BYU Cougars football
College football program representing Brigham Young University
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| 2025 | BYU's football schedule includes home games against TCU, Arizona, and Colorado, and away games at Arizona and Colorado. |
| 2024 | BYU begins competing in the Big 12 conference football schedule, with future non-conference and conference opponents including TCU, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and other teams. |
| 2024 | Utah leads the all-time rivalry series against BYU Cougars football 59-36-4 through the 2024 season. |
| 2024 | BYU significantly improved their performance in their second Big 12 season, finishing with an 11-2 overall record (7-2 in conference) and tying for first place. |
| 2024 | Ryan Rehkow, Isaac Rex, Kedon Slovis, and Max Tooley drafted to Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, and Houston Texans respectively |
| 2024 | Kingsley Suamataia drafted by Kansas City Chiefs in the 2nd round (63rd overall pick) as a tackle |
| December 28 2024 | BYU Cougars won the Alamo Bowl against Colorado with a score of 36-14. |
| 2023 | Christopher Brooks drafted by Miami Dolphins as a running back |
| 2023 | Puka Nacua drafted by Los Angeles Rams in the 5th round (177th overall pick) as a wide receiver |
| 2023 | Blake Freeland drafted by Indianapolis Colts in the 4th round (106th overall pick) as a tackle |
| 2023 | Jaren Hall drafted by Minnesota Vikings in the 5th round (164th overall pick) as a quarterback |
| November 1 2023 | BYU revealed its Big 12 conference opponents for the football schedule from 2024 through 2027, confirming an annual protected rivalry game against Utah. |
| July 1 2023 | BYU officially joined the Big 12 Conference as a football member. |
| 2022 | BYU Cougars football program concludes its independent era and joins the Big 12 Conference, marking a significant transition in the team's conference affiliation. |
| 2022 | BYU leads the all-time rivalry series against Utah State Aggies 51-37-3 through the 2022 season. |
| 2022 | James Empey, Samson Nacua, and Neil Pau'u drafted to Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, and Buffalo Bills respectively |
| 2022 | Tyler Allgeier drafted by Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round (151st overall pick) as a running back |
| December 17 2022 | BYU Cougars won the New Mexico Bowl against SMU with a narrow score of 24-23. |
| 2021 | Zayne Anderson and Matt Bushman drafted to Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders respectively |
| 2021 | Khyiris Tonga drafted by Chicago Bears in the 7th round (250th overall pick) as a defensive tackle |
| 2021 | Zach Wilson drafted by New York Jets as the 2nd overall pick in the 1st round, becoming a quarterback |
| 2021 | Chris Wilcox drafted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round (251st overall pick) as a defensive back |
| 2021 | Brady Christensen drafted by Carolina Panthers in the 3rd round (70th overall pick) as a tackle |
| 2021 | Dax Milne drafted by Washington Football Team in the 7th round (258th overall pick) as a wide receiver |
| September 10 2021 | Big 12 Conference unanimously accepted BYU's application to join the conference. |
| March 2021 | Added two new helmets: a royal blue helmet paying tribute to 1970s teams and a navy blue helmet recognizing the successful 2001 team featuring Luke Staley and Brandon Doman. |
| 2020 | Zach Wilson finishes 8th in Heisman Trophy voting. |
| 2020 | Reintroduced gray facemask in tribute to Gifford Nielsen, worn during game at University of Houston. Marked the most frequent usage of royal blue in decades. |
| 2020 | Brady Christensen named Consensus All-American for BYU football |
| 2020 | Ty'Son Williams and Francis Bernard drafted to Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys respectively |
| December 22 2020 | BYU Cougars won the Boca Raton Bowl against UCF with a score of 49-23. |
| 2019 | Corbin Kaufusi drafted by New Orleans Saints as a defensive end |
| 2019 | Sione Takitaki drafted by Cleveland Browns in the 3rd round (80th overall pick) as a linebacker |
| 2018 | Jonah Trinnaman, Tejan Koroma, and Micah Hannemann drafted to NFL teams (Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns respectively) |
| 2018 | Fred Warner drafted by San Francisco 49ers in the 3rd round (70th overall pick) as a linebacker |
| December 21 2018 | BYU Cougars won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Western Michigan with a convincing score of 49-18. |
| 2016 | First recorded meeting between BYU Cougars and West Virginia in their football series. |
| December 21 2016 | BYU Cougars won the Poinsettia Bowl against Wyoming with a score of 24-21. |
| 2015 | Wore throwback royal blue uniforms during Homecoming game against East Carolina and in the Las Vegas Bowl against Utah. |
| 2015 | First recorded meeting between BYU Cougars and Cincinnati in their football series. |
| December 19 2015 | Kalani Sitake, a former Cougars fullback and Oregon State defensive coordinator, was introduced as BYU's new head coach after the program courted Navy's Ken Niumatalolo, who ultimately declined the position. |
| December 4 2015 | Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall accepted the head coach position at the University of Virginia, concluding his 11-season tenure at BYU with 99 wins, second all-time in school history. |
| July 2015 | Big Ten announced that games against BYU would count toward the conference's 'Power 5' scheduling requirement. |
| January 2015 | Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) initially excluded BYU games from counting toward 'Power 5' non-conference game requirements, but later reversed this decision. |
| 2013 | First recorded meeting between BYU Cougars and Houston in their football series. |
| 2013 | Graduated defensive end Ziggy Ansah was drafted as the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL draft, tying the highest draft position for a BYU alumnus with Jim McMahon. |
| December 20 2012 | BYU won the Poinsettia Bowl against San Diego State with a score of 23-6. |
| October 13 2012 | Debuted a 'blackout' jersey for a home game against Oregon State, featuring royal blue accents and black facemasks. Endzones were also painted black. |
| 2011 | BYU Cougars football program becomes an independent team, leaving the Mountain West Conference and no longer being affiliated with a specific conference. |
| 2011 | BYU Cougars football becomes an FBS Independent program, no longer affiliated with a specific conference. |
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