BYU Football: Did you know? (The number 86)

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Ben Cahoon is one player who wore number 86 for the BYU Cougars (Photo: Marc Lester).


The 2018 football season is 86 days away, if the various countdown clocks on the various BYU Cougars fan sites are accurate. BYU and Arizona will play on September 1, so for this week's trivia, let's look at the number 86 in BYU football history.

Did you know that eight BYU defenders have had 86 tackles in a season?
  1. Chris Ellison, 1998
  2. Jared Lee, 2000
  3. Chad Robinson, 1988
  4. Todd Herget, 1992
  5. Fred Warner, 2016
  6. Chuck Ehin, 1982
  7. Sid Frazier, 1965
  8. Rocky Biegel, 1990
Did you know that two BYU placekickers have scored 86 points in a season?
  1. Leonard Chitty, 1987 (18 Field Goals, 32 extra points)
  2. Owen Pochman 2000 (19 Field Goals, 29 extra points)
Did you know that Carroll Johnston (1955-57) had 86 career punts?

Did you know that Richard Hunt (1956) and Riley Burt (2015) had 86 yards rushing in a season?

Did you know that six BYU players have had 86 yards receiving in a season?
  1. David Miles, 1985 (8 receptions)
  2. Joe McGinn, 1957 (5 receptions)
  3. Howard Ringwood, 1957 (5 receptions)
  4. Soren Halladay, 2000 (5 receptions)
  5. Paul Allen, 1960 (4 receptions)
  6. Alan Robinson, 1963 (4 receptions)
Did you know that Luke Staley (1999-2001), Daniel Coats (2003-06), and Scott Pettis (1980-82) each had 86 career pass receptions?

Did you know that five BYU players carried the football 86 times in a single season?
  1. Robert Parker, 1986 (542 yards)
  2. Jamal Willis, 1991 (520 yards)
  3. Mark Atuaia, 1996 (365 yards)
  4. Josh Quezada, 2011 (298 yards)
  5. Riley Nelson, 2012 (196 yards)
Did you know that BYU and Oregon combined to score 86 points in the Cougars' 45-41 win on November 4, 1989?

Did you know that Todd Christensen had 86 yards receiving against UTEP in 1976?

Did you know that Scott Phillips had 86 yards rushing against San Diego State in 1979?

Did you know that 86 years ago (1932) BYU football was 8-1 and finished second in the Rocky Mountain Conference?  

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