BYU

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Big 12 · Provo, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

National titles: 1984

639-447-26

All-time

0.575

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

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Greatest games

BYU's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Dec 5, 2020	2020		#14 BYU 17-22 #11 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina		0.87
2	Jan 1, 1997	1996	Cotton Bowl	#5 BYU 19-15 #14 Kansas State Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas		0.79
3	Dec 7, 1996	1996	WAC Championship Game	#6 BYU 28-25 #20 Wyoming (OT) Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada Conf Title	Conf Title	0.74
4	Dec 30, 1991	1991	Holiday Bowl	BYU 13-13 #7 Iowa Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California		0.70
5	Nov 17, 2001	2001		#8 BYU 24-21 Utah LaVell Edwards Stadium, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Conf Game	Conf Game	0.68
6	Dec 19, 1980	1980	Holiday Bowl	#14 BYU 46-45 #19 SMU San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California		0.67
7	Nov 16, 1985	1985		#16 BYU 28-21 #4 Air Force Cougar Stadium, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Conf Game	Conf Game	0.67
8	Sep 7, 1985	1985		#8 BYU 24-27 #20 UCLA Cougar Stadium, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah		0.65
9	Dec 21, 1979	1979	Holiday Bowl	#9 BYU 37-38 Indiana San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California		0.65
10	Oct 15, 1938	1938		BYU 7-7 Utah Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah Conf Game	Conf Game	0.65

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	BYU	0-0	Big 12
2025	BYU	12-2	Big 12		8-1	✓		#11	#12	#8	Pop-Tarts Bowl
2024	BYU	11-2	Big 12		7-2			#13	#14	#7	Alamo Bowl
2023	BYU	5-7	Big 12		2-7
2022	BYU	8-5	Independent							#12	New Mexico Bowl (W)
2021	BYU	10-3	Independent					#19	#22	#10	Independence Bowl (L)
2020	BYU	11-1	Independent					#11	#11	#8	Boca Raton Bowl (W)
2019	BYU	7-6	Independent								Hawaii Bowl (L)
2018	BYU	7-6	Independent							#20	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (W)
2017	BYU	4-9	Independent
2016	BYU	9-4	Independent								Poinsettia Bowl (W)
2015	BYU	9-4	Independent							#19	Las Vegas Bowl (L)
2014	BYU	8-5	Independent							#18	Miami Beach Bowl (L)
2013	BYU	8-5	Independent								Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (L)
2012	BYU	8-5	Independent							#25	Poinsettia Bowl (W)
2011	BYU	10-3	Independent						#25		Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2010	BYU	7-6	Mountain West		5-3						New Mexico Bowl (W)
2009	BYU	11-2	Mountain West		7-1			#12	#12	#7	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2008	BYU	10-3	Mountain West		6-2			#25	#21	#8	Las Vegas Bowl (L)
2007	BYU	11-2	Mountain West		8-0		★	#14	#15	#14	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2006	BYU	11-2	Mountain West		8-0		★	#16	#15	#16	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2005	BYU	6-6	Mountain West		5-3						Las Vegas Bowl (L)
2004	BYU	5-6	Mountain West		4-3
2003	BYU	4-8	Mountain West		3-4
2002	BYU	5-7	Mountain West		2-5
2001	BYU	12-2	Mountain West		7-0		★	#25	#24	#8	Liberty Bowl (L)
2000	BYU	6-6	Mountain West		4-3
1999	BYU	8-4	Mountain West		5-2		★			#15	Motor City Bowl (L)
1998	BYU	9-5	Western Athletic	Mountain	7-1	✓					Liberty Bowl (L)
1997	BYU	6-5	Western Athletic	Mountain	4-4					#19
1996	BYU	14-1	Western Athletic	Mountain	9-0	✓	★	#5	#5	#5	Cotton Bowl (W)
1995	BYU	7-4	Western Athletic		6-2		★
1994	BYU	10-3	Western Athletic		6-2			#18	#10	#18	Copper Bowl (W)
1993	BYU	6-6	Western Athletic		6-2		★			#17	Holiday Bowl (L)
1992	BYU	8-5	Western Athletic		6-2		★			#24	Aloha Bowl (L)
1991	BYU	8-3-2	Western Athletic		7-0-1		★	#23	#23	#19	Holiday Bowl (T)
1990	BYU	10-3	Western Athletic		7-1		★	#22	#17	#4	Holiday Bowl (L)
1989	BYU	10-3	Western Athletic		7-1		★	#22	#18	#18	Holiday Bowl (L)
1988	BYU	9-4	Western Athletic		5-3					#20	Freedom Bowl (W)
1987	BYU	9-4	Western Athletic		7-1						All-American Bowl (L)
1986	BYU	8-5	Western Athletic		6-2					#11	Freedom Bowl (L)
1985	BYU	11-3	Western Athletic		7-1		★	#16	#17	#7	Citrus Bowl (L)
1984	BYU	13-0	Western Athletic		8-0		★	#1	#1	#1	Holiday Bowl (W)	National
1983	BYU	11-1	Western Athletic		7-0		★	#7	#7	#7	Holiday Bowl (W)
1982	BYU	8-4	Western Athletic		7-1		★				Holiday Bowl (L)
1981	BYU	11-2	Western Athletic		7-1		★	#13	#11	#8	Holiday Bowl (W)
1980	BYU	12-1	Western Athletic		6-1		★	#12	#11	#12	Holiday Bowl (W)
1979	BYU	11-1	Western Athletic		7-0		★	#13	#12	#9	Holiday Bowl (L)
1978	BYU	9-4	Western Athletic		5-1		★				Holiday Bowl (L)
1977	BYU	9-2	Western Athletic		6-1		★	#20	#17	#13
1976	BYU	9-3	Western Athletic		6-1		★				Tangerine Bowl (L)
1975	BYU	6-5	Western Athletic		4-3
1974	BYU	7-4-1	Western Athletic		6-0-1		★			#17	Fiesta Bowl (L)
1973	BYU	5-6	Western Athletic		3-4
1972	BYU	7-4	Western Athletic		5-2
1971	BYU	5-6	Western Athletic		3-4
1970	BYU	3-8	Western Athletic		1-6
1969	BYU	6-4	Western Athletic		4-3
1968	BYU	2-8	Western Athletic		1-5
1967	BYU	6-4	Western Athletic		3-2
1966	BYU	8-2	Western Athletic		3-2
1965	BYU	6-4	Western Athletic		4-1		★
1964	BYU	3-6-1	Western Athletic		0-4
1963	BYU	2-8	Western Athletic		0-4
1962	BYU	4-6	Western Athletic		2-2
1961	BYU	2-8	Skyline		2-4
1960	BYU	3-8	Skyline		2-5
1959	BYU	3-7	Skyline		2-5
1958	BYU	6-4	Skyline		5-2
1957	BYU	5-3-2	Skyline		5-1-1
1956	BYU	2-7-1	Skyline		1-5-1
1955	BYU	1-9	Skyline		0-7
1954	BYU	1-8	Skyline		1-6
1953	BYU	2-7-1	Skyline		1-5-1
1952	BYU	4-6	Skyline		3-4
1951	BYU	6-3-1	Skyline		2-3-1
1950	BYU	4-5-1	Skyline		1-3-1
1949	BYU	0-11	Skyline		0-5
1948	BYU	5-6	Skyline		1-3
1947	BYU	3-7	Mountain States		1-5
1946	BYU	5-4-1	Mountain States		3-2-1
1942	BYU	2-5	Mountain States		1-4
1941	BYU	4-3-2	Mountain States		3-1-2
1940	BYU	2-4-2	Mountain States		2-3-1
1939	BYU	5-2-2	Mountain States		2-2-2
1938	BYU	4-3-1	Mountain States		3-2-1
1937	BYU	6-3	Rocky Mountain		5-2
1936	BYU	4-5	Rocky Mountain		4-4
1935	BYU	4-4	Rocky Mountain		3-4
1934	BYU	4-5	Rocky Mountain		3-5
1933	BYU	5-4	Rocky Mountain		5-3
1932	BYU	8-1	Rocky Mountain		5-1
1931	BYU	4-4	Rocky Mountain		2-3
1930	BYU	5-2-4	Rocky Mountain		4-1-1
1929	BYU	5-3	Rocky Mountain		4-2
1928	BYU	3-3-1	Rocky Mountain		1-3-1
1927	BYU	2-4-1	Rocky Mountain		2-4
1926	BYU	1-5-1	Rocky Mountain		1-4-1
1925	BYU	3-3	Rocky Mountain		3-3
1924	BYU	2-3-1	Rocky Mountain		1-3-1
1923	BYU	2-5	Rocky Mountain		1-5
1922	BYU	1-5	Rocky Mountain		1-5

Award winners

30 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2020	Brady Christensen	OL	Consensus All-American
2009	Dennis Pitta	TE	Consensus All-American
2001	Luke Staley	RB	Consensus All-American
2001	Luke Staley	RB	Doak Walker Award
1991	Ty Detmer	QB	Consensus All-American
1991	Ty Detmer	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1991	Ty Detmer	QB	Heisman Finalist
1990	Chris Smith	TE	Consensus All-American
1990	Ty Detmer	QB	Consensus All-American
1990	Ty Detmer	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1990	Ty Detmer	QB	Heisman Trophy★
1990	Ty Detmer	QB	Maxwell Award
1989	Mohammed Elewonibi	OL	Consensus All-American
1989	Mohammed Elewonibi	G	Outland Trophy
1986	Jason Buck	DL	Consensus All-American
1986	Jason Buck	DT	Outland Trophy
1985	Robbie Bosco	QB	Heisman Finalist
1984	LaVell Edwards	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1984	Robbie Bosco	QB	Heisman Finalist
1983	Gordon Hudson	TE	Consensus All-American
1983	Steve Young	QB	Consensus All-American
1983	Steve Young	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1983	Steve Young	QB	Heisman Finalist
1982	Gordon Hudson	TE	Consensus All-American
1981	Jim McMahon	QB	Consensus All-American
1981	Jim McMahon	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1981	Jim McMahon	QB	Heisman Finalist
1980	Nick Eyre	OL	Consensus All-American
1979	Marc Wilson	QB	Consensus All-American
1979	Marc Wilson	QB	Heisman Finalist