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{{short description|Intercollegiate sports teams of Brigham Young University}}
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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = BYU Cougars
| logo = BYU_Stretch_Y_Logo.png
| logo_width = 200
| university = [[Brigham Young University]]
| association = NCAA
| conference = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (primary)<br />[[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] (men's volleyball)
| division = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]  ([[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]])
| director = [[Brian Santiago]]
| location = [[Provo, Utah]]
| teams = 21 (10 men's and 11 women's)
| stadium = [[LaVell Edwards Stadium]]
| basketballarena = [[Marriott Center]]
| baseballfield = [[Larry H. Miller Field]]
| softballstadium = [[Gail Miller Field]]
| soccerstadium = [[South Field (Provo)|South Field]]
| arena2 = [[Smith Fieldhouse]]<br />Clarence F. Robison Track<br/>Stephen L. Richards Pool
| mascot = [[Cosmo the Cougar]]
| nickname = Cougars
| fightsong = "[[The Cougar Song]]"
| pageurl = https://byucougars.com
| altlogo = [[File:Byu athletics wordmark 2019.png|200px]]
| ncaa titles             = 13
| indiv_relay ncaa champs = 86
}}
The '''BYU Cougars''' are the [[College athletics in the United States|intercollegiate athletic]] teams that represent [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU), located in [[Provo, Utah]]. BYU fields 21 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) varsity athletic teams.<ref name="BYUQuickFacts">{{cite web|title=Quick Facts|url=https://byucougars.com/page/quick-facts|website=BYUCougars.com|access-date=October 11, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110223559/https://byucougars.com/page/quick-facts |archive-date=January 10, 2021 }}</ref> They are a member of the [[Big 12 Conference]] for all sports except men's volleyball which is a member of the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Tittle|first=Duff|title=BYU Swimming and Diving to join the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|publisher=BYU Cougars|date=October 18, 2010|url=http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=14530|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123202256/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=14530|archive-date=January 23, 2012|access-date=October 8, 2010}}</ref>

==History==
All teams are named the "Cougars"; the name was first introduced by [[Eugene L. Roberts]] in the 1920s, and initially only applied to the football team. In 1924, live cougar kittens named Cleo and Tarbo were brought to BYU and used as its mascots.  In 1930, Tarbo died and Cleo was sent to the [[Hogle Zoo]] in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>[http://lib.byu.edu/sites/byuhistory/2009/05/14/go-cougars/ BYU special collections reference page on Cleo and Tarbo]</ref> By the 1950s all sports teams were known as the Cougars and it was decided that having a person in a costume was a better mascot form than live animals.  The athletics mascot, [[Cosmo the Cougar]], was created by Dwayne Stevenson, and made his first appearance before BYU fans on October 15, 1953.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosmo|url=http://byucougars.com/athletics/cosmo|publisher=BYU Cougars|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905135310/http://byucougars.com/athletics/cosmo}}</ref> The school's fight song is the "[[The Cougar Song (BYU)|Cougar Fight Song]]".

BYU is owned and operated by [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]],<ref>{{cite web|title=History of BYU|url=http://yfacts.byu.edu/Article?id=137|publisher=Brigham Young University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722123142/http://yfacts.byu.edu/Article?id=137|archive-date=July 22, 2012|access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name="BYUQuickFacts" /> and the overwhelming majority of its students are members of that church. Because many of its players serve full-time [[Mormon missionary|missions]] for two years, BYU's athletes are often older on average than other schools' players. The NCAA allows students to serve missions for two years without subtracting that time from their eligibility period. This has caused minor controversy. However, it is largely recognized as not lending the school any significant advantage, as players receive no athletic and little physical training during their missions.<ref>{{cite web| last = Crain| first = Nate | title = The Myth of the BYU Missionary Advantage| publisher = Scout.com| date = June 10, 2005| url = http://coloradostate.scout.com/a.z?s=132&p=2&c=386324| access-date = January 21, 2008}}</ref> BYU has also received attention from sports networks for refusal to play games on Sunday, as well as [[2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team#Davies controversy|disciplining players]] due to [[Church Educational System Honor Code|honor code]] violations.<ref>{{cite web| last = Jackson| first = Lisa Ann | title =  Setting things straight| publisher = BYU Magazine| url = http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=202| access-date = January 21, 2008}}</ref><ref name=brandondavies>{{cite web| last = Drew| first = Jay | title = BYU's Brandon Davies apologizes to teammates | publisher = [[The Salt Lake City Tribune]]|date=March 3, 2011| url = http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/51348870-88/davies-byu-team-wednesday.html.csp?page=1| access-date = March 10, 2011}}</ref>

BYU was a member of the [[West Coast Conference]] from 2011 to 2022, except for football, which played as an independent. From 1999 to 2011 they were a member of the [[Mountain West Conference]] and before the formation of the MW, the Cougars competed in the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]], the [[Skyline Conference (1938–1962)|Mountain States Conference]], and the [[Western Athletic Conference]]. BYU officially joined the [[Big 12 Conference]] on July 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://byucougars.com/story/athletics/1297568/byu-join-big-12-conference |title=BYU to Join Big 12 Conference |publisher=BYU Cougars |date=September 10, 2021 |access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref>

== Sports sponsored ==
[[File:Big 12 logo in BYU colors.svg|thumb|200px|Big 12 logo in BYU's colors]]
{| class="wikitable" style=" "
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=BYU Cougars|Men's sports|Women's sports|border=2}}
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| [[BYU Cougars baseball|Baseball]] || [[BYU Cougars women's basketball|Basketball]]
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| [[BYU Cougars men's basketball|Basketball]] || Cross country
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| [[BYU Cougars men's cross country|Cross country]] || Golf
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| [[BYU Cougars football|Football]] || Gymnastics
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| [[BYU Cougars men's golf|Golf]] || [[BYU Cougars women's soccer|Soccer]]
|-
| Swimming and diving || [[BYU Cougars softball|Softball]]
|-
| Tennis || Swimming and diving
|-
| Track and field<sup>†</sup>  || Tennis
|-
| [[BYU Cougars men's volleyball|Volleyball]] || Track and field<sup>†</sup>
|-
| || [[BYU Cougars women's volleyball|Volleyball]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars }}" | {{small|<sup>†</sup> – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor}}
|}

===Baseball===
{{Main|BYU Cougars baseball}}
[[File:Miller Field model (28001151807).jpg|thumb|Miller Field scale model]]
The BYU baseball team played its first game in 1895<ref>[http://byucougars.com/m-baseball/byu-baseball-faq BYU Baseball FAQ {{!}} The Official Site of BYU Athletics]. Byucougars.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref> and currently plays in the [[Larry H. Miller Field]].

=== Men's basketball ===
{{Main|BYU Cougars men's basketball}}
[[File:Marriott Center 1.JPG|thumb|The [[Marriott Center]], home to the Cougars' men's and women's basketball teams]]
The BYU men's basketball team is ranked among top 25 NCAA programs for all-time total victories. As of 2006, BYU had 82 winning seasons, 26 conference titles, 21 NCAA tournament invites, 10 NIT invites, and two NIT titles (1951 and 1966). In 2005, the program was ranked 36th in Street & Smiths "100 greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time", based on NCAA tournament success, NIT success, national championships, conference regular-season and tournament titles, all-time win–loss percentage, graduation percentage, NCAA infractions, NBA first round draft picks, and mascot ferocity.<ref>{{cite web| title = 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time| publisher = DAResler.net  | year = 2008  | url = http://daresler.net/info/top/basketball-programs/| access-date = January 21, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080212032016/http://daresler.net/info/top/basketball-programs/ |archive-date = February 12, 2008}}</ref> In the 2006–07 season, the Cougars became nationally ranked for the first time since 1994 and won the Mountain West Conference regular season championship outright.<ref>{{cite news| title = No. 23 BYU extends home winning streak to 38| publisher = USA Today|date=December 2007| url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2007-12-21-byu-southern-utah_N.htm| access-date = January 21, 2008}}</ref> The team's current head coach is [[Mark Pope]], who was hired in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mark Pope Staff Bio|url=https://byucougars.com/staff/m-basketball/80934/mark-pope|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318084332/https://byucougars.com/staff/m-basketball/80934/Mark-Pope |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=20 January 2021|website=BYU Cougars}}</ref>

=== Women's basketball ===
{{Main|BYU Cougars women's basketball}}
The BYU women's basketball team represents the university in the Big 12 Conference and after the retirement of 21 year coach [[Jeff Judkins]] is now coached by Amber Whiting. The Cougars play their home games in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. The team has made eight NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 30 years and has frequently been at the top of its conference.

===Men's cross country===
Cross country originated at BYU as an informal competition, technically classified as a long distance running event for the track and field team. [[Clarence Robison]], an experienced collegiate and Olympic long distance runner, became the track and field coach in 1950. Robison's experience and interest in long distance running led to the growing popularity of cross country both in track and field and as its own sport.<ref name="hundred">{{cite book |editor1-last=Wilkinson |editor1-first=Ernest L. |editor2-last=Arrington |editor2-first=Leonard J. |title=Brigham Young University: The First One Hundred Years |date=1975 |publisher=Brigham Young University Press |location=Provo, Utah |isbn=0-8425-0708-6 |edition=3 |url=https://archive.org/details/brighamyounguniv03wilk/page/446 |access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|446–447}} Competitions in cross country were often held jointly with the track and field team. In 1962, Sherald James was added on the track and field coaching staff with his primary responsibility being the cross country team. James helped cultivate the popularity of the program and cross country as an event in track and field.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|447}}

Three BYU runners have won 4 individual cross country national championships; [[Ed Eyestone]] in [[1985 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships|1985]], Josh Rohatinsky in [[2006 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships|2006]], and [[Conner Mantz]] in [[2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships|2020]] and [[2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships|2021]]. Eyestone has been the head men's cross country coach since 2000, replacing James.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walch |first1=Tad |title=Future blurry for BYU's James |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-future-blurry-for-byus/129321502/ |access-date=February 8, 2019 |work=The Daily Herald |date=May 21, 2000}}</ref>

In 2018, BYU finished second nationally. In 2019, BYU won its first [[NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship|national championship]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swensen |first1=Jason |title=The unique way the BYU cross country team celebrated its national championship |date=November 26, 2019 |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2019-11-26/the-unique-way-the-byu-cross-country-team-celebrated-its-national-championship-168395 |publisher=Deseret News |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

===Women's cross country===
In 1973, BYU joined other universities to form the Intermountain Athletic Conference which allowed BYU's female athletes to compete in sports including cross country. In 1982, BYU joined the High Country Athletic Conference. The women's cross country team won championships in 1982 and 1983.<ref name="house" />{{rp|292–293}} The BYU women's cross-country team has won national championships in 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2002, led by coach Patrick Shane.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Middleton |first1=Michael W. |title=Women's Cross Country Wins NCAA Championship |url=https://magazine.byu.edu/article/womens-cross-country-wins-ncaa-championship/ |access-date=February 6, 2019 |work=BYU Magazine |publisher=Brigham Young University |date=1997}}</ref> Due to his success leading the team to four victories, Shane was named NCAA coach of the year.<ref>{{cite news |title=BYU Women's cross country claims fourth NCAA title |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-byu-womens-cross-count/129321836/ |access-date=February 8, 2019 |work=The Daily Herald |date=November 26, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=Aaron |title=Cross country coach Patrick Shane, 'one of the great coaches in BYU history,' retires |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865658112/Cross-country-coach-Patrick-Shane-one-of-the-great-coaches-in-BYU-history-retires.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716131022/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865658112/Cross-country-coach-Patrick-Shane-one-of-the-great-coaches-in-BYU-history-retires.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |work=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company |date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>

Under the coaching of Diljeet Taylor, the BYU women's cross-country team has won 2 more national championships, coming in 2021 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 March 2021|title=NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/17712/NCAA_DI_Cross_Country_Championships|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318065413/https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/17712/NCAA_DI_Cross_Country_Championships |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=15 March 2021|website=TFRRS XC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/other/byu-womens-cross-country-wins-2021-national-championship-mantz-dominates-mens-race/article_b69a3fd6-00e2-5f8d-9a50-00b4df1e9997.html |title=BYU women's cross country wins 2021 national championship, Mantz dominates men's race &#124; More BYU Sports &#124; heraldextra.com |access-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621153848/https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/other/byu-womens-cross-country-wins-2021-national-championship-mantz-dominates-mens-race/article_b69a3fd6-00e2-5f8d-9a50-00b4df1e9997.html }}</ref> In 2019, the BYU women's team finished in second place at the [[NCAA national championships|NCAA national championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 November 2019|title=NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/16731/NCAA_DI_Championships|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128162411/https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/16731/NCAA_DI_Championships |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |access-date=20 January 2021|website=TFRRS XC}}</ref> The Cougars' top three runners all had top 10 finishes as Courtney Wayment, Erika Birk, and Whittni Orton finished 5th, 6th, and 7th respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 November 2019|title=Full Women's Results 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships Division 1|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/11/full-womens-results-2019-ncaa-cross-country-championships-division-1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128183734/https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/11/full-womens-results-2019-ncaa-cross-country-championships-division-1/ |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |access-date=20 January 2021|website=LetsRun}}</ref>

=== Football ===
{{Main|BYU Cougars football}}
[[File:BYA Football Champions 1896.png|thumb|right|The school's first football team won the regional championship in 1896.]]
The Brigham Young University Cougars football program competes at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I FBS]] (formerly I-A) level. Coached by [[Kalani Sitake]], the team plays at [[LaVell Edwards Stadium]]. In 1984, the undefeated Cougars were voted the [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|consensus national champion]]<ref name=alltime>{{cite web|title=BYU Football All-Time Results |work=BYUCougars.com |publisher=BYU Athletics |year=2007 |url=http://www.byucougars.com/football/history/all_time_results.jsp |access-date=January 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227111116/http://www.byucougars.com/football/history/all_time_results.jsp |archive-date=December 27, 2007 }}</ref> BYU is known as a "quarterback factory" for producing several successful quarterbacks,<ref>{{cite news| title = The Freedom Bowl |newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-31-sp-1357-story.html| access-date = September 6, 2009 | first=Jim |last=McCurdie | date=December 31, 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = BYU football: Unga can break team's all-time mark with another 854 yards |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] | year = 2009| url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/705325665/BYUs-Unga-is-running-for-record.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130121104544/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/705325665/BYUs-Unga-is-running-for-record.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 21, 2013 |access-date = September 6, 2009}}</ref> including 1990 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Ty Detmer]].<ref>{{cite web| title = BYU Football Honors |work=BYUCougars.com|publisher = BYU Athletics| year = 2007| url = http://www.byucougars.com/football/history/honors.jsp| access-date = January 21, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012183607/http://www.byucougars.com/football/history/honors.jsp| archive-date = October 12, 2007| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Alumni who have played in the [[NFL]] include [[Jim McMahon]], [[Steve Young]], [[Gifford Nielsen]], [[Bart Oates]], [[Chad Lewis]], [[Vai Sikahema]], [[Todd Christensen]], [[John Beck (gridiron football)|John Beck]], and [[Zach Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Football Athlete Profile – Jim McMahon| work = BYUCougars.com| publisher = BYU Athletics| year = 2007| url = http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3305| access-date = January 21, 2008| archive-date = October 25, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025120914/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3305}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Steve Young| publisher = Sports Reference, LLC |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YounSt00.htm| access-date = January 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122111626/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YounSt00.htm| archive-date= January 22, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Men's golf===
{{Main|BYU Cougars men's golf}}
BYU became involved in college golf slowly. Coach Fred Dixon led the golf team to a 1956 conference victory, but for most of the 1950s, golfers finished in third and fourth place. After Dave Crowton (previous assistant football coach and head baseball coach at BYU) became the coach of the golf team, the team placed fifth in 1960 and second in 1961.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|453}} The golf program began to grow in 1962 under the direction of Karl Tucker. The teams placed fourth in 1963 and second in 1965.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|455}} The golf team won their first Western Athletic Conference championship in 1966.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|455}} The golf team won all seven tournaments against several other universities on its 1975 tour to Scotland, France, and England.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|455}} The BYU men's golf team won the 1981 [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Championship]]. They have won 25 conference championships: 21 Western Athletic Conference (1966, 1968, 1970, 1972–77, 1980–84, 1986–87, 1990–92, 1995, 1999), two Mountain West Conference (2001, 2007) and three West Coast Conference (2014, 2017, 2023).

===Women's golf===
The BYU women's golf team has had three Conference Coach of the Year winners, two Conference Freshmen of the year, and eight Individual Conference Champions. In 1983, Kelli Antolock won the USGA Women's Amateur Public Links Golf Championship.<ref name="house">{{cite book |last1=Bergera |first1=Gary James |last2=Priddis |first2=Ronald |title=Brigham Young University: A House of Faith |date=1985 |publisher=Signature Books |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |isbn=0-941214-34-6 |url=http://signaturebookslibrary.org/brigham-young-university/ |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|293}} The women's golf team has won three West Coast Conference Championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harmon |first1=Dick |title=Anna Kennedy rises up when it counted in BYU's third straight WCC golf championship |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697805/Anna-Kennedy-rises-up-when-it-counted-in-BYUs-third-straight-WCC-golf-championship.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209125852/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865697805/Anna-Kennedy-rises-up-when-it-counted-in-BYUs-third-straight-WCC-golf-championship.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |work=Deseret News |publisher=Deseret News Publishing Company |date=April 21, 2018}}</ref>

The team is currently coached by Carrie Roberts, who has been the head coach since 2010. Carrie also played golf for BYU as a student between 1998 and 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Carrie Roberts Staff Bio|url=https://byucougars.com/staff/w-golf/17113/carrie-roberts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025221007/https://byucougars.com/staff/w-golf/17113/Carrie-Roberts |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |access-date=20 January 2021|website=BYU Cougars}}</ref>

===Gymnastics===
Prior to 1958, gymnastics existed at BYU as an unsponsored sport, winning league victories as early as 1911.<ref name="hundred1" />{{rp|505}} The BYU gymnastics program was officially established in 1958 by the BYU Athletics Department with Richard Andrus as the first head coach. During the beginnings of the program, scheduling was a significant problem. The closest university with a program was 600 miles away. Colleges who did have programs either had few open dates, or requested large amounts of money for travel expenses. Consequently, BYU traveled to Colorado and California only, and did not have home meets. During their first year, the team finished with three wins and two losses.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|456}}

In 1959, Rudy Moe was named the next head coach. He coached the gymnastics team for six years. The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) was established halfway through his tenure as head coach. Moe trained several nationally ranked gymnasts and his teams finished second and third place (twice) in the conference during his last three years. Bruce Morgenegg was named the head coach in 1965 and the team placed second in the conference, only four points behind the [[University of Arizona]]. The team's best performing gymnast was Richard Nickolas who was to that point, the only BYU gymnast to win the WAC all-around title. Nickolas was also BYU's first gymnast to finish in the top ten in the NCAA all-around event.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|456}} Following 1965, the team performed poorly; nevertheless, Dennis Ramsey tied for second place in the 1967-68 NCAA finals. BYU finished third in the conference the next two years. Ramsey finished second place again in the NCAA finals.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|456}}

Dr. Lavon Johnson took over the head coaching responsibilities while Morgenegg took a leave of absence to pursue doctoral studies. Johnson had experience head coaching the gymnastics team at the University of Utah. He directed the team to a second-place finish in the WAC. The team won the championship at the Portland Open and sixth place in the Rocky Mountain Open, with a third-place finish in the conference. When Morgenegg resuming coaching between 1972 and 1975, the team's record was mediocre; however Wayne Young performed well individually. Despite the fact that many colleges and universities were cancelling their gymnastics programs, BYU's program continued to grow. The Physical Education department increased their budget for the gymnastics team. Consequently, BYU hired Greg Sano to replace Morgenegg. Sano was not a member of the LDS Church, but had tremendous international experience coaching.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|458}}

BYU phased out their men's gymnastic program in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Carri |title=BYU to Phase Out Men's Gymnastics and Wrestling |url=http://cougarclub.com/athletics/byu-phase-out-mens-gymnastics-and-wrestling |access-date=February 8, 2019 |work=Cougar Club |publisher=Brigham Young University |date=April 1, 1999}}</ref> As of 2019, there is only a female gymnastics team at BYU.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Women's Gymnastics Roster |url=https://byucougars.com/roster/w-gymnastics/ |website=BYU Cougars |publisher=Brigham Young University |access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> The BYU gymnastics team has won five conference championships , two in the West Coast Conference and threw in the Mountain West Conference. In 2015, [[Guard Young]] (son of Wayne Young) and former All-American on the BYU gymnastics team, was named the head coach of the BYU gymnastics team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guard Young Staff Profile |url=https://byucougars.com/staff/w-gymnastics/111714/Guard-Young |website=BYU Cougars |publisher=Brigham Young University |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref> Before joining the Big 12 Conference in 2023, the gymnastics program was a member of the [[Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference]] from 2013-2023.

===Softball===
{{Main|BYU Cougars softball}}
The BYU softball team rejoined the bulk of the school's teams in the WCC in July 2013, when the conference began sponsoring softball once [[Pacific Tigers|Pacific]] rejoined after an absence of more than 40 years.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.wccsports.com/genrel/091312aac.html |title=WCC Softball Begins Competition in 2014 |publisher=West Coast Conference |date=September 13, 2012 |access-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604044746/http://www.wccsports.com/genrel/091312aac.html |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> BYU softball had returned to the [[Western Athletic Conference]] as part of the school's 2011 conference change, but played only one season in the WAC,<ref>{{cite web|last=Tittle |first=Duff |title=BYU Softball To Join Western Athletic Conference |publisher=BYUCougars.com |date=January 27, 2011 |url=http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=14986 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110503/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=14986 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=January 27, 2011 }}</ref> moving to the [[Pacific Coast Softball Conference]] after the 2012 season and playing there for what proved to be the PCSC's final season in 2013.<ref name=PCSC>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2011-12-12/byu-softball-join-pcsc |title=BYU softball to join PCSC |publisher=BYU Athletics |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323212233/http://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2011-12-12/byu-softball-join-pcsc |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

===Women's soccer===
{{Main|BYU Cougars women's soccer}}
Since joining the NCAA in 1995, the women's soccer team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 24 times, reaching as far as the Elite Eight in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|title=BYU Women's Soccer in the NCAA TOURNEY |work=BYUCougars.com |publisher=BYU Athletics |url=http://www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/history/NCAA.jsp |access-date=January 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109171920/http://www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/history/NCAA.jsp |archive-date=November 9, 2007 }}</ref> 2012,<ref>[http://byucougars.com/w-soccer/soccer-falls-2-1-ncaa-quarterfinals Soccer falls 2–1 in NCAA quarterfinals {{!}} The Official Site of BYU Athletics]. Byucougars.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref> 2019, 2021, and 2023.

===Swimming===
[[File:BYU's First Swim Team 1922.tif|thumb|150px|right|The first BYU swim team, 1922]]
Even though BYU did not have its own swimming pool in the 1920s, the university swimming team was successful. A member of the team in 1928 and 1928 Bud Shields held the American record for the 220-yard and 440-year freestyle. Shields was recognized as the high point man at two national swimming meets in 1928 and 1929. The swimming program was cancelled in 1930 after the [[Provo High School]] swimming pool was boarded up, because it was the only available swimming pool in the area. Walter Cryer became the head coach and revived the swimming team in 1964. Until the Richards Building was completed in 1965, Cryer coached four swimmers at Park Ro She Swimming Pool in [[Springville, Utah|Springville]]. The Richards Building contained two swimming pools and one diving pool. The team was successful during its first six years of reinstatement.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|459}} Fifteen women tried out for the women's swimming team in 1923, as intercollegiate sports were not yet popular at BYU among women.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|483}}

{{as of|2011}} BYU has about 550 athletes on 21 teams including football and men's basketball.{{r|despain20110217}} BYU has Men and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams which have produced 26 Olympians and 31 All-Americans. In the 2009–10 NCAA [[NCAA]] final ranking: Women (1) Men (3).<ref>[http://byucougars.com/home/m-swimming-diving BYU Men's Swimming & Diving Home {{!}} The Official Site of BYU Athletics]. Byucougars.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref>

===Track and field===
The track and field team at BYU began in 1899.<ref name="hundred1">{{cite book |editor1-last=Wilkinson |editor1-first=Ernest L. |title=Brigham Young University: The First One Hundred Years |date=1975 |publisher=Brigham Young University Press |location=Provo, Utah |isbn=0-8425-0708-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/brighamyounguniv01wilk/page/282 |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|282}} The first annual BYU Invitational Track Meet was in 1911.<ref name="hundred1" />{{rp|505}} The team won its first conference championship in 1929.<ref name="hundred2">{{cite book |editor1-last=Wilkinson |editor1-first=Ernest L. |title=Brigham Young University: The First Hundred Years |date=1975 |publisher=Brigham Young University Press |location=Provo, Utah |isbn=0-8425-0708-6 |edition=2 |url=https://archive.org/details/brighamyounguniv02wilk/page/n7 |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|319}} The track teams were successful in the 1930s; they won conference championships in 1935 and 1936.<ref name="hundred2" />{{rp|335}} [[Clarence Robison|Clarence Robinson]] began coaching the BYU track team in 1950. Robinson had been a former BYU track athlete and participated in the 1948 U.S. Olympics. After working with his inexperience track team, Robinson built the team to win eight straight conference championships since 1955. The teams finished second in the conference after the creation of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team finished in the top ten in the nation from 1964 to 1967.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|463}} The team finished second in the nation in 1966. BYU hosted the NCAA championships the following year. The BYU team won its first WAC championship in 1968, and again in 1969. They won second place in 1970, but rose again to first place in 1971.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|464}} The 1970 Men's track and field team tied with Oregon and Kansas to win the outdoor national championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results |url=http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=309 |work=USTFCCCA InfoZone: Single-Meet Report |publisher=USTFCCCA |access-date=August 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913155111/http://www.ustfccca.org/infozone/public-meet-single.php?contno=309 |archive-date=September 13, 2015 }}</ref> In 1970, Ralph Mann set a world record in the 440 high hurdle in Des Moines with a time of 48.8 seconds, winning him a second NCAA title.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|464}} Paul Cummings was the first BYU athlete to achieve a sub-four-minute mile, earning him an NCAA championship in 1974.<ref name="hundred" />{{rp|464}}

The BYU track team has had several national champions and Olympians. In 1966, Bob Richards won the steeplechase in 8:51.6. [[Joshua McAdams]] won the event 40 years later, as did [[Kyle Perry (athlete)|Kyle Perry]] in 2010. In 1984 [[Ed Eyestone]] went undefeated in NCAA [[cross country running|cross-country]] events. He is one of only four runners to ever capture the NCAA "Triple Crown" by becoming the 1985 NCAA outdoor Champion at 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters where he set a then-NCAA record with a time of 27:41:05.<ref>[[NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship|Men's Division I Cross Country Championship]]. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref>

[[Miles Batty]] won the indoor national championship in the mile in 2011, then anchored the BYU distance medley relay team for another gold medal. In 2012, at the [[Millrose Games]], he set a new collegiate record for the indoor mile at 3:54.54.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-men/article/2012-02-13/byu%E2%80%99s-batty-sets-indoor-mile-record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820172850/https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-indoor-men/article/2012-02-13/byu%E2%80%99s-batty-sets-indoor-mile-record|date=August 20, 2018}} NCAA: Batty sets indoor mile record]. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref>

In March 2011, BYU's [[Leif Arrhenius]] won the shot put competition in the NCAA track and field national championships and men's distance medley relay team also won the national title in their event.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110518042856/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700117773/BYU-track-and-field-Cougars-take-two-national-track-titles.html ''Deseret News'', March 11, 2011]}}</ref>

===Men's volleyball===
{{Main|BYU Cougars men's volleyball}}
BYU's men's volleyball has won three [[NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship|NCAA national championships]] in (1999, 2001, and 2004) and has been the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]] champion ten times (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021).

===Women's volleyball===
{{Main|BYU Cougars women's volleyball}}
The women's volleyball team is also consistently nationally ranked, reaching the National Championship game of the 2014 NCAA tournament.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d1 2012 Division I women's volleyball tournament]. NCAA.com (February 25, 2011). Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref>

==NCAA Division I: NACDA Learfield Director's Cup==
:''See footnote''<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2010-11-28|url=http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-directorscup-previous-scoring.html|title=NACDA official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102202358/http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-directorscup-previous-scoring.html|archive-date=2011-01-02}} ''See also:'' [[National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics]] (NACDA).</ref> ''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://byucougars.com/page/directors-cup|title=DIRECTORS' CUP|publisher=BYU Athletics|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> and [[NACDA Directors' Cup]]''

{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0" width=" %"
! colspan="5" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}" | BYU Directors' Cup Standings
|- valign="top" style="background: white"
|
{| cellpadding="4" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|Seasons
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|National Rank
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|Conference Rank
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1993–94''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|22nd || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1994–95''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|28th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1995–96''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|33rd || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1996–97''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|16th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1997–98''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|18th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1998–99''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|12th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''1999–00''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|18th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-

| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2000–01''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|17th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2001–02''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|23rd || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2002–03''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|45th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
|}
| align="center" valign="top" |
{| cellpadding="4" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|Seasons
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|National Rank
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|Conference Rank
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2003–04''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|29th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2004–05''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|27th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2005–06''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|31st || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2006–07''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|26th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-

|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2007–08''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|41st || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2008–09''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|47th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|2nd
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2009–10''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|36th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2010–11''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|37th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|- 
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2011–12''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|43rd || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2012–13''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|43rd || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
|}
| align="center" valign="top" |
{| cellpadding="4" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|Seasons
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|National Rank
! style= "{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|BYU Cougars|border=2}}"|Conference Rank
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2013–14''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|42nd || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2014–15''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|48th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2015–16''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|30th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2016–17''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|31st || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2017–18''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|45th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2018–19''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|29th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2019–20''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|No standings || style="border:0;text-align:center"|No standings
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2020–21''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|17th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2021–22''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|29th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2022–23''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|37th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|1st
|-
| style="border:0;text-align:center"|'''2023–24''' || style="border:0;text-align:center"|36th || style="border:0;text-align:center"|5th
|-

|}
|}

==Extramural and recognized sports==
===Men's Lacrosse===
The BYU Cougars Men's Lacrosse team currently competes in the [[Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association]] (MCLA) as a member of the [[Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference]] (RMLC).<ref name="BYU lacrosse">{{cite web| title = BYU lacrosse|url = http://www.byulacrosse.com|access-date =April 11, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080513085220/http://www.byulacrosse.com/| archive-date= May 13, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> The BYU Lacrosse team was founded in 1968; however, significant records of the team only date back to 1995 when Jason Lamb began his tenure as head coach.<ref name="BYU lacrosse"/> The BYU Lacrosse team had four wins and five losses (4–5) in their first season under Coach Lamb, accounting for their only losing season on record. The Cougars went 13–3 in his second season and have not had a losing season since.<ref name="BYU lacrosse"/> The team's worst record since 1995 came in 2006 when they went 12–8, although during the 2006 national tournament they advanced to the Final Four.  The summer of 2009 brought a coaching change to the lacrosse team when long-time assistant, Matt Schneck took over the reins as the head coach.  In his second season as head coach, Schneck led the Cougars to their fourth national championship.  With the 2011 Championship, Schneck became the first person in MCLA History to win a national championship as both player and head coach.  The Cougars won their sixth National Championship in 2024.<ref name="BYU lacrosse"/>

The Cougars won the MCLA national championship in 1997, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2021 and 2024. The Cougars have won the RMLC championship fourteen times, capturing the title in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2024.  Head Coach Matt Schneck and the Cougars completed the 2024 season 19-0, capturing both the RMCL and MCLA Championship and completing the programs first perfect season.<ref name="BYU lacrosse"/>

=== Women's lacrosse ===
On October 8, 2015, Brigham Young University added two new women's teams to its extramural sports programs, women's rugby and women's lacrosse.

The women's lacrosse team competes in the [[Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WCLA Teams|url=https://www.wcla.club/page/show/5389869-brigham-young-university|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>

===Racquetball===
BYU's men's racquetball team placed third at the 2008 USA Racquetball [[Intercollegiate sports team champions#Racquetball|National Intercollegiate Championships]].<ref>[http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/68177 BYU NewsNet – Racquetball Places Third at Nationals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204054534/http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/68177 |date=February 4, 2011 }}</ref> The BYU women's racquetball team has won nine national championships in: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2008.

===Men's rugby===
{{Main|BYU men's rugby}}
Founded in 1965, the BYU men's rugby team plays in the Rocky Mountain Conference of [[Division 1-A Rugby]]. BYU has been led by head coach Steve St. Pierre since 2018, and normally plays its home games at [[South Stadium|South Field]]. Several BYU players have gone on to play for the [[United States national rugby union team|U.S. national team]].

BYU has been a major force in American college rugby. BYU reached the USA Rugby national championship match in 7 consecutive years from 2006 to 2012.<ref>[http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sports/080317rugby.html Meridian Magazine :: Sports: BYU Rugby Team Wins Games and the Respect of Opponents]</ref> BYU rugby won its first national championship in 2009 by defeating the [[University of California, Berkeley]],<ref>{{cite web| author = Caroline Ogawa| title = Quest for Sixth Straight Title Falls at Foot of Davies, BYU| work = DailyCal.com| url = http://www.dailycal.org/article/105552/quest_for_sixth_straight_title_falls_at_foot_of_da| access-date = May 4, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090510095926/http://www.dailycal.org/article/105552/quest_for_sixth_straight_title_falls_at_foot_of_da| archive-date = May 10, 2009| df = mdy-all}}</ref> and again won the national championship in 2012.<ref>[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusports/56262404-65/byu-championship-cal-national.html.csp BYU defeats Cal 27-24, wins inaugural Varsity Cup rugby national championship {{!}} BYU Sports {{!}} The Salt Lake Tribune]. Sltrib.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref> 
The following season, several of the top college rugby teams withdrew from the USA Rugby D1A competition and organized their own championship called the [[Varsity Cup Championship|Varsity Cup]], which many view as equivalent to a national championship.<ref name="thisisamericanrugby1">This Is American Rugby, College Top Ten: Final Edition, May 22, 2013, http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/05/college-top-ten-final-edition.html</ref> In 2013, BYU had an undefeated season, won the Varsity Cup by beating Cal in the final, and finished the season ranked the #1 team in college rugby.<ref name="thisisamericanrugby1"/><ref>Rugby Mag, All Divisions College Top 25 May 22, 2013, presented by Selective Service, May 22, 2013, {{cite web |url=http://www.rugbymag.com/cpl/8130-all-divisions-college-top-25-may-22-2013-presented-by-selective-service.html |title=All Divisions College Top 25 May 22, 2013, presented by Selective Service |access-date=May 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621132004/http://www.rugbymag.com/cpl/8130-all-divisions-college-top-25-may-22-2013-presented-by-selective-service.html |archive-date=June 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> BYU Rugby made it to the quarter-finals in the 2019 season, losing to Saint Mary's.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.d1arugby.com/news/regional-championships/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190930043043/https://www.d1arugby.com/news/regional-championships/| archive-date = 2019-09-30| title = Regional Championships Set – D1A Rugby}}</ref>

=== Women's rugby ===
{{Main|BYU Women's Rugby}}
As of October 8, 2015, Brigham Young University is adding two new women's teams to its extramural sports programs, which currently includes five teams. The two new sports are women's rugby and women's lacrosse.

The current program includes men's lacrosse, men's rugby, men's soccer and men's and women's racquetball. The extramural program falls under the direction of Student Life at BYU. Teams in this program compete outside the university.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = BYU adds two teams to its extramural sports program|url = http://news.byu.edu/archive15-oct-extramural.aspx|website = news.byu.edu|access-date = December 9, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151212112340/http://news.byu.edu/archive15-oct-extramural.aspx|archive-date = December 12, 2015}}</ref>

=== Men's soccer ===
{{Main|BYU Cougars men's soccer}}
The BYU Cougars men's soccer team is a college soccer club. The team plays its home games at [[South Stadium|The Stadium at South Field]] on the campus of [[Brigham Young University]], where they have played since 2003. The men's soccer club has won ten [[National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association|NIRSA]] National Championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023.

==Former programs==
===Men's Gymnastics & Wrestling ===
BYU ended its wrestling and men's gymnastics programs at the end of the 1998–1999<ref>http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu-coach-enjoying-life-with-less-stress/article_b1adffd8-940b-5254-b47a-022d20bc5c3a.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> season.  This decision was officially made largely due to a lack of other teams in the region to compete with, when in actuality, it was mostly Title IX reasons. For wrestling, this reason was highly debated at the time as there were plenty of teams to compete with in the region, and a state rival was even added with Utah Valley University, albeit 4 years later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/aboutuvu/history.html |title=UVU &#124; History &#124; About UVU &#124; Home |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221011006/https://www.uvu.edu/visitors/aboutuvu/history.html |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The men's gymnastics team had made four NCAA tournament appearances in 1992, 1998, 1999, and 2000 while placing 5th in 1998–99.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/gymnastics_champs_records/2019-20/2019men.pdf|title=NCAA Men's Gymnastics All-Time Championship Records and Results|publisher=NCAA|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref> The wrestling team had made 32 NCAA tournament appearances and finished 4th in 1973.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2019-20/D1.pdf|title=NCAA Wrestling All-Time Championship Records and Results|publisher=NCAA|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Men’s Ice Hockey===
{{Main|BYU Cougars men's ice hockey}}
BYU students had played organized ice hockey since the 1970s, but in the mid-1990s the club entered collegiate play as the Provo IceCats. In 2007 the team was granted official extramural sport status by the university and competed as BYU in the [[Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League]]. In late 2021, the university informed the team it would no longer officially sanction the club, citing Title IX and organizational concerns. With the [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] requiring official recognition of a university to compete, the team ceased operations at the end of the 2021-22 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinkhouse |first=Madisan |date=2021-09-21 |title=BYU Responds To Dropping Affiliation With Club Hockey Team |url=https://kslsports.com/468449/byu-responds-to-dropping-affiliation-with-club-hockey-team/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=KSL Sports |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Budget==
Similar to other Division I programs, football and men's basketball provide the majority of BYU's athletics revenue and profits. Revenue comes from ticket sales, corporate sponsors, broadcasting contracts, and contributions. In 2009 BYU athletics had revenue of $41&nbsp;million and expenses of $35&nbsp;million, resulting in a profit of $5.5&nbsp;million or about 16%. That year football provided more than 60% of revenue, used 42% of total expenses, and had a profit margin of 53%. Men's basketball provided about 15% of revenue and had an 8% profit margin. Women's basketball provided less than 3% of revenue and was unprofitable, as were all other sports.<ref name="despain20110217">{{cite news | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705366909/BYU-sports-budget-rundown-shows-what-sports-profit-cost.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507172834/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705366909/BYU-sports-budget-rundown-shows-what-sports-profit-cost.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 7, 2015 | title=BYU sports budget rundown shows what sports profit, cost | access-date=March 28, 2011 | author=Despain, Joshua | date=February 17, 2011 | newspaper=Deseret News}}</ref><ref name="despain20110218">{{cite news | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705367021/BYUs-sports-budget-not-seeing-red-ink-financing-smaller-sports.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619231102/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705367021/BYUs-sports-budget-not-seeing-red-ink-financing-smaller-sports.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 19, 2015 | title=BYU's sports budget not seeing red ink financing smaller sports | access-date=March 28, 2011 | author=Despain, Joshua | date=February 18, 2011 | newspaper=Deseret News}}</ref>

==National championships==
As of November 23, 2024 BYU has won 13 NCAA team national championships.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://byucougars.com/story/athletics/80005/national-champions|title=BYU National Championships|publisher=BYU Athletics|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Team NCAA championships===
*'''Men's (7)'''
**[[NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship|Cross country]] (2): 2019, 2024
**[[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|Golf]] (1): 1980
**[[NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships|Outdoor track and field]] (1): 1970
**[[NCAA men's volleyball tournament|Volleyball]] (3): 1999, 2001, 2004
*'''Women's (6)'''
**[[NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship|Cross country]] (6): 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2020, 2024
*See also
**[[List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships#NCAA Division I Team Championships|List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships]]

As of January 10, 2024, BYU has won 86 NCAA individual national championships.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|title=CHAMPIONSHIPS SUMMARY THROUGH JAN. 10, 2024|publisher=NCAA|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

===Individual NCAA championships===
*'''Men's (57)'''
**[[NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship|Cross country]] (4)
**[[NCAA men's gymnastics championships|Gymnastics]] (5)
**[[NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships|Indoor track and field]] (12)
**[[NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships|Outdoor track and field]] (32)
**[[NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving championships|Swimming and diving]] (4)
*'''Women's (29)'''
**[[NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship|Cross country]] (1)
**[[NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships|Indoor track and field]] (9)
**[[NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships|Outdoor track and field]] (16)
**[[NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships|Swimming and diving]] (3)

===Team Non-NCAA championships===
Below are the 28 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA. Men's football, men's rugby and women's racquetball titles were won at the highest level of collegiate competition.

*Men's (21)
**[[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|Football]] (1): [[1984 BYU Cougars football team|1984]] (The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selectors of [[Associated Press|AP]], [[Billingsley Report|Billingsley]], [[College Football Researchers Association|Football Research]], [[Football Writers Association of America|FW]], [[National Football Foundation]], [[Poling System|Poling]], and [[United Press International|UPI]])
**Lacrosse ([[Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association|MCLA]]) (6): 1997, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2021, 2024
**Rugby ([[Division 1-A Rugby|D1-A]]) (2): 2009, 2012
**Rugby ([[Intercollegiate sports team champions#Rugby|Varsity Cup]]) (2): 2013, 2014
**Soccer ([[National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association|NIRSA]]) (11): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
*Women's (10)
**Racquetball ([[Intercollegiate sports team champions#Racquetball|US Racquetball Association]]) (9): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008
**Rugby ([[Intercollegiate sports team champions#Rugby|D1]]) (1): 2019 (spring half)

==Athletic facilities==
===Current facilities===
*Clarence F. Robison Track — Men's and women's outdoor track
*Gail Miller Field — Softball
*[[Larry H. Miller Field]] — Baseball
*[[LaVell Edwards Stadium]] — Football 
*[[Marriott Center]] — Men's and women's basketball
*[[Smith Fieldhouse]] — Men's and women's volleyball, Gymnastics, Men's and women's indoor track
*[[South Field (Provo)|South Field]] — Women's soccer
*Stephen L. Richards Pool — Men's and women's swimming and diving

==People==
===Alumni===
{{main|List_of_Brigham_Young_University_alumni#Sports}}

===Athletic directors===
* [[G. Ott Romney]] (1928–1936)
* [[Eddie Kimball]] (1937–1963)
* [[Floyd Millet]] (1963–1970)
* [[Stan Watts]] (1970–1976)
* Lu Wallace (women's, 1972–1995)
* [[Glen Tuckett]] (1976–1993)
* Clayne Jensen (1993–1995)
* Rondo Fehlberg (1995–1999)
* Elaine Michaelis (women's, 1995–2004)
* [[Val Hale]] (1999–2004)
* [[Tom Holmoe]] (2005–2025)
* [[Brian Santiago]] (2025- )

==See also==
* [[Beehive Boot]]
* [[Haka performed by non-New Zealand sports teams#Brigham Young University|Haka performed by non-New Zealand sports teams § Brigham Young University]]
* [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|Holy War]], the football version of the above rivalry
* [[Old Oquirrh Bucket]]
* [[BYU–Utah rivalry]]
* [[North American cougar#In popular culture|Cultural significance of the cougar in North America]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
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