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 →

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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result
August 29	No. 1 Florida State*	No. 19	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	Raycom	L 28–44
September 7	at No. 23 UCLA*	No. 25	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 23–27
September 21	at No. 12 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 7–33
September 28	Air Force		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 21–7
October 4	Utah State*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 38–12
October 12	UTEP		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 31–29
October 19	Hawaii		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 35–18
October 26	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 41–23
October 31	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN	W 40–17
November 9	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 56–31
November 16	at San Diego State	No. 23	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	T 52–52
November 23	Utah		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)		W 48–17
December 30	vs. No. 7 Iowa*		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	T 13–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`57`	John Ashman	Sr
OT	`71`	Scott Brumfield	Jr
RB	`43`	Scott Charlton	Sr
QB	`14`	Ty Detmer	Sr
OT	`63`	Kent Griffith	Sr
C	`79`	Mike Jenkins	Sr
WR	`87`	Micah Matsuzaki	Jr
WR	`42`	Tim Nowatzke	Fr
G	`68`	Mao Pili	Sr
TE	`89`	Matt Zundel	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`20`	Josh Arnold	Sr
LB	`45`	Rocky Biegel	Sr
DB	`5`	Derwin Gray	Jr
DT	`98`	Brad Hunter	Jr
DT	`94`	Chad Moffat	Sr
DT	`99`	Greg Pitts	Fr
DB	`22`	Paul Pitts	Sr
LB	`48`	Kendall Purcell	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

LaVell Edwards

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Robert Anae
(Graduate assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Florida State

At UCLA

At Penn State

Iowa (Holiday Bowl)

#7 Iowa vs. BYU

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

Date: December 30
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game attendance: 60,646
TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Physioc and Gary Danielson

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Awards and honors

Ty Detmer – Davey O'Brien Award, Consensus First-team All-American, 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting

1992 NFL Draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
9	230	Ty Detmer	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers

References

^ "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.

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[1] "Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[2] "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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1991 BYU Cougars football team

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Florida State

At UCLA

At Penn State

Iowa (Holiday Bowl)

Awards and honors

1992 NFL Draft

References

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