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The BYU Cougars college football team represents Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). The Cougars competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 14 head coaches since it began play during the 1922 season. Since December 2015, Kalani Sitake has served as head coach at BYU. [1]
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The school's first football team won the regional championship in 1896. BYU traces its football roots back to the late 19th century. Benjamin Cluff became the third principal of Brigham Young Academy (the precursor to BYU) in 1892 (the school was converted into a university in 1903) and was influenced by his collegiate studies at the University of Michigan to bring athletic competition to ...
Sarkisian went 7-4 as a starter in 1995 before leading BYU to a 14-1 season in 1996 (the first 14-win season in the history of modern college football, post-1935).
The 2025 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by tenth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium .
Mendenhall spent the 2024 season as the head coach at New Mexico after spending the 2022 and 2023 seasons out of college football. "Bronco is one of the most experienced coaches in college football.
After returning and redshirting in 1997, Sitake was a three-year starter at fullback for BYU from 1998 to 2000 under hall of fame coach LaVell Edwards. He was named BYU's Football Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1998, helped BYU to the first Mountain West Conference championship in 1999, and earned BYU's Impact Player of the Year in 1999.
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches # AP °; Alvin Twitchell (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1922–1924): 1922: Alvin Twitchell: 1–5: 1–5: 8th: 1923: Alvin Twitchell