1988 BYU Cougars football team American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| at Wyoming | | | L 14–24 | 28,847[2] |
| No. 19 Texas* | | | W 47–6 | 64,249 |
September 17 | UTEP | | | W 31–27 | 64,099 |
| Utah State* | | | W 38–3 | 65,702 |
October 8 | Colorado State | | | W 42–7 | 65,281 |
October 15 | TCU* | | | W 31–18 | 64,103 |
October 22 | at Hawaii | | | W 24–23 | 50,000 |
October 29 | New Mexico | | | W 65–0 | 63,424 |
November 5 | at San Diego State | No. 20 | | L 15–27 | 21,825 |
November 12 | at Air Force | | | W 49–31 | 40,218 |
November 19 | at Utah | | | L 28–57 | 34,216 |
December 3 | at No. 2 Miami (FL)* | | | L 17–41 | 59,367 |
| vs. Colorado* | | | W 20–17 | 35,941 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1988 BYU Cougars football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Texas
Game information
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First quarter
- BYU – Bryce Doman 89-yard pass from Sean Covey (Earl Kauffman kick), 11:30. BYU 7–0.
- BYU – Earl Kauffman 31-yard field goal, 7:41. BYU 10–0.
- UT – Wayne Clements 41-yard field goal, 1:35. BYU 10–3.
Second quarter
- BYU – Chuck Cutler 52-yard pass from Sean Covey (Earl Kauffman kick), 14:18. BYU 17–3.
- BYU – Earl Kauffman 51-yard field goal, 12:38. BYU 20–3.
- UT – Wayne Clements 55-yard field goal, 10:47. BYU 20–6.
Third quarter
- BYU – Rodney Rice 70-yard interception return (Earl Kauffman kick), 2:16. BYU 27–6.
Fourth quarter
- BYU – Fred Whittingham 20-yard run (Earl Kauffman kick), 10:03. BYU 34–6.
- BYU – Chuck Cutler 20-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Earl Kauffman kick), 6:59. BYU 41–6.
- BYU – Eric Mortensen 17-yard run (kick failed), 4:54. BYU 47–6.
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- Top passers
- UT – Shannon Kelley – 11/32, 137 yards, 2 INT
- BYU – Sean Covey – 14/38, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- UT – Darron Norris – 14 rushes, 49 yards
- BYU – Fred Whittingham – 7 rushes, 63 yards
- Top receivers
- UT – Tony Jones – 6 receptions, 107 yards
- BYU – Bryce Doman – 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD
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At Air Force
Game information
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First quarter
- AFA – Steve Yarborough 44-yard field goal. Air Force 3–0.
- AFA – Greg Johnson 3-yard run (Steve Yarborough kick). Air Force 10–0.
- BYU – Fred Whittingham 3-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). Air Force 10–7.
Second quarter
- BYU – Sean Covey 1-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 14–10.
- AFA – Dee Dowis 4-yard run (Steve Yarborough kick). Air Force 17–14.
- BYU – Tyler Anderson 41-yard pass from Sean Covey (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 21–17.
Third quarter
- BYU – Matt Bellini 21-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 28–17.
- AFA – Dee Dowis 6-yard run (run failed). BYU 28–23.
- AFA – Dee Dowis 15-yard run (run good). Air Force 31–28.
- BYU – Tony Crutchfield 79-yard kickoff return. BYU 35–31.
Fourth quarter
- BYU – Sean Covey 2-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 42–31.
- BYU – Mike Salido 5-yard run (Jason Chaffetz kick). BYU 49–31.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- BYU – Matt Bellini – 21 rushes, 138 yards, TD
- AFA – Greg Johnson – 15 rushes, 112 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- BYU – Mike Salido – 4 receptions, 47 yards
- AFA – Albert Booker – 2 receptions, 58 yards
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