2012 BYU Cougars football team

2012 BYU Cougars football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 23–6 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brandon Doman (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Base defense	3–4
Captains	David Foote Riley Nelson Brandon Ogletree
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 63,470)
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
BYU			–						8	–	5
Navy			–						8	–	5
Army			–						2	–	10
No. 4 Notre Dame  %			–						0*	–	1
% – BCS at-large representative *All wins and national championship appearance for Notre Dame (12–1) in the 2012 season were vacated Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the second year BYU competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.

Before the season

2012 Recruits

As the home of the Cougars, BYUtv would sponsor their own National Letter of Intent Day signing day special. The special aired on Wednesday, February 1 at 7 PM MT and was rebroadcast that night at 10 PM MT and Thursday morning at 1 AM MT. Additionally a signing day press conference was broadcast on BYUtvsports.com live at 1:30 PM MT. The following athletes signed letters of intent to play for BYU in the coming seasons. ^[1]

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Philip Amone LB	Orlando, FL	Dr. Phillips	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 4, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 72
Dylan Collie WR	El Dorado Hills, CA	Oak Ridge	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 24, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 70
Matt Hadley DB	Connell, WA	Connell	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 29, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Micah Hannemann DB	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 30, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 72
Taysom Hill QB	Pocatello, ID	Highland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Troy Hinds LB	Kaysville, UT	Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 8, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Austin Hoyt OL	Jackson, CA	Argonaut	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 4, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Marques Johnson DL	Los Angeles	El Camino CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: JC
Theodore King DL	San Jose, CA	Valley Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 30, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 45
Jherremya Leuta-Douyere LB	Garden Grove, CA	Servite	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 30, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Tanner Mangum QB	Eagle, ID	Eagle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 7, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 80
Ammon Olsen QB	Draper, UT	Southern Utah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: TR
Butch Pau'u LB	Anaheim, CA	Servite	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 30, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Sawyer Powell LB	Richland, WA	Richland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 14, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Steven Richards DL	Sandy, UT	Alta	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 14, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Rhett Sandlin LB	Sandy, UT	Alta	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 29, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 73
Taumata Tofi DL	Perris, CA	Perris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 2, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Josh Weeks WR	Show Low, AZ	Show Low	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 18, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
Jamaal Williams RB	Fontana, CA	Summit	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jul 7, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 72
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 60   Rivals: 61   ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "BYU 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 BYU Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

6 of the Cougar commitments (Amone, Hannemann, Hinds, Mangum, Richards, and Weeks) plan to serve full-time church missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before joining the BYU team. 3 Cougars commitments (Hill, Johnson, and Olsen) were mid-year enrollees. Powell graduated High School in winter 2011 and was already taking classes at BYU, so there was no letter of intent for him to sign. He plans to grey-shirt before going on a church mission. With 6 other QB's on the roster, Mangum also chose to grey-shirt the 2012 season.

2012 Return Missionary Commitments

BYU also announced a large list of return missionaries that would help bolster their roster this season. Commit dates in this section are dates in which it was announced these players would return to BYU, not when they actually first signed with BYU.

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Terrence Alletto OL	Parker, CO	Ponderosa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 80
Trevor Bateman DB	Palm Desert, CA	Palm Desert	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Craig Bills DB	Provo, UT	Timpview	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Tui Crichton DL	Orem, UT	Timpview	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	357 lb (162 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Jacob Hannemann DB	Highland, UT	Lone Peak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Bronson Kaufusi DL	Provo, UT	Timpview	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 80
Mitch Mathews WR	Beaverton, OR	Southridge	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Remington Peck DL	South Jordan, UT	Bingham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Brett Thompson WR	El Dorado Hills, CA	Oak Ridge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 69
Russell Tialavea DL	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: Committed before ESPN started giving scores
Fono Vialavea OL	Bryan, TX	Bryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: No Score
Brad Wilcox OL	Edmond, OK	North	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 60   Rivals: 61   ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "BYU 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 BYU Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

2012 Departures

The following Cougars graduated, transferred, or chose to serve two-year Church Missions after the 2011 season and didn't return to the team in 2012.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
JJ Di Luigi	10	RB	5'9"	185	Senior	Santa Clarita, CA	Graduated
Bryan Kariya	33	RB	6'0"	217	Senior	Kaysville, UT	Graduated
Terence Brown	60	C	6'4"	318	Senior	Summerville, SC	Graduated ; NFL Free agent signee with the Miami Dolphins [2]
Marco Thorson	62	OG	6'6"	210	Senior	Ramona, CA	Graduated
Matt Reynolds	70	OT	6'6"	305	Senior	Provo, UT	Graduated ; NFL Free agent signee with the Carolina Panthers [2]
McKay Jacobson	06	WR	5'11"	199	Senior	Southlake, TX	Graduated ; NFL Free agent signee with the Philadelphia Eagles [3]
Matt Marshall	19	WR	5'10"	171	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Graduated
Spencer Hafoka	83	WR	6'0"	201	Senior	Kahuku, HI	Graduated
Matthew Edwards	89	TE	6'3"	214	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Graduated
Matt Putnam	41	DE	6'6"	271	Senior	Brigham City, UT	Graduated ; Invited to NFL's Green Bay Packers minicamp [4]
Ian Dulan	65	DT	6'1"	270	Senior	Hilo, HI	Graduated
Hebron Fangupo	91	DT	6'1"	331	Senior	Santa Ana, CA	Graduated ; NFL Free agent signee with the Houston Texans [2]
Simote Vea	93	DE	5'11"	270	Senior	Hau'ula, HI	Graduated
Jordan Pendleton	01	LB	6'3"	238	Senior	South Jordan, UT	Graduated
Aveni Leung-Wai	31	LB	6'1"	227	Senior	Aiea, HI	Graduated
Jameson Frazier	48	LB	6'2"	230	Senior	Draper, UT	Graduated ; Invited to NFL's Philadelphia Eagles minicamp
Jadon Wagner	49	LB	6'4"	245	Senior	Lethbridge, Alberta	Graduated
Travis Uale	23	DB	6'2"	199	Senior	Hawaii Kai, HI	Graduated
Corby Eason	25	DB	5'8"	173	Senior	Columbus, GA	Graduated
Jake Heaps	09	QB	6'1"	200	Sophomore	Issaquah, WA	Transferred- University of Kansas [5]
Ryan Folsom	30	RB	5'10"	195	Sophomore	Medford, OR
Austin Heder	41	RB	6'1"	241	Freshman	Pleasant Grove, UT	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Grant James	92	TE	6'5"	190	Freshman	Concord, CA
Stehly Reden	90	TE	6'4"	254	Freshman	Valley Center, CA	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Manu Mulitalo	66	OL	6'2"	340	Freshman	West Valley City, UT	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Austin Nielsen	68	OL	6'0"	277	Junior	Glendale, CA
Devon Smith		OL	6'2"	275	Freshman	Beaverton, OR	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Carter Mees	15	DB	6'0"	190	Junior	St. George, UT
Gavin Fowler	16	DB	5'11"	190	Freshman	Kaysville, UT	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Logan Obering	17	DB	N/A	N/A	Freshman	Cedar City, UT
Kori Gaines	19	DB	5'8"	162	Freshman	Loganville, GA	Transferred- College of the Canyons
Baker Pritchard	43	DL	6'3"	277	Freshman	South Jordan, UT	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Graham Rowley	92	DL	6'4"	280	Sophomore	Waialua, HI	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Travis Tuiloma	97	DL	6'2"	320	Freshman	Topeka, KS	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Zach Newman	42	LB	6'3"	215	Freshman	Alpine, UT	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Cody Monsen	52	LB	6'2"	215	Freshman	Brownwood, TX
Va'a Niumatalolo	59	LB	6'1"	227	Freshman	Annapolis, MD	LDS mission (returning in 2014)
Josh Quezada	20	RB	5'11"	225	Junior	La Habra, CA	Transferred – Fresno State [6]
Jordan Richardson	94	DL	6'4"	270	Junior	La Habra, CA	Injured- Will miss senior season with injury; Moved to a Student Assistant
Rhen Brown	87	WR	5'10"	178	Junior	Summerville, South Carolina	Will miss senior season with injury
Jray Galea'i	16	DB	6'0"	196	Junior	Laie, HI	Will miss senior season with injury; Moved to a Student Assistant
O'Neill Chambers	15	DB	6'2"	225	RS Senior	Harmony, FL	In bad standing with program and not allowed to practice; Transferred to University of Nebraska at Kearney [7]

Spring Game

The BYU 2012 Spring game was held on March 24, 2012. Due to a high number of injuries in spring football, it was downgraded to a scrimmage. All the starters were benched. Each of the remaining 4 quarterbacks got 2 series to play against selected defensive players. The scrimmage would end in a scoreless fashion at 0–0. However Coach Bronco Mendenhall said the game accomplished what he wanted it to. He was able to find a set of players that would be beneficial to the team this fall as starters or backups. ^[8]

Transfers

Controversy arose with the BYU football team in April 2012 when it was revealed that Michael Wadsworth, a defensive back, had requested a transfer from Hawaiʻi while on his church mission. The reason he gave stated he wanted to play closer to his home in Orem, Utah. Hawaiʻi denied his request and asked him to complete one more season. Despite appeals to the coach, Greg McMackin, and others higher up at the university, Wadsworth was denied his attempt to transfer. When Norm Chow became the new coach of the Warriors, he was contacted by the Wadsworth's about the possible transfer. Chow said Wadsworth could transfer to any school except BYU. Despite being a former offensive coordinator at BYU, Chow claimed it was his belief that BYU had an unfair recruiting advantage with missionaries. Bronco Mendenhall and the staff have made it clear that they don't contact any missionaries in the field for recruiting purposes, and they have not made any contact with the Wadsworth family. ^[9] At this time Wadsworth plans on go to BYU in the fall, but he won't be able to play football with BYU or even talk to the coaches about possibly playing football with them until June 2013. ^[10]

On May 2, BYU learned that Colorado State transfer Drew Reilly would come to BYU. Reilly was a starting safety for the Rams 2011 season. Reilly's reasons for transferring were solely to seek a better atmosphere for his LDS beliefs. As is required, Reilly will sit out the 2012 season, but he will become a full scholarship student at BYU in January 2013 and be able to participate in spring ball in April 2013. ^[11]

Pre-season honors

1 BYU Cougar was selected as a 2012 All-American participant, and 16 BYU Cougars were selected to the Phil-Steele All-Independent team to begin 2012 (Cody Hoffman was selected for two different positions). ^[12]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Braden Hansen	76	OG	6'3"	303	Senior	Sandy, UT	Phil-Steele 3rd Team All American
Riley Nelson	13	QB	6'0"	196	Senior	Logan, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All-Independent; 2012 Maxwell Award Pre-season watch list [13]
Cody Hoffman	2	WR	6'4"	208	Junior	Crescent City, CA	Phil-Steele 1st Team All-Independent
Braden Hansen	76	OG	6'3"	303	Senior	Sandy, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent; 2012 Outland Trophy Pre-season watch list
Braden Brown	75	OT	6'6"	301	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent
Brandon Ogletree	44	LB	5'11"	228	Senior	McKinney, TX	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent
Kyle Van Noy	3	LB	6'3"	235	Junior	Reno, NV	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent; 2012 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Pre-season watch list
Preston Hadley	7	CB	6'0"	200	Senior	Pleasant Grove, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent
Daniel Sorensen	9	S	6'2"	206	Junior	Colton, CA	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent
Justin Sorensen	37	PK	6'1"	232	Junior	South Jordan, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent
Riley Stephenson	99	P	6'0"	196	Senior	St. George, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent and Ray Guy Award Pre-season Watchlist
JD Falslev	12	PR	5'8"	184	Junior	Smithfield, UT	Phil-Steele 1st Team All Independent
Ross Apo	1	WR	6'3"	206	Sophomore	Arlington, TX	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All Independent
Marcus Mathews	80	TE	6'4"	208	Junior	Beaverton, OR	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All Independent
Houston Reynolds	1	C	6'2"	296	Junior	Provo, UT	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All Independent
Eathyn Manumaleuna	55	DL	6'2"	294	Senior	Anchorage, AK	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All Independent
Romney Fuga	98	DL	6'2"	321	Senior	Huntington Beach, CA	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All Independent
Uona Kaveinga	4	LB	5'11"	236	Senior	Hawthorne, CA	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All Independent
Cody Hoffman	2	KR	6'4"	208	Junior	Crescent City, CA	Phil-Steele 2nd Team All-Independent

Media

2012 Media Day

On the BYU Spring Football Special aired April 2, 2012, it was announced that BYUtv would provide coverage of the national media day, probably sometime in July. On May 7 it was announced that BYU Football National Media Day would take place on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from the BYU Broadcasting Center.

For football Media Day Dave McCann, Bronco Mendenhall, Tom Holmoe, and Trevor Matich discussed what the Cougars goals were for the 2012 season during the State of the Program discussion. They also discussed the new playoff format that will begin in 2014.

One of the hot topics was the BYU-Utah rivalry and if 2012 would be the last year for this traditional rivalry. Both Holmoe and Mendenhall said they want the rivalry to continue and that it is up in the hands of Utah's board. However, they hoped that with Strength of Schedule being one of the factors in the new playoff system, it should provide extra incentive for Utah to want to continue the rivalry.

Another topic discussed was moving the Utah State- BYU game from conference weekend back to November. Mendenhall said he liked the idea of having a traditional rival as the final game, and with the improvements Gary Andersen continued to make at Utah State, it would be a desirable outcome if both schools could make it happen.

Finally the discussion of realignment and the BYU–Notre Dame alliance was discussed. Holmoe made it clear that Independence is the course that BYU will continue to take at this time, and they thanked Notre Dame football for providing a voice for BYU and Notre Dame in scheduling this new playoff format. He admitted BYU would keep an eye on the continuing changes of the college football landscape, but BYU and Notre Dame will continue to be partners in Independence for the foreseeable future.

The second program on Media Day was a True Blue 2012 Football Season Preview. Brandon Doman, Riley Nelson, Kyle Van Noy, and others were brought in to discuss what the coaches, offensive players, and defensive players are doing to get ready for the 2012 season. They also stated their goals. Bruce Binkowski, the Poinsettia Bowl and Holiday Bowl GM Association Executive Director, attended the show and discussed why the Poinsettia Bowl had signed BYU up for the 2012 season. He also revealed the ideal match for the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl would be BYU vs. San Diego State, a match-up which eventually came to fruition.

The third program held was a round table discussion. It focused on how Bronco Mendenhall has focused on changing the offense and defense at BYU since he became the head coach. John Beck, Curtis Brown, Vic So'oto, Max Hall, Austin Collie, and Dennis Pitta came back to discuss how playing at BYU has prepared them for the NFL, what their favorite moments were at BYU, and how Mendenhall changed the program into the 6th most winning program in NCAA Football during his 7 years at BYU.

Throughout the day Robbie Bullough also had live chats online with current BYU players and coaches.

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

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See also: 2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team and 2012–13 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)
BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
KIDO- Boise, ID [football only]
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT
KSHP- Las Vegas, NV [football only]

Roster

2012 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 4 Taysom Hill   Fr QB 7 Alex Kuersa Fr QB 3 James Lark Sr QB 11 Jason Munns Jr QB 13 Riley Nelson (C) Sr QB 15 Ammon Olsen So RB 42 Michael Alisa  Jr RB 24 Brayden El-Bakri  Fr RB 34 Bryan Engstrom Fr RB 27 David Foote (C) Sr RB 22 Adam Hine Fr RB 33 Paul Lasike So RB 35 Zed Mendenhall Sr RB 5 Iona Pritchard So RB 28 Levi Te'o Fr RB 21 Jamaal Williams Fr TE 93 Trevor Brown Fr TE 83 Mike Edmunds Fr TE 82 Kaneakua Friel Jr TE 88 Austin Holt Jr TE 84 Devin Mahina So TE 80 Marcus Mathews Jr TE 83 Stehly Reden Fr TE 89 Darin Tuttle Fr TE 18 Richard Wilson Jr WR 1 Ross Apo So WR 9 Dylan Collie  Fr WR 85 Dallin Cutler Jr WR 12 JD Falslev Jr WR 25 Kurt Henderson Fr WR 2 Cody Hoffman Jr WR 11 Terenn Houk Fr WR 10 Mitch Mathews Fr WR 31 Cody Raymond Fr WR 29 Skyler Ridley Jr WR 23 Jordan Smith Jr WR 19 Brett Thompson So OL 70 Terrance Alletto Fr OL 56 Famika Anae  So OL 75 Braden Brown Sr OL 94 Tui Crichton Fr OL 64 Quin Ficklin  Fr OL 50 Ryan Freeman Sr OL 76 Braden Hansen Sr OL 66 Austin Hoyt  Fr OL 67 Kyle Johnson  Fr OL 73 Solomone Kafu So OL 71 Walter Kahaiali'i Sr OL 67 Quinn Lawlor So OL 72 Ryker Mathews Fr OL 78 Houston Reynolds  Jr OL 74 Brock Stringham So OL 54 Blair Tushaus So OL 79 Manaaki Vaitai Jr OL 65 Fono Vakalahi So OL 68 Brad Wilcox  Fr OL 77 Michael Yeck So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Craig Bills  So DB 26 Robbie Buckner Sr DB 24 Cameron Comer So DB 21 DeQuan Everett Sr DB 17 Matt Hadley Fr DB 7 Preston Hadley Sr DB 32 Mike Hague  Sr DB 30 Micah Hannemann Fr DB 16 Adam Hogan Jr DB 6 Jordan Johnson So DB 23 Blake Morgan Jr DB 29 Skye PoVey  Jr DB 28 Sawyer Powell  Fr DB 36 Drew Reilly So DB 1 Joe Sampson (S) Sr DB 9 Daniel Sorensen Jr DB 18 Morgan Unga  Fr DL 62 Roman Andrus Fr DL 58 Justin Blackmore So DL 57 Tyson Brook Fr DL 92 Michael Doman Fr DL 39 Ian Dulan Sr DL 98 Romney Fuga Sr DL 91 Marques Johnson Jr DL 90 Bronson Kaufusi Fr DL 97 Theodore King Fr DL 56 Jheremmya Leuta-Douyere Fr DL 55 Eathyn Manumaleuna   Sr DL 95 Mike Muehlmann Jr DL 50 Remington Peck Fr DL 52 Russell Tialavea Sr DL 93 Simote Vea Sr LB 47 Ezekiel Ansah Sr LB 45 Tyler Beck Jr LB 46 Kevan Bills Fr LB 53 Tanner Cox So LB 5 Alani Fua So LB 2 Spencer Hadley Jr LB 34 Austen Jorgensen Sr LB 27 Teu Kautai Fr LB 4 Uona Kaveinga Sr LB 51 Lene Lesatele Fr LB 44 Brandon Ogeltree (C) Sr LB 38 Butch Pau'u  Fr LB 22 Manoa Pikula Fr LB 48 Nate Sampson  So LB 43 Rhett Sandlin  Fr LB 10 Zac Stout (S) So LB 41 Uani 'Unga Jr LB 3 Kyle Van Noy Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 96 Reed Hornung Sr PK 37 Justin Sorensen Jr PK, P 99 Riley Stephenson Sr P 28 Scott Arellano So KR 2 Cody Hoffman Jr KR 32 Mike Hague Sr PR 12 JD Falslev Jr H 3 James Lark Sr	Head coach Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State) Defensive coordinator Coordinators/assistant coaches Brandon Doman (BYU) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Lance Reynolds (BYU) Asst. head coach/tight ends Ben Cahoon (BYU) Receivers Joe DuPaix (Southern Utah) Running backs/recruiting coordinator Nick Howell (Weber State) Secondary/special teams Steve Kaufusi (BYU) Defensive line Kelly Poppinga (BYU) Outside linebackers Paul Tidwell (Utah State) Inside linebackers Mark Weber (Idaho State) Offensive line Jay Omer (Auburn) Strength & conditioning Duane Busby (Arizona State) Director of football operations Patrick Hickman (Boise State) Football H. S. relations coordinator Max Hall (BYU) Offensive student assistant – mostly QB's Jray Galea'i (BYU) Student assistant Jordan Richardson (BYU) Student assistant [15] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

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Defense FS Joe Sampson Mike Hague ⋅ WLB BLB MLB SLB Kyle Van Noy Brandon Ogletree Uona Kaveinga ⋅ Jherremya Leuta-Douyere Manoa Pikula Zac Stout ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ KAT Daniel Sorensen Craig Bills ⋅ CB Jordan Johnson Skye PoVey ⋅ DE NT DE Ian Dulan Romney Fuga Eathyn Manumaleuna Russell Tialavea Mike Muehlmann Remington Peck ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Preston Hadley Micah Hannemann ⋅ Offense WR Cody Hoffman Marcus Mathews ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Ryker Mathews Braden Hansen Blair Tushaus Brock Stringham Braden Brown Michael Yeck Ryan Freeman Houston Reynolds Famika Anae Braden Hansen ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Kaneakua Friel Austin Holt Richard Wilson WR Ross Apo Mitch Mathews ⋅ QB Riley Nelson Taysom Hill James Lark RB Jamaal Williams Paul Lasike ⋅ FB Iona Pritchard David Foote ⋅ Special teams PK Justin Sorensen PK Riley Stephenson P Riley Stephenson P Scott Arellano KR JD Falslev Cody Hoffman PR JD Falslev LS Reed Hornung H James Lark

Rankings

See also: 2012 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	RV	RV	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:15 p.m.	Washington State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN [17]	W 30–6	57,045
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Weber State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv [17]	W 45–13	60,314
September 15	8:00 p.m.	at Utah	No. 25	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2 [18]	L 21–24	45,653
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN [19]	L 6–7	36,864
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Hawaii		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN [17]	W 47–0	62,022
October 5	8:15 p.m.	Utah State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (The Old Wagon Wheel)	ESPN [17]	W 6–3	63,086
October 13	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Oregon State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ABC/ESPN3	L 24–42	63,489
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 14–17	80,795
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ROOT via ACC Regional Network/ESPN3	W 41–17	50,103
November 10	8:15 p.m.	Idaho		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Senior Day)	ESPNU	W 52–13	61,009
November 17	8:30 p.m.	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN2	L 14–20	15,494
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at New Mexico State		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 50–14	12,571
December 20	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–6	35,442
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Washington State

See also: 2012 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total WSU Cougars 0 6 0 0 6 •BYU Cougars 7 17 6 0 30 Date: August 30 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:25 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 57,045 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Overcast, winds S at 8mph Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, and Shannon Spake (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) Sources: [21]

BYU alum Mike Leach returned to Provo with a football team for the first time since he got his bachelor's when Washington State came to Provo. Leach didn't play or coach football while at BYU, so it was his first time on the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium. It was the first of a two-year home-and-home series between the schools and the fourth time they had met overall. BYU led the series 2–1. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Washington State BYU 1 1:36 10 80 4:24 BYU Skyler Ridley 7-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 7 2 13:26 10 71 2:37 BYU Kaneakua Friel 18-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 14 2 10:42 10 57 2:39 Washington State 47-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 3 14 2 4:29 16 65 6:13 BYU 28-yard field goal by Riley Stephenson 3 17 2 1:43 4 46 1:12 BYU Kaneakua Friel 25-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 3 24 2 0:00 5 53 1:38 Washington State 40-yard field goal by Andrew Furney 6 24 3 11:52 4 6 1:12 BYU 21-yard field goal by Riley Stephenson 6 27 3 3:00 12 66 6:04 BYU 31-yard field goal by Riley Stephenson 6 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 30

After the game, Riley Nelson and Kaneakua Friel were announced as Co-Offensive FBS Independent Players of the Week. Riley Stephenson was announced as the Special Teams player of the Week. It was Nelson's fifth FBS Independent Player of the Week award while it was a first for both Stephenson and Friel. BYU's performance in the game led Mark Schlabach and Jesse Palmer to compare Riley Nelson with Tim Tebow while also announcing that BYU's defense was one of the most underrated groups in all of college football. ^[23]

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Weber State

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team and Beehive Boot

Weber State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 6 7 13 •Cougars 7 14 10 14 45 Date: September 8 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 60,314 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Clear, winds SW at 6mph Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough Sources: [24]

For only the third time in the schools histories, BYU and Weber State will meet in a collegiate football game. The series has been rather lopsided in BYU's favor. In the first meeting in 1973 BYU won 45–14. In the second meeting in 1979 BYU again prevailed 48–3. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Weber State BYU 1 3:19 9 90 3:37 BYU Cody Hoffman 37-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 7 2 13:12 4 49 1:40 BYU Taysom Hill 2-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 14 2 4:51 8 71 3:47 BYU Michael Alisa 8-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 21 3 8:42 3 42 1:03 BYU Kaneakua Friel 2-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 28 3 4:49 9 75 3:53 Weber State Josh Booker 1-yard touchdown run, Shaun McClain kick blocked 6 28 3 0:12 11 50 4:37 BYU 33-yard field goal by Riley Stephenson 6 31 4 13:10 3 23 0:51 BYU James Lark 6-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick good 6 38 4 3:34 7 66 2:23 BYU Taysom Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick good 6 45 4 00:50 7 77 2:38 Weber State Kris Parham 1-yard touchdown run, Shaun McClain kick good 13 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 45

Thanks to an average of 53.2 yards per punt, BYU punter Riley Stephenson was named the FBS Independents Special Teams player of the week. Stephenson punted 5 times during the game with a long punt of 61 yards occurring. ^[25]

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Utah

See also: 2012 Utah Utes football team, Holy War (BYU–Utah), and Beehive Boot

#25 BYU at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total #25 Cougars 0 7 0 14 21 •Utes 7 0 17 0 24 Date: September 15 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 8:15 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 45,653 (6th largest crowd at Rice-Eccles) Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Clear, winds NE at 9mph Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Paul Carcaterra Sources: [26]

The sixth year of the Deseret First Duel returns to Salt Lake City for the 2012 football match-up between BYU and Utah. It's the 88th meeting between the two schools since Brigham Young Academy became BYU. Utah leads the series 52–31–4 and has a current two game winning streak. Utah has a 4–3 record against current coach Bronco Mendenhall. BYU will look to end Utah's winning streak at Rice-Eccles against the Cougs, as the Utes have won 2 straight and 4 of the last 5 at Rice-Eccles. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Utah 1 9:12 2 17 0:46 Utah Westlee Tonga 17-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 0 7 2 4:40 4 33 1:38 BYU Cody Hoffman 10-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 7 7 3 7:27 8 23 3:28 Utah 48-yard field goal by Coleman Peterson 7 10 3 1:58 Utah Fumble recovery returned 47 yards for touchdown by Mo Lee, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 17 3 0:57 1 39 0:25 Utah Josh Booker 39-yard touchdown reception from Jon Hays, Coleman Peterson kick good 7 24 4 13:43 8 75 2:14 BYU Jamaal Williams 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 24 4 3:39 4 14 1:26 BYU Kaneakua Friel 1-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Riley Stephenson kick good 21 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 24

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#24 Boise State

See also: 2012 Boise State Broncos football team

BYU at #24 Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 6 6 •#24 Broncos 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 20 Location: Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 7:07 PM MDT Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 36,864 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Smokey, winds WSW at 5mph Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, and Samantha Steele Sources: [27]

The Cougars and Broncos begin the first of a 12-year football series with this 2012 match. Boise State leads the all-time series 2–0, having won previous matches in 2003 and 2004. ^[22]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Boise State 3 13:24 Boise State Interception returned 36 yards for touchdown by Michael Atkinson, Michael Frisina kick good 0 7 4 3:37 11 95 4:26 BYU Taysom Hill 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 6 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 7

Despite the loss, Stephenson was once again awarded the FBS Independents Special Teams Player of the Week award. Stephenson punted 6 times during the game, with an average of 47 yards per punt, but what was impressive were his consistent 50+ yard punts: 52, 55, 56, and 57. On four of the six punts, Boise State had to start the next possession inside their own 20 yard line. ^[28]

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Hawaii

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

Hawaii at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 •Cougars 7 13 20 7 47 Date: September 28 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 6:05 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 62,022 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, No Wind Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Jemele Hill (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) Sources: [29]

Hawaii returns to Provo for the first time since 2002 to continue their rivalry with BYU. It will be the 29th meeting overall, with BYU holding a 20–8 advantage. It will be the first time former BYU offensive coordinator Norm Chow faces his old school as a head coach. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Hawaii BYU 1 10:48 9 77 4:12 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 7 2 14:52 7 80 2:27 BYU Ross Apo 22-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 14 2 6:16 3 87 1:14 BYU Taysom Hill 68-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick blocked 0 20 3 13:38 2 2 0:36 BYU Jamaal Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 27 3 4:18 6 70 2:35 BYU Devin Mahina 12-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Riley Stephenson kick good 0 34 3 0:00 6 23 3:03 BYU Paul Lasike 4-yard touchdown run, Riley Stephenson kick missed left 0 40 4 6:58 11 72 5:58 BYU Paul Lasike 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorenson kick good 0 47 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 47

The following Monday QB Taysom Hill was awarded the FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week award and CB Preston Hadley was awarded the FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week award. ^[30]

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Utah State

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team, The Old Wagon Wheel, and Beehive Boot

Utah State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 0 0 0 3 •Cougars 0 6 0 0 6 Date: October 5 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 63,086 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear, winds Calm Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Shelley Smith (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) Sources: [31]

BYU looks for their second straight win in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel as BYU and Utah State meet for the 82nd time. BYU owns a 44–34–3 record overall against Utah State and a 26–16–1 record in matches in Provo. ^[22]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah State BYU 1 0:34 12 50 5:59 Utah State 26-yard field goal by Josh Thompson 3 0 2 0:03 4 61 0:25 BYU JD Falslev 2-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Riley Stephenson kick no good 3 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 6

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#10 Oregon State

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

#10 Oregon State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total •#10 Beavers 14 0 7 21 42 Cougars 7 7 7 3 24 Date: October 13 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:35 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 63,489 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Broken Clouds, winds variable Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (ABC/ESPN3/BYUtv): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Jeannine Edwards (ABC/ESPN3) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) Sources: [32]

Bronco Mendenhall meets his alma mater for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years as coach at BYU. The winner of the game will take the lead in the series all time, which is even at 5–5. BYU is 2–1 in meetings in Provo. BYU is looking for their fourth straight win over Oregon State having won games in 1986, 2009, and 2011. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oregon State BYU 1 12:29 6 75 2:31 Oregon State Markus Wheaton 11-yard touchdown reception from Cody Vaz, Trevor Romaine kick good 7 0 1 9:27 10 75 3:02 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 7 1 3:01 2 67 0:28 Oregon State Markus Wheaton 24-yard touchdown reception from Cody Vaz, Trevor Romaine kick good 14 7 2 1:36 12 30 4:15 BYU Devin Mahina 2-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 14 14 3 6:26 10 81 3:46 Oregon State Storm Woods 16-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 21 14 3 2:50 9 75 3:36 BYU Jamaal Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 21 21 4 14:48 8 77 3:01 Oregon State Colby Prince 5-yard touchdown reception from Cody Vaz, Trevor Romaine kick good 28 21 4 8:55 9 69 2:40 BYU 35-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 28 24 4 5:30 5 77 3:25 Oregon State Markus Wheaton 12-yard touchdown run, Trevor Romaine kick good 35 24 4 4:58 Oregon State Interception returned 47 yards for touchdown by Jordan Poyer, Trevor Romaine kick good 42 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 24

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#5 Notre Dame

See also: 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

BYU at #5 Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 14 0 0 14 •#5 Fighting Irish 7 0 3 7 17 Date: October 20 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN Game start: 1:40 PM MDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Partly Sunny and rainy, winds W at 14mph Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Mike Mayock, and Alex Flanagan Sources: [33]

The first of 6 matches between the Cougars and Irish before 2020 begins what most people believe is BYU's hardest road stretch of the year. BYU looks to cut into the 4–2 record Notre Dame has against the Cougars. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Notre Dame 1 1:30 5 64 2:34 Notre Dame Tyler Eifert 4-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Rees, Kyle Brindza kick good 0 7 2 8:25 8 56 3:34 BYU Cody Hoffman 6-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 7 2 6:07 4 30 1:28 BYU Kaneakua Friel 2-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 14 7 3 2:25 6 65 3:21 Notre Dame 24-yard field goal by Kyle Brindza 14 10 4 12:52 8 73 3:34 Notre Dame George Atkinson III 2-yard touchdown run, Kyle Brindza kick good 14 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 17

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Georgia Tech

See also: 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

BYU at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 7 17 7 10 41 Yellow Jackets 7 7 3 0 17 Date: October 27 Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:09 PM MDT Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 50,103 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Partly Sunny, winds WNW at 12mph Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ACC Regional Network/ESPN3): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, and Jenn Hildreth Sources: [34]

The first game in a 4-game series against Georgia Tech (that is expected to be cut to two games) continues BYU's road stretch in ACC country. The two schools have met twice before, in a home-and-home series in 2002 and 2003, in which each school prevailed at home. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Georgia Tech 1 9:36 12 55 5:15 BYU Jamaal Williams 6-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 0 1 6:06 Georgia Tech Interception returned 22 yards for touchdown by Isaiah Johnson, Justin Moore kick good 7 7 2 14:56 4 58 1:16 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 14 7 2 4:46 2 21 0:46 BYU Riley Nelson 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 21 7 2 4:31 Georgia Tech Jamal Golden 97 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Justin Moore kick good 21 14 2 0:30 10 42 3:52 BYU 26-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 24 14 3 3:43 2 2 0:38 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 31 14 3 0:21 9 70 3:16 Georgia Tech 20-yard field goal by Justin Moore 31 17 4 14:50 3 43 0:22 BYU Jamaal Williams 39-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 38 17 4 6:59 11 40 6:20 BYU 26-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 41 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 17

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Idaho

See also: 2012 Idaho Vandals football team

Idaho at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Vandals 7 0 3 3 13 •Cougars 28 14 0 10 52 Date: November 10 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:22 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 61,009 Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C), Overcast w/ snow likely, winds NW at 1mph Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Joe Davis and Jay Walker (ESPNU) Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) Sources: [35]

BYU finishes their home schedule with the first of 3 consecutive games against the Western Athletic Conference. BYU and Idaho meet for the fifth time with a 2–2 record against each other. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Idaho BYU 1 9:25 5 64 2:31 BYU Cody Hoffman 6-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 0 7 1 7:50 2 62 0:32 BYU Jamaal Williams 9-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 0 14 1 4:08 7 55 2:47 BYU Jamaal Williams 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 0 21 1 1:47 6 70 2:21 Idaho Mike Scott 33-yard touchdown reception from Logan Bushnell, Troy Farquhar kick good 7 21 1 0:04 BYU Fumble recovery returned 2 yards for touchdown by Spencer Hadley, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 28 2 11:04 7 33 2:34 BYU Cody Hoffman 6-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 35 2 6:49 7 58 2:48 BYU Cody Hoffman 4-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 42 3 8:28 6 48 1:46 Idaho 39-yard field goal by Trey Farquhar 10 42 4 12:00 8 42 3:10 BYU Cody Raymond 2-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick good 10 49 4 1:50 13 74 6:08 BYU 21-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 10 52 4 0:00 1 0 0:06 Idaho 35-yard field goal by Trey Farquhar 13 52 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 52

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San Jose State

See also: 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

BYU at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 0 0 7 14 •Spartans 13 7 0 0 20 Date: November 17 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 8:41 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 15,494 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE 9 mph Referee: Rick Lorniet TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Kaylee Hartung Sources: [36]

BYU begins their final road trip in San Jose to face off with the Spartans and try to cut down the deficit record they have against the Spartans all-time: 6–9. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU San Jose State 1 13:45 4 65 1:14 San Jose State Noel Grigsby 51-yard touchdown reception from David Fales, Austin Lopez kick blocked 0 6 1 9:26 9 79 4:19 BYU Jamaal Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 7 6 1 5:04 9 75 4:22 San Jose State Chandler Jones 9-yard touchdown reception from David Fales, Austin Lopez kick good 7 13 2 13:23 11 71 5:38 San Jose State Noel Grigsby 18-yard touchdown reception from David Fales, Austin Lopez kick good 7 20 4 2:36 7 46 1:01 BYU David Foote 20-yard touchdown reception from Riley Nelson, Justin Sorensen kick good 14 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 20

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New Mexico State

See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

BYU at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 0 20 10 20 50 Aggies 0 7 7 0 14 Date: November 24 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 1:34 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 12,571 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Clear, winds SSE 3 mph Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (ESPN3): Peter Young and John Fina Sources: [37]

The Cougars end their regular season with their first trip to Las Cruces for a football game. The Cougars and Aggies meet for the second-straight year with the Cougars owning a 1–0 record in the all-time series. ^[22]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU New Mexico State 2 12:55 12 78 5:13 New Mexico State Perris Scoggins 8-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Manley, Marcus Johnson kick good 0 7 2 7:30 12 73 5:20 BYU Cody Hoffman 5-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick Missed 6 7 2 2:44 7 36 3:05 BYU JD Falslev 4-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick good 13 7 2 0:34 8 66 1:02 BYU Cody Hoffman 2-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick good 20 7 3 11:05 13 66 3:48 BYU 31-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 23 7 3 9:32 4 82 1:27 New Mexico State Kemonte Bateman 67-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Manley, Marcus Johnson kick good 23 14 3 3:52 6 42 0:56 BYU Cody Hoffman 31-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick good 30 14 4 12:35 12 40 4:43 BYU Cody Hoffman 6-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick missed 36 14 4 9:09 1 64 0:13 BYU Cody Hoffman 64-yard touchdown reception from James Lark, Justin Sorensen kick good 43 14 4 3:36 8 73 4:37 BYU Zed Mendenhall 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick good 50 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 50 14

Poinsettia Bowl

See also: 2012 Poinsettia Bowl and 2012 San Diego State Aztecs football team

BYU at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 0 3 0 20 23 Aztecs 3 3 0 0 6 Date: December 20 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 6:01 PM MST Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 35,442 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Clear and cool, winds WNW 8 mph Referee: Tony Cannella TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, and Jemele Hill (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) Sources: [38]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU San Diego St. 1 8:31 8 52 3:13 San Diego State 27-yard field goal by Chance Marden 0 3 2 10:46 10 61 5:14 San Diego State 23-yard field goal by Chance Marden 0 6 2 0:00 12 74 2:07 BYU 23-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 3 6 4 12:32 BYU Fumble recovery returned 3 yards for touchdown by Kyle Van Noy, Justin Sorensen kick good 10 6 4 12:15 1 14 :05 BYU Jamaal Williams 14-yard touchdown run, Justin Sorensen kick no good 16 6 4 6:09 BYU Interception returned 17 yards for touchdown by Kyle Van Noy, Justin Sorensen kick good 23 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 23

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