BYU Cougars

The BYU Cougars were 6-5 in 1997.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 11/22	vs	UTAH	L 14-20
Sat 11/15	@	UNM	L 28-38
Sat 11/8	vs	TLSA	W 49-39
Sat 11/1	@	UTEP	L 3-14
Sat 10/25	vs	TCU	W 31-10

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,767

Feterik

RUSH YDS

1,004

McKenzie

REC YDS

931

Cahoon

1997 WAC Standings

TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
New Mexico	6-2	9-4
Rice	5-3	7-4
BYU	4-4	6-5
SMU	5-3	6-5
Utah	5-3	6-5

Latest BYU Cougars News

Bear Bachmeier powers No. 8 BYU past Iowa State, 24-10

Oct 10, 2026
No. 8 BYU tries to be 1st to 3-0 in Big 12 play and No. 12 Utah goes for 11th win in a row

Oct 8, 2026
Texas Tech returns to CFP bracket based on AP Top 25 and BYU would get home field for opener

Oct 4, 2026
Bear Bachmeier runs for 2 TDs as No. 10 BYU overcomes loss of LJ Martin to beat TCU 17-10

Oct 4, 2026
BYU running back LJ Martin sidelined for No. 10 Cougars after injury in 1st half of win at TCU

Oct 4, 2026

1997 Stats

See stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG
Team	11	250	3,692	714	5.2	1,192	389	3.1	2,500	325	7.7
Team Rank		69th	78th	102nd	62nd	98th	88th	94th	42nd	62nd	34th
Opponent	11	254	3,938		5.3	1,808	470	3.8	2,130	272	7.8
Opponent Rank		46th	47th		65th	61st	69th	58th	36th	16th	80th
Net		-4	-246	+714	-0.1	-616	-81	-0.8	+370	+53	-0.1
Net Rank		63rd	68th	102nd	62nd	87th	89th	81st	32nd	28th	61st

More CFB News

Cardae Mack runs for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns, Arizona State grinds out 30-12- win over Hawaii

Oct 11, 2026

Dylan Riley leads No. 23 Boise State past Fresno State, 38-31

Oct 11, 2026

Fame Ijeboi powers Purdue past Minnesota, 41-13

Oct 11, 2026

Wayshawn Parker runs for 171 yards and 2 TDs to lead No. 12 Utah past Kansas

Oct 11, 2026

Coleman, Evans lead James Madison to bowl eligibility with 27-24 win over Georgia Southern

Oct 11, 2026

Jayden Maiava leads No. 19 USC past Penn State 31-23

Oct 11, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	1	.833
2	Georgia	6	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	1	.800
4	Florida	4	2	.667
5	Kentucky	5	1	.833
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	LSU	4	2	.667
9	Missouri	5	1	.833
10	Tennessee	5	1	.833
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
13	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
14	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
15	Arkansas	2	4	.333
16	South Carolina	3	3	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Fresno State	4	2	.667
3	Oregon State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	5	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	UCF	3	3	.500
10	Arizona State	3	2	.600
11	Iowa State	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Kansas	2	3	.400
14	West Virginia	3	3	.500
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Toledo	4	2	.667
3	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
4	Ohio	4	2	.667
5	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
6	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
7	UMass	4	2	.667
8	Kent State	2	4	.333
9	Buffalo	3	3	.500
10	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	1	.833
3	UCLA	5	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	2	.667
5	Ohio State	5	1	.833
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	2	.600
8	Iowa	5	1	.833
9	USC	6	1	.857
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Purdue	3	3	.500
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	3	.500
14	Illinois	3	3	.500
15	Maryland	2	4	.333
16	Michigan State	2	4	.333
17	Rutgers	1	4	.200
18	Washington	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
3	Duke	4	1	.800
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Virginia	4	2	.667
8	NC State	3	3	.500
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
11	California	3	3	.500
12	Florida State	3	3	.500
13	Stanford	2	4	.333
14	North Carolina	3	2	.600
15	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
16	Syracuse	2	3	.400
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
3	Memphis	5	1	.833
4	North Texas	4	2	.667
5	UAB	3	3	.500
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	Temple	2	4	.333
8	South Florida	4	2	.667
9	East Carolina	3	2	.600
10	Tulane	2	3	.400
11	Tulsa	3	3	.500
12	Rice	1	5	.167
13	Charlotte	0	6	.000
14	Navy	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana	4	2	.667
5	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
8	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
9	Marshall	3	3	.500
10	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
11	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	4	2	.667
4	Wyoming	3	3	.500
5	Air Force	4	1	.800
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
8	Nevada	2	3	.400
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167