BYU Cougars
| BYU Cougars | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Brigham Young University |
| Conference | West Coast Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference |
| NCAA | Division I / FBS |
| Athletic director | Tom Holmoe |
| Location | Provo, Utah |
| Varsity teams | 21 (10 men's and 11 women's) |
| Football stadium | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Marriott Center |
| Baseball stadium | Larry H. Miller Field |
| Softball stadium | Gail Miller Field |
| Soccer stadium | South Field |
| Other arenas | Smith Fieldhouse Clarence F. Robison Track |
| Mascot | Cosmo the Cougar |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Fight song | "The Cougar Song" |
| Colors | Blue and White[1] |
| Website | www.byucougars.com |
The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), a major university located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams.[2] They are a member of the West Coast Conference for most sports. Other sports compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation[3] and as independents.[4] They were a member of the Mountain West Conference from 1999 to 2011 and before the formation of the MWC, the Cougars competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference.
Contents
1 History
2 Sports sponsored
2.1 Baseball
2.2 Men's basketball
2.3 Women's basketball
2.4 Men's cross country
2.5 Women's cross country
2.6 Football
2.7 Men's golf
2.8 Women's golf
2.9 Gymnastics
2.10 Softball
2.11 Women's soccer
2.12 Swimming
2.13 Track and field
2.14 Men's volleyball
2.15 Women's volleyball
3 Extramural and recognized sports
3.1 Men's lacrosse
3.2 Women's lacrosse
3.3 Racquetball
3.4 Men's rugby
3.5 Women's rugby
3.6 Men's soccer
3.7 Ice hockey
4 Former programs
5 Budget
6 National championships
7 Notable former athletes
7.1 Baseball
7.2 Basketball
7.3 Football
7.4 Track and field
7.5 Other sports
8 See also
9 Notes
10 External links
History
All teams are named the "Cougars", a name that was first introduced by Eugene L. Roberts in the 1920s, initially only applied to the football team. In 1924, live cougar kittens named Cleo and Tarbo were brought to BYU and used as its mascots. In 1930, Tarbo died and Cleo was sent to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.[5] By the 1950s all sports teams were known as the Cougars and it was decided that having a person in a costume was a better mascot form than live animals. The athletics mascot, Cosmo the Cougar, was created by Dwayne Stevenson, and made his first appearance before BYU fans on October 15, 1953.[6] The school's fight song is the "Cougar Fight Song".
BYU is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church),[7][2] and the overwhelming majority of its students are members of that church. Because many of its players serve on full-time missions for two years, BYU's athletes are often older on average than other schools' players. The NCAA allows students to serve missions for two years without subtracting that time from their eligibility period. This has caused minor controversy, but is largely recognized as not lending the school any significant advantage, since players receive no athletic and little physical training during their missions.[8] BYU has also received attention from sports networks for refusal to play games on Sunday, as well as disciplining players due to honor code violations.[9][10]
Sports sponsored
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Football | Gymnastics |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Swimming and diving | Softball |
| Tennis | Swimming and diving |
| Track and field† | Tennis |
| Volleyball | Track and field† |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor | |
Baseball
The BYU baseball team played its first game in 1895[11] and currently plays in the Larry H. Miller Field.
Men's basketball
The Marriott Center, home to the Cougars' men's and women's basketball teams
The BYU men's basketball team is ranked among top 25 NCAA programs for all-time total victories. As of 2006, BYU had 82 winning seasons, 26 conference titles, 21 NCAA tournament invites, 10 NIT invites, and 2 NIT titles (1951 and 1966). In 2005, the program was ranked 36th in Street & Smiths "100 greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time", based on NCAA tournament success, NIT success, national championships, conference regular-season and tournament titles, all-time win-loss percentage, graduation percentage, NCAA infractions, NBA first round draft picks, and mascot ferocity. BYU has the dubious distinction of having the most NCAA appearances of any men's team not to make the Final Four.[12] In the 2006–07 season, the Cougars became nationally ranked for the first time since 1994 and won the Mountain West Conference regular season championship outright.[13]
Women's basketball
The BYU women's basketball team represents the university in the West Coast Conference and is coached by Jeff Judkins. The Cougars play their home games in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. The team has made eight NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 30 years and has frequently been at the top of its conference.
Men's cross country
Two BYU runners have won individual cross country national champions; Ed Eyestone in 1985 and Josh Rohatinsky in 2006.[14]
Women's cross country
The BYU women's cross-country team has won national championships in 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2002.
Football
The school's first football team, then known as Brigham Young Academy, won the regional championship in 1896.
The Brigham Young University Cougars football program competes at the NCAA Division I FBS (formerly I-A) level. Coached by Kalani Sitake, the team plays at LaVell Edwards Stadium. In 1984, the undefeated Cougars were voted the consensus national champion[15] BYU is known as a "quarterback factory" for producing several successful quarterbacks,[16][17] including 1990 Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer.[18] Alumni who have played in the NFL include Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Gifford Nielsen, Bart Oates, Chad Lewis, Vai Sikahema, and Todd Christensen.[19][20]
Men's golf
The BYU men's golf team won the 1981 NCAA Championship. They have won 25 conference championships: 21 Western Athletic Conference (1966, 1968, 1970, 1972–77, 1980–84, 1986–87, 1990–92, 1995, 1999), two Mountain West Conference (2001, 2007) and two West Coast Conference (2014, 2017).
Women's golf
The BYU women's golf team has had 3 Conference Coach of the year winners, 2 Conference Freshmen of the year, and 8 Individual Conference Champions.
Gymnastics
The BYU gymnastics team has won 5 conference championships. 2 in the West Coast Conference and 3 in the Mountain West Conference.
Softball
The BYU softball team rejoined the bulk of the school's teams in the WCC in July 2013, when the conference began sponsoring softball once Pacific rejoined after an absence of more than 40 years.[21] BYU softball had returned to the Western Athletic Conference as part of the school's 2011 conference change, but played only one season in the WAC,[22] moving to the Pacific Coast Softball Conference after the 2012 season and playing there for what proved to be the PCSC's final season in 2013.[23]
Women's soccer
Since joining the NCAA in 1995, the women's soccer team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 19 times, reaching as far as the Elite Eight in 2003[24] and 2012.[25]
Swimming
The first BYU swim team, 1922
As of 2011[update] BYU has about 550 athletes on 21 teams including football and men's basketball.[26]
BYU has Men and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams which have produced 26 Olympians and 31 All-Americans. In the 2009–10 NCAA NCAA final ranking: Women (1) Men (3).[27]
Track and field
The BYU track team has had several national champions and Olympians. In 1966, Bob Richards won the steeplechase in 8:51.6. Joshua McAdams won the event 40 years later, as did Kyle Perry in 2010. The 1970 Men's track and field team tied with Oregon and Kansas to win the outdoor national championship.[28] In 1984 Ed Eyestone went undefeated in NCAA cross-country events. He is one of only four runners to ever capture the NCAA "Triple Crown" by becoming the 1985 NCAA outdoor Champion at 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters where he set a then-NCAA record with a time of 27:41:05.[29]
Miles Batty won the indoor national championship in the mile in 2011, then anchored the BYU distance medley relay team for another gold medal. In 2012, at the Millrose Games, he set a new collegiate record for the indoor mile at 3:54.54.[30]
In March 2011 BYU's Leif Arrhenius won the shot put competition in the NCAA track and field national championships and men's distance medley relay team also won the national title in their event.[31]
Men's volleyball
BYU's men's volleyball has won three NCAA National Championships in (1999, 2001, and 2004) and has been the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion nine times (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
Women's volleyball
The women's volleyball team is also consistently nationally ranked, reaching the National Championship game of the 2014 NCAA tournament.[32]
Extramural and recognized sports
Men's lacrosse
The BYU Cougars Men's Lacrosse team currently competes in the Men's College Lacrosse Association (MCLA) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC).[33] The BYU Lacrosse team was founded in 1975; however, significant records of the team only date back to 1995 when Jason Lamb began his tenure as head coach.[33] The BYU Lacrosse team had four wins and five losses (4–5) in their first season under Coach Lamb, accounting for their only losing season on record. The Cougars went 13–3 in his second season and have not had a losing season since.[33] The team's worst record since 1995 came in 2006 when they went 12–8, although during the 2006 national tournament they advanced to the Final Four. The summer of 2009 brought a coaching change to the lacrosse team when long-time assistant, Matt Schneck took over the reins as the head coach. In his second season as head coach, Schneck led the Cougars to their fourth national championship. With the 2011 Championship, Schneck became the first person in MCLA History to win a national championship as both player and head coach.[33]
The Cougars won the MCLA national championship in 1997, 2000, 2007, and 2011. The Cougars have won the RMLC championship ten times, capturing the title in 1997–1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 and 2017.[33]
Women's lacrosse
As of October 8, 2015, Brigham Young University is adding two new women's teams to its extramural sports programs, which currently includes five teams. The two new sports are women's rugby and women's lacrosse.
The current program includes men's lacrosse, men's rugby, men's soccer and men's and women's racquetball. The extramural program falls under the direction of Student Life at BYU. Teams in this program compete outside the university.[34]
Racquetball
BYU's men's racquetball team placed third at the 2008 USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships.[35] The BYU women's raquetball team has won nine national championships in: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2008.
Men's rugby
Founded in 1965, the BYU men's rugby team plays college rugby in the Utah conference of Division 1-AA. BYU has been led since 2006 by head coach David Smyth, who was also head coach of the collegiate All-Americans in 2006 & 2007.[36] BYU plays its home games at South Field. Several BYU players have gone on to play for the U.S. national team.
BYU has been a major force in American college rugby. BYU reached the USA Rugby national championship match in 7 consecutive years from 2006 to 2012.[37] BYU rugby won its first national championship in 2009 by defeating the University of California, Berkeley,[38] and again won the national championship in 2012.[39]
The following season, several of the top college rugby teams withdrew from the USA Rugby D1A competition and organized their own championship called the Varsity Cup, which many view as equivalent to a national championship.[40] In 2013, BYU had an undefeated season, won the Varsity Cup by beating Cal in the final, and finished the season ranked the #1 team in college rugby.[40][41]
Women's rugby
As of October 8, 2015, Brigham Young University is adding two new women's teams to its extramural sports programs, which currently includes five teams. The two new sports are women's rugby and women's lacrosse.
The current program includes men's lacrosse, men's rugby, men's soccer and men's and women's racquetball. The extramural program falls under the direction of Student Life at BYU. Teams in this program compete outside the university.[34]
Men's soccer
The BYU Cougars men's soccer competes in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at The Stadium at South Field on the campus of Brigham Young University, where they have played since 2003.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey has been a part of BYU for many years, but at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season, the Provo IceCats, a club team composed of Brigham Young students which had been around since at least 1970, finally gained recognition as an official sport at BYU. Upon being officially recognized, the Cougar hockey team began representing their school by wearing the BYU logo on their uniforms and in their advertising. Although the team is officially recognized and sponsored by the university, it will continue to be funded by donors and private individuals. The Cougar ice hockey team now competes in the Division II Western Conference of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
Former programs
- Men's Gymnastics
- Wrestling
BYU ended its wrestling and men's gymnastics programs at the end of the 1998–1999 [42] season. This decision was officially made largely due to a lack of other teams in the region to compete with, when in actuality, it was mostly Title IX reasons. For wrestling, this reason was highly debated at the time as there were plenty of teams to compete with in the region, and a state rival was even added with Utah Valley University, albeit 4 years later.[43]
Budget
Similar to other Division I programs, football and men's basketball provide the majority of BYU's athletics revenue and profits. Revenue comes from ticket sales, corporate sponsors, broadcasting contracts, and contributions. In 2009 BYU athletics had revenue of $41 million and expenses of $35 million, resulting in a profit of $5.5 million or about 16%. That year football provided more than 60% of revenue, used 42% of total expenses, and had a profit margin of 53%. Men's basketball provided about 15% of revenue and had an 8% profit margin. Women's basketball provided less than 3% of revenue and was unprofitable, as were all other sports.[26][44]
National championships
As of the start of the 2017–18 school year, BYU claims 20 national championships. Ten are official NCAA championships; four are in a sport not governed by the NCAA; and six are in an NCAA-governed sport but stem from a non-NCAA tournament.[45]
Team | ||
| Year | Athletic Association | Sport |
|---|---|---|
1984 | NCAA Division I | Football |
| 1999 | NCAA Division I | Men's Volleyball |
| 2001 | NCAA Division I | Men's Volleyball |
| 2004 | NCAA Division I | Men's Volleyball |
| 1981 | NCAA Division I | Men's Golf |
| 1970 | NCAA Division I | Men's Track and Field |
| 1997 | NCAA Division I | Women's Cross Country |
| 1999 | NCAA Division I | Women's Cross Country |
| 2001 | NCAA Division I | Women's Cross Country |
| 2002 | NCAA Division I | Women's Cross Country |
| 1997 | MCLA Division I | Men's Lacrosse |
| 2000 | MCLA Division I | Men's Lacrosse |
| 2007 | MCLA Division I | Men's Lacrosse |
| 2011 | MCLA Division I | Men's Lacrosse |
| 2010 | Division 1-A Rugby | Men's Rugby |
| 2012 | Division 1-A Rugby | Men's Rugby |
| 2013 | Varsity Cup Championship | Men's Rugby |
| 2014 | Varsity Cup Championship | Men's Rugby |
| 1951 | National Invitation Tournament[46] | Men's Basketball |
| 1966 | National Invitation Tournament | Men's Basketball |
- Note: Officials with the Varsity Cup vacated BYU rugby's 2015 championship due to the use of an ineligible player.[47]
Notable former athletes
Baseball
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Ainge | 1981 | B.A. | Former second baseman for the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays and currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics | [48][49] |
Rick Aguilera | 1983 | B.A. | Former pitcher for four MLB teams, winner of 1986 and 1991 World Series, three-time All-Star | [50] |
Jeremy Guthrie | (transferred to Stanford before graduating) | Former pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, and Kansas City Royals | [51] | |
Ken Hunt | 1983 | B.S. | Former pitcher for MLB's Cincinnati Reds, participant in 1961 World Series | [52] |
Wally Joyner | 1984 | B.A. | Former first baseman for five MLB teams, 1986 All-Star, current hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers | [53] |
Jack Morris | 1976 | B.A. | Former pitcher for five MLB teams; winner of the 1984, 1991 (MVP), 1992, and 1993 World Series; five-time All-Star | [54] |
Cory Snyder | 1986 | B.A. | Former outfielder for five MLB teams, 1984 Olympic silver medalist | [55] |
Kevin Towers | 1982 | B.A. | Former general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks | [56][57] |
Basketball
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Ainge | 1981 | B.A. | General Manager of NBA's Boston Celtics; former Head Coach for Phoenix Suns and shooting guard for four NBA teams; winner of 1984 and 1986 NBA Finals; John R. Wooden Award winner | [48] |
Ambrosia Anderson | 2006 | B.S. | Forward for European Women league's Siemens (Greece); former player for two WNBA teams | [58] |
Rafael Araújo | 2004 | B.S. | Center for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazil; former player on two NBA teams | [59] |
Shawn Bradley | 1993 | B.A. | Former center for three NBA teams; former player on Germany national basketball team | [48] |
Krešimir Ćosić | 1973 | B.S. | Former center and Head Coach in European basketball leagues; three-time Olympic medalist with Yugoslavia (Gold in 1980); named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors; inductee to the Naismith Memorial, FIBA, and College Basketball Halls of Fame | [60][61] |
Devin Durrant | 1984 | B.S. | All-American forward at BYU in 1984, played professionally in the NBA and in Europe | [62] |
Jimmer Fredette | 2011 | B.A. | 2011 national men's basketball college player of the year, formerly with the Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans and the New York Knicks. As of 2017, playing professionally in China for the Shanghai Sharks. | [63][64][65] |
Bernie Fryer | 1972 | B.S. | VP and Director of Officials for the NBA; former NBA referee for 28 seasons; former player for one ABA and two NBA teams | [66][67][68] |
Travis Hansen | 2003 | B.S. | Former player for NBA's Atlanta Hawks and in Real Madrid of Europe | [69] |
Greg Kite | 1983 | B.S. | Former center for six NBA teams, winner of 1984 and 1986 NBA Finals, current commissioner of the Florida Basketball Association | [70] |
Dick Nemelka | 1966 | B.S. | Former ABA basketball player and All-American | [71] |
Fred Roberts | 1982 | B.S. | Former power forward for six NBA teams | />[72] |
Michael Smith | 1988 | B.A. | All-American forward at BYU in 1988, played professionally in the NBA and Europe, currently a television broadcaster for the Los Angeles Clippers | [73] |
Erin Thorn | 2003 | B.S. | Former guard in the WNBA | [74] |
Football
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ziggy Ansah | 2012 | B.A. | Defensive end for the NFL's Detroit Lions | [75] |
John Beck | 2006 | B.A. | Former quarterback for the NFL's Washington Redskins; former quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League | [76] |
Brian Billick | 2006 | B.A. | Former head coach for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, leading team to Super Bowl XXXV win in 2001 | [77] |
Jason Buck | 1986 | B.A. | Former defensive lineman for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins, winner of Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, winner of the Outland Trophy in 1986 | [78] |
Ben Cahoon | 1998 | B.S. | Former slotback for the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, 2002 and 2003 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian, winner of 91st Grey Cup (2003–MVP), CFL all-time receptions leader | [79][80] |
Todd Christensen | 1978 | B.S. | Former tight end for the NFL's Oakland Raiders and New York Giants; winner of Super Bowl XV in 1981; former ESPN commentator for 23 years | [81] |
Austin Collie | — | (never graduated) | Former wide receiver for the NFL, 2009 AFC Champion | [82] |
Gary Crowton | 1983 | B.A. | Former head coach for BYU and Louisiana Tech University; former offensive coordinator for the University of Oregon, Louisiana State University, and the Chicago Bears | [83] |
Ryan Denney | 2002 | B.S. | Former defensive end for the NFL's Buffalo Bills | [84] |
Ty Detmer | 1990 | B.S. | Former quarterback for six NFL teams, 1990 Heisman Trophy winner | [85] |
LaVell Edwards | 1978 | Ed.D. | Former head coach for BYU, leading university to 1984 NCAA Division I-A national football championship; College Football Hall of Fame inductee | [86] |
Alani Fua | 2014 | B.S. | Linebacker for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals | [87] |
Kurt Gouveia | — | (never graduated) | Former linebacker for the NFL's Washington Redskins, winner of Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI, current linebacker coach for the Sacramento Mountain Lions | [88] |
Travis Hall | 1995 | B.S. | Defensive tackle for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, winner of Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, founder of ProSpot Fitness | [89] |
Chris Hoke | 2001 | B.A. | Former defensive tackle and Super Bowl XL winner | [90] |
Tom Holmoe | 1983 1995 | B.S. M.S. | Former defensive end for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers where he won Super Bowls XIX, XXIII, and XXIX; former head coach for the University of California, Berkeley; current athletic director at BYU | [91] |
Paul Howard | 1972 | Former offensive guard for the NFL's Denver Broncos | [92] | |
Lee Johnson | 1985 | B.S. | Former punter for six NFL teams, winner of Super Bowl XXIII in 1989 | [93] |
Doug Jolley | 2002 | B.A. | Former tight end for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers | [94] |
Brett Keisel | 2001 | B.A. | Defensive end for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers; Pro Bowl player in 2010, winner of Super Bowls XL and XLIII | [95] |
Bronson Kaufusi | 2016 | B.A. | Defensive end for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens; Drafted in 2016 NFL Draft 70th overall | [96] |
Mike Leach | 1983 | B.A. | Head coach at Washington State University | [97][98] |
Chad Lewis | 1997 | B.A. | Former tight end, winner of Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, three-time Pro Bowl selection | [99] |
Reno Mahe | 2003 | B.S. | Former running back for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, All-Pro selection in 2005 | [100] |
Jim McMahon | 2014 | B.A. | Former quarterback for seven NFL teams, winner of Super Bowl's XX (1986) and XXXI (1997), Pro Bowl selection, Davey O'Brien Award winner | [101][102] |
Jason Mathews | 1993 | B.A. | Former offensive tackle for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans | [103] |
Rob Morris | 2000 | B.A. | Former linebacker for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, winner of Super Bowl XLI in 2007 | [104] |
Dennis Patera | 1968 | B.S. | Former placekicker for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers | [105] |
Bart Oates | — | (never graduated) | Former center for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars; led team to Super Bowl XXI win in 1986, Super Bowl XXV win in 1990, and Super Bowl XXIX win in 1994 | |
Orrin Olsen | 1976 | B.A. | Former center for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs | |
Evan Pilgrim | 1994 | B.A. | Former offensive guard for the NFL's Chicago Bears, Tennessee Oilers, Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos, played in Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999 | [106] |
Dennis Pitta | 2009 | B.A. | Starting tight end for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII champion | [107] |
Andy Reid | 1982 | B.S. | Head Coach of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, participant in Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004 with the Philadelphia Eagles, AP Coach of the Year in 2002 | [citation needed] |
Golden Richards | — | (never graduated) | Former wide receiver for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, winner of Super Bowl XII in 1978 | [108] |
Steve Sarkisian | 1997 | B.A. | Former Head coach at the University of Southern California | [109] |
Kalani Sitake | 2000 | B.A. | Head coach at the Brigham Young University | [110][111] |
Vai Sikahema | 2002 | B.A. | Former kick returner for three NFL teams, two-time Pro Bowl selection | [112] |
John Tait | 1999 | B.S. | Former offensive tackle for the NFL's Chicago Bears | [113] |
Glen Titensor | 1980 | B.S. | Former offensive guard for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys | [114] |
Uani Unga | — | (never graduated) | Linebacker for the NFL's New York Giants | [115] |
Kyle Van Noy | 2013 | B.A. | Outside linebacker for the NFL's Detroit Lions | [116] |
Fred Whittingham | 1963 | Former defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders | [117] | |
Kyle Whittingham | 1984 1987 | B.S. M.A. | Head coach for the University of Utah | [118] |
Steve Young | 1983 1994 | B.A. J.D. (Clark) | Former quarterback for the NFL and USFL; winner of Super Bowls XXIII (1989), XXIV (1990), and XXIX (1995–MVP); seven-time Pro Bowl selection; Davey O'Brien Award winner; Pro and College Football Hall of Fame inductee | [119] |
Track and field
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Eyestone | 1985 1990 | B.S. M.S. | Marathon runner for American Samoa in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics; former Head Coach for BYU cross-country team | [120] |
Frankie Fredericks | 1987 | B.A. | Namibian sprinter and four-time Olympic silver medalist | [121] |
Tiffany Lott-Hogan | 1998 | B.S. | World record holder in the 55-meter hurdles | [56] |
Henry Marsh | 1978 | B.A. | Long-distance runner for the United States and three-time Olympian | [122] |
Leonard Myles-Mills | 1999 | B.A. | Sprinter for Ghana in the 2004 Summer Olympics | [123] |
Doug Padilla | 1983 | B.S. | Long-distance runner for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics | >[124] |
Jared Ward | 2015 | B.S. M.S. | Long-distance runner, multiple-time national champion, and qualifier for 2016 Olympics in the marathon | [125] |
Other sports
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Werner Hoeger | 1978 | Ed.D. | Olympic luge athlete, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics | [126] |
Casey Jennings | 2000 | B.S. | Professional beach volleyball player, four-time AVP champion | [127] |
Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall | 2012 | B.S. | Professional soccer player for Sky Blue FC, National Women's Soccer League | [128] |
Arielle Martin | 2007 | B.S. | Professional BMX rider | [129][130][131] |
Travis Marx | — | (never graduated) | 3rd in NJCAA for wrestling; current mixed martial artist | [132] |
Hugh McCutcheon | 1993 1998 1999 | B.S. M.S. EMBA (Marriott) | Head Coach of USA Men's Volleyball Team | [133] |
Johnny Miller | 1969 | B.A. | Former professional golfer; winner of 1973 U.S. Open, 1976 British Open, 1977 PGA Championship, and 1980 Masters Tournament | [134] |
Ed Parker | 1956 | B.A. | Founder of American Kenpo karate and 10th degree black belt | [135] |
Ken Patera | 1987 | B.S. | Former professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter | [136][137] |
Shauna Rohbock | 1999 | B.S. | Bobsled silver medalist at 2006 Winter Olympics, former professional soccer player for WUSA's San Diego Spirit | [138] |
Jean Saubert | 1967 | MRE | U.S. alpine skier who won silver and bronze medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics | [139] |
Chael Sonnen | — | (attended) | Mixed martial artist, retired fighter previously competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship | [140] |
Mike Weir | 1992 | B.S. | Professional golfer; winner of 2003 Masters Tournament and Lou Marsh Trophy | [141] |
See also
- Beehive Boot
- Haka performed by non-New Zealand sports teams § Brigham Young University
Holy War, the football version of the above rivalry- Old Oquirrh Bucket
- BYU–Utah rivalry
- Cultural significance of the cougar in North America
Notes
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