BYU football: LaVell Edwards Stadium home to highlights aplenty

LaVell Edwards Stadium, formerly known as Cougar Stadium, has been the site of hundreds of BYU football games since it opened in 1964. Since the early 1980s, it also has hosted Stadium of Fire, a Utah County Fourth of July tradition with performers including the Osmonds, Bob Hope, the Beach Boys, Toby Keith, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.

Of course, Edwards Stadium is synonymous with BYU football. Here are 25 of the most memorable games over the past 28 years (since the stadium was expanded in 1982), in chronological order:

Sept. 25, 1982 — Air Force 39, BYU 38

In the first game played in the expanded, 65,000-seat stadium, Air Force quarterback Marty Louthan completed a two-point conversion pass to Mike Brown with six seconds remaining to propel the Falcons to a dramatic, one-point victory, spoiling the debut of the Cougars' new home.

Nov. 19, 1983 — BYU 55, Utah 7

In the regular-season finale, and quarterback Steve Young's final home game, the Cougars steamrolled the Utes, who were playing in their first game in the expanded stadium.

Oct. 13, 1984 — BYU 41, Wyoming 38

Riding a 16-game winning streak and lofty national ranking, the Cougars kept their perfect season alive by outlasting the Cowboys. Wyoming led 38-33 going into the fourth quarter but a 14-yard Robbie Bosco touchdown pass to David Mills, followed by a two-point conversion from Bosco to Kelly Smith — after five consecutive missed PAT conversions by both teams — lifted the Cougars to victory during their national championship run.

Nov. 24, 1984 — BYU 38, Utah State 13

In the final home game of their national championship season, the Cougars played their only regular-season contest as the No. 1-ranked team in the country.

Sept. 14, 1985 — BYU 31, Washington 3

After finishing second to the Cougars in the final polls at the end of the 1984 season, Washington was looking to exact a measure of revenge, having been denied the national title. Instead, BYU drubbed the Huskies.

Nov. 16, 1985 — BYU 28, Air Force 21

The Cougars, who were booed by their own fans for a lackluster first-half performance, rallied from a two-touchdown deficit in the second half to knock off the fourth-ranked Falcons.

Sept. 8, 1988 — BYU 47, Texas 6