BYU Cougars football
| BYU Cougars football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1922; 104 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Brian Santiago | ||
| Head coach | Kalani Sitake 9th season, 84–45 (.651) | ||
| Location | Provo, Utah | ||
| Stadium | LaVell Edwards Stadium (capacity: 62,073) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Colors | Blue and white | ||
| All-time record | 633–448–27 (.583) | ||
| Bowl record | 19–22–1 (.464) | ||
| National championships | |||
| Claimed | 1984 | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| WAC: 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 Mountain West: 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| WAC Mountain: 1996 WAC Pacific: 1998 | |||
| Heisman winners | Ty Detmer – 1990 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 14 | ||
| Rivalries | Utah (Holy War) Utah State (The Old Wagon Wheel) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
| Fight song | The Cougar Song | ||
| Mascot | Cosmo the Cougar | ||
| Marching band | The Power of the Wasatch | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | byucougars.com | ||
The BYU Cougars football team is the college football program representing Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. The Cougars began collegiate football competition in 1922, and have won 23 conference championships and one national championship in 1984.
The team has competed in several different athletic conferences during its history, from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2022, they competed as an FBS Independent. On September 10, 2021, the Big 12 Conference unanimously accepted BYU's application to the conference. BYU officially joined the Big 12 on July 1, 2023.
The team plays home games at the 62,073 seat LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after head coach LaVell Edwards who won 19 conference championships, seven bowl games, and one national championship (1984) while coaching at BYU.