Brigham Young University
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Name History:
| Brigham Young Academy | 1875-03 |
| Brigham Young University | 1903-date |
Baseball Team History
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1895 | 0-0-1 | unknown |
| 1896 | 1-0 | unknown |
| 1897 | 1-0 | unknown |
| 1898 | No Team | |
| 1899 | 1-2 | unknown |
| 1900 | 0-2 | unknown |
| 1901 | 4-2 | unknown |
| 1902 | 5-2 | Warren A. Colton |
| 1903 | 2-0 | Warren A. Colton |
| 1904-07 | No Team | |
| 1908 | 1-4 | Clayton T. Teetzel |
| 1909 | 1-3 | Fred Bennion |
| 1910 | No Team | |
| 1911 | 9-4 | Fred Bennion |
| 1912 | 1-3 | Fred Bennion |
| 1913 | n/a | Fred Bennion |
| 1914 | 2-1 | Dell Webb |
| 1915 | 4-0 | Dell Webb |
| 1916-17 | No Team | |
| 1918 | 0-2 | Eugene L. Roberts |
| 1919 | No Team | |
| 1920 | 0-4 | Eugene L. Roberts |
| 1921-47 | No Team | |
| 1948 | 3-3 | Stanley H. Watts |
| 1949 | 8-4 | H. Wayne Soffe |
| 1950 | 4-4 | H. Wayne Soffe |
| 1951 | 5-6 | H. Wayne Soffe |
| 1952 | 11-8 | Dave Crowton |
| 1953 | 8-5 | Dave Crowton |
| 1954 | 7-8 | Dave Crowton |
| 1955 | 8-6 | Dave Crowton |
| 1956 | 8-8 | Wayne Tucker |
| 1957 | 7-10 | Jay L. Van Noy |
| 1958 | 13-5 | Jay L. Van Noy |
| 1959 | 14-6 | Jay L. Van Noy |
| 1960 | 12-13 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1961 | 29-6-1 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1962 | 26-10 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1963 | 22-12-1 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1964 | 16-16 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1965 | 23-15 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1966 | 22-16-1 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1967 | 33-14 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1968 | 31-17 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1969 | 30-15 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1970 | 31-14-1 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1971 | 32-16 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1972 | 33-15 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1973 | 30-20 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1974 | 29-17 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1975 | 22-19 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1976 | 26-21 | Glen C. Tuckett |
| 1977 | 35-17 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1978 | 37-15 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1979 | 50-25-1 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1980 | 41-18 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1981 | 45-24 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1982 | 43-16 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1983 | 54-11 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1984 | 42-17 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1985 | 44-29 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1986 | 34-18-2 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1987 | 42-22 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1988 | 41-18-1 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1989 | 47-20 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1990 | 43-25-1 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1991 | 35-15 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1992 | 38-19 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1993 | 39-18 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1994 | 37-20 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1995 | 36-25-1 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1996 | 38-19 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1997 | 37-18 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1998 | 29-24 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 1999 | 26-31 | Gary D. Pullins |
| 2000 | 29-29 | Vance A. Law |
| 2001 | 38-22 | Vance A. Law |
| 2002 | 31-31-1 | Vance A. Law |
| 2003 | 30-24 | Vance A. Law |
| 2004 | 28-30 | Vance A. Law |
| 2005 | 39-19-1 | Vance A. Law |
| 2006 | 33-28 | Vance A. Law |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Kenneth R. Hunt | Ogden, UT | 1958 | 4/16/1961 |
| Gerald S. Nyman | Logan, UT | 1962-64 | 8/24/1968 |
| Douglas L. Howard | Salt Lake City, UT | 1968-70 | 9/6/1972 |
| Kenneth S. Crosby | New Denver, BC, CAN | 1967-69 | 8/5/1975 |
| Dane C. Iorg | Eureka, CA | 1969-71 | 4/9/1977 |
| John S. (Jack) Morris | Saint Paul, MN | 1975-76 | 7/26/1977 |
| Vance A. Law | Boise, ID | 1975-78 | 6/1/1980 |
| Clifford S. Pastornicky | Seattle, WA | 1978-80 | 6/14/1983 |
| Steven B. (Bert) Bradley | Athens, GA | 1978-79 | 9/3/1983 |
| Richard W. Aguilera | San Gabriel, CA | 1981-83 | 6/12/1985 |
| Wallace K. Joyner | Atlanta, GA | 1981-83 | 4/8/1986 |
| James C. (Cory) Snyder | Inglewood, CA | 1982-84 | 6/13/1986 |
| Jeffrey S. (Scott) Nielsen | Salt Lake City, UT | 1977-78, 81-83 | 7/7/1986 |
| Wallace R. Ritchie | Glendale, CA | 1984 | 5/1/1987 |
| Robert C. (Colby) Ward | Lansing, MI | 1983-86 | 7/27/1990 |
| Gary C. Cooper | Lynwood, CA | 1983-86 | 9/15/1991 |
| John R. DeSilva | Fort Bragg, CA | 1987-89 | 8/15/1993 |
| Ryan L. Hancock | Santa Clara, CA | 1991-93 | 6/8/1996 |
| Brian G. Banks | Mesa, AZ | 1990, 93 | 9/9/1996 |
| Gerald C. (Gary) Johnson | Palo Alto, CA | 1999 | 4/26/2003 |
| Jeremy S. Guthrie | Roseburg, OR | 1998 | 8/28/2004 |
| bold | member of Brigham Young Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Utah Intercollegiate League | 1908-21 |
| Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference | 1918-** |
| Mountain States (Skyline) Conference | 1948-62 |
| Western Athletic Conference | 1963-99 |
| Mountain West Conference | 2000-date |
Highlights:
Daniel R. Ainge (DB 5/21/1979) played basketball...McKay A. Christensen (DB 4/6/1999) played football...Kenneth D. Hubbs (DB 9/10/1961), Gary M. Kroll (DB 7/26/1964), Michael K. Lum (DB 9/12/1967), Clair B. (Bart) Johnson (DB 9/8/1969), Dale B. Murphy (DB 9/13/1976), James W. Gott (DB 4/9/1982) attended
Kevin Towers (ML GM) played in 1982
Utah Intercollegiate League champion 1914-15...Mountain States (Skyline) Conference champion 1949, 1952, 1958, 1961-62...Western Athletic Conference (Northern Division) champion 1967-85…Western Athletic Conference (Eastern Division) champion 1987, 1993-96…Western Athletic Conference champion 1989…Western Athletic Conference tournament champion 1968, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994...Mountain West Conference champion 2001...Mountain West Conference tournament champion 2001-02
College World Series participant 1958, 1961, 1968, 1971...BYU withdrew in 1958, 1961 when they were scheduled to play Sunday games
All-America selection (First-Team)
| 1970 | Doug Howard (ABCA) |
| 1971 | Dane Iorg (ABCA/The Sporting News) |
| 1974 | Lee Iorg (ABCA) |
| 1979 | Murphy Su’a (ABCA) |
| 1984 | Cory Snyder (ABCA/Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1985 | Gary Cooper (ABCA) |
| 1986 | Gary Cooper (ABCA) |
| 1987 | Mike Willes (ABCA) |
| 1988 | Mike Willes (ABCA) |
| 1994 | Ryan Hall (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball) |
