Brigham Young Cougars are two days away from playing in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. It is the 30th bowl game in school history. Here are some BYU bowl game facts to help prime everyone for the 2011 football finale. (Where possible the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulsa is already included.)
Overall Bowl Record: 11-17-1
Bronco Mendenhall’s Bowl Record: 4-2
Longest Win Streak: 2 games (1980-81; 1983-84; 1994, 1996; 2006-07; 2009-10)
Biggest win: 30 points (2006 Las Vegas Bowl, 38-8 vs. Oregon)
Most points scored: 52 (2010 New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP)
Most yards passing: 576 (1989 Holiday Bowl vs. Penn State)
Most yards rushing: 219 (2010 New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP)
Most total yards: 651 (1989 Holiday Bowl vs. Penn State)
Fewest points allowed: 6 (1994 Copper Bowl vs. Oklahoma)
Fewest passing yards allowed: 38 (1976 Tangerine Bowl vs. Oklahoma State)
Fewest rushing yards allowed: -12 (2010 New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP)
Fewest total yards allowed: 202 (1984 Holiday Bowl vs. Michigan)
Number of different bowls played in: 14 (Fiesta, Tangerine, Holiday, Florida Citrus, Freedom, All-American, Aloha, Copper, Cotton, Motor City, Liberty, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Armed Forces)
Most played in bowl: Holiday (11 times: 1978-1984, 1989-91, 1993)
Bowls played in multiple times: Holiday (11), Las Vegas (5), Freedom (2), Liberty (2)
Most played opponent: Ohio State (3 times—1982, 1985, 1993)
Current conference affiliation for all bowl opponents:
Overall Bowl Record: 11-17-1
Bronco Mendenhall’s Bowl Record: 4-2
Longest Win Streak: 2 games (1980-81; 1983-84; 1994, 1996; 2006-07; 2009-10)
Biggest win: 30 points (2006 Las Vegas Bowl, 38-8 vs. Oregon)
Most points scored: 52 (2010 New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP)
Most yards passing: 576 (1989 Holiday Bowl vs. Penn State)
Most yards rushing: 219 (2010 New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP)
Most total yards: 651 (1989 Holiday Bowl vs. Penn State)
Fewest points allowed: 6 (1994 Copper Bowl vs. Oklahoma)
Fewest passing yards allowed: 38 (1976 Tangerine Bowl vs. Oklahoma State)
Fewest rushing yards allowed: -12 (2010 New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP)
Fewest total yards allowed: 202 (1984 Holiday Bowl vs. Michigan)
Number of different bowls played in: 14 (Fiesta, Tangerine, Holiday, Florida Citrus, Freedom, All-American, Aloha, Copper, Cotton, Motor City, Liberty, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Armed Forces)
Most played in bowl: Holiday (11 times: 1978-1984, 1989-91, 1993)
Bowls played in multiple times: Holiday (11), Las Vegas (5), Freedom (2), Liberty (2)
Most played opponent: Ohio State (3 times—1982, 1985, 1993)
Current conference affiliation for all bowl opponents:
- Big XII: 7
- Pac-10: 8
- Big Ten: 7
- ACC: 1
- Big East: 1
- Conference USA: 5
- Independents: 1
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