2022 BYU Cougars football team

2022 BYU Cougars football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 24–23 vs. SMU
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Kalani Sitake (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Roderick (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ilaisa Tuiaki (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Notre Dame			–						9	–	4
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						8	–	5
New Mexico State			–						7	–	6
Army			–						6	–	6
UConn			–						6	–	7
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by seventh-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the 12th and final year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent as in 2023, the football program joined the Big 12 Conference. ^[1]

Before the season

2022 recruits

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Notes
Noah Moeaki	TE	6'3"	220	American Fork, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling [2]
Peter Falaniko	OL	6'3"	315	St. George, Utah	[3]
Parker Kingston	WR	6'0"	180	Layton, Utah	[4]
Brooks Jones	DL	6'6"	190	Queen Creek, Arizona	Mission prior to enrolling [5]
Kaden Chidester	DL	6'8"	240	Richfield, Utah	Absent From Fall Roster [6]
Dominique Mckenzie	WR	6'0"	165	St. George, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling [7]
Cooper Ross	DL	6'5"	245	Mesa, Arizona	Mission prior to enrolling [8]
Trevin Ostler	OL	6'5"	240	Bountiful, Utah	[9]
Cody Hagen	WR	6'1"	180	Draper, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling [10]
Aisea Moa	DL	6'3"	245	North Ogden, Utah	[11]
Marcus Mckenzie	DB	6'0"	170	St. George, Utah	Absent From Fall Roster [12]
Cannon Devries	DB	6'0"	165	North Ogden, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling [13]
Liutai Kinikini	LB	6'3"	195	Herriman, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling [14]
Vae Soifua	OL	6'4"	190	Orem, Utah	[15]
Maika Kaufusi	LB	6'3"	185	Cottonwood Heights, Utah	Absent From Fall Roster [16]
Jarinn Kalama	WR	6'3"	200	Honolulu, Hawaii	Mission prior to enrolling [17]
Talin Togiai	OL	6'5"	291	Rigby, Idaho	[18]
Micah Wilson	LB	6'3"	215	Draper, Utah	[19]
Zion Allen	DB	6'1"	150	Stockton, California	[20]
Korbyn Green	DB	6'0"	175	Tulsa, Oklahoma	[21]
Nathaniel Gillis	DB	6'1"	174	San Diego, California	[22]
Zoom Esplin	DL	6'8"	250	Encinitas, California	Absent From Fall Roster [23]
Evan Johnson	DB	6'1"	175	Monterey, California	[24]
Chika Ebunoha	DB	6'0"	175	Tucson, Arizona	[25]
Anthony Olsen	TE	6'4"	220	Salt Lake City, Utah	[26]

2021 returned missionaries

Bruce Mitchell	DL	6'4"	265	Freshman	[27]
Michael Daley	LB	6'3"	220	Freshman	[28]
Logan Fano	LB	6'4"	225	Freshman	[29]
Isaiah Glasker	DB	6'5"	205	Freshman	[30]
Kyson Hall	WR	5'11"	180	Freshman	[31]
Sonny Makasini	OL	6'3"	335	Freshman	[32]
Samisoni Peaua	TE	6'3"	225	Freshman	[33]
Logan Pili	LB	6'1"	205	Freshman	[34]
Preston Rex	WR	6'0"	187	Freshman	[35]
Tate Romney	LB	6'3"	220	Freshman	[36]
Bodie Schoonover	LB	6'4"	215	Freshman	[37]
Isaiah Perez	DL	6'4"	265	Freshman	[38]
Carter Krupp	DB	6'1"	210	Freshman	[39]

2022 other additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Kingsley Suamataia	OL	6'6"	330	Freshman	Transfer from University of Oregon [40]
Christopher Brooks	RB	6'1"	235	Senior	Transfer from University of California [41]
Houston Heimuli	RB	5'11"	265	Senior	Transfer from Stanford University [41]
Lisala Tai	OL	6'7"	336	Sophomore	Transfer from Snow College [42]
Gabe Jeudy-Lally	DB	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Transfer from Vanderbilt University [43]
Enoch Nawahine	RB	5'11"	195	Sophomore	Transfer from Utah State University [44]
Sam Dawe	OL	6'3"	298	Freshman	Transfer from Idaho State University [45]
Mory Bamba	DB	6'2"	190	Junior	Transfer from Tyler Junior College [46]
Sione Veikoso	OL	6'7"	325	Freshman	Transfer from Arizona State University [47]
Kyle Hester	TE	6'4"	250	Freshman	Transfer from University of New Mexico [48]

2022 departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Jared Kapisi	DB	6'0"	195	Senior	Graduation
Uriah Leiataua	DL	6'4"	255	Senior	Graduation
Samson Nacua	WR	6'4"	195	Senior	Graduation
Tyler Allgeier	RB	5'11"	220	Sophomore	NFL Draft
Maguire Anderson	WR	6'0"	187	Freshman	Mission
Dylan Rollins	OL	6'6"	295	Freshman	Mission
Bentley Hanshaw	TE	6'5"	245	Freshman	Transfer
Viliami Tausinga	LB	6'2"	235	Freshman	Transfer
Rhett Reilly	QB	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Transfer
Javelle Brown	DB	6'1"	187	Sophomore	Transfer
Sione Finau	RB	5'11"	185	Sophomore	Transfer
Mitchell Price	DB	6'0"	195	Junior	Transfer
Brock Gunderson	OL	6'4"	290	Freshman	Transfer
Cooper McMullin	OL	6'6"	300	Freshman	Mission
Jacques Wilson	DB	5'11"	185	Junior
Cade Parish	OL	6'5"	295	Freshman
Jaylon Vickers	DB	5'10"	195	Sophomore
James Empey	OL	6'4"	303	Junior
Neil Pau'u	WR	6'4"	215	Junior
Baylor Romney	QB	6'2"	195	Sophomore
JT Gentry	OL	6'5"	304	Sophomore
Jason Money	DB	6'1"	203	Junior
Drew Jensen	LB	6'2"	215	Sophomore
Keenan Ellis	DB	6'0"	181	Sophomore
Tysen Lewis	OL	6'5"	290	Freshman
Jacob Palu	DL	6'2"	319	Freshman
Shamon Willis	DB	5'10"	180	Junior
John Bosco	LB	6'2"	235	Freshman
Chandler Bird	OL	6'1"	295	Freshman
Theo Dawson	LB	6'0"	225	Sophomore
Hunter Hill	OL	6'5"	285	Freshman
Isaiah Herron	DB	6'1"	180	Junior
Cade Hoke	LB	6'0"	220	Freshman
Burke Parker	OL	6'4"	300	Freshman
Mike Petty	DL	6'3"	240	Freshman
Kade Pupunu	LB	6'3"	235	Sophomore
Seth Willis	OL	6'5"	315	Sophomore
Isaac Matua	LB	6'3"	220	Freshman
Nick Nethercott	DB	6'3"	220	Freshman
Ben Tuipulotu	LB	6'3"	230	Freshman
Alex Muti	LB	6'3"	235	Freshman

Schedule

BYU hosted six home games, traveled to five different away games, and played at a neutral site game in Las Vegas against Notre Dame. ^{[49] [50]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 p.m.	at South Florida	No. 25	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU/ESPNews*	W 50–21	31,521
September 10	8:25 p.m.	No. 9 Baylor	No. 21	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 26–20 2OT	63,470
September 17	1:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Oregon	No. 12	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	L 20–41	54,463
September 24	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming	No. 19	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 38–24	60,092
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Utah State	No. 19	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–26	59,417
October 8	5:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	No. 16	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Shamrock Series)	NBC	L 20–28	62,742
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 35–52	63,470
October 22	1:30 p.m.	at Liberty		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPNU	L 14–41	24,012
October 28	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 24–27	55,525
November 5	5:00 p.m.	at Boise State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS2	W 31–28	36,461
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Utah Tech		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 52–26	56,069
November 26	9:00 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 35–26	25,094
December 17	5:30 p.m.	vs. SMU		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ABC	W 24–23	22,209
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

• Game moved to ESPNews at the end of the first quarter, shortly before 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Game summaries

South Florida

See also: South Florida Bulls football and 2022 South Florida Bulls football team

BYU at USF

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 25/RV Cougars 28 10 9 3 50 Bulls 0 7 14 0 21 Date: September 3 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 6:37 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 31,521 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Winds NW 7 mph; Cloudy; 2 1/2 weather delay from thunderstorms and lightning Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Marlow Fitzgerald • Linesman: Bradford Edwards • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Darren Winkley TV announcers (ESPNU/ESPNews): Ted Emrich, Barrett Brooks, and Ashley Stroehlein Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ navy stripes, white pants w/ navy accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU USF 1 14:49 1 75 0:11 BYU Puka Nacua 75-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 0 1 8:44 10 65 4:01 BYU Puka Nacua 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 0 1 7:59 BYU Interception returned 33 yards for touchdown by Max Tooley, Jake Oldroyd kick good 21 0 1 4:00 6 82 2:43 BYU Keanu Hill 21-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 28 0 2 7:19 8 65 3:30 BYU Darren Holker 13-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 35 0 2 2:11 6 19 2:38 BYU 39-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 38 0 2 0:14 8 84 1:52 USF Jaren Mangham 1-yard touchdown run, Spencer Shrader kick good 38 7 3 14:44 USF Kickoff returned 89 yards for touchdown by Jimmy Horn Jr., Spencer Shrader kick good 38 14 3 7:39 BYU Punt snap fumbled out of the back of the end zone. 40 14 3 5:32 4 76 2:00 BYU Christopher Brooks 52-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 47 14 3 2:23 6 43 2:59 USF Brian Battie 9-yard touchdown run, Spencer Shrader kick good 47 21 4 10:29 11 55 6:54 BYU 37-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 50 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 50 21

Statistics	BYU	USF
First downs	27	12
Plays–yards	69–575	56–293
Rushes–yards	37–314, 3 TD's	26–121, 2 TD's
Passing yards	261	172
Passing: comp–att–int	25—32–1, 2 TD's	17–30–1
Time of possession	32:52	23:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	25—32–1, 261 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	13 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Roberts	3 receptions, 41 yards
USF	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	17–30–1, 172 yards
	Rushing	Jaren Mangham	10 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	5 receptions, 113 yards

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No. 9 Baylor

See also: Baylor Bears football and 2022 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor at BYU

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total No. 9/8 Bears 0 6 7 7 0 0 20 •No. 21/25 Cougars 3 7 10 0 0 6 26 Date: September 10 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:54 Game attendance: 63,470 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Winds E 1 mph, Clear Referee: Derek Anderson • Umpire: Michael Henderson • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Gabreil DeLeon • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Brian Also TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, and Quint Kessenich Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jersey w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BAY BYU 1 10:29 11 65 3:29 BYU 27-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 0 3 2 1:37 13 68 6:14 BAY Qualan Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick no good 6 3 2 0:02 8 75 1:35 BYU Chase Roberts 20-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 6 10 3 10:53 9 77 4:02 BAY Qualan Jones 7-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 13 10 3 6:15 13 54 4:38 BYU 39-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 13 13 3 1:28 5 54 2:36 BYU Jaren Hall 22-yard touchdown reception from Chase Roberts, Jake Oldroyd kick good 13 20 4 10:01 12 79 6:21 BAY Ben Sims 4-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick good 20 20 2OT 0:00 4 25 0:00 BYU Lopini Katoa 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete from Jaren Hall to Isaac Rex 20 26 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 26

Statistics	BAY	BYU
First downs	22	24
Plays–yards	80–289	73—366
Rushes–yards	52–152, 2 TD's	33–83, 1 TD
Passing yards	137	283
Passing: comp–att–int	18–28, 1 TD	24–40, 2 TD's
Time of possession	34:15	25:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BAY	Passing	Blake Shapen	18–28, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Craig Williams	17 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Hal Presley	3 receptions, 31 yards
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	23–39, 261 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	13 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Chase Roberts	8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD

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No. 25 Oregon

See also: Oregon Ducks football and 2022 Oregon Ducks football team

BYU at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total No. 12/14 Cougars 0 7 0 13 20 •No. 25/24 Ducks 10 14 14 3 41 Date: September 17 Location: Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Game start: 12:41 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 54,463 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Winds W 5 mph, Clear Referee: Mark Duddy • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Harold Mitchell • Line judge: Tim Messuri • Back judge: David Ross • Field judge: Kevin Keiser • Side judge: Shane Anderson • Center judge: Christopher Wiggins TV announcers (Fox; Westwood One): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams (Fox) Sam Neidermann and Ryan Leaf (Westwood One) Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU ORE 1 10:21 4 64 2:02 ORE Bo Nix 2-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 0 7 1 4:26 7 39 4:18 ORE 28-yard field goal by Camden Lewis 0 10 2 14:53 10 75 4:33 BYU Isaac Rex 23-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 10 2 11:44 8 75 3:09 ORE Bo Nix 2-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 7 17 2 0:24 13 79 5:33 ORE Terrance Ferguson 15-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good 7 24 3 11:44 9 75 3:06 ORE Bo Nix 6-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 7 31 3 8:21 4 35 1:53 ORE Terrance Ferguson 9-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick good 7 38 4 14:05 7 55 2:44 BYU Kody Epps 18-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 38 4 10:39 4 25 1:52 BYU Christopher Brooks 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass from Jaren Hall thrown out of the end zone 20 38 4 2:16 12 68 8:23 ORE 25-yard field goal by Camden Lewis 20 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 41

Statistics	BYU	ORE
First downs	20	23
Plays–yards	65–366	64–439
Rushes–yards	24–61	44–212
Passing yards	305	227
Passing: comp–att–int	29–41, 2 TD's	14–20–1, 2 TD's
Time of possession	26:49	33:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	29–41, 305 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	10 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Roberts	4 receptions, 60 yards
ORE	Passing	Bo Nix	13–18, 222 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	14 carries, 97 yards
	Receiving	Troy Franklin	3 receptions, 84 yards

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Wyoming

See also: Wyoming Cowboys football and 2022 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 7 0 14 24 •No. 19/23 Cougars 7 7 14 10 38 Date: September 24 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 60,092 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Winds SW 4 mph, Clear Referee: Kevin Boitmann • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Joe Wetzel • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, and Lauren Sisler Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, navy pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WYO BYU 1 4:26 10 57 3:55 WYO 28-yard field goal by John Hoyland 3 0 1 2:50 4 91 1:35 BYU Christopher Brooks 6-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 3 7 2 13:03 10 75 4:47 WYO Wyatt Wieland 4-yard touchdown run, John Hoyland kick good 10 7 2 0:04 13 76 3:28 BYU Brayden Cosper 4-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 14 3 7:51 9 83 5:07 BYU Kody Epps 3-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 21 3 1:13 9 67 4:24 BYU Keanu Hill 9-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 28 4 14:54 4 50 1:19 WYO Treyton Welch 19-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Peasley, John Hoyland kick good 17 28 4 5:31 3 72 1:36 BYU Keanu Hill 68-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 17 35 4 3:15 6 75 2:16 WYO Joshua Cobbs 4-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Peasley, John Hoyland kick good 24 35 4 1:24 5 67 1:51 BYU 25-yard field goal by Justen Smith 24 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 38

Statistics	WYO	BYU
First downs	22	19
Plays–yards	61–278	63–525
Rushes–yards	34–124, 1 TD	30–188, 1 TD
Passing yards	154	337
Passing: comp–att–int	14–27, 2 TD's	26–33, 4 TD's
Time of possession	29:37	30:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WYO	Passing	Andrew Peasley	14–27, 154 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Titus Swen	20 carries, 78 yards
	Receiving	Joshua Cobb	4 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	26–32, 332 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Miles Davis	13 carries, 131 yards
	Receiving	Keanu Hill	5 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD's

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Utah State

See also: Utah State Aggies football and 2022 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 10 3 6 26 • 'No. 19/20 Cougars 14 3 14 7 38 Date: September 29 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 59,417 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Winds W 9 mph, Mostly Cloudy Referee: Christian Watson • Umpire: John Schindler • Linesman: Bret Bascue • Line judge: Justin Gragg • Back judge: Bobby Lynn • Field judge: Matt Binford • Side judge: Danny Hoeft • Center judge: Scott Johnson TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, and Harry Lyles Jr. Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USU BYU 1 10:39 12 75 4:21 USU Cooper Legas 7-yard touchdown run, Connor Coles kick good 7 0 1 9:56 2 65 0:34 BYU Keanu Hill 31-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 7 1 8:35 BYU Interception returned 34 yards for touchdown by Max Tooley, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 14 2 9:34 7 -4 2:52 USU 50-yard field goal by Connor Coles 10 14 2 5:04 6 57 2:09 USU Brian Cobbs 14-yard touchdown reception from Cooper Legas, Connor Coles kick good 17 14 2 2:32 8 47 2:32 BYU 45-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 17 17 3 12:19 6 70 2:34 BYU Ethan Erickson 14-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 17 24 3 10:03 6 37 2:16 USU 33-yard field goal by Connor Coles 20 24 3 6:12 7 75 3:31 BYU Kody Epps 8-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 20 31 4 8:18 6 44 3:04 BYU Christopher Brooks 18-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 20 38 4 1:09 6 80 2:11 USU Brian Cobbs 27-yard touchdown reception from Cooper Legas, 2-point Terrell Vaugh run failed 26 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 38

Statistics	USU	BYU
First downs	24	20
Plays–yards	82–392	60–396
Rushes–yards	49–204, 1 TD	32–117, 1 TD
Passing yards	188	279
Passing: comp–att–int	19–32–2, 2 TD's	18–28, 3 TD's
Time of possession	29:26	26:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USU	Passing	Cooper Legas	19–31–2, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Calvin Tyler Jr.	18 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Brian Cobbs	10 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD's
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	17–27, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	11 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kody Epps	5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

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Notre Dame

See also: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, and Shamrock Series

BYU vs. Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total No. 16/16 Cougars 6 0 7 7 20 •Fighting Irish 3 15 7 3 28 Date: October 8 Location: Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV Game start: 4:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 62,742 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors Referee: Stuart Mullins • Umpire: Johnnie Forte • Linesman: Steve Clein • Line judge: Johnnie Forte • Back judge: Ken Bushey • Field judge: Hans Wittelsberger • Side judge: Milton Britton • Center judge: Scott Held TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, and Zora Stephenson Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Stretch Y w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU ND 1 11:25 8 36 3:26 ND 26-yard field goal by Blake Grupe 0 3 1 4:32 7 26 3:49 BYU Kody Epps 2-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Justen Smith kick no good 6 3 2 14:19 10 75 5:13 ND Michael Mayer 24-yard touchdown reception from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick good 6 10 2 6:50 1 -4 0:06 ND Jaren Hall strip-sacked, fumble recovered by BYU in the endzone 6 12 2 1:03 10 79 5:42 ND Jayden Thomas 30-yard touchdown reception from Drew Pyne, kick g 6 18 3 8:05 11 75 6:55 ND Michael Mayer 19-yard touchdown reception from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick good 6 25 3 5:27 5 75 2:38 BYU Kody Epps 53-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Justen Smith kick good 13 25 4 14:18 10 87 4:41 BYU Christopher Brooks 28-yard touchdown run, Justen Smith kick good 20 25 4 6:07 8 62 4:47 ND 20-yard field goal by Blake Grupe 20 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 28

Statistics	BYU	ND
First downs	13	24
Plays–yards	46–276	73–496
Rushes–yards	29–156	45–234
Passing yards	120	262
Passing: comp–att–int	9–17–1	22–28–1
Time of possession	19:05	40:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	9–17, 120 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	14 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kody Epps	4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
ND	Passing	Drew Pyne	22–28, 262 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 97 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas Razorbacks football and 2022 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Arkansas at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total •Razorbacks 7 24 14 7 52 Cougars 13 8 14 0 35 Date: October 15 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:35 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 63,470 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Winds E 5 mph, Clear Referee: David Smith • Umpire: Paul Myers • Linesman: Johnny Crawford • Line judge: Michael Taylor • Back judge: Paul Schardein • Field judge: Raymond Tate III • Side judge: Bryan Murphy • Center judge: Eddie Allbritton TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets w/ dual custom design (Wasatch range/cougar face), white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARK BYU 1 5:39 10 82 4:57 BYU Isaac Rex 4-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Justen Smith kick good 0 7 1 2:37 9 75 3:02 ARK Raheim Sanders 15-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good 7 7 1 1:11 4 75 1:26 BYU Kody Epps 21-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Justen Smith kick no good 7 13 2 12:19 10 75 3:52 ARK Trey Knox 6-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good 14 13 2 9:48 7 75 2:31 BYU Puka Nacua 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass from Jaren Hall to Keanu Hill good 14 21 2 6:46 10 59 3:02 ARK 34-yard field goal by Cam Little 17 21 2 3:39 4 34 1:39 ARK Matt Landers 4-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good 24 21 2 0:40 7 68 1:42 ARK Rashod Dubinion 15-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good 31 21 3 9:53 10 75 5:07 BYU Puka Nacua 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 31 28 3 9:20 2 75 0:33 ARK Matt Landers 39-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good 38 28 3 5:11 10 75 4:09 BYU Puka Nacua 33-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 38 35 3 1:13 12 75 3:58 ARK Matt Landers 5-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good 45 35 4 14:25 2 68 0:29 ARK Raheim Sanders 64-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good 52 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 52 35

Statistics	ARK	BYU
First downs	34	27
Plays–yards	82–644	71–471
Rushes–yards	42–277, 2 TD's	30–115
Passing yards	367	356
Passing: comp–att–int	29–40, 5 TD's	26–41–1, 3 TD's
Time of possession	31:13	28:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ARK	Passing	KJ Jefferson	29–40, 367 yards, 5 TD's
	Rushing	Raheim Sanders	15 carries, 175 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Matt Landers	8 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD's
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	26–41–1, 356 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	10 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	8 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD

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Liberty

See also: Liberty Flames football and 2022 Liberty Flames football team

BYU at Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 14 0 0 0 14 •Flames 3 17 14 7 41 Date: October 22 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 24,012 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Winds S 3 mph, Sunny Referee: Mike Cuttone • Umpire: Ian Malepeai • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Carlos Owens • Back judge: Michael Aaronian • Field judge: Trey Castleberry • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Krystle Apellaniz TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU LIB 1 7:29 11 84 6:05 LIB 22-yard field goal by Nick Brown 0 3 1 4:14 6 76 3:07 BYU Puka Nacua 46-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 3 1 2:41 2 27 0:43 BYU Isaac Rex 20-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 3 2 13:59 11 75 3:42 LIB Shedro Louis 3-yard touchdown run, Nick Brown kick good 14 10 2 5:06 13 80 6:57 LIB Austin Henderson 5-yard touchdown reception from Johnathan Bennett, Nick Brown kick good 14 17 2 0:05 8 43 1:10 LIB 37-yard field goal by Nick Brown 14 20 3 9:16 12 75 5:44 LIB Shedro Louis 6-yard touchdown run, Nick Brown kick good 14 27 3 6:54 1 80 0:16 LIB Dae Dae Hunter 80-yard touchdown run, Nick Brown kick good 14 34 4 10:36 8 53 4:40 LIB CJ Daniels 25-yard touchdown reception from Johnathan Bennett, Nick Brown kick good 14 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 41

Statistics	BYU	LIB
First downs	12	28
Plays–yards	50–258	77–547
Rushes–yards	16–71	48–300
Passing yards	187	247
Passing: comp–att–int	16–34, 2 TD's	24–29–1, 2 TD's
Time of possession	20:47	39:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	16–34, 187 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	3 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	7 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
LIB	Passing	Johnathan Bennett	24–29–1, 247 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dae Dae Hunter	23 carries, 213 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Noah Frith	4 receptions, 70 yards

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East Carolina

See also: East Carolina Pirates football and 2022 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total •Pirates 7 10 7 3 27 Cougars 3 14 7 0 24 Date: October 28 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 55,525 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Winds SE 6 mph, Clear Referee: Edwin Lee • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Baron Ballester • Line judge: Lance Thompson • Back judge: Nathan Umberger • Field judge: Sean McKinnie • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mark Mobra TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, and Paul Carcaterra Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ECU BYU 1 8:23 9 41 4:21 BYU 36-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 0 3 1 6:29 6 75 1:54 ECU Keaton Mitchell 31-yard touchdown run, Andrew Conrad kick good 7 3 2 12:56 10 92 5:56 BYU Lopini Katoa 24-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 10 2 9:15 8 69 3:41 ECU 23-yard field goal by Andrew Conrad 10 10 2 6:01 8 79 3:14 BYU Puka Nacua 30-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 17 2 2:42 7 68 3:19 ECU Holton Ahlers 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Conrad kick good 17 17 3 9:58 11 75 5:02 BYU Chase Roberts 2-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 17 24 3 7:07 6 75 2:51 ECU Holton Ahlers 4-yard touchdown run, Andrew Conrad kick good 24 24 4 0:00 10 46 2:26 ECU 33-yard field goal by Andrew Conrad 27 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 24

Statistics	ECU	BYU
First downs	20	22
Plays–yards	58–424	67–388
Rushes–yards	36–227	42–244
Passing yards	197	144
Passing: comp–att–int	15–22–0	18–25–0
Time of possession	26:04	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ECU	Passing	Holton Ahlers	15–22, 197 yards
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	21 carries, 176 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Winstead	5 receptions, 63 yards
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	18–25, 144 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Lopini Katoa	20 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD

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Boise State

See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2022 Boise State Broncos football team

BYU at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 7 0 10 14 31 Broncos 7 0 7 14 28 Date: November 5 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 5:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 36,461 Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds NW 10 mph, Cloudy Referee: Derek Anderson • Umpire: Michael Henderson • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Gabriel DeLeon • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Brian Alos TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU BSU 1 8:48 12 75 6:12 BYU Jaren Hall 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 0 1 0:36 6 67 2:53 BSU Latrell Caples 16-yard touchdown reception from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas kick good 7 7 3 10:27 10 71 4:23 BSU Eric McAlister 9-yard touchdown reception from Taylen Green, Jonah Dalmas kick good 7 14 3 6:26 8 66 3:59 BYU 25-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 10 14 3 0:25 7 83 2:36 BYU Puka Nacua 24-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 17 14 4 9:45 12 78 5:35 BSU George Holani 1-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good 17 21 4 8:12 4 64 1:29 BYU Hinckley Ropati 48-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 24 21 4 6:28 4 65 1:44 BSU George Holani 11-yard touchdown run, Jonah Dalmas kick good 24 28 4 1:46 9 75 4:42 BYU Puka Nacua 6-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 31 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 28

Statistics	BYU	BSU
First downs	27	16
Plays–yards	74–532	53–324
Rushes–yards	32–155	30–104
Passing yards	377	220
Passing: comp–att–int	29–42–2, 3 TD's	17–20, 2 TD's
Time of possession	36:01	23:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	29–42–2, 377 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Jaren Hall	12 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	14 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD's
BSU	Passing	Taylen Green	17–23, 220 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	George Holani	20 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Latrell Caples	5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

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Utah Tech

See also: Utah Tech Trailblazers football and 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Utah Tech at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Trailblazers 6 14 0 6 26 •Cougars 0 28 7 17 52 Date: November 19 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:35 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:36 Game attendance: 56,069 Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), Winds SE 6 mph, Sunny Referee: Jon Noli • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Jason Moore • Line judge: John Kilmer • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Tito Smith • Side judge: Duane Moku • Center judge: Edgar Reed TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ECU BYU 1 8:47 6 60 2:54 UTU 47-yard field goal by Connor Brooksby 3 0 1 7:12 7 30 1:20 UTU 21-yard field goal by Connor Brooksby 6 0 2 13:45 4 55 2:03 BYU Keanu Hill 30-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 6 7 2 10:07 3 80 0:22 UTU Deven Osborne 80-yard touchdown reception from Victor Gabalis, Connor Brooksby kick good 13 7 2 8:53 3 82 1:09 BYU Chase Roberts 59-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 13 14 2 5:17 10 75 3:36 UTU Joey Hobert 9-yard touchdown reception from Victor Gabalis, Connor Brooksby kick good 20 14 2 3:15 4 55 1:54 BYU Keanu Hill 45-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 20 21 2 0:25 10 84 2:17 BYU Keanu Hill 4-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 20 28 3 5:38 8 55 3:41 BYU Jaren Hall 10-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 20 35 4 10:15 3 58 0:57 BYU Isaac Rex 32-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 20 42 4 3:39 10 46 5:10 BYU 32-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 20 45 4 1:49 6 75 1:50 UTU Joey Hobert 18-yard touchdown reception from Victor Gabalis, 2-point pass by Victor Gabalis thrown out of the end zone 26 45 4 0:47 4 39 1:01 BYU Terence Fall 25-yard touchdown run, Cash Peterman kick good 26 52 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 52

Statistics	UTU	BYU
First downs	18	30
Plays–yards	71–420	76–676
Rushes–yards	21–80	41–220
Passing yards	340	456
Passing: comp–att–int	25–50–1, 3 TD's	23–25–1, 5 TD's
Time of possession	27:49	32:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTU	Passing	Victor Gabalis	25–50–1, 340 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Quali Conley	18 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Deven Osborne	3 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	23–25–1, 456 yards, 5 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	12 carries, 102 yards
	Receiving	Keanu Hill	6 receptions, 137 yards, 3 TD's

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Stanford

See also: Stanford Cardinal football and 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team

BYU at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 14 14 0 7 35 Cardinal 3 9 0 14 26 Date: November 26 Location: Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Game start: 8:10 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 25,094 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Winds NW 0 mph, Clear Referee: Michael Vandervelde • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Robert Asel • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Chris Tallent TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU STAN 1 11:48 7 75 3:12 BYU Jaren Hall 19-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 0 1 8:26 10 49 3:19 STAN 34-yard field goal by Joshua Karty 7 3 1 5:29 7 75 2:57 BYU Hinckley Ropati 43-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 3 2 13:43 5 76 2:43 BYU Isaac Rex 43-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 21 3 2 7:41 11 75 5:57 STAN Mitch Leigber 1-yard touchdown run, Joshua Karty kick no good 21 9 2 1:50 11 73 5:47 BYU Isaac Rex 1-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 28 9 2 0:00 11 38 1:45 STAN 54-yard field goal by Joshua Karty 28 12 4 12:48 10 87 5:28 BYU Puka Nacua 25-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 35 12 4 9:18 8 75 3:30 STAN Ashton Daniels 43-yard touchdown run, 2-point run by Benjamin Yurosek good 35 20 4 4:39 7 75 2:59 STAN Brycen Tremayne 7-yard touchdown reception from Tanner McKee, 2-point run by Ryan Sanborn failed 35 26 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 26

Statistics	BYU	STAN
First downs	26	20
Plays–yards	62–451	61–371
Rushes–yards	50–358	19–53
Passing yards	93	318
Passing: comp–att–int	7–12, 2 TD's	32–42, 1 TD
Time of possession	32:19	27:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	7–11, 93 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	23 carries, 164 yards
	Receiving	Isaac Rex	2 receptions, 44 yards, 2 TD's
STAN	Passing	Tanner McKee	31–40, 313 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mitch Leigber	12 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brycen Tremayne	11 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

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New Mexico Bowl: SMU

See also: SMU Mustangs football, 2022 SMU Mustangs football team, and 2022 New Mexico Bowl

SMU vs. BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 10 0 0 13 23 •Cougars 7 3 14 0 24 Date: December 17 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 5:37 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 22,209 Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Winds SE 5 mph, Clear Referee: Ted Pitts • Umpire: Trent Crawford • Linesman: Brent Eubanks • Line judge: Travis Muhammad • Back judge: Jimmy Colwell • Field judge: Clay Brownlee • Side judge: Carl Brinkley • Center judge: Anthony Hayes TV announcers (ABC; ESPN Radio; ESPN Deportes): Tom Hart, Brock Osweiler, and Taylor McGregor (ABC) Jay Alter and Dave Steckel (ESPN Radio) Kenneth Garay and Pablo Viruega (ESPN Deportes) Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Sailor Cougar w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SMU BYU 1 12:01 11 57 2:59 SMU 35-yard field goal by Collin Rogers 3 0 1 6:09 11 75 5:45 BYU Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 3 7 1 2:16 12 75 3:53 SMU Roderick Daniels, Jr. 9-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mordecai, Collin Rogers kick good 10 7 2 3:34 14 66 7:11 BYU 31-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 10 10 3 8:17 BYU Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Ben Bywater, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 17 3 1:22 9 82 5:42 BYU Christopher Brooks 22-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 24 4 12:39 11 75 3:42 SMU Tyler Lavine 3-yard touchdown run, Collin Rogers kick good 17 24 4 0:08 14 88 2:53 SMU Jordan Kerley 12-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mordecai, 2-point run by Tanner Mordecai failed 23 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 24

Statistics	SMU	BYU
First downs	28	16
Plays–yards	87–389	54–256
Rushes–yards	50–171	42–209
Passing yards	218	47
Passing: comp–att–int	27–37–1	7–12–1
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	27–37–1, 218 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Lavine	23 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kelvontay Dixon	6 receptions, 60 yards
BYU	Passing	Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters	7–12–1, 47 yards
	Rushing	Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters	14 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaac Rex	1 reception, 27 yards

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Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	25	21	12	19	19	16	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	25	14	23	20	16	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

The NuSkin BYU Sports Network is owned and operated by BYU Radio and features the talents of Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (reporter/sideline analyst), and Jason Shepherd (host) for the third consecutive year, with Ben Bagley subbing in for Jason Shepherd when he has women's soccer broadcasts. The network is in charge of producing and broadcasting all BYU Football pre and post game shows as well as coaches shows and live broadcasts.

Affiliates ^[51]

• BYU Radio – Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
• KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 a.m. – (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah and ksl.com)
• KSNA – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games)
• KSPZ – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows)
• KMXD – Monroe / Manti, Utah
• KSVC – Richfield / Manti, Utah
• KDXU – St. George, Utah

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Kalani Sitake	Head coach
Ed Lamb	Assistant head coach/special teams/safeties coach
Aaron Roderick	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Darrell Funk	Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake	Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Steve Clark	Tight end coach
Ilaisa Tuiaki	Defensive coordinator/interior defensive line coach
Preston Hadley	Defensive ends/hybrids coach
Jernaro Gilford	Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga	Running backs coach
Kevin Clune	Linebackers coach

Roster

2022 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Jacob Conover Fr QB 15 Nick Billoups Fr QB 11 Cade Fennegan Fr QB 3 Jaren Hall Jr QB 10 Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters Fr OL 74 Campbell Barrington So OL 56 Clark Barrington Jr OL 75 Sam Dawe Fr OL 68 Peter Falaniko Fr OL 71 Blake Freeland Jr OL 77 Donovan Hanna Fr OL 64 Brayden Keim So OL 76 Harris LaChance So OL 60 Tyler Little So OL 66 Sonny Makasini Fr OL 61 Trevin Ostler Fr OL 70 Connor Pay So OL 73 Vae Soifua Fr OL 78 Kingsley Suamataia Fr OL 59 Lisala Tai Jr OL 65 Talin Togiai Fr OL 52 Joe Tukuafu Sr OL 72 Sione Veikoso Fr OL 79 Ben Ward So RB 2 Christopher Brooks Sr RB 19 Miles Davis Fr RB 22 Mason Fakahua Fr RB 35 Houston Heimuli Sr RB 4 Lopini Katoa Sr RB 21 Jackson McChesney Fr RB 32 Enoch Nawahine Fr RB 7 Hinckley Ropati So RB 26 Beau Robinson Fr TE 97 Ethan Erickson Fr TE 47 Kyle Hester Fr TE 5 Dallin Holker Jr TE 80 Lane Lunt Sr TE 85 Anthony Olsen Fr TE 44 Samisoni Peaua Fr TE 83 Isaac Rex So TE 13 Masen Wake Jr TE 96 Carter Wheat Fr WR 20 Brayden Cosper So WR 0 Kody Epps Fr WR 88 Terence Fall Fr WR 36 Talmage Gunther So WR 30 Kyson Hall Fr WR 86 Dom Henry Fr WR 1 Keanu Hill So WR 82 Parker Kingston Fr WR 89 Kade Moore Fr WR 12 Puka Nacua Jr WR 23 Hobbs Nyberg So WR 38 Preston Rex Fr WR 27 Chase Roberts Fr WR 18 Gunner Romney Sr WR 28 Tanner Wall Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Talan Alfrey Fr DB 35 Zion Allen Fr DB 19 Mory Bamba Jr DB 20 Jacob Boren Jr DB 4 Caleb Christensen Fr DB 17 Matthew Criddle Sr DB 23 Chika Ebunoha Fr DB 33 Nathaniel Gillis Fr DB 16 Isaiah Glasker Fr DB 29 Korbyn Green Fr DB 22 Ammon Hannemann So DB 1 Micah Harper Fr DB 18 Kaleb Hayes Sr DB 16 Chris Jackson Sr DB 11 Gabe Jeudy-Lally So DB 36 Evan Johnson Fr DB 21 Dean Jones Fr DB 15 Carter Krupp Fr DB 28 Hayden Livingston Jr DB 5 D'Angelo Mandell Sr DB 12 Malik Moore Sr DB 30 Quenton Rice Fr DB 0 Jakob Robinson So DB 26 Ethan Slade Fr DB 7 George Udo Jr DL 92 Tyler Batty So DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea Sr DL 97 Hunter Greer Fr DL 95 Caden Haws So DL 53 Fisher Jackson So DL 57 Josh Larsen Fr DL 59 Logan Lutui So DL 93 Blake Mangelson Fr DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe Jr DL 96 Bruce Mitchell Fr DL 58 Aisea Moa Fr DL 94 John Nelson Fr DL 50 Isaiah Perez Fr DL 99 Alema Pilimai Jr DL 90 Joshua Singh Fr DL 98 Gabe Summers Jr DL 51 Alden Tofa Sr DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner Sr LB 3 Chaz Ah You Sr LB 2 Ben Bywater So LB 44 Michael Daley Fr LB 56 Logan Fano Fr LB 27 Tavita Gagnier So LB 13 Jackson Kaufusi Jr LB 41 Keenan Pili Jr LB 46 Logan Pili Fr LB 10 Morgan Pyper Jr LB 32 Tate Romney Fr LB 48 Bodie Schoonover Fr LB 45 Pepe Tanuvasa Sr LB 31 Max Tooley Jr LB 49 Payton Wilgar Jr LB 34 Josh Wilson So LB 43 Micah Wilson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 87 Britton Hogan Jr DS 84 Austin Riggs So DS 54 Dalton Riggs Fr P 24 Ryan Rehkow So K 99 Cash Peterman So K 39 Jake Oldroyd Jr K 37 Justen Smith Fr	Head coach Kalani Sitake (BYU) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ed Lamb (BYU) Assistant head coach, special teams, safeties Aaron Roderick (BYU) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Darrell Funk (Colorado State) Offensive line Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah) Passing game coordintor/wide receivers Steve Clark (BYU) Tight ends Harvey Unga (BYU) Running backs Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah) Defensive coordinator, interior defensive line Jernaro Gilford (BYU) Cornerbacks Preston Hadley (BYU) Defensive ends/hybrids Kevin Clune (Cal State Fullerton) Linebackers Nu'u Tafisi (California) Director of strength and conditioning Justin McClure (Northern Colorado) Football strength and conditioning coach Kalani Simeona (BYU) Football strength and conditioning coach Jon Swift (BYU) Chief of staff Jack Damuni (BYU) Director of football relations Justin Anderson (BYU) Chief of staff Billy Nixon (BYU) Director of football operationst Brandon Bradley (BYU) Director of campus experience Mike Hall (BYU) Director of player development Josh Hewitt (BYU) Director of equipment operations for football Kurt Hunsaker (BYU-Idaho) Director of compliance Dan Wilcox(BYU) Director of football sports performance nutrition Tyson McDaniel (Arizona State) Offensive analyst Matt Mitchell (Wheaton) Offensive analyst Alfred Pupunu (Weber State) Offensive analyst Vince Feula (BYU) Defensive analyst Jan Jorgensen (BYU) Defensive analyst Randy Coy Jr. (Utah Valley) Defensive analyst Gavin Fowler (BYU) Defensive and special teams analyst Jordan Howard (UMKC) Offensive graduate assistant Spencer Patterson (Utah Tech) Offensive graduate assistant DJ Williams (Utah State) Defensive graduate assistant [52] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth Chart

Defense [53] FS Talon Alfrey Matt Criddle Ethan Slade WLB MLB SLB Ben Bywater Pepe Tanuvasa Jackson Kaufusi Morgan Pyper Fisher Jackson Bodie Schoonover Micah Wilson Logan Pili Josh Wilson SS Micah Harper Ammon Hannemann George Udo CB Gabe Jeudy-Lally D'Angelo Mandell Jacob Boren DE DT DT DE Tyler Batty Caden Haws Gabe Summers Earl Tuioti-Mariner Alden Tofa Atunaisa Mahe Lorenzo Fauatea John Nelson Aisea Moa Hunter Greer Bruce Mitchell Blake Mangelson CB Kaleb Hayes Jakob Robinson Mory Bamba Offense [53] X-Receiver Keanu Hill Braydon Cosper Hobbs Nyborg LT LG C RG RT Blake Freeland Clark Barrington Connor Pay Joe Tukuafu Kingsley Suamataia Sione Veikoso Sam Dawe Joe Tukuafu Tyler Little Lisala Tai Talin Togiai Donovan Hanna Peter Falaniko Trevin Ostler Brayden Keim TE Isaac Rex Ethan Erickson Carter Wheat Z-Receiver Puka Nacua Chase Roberts Talmage Gunther QB Jaren Hall Cade Fennigan Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters Key reserves DL Alema Pilimai DB Carter Krupp DB Chika Ebunoha DB Hayden Livingston DL Logan Lutui WR Tanner Wall DB Korbyn Green DL Joshua Singh RB Christopher Brooks Hinckley Ropati Miles Davis FB Masen Wake Houston Heimuli Mason Fakahua Special teams PK Jake Oldroyd PK Justen Smith P Ryan Rehkow P Cash Peterman KR Hobbs Nyborg KR Talmage Gunther PR Hobbs Nyborg PR Talmage Gunther LS Britton Hogan LS Dalton Riggs H Ryan Rehkow H Talmage Gunther

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