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1991 BYU

8–⁠3–⁠2 (7–⁠0–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1991, game by game: lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 28–44; lost at No. 23 UCLA 23–27; lost at No. 12 Penn State 7–33; won vs. Air Force 21–7; won vs. Utah State 38–12; won vs. UTEP 31–29; won vs. Hawai’i 35–18; won at New Mexico 41–23; won at Colorado State 40–17; won vs. Wyoming 56–31; tied at San Diego State 52–52; won vs. Utah 48–17; tied vs. No. 7 Iowa 13–13+31−26Lost 28–44 vs. No. 1 Florida State-16No. 1 Florida StateLost 23–27 at No. 23 UCLA-4No. 23 UCLALost 7–33 at No. 12 Penn State-26No. 12 Penn StateWon 21–7 vs. Air Force+14Air ForceWon 38–12 vs. Utah State+26Utah StateWon 31–29 vs. UTEP+2UTEPWon 35–18 vs. Hawai’i+17Hawai’iWon 41–23 at New Mexico+18New MexicoWon 40–17 at Colorado State+23Colorado StateWon 56–31 vs. Wyoming+25WyomingTied 52–52 at San Diego State0San Diego StateWon 48–17 vs. Utah+31UtahTied 13–13 vs. No. 7 Iowa0No. 7 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vs1Florida StateL 28–⁠4435%
Sep 7at23UCLAL 23–⁠2750%
Sep 21at12Penn StateL 7–⁠3331%
Sep 28vsAir ForceW 21–⁠752%
Oct 4vsUtah StateW 38–⁠1279%
Oct 12vsUTEPW 31–⁠2979%
Oct 19vsHawai’iW 35–⁠1869%
Oct 26atNew MexicoW 41–⁠2381%
Oct 31atColorado StateW 40–⁠1759%
Nov 9vsWyomingW 56–⁠3176%
Nov 16atSan Diego StateT 52–⁠5248%
Nov 23vsUtahW 48–⁠1777%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs7IowaHoliday BowlT 13–⁠1347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Iowa 13–⁠13 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 25
  3. Wk 12: 23
  4. Final: 23

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 1991.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteTy Detmer, third

Led the nationTy Detmer: passing yards (4,031 yds), total offense (4,001 yds), total offense per game (333.4)

Davey O’Brien AwardTy Detmer, QB

Consensus All-AmericanTy Detmer, QB

Record
8–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 19
Points
433–⁠323
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1664 +71 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 15 of 104; offense No. 7, defense No. 63
SRS
10.0 No. 22 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

1991 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠223
San Diego State6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠325
Utah4–⁠47–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠9

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