BYU Cougars basketball — program history

The BYU Cougars compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1944–1170 (.624 winning percentage) across 122 recorded seasons dating back to 1902-03.

Season-by-season results

SeasonRecordConferenceCoachAP peak
2025-2623-119-9 (Big 12)Kevin YoungAP #7
2024-2526-1014-6 (Big 12)Kevin YoungAP #13
2023-2423-1110-8 (Big 12)Mark PopeAP #12
2022-2319-157-9 (WCC)Mark Pope
2021-2224-119-6 (WCC)Mark PopeAP #12
2020-2120-710-3 (WCC)Mark PopeAP #23
2019-2024-813-3 (WCC)Mark PopeAP #14
2018-1919-1311-5 (WCC)Dave Rose
2017-1824-1111-7 (WCC)Dave Rose
2014-1525-1013-5 (WCC)Dave Rose
2013-1423-1213-5 (WCC)Dave Rose
2012-1324-1210-6 (WCC)Dave Rose
2011-1226-912-4 (WCC)Dave Rose
2010-1132-514-2 (MWC)Dave RoseAP #3
2009-1030-613-3 (MWC)Dave RoseAP #12
2008-0925-812-4 (MWC)Dave RoseAP #25
2007-0827-814-2 (MWC)Dave RoseAP #20
2006-0725-913-3 (MWC)Dave RoseAP #21
2005-0620-912-4 (MWC)Dave Rose
2004-059-213-11 (MWC)Steve Cleveland
2003-0421-910-4 (MWC)Steve Cleveland
2002-0323-911-3 (MWC)Steve Cleveland
2001-0218-127-7 (MWC)Steve Cleveland
2000-0124-910-4 (MWC)Steve Cleveland
1999-0022-117-7 (MWC)Steve Cleveland
1998-9912-166-8 (WAC)Steve Cleveland
1997-989-214-10 (WAC)Steve Cleveland
1996-971-250-16 (WAC)Roger Reid,Tony Ingle
1995-9615-139-9 (WAC)Roger Reid
1994-9522-1013-5 (WAC)Roger Reid
1993-9422-1012-6 (WAC)Roger Reid
1992-9325-915-3 (WAC)Roger ReidAP #21
1991-9225-712-4 (WAC)Roger Reid
1990-9121-1311-5 (WAC)Roger Reid
1989-9021-911-5 (WAC)Roger Reid
1988-8914-157-9 (WAC)Ladell Andersen
1987-8826-613-3 (WAC)Ladell AndersenAP #3
1986-8721-1112-4 (WAC)Ladell Andersen
1985-8618-1411-5 (WAC)Ladell Andersen
1984-8515-149-7 (WAC)Ladell Andersen
1983-8420-1112-4 (WAC)Ladell Andersen
1982-8315-1411-5 (WAC)Frank Arnold
1981-8217-139-7 (WAC)Frank ArnoldAP #15
1980-8125-712-4 (WAC)Frank ArnoldAP #15
1979-8024-513-1 (WAC)Frank ArnoldAP #12
1978-7920-810-2 (WAC)Frank Arnold
1977-7812-186-8 (WAC)Frank Arnold
1976-7712-154-10 (WAC)Frank Arnold
1975-7612-146-8 (WAC)Frank Arnold
1974-7512-145-9 (WAC)Glenn Potter
1973-7411-156-8 (WAC)Glenn Potter
1972-7319-79-5 (WAC)Glenn PotterAP #12
1971-7221-512-2 (WAC)Stan WattsAP #6
1970-7118-1110-4 (WAC)Stan WattsAP #20
1969-708-184-10 (WAC)Stan Watts
1968-6916-126-4 (WAC)Stan Watts
1967-6813-124-6 (WAC)Stan Watts
1966-6714-108-2 (WAC)Stan WattsAP #7
1965-6620-56-4 (WAC)Stan WattsAP #6
1964-6521-78-2 (WAC)Stan WattsAP #9
1963-6413-125-5 (WAC)Stan Watts
1962-6312-146-4 (WAC)Stan Watts
1961-6210-165-9 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1960-6115-119-5 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1959-608-175-9 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1958-5915-118-6 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1957-5813-139-5 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1956-5719-911-3 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1955-5618-810-4 (MSAC)Stan WattsAP #5
1954-5513-1310-4 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1953-5418-119-5 (MSAC)Stan WattsAP #19
1952-5322-811-3 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1951-5214-109-5 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1950-5128-915-5 (MSAC)Stan WattsAP #11
1949-5022-1214-6 (MSAC)Stan Watts
1948-4921-1311-9 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1947-4816-118-2 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1946-479-163-9 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1945-4612-136-6 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1944-4511-125-5 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1943-443-2IndFloyd Millet
1942-4315-77-1 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1941-4217-39-3 (MSAC)Floyd Millet
1940-4114-96-6 (MSAC)Edwin Kimball
1939-4017-87-5 (MSAC)Edwin Kimball
1938-3912-124-8 (MSAC)Edwin Kimball
1937-388-134-8 (MSAC)Buck Dixon
1936-3717-105-7 (MSAC)Buck Dixon
1935-3616-96-6 (MSAC)Edwin Kimball
1934-3518-106-6 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1933-3418-129-3 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1932-3320-79-3 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1931-3220-128-4 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1930-3120-137-5 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1929-3023-76-6 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1928-2920-106-6 (MSAC)Ott Romney
1927-2813-103-9 (MSAC)E.L. Roberts
1926-275-141-11 (MSAC)E.L. Roberts
1925-2611-57-5 (MSAC)E.L. Roberts
1924-2510-65-3 (MSAC)Alvin Twitchell
1923-2414-47-1 (MSAC)Alvin Twitchell
1922-237-5IndAlvin Twitchell
1921-229-3IndAlvin Twitchell
1920-2110-2IndAlvin Twitchell
1919-204-2IndE.L. Roberts
1918-195-3IndE.L. Roberts
1917-185-3IndE.L. Roberts
1916-1714-2IndE.L. Roberts
1915-163-3IndE.L. Roberts
1914-156-2IndE.L. Roberts
1913-148-2IndE.L. Roberts
1912-137-3IndE.L. Roberts
1911-127-0IndE.L. Roberts
1910-118-0IndHenry Rose
1909-109-2IndFred Bennion
1908-097-4IndFred Bennion
1907-084-2IndClayton Teetzel
1906-077-3IndClayton Teetzel
1905-0611-1IndClayton Teetzel
1904-059-3IndUnknown
1903-043-3IndUnknown
1902-034-5IndW.A. Colton

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