announced that the team would leave the PDL after 15 seasons to return to club status, and the club finished the season with its sixth NIRSA National Championship. On November 23, 2019, the Cougars faced the 2014 National Champions Ohio State in the 2019 NIRSA National Championship. Ohio State and BYU whom are perennial power houses entered the match with a 18-1-0 record and a 16-1-0 record respectively. The Buckeyes took a 1–0 lead in the 8th minute, but the Cougars responded shortly after with a penalty kick in the 14th minute. The Cougars then made it 2–1 in the 24th minute of the match. In the 28th minute the Buckeyes were reduced to 10 men following a red card. The Cougars entered half-time with the 2–1 advantage. Although the Buckeyes were down a player, they kept the pressure on BYU for majority of the 2nd half. The Cougars defense made spectacular efforts to keep the game only 2–1, after weathering numerous set pieces from the Buckeyes. As the Buckeyes continued to push more numbers forward in search for an equalizer, BYU sealed the game in the 80th minute off a counterattack to make the game 3–1, and ultimately giving BYU their 7th National Championship. Honors NIRSA 1996 National Champions 1997 National Champions 1998 National Champions 1999 National Champions 2001 National Champions 2017 National Champions 2019 National Champions 2021 National Champions United Soccer League 2007 PDL Northwest Division Champions Head coaches Bruno Gerzeli (1968-1974) Jim Dusara (1974-1987) David G. Woolley (1987–1995) Chris Watkins (1995–2015) Brandon Gilliam (2015–present) Stadium The Stadium at South Field; Provo, Utah (1995–present) () References External links Association football clubs established in 2003 USL League Two teams Soccer clubs in Utah