BYU Cougars

The BYU Cougars are the collegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU has 21 NCAA Varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West Coast Conference for most sports. Other sports compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the Western Athletic Conference, and as independents. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference from 1999-2011, before that they competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Mountain States Conference, and the WAC. All teams are named the "Cougars", a name that was first introduced by Eugene L. Roberts in the 1920s, initially only applied to the football team. In 1924 two live cougar kittens named Cleo and Tarbo were brought to BYU and used as its...