PROVO, Utah — BYU football returned to the practice field on Thursday for its second practice on fall camp at the Zions Bank Practice Fields.
As camp marches on, BYU is turning 100 this fall as it plays its 100th season in 2024. Both single-game and season tickets are on sale now.
Leading up to and throughout this milestone season, BYU Athletics will be providing fans with a variety of opportunities to celebrate and reminisce over the rich history and tradition of Cougar football while cheering on the 2024 team in its second season as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
To kick off the 100th season, former players and Cougar greats gathered together last week to celebrate with a reunion and participated in a live BYUtv special. Read more about last week's festivities.
The 100 seasons of Cougar football have not occurred consecutively, as BYU, like many other universities, did not field teams during World War II. The Cougars played their first intercollegiate varsity football season in 1922 as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference. After being one of seven institutions to form the Mountain States Athletic Conference (also known as the Skyline Conference) in 1938, BYU took a three-year hiatus from the gridiron five years later from 1943-1945 due to World War II.
Since returning to the field in 1946, BYU has fielded a football team each fall as members of the Mountain States Conference (through 1961), Western Athletic Conference (1962-1998), Mountain West Conference (1999-2010), FBS Independent (2011-2022) and Big 12 Conference (2023-present) to make the 2024 season the university’s 100th football campaign.
The official celebrations of 100 seasons got started in July in advance of the team’s fall camp practices and will continue throughout the 2024 season, which opens on Aug. 31 against Southern Illinois in LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Fans can participate and follow the latest announcements, news and updates about the 100 seasons of BYU football by going to BYUCougars.com/100 and the BYUCougars app. In addition to all the latest information about the special festivities, fans can read articles that feature and revisit the incredible history created by BYU players and coaches over the decades.
Listed below are a some of the planned festivities, while additional events and opportunities for fans and football alumni to enjoy in 2024 will be announced at later dates.
BYU50 is back this summer, commemorating the 100 Seasons of BYU Football. Starting in Alabama on July 12, BYU will be dropping boxes in all 50 states, ending with Wyoming on Aug 30, the day before the season-opening game. Utah residents will have their chance to compete for a box this Saturday, August 3, as some 35 boxes will be dropped throughout the state. Check BYUCougars.com/100 and the BYUCougars app to get the latest news and updates regarding how to participate and the reveal of contents in each box.
The 100th season apparel collection will be available through GOCougs.com, the Official Team Store of the BYU Cougars. The special collection launched on July 17, 2024.
BYU Football: A Celebration of 100 Seasons
BYUtv televised a special two-hour live program entitled BYU Football: A Celebration of 100 Seasons on Saturday, July 27 from 7-9 p.m. MDT. The program featured some of the legendary players and happenings over the century of Cougar football while highlighting BYU’s unique football legacy and history. Watch: BYU Football: A Celebration of 100 Seasons.
Cougar Kickoff | Aug. 7
The annual meet-and-greet fan event with the football team and other sports teams at BYU will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Check BYUCougars.com/100 and the BYUCougars app to get the latest news and updates as the event approaches.
100 Greatest Photos | Coming Soon
100 seasons of BYU Football means a lot of memories, and even more photos. BYU will do the heavy lifting to narrow down the incredible photography captured by BYU Photo over the decades so fans can enjoy the 100 Greatest Photos.
Gameday Activations | Home Games in 2024
Each home gameday this season will honor 100 Seasons of BYU Football. Listed below is a sampling of a few of the planned festivities with others still to be announced.
- Aug. 31 vs Southern Illinois — BYU will honor the 50th Anniversary and accomplishments of BYU’s first bowl team, the 1974 Fiesta Bowl team.
- Sept. 21 vs Kansas State — The Cougars will feature the program's Cotton Bowl season in 1996, including wearing throwback jerseys when BYU hosts former Cotton Bowl foe Kansas State to open Big 12 Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 21 in LaVell Edwards Stadium.
- Oct. 12 vs Arizona — BYU’s members of the College Football Hall of Fame will be featured and honored when the Cougars take on Kansas in the stadium named after one of those Hall of Fame members, the legendary LaVell Edwards.
- Oct. 18 vs Oklahoma State — BYU’s 1984 National Championship team will be featured and honored marking the 40th Anniversary of finishing No. 1 after going undefeated to win the national title. The game will also commemorate the 50th Anniversary of BYU facing Oklahoma State for the first time in the 1974 Fiesta Bowl.
- Nov. 16 vs Kansas — BYU football’s National Award winners will be featured and honored as part of the 2024 homecoming game against former conference opponent and new Big 12 member Arizona.
- Nov. 30 vs Houston — The program's Academic All-Americans will be featured among the festivities of the team's final home game of the 2024 season.
Check back at BYUCougars.com/100 and the BYUCougars app for the latest announcements and further details as each event approaches.