2016 BYU Cougars football team

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2016 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 24–21 vs. Wyoming
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ty Detmer (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
←  2015
2017  →
2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
BYU   –   9 –4  
Army   –   8 –5  
Notre Dame   –   4 –8  
UMass   –   2 –10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Kalani Sitake, [2] played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the sixth year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. They finished the season 9–4. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Wyoming.

Contents

Before the season

Coaching changes

BYU hired a new coaching staff in 2016. Gone from the program were Bronco Mendenhall, who accepted the Head coach position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4, [3] and assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck, [4] Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga, [5] who accepted positions on Virginia's new coaching staff.

On December 19, 2015, Kalani Sitake was announced as the new head coach. Sitake is the first Tongan to become a FBS collegiate football head coach. [6]

On December 24, 2015, Ilaisa Tuiaki was appointed the defensive coordinator and Ty Detmer the offensive coordinator. [7] [8]

On December 26, 2015, Ed Lamb was appointed the assistant head coach. [9]

In December 2015, Nu'u Tafisi was reported as being named as the strength and conditioning coach. [10] On January 14, 2015 Tafisi was confirmed as a new member of the staff. Steve Kaufusi was also announced as a returning member of the staff, and former BYU offensive line coach Mike Empey, who served as offensive line coach under the legendary LaVell Edwards, was announced as a new staff member. [11]

On January 20, 2016 Ben Cahoon was hired as the wide receivers coach. [12]

On January 25, 2016 Steve Clark was hired as the tight end coach, Russell Tialavea was hired as the director of football operations, and AJ Middleton was hired as the asst. strength and conditioning coach. [13]

On January 28, 2016, the final members of the coaching staff were hired. Reno Mahe was hired as the running backs coach, Jernaro Gilford was hired as the cornerbacks coach, and Tevita Ofahengaue was hired as the director of recruiting operations. [14]

2016 recruits

NamePos.HeightWeightHometown
Kainoa Fuiava DL 6'5"295 Downey, CA
Alema Pilimai TE 6'4"205 Tustin, CA
Chris Wilcox DB 6'2"170 Corona, CA
Britton Hogan DS 6'2"205 Salt Lake City, UT
Keenan Pili LB 6'2"205 Provo, UT
Jake Oldroyd K 6'1"170 Southlake, TX
Jonah Trinnaman WR 6'0"190 Ephraim, UT Transfer from Snow College
Handsome Tanielu DL 6'2"300 Ephraim, UT [15] Transfer from Snow College
Troy Warner DB 6'2"185 San Marcos, CA [16]
Aleva Hifo WR 5'10"170 Menifee, CA
Hayden Livingston QB 6'1"185 Rigby, ID
Isaiah Armstrong DB 6'2"193 Redland, CA Transfer from Riverside City College
Keyan Norman OL 6'3"305 Cedar City, UT Transfer from Southern Utah University
Andrew Eide OL 6'5"301 Cedar City, UT Transfer from Southern Utah University
Solomone Wolfgramm DL 6'5"260 Laie, HI Transfer from BYU-Hawaii
Hunter Marshall TE 6'3"242 Ephraim, UT Transfer from Snow College

2016 returning missionaries

NamePos.HeightWeightYearNotes
Sam Baldwin DB 6'3"196Freshman
Austin Chambers OL 6'4"270Freshman
Zac Dawe OL 6'4"275Freshman
Kavika Fonua LB 6'0"220Sophomore
Rylee Gautavai LB 6'1"238Freshman
Kyle Griffitts TE 6'3"240Freshman
Mitch Harris DS 6'4"215Freshman
Chandon Herring OL 6'7"270Freshman
Tanner Jacobson DB 5'10"185SophomoreTransfer from Texas Tech
Isaiah Kaufusi LB 6'2"216Freshman
Taggart Krueger WR 6'3"190Sophomore
Hiva Lee DB 5'8"190SophomoreTransfer from Willamette
David Lowe DL 6'2"220FreshmanTransfer from Southern Utah
Uriah Leiataua DL 6'4"240Freshman
Kieffer Longson OL 6'7"295Freshman
Inoke Lotulelei WR 5'9"190Freshman
Austin McChesney DB 6'1"190Freshman
Andrew Mikkelsen K 6'0"200Sophomore
Trajan Pili LB 6'1"225Freshman
Riggs Powell DB 6'2"205SophomoreTransfer from Cabrillo College
Addison Pulsipher OL 6'5"280Freshman
Mack Richards WR 6'1"190Freshman
Thomas Shoaf OL 6'5"275Freshman
Merrill Talialuli DL 6'2"305Sophomore
Beau Tanner WR 6'0"188SophomoreTransfer from Scottsdale Community College
Young Tanner QB 6'0"190SophomoreTransfer from Phoenix College
Johnny Tapusoa LB 5'10"225Freshman

2016 departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearNotes
Roman Andrus DL 6'4"270FreshmanTransferred to Snow College
Devon Blackmon WR 6'0"187SeniorGraduation
Cody Bond RB 5'8"165Junior
Austin Brasher K 6'0"183JuniorGraduation
Nate Carter RB 5'9"189SeniorGraduation
Tyler Cook LB 6'3"230FreshmanMedical
Demetrius Davis OL 6'4"294FreshmanTransferred to Pima Community College
Nathan DeBeikes LB 6'2"207Freshman
Darren Denucci OL 6'4"317Freshman
Bryan Engstrom RB 5'8"172Freshman
B.J. Fifita DB 6'0"203Freshman
Travis Frey WR 6'2"177JuniorGraduation
Jaterrius Gulley OL 6'2"346SophomoreTransferred to Alabama State
Kurt Henderson WR 6'1"190SeniorGraduation
McCoy Hill QB 6'6"235SophomoreTransferred to Southern Utah [17]
Adam Hine RB 6'1"216SeniorGraduation
Toloa'i Ho Ching RB 6'1"241JuniorMedical
Figgs Hofheins OL 6'4"280Sophomore
Terenn Houk WR 6'5"225SeniorGraduation
Adam Ingersoll DL 6'5"262Junior
Ryan Jensen LB 6'4"216Freshman
Colby Jorgensen TE 6'7"228SophomoreMedical
Mitch Mathews WR 6'6"215SeniorGraduation
Jackson Kaka TE 6'4"241Sophomore
Bronson Kaufusi DL 6'8"280SeniorGraduation
Teu Kautai LB 6'1"228SeniorGraduation
David Kessler WR 6'2"193JuniorGraduation
Theodore King TE 6'3"265JuniorGraduation
Elliot Knox WR 6'4"196Junior
Paul Langi LB 6'1"228Freshman
Jherremya Leuta-Doyere LB 6'0"230SeniorGraduation
Ryker Mathews OL 6'6"322SeniorGraduation
A.J. Moore RB 5'10"185JuniorGraduation
Zach Newman LB 6'3"229Sophomore
Connor Noe DB 6'2"192Freshman
Taylor Parker P 6'3"193FreshmanTransferred to Southern Utah
Remington Peck TE 6'4"270SeniorGraduation
Manoa Pikula LB 6'1"235SeniorGraduation
Jordan Preator DB 6'0"180SophomoreTransferred to Weber State
Brian Rawlinson OL 6'7"305Junior
Steven Richards TE 6'3"248FreshmanMedical
Graham Rowley DL 6'4"280SeniorGraduation
Bryan Sampson TE 6'4"245JuniorMedical
Trevor Samson K 5'11"177SeniorGraduation
Zachary Saunders WR 5'11"180Freshman
Sione Takitaki LB 6'2"250SophomoreLeave of Absence
Michael Wadsworth DB 6'2"221SeniorGraduation
Jake Ziolkowski WR 6'1"200Junior
Josh Weeks WR 6'4"200FreshmanTransferred to UTEP
Brad Wilcox OL 6'7"310Junior
Peter Welsh RB 5'11"205Junior
Felesi Tofi DL 6'3"280Freshman

Media

Football Media Day

Football Media Day took place on June 30, 2016. It aired live on BYUtv, with a simulcast on ESPN3. On it Coach Sitake talked about future scheduling, Tom Holmoe discussed BYU's interest in the Big XII Conference, Coach Detmer talked about the switch to the Pro-style offense and how it will rely more on tight ends, and Coach Tuikai talked about the defensive scheme switching from 3–4 to 4–3. [18] Throughout the day multiple players were also interviewed by Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan, Lauren Francom, Jason Shepherd, Greg Wrubell, and various media members that covered BYU. Topics discussed during the interview included off-season workouts, marital status changes, the coaching changes, the QB controversy (Taysom Hill declared he could play that day if he was needed to), and many other topics. The day ended with a look back at the 1996 team that went 14–1 and won the Cotton Bowl.

During Media Day it was also revealed that Nike is working on a new shoe for Taysom Hill that gives additional support through the arch. It will also include the orthotics as an insole on top of that. [19]

Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates

[20]

Roster

2016 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13Koy Detmer Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
QB 7 Taysom Hill   Injury icon 2.svg  (C)Sr
QB 4Beau Hoge Redshirt.svg  So
QB 15Hayden Livingston Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 12 Tanner Mangum So
QB 2Young TannerSo
OL 58Austin Chambers Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 1Akile Davis Redshirt.svg  So
OL 54Parker DaweSr
OL 52Zac Dawe Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 79Andrew EideSr
OL 55Quin FicklinSo
TE 42Kyle GriffittsFr
OL 77Chandon Herring Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 71Austin HoytSo
OL 70Jacob JimenezSo
OL 67Kyle JohnsonSr
OL 78Tuni KanuchJr
OL 56 Tejan Koroma So
OL 73Ului Lapuaho Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 74Kieffer Longson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Keyan NormanJr
OL 65JJ NwigweSo
OL 72Addison PulsipherFr
OL 59Thomas ShoafFr
OL 57LeRoy Sitake-TanoaiFr
RB 24 Algie Brown Sr
RB 34Riley Burt Redshirt.svg  So
RB 22Squally CanadaSo
RB 6Trey Dye Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 35Brayden El-BakriSo
RB 20KJ HallFr
RB 30Colby HansenJr
RB 46Creed RichardsonSo
RB 21 Jamaal Williams  (C)Sr
TE 89Tanner BalderreeJr
TE 44Troy HindsSo
TE 96Hunter MarshallSo
TE 45Alema PilimaiFr
TE 85Nate SampsonSo
TE 95Cody SavageFr
TE 95David WeekesSo
WR 88Aleva HifoFr
WR 23Garrett JuergensSr
WR 87Mitchell JuergensSr
WR 5Nick KurtzSr
WR 25Taggart KruegerSo
WR 1Moroni Laulu-PututauSo
WR 83Inoke LotuleleiFr
WR 3Colby PearsonSr
WR 86Mack Richards Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 27Rickey ShumwayFr
WR 82Talon ShumwayFr
WR 19Micah Simon Redshirt.svg  So
WR 80Beau TannerSo
WR 84Jonah TrinnamanJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 24 Zayne Anderson So
DB 3Isaiah ArmstrongSo
DB 17Chris BadgerSr
DB 45Sam BaldwinFr
DB 19Trevor BrentFr
DB 15 Michael Davis Sr
DB 36Caden DortchFr
DB 16Gavin Fowler  Injury icon 2.svg Jr
DB 10Kamel GreeneJr
DB 2Matt HadleyJr
DB 7 Micah Hannemann Jr
DB 25Tanner JacobsonSo
DB 53Isaiah Kaufusi Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku Fr
DB 22Hiva LeeFr
DB 27Austin McChesney  Injury icon 2.svg Fr
DB 12 Kai Nacua  (C)Sr
DB 34Riggs PowellSo
DB 28Sawyer PowellJr
DB 18Michael SheltonSo
DB 29Cody StewartJr
DB 33Eric TakenakaSr
DB 11Troy WarnerFr
DB 32 Chris Wilcox Fr
DL 93Kainoa Fuiava Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 90 Corbin Kaufusi Jr
DL 76Kamalani KaluhiokalaniSo
DL 49Moses KaumatuleSo
LB 21 Harvey Langi  (C)Sr
DL 48Tomasi LaulileJr
DL 58Uriah Leiataua Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 97Maurice MaxwellSr
DL 50Tevita Mo'UngaSo
DL 98Trajan PiliFr
DL 62Logan TaeleSr
DL 97David LowFr
DL 54Merrill Taliauli  Injury icon 2.svg So
DL 92Handsome TanieluJr
DL 94Kesni TausingaJr
DL 91Travis Tuiloma  Injury icon 2.svg Sr
DL 99Solomone WolfgrammSo
LB 22Phillip Amone  Injury icon 2.svg So
LB 13 Francis Bernard So
LB 30Kavika FonuaSo
LB 43Rylee GautavaiFr
LB 42Austin HederSr
LB 47Scott Huntsman Redshirt.svg  So
LB 37Grant JonesJr
LB 51Lene LesateleJr
LB 52Sam MorellFr
LB 35Va'a NuimataloloJr
LB 38Butch Pau'uSo
LB 44Keenan Pili Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 41Adam PulsipherSo
DL 46Rhett SandlinSo
LB 43Johnny TapusoaFr
LB 31 Sae Tautu Sr
LB 51Morgan UngaSo
LB 4 Fred Warner Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
DS 64Matt FoleySo
DS 52Mitch HarrisFr
DS 60Britton Hogan Redshirt.svg  Fr
K/P 26Rhett AlmondSo
K 16Corey EdwardsSo
K 83Andrew MikkelsenSo
K/P 39Jake Oldroyd Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 31Jonny LinehanJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[21]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

The 2016 schedule was believed to be BYU's hardest schedule to date. It featured Power 5 teams from the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC along with teams that have normally been ranked from the Group of 5 schools. However, at the end of the 2016 season it appeared noticeably weaker than previously predicted, with Sagarin ranking the schedule 75th. [22]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:30 p.m.vs. Arizona
FS1 W 18–1650,528
September 105:30 p.m.at Utah
FOX L 19–2046,915
September 178:15 p.m. UCLA
ESPN2 L 14–1762,904
September 241:30 p.m.vs. West Virginia
ESPN2 L 32–3538,207
September 308:15 p.m. Toledo
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 55–5362,230
October 81:30 p.m.at Michigan State
ABC/ESPN2 W 31–1474,214
October 148:15 p.m. Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 28–21 2OT62,184
October 208:15 p.m.at No. 14 Boise State
ESPN L 27–2834,575
November 51:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
CBSSN W 20–337,522
November 121:00 p.m. Southern Utah
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
 BYUtv/ESPN3 W 37–759,302
November 1912:00 p.m. UMass
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtv/ESPN3W 51–951,190
November 268:15 p.m. Utah State
ESPNU W 28–1053,603
December 217:00 p.m.vs. Wyoming
ESPNW 24–2128,114

Game summaries

Arizona

BYU vs. Arizona
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Sources: [23]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

The Cougar offense and defense dominated for three quarters of the game, but it took a 33-yard field goal from freshman kicker Jake Oldroyd for BYU to prevail 18–16 and give Kalani Sitake his first win as Cougar head coach.

Oldroyd originally wasn't scheduled to be on the road roster. A late Thursday move moved Oldroyd past James Baird on the depth chart and onto the roster. After sophomore kicker Rhett Almond missed the extra point, BYU decided to make the move to Oldroyd showing the kicking battle still hasn't been settled for the Cougars this season.

In his return to the Cougars Jamaal Williams had a fine game, rushing for 162 yards on 29 carries, an average of 5.2 yards per carry, and winning BYUtv's Y-Factor award. Williams would also catch one pass for 10 yards. It was Taysom Hill though who carried much of the team.

Hill threw for 202 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions. After BYU fell behind 16–15, Hill took possession of the ball at the 20. He scrambled twice for a first down and went 3-for-3 passing on the series. Overall Hill would carry the ball for 37 yards and four first downs.

A late illegal procedure penalty with :08 seconds left nearly cost the Cougars, but BYU chose to use their final timeout and avoid the 10-second runoff. The ball had been moved from BYU's 20 to Arizona's 16, but the loss of the timeout forced Oldroyd to kick from the left hash instead of dead center. After a failed freeze by Rich Rodriguez, Oldroyd nailed the kick right down the center to give BYU the lead back and ultimately the win. [24]

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21–29–0—202; Arizona: Anu Solomon 20–30–2—213.
  • Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 29–162, Hill 11–37, Algernon Brown 3–7, Squally Canada 2–6, Brayden Al-Bakri 1–1; Arizona: Nick Wilson 17–138, Orlando Bradford 1–1, J.J. Taylor 1-(−4), Solomon 7-(−20).
  • Receiving: BYU: Jonah Trinnaman 6–49, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 4–49, Colby Pearson 4–37, Hunter Marshall 2–29, Brown 1–14, Williams 1–10, Nick Kurtz 1–9, Tanner Balderdee 2–5; Arizona: Nate Phillips 7–69, Trey Griffey 4–66, Tyrell Johnson 2–28, Shawn Poindexter 1–19, Samajie Grant 3–14, Wilson 2–11, Josh Kern 1–6.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 1–1, Francis Bernard 1–0.

Utah

BYU at Utah
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  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 5:36 MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:47
  • Game attendance: 46,915
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds WSW 7 mph
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Shannon Spake
Sources: [25]

Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants Turnovers plagued both teams. A pick six on the first play of the game put BYU behind the eight ball and made many people fear it would be the Las Vegas Bowl all over again. BYU rebounded from the pick six though, forcing 6 turnovers (3 interceptions, 2 fumbles, and a muffed punt). The turnovers led directly to 13 of BYU's points.

However a hard hit caused Jamaal Williams to sit most of the fourth quarter, and two questionable targeting calls ejected two of BYU's top defenders, one of which was captain Kai Nacua (the referee couldn't initially get his number right, first saying 32 and 13 before finally correctly saying 12) who had intercepted two passes to that point; Austin McChesney was ejected for targeting as Francis Bernard (the actual number 13) came down with the third pick.

Even with all the questionable calls and forced turnovers, both BYU and Utah found they had ample opportunities to score that they didn't capitalize on. A failed two-point conversion attempt was followed by a failed onside kick attempt and ultimately cost BYU the game.

One game after limiting his rushing, Taysom Hill rushed was 87 yards and 2 touchdowns showing he's as big a threat rushing as ever. BYU now prepares for their home opener against UCLA with a +5 turnover margin. Whether the offense can some of the turnovers into touchdowns though is anyone's guess.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21–39–3—176, Mitch Juergens 1–1–0—9, Team 0–1–0—0; Utah: Troy Williams 14–23–3—194.
  • Rushing: BYU: Hill 13–87, Jamaal Williams 12–58, Brayden El-Bakri 1–1, Algernon Brown 1-(−3); Utah: Troy McCormick 10–62, Zack Moss 12–58, Joe Williams 10–26, Troy Williams 7–13, Kyle Fulks 2–11, Team 1-(−1).
  • Receiving: BYU: Juergens 8–52, Nick Kurtz 3–35, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 3–31, Jonah Trinnaman 2–27, Colby Pearson 2–10, Williams 1–10, Corbin Kaufusi 1–9, Aleva Hifo 1–7, Ului Lapuaho 1–4; Utah: Tyrone Smith 2–60, Tim Patrick 3–59, Rae Singleton 2–23, Evan Moeai 2–21, Harris Handley 2–21, Demari Simpkins 2–6, Joe Williams 1–4.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 2–0, Francis Bernard 1–0; Utah: Sunia Tauteoli 2–41, Reginald Porter 1–1.

UCLA

UCLA at BYU
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Sources: [26]

Uniform combination: White helmet, blue jersey, white pants

Game Stats:

  • Passing: UCLA: Josh Rosen 26–40–1—307; BYU: Taysom Hill 26–48–1—250
  • Rushing: UCLA: Nate Starks 15–39, Bolu Olorunfunmi 8–15, Brandon Stephens 5–4, Ishmael Adams 1–1, Jalen Starks 2–1, Team 2-(−2), Rosen 1-(−8); BYU: Jamaal Williams 14–28, Squally Canada 1–2, Hill 10-(−7).
  • Receiving: UCLA: Darren Andrews 4–91, Nate Iese 2–34, Adams 2–27, Mossi Johnson 2–26, Kenneth Walker III 2–25, Jordan Lasley 4–21, Cameron Griffin 2–18, Nate Starks 3–16, Alex Van Dyke 1–7, Caleb Wilson 1–5, Austin Roberts 1–5; BYU: Nick Kurtz 8–83, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 6–51, Williams 2–45, Colby Pearson 3–27, Hunter Marshall 1–16, Jonah Trinnaman 3–12, Mitch Juergens 1–10, Garrett Juergens 1–6, Aleva Hifo 1–0.
  • Interceptions: UCLA: Adarius Pickett 1–0; BYU: Fred Warner 1–0.

West Virginia

BYU vs. West Virginia
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  • Date: September 24
  • Location: FedExField
    Landover, MD
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 38,207
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, winds calm
  • Referee: Matt Austin • Umpire: Rodney Lawary • Linesman: Chris Barney • Line judge: Darren Crawford • Back judge: John Wright • Field judge: P. Davenport • Side judge: Chris Conley • Center judge: Teiresias Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra
Sources: [27]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 23–35–3—241, Team 0–1–0—0; WVU: Skyler Howard 31–40–1—332.
  • Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 24–169, Hill 13–101, Squally Canada 2–6, Micah Hanneman 1–4; WVU: Justin Crawford 9–86, Rushel Shell 11–35, Howard 11–27, Kennedy McKoy 1–5, Tyler Orlosky 1-(−2), Team 2-(−2).
  • Receiving: BYU: Nick Kurtz 6–78, Colby Pearson 4–55, Mitch Juergens 5–50, Aleva Hifo 4–26, Morono Laulu-Pututau 2–21, Williams 2–11; WVU: Shelton Gibson 4–144, Ka'Raun White 4–39, Crawford 3–36, Jovon Durante 6–32, Daikiel Shorts 5–22, Shell 4–22, Devonte Mathis 1–13, Kennedy McCoy 2–11, Gary Jennings 1–9, Elijah Wellman 1–4.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Butch Pau'u 1–20; WVU: Rasul Douglas 1–54, Maurice Fleming 1–2, Jeremy Tyler 1–0.

Toledo

Toledo at BYU
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  • Date: September 30
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 62,230
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), winds 6 mph ESE
  • Referee: Larry Smith • Umpire: John Hanneke • Linesman: Daniel Richard • Line judge: Kole Knueppel • Back judge: Tho Riepenhoff • Field judge: Kyle DeBue • Side judge: Matt Kukar • Center judge: Ron Kay
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources: [28]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: TOL: Logan Woodside 30–38–2—505; BYU: Taysom Hill 11–21–0—248.
  • Rushing: TOL: Kareem Hunt 27–146, Terry Swanson 10–45, Damion Jones-Moore 1–1, Woodside 3-(−5); BYU: Jamaal Williams 30–286, Squally Canada 9–49, Hill 6–3.
  • Receiving: TOL: Jon'Vea Johnson 9–182, Cody Thompson 5–161, Corey Jones 6–56, Hunt 4–49, Michael Roberts 4–36, Swanson 1–11, Darryl Richards 1–10; BYU: Jonah Trinnaman 1–75, Tanner Balderree 3–62, Colby Pearson 2–41, Algernon Brown 2–37, Brayden El-Bakri 1–19, Aleva Hifo 2–14.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Dayan Lake 1–49, Kai Nacua 1–20.

Michigan State

BYU at Michigan State
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  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
    East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 3:36 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 74,214
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Sunny, winds 16 mph WNW
  • Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Center judge: Mike Contreraz
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch
Sources: [29]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 18–27–0—138; MSU: Damion Terry 6–10–1—63, Tyler O'Connor 7–11–0—58.
  • Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 30–163, Squally Canada 6–50, Hill 8–47, Colby Pearson 1–3, Algernon Brown 2–1, Team 2-(−4); MSU: Gerald Holmes 15–57, Terry 8–29, LJ Scott 3–9, Madre London 1–4, RJ Shelton 1–2, O'Connor 3-(−7), Team 1-(−9).
  • Receiving: BYU: Jonah Trinnaman 6–55, Nick Kurtz 3–27, Mitch Juergens 2–24, Pearson 3–15, Hunter Marshall 1–6, Brown 1–5, Williams 1–4, Quin Ficklin 1–2; MSU: Josiah Price 2–29, Felton Davis 1–28, Holmes 4–22, RJ Shelton 3–18, Donnie Corley 2–13, Jamal Lyles 1–11.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Michael Davis 1–40.

Mississippi State

Mississippi State at BYU
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  • Date: October 14
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:47
  • Game attendance: 62,184
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSE
  • Referee: Hubert Owens • Umpire: Walt Hill • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: Chuck Rice • Back judge: Martin Hankins • Field judge: Greg Thomas • Side judge: Chad Hill • Center judge: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources: [30]

Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: MSU: Nick Fitzgerald 17–36–2—214, Fred Ross 1–1–0—9; BYU: Taysom Hill 16–28–1—165.
  • Rushing: MSU: Aeris Williams 21–82, Nick Fitzgerald 16–41, Malik Dear 3–17, Keith Mixon 3–13, Ashton Shumpert 6–10; BYU: Jamaal Williams 26–76, Hill 17–53, Squally Canada 3–11, Tanner Balderdee 0–7, Team 1-(−1).
  • Receiving: MSU: Fred Ross 5–69, Keith Mixon 4–69, Dear 3–36, Donald Gray 2–17, Ashton Shumpert 1–17, Fitzgerald 1–9, Jordan Thomas 1–6, Dontavian Lee 1–0; BYU: Nick Kurtz 7–62, Colby Pearson 4–36, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 2–34, Tanner Balderdee 1–25, Jonah Trinnaman 1–7, Hunter Marshall 1–1.
  • Interceptions: MSU: Mark McLaurin 1–27; BYU: Kai Nacua 1–10, Micah Hannemann 1–0.

Boise State

BYU learned during pregame festivities that Jamaal Williams suffered a knee injury against Mississippi State and would be unable to play. Squally Canada filled in for him rushing for 88 yards, a career-high, but Boise State's defense was able to force BYU to become one-dimensional and focus on passing the ball. Hill would complete only 50% and have a season low in terms of passing yards. Of the 21 incompletions, 12 different balls were dropped by the receivers. BYU's defense kept the Cougars in the game, forcing Boise State to a season high 5 turnovers (3 fumbles, 2 interceptions), a missed field goal, a blocked field goal, and a muffed punt. However, the Cougars found themselves unable to contain Jeremy McNichols, who went for a season high 249 all purpose yards and two touchdowns. BYU has now suffered four losses by a combined 8 points, making them the most dangerous four loss team in the country. Of BYU's four losses, 3 of them are now ranked in the Top 25 after week 8 (Boise State, West Virginia, and Utah).

BYU at Boise State
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  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:59
  • Game attendance: 34,575
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds 5 mph E
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: T Salaam • Center judge: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra
Sources: [31]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21–42–0—187; BSU: Brett Rypien 25–39–2—442.
  • Rushing: BYU: Squally Canada 21–88, Hill 13–48, Algernon Brown 2–8, Jonny Linehan 1-(−3), Aleva Hifo 1-(−6); BSU: Jeremy McNichols 30–140, Alex Mattison 1–4, Rypien 4(−15).
  • Receiving: BYU: Mitch Juergens 4–57, Tanner Balderree 2–33, Colby Pearson 4–31, Jonah Trinnaman 3–24, Nick Kurtz 2–16, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 2–14, Cana 3–7, Beau Tanner 1–5; BSU: Thomas Sperback 9–109, McNichols 5–109, Sean Modster 4–82, Cedrick Wilson 4–68, Jake Knight 1–46, Mattison 1–15, Chaz Anderson 1–13.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Fred Warner 1–59, Dayan Lake 1–50.

Cincinnati

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  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 37,522
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Abundant Sunshine, winds 1 mph SSW
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins
Sources: [32]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 15–25–1—130; CIN: Gunner Kiel 19–32–1—199.
  • Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 25–96, Hill 12–75, Squally Canada 9–41, Team 1-(−1); CIN: Tion Green 16–86, Mike Boone 2–22, Kahlil Lewis 2–5, Chad Banschbach 2–4, Team 1-(−1), Kiel 2-(−16).
  • Receiving: BYU: Jonah Trinnaman 2–47, Nick Kurtz 4–33, Mitch Juergens 4–24, Colby Pearson 2–16, Algernon Brown 2–11, Aleva Hifo 1-(−1); CIN: Devin Gray 7–105, Tion Green 5–22, Lewis 1–16, Nate Cole 1–15, Thomas Geddis 1–14, Mike Boone 1–11, Tshumbi Johnson 1–9, Banschbach 2–7.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Austin McChesney 1–37; CIN: Zach Edwards 1–6.

Southern Utah

Southern Utah at BYU
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  • Date: November 12
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 59,302
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Clear, winds calm
  • Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Joel Wetze • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom
Sources: [33]

Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: SUU: Patrick Tyler 19–32–0—144, Raysean Pringle 0–1–0—0; BYU: Taysom Hill 22–29–1—320, Tanner Mangum 11–13–0—121.
  • Rushing: SUU: Malik Brown 8–25, Pringle 3–15, Tyler 7-(−19); BYU: KJ Hall 12–59, Mangum 4–42, Hill 7–29, Algernon Brown 7–28, Colby Hansen 3–8, Sqally Canada 6–5, Team 1-(−16).
  • Receiving: SUU: Pringle 3–63, Steven Wroblews 3–30, Logan Parker 3–26, Mike Sharp 5–15, Brown 2–13, Ty Rutledge 1–1, Isaiah Diego-Wi 1-(−2), James Felila 1-(−2); BYU: Mitch Juergens 6–82, Nick Kurtz 5–69, Brayden El_Bakri 4–69, Hall 3–68, Colby Pearson 4–51, Talon Shumway 2–36, Jonah Trinnaman 3–20, Aleva Hifo 2–12, Garrett Juergens 1–11, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–9, Hunter Marshall 1–9, Tanner Balderree 1–5.
  • Interceptions: SUU: Josh Thornton 1–0.

UMass

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  • Date: November 19
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 51,190
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds 10 mph SE
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Nichol Pergine • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Colin Gaynor • Back judge: James E. Downey • Field judge: Jim Smith • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mike Viles
  • TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom
Sources: [34]

Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: UMass: Andrew Ford 27–40–2—288; BYU: Taysom Hill 19–31–0—171, Tanner Mangum 2–4–0—19.
  • Rushing: UMass: Marquis Young 10–40, Andy Isabella 3–32, Team 1-(−1), John Robinson-Woodgett 1-(−2), Ford 5-(−29); BYU: KJ Hall 18–101, Hill 13–86, Harvey Langi 14–56, Aleva Hifo 1–6, Colby Hansen 1–2, Algernon Brown 1–2, Team 1-(−1).
  • Receiving: UMass: Adam Breneman 8–79, Bernard Davis 2–76, Isabella 6–57, Jalen Williams 6–50, Robinson 1–10; BYU: Moroni Laulu-Pututau 5–42, Colby Pearson 2–38, Mitch Juergens 4–30, Nick Kurtz 3–20, Tanner Balderree 2–18, Talon Shumway 1–13, Nate Sampson 1–12, Hall 2–10, Garrett Juergens 1–7.
  • Interceptions: BYU: Francis Bernard 1–39, Isai Armstrong 1–0.

Utah State

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  • Date: November 26
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 53,603
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds 20 mph S
  • Referee: David Alvarez • Umpire: Stuart Schake • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: Steve Hoslett • Back judge: Micah Aaronian • Field judge: Scotty Melacon • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Tim Davis
  • TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Mark Neely, Dan Hawkins (ESPNU)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources: [35]

Uniform combination: black helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, black jersey, black pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: USU: Kent Meyers 12–23–1—103; BYU: Taysom Hill 10–21–2—101, Tanner Mangum 1–1–0—5.
  • Rushing: USU: Tonny Lindsey 8–47, Myers 12–42, Lajuan Hunt 5–12, Damion Hobbs 2–4, Team 1-(−8); BYU: Jamaal Williams 18–131, Hill 12–46, Squally Canada 10–40, Harvey Langi 6–23, KJ Hall 4–23, Team 1-(−2), Mangum 3-(−12).
  • Receiving: USU: Braelon Roberts 3–27, Wyatt Houston 2–22, Andrew Rodriguez 1–14, Rayshad Lewis 3–13, Ronquavion Tarver 1–12, Kennedy Williams 1–8, Zach Van Leeuwen 1–7; BYU: Nick Kurtz 4–50, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–15, Garrett Juergens 1–12, Colby Pearson 2–11, Mitch Juergens 1–10, Hunter Marshall 1–5, Tanner Balderree 1–3.
  • Interceptions: USU: Jalen Davis 1–37, Dallin Leavitt 1–7; BYU: Fred Warner 1–2.

Poinsettia Bowl

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  • Date: December 21
  • Location: Qualcomm Stadium
    San Diego, CA
  • Game start: 6:10 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 28,114
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Overcast, occasional rain, winds 5 mph S
  • Referee: Greg Blum • Umpire: Brad Hudak • Linesman: Vincent Winters • Line judge: Ric Hinkamper • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: Raymond Daniel • Side judge: Ryan Flynn
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Jaso Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra (ESPN)
    Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 8–15–1—96; WYO: Josh Allen 17–32–2—207, Nick Szpor 0–1–0—0
  • Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 26–210, Squally Canada 4–17, KJ Hall 1–1, Team 2-(−4), Tanner Mangum 2-(−8); WYO: Brian Hill 26–93, Shaun Wick 13–58, Josh Allen 6–38, Ethan Wood 1-(−20)
  • Receiving: BYU: Nick Kurtz 3–59, Colby Pearson 2–16, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–11, Tanner Balderree 1–5, Jonah Trinnaman 1–5; WYO: Tanner Gentry 7–113, Jake Maulhardt 2–33, Brian Hill 1–19, Jacob Hollister 2–15, Josh Harshman 1–9, C.J. Johnson 2–6, Shaun Wick 1–6, Austin Conway 1–6
  • Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 1–20, Dayan Ghanwoloku 1–14; WYO: Andrew Wingard 1–20

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