The 2007 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 2007 college football season.
In this year BYU clinched its second consecutive Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship title outright after defeating Utah on 24 November. It was BYU's second consecutive, undefeated season in the MWC, its fourth MWC championship since the league began in 1999, and its 23rd conference title. At the beginning of the season the Cougars had won an MWC record 16 straight league games dating back to 2005 and were on a ten game overall winning streak, the longest winning streak in the country at the time. The Cougars began the season with the second longest winning streak in the country at 11 wins until their loss to UCLA in the second regular season game. The Cougars ended this season ranked 14th in the nation, highest of all schools from non-AQ conferences. This finish was the highest back-to-back rankings in the AP Poll since the Cougars won the national championship in 1984.
The Cougars improved their bowl record for the second year in a row. They defeated UCLA 17-16 in 2007 and blew out the Oregon Ducks 38-8 in 2006 in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Cougars played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards.
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