2008 BYU Cougars football team

2008 BYU Cougars football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 21–31 vs. Arizona
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 25
Record10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJaime Hill (1st season)
Base defense3–4[1]
CaptainTravis Bright
Max Hall
Jan Jorgensen
David Nixon
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Utah $   8 0     13 0  
No. 7 TCU   7 1     11 2  
No. 25 BYU   6 2     10 3  
Air Force   5 3     8 5  
Colorado State   4 4     7 6  
UNLV   2 6     5 7  
New Mexico   2 6     4 8  
Wyoming   1 7     4 8  
San Diego State   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Prior to the 2008 season, BYU had won consecutive Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship titles without losing a conference game. It had also finished with an 11-2 overall record for consecutive seasons. The Cougars have won four MWC championships since the league began in 1999 (Co-Champions with CSU and Utah in 1999, and sole Champions in 2001, 2006 and 2007), and 23 conference titles overall. BYU ended last season ranked 14th in the nation in the major polls, one of its best finishes in the last two decades.

BYU was selected to win the MWC according to the conference's annual media poll.[2]

The Cougars made their fourth consecutive post-season appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, losing to the Arizona Wildcats Football 31-21. BYU beat the Oregon Ducks in 2006 and the UCLA Bruins in 2007. BYU lost to the California Golden Bears in the 2005 game.

BYU played its home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its former coach, LaVell Edwards.

  1. ^ Ellsworth, Jon (September 24, 2008). "BYU's Winning Formula, Part 1". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ www.byucougars.com - Cougars Picked to Win MWC