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The 1987 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing in second with a record of 9–4 (7–1 WAC). BYU was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they were defeated by Virginia. The Cougars also participated in a rare college football game played outside the United States, in a regular season finale against Colorado State played in Melbourne, Australia. The game was promoted as the "Melbourne Bowl" but was met with weak enthusiasm in Australia.

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  • The 1987 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing in second with a record of 9–4 (7–1 WAC). BYU was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they were defeated by Virginia. The Cougars also participated in a rare college football game played outside the United States, in a regular season finale against Colorado State played in Melbourne, Australia. The game was promoted as the "Melbourne Bowl" but was met with weak enthusiasm in Australia. (en)
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  • First quarter *UT – Bret Stafford 1-yard run , 8:43. Texas 7–0. Second quarter *BYU – David Miles 21-yard pass from Bob Jensen , 14:54. Tie 7–7. *BYU – Chuck Cutler 27-yard pass from Bob Jensen , 1:38. BYU 14–7. *UT – Wayne Clements 46-yard field goal, 0:00. BYU 14–10. Third quarter *BYU – Safety, Richard Hobbs blocked punt through end zone, 13:13. BYU 16–10. *BYU – Leonard Chitty 33-yard field goal, 4:26. BYU 19–10. *BYU – Leonard Chitty 33-yard field goal, 2:25. BYU 22–10. Fourth quarter *UT – Darron Norris 3-yard run , 1:06. BYU 22–17. (en)
  • First quarter *AFA – Steve Yarborough 32-yard field goal. Air Force 3–0. *AFA – Anthony Roberson 3-yard run . Air Force 10–0. Second quarter *BYU – Mike O'Brien 3-yard run . Air Force 10–7. *BYU – Fred Whittingham 5-yard pass from Sean Covey . BYU 14–10. Third quarter *BYU – Leonard Chitty 26-yard field goal. BYU 17–10. *BYU – Mike O'Brien 2-yard run . BYU 24–10. *AFA – Steve Yarborough 32-yard field goal. BYU 24–13. Fourth quarter *No scoring (en)
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  • ;Top passers *AFA – Dee Dowis – 2/7, 25 yards, 3 INT *BYU – Sean Covey – 18/29, 294 yards, TD ;Top rushers *AFA – Quinton Roberts – 15 rushes, 85 yards *BYU – Mike O'Brien – 16 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers *AFA – Tyler Barth – 1 reception, 13 yards *BYU – Rich Zayas – 3 receptions, 118 yards (en)
  • ;Top passers *BYU – Bob Jensen – 16/35, 199 yards, 2 TD, INT *UT – Bret Stafford – 12/26, 107 yards, 3 INT ;Top rushers *BYU – Peter Tuipulotu – 6 rushes, 16 yards *UT – Darron Norris – 8 rushes, 85 yards, TD ;Top receivers *BYU – Chuck Cutler – 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD *UT – Tony Jones – 5 receptions, 61 yards (en)
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  • The 1987 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference, finishing in second with a record of 9–4 (7–1 WAC). BYU was invited to the All-American Bowl, where they were defeated by Virginia. The Cougars also participated in a rare college football game played outside the United States, in a regular season finale against Colorado State played in Melbourne, Australia. The game was promoted as the "Melbourne Bowl" but was met with weak enthusiasm in Australia. (en)
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