 |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = October 26 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| away |
| away = y |
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| rank |
| rank = |
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| opponent |
| opponent = [[1991 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = [[Dreamstyle Stadium|University Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Dreamstyle Stadium|University Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque, NM]] |
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| tv = |
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| score = 41–23 |
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| attend = |
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| attend = |
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}} |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = {{tooltip|October 31|Thursday}} |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| away |
| away = y |
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| rank |
| rank = |
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| opponent |
| opponent = [[1991 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = [[Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium|Hughes Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium|Hughes Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins, CO]] |
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| tv |
| tv = [[ESPN]] |
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| score |
| score = 40–17 |
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| attend |
| attend = |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = November 9 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| rank |
| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]] |
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| away = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = Provo, UT |
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| tv = |
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| score = 56–31 |
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| attend = |
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| attend = 65,593 |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = November 16 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = t |
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| away |
| away = y |
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| rank |
| rank = 23 |
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| opponent |
| opponent = [[1991 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = [[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Jack Murphy Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = [[San Diego, California|San Diego, CA]] |
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| tv = ESPN |
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| score = 52–52 |
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| tv = [[ESPN]] |
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| attend = |
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| attend = 56,737 |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = November 23 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = w |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Utah Utes football team|Utah]] |
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| rank = |
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| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|Holy War]] |
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| opponent = [[1991 Utah Utes football team|Utah]] |
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| opprank = |
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| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = Provo, UT |
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| tv = |
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| gamename = [[Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)|Holy War]] |
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| score = 48–17 |
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| attend = |
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| attend = 66,003 |
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}} |
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{{CFB |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| date |
| date = December 30 |
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| time |
| time = |
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| w/l |
| w/l = t |
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| neutral |
| neutral = y |
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| nonconf = y |
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| rank = |
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| opponent = [[1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] |
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| opponent = [[1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] |
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| opprank = 7 |
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| opprank = 7 |
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| gamename = [[1991 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] |
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| site_stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium |
| site_stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium |
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| site_cityst |
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA |
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| tv = ESPN |
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| gamename = [[1991 Holiday Bowl|Holiday Bowl]] |
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| score = 13–13 |
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| attend = |
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| attend = 60,646 |
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{{CFB Schedule End|rank=|poll=[[1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings#AP Poll|AP Poll]] released prior to game|timezone=[[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]}} |
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==Roster== |
==Roster== |
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| offensive_players = |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=57|class=Sr|first=John|last=Ashman|pos=T}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class=Jr|first=Scott|last=Brumfield|pos=T|link=y}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=43|class=Sr|first=Scott|last=Charlton|pos=RB}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Sr|first=Ty|last=Detmer|pos=QB|link=y}} |
{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Sr|first=Ty|last=Detmer|pos=QB|link=y}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=63|class=Sr|first=Kent|last=Griffith|pos=T}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Jenkins|pos=C}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=87|class=Jr|first=Micah|last=Matsuzaki|pos=WR}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=42|class=Fr|first=Tim|last=Nowatzke|pos=WR}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=68|class=Sr|first=Mao|last=Pili|pos=G}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=Sr|first=Matt|last=Zundel|pos=TE}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=Sr|first=Josh|last=Arnold|pos=DB}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=45|class=Sr|first=Rocky|last=Biegel|pos=LB}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=Jr|first=Derwin|last=Gray|dab =Derwin Gray (defensive back)|pos=DB|link=y}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=98|class=Jr|first=Brad|last=Hunter|pos=DT}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=94|class=Sr|first=Chad|last=Moffat|pos=DT}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=99|class=Fr|first=Greg|last=Pitts|pos=DT|rs=y}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Sr|first=Paul|last=Pitts|pos=DB}} |
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{{American football roster/Player|num=48|class=Sr|first=Kendall|last=Purcell|pos=LB}} |
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{{American football roster/Footer |
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://byucougars.com/roster/football/1991 |
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| head_coach = *[[LaVell Edwards]] |
| head_coach = *[[LaVell Edwards]] |
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==Rankings== |
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{{Further|1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings}} |
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==Game summaries== |
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===Florida State=== |
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{{see also|1991 Florida State Seminoles football team|Pigskin Classic}} |
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{{Clear}} |
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===At UCLA=== |
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{{see also|1991 UCLA Bruins football team}} |
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{{Clear}} |
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===At Penn State=== |
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{{see also|1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}} |
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{{Clear}} |
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===Iowa (Holiday Bowl)=== |
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{{AFB game box start |
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| Title = <small>#7</small> Iowa vs. BYU |
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| Visitor = Hawkeyes |
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| Host = Cougars |
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| V1 = 6| V2 = 7| V3 = 0| V4 = 0 |
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| H1 = 0| H2 = 6| H3 = 0| H4 = 7 |
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| Date = December 30 |
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| Location = [[Jack Murphy Stadium]], [[San Diego, California]] |
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| StartTime = |
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| TimeZone = |
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| Attendance = 60,646 |
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| Weather = |
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| TVAnnouncers = [[Steve Physioc]] and [[Gary Danielson]] |
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| TVStation = [[ESPN]] |
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Mike Saunders 13-yard run (extra point missed) |Score= Iowa 6–0}} |
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Mike Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick) |Score= Iowa 13–0}} |
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=BYU |Event=Tuipulotu 9-yard pass from [[Ty Detmer]] (extra point missed) |Score= Iowa 13–6}} |
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=11:36 |Team=BYU |Event=Tyler Anderson 29-pass from Ty Detmer (Kauffman kick) |Score= Tied 13–13|LastEntry=yes}} |
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{{AFB game box end}} |
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{{main|1991 Holiday Bowl}} |
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{{see also|1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}} |
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl|url=http://sandiegobowlgames.com/1991-holiday-bowl-game/|website=sandiegobowlgames.com|access-date=July 21, 2019|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307041632/http://www.sandiegobowlgames.com/1991-holiday-bowl-game/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{Clear}} |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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* [[Ty Detmer]] – [[Davey O'Brien Award]], [[1991 College Football All-America Team|Consensus First-team All-American]], 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting |
* [[Ty Detmer]] – [[Davey O'Brien Award]], [[1991 College Football All-America Team|Consensus First-team All-American]], 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting |
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{{Clear}} |
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==1992 NFL Draft== |
==1992 NFL Draft== |
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{{main |
{{main|1992 NFL draft}} |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm|title=1992 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Western Athletic Conference football champions}} |
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[[Category:1991 Western Athletic Conference football season|BYU Cougars]] |
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[[Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons]] |
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1991 BYU Cougars football | |
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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 |
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Offensive coordinator | Roger French (11th season) |
Offensive scheme | West Coast |
Defensive coordinator | Ken Schmidt (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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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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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.
Schedule
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August 29 | No. 1 Florida State* | No. 19 | Raycom | L 28–44 | |
September 7 | at No. 23 UCLA* | No. 25 | L 23–27 | ||
September 21 | at No. 12 Penn State* | ABC | L 7–33 | ||
September 28 | Air Force | W 21–7 | |||
October 4 | Utah State* |
| W 38–12 | ||
October 12 | UTEP |
| W 31–29 | ||
October 19 | Hawaii |
| W 35–18 | ||
October 26 | at New Mexico | W 41–23 | |||
October 31 | at Colorado State | ESPN | W 40–17 | ||
November 9 | Wyoming |
| W 56–31 | ||
November 16 | at San Diego State | No. 23 | ESPN | T 52–52 | |
November 23 | Utah |
| W 48–17 | ||
December 30 | vs. No. 7 Iowa* |
| ESPN | T 13–13 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
[edit]Game summaries
[edit]Florida State
[edit]At UCLA
[edit]At Penn State
[edit]Iowa (Holiday Bowl)
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Awards and honors
[edit]- Ty Detmer – Davey O'Brien Award, Consensus First-team All-American, 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting
1992 NFL Draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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9 | 230 | Ty Detmer | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.