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champion<br />Holiday Bowl champion</div></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="width:100%;background-color: #fb0"><a href="/wiki/1981_Holiday_Bowl" title="1981 Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a>, W 38–36 vs. <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Ranking</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coaches</th><td class="infobox-data">No. 11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">AP</th><td class="infobox-data">No. 13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">11–2 (7–1 WAC)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td 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class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 13 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">BYU</a> $ </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="1981 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="1981 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1981 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1981 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_UTEP_Miners_football_team" title="1981 UTEP Miners football team">UTEP</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="1981 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1981 BYU Cougars football team</b> represented <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a> (BYU) in the <a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football season">1981 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>. The Cougars were led by 10th-year head coach <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards" title="LaVell Edwards">LaVell Edwards</a> and played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Cougar_Stadium_(Provo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cougar Stadium (Provo)">Cougar Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Provo,_Utah" title="Provo, Utah">Provo, Utah</a>. The team competed as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a>, winning their sixth consecutive conference title with a conference record of 7–1. BYU was invited to the <a href="/wiki/1981_Holiday_Bowl" title="1981 Holiday Bowl">1981 Holiday Bowl</a>, where they defeated <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a>. They were ranked 13th in the final <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> with an overall record of 11–2. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 5</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Long_Beach_State_49ers_football_team" title="1981 Long Beach State 49ers football team">Long Beach State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 16</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angel_Stadium" title="Angel Stadium">Anaheim Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, CA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 31–8</td><td style="text-align:center">20,953</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 12</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1981 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 15</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards_Stadium" title="LaVell Edwards Stadium">Cougar Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Provo,_Utah" title="Provo, Utah">Provo, UT</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 45–21</td><td style="text-align:center">38,712</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_UTEP_Miners_football_team" title="1981 UTEP Miners football team">UTEP</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Sun Bowl (stadium)">Sun Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, TX</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 65–8</td><td style="text-align:center">19,400</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Folsom_Field" title="Folsom Field">Folsom Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder, CO</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 41–20</td><td style="text-align:center">43,259</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Friday">October 2</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1981 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 10</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Cougar Stadium</li><li>Provo, UT (<a href="/wiki/BYU%E2%80%93Utah_State_football_rivalry" title="BYU–Utah State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 32–26</td><td style="text-align:center">41,129</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="1981 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Cougar Stadium</li><li>Provo, UT</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 41–45</td><td style="text-align:center">39,852</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1981 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 17</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Stadium" title="San Diego Stadium">Jack Murphy Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego, CA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–7</td><td style="text-align:center">41,727</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Stadium_(Laramie,_Wyoming)" title="War Memorial Stadium (Laramie, Wyoming)">War Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Laramie,_Wyoming" title="Laramie, Wyoming">Laramie, WY</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 20–33</td><td style="text-align:center">22,745</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="1981 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Cougar Stadium</li><li>Provo, UT</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 31–7</td><td style="text-align:center">36,343</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 7</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="1981 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Lubick_Field_at_Hughes_Stadium" title="Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium">Hughes Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado" title="Fort Collins, Colorado">Fort Collins, CO</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 63–14</td><td style="text-align:center">17,851</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 14</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 19 <a href="/wiki/1981_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Halawa,_Hawaii" title="Halawa, Hawaii">Halawa, HI</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 13–3</td><td style="text-align:center">45,355</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 21</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="1981 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 18</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Cougar Stadium</li><li>Provo, UT (<a href="/wiki/Holy_War_(BYU%E2%80%93Utah)" title="Holy War (BYU–Utah)">Holy War</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 56–28</td><td style="text-align:center">47,163</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Friday">December 18</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 20 <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="1981 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 14</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Jack Murphy Stadium</li><li>San Diego, CA (<a href="/wiki/1981_Holiday_Bowl" title="1981 Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–36</td><td style="text-align:center">52,419</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#003DA5;color:#FFFFFF;">1981 BYU Cougars football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#003DA5;color:#FFFFFF;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>6</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bosco, Robbie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Bosco" title="Robbie Bosco">Robbie Bosco</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hansen, Bruce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hansen_(American_football)" title="Bruce Hansen (American football)">Bruce Hansen</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>95</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hudson, Gordon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hudson" title="Gordon Hudson">Gordon Hudson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kozlowski, Glen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Glen_Kozlowski" title="Glen Kozlowski">Glen Kozlowski</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !">RFr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>9</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McMahon, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="8.0 !">RSr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>50</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Oates, Bart"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bart_Oates" title="Bart Oates">Bart Oates</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/12px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/18px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/24px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> <span data-sort-value="3.5 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>23</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Sikahema, Vai"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vai_Sikahema" title="Vai Sikahema">Vai Sikahema</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>8</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Young, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Steve Young</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>78</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Ehin, Chuck"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Ehin" title="Chuck Ehin">Chuck Ehin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>92</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Herrmann, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Herrmann_(defensive_end)" title="Jim Herrmann (defensive end)">Jim Herrmann</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Holmoe, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Holmoe" title="Tom Holmoe">Tom Holmoe</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>77</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Morgan, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mike Morgan</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Shell, Todd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Shell" title="Todd Shell">Todd Shell</a></span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>59</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Whittingham, Kyle"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Whittingham" title="Kyle Whittingham">Kyle Whittingham</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gunther, Kurt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kurt Gunther</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>10</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Lee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Johnson_(punter)" title="Lee Johnson (punter)">Lee Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards" title="LaVell Edwards">LaVell Edwards</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Coordinators/assistant coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Paronto" title="Jim Paronto">Jim Paronto</a><br /><small>(Graduate assistant)</small></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/23px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/30px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Redshirt</li></ul> <hr /> <p><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://byucougars.com/roster/football/1981">Roster</a></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_Long_Beach_State">At Long Beach State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: At Long Beach State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#003DA5;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center"><b>#16 BYU Cougars (0–0) at Long Beach State 49ers (0–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football" title="BYU Cougars football">BYU</a></b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1981_Long_Beach_State_49ers_football_team" title="1981 Long Beach State 49ers football team">Long Beach St</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>8</td><td><b>8</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Stadium">Anaheim Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, California</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 5, 1981</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 20,953</li><li><b>TV</b>: ESPN</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=396">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfgeipp2axE">Full game</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqmXJYak_Y">BYU highlights</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team</th> <th scope="col">Category</th> <th scope="col">Player</th> <th scope="col">Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center;">BYU </th> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a></td> <td>28/45, 403 Yds, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Scott Pettis</td> <td>5 Rush, 37 Yds,TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Dan Plater</td> <td>8 Rec, 99 Yds </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;; text-align:center;">Long Beach St </th> <td>Passing</td> <td>Angelo Gasca</td> <td>11/24, 73 Yds, 3 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>Tim Gross</td> <td>14 Rush, 40 Yds </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Louis Leidelmeyer</td> <td>2 Rec, 43 Yds </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">BYU </th> <th scope="col">LBS </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BYU </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Scott Pettis 10-yard touchdown run, Kurt Gunther kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BYU </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Interception returned 12 yards for touchdown by <a href="/wiki/Todd_Shell" title="Todd Shell">Todd Shell</a>, Kurt Gunther kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BYU </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">32-yard field goal by Kurt Gunther </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BYU </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Waymon Hamilton 2-yard touchdown run, Kurt Gunther kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BYU </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Blocked punt recovered in end zone for touchdown by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Holmoe" title="Tom Holmoe">Tom Holmoe</a>, Kurt Gunther kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">31 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Long Beach St </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Darryl Stokes 11-yard touchdown reception from Doug Disney, 2-point run good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">31 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">31 </th> <th scope="row">8 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Force">Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Air Force</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">21</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• BYU</td> <td>10</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td>14</td> <td><b>45</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 12</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cougar_Stadium_(Provo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cougar Stadium (Provo)">Cougar Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Provo,_Utah" title="Provo, Utah">Provo, Utah</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 38,712</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; 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style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 1 yard run (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 17–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">AFA</span></td><td>Kirby 75 yard punt return (Pavlich kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 17–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Kozlowski" title="Glen Kozlowski">Kozlowski</a> 12 yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 24–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 4 yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 31–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">AFA</span></td><td>Sundquist 1 yard run (Pavlich kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 31–14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">AFA</span></td><td>James 13 yard run (Pavlich kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 31–21</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 12 yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 38–21</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Vai_Sikahema" title="Vai Sikahema">Sikahema</a> 8 yard run (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 45–21</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_UTEP">At UTEP</h3><span 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<b>BYU</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td>10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">41</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Colorado</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>6</td><td>14</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 26</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Folsom_Field" title="Folsom Field">Folsom Field</a> • <a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder, Colorado</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 43,259</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Plater 44-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Pettis 7-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 14-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Gunther 40-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 17-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Kozlowski 3-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 24-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">COL</span></td><td>James 33-yard pass from Essington (pass failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 24-6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hudson 11-yard pass from Young (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 31-6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">COL</span></td><td>Rouson 7-yard run (pass failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 31-12</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Plater 22-yard pass from Young (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 38-12</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Gunther 32-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 41-12</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">COL</span></td><td>Beebe 1-yard pass from Essington (Johnson pass from Essington)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 41-20</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utah_State">Utah State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Utah State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; 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padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">USU</span></td><td>Jones 8-yard pass from Canales (Money kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah St 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Pettis 6-yard run (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 7-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">USU</span></td><td>McPherson 4-yard pass from Canales (Money kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah St 14-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 1-yard run (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah St 14-13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">USU</span></td><td>McPherson 5-yard pass from Canales (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah St 20-13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Collie 8-yard pass from Young (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 20-20</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">USU</span></td><td>Turner 6-yard run (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah St 26-20</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 42-yard run (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 26-26</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Shell 19-yard interception return (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 32-26</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UNLV">UNLV</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: UNLV"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Empty_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#003DA5;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003DA5, inset -2px -2px 0 #003DA5;; text-align:center"><b>#13 BYU Cougars (6–1) at Wyoming Cowboys (4–2)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football" title="BYU Cougars football">BYU</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>6</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/1981_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a></b></td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td><td>12</td><td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Stadium_(Wyoming)" class="mw-redirect" title="War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming)">War Memorial Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laramie,_Wyoming" title="Laramie, Wyoming">Laramie, Wyoming</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: October 24, 1981</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Snow, 32 °F (0 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 22,745</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=389">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output 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<p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>WYO – James Williams 81-yard pass from Phil Davis (two-point conversion failed). <i>Wyoming 27–14.</i></li> <li>WYO – Phil Davis 28-yard run (two-point conversion failed). <i>Wyoming 33–14.</i></li> <li>BYU – David Mills 5-yard pass from Jim McMahon (kick failed). <i>Wyoming 33–20.</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BYU – <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a> – 29/47, 393 yards, 2 TD, INT</li> <li>WYO – Phil Davis – 5/11, 124 yards, TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BYU – Scott Pettis – 9 rushes, 58 yards</li> <li>WYO – Phil Davis – 16 rushes, 140 yards, 3 TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>BYU – Scott Collie – 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD</li> <li>WYO – James Williams – 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <style 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title="LaVell Edwards">LaVell Edwards</a>, following the loss</cite></div> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Mexico">New Mexico</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: New Mexico"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Empty_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>BYU</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">13</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Hawaii</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td><b>3</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 16</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Gunther 19-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 3-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Gunther 45-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 6-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Balholm recovered fumble in end zone (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 13-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">HAW</span></td><td>Larsen 40-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 13-3</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utah">Utah</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Utah"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Utah at #18 BYU </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Utah</td> <td>10</td> <td>11</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">28</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>BYU</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td><td>14</td><td>7</td> <td><b>56</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> Saturday, November 21</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cougar_Stadium_(Provo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cougar Stadium (Provo)">Cougar Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Provo,_Utah" title="Provo, Utah">Provo, Utah</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 47,163</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZLRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6695%2C5791302">Eugene Register-Guard</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UTAH</span></td><td>Rodgers 87-yard run (Alvarez kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Pettis 6-yard run (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tied 7-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UTAH</span></td><td>Alvarez 43-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Utah 10-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hudson 8-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 14-10</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UTAH</span></td><td>Alvarez 27-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 14-13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 1-yard run (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 21-13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Mills 6-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 28-13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>McKee 18-yard interception return (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 35-13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UTAH</span></td><td>Rodgers 1-yard run (Ferguson to Rodgers pass)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 35-21</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UTAH</span></td><td>Rodgers 8-yard run (Alvarez kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 35-28</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hamilton 1-yard run (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 42-28</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Plater 27-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 49-28</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU</span></td><td>Hudson 37-yard pass from McMahon (Gunther kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">BYU 56-28</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a> 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title="1982 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_BYU_Cougars_football_team&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sammy Baugh Trophy">Sammy Baugh Trophy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Davey_O%27Brien_Award" title="Davey O'Brien 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title="BYU Cougars football"><span style="color:white">BYU Cougars football</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:white;;width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards_Stadium" title="LaVell Edwards Stadium">LaVell Edwards Stadium</a> (1964–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:white;;width:1%">Bowls & rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football#Bowl_games" title="BYU Cougars football">Bowl games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU%E2%80%93Utah_rivalry" title="BYU–Utah rivalry">Utah</a>: <a href="/wiki/Holy_War_(BYU%E2%80%93Utah)" title="Holy War (BYU–Utah)">Holy War</a> (<a href="/wiki/Beehive_Boot" title="Beehive Boot">Beehive Boot</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU%E2%80%93Utah_State_football_rivalry" title="BYU–Utah State football rivalry">Utah State</a> (<a href="/wiki/Beehive_Boot" title="Beehive Boot">Beehive Boot</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Old_Wagon_Wheel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Old Wagon Wheel">The Old Wagon Wheel</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:white;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cosmo_the_Cougar" title="Cosmo the Cougar">Cosmo the Cougar</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cougar_Song" title="The Cougar Song">The Cougar Song</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougar_Marching_Band" class="mw-redirect" title="BYU Cougar Marching Band">BYU Cougar Marching Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_BYU_vs._Coastal_Carolina_football_game" title="2020 BYU vs. Coastal Carolina football game">Mormons vs. Mullets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:white;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_BYU_Cougars_head_football_coaches" title="List of BYU Cougars head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_BYU_Cougars_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of BYU Cougars in the NFL draft">NFL draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football_statistical_leaders" title="BYU Cougars football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_BYU_Cougars_football_seasons" title="List of BYU Cougars football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1922_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1922 BYU Cougars football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1923 BYU Cougars football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1924 BYU Cougars football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1925 BYU Cougars football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1926 BYU Cougars football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1927 BYU Cougars football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1928 BYU Cougars football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1929 BYU Cougars football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1930 BYU Cougars football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1931 BYU Cougars football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1932 BYU Cougars football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1933 BYU Cougars football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1934 BYU Cougars football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1935 BYU Cougars football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1936 BYU Cougars football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1937 BYU Cougars football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1938 BYU Cougars football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1939 BYU Cougars football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1940 BYU Cougars football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1941 BYU Cougars football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1942 BYU Cougars football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943–1945</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1946 BYU Cougars football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1947 BYU Cougars football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1948 BYU Cougars football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1949 BYU Cougars football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1950 BYU Cougars football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1951 BYU Cougars football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1952 BYU Cougars football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1953 BYU Cougars football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1954 BYU Cougars football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1955 BYU Cougars football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1956 BYU Cougars football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1957 BYU Cougars football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1958 BYU Cougars football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1959 BYU Cougars football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1960 BYU Cougars football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1961 BYU Cougars football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1962 BYU Cougars football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1963 BYU Cougars football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1964 BYU Cougars football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1965 BYU Cougars football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1966 BYU Cougars football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1967 BYU Cougars football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1968 BYU Cougars football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1969 BYU Cougars football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1970 BYU Cougars football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1971 BYU Cougars football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1972 BYU Cougars football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1973 BYU Cougars football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1974 BYU Cougars football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1975 BYU Cougars football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1976 BYU Cougars football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1977 BYU Cougars football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1978 BYU Cougars football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1979 BYU Cougars football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1980 BYU Cougars football team">1980</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1982 BYU Cougars football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1983 BYU Cougars football team">1983</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1984_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1984 BYU Cougars football team">1984</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1985 BYU Cougars football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1986 BYU Cougars football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1987 BYU Cougars football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1988 BYU Cougars football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1989 BYU Cougars football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1990 BYU Cougars football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1991 BYU Cougars football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1992 BYU Cougars football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1993 BYU Cougars football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1994 BYU Cougars football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1995 BYU Cougars football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1996 BYU Cougars football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1997 BYU Cougars football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1998 BYU Cougars football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1999 BYU Cougars football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2000 BYU Cougars football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2001 BYU Cougars football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 BYU Cougars football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2003 BYU Cougars football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2004 BYU Cougars football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2005 BYU Cougars football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2006 BYU Cougars football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2007 BYU Cougars football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2008 BYU Cougars football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2009 BYU Cougars football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2010 BYU Cougars football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2011 BYU Cougars football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2012 BYU Cougars football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2013 BYU Cougars football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 BYU Cougars football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2015 BYU Cougars football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2016 BYU Cougars football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2017 BYU Cougars football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2018 BYU Cougars football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2019 BYU Cougars football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2020 BYU Cougars football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2021 BYU Cougars football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2022 BYU Cougars football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2023 BYU Cougars football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2024 BYU Cougars football team">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#003DA5;color:white;"><div>National championship seasons in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="1962 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1963 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="1964 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/1964_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="1964 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a> & <a href="/wiki/1964_Utah_Utes_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1965 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1969 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="1973 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> & <a href="/wiki/1973_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1974 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1976 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> & <a href="/wiki/1976_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1976 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> & <a href="/wiki/1977_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1977 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1978 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1979 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1980 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BYU</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1982 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1983 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1984 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a></b> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1985 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> & <a href="/wiki/1985_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1985 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="1986 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1989 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1990 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1991 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1992 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> & <a href="/wiki/1992_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="1992 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1993 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> & <a href="/wiki/1993_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="1994 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1995 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1995 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="1995 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> & <a href="/wiki/1995_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="1995 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1996 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="1997 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1998 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> & <a href="/wiki/1999_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> & <a href="/wiki/2000_UTEP_Miners_football_team" title="2000 UTEP Miners football team">UTEP</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2001 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2002 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2003 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2004 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2005 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2005_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2006 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2007 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2008 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2009 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2010 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2010 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> & <a href="/wiki/2010_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2012 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> (2012)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#98002E;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #D9D4CC, inset -2px -2px 0 #D9D4CC;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">I-AA/FCS</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_Sam_Houston_Bearkats_football_team" title="2021 Sam Houston Bearkats football team">Sam Houston</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_football_team" title="2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team">Abilene Christian</a> & <a href="/wiki/2022_Stephen_F._Austin_Lumberjacks_football_team" title="2022 Stephen F. 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