2021 BYU Cougars football team

The 2021 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the eleventh year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. The Cougars finished with 10 wins for the second year in a row.

2021 BYU Cougars football
Independence Bowl, L 28–31 vs. UAB
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 19
Record10–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Roderick (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorIlaisa Tuiaki (6th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainKeenan Pili
Jaren Hall
Payton Wilgar
James Empey
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Notre Dame       11 2  
No. 19 BYU       10 3  
Army       9 4  
Liberty       8 5  
New Mexico State       2 10  
UMass       1 11  
UConn       1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

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Departures to NFL

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Quarterback Zach Wilson, offensive lineman Brady Christensen, and wide receiver Dax Milne all opted to forego their senior seasons and leave early for the NFL Draft.

Wilson became the highest draft pick in program history when he was selected second overall by the New York Jets. Christensen was selected in the third round by the Carolina Panthers, while Milne and two seniors, nose tackle Khyiris Tonga and defensive back Chris Wilcox, were each selected in the seventh round by the Washington Football Team, Chicago Bears, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively. Seven other players signed undrafted free agent contracts with NFL teams. The five players selected marked the most in program history since 2002.

Coaching changes

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On January 4, 2021 it was announced that Jeff Grimes had accepted a job with Baylor University as the offensive coordinator. Offensive line coach Eric Mateos followed Grimes to Baylor. Aaron Roderick, previously serving as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Grimes, was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Cougars. Wide receivers coach Fesi Sitake was then promoted to passing game coordinator. Both Roderick and Sitake will retain their roles as position coaches for the quarterbacks and wide receivers, respectively.

On February 4, 2021 it was announced that Kevin Clune had accepted a job as the linebackers coach for the Cougars. With the new hire Ed Lamb shifted to coach the safeties on the defensive side of the ball, Preston Hadley to the defensive ends/Hybrids and Ilaisa Tuiaki to interior defensive line.

On February 5, 2021 it was announced that Darrell Funk had accepted a job as the offensive line coach for the Cougars.

2021 recruits

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Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes
Ricky Wolfgramm DL 6'2" 258 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[1]
Quenton Rice DB 6'1" 190 Las Vegas, Nevada [2]
Isaiah Glasker DB 6'5" 205 South Jordan, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[3]
Nathan Hoke LB 6'3" 225 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mission prior to enrolling[4]
Kyson Hall WR 5'11" 180 Spanish Fork, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[5]
Jovesa Damuni RB 6'0" 180 Providence, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[6]
Raider Damuni DB 6'2" 190 Provo, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[7]
Dallin Havea RB 6'2" 230 Orem, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[8]
John Henry Daley DL 6'5" 225 Alpine, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[9]
Logan Fano LB 6'4" 225 Spanish Fork, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[10]
Sione Hingano OL 6'5" 285 Chandler, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[11]
Bentley Redden TE 6'5" 220 San Clemente, California Mission prior to enrolling[12]
Weston Jones OL 6'5" 255 Washington, Michigan Mission prior to enrolling[13]
Dylan Rollins OL 6'6" 285 Missoula, Montana [14]
Joshua Singh DL 6'0" 260 Orem, Utah [15]
Cooper McMullin DL 6'6" 305 Carlsbad, California [16]
Maguire Anderson WR 6'0" 185 Lutz, Florida [17]

2020 returned missionaries

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Tysen Lewis OL 6'5" 270 Freshman [18]
Talen Alfrey DB 6'3" 185 Freshman [19]
Campbell Barrington OL 6'6" 280 Freshman [20]
Donovan Hanna OL 6'4" 230 Freshman [21]
Isaac Matua LB 6'3" 205 Freshman [22]
Ethan Erickson TE 6'5" 225 Freshman [23]
Brock Gunderson OL 6'4" 265 Freshman [24]
Dallin Holker TE 6'5" 222 Sophomore [25]
Chase Roberts WR 6'4" 195 Freshman [26]
Hunter Greer DL 6'5" 235 Freshman [27]
Jake Jensen QB 6'2" 210 Freshman [28]
Jaylon Vickers DB 5'10" 183 Freshman [29]
Nick Nethercott DB 6'3" 183 Freshman [30]
Cash Peterman K 6'0" 180 Freshman [31]
Mike Petty DL 6'3" 215 Freshman [32]
Beau Robinson RB 6'1" 190 Freshman [33]
Tanner Wall WR 6'1" 175 Freshman [34]
Viliami Tausinga LB 6'1" 210 Freshman [35]
Cade Hoke LB 6'0" 220 Freshman [36]
Jacob Bosco LB 6'2" 235 Freshman [37]

2021 other additions

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Dean Jones DB 6'2" 190 Freshman Originally Signed in 2020[38]
Josh Larsen DL 6'4" 230 Freshman Originally Signed in 2020[39]
John Nelson DL 6'4" 260 Freshman Originally Signed in 2020[40]
Blake Mangelson DL 6'5" 215 Freshman Originally Signed in 2020[41]
Samson Nacua WR 6'3" 195 Senior Transfer from University of Utah[42]
Puka Nacua WR 6'2" 190 Junior Transfer from University of Washington[43]
Nick Billoups QB 6'2" 193 Freshman Transfer from University of Utah[44]
Cade Fennegan QB 6'2" 190 Freshman Transfer from Boise State University[45]
Jakob Robinson DB 5'10" 165 Freshman Transfer from Utah State University[46]
Hunter Hill OL 6'5" 285 Freshman Transfer from Utah State University[47]
Kaleb Hayes DB 5'11" 190 Freshman Transfer from Oregon State University[48]
Tyler Little OL 6'7" 260 Freshman Transfer from Butte College[49]
Cade Parrish OL 6'5" 295 Freshman Transfer from Snow College[50]

2021 departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Zayne Anderson DB 6'2" 210 Senior Graduation
Isaiah Kaufusi LB 6'2" 220 Senior Graduation
Matt Bushman TE 6'5" 240 Senior Graduation
Troy Warner DB 6'1" 200 Senior Graduation
Khyiris Tonga DL 6'4" 321 Senior Graduation
Jeddy Tuiloma DL 6'1" 300 Senior Graduation
Chris Wilcox DB 6'2" 195 Senior Graduation
Tristen Hoge OL 6'5" 310 Senior Graduation
Chandon Herring OL 6'7" 310 Senior Graduation
Bracken El-Bakri DL 6'3" 286 Senior Graduation
Zac Dawe DL 6'4" 271 Senior Graduation
Sam Lee LB 6'0" 220 Senior Graduation
Kieffer Longson OL 6'7" 315 Senior Graduation
Kavika Fonua LB 6'0" 205 Senior Graduation
Samuel Allred DB 6'0" 205 Senior Graduation
Kyle Griffitts TE 6'3" 245 Senior Graduation
Brady Christensen OL 6'6" 300 Junior NFL Draft
Zach Wilson QB 6'3" 210 Junior NFL Draft
Dax Milne WR 6'1" 190 Junior NFL Draft
Petey Tuipoluto DB 6'3" 190 Freshman Mission
Hirkely Latu DL 6'3" 235 Sophomore Transfer
Chase Wester RB 5'11" 195 Junior Transfer
Seleti Fevaleaki DL 6'3" 270 Freshman Transfer
Wes Wright DB 6'1" 175 Sophomore Transfer
Chase Hughes LB 6'1" 214 Sophomore
Joe Nelson WR 6'3" 190 Freshman
Chayce Bolli WR 6'0" 190 Freshman
Luc Andrada RB 5'10" 175 Freshman
Keanu Saleapaga OL 6'6" 310 Junior
Andrew Slack OL 6'5" 300 Freshman
Hank Tuipulotu TE 6'3" 240 Freshman
Freddy Livai DL 6'3" 260 Freshman
Truman Andrus LB 6'2" 215 Freshman
Preston Lewis LB 6'2" 240 Freshman
Mo Unutoa OL 6'5" 290 Sophomore
Tavita Gagnier LB 6'2" 196 Freshman

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 48:30 p.m.vs. ArizonaESPNW 24–1654,541
September 118:15 p.m.No. 21 UtahESPNW 26–1763,470
September 188:15 p.m.No. 19 Arizona StateNo. 23
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 27–1761,570
September 258:15 p.m.South FloridaNo. 15
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 35–2760,217
October 17:00 p.m.at Utah StateNo. 13CBSSNW 34–2025,240
October 91:30 p.m.Boise State No. 10
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ABCL 17–2663,470
October 161:30 p.m.at BaylorNo. 19ESPNL 24–3848,016
October 231:30 p.m.at Washington StateFS1W 21–1922,541
October 308:15 p.m.VirginiaNo. 25
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 66–4957,685
November 61:30 p.m.Idaho StateNo. 15
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtvW 59–1463,470
November 202:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernNo. 14ESPN+W 34–1720,862
November 278:30 p.m.at USCNo. 13ESPNW 35–3155,926
December 181:30 p.m.vs. UABNo. 13ABCL 28–3126,276

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV2315131019RV2517141413121219
CoachesRVRV2316151020RVRV20151515141422
CFPNot released151414131213Not released

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

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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 or men's basketball 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 AM – (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

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Coaching staff

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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

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2021 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 So
QB 16 Baylor Romney So
QB 10 Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters Fr
QB 19 Rhett Reilly So
OL 74 Campbell Barrington Fr
OL 56 Clark Barrington So
OL 65 Chandler Bird Fr
OL 66 James Empey   Jr
OL 71 Blake Freeland So
OL 75 JT Gentry So
OL 67 Brock Gunderson Fr
OL 77 Donovan Hanna Fr
OL 61 Hunter Hill Fr
OL 64 Brayden Keim So
OL 76 Harris LaChance So
OL 73 Tysen Lewis   Fr
OL 60 Tyler Little Fr
OL 62 Cooper McMullin Fr
OL 78 Cade Parrish Fr
OL 50 Burke Parker Fr
OL 70 Connor Pay Fr
OL 63 Dylan Rollins Fr
OL 52 Joe Tukuafu Jr
OL 72 Seth Willis Fr
RB 25 Tyler Allgeier So
RB 19 Miles Davis Fr
RB 22 Mason Fakahua Fr
RB 4 Lopini Katoa Jr
RB 21 Jackson McChesney Fr
RB 7 Hinckley Ropati So
RB 27 Beau Robinson Fr
TE 97 Ethan Erickson Fr
TE 82 Bentley Hanshaw Fr
TE 32 Dallin Holker So
TE 80 Lane Lunt Jr
TE 83 Isaac Rex   Fr
TE 35 Ben Tuipulotu Fr
TE 13 Masen Wake So
TE 96 Carter Wheat Fr
WR 86 Maguire Anderson Fr
WR 85 Brayden Cosper   So
WR 0 Kody Epps   Fr
WR 88 Terence Fall Fr
WR 36 Talmage Gunther Fr
WR 1 Keanu Hill Fr
WR 5 Chris Jackson Jr
WR 89 Kade Moore Fr
WR 12 Puka Nacua So
WR 45 Samson Nacua Sr
WR 23 Hobbs Nyberg Fr
WR 2 Neil Pau'u   Jr
WR 27 Chase Roberts Fr
WR 18 Gunner Romney Jr
WR 85 Tanner Wall Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Chaz Ah You So
DB 25 Talan Alfrey   Fr
DB 20 Jacob Boren So
DB 19 Javelle Brown Fr
DB 4 Caleb Christensen Fr
DB 17 Matthew Criddle Jr
DB 2 Keenan Ellis   Jr
DB 27 Sione Finau So
DB 22 Ammon Hannemann Fr
DB 1 Micah Harper   Fr
DB 18 Kaleb Hayes Jr
DB 11 Isaiah Herron So
DB 21 Dean Jones Fr
DB 43 Jared Kapisi Sr
DB 28 Hayden Livingston So
DB 5 D'Angelo Mandell Jr
DB 30 Jason Money Jr
DB 12 Malik Moore Jr
DB 41 Nick Nethercott Fr
DB 26 Mitchell Price Jr
DB 10 Morgan Pyper So
DB 30 Quenton Rice Fr
DB 0 Jakob Robinson Fr
DB 35 Ethan Slade Fr
DB 7 George Udo So
DB 15 Jaylon Vickers   So
DB 29 Shamon Willis Jr
DB 13 Jaques Wilson Jr
DL 92 Tyler Batty Fr
DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea   Jr
DL 97 Hunter Greer Fr
DL 95 Caden Haws Fr
DL 53 Fisher Jackson Fr
DL 57 Josh Larsen Fr
DL 58 Uriah Leiataua Sr
DL 93 Blake Mangelson Fr
DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe So
DL 48 Alex Muti Fr
DL 94 John Nelson Fr
DL 90 Jacob Palu   Fr
DL 42 Mike Petty Fr
DL 99 Alema Pilimai So
DL 54 Kade Pupunu Fr
DL 59 Joshua Singh Fr
DL 98 Gabe Summers So
DL 51 Alden Tofa Jr
DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner Jr
LB 42 Jacob Bosco Fr
LB 33 Ben Bywater Fr
LB 47 Theo Dawson So
LB 36 Cade Hoke Fr
LB 46 Drew Jensen So
LB 38 Jackson Kaufusi So
LB 37 Isaac Matua Fr
LB 41 Keenan Pili   So
LB 45 Pepe Tanuvasa Jr
LB 47 Viliami Tausinga Fr
LB 31 Max Tooley So
LB 49 Payton Wilgar   So
LB 34 Josh Wilson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 87 Britton Hogan So
DS 84 Austin Riggs Fr
P 24 Ryan Rehkow Fr
K 99 Cash Peterman Fr
K 39 Jake Oldroyd So
K 37 Justen Smith Fr
Head coach
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)
    Director of football operations
  • Jack Damuni (BYU)
    Director of On-campus Recruiting and Community/Player Relations
  • Jasen Ah You (BYU)
    Director of recruiting and Player Personnel
  • Blair Peterson (Towson)
    Offensive analyst
  • Alfred Pupunu (Weber State)
    Offensive analyst
  • Vince Feula (BYU)
    Defensive analyst
  • Randy Coy Jr. (Utah Valley)
    Defensive and Special teams analyst
  • Jordan Howard (Utah)
    Offensive graduate assistant
  • Spencer Patterson (Utah Tech)
    Offensive graduate assistant
  • Kyle Griffitts (BYU)
    Defensive graduate assistant
  • Gavin Fowler (BYU)
    Defensive graduate assistant

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

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Game summaries

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Vegas Kickoff: Arizona

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BYU vs. Arizona
1 234Total
Cougars 0 1473 24
Wildcats 0 3103 16
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Allegiant Stadium
    Paradise, Nevada
  • Game start: 7:40 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:54
  • Game attendance: 54,541
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • 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 (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Stormy Buonantony
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jersey, royal pants w/ white accents

Statistics BYU Arizona
First downs 18 27
Plays–yards 60–350 83–426
Rushes–yards 31–163, 1 TD 35–81
Passing yards 207 345
Passing: compattint 19–29–0, 2 TD's 36–48–1, 1 TD
Time of possession 28:11 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 18–28–0, 198 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 17 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Neil Pau'u 8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD's
Arizona Passing Gunner Cruz 34–45–1, 336 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Michael Wiley 15 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Stanley Berryhill 12 receptions, 102 yards

No. 21 Utah

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Utah at BYU
1 234Total
No. 21/18 Utes 0 7010 17
Cougars 3 1373 26
  • Date: September 11
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 63,470
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Winds NNW 3 mph; Sunny to Partly Cloudy w/ rain in the 4th
  • Referee: Chris Coyte • Umpire: Greg Adams • Linesman: Darryl Johnson • Line judge: Johathan Stabile • Back judge: Antony Little • Field judge: Steve Currie • Side judge: Jeff Dahle • Center judge: Dwayne Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Alex Chappell
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Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jersey w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics Utah BYU
First downs 15 21
Plays–yards 51–340 76–380
Rushes–yards 25–193, 1 TD 46–231
Passing yards 147 149
Passing: compattint 15–26–1, 1 TD 18–30–0, 3 TD's
Time of possession 24:34 35:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Charlie Brewer 15–26–1, 147 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Micah Bernard 12 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dalton Kincaid 1 reception, 37 yard
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 18–30–0, 149 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 27 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Puka Nacua 4 receptions, 37 yards

No. 19 Arizona State

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Arizona State at BYU
1 234Total
No. 19/21 Sun Devils 7 0100 17
No. 23/23 Cougars 7 1406 27
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 61,570
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Winds SE 10 mph; Partly Cloudy w/ 15% chance of rain
  • Referee: Matthew Richards • Umpire: Mike Stephens • Linesman: Rich Troyer • Line judge: Dale Keller • Back judge: Steve Steichen • Field judge: Brad Glenn • Side judge: Max Causey • Center judge: John Love
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Stormy Buonantony
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics ASU BYU
First downs 19 24
Plays–yards 62–426 67–361
Rushes–yards 33–161, 2 TD's 39–144, 1 TD
Passing yards 265 217
Passing: compattint 21–29–2 16–28–2, 3 TD's
Time of possession 32:23 27:37
Team Category Player Statistics
ASU Passing Jayden Daniels 21–29–2, 265 yards
Rushing Daniyel Ngata 8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Rachaad White 9 receptions, 65 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 15–27–2, 214 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 21 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Gunner Romney 6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD

USF at BYU
1 234Total
Bulls 0 6147 27
No. 15/16 Cougars 21 770 35
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 60,217
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Winds NW 1 mph; Clear
  • Referee: Luke Richmond • Umpire: Joe Pennucci • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line judge: Alex Amaya • Back judge: Chris Bikowski • Field judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side judge: Jake Dishaw • Center judge: Anthony Calabrese
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Dawn Davenport
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Uniform combination: white helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, white pants w/ navy accents

Statistics USF BYU
First downs 23 21
Plays–yards 72–367 50–443
Rushes–yards 48–185, 3 TD's 25–138, 2 TD's
Passing yards 186 305
Passing: compattint 17–24–0 20–25–0, 3 TD's
Time of possession 35:37 24:23
Team Category Player Statistics
USF Passing Timmy McClain 17–24–0, 186 yards
Rushing Jaren Mangham 26 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Xavier Weaver 5 receptions, 76 yards
BYU Passing Baylor Romney 20–25–0, 305 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 15 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Gunner Romney 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

Utah State

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BYU at Utah State
1 234Total
No. 13/15 Cougars 10 14010 34
Aggies 3 1007 20
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Maverik Stadium
    Logan, Utah
  • Game start: 7:01 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:14
  • Game attendance: 25,240
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Winds E 3 mph, Sunny
  • 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 (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, and Jenny Dell
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Statistics BYU USU
First downs 22 24
Plays–yards 66–466 83–336
Rushes–yards 35–221, 3 TD's 35–22
Passing yards 245 314
Passing: compattint 22–30–0, 1 TD 26–48–2, 2 TD's
Time of possession 31:28 28:32
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Baylor Romney 15–19–0, 187 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 22 carries, 218 yards, 3 TD's
Receiving Puka Nacua 3 receptions, 62 yards
USU Passing Logan Bonner 21–41–1, 276 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Elelyon Noa 8 carries, 13 yards
Receiving Deven Thompkins 9 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD

Boise State

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Boise State at BYU
1 234Total
Broncos 3 1733 26
No. 10/10 Cougars 10 007 17
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:41 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 63,470
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Winds SW 6 mph; Cloudy w/ Rain on and off
  • Referee: Cal McNeill • Umpire: David Williams • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: Steve Hoslett • Back judge: Alvin Moore • Field judge: Brian Woirfel • Side judge: Tom Bessant • Center judge: Charlie Hurd
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill
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Uniform combination: navy helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, navy pants w/ white accents

Statistics Boise BYU
First downs 24 24
Plays–yards 74–312 64–413
Rushes–yards 45–140, 2 TD's 27–111, 1 TD
Passing yards 172 302
Passing: compattint 18–29–0 22–37–1, 1 TD
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Boise Passing Hank Bachmeier 18–29–0, 172 yards
Rushing Cyrus Habibi-Likio 18 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Khalil Shakir 8 receptions, 66 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 22–37–1, 302 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 19 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Gunner Romney 6 receptions, 102 yards

Baylor

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BYU at Baylor
1 234Total
No. 19/20 Cougars 0 7710 24
Bears 3 14147 38
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: McLane Stadium
    Waco, Texas
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 48,016
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Winds NE 15 mph; Sunny
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: Sheldon Davis • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Jay Bilbo • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Marvel July
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, and Quint Kessenich
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Uniform combination: navy helmets, white jersey w/ navy stripes, navy pants w/ white accents

Statistics BYU BAY
First downs 15 22
Plays–yards 55–409 75–534
Rushes–yards 24–67, 2 TD's 47–303, 4 TD's
Passing yards 342 231
Passing: compattint 22–31–0, 1 TD 18–28–1, 1 TD
Time of possession 24:24 35:36
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 22–31–0, 342 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 15 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Puka Nacua 5 receptions, 168 yards, 1 TD
BAY Passing Gerry Bohanon 18–28–1, 231 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Abram Smith 27 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD's
Receiving Tyquan Thornton 5 receptions, 84 yards

Washington State

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BYU at Washington State
1 234Total
BYU Cougars 7 077 21
WSU Cougars 7 066 19
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Martin Stadium
    Pullman, Washington
  • Game start: 12:36 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 22,541
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Winds SE 7 mph; Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus and Mark Helfrich
Sources:

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

Statistics BYU WSU
First downs 22 20
Plays–yards 69–385 60–350
Rushes–yards 48–238, 3 TD's 23–93, 3 TD's
Passing yards 147 257
Passing: compattint 16–21–0 26–37–1
Time of possession 29:37 30:23
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 15–20–0, 143 yards
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 32 carries, 191 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Neil Pau'u 6 receptions, 70 yards
WSU Passing Jayden de Laura 26–37–1, 257 yards
Rushing Max Borghi 18 carries, 83 yards, 3 TD's
Receiving Travell Harris 7 receptions, 60 yards

Virginia

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Virginia at BYU
1 234Total
Cavaliers 7 3570 49
No. 25 Cougars 21 17721 66
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 57,685
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Winds NE 4 mph; Clear
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins • Umpire: Johnnie Fortie • Linesman: Steve Clein • Line judge: Colin Formulak • Back judge: Rob Luklan • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: George Liotus • Center judge: Adam Savole
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Dawn Davenport
Sources:

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

Statistics UVA BYU
First downs 28 36
Plays–yards 64–588 83–734
Rushes–yards 25–216, 3 TD's 46–385, 6 TD's
Passing yards 372 349
Passing: compattint 24–39–2, 4 TD's 22–37–0, 3 TD's
Time of possession 25:58 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics
UVA Passing Brennan Armstrong 21–33–2, 329 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Brennan Armstrong 11 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Dontayvion Wicks 4 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 22–37–0, 349 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 29 carries, 266 yards, 5 TD's
Receiving Samson & Puka Nacua 3 and 8 receptions, both 107 yards, both 1 TD

Senior Day: Idaho State

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Idaho State at BYU
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Bengals 0 770 14
No. 17/20/15 Cougars 21 21710 59
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 63,470
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Winds SE 10 mph; Sunny & Overcast
  • Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Marlow Fitzgerald • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Darren Winkley
  • TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan
Sources:

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

Statistics ISU BYU
First downs 10 28
Plays–yards 59–238 76–560
Rushes–yards 30–71, 1 TD 38–173, 2 TD's
Passing yards 167 387
Passing: compattint 15–29–2, 1 TD 25–38–0, 5 TD's
Time of possession 28:22 31:38
Team Category Player Statistics
ISU Passing Sagan Gronauer 15–27–1, 167 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyevin Ford 13 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tanner Conner 4 receptions, 81 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 20–25–0, 298 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Jackson McChesney 10 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Puka Nacua 6 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

Georgia Southern

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BYU at Georgia Southern
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No. 14/15/14 Cougars 7 1377 34
Eagles 3 1400 17
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Paulson Stadium
    Statesboro, Georgia
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 20,862
  • Game weather: Sunny & Windy
  • Referee: William Bonet • Umpire: Ryan Aulds • Linesman: Mike Boles • Line judge: Chris Snuggs • Back judge: Brett Toney • Field judge: Brandon Harris • Side judge: Keythric Merriweather • Center judge: Nathan Jastram
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Danny Waugh and Amy Zimmer
Sources:

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

Statistics BYU GSU
First downs 26 19
Plays–yards 68–510 52–268
Rushes–yards 39–198, 2 TD's 37–146, 2 TD's
Passing yards 312 122
Passing: compattint 17–29–0, 2 TD's 11–15–2
Time of possession 31:09 28:51
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 17–29–0, 312 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 25 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Gunner Romney 5 receptions, 87 yards
GSU Passing Connor Cigelske 11–14–1, 122 yards
Rushing Logan Wright 14 carries, 50 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Logan Wright 5 receptions, 43 yards

BYU at USC
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No. 13/15/13 Cougars 7 1477 35
Trojans 3 10108 31
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    Los Angeles, California
  • Game start: 7:36 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 55,926
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Winds W 1 mph; Sunny
  • Referee: Mark Duddy • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Harold Mitchell • Line judge: Tim Messuri • Back judge: David Ross • Field judge: Kevin Kieser • Side judge: Shane Anderson • Center judge: Christopher Wiggins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Stormy Buonantony
Sources:

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

Statistics BYU USC
First downs 27 26
Plays–yards 74–465 80–458
Rushes–yards 42–189, 3 TD's 44–210, 2 TD's
Passing yards 276 248
Passing: compattint 20–32–2, 2 TD's 23–36–0, 1 TD
Time of possession 29:09 30:51
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 20–32–2, 276 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 21 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Keanu Hill 4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
USC Passing Jaxson Dart 23–35–0, 248 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Vavae Malepeai 20 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Lake McRee 4 receptions, 63 yards

Independence Bowl: UAB

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Independence Bowl: BYU vs. UAB
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Blazers 14 737 31
No. 12/14/13 Cougars 0 1477 28
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Statistics UAB BYU
First downs 23 18
Plays–yards 66–412 58–394
Rushes–yards 43–223, 1 TD 35–199, 4 TD's
Passing yards 189 195
Passing: compattint 19–23–1, 3 TD's 15–23–0
Time of possession 35:27 24:33
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 19–23–1, 189 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing DeWayne McBride 28 carries, 183 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ryan Davis 3 receptions, 50 yards
BYU Passing Baylor Romney 15–23–0, 193 yards
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 27 carries, 192 yards, 3 TD's
Receiving Gunner Romney & Masen Wake Both 3 receptions, 55 yards

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