# List of BYU Cougars football seasons

The following is a list of BYU Cougars football seasons for the football team that has represented Brigham Young University in NCAA competition.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Alvin Twitchell (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1922–1924) ||||||||
| 1922 | Alvin Twitchell | 1–5 | 1–5 | 8th | | | |
| 1923 | Alvin Twitchell | 2–5 | 1–5 | T–7th | | | |
| 1924 | Alvin Twitchell | 2–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 10th | | | |
| C.J. Hart (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1925–1927) ||||||||
| 1925 | C.J. Hart | 3–3 | 3–3 | T–6th | | | |
| 1926 | C.J. Hart | 1–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 9th | | | |
| 1927 | C.J. Hart | 2–4–1 | 2–4 | 7th | | | |
| G. Ott Romney (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1928–1936) ||||||||
| 1928 | G. Ott Romney | 3–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 10th | | | |
| 1929 | G. Ott Romney | 5–3 | 4–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1930 | G. Ott Romney | 5–2–4 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | | | |
| 1931 | G. Ott Romney | 4–4 | 2–3 | 7th | | | |
| 1932 | G. Ott Romney | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1933 | G. Ott Romney | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1934 | G. Ott Romney | 4–5 | 3–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1935 | G. Ott Romney | 4–4 | 3–4 | T–6th | | | |
| 1936 | G. Ott Romney | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | | | |
| Eddie Kimball (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1937) ||||||||
| 1937 | Eddie Kimball | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| Eddie Kimball (Skyline Conference) (1938–1941) ||||||||
| 1938 | Eddie Kimball | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1939 | Eddie Kimball | 5–2–2 | 2–2–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1940 | Eddie Kimball | 2–4–2 | 2–3–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1941 | Eddie Kimball | 4–3–2 | 3–1–2 | 2nd | | | |
| Floyd Millet (Skyline Conference) (1942) ||||||||
| 1942 | Floyd Millet | 2–5 | 1–4 | T–6th | | | |
| 1943 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1944 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1945 | No team | | | | | | |
| Eddie Kimball (Skyline Conference) (1946–1948) ||||||||
| 1946 | Eddie Kimball | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1947 | Eddie Kimball | 3–7 | 1–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1948 | Eddie Kimball | 5–6 | 1–3 | 5th | | | |
| Chick Atkinson (Skyline Conference) (1949–1955) ||||||||
| 1949 | Chick Atkinson | 0–11 | 0–5 | 6th | | | |
| 1950 | Chick Atkinson | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1951 | Chick Atkinson | 6–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1952 | Chick Atkinson | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1953 | Chick Atkinson | 2–7–1 | 1–5–1 | T–7th | | | |
| 1954 | Chick Atkinson | 1–8 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 1955 | Chick Atkinson | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| Hal Kopp (Skyline Conference) (1956–1958) ||||||||
| 1956 | Hal Kopp | 2–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1957 | Hal Kopp | 5–3–2 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1958 | Hal Kopp | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | | | |
| Tally Stevens (Skyline Conference) (1959–1960) ||||||||
| 1959 | Tally Stevens | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | | | |
| 1960 | Tally Stevens | 3–8 | 2–5 | 5th | | | |
| Hal Mitchell (Skyline Conference) (1961) ||||||||
| 1961 | Hal Mitchell | 2–8 | 2–4 | T–5th | | | |
| Hal Mitchell (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1963) ||||||||
| 1962 | Hal Mitchell | 4–6 | 2–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1963 | Hal Mitchell | 2–8 | 0–4 | 5th | | | |
| Tommy Hudspeth (Western Athletic Conference) (1964–1971) ||||||||
| 1964 | Tommy Hudspeth | 3–6–1 | 0–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1965 | Tommy Hudspeth | 6–4 | 4–1 | 1st | | | |
| 1966 | Tommy Hudspeth | 8–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1967 | Tommy Hudspeth | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1968 | Tommy Hudspeth | 2–8 | 1–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1969 | Tommy Hudspeth | 6–4 | 4–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 1970 | Tommy Hudspeth | 3–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | | | |
| 1971 | Tommy Hudspeth | 5–6 | 3–4 | 4th | | | |
| LaVell Edwards (Western Athletic Conference) (1972–1998) ||||||||
| 1972 | LaVell Edwards | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1973 | LaVell Edwards | 5–6 | 3–4 | 4th | | | |
| 1974 | LaVell Edwards | 7–4–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | L Fiesta | | |
| 1975 | LaVell Edwards | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1976 | LaVell Edwards | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Tangerine | | |
| 1977 | LaVell Edwards | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | | 16 | 20 |
| 1978 | LaVell Edwards | 9–4 | 5–1 | 1st | L Holiday | | |
| 1979 | LaVell Edwards | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Holiday | 12 | 13 |
| 1980 | LaVell Edwards | 12–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W Holiday | 11 | 12 |
| 1981 | LaVell Edwards | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Holiday | 11 | 13 |
| 1982 | LaVell Edwards | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday | | |
| 1983 | LaVell Edwards | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Holiday | 7 | 7 |
| 1984 | LaVell Edwards | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Holiday | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | LaVell Edwards | 11–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Citrus | 17 | 16 |
| 1986 | LaVell Edwards | 8–5 | 6–2 | 2nd | L Freedom | | |
| 1987 | LaVell Edwards | 9–4 | 7–1 | 2nd | L All-American | | |
| 1988 | LaVell Edwards | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Freedom | | |
| 1989 | LaVell Edwards | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday | 18 | 22 |
| 1990 | LaVell Edwards | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Holiday | 17 | 22 |
| 1991 | LaVell Edwards | 8–3–2 | 7–0–1 | 1st | T Holiday | 23 | 23 |
| 1992 | LaVell Edwards | 8–5 | 6–2 | T-1st | L Aloha | | |
| 1993 | LaVell Edwards | 6–6 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Holiday | | |
| 1994 | LaVell Edwards | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Copper | 10 | 18 |
| 1995 | LaVell Edwards | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | | | |
| 1996 | LaVell Edwards | 14–1 | 10–0 | 1st (Mountain) | W Cotton | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | LaVell Edwards | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th (Mountain) | | | |
| 1998 | LaVell Edwards | 9–5 | 7–2 | T–1st (Pacific) | L Liberty | | |
| LaVell Edwards (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2000) ||||||||
| 1999 | LaVell Edwards | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L Motor City | | |
| 2000 | LaVell Edwards | 6–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| Gary Crowton (Mountain West Conference) (2001–2004) ||||||||
| 2001 | Gary Crowton | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L Liberty | 24 | 25 |
| 2002 | Gary Crowton | 5–7 | 2–5 | 7th | | | |
| 2003 | Gary Crowton | 4–8 | 3–4 | 3rd | | | |
| 2004 | Gary Crowton | 5–6 | 4–3 | 3rd | | | |
| Bronco Mendenhall (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2010) ||||||||
| 2005 | Bronco Mendenhall | 6–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | L Las Vegas | | |
| 2006 | Bronco Mendenhall | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | W Las Vegas | 15 | 16 |
| 2007 | Bronco Mendenhall | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | W Las Vegas | 14 | 14 |
| 2008 | Bronco Mendenhall | 10–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | L Las Vegas | 21 | 25 |
| 2009 | Bronco Mendenhall | 11–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | W Las Vegas | 12 | 12 |
| 2010 | Bronco Mendenhall | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W New Mexico | | |
| Bronco Mendenhall (Independent) (2011–2015) ||||||||
| 2011 | Bronco Mendenhall | 10–3 | | | W Armed Forces | 25 | |
| 2012 | Bronco Mendenhall | 8–5 | | | W Poinsettia | | |
| 2013 | Bronco Mendenhall | 8–5 | | | L Fight Hunger | | |
| 2014 | Bronco Mendenhall | 8–5 | | | L Miami Beach | | |
| 2015 | Bronco Mendenhall | 9–4 | | | L Las Vegas | | |
| Kalani Sitake (Independent) (2016–2022) ||||||||
| 2016 | Kalani Sitake | 9–4 | | | W Poinsettia | | |
| 2017 | Kalani Sitake | 4–9 | | | | | |
| 2018 | Kalani Sitake | 7–6 | | | W Famous Idaho Potato | | |
| 2019 | Kalani Sitake | 7–6 | | | L Hawaii | | |
| 2020 | Kalani Sitake | 11–1 | | | W Boca Raton | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | Kalani Sitake | 10–3 | | | L Independence | 22 | 19 |
| 2022 | Kalani Sitake | 8–5 | | | W New Mexico | | |
| Kalani Sitake (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present) ||||||||
| 2023 | Kalani Sitake | 5–7 | 2–7 | T–11th | | | |
| 2024 | Kalani Sitake | 11–2 | 7–2 | T–1st | W Alamo | 14 | 13 |
| Total: | Total: | 627–445–26 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||