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1988 BYU

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1988, game by game: lost at Wyoming 14–24; won vs. No. 19 Texas 47–6; won vs. UTEP 31–27; won vs. Utah State 38–3; won vs. Colorado State 42–7; won vs. TCU 31–18; won at Hawai’i 24–23; won vs. New Mexico 65–0; lost at San Diego State 15–27; won at Air Force 49–31; lost at Utah 28–57; lost at No. 2 Miami 17–41; won vs. Colorado 20–17+65−29Lost 14–24 at Wyoming-10WyomingWon 47–6 vs. No. 19 Texas+41No. 19 TexasWon 31–27 vs. UTEP+4UTEPWon 38–3 vs. Utah State+35Utah StateWon 42–7 vs. Colorado State+35Colorado StateWon 31–18 vs. TCU+13TCUWon 24–23 at Hawai’i+1Hawai’iWon 65–0 vs. New Mexico+65New MexicoLost 15–27 at San Diego State-12San Diego StateWon 49–31 at Air Force+18Air ForceLost 28–57 at Utah-29UtahLost 17–41 at No. 2 Miami-24No. 2 MiamiWon 20–17 vs. Colorado+3Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atWyomingL 14–⁠2441%
Sep 8vs19TexasW 47–⁠659%
Sep 17vsUTEPW 31–⁠2769%
Sep 30vsUtah StateW 38–⁠378%
Oct 8vsColorado StateW 42–⁠785%
Oct 15vsTCUW 31–⁠1871%
Oct 22atHawai’iW 24–⁠2357%
Oct 29vsNew MexicoW 65–⁠092%
Nov 5atSan Diego StateL 15–⁠2777%
Nov 12atAir ForceW 49–⁠3149%
Nov 19atUtahL 28–⁠5765%
Dec 3at2MiamiL 17–⁠4115%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsColoradoFreedom BowlW 20–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 20–⁠17 in the Freedom Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 20

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
421–⁠281
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1582 +16 this season
SP+ rating
11.2 No. 29 of 102; offense No. 17, defense No. 57
SRS
7.2 No. 32 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 3John Hunter OTMinnesota Vikings

1988 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming8–⁠011–⁠2
UTEP6–⁠210–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
BYU5–⁠39–⁠4
Utah4–⁠46–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠55–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠53–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠72–⁠10
Colorado State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.