1979 BYU Cougars football team

The 1979 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the conference title for the fourth consecutive year with a conference record of 70. BYU finished the regular season with an undefeated record of 110. BYU was invited to the 1979 Holiday Bowl, where they lost to Indiana. They were ranked 13th in the final AP Poll and 12th in the final Coaches Poll.

1979 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 37–38 vs. Indiana
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Scovil (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorFred Whittingham (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
Utah 5 2 06 6 0
San Diego State 4 2 08 3 0
Hawaii 3 3 06 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 06 6 0
Colorado State 3 4 04 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 04 8 0
UTEP 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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