The Cougars competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
Since December 2015, Kalani Sitake has served as head coach at BYU.
[1] Five coaches have led BYU in postseason bowl games: Tommy Hudspeth, LaVell Edwards, Gary Crowton, Bronco Mendenhall, and Kalani Sitake.
Hal Mitchell has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.267.
Of the 14 different head coaches who have led the Cougars, Edwards has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.