Cosmo and BYU fans at home football game
BYU Athletics
BYU football team performing the Haka
Welcome Cougar fans! BYU athletics provides an experience for the whole family to enjoy. Come watch the football team dominate the field at the LaVell Edwards Stadium or watch the men's and women’s basketball teams ace their layups and jump shots at the Marriott Center.
BYU, a member of the Mountain West Conference, is home to 19 intercollegiate sports teams, five club teams and 10 athletic facilities.
Hockey and
women’s lacrosse, while not intercollegiate or extramural sports, are recognized by BYU. The Cougars have won 10 national championships in NCAA competition from football, men’s volleyball, men’s golf, women’s cross country and men’s track and field combined.
Intercollegiate sports include baseball, football, softball, gymnastics, and men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, track and volleyball. Extramural sports include rugby, men’s soccer and lacrosse, and men’s and women’s racquetball. The club hockey team competes in the ACHA Division II and plays their home games at the Peaks Ice Arena, a 2002 Winter Olympics Hockey venue.
LaVell Edwards Stadium
Events held at the stadium include football games, marching band competitions, and the Stadium of Fire.
BYU fans at home football game
The stadium seats 64,045 football fanatics and was built in 1964. In 2000 the name was change from Cougar Stadium to LaVell Edwards Stadium after Coach LaVell Edwards. If football is a favorite pastime in your family, experiencing a packed stadium during a home game is a “must do“ while visiting Utah Valley.
Marriott Center
Marriott Center during a men's home basketball game
Events held here include basketball games, devotionals, forums, graduation and Christmas Around the World. “The Marriott Center is one of the top five places to play in the country, not just because of its size, but because its facilities are fantastic," said former UTEP head coach Don Haskins, the subject of the 2006 film Glory Road. “If there is a better arena, I haven't seen it." The facility named after J. Willard Marriott, a successful Utah businessman, seats 22,700 screaming fans, is the third largest on-campus arena in the country, covers three acres, and encloses eight million cubic feet.
Tickets for the vast number of events held at the Marriott Center and at
Marriott Center
the other athletic facilities can be purchased online at
www.BYUtickets.com or at the Marriott Center Ticket Office. For more information about ticket sales call 801-422-BYU1.
Other facilities include
Miller Park: Events held here include softball and baseball games.
Smith Fieldhouse: Events held here include volleyball games and gymnastics competitions.
Tennis Courts
South Field: The BYU women’s soccer games are broadcast and played from this location. BYU’s men’s rugby and men’s soccer teams also play at South Field.
Clarence F. Robinson Track: Events held here include track and cross country meets. This facility is
Miller Park
located right next to the freshman dorms, Helaman Halls.
Tennis Courts: The tennis teams enjoy both indoor and outdoor courts. These courts are also used by classes and are open for students, faculty and staff to use.
Stephen L. Richards Building: Events held here are the swimming and diving meets. The Richards Building also includes a number of basketball courts for student use.
Indoor Practice Facility: The facility is located next to the Smith Fieldhouse. The building is usually utilized by the football team.
Student Athlete Building
Student Athlete Building: This facility has a museum recognizing athletes from the past, Legends Grill and Jamba Juice. The administration for athletics is located in this building.