Cougars

It seems the name 'Cougars' should be something their school should be proud of.

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The Miners upset Houston last season at the Sun Bowl in October, knocking the Cougars from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Around the Conference USA 2010

By the time Stanford ran its first play in Cougars territory, the score was already 22-0 early in the third quarter.

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BYU (2-0) suffered a 72-45 setback at Hawaii in last year's regular-season finale, a defeat that knocked the Cougars from the ranks of the unbeaten and cost them a possible BCS bowl bid.

NCAA Division I College Football - Hawaii vs. Brigham Young 2002

BYU (2-0) suffered a 72-45 setback at Hawaii in last year's regular-season finale, a defeat that knocked the Cougars from the ranks of the unbeaten and cost them a possible BCS bowl bid.

NCAA Division I College Football - Hawaii vs. Brigham Young 2002

But this year's version of the 17th-ranked Cougars is taking to the ground.

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Others which share the same team name - and that would be the "Cougars" - may have moved around in the league between their appearances on other shows.

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THE GOOD NEWS: Four starters are expected to return next season, so the Cougars will be a veteran, battle-tested group.

Brigham Young - Team Notes 2010

THE GOOD NEWS: Four starters are expected to return next season, so the Cougars will be a veteran, battle-tested group.

Mountain West Conference 2010

Jason, 26, had been invited out that evening by the producers of a reality TV series now under development, titled Cougars: NYC — not to be confused with The Cougar, the new TV Land network dating show, hosted by Vivica A. Fox; or Cougar Town, the upcoming ABC sitcom starring Courteney Cox.

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