BYU and 3-0 starts

The last few years, BYU has struggled to overcome starting a season 1-2. Now the Cougars are 3-0 for the first time since 2001. Over the last 40 years, BYU has started 3-0 only seven times, which puts the 2008 Cougars in elite company already. In five of those seven years, BYU ended up winning 10-plus games.

Here’s a rundown on BYU’s 3-0 starts over the past four decades…

Year: 1977
Start: Kansas State (39-0); @ Utah State (65-6); New Mexico (54-19)
Final record: 9-2

Year: 1979
Start: @Texas A&M (18-17), Weber State (48-3); UTEP (31-7)
Final record: 11-1

Year: 1981
Start: @Long Beach State (31-8); Air Force (45-21); @UTEP (65-8)
Final record: 11-2

Year: 1984
Start: @Pittsburgh (20-14); Baylor (47-13); Tulsa (38-15)
Final record: 13-0

Year: 1990
Start: @UTEP (30-10); Miami (28-21); Washington State (50-36)
Final record: 10-3

Year: 1993
Start: @New Mexico (34-31); Hawaii (41-38); @Colorado State (27-22)
Final record: 6-6

Year: 2001
Start: Tulane (70-35); Nevada (52-7); @California (44-16)
Final record: 12-2

Year: 2008
Start: Northern Iowa (47-17); @Washington (28-27), UCLA (59-0)
Final record: ?

What do you think BYU’s final record will be this season?