American college football season
The 2017 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium . This was the seventh year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent . BYU had 13 regular season games scheduled in the season, due to their finale game at Hawaii, which NCAA rules allow them to schedule one extra home game. They finished the season 4–9.
Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes Langi Tuifua DL 6'4" 230 South Jordan, Utah [ 1] Chaz Ah You LB 6'2" 199 Eagle Mountain, Utah [ 2] Bentley Hanshaw TE 6'6" 225 Moorpark, California [ 3] Keenan Ellis DB 6'1" 170 Chula Vista, California [ 4] Alden Tofa DL 6'4" 260 West Jordan, Utah [ 5] Seleti Fevaleaki DL 6'3" 290 Corona, California Mission prior to enrolling[ 6] Donovan Hanna TE 6'5" 230 Queen Creek, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[ 7] Tyler Batty DL 6'5" 235 Payson, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 8] Ammon Hannemann DB 6'2" 190 Highland, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 9] Ryan Rehkow P 6'5" 205 Veradale, Washington Mission prior to enrolling[ 10] Isaac Rex TE 6'5" 235 San Clemente, California Mission prior to enrolling[ 11] Lorenzo Fauatea DL 6'4" 260 West Valley, Utah [ 12] Preston Lewis LB 6'2" 225 Alpine, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 13] Tongi Langi DB 6'1" 180 South Jordan, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 14] Ben Bywater LB 6'3" 210 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 15] Jackson McChesney RB 6'0" 187 Highland, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 16] Mason Fakahua QB 6'3" 210 Cedar City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[ 17] Tariq Buchanan WR 6'1" 175 Elgin, Texas [ 18] Seth Willis OL 6'6" 325 Sandy Hook, Connecticut Mission prior to enrolling[ 19] Tanner Baker DL 6'5" 255 Acworth, Georgia [ 20] Chayce Bolli WR 6'0" 190 Boerne, Texas [ 21]
2017 returned missionaries [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Garrett England LB 6'4" 210 Freshman [ 22] Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL 6'4" 260 Freshman [ 23] Matt Bushman TE 6'5" 230 Freshman [ 24] Neil Pau'u TE 6'4" 205 Freshman [ 25] Brady Christensen OL 6'6" 240 Freshman [ 26] Tommy Nelson DB 6'2" 190 Freshman [ 27] Motekiai Langi DL 6'7" 410 Freshman [ 28] Will Sedgwick LB 6'2" 230 Freshman [ 29] Kody Wilstead QB 6'6" 222 Freshman [ 30] Jared Kapisi WR 6'1" 185 Freshman [ 31] Bracken El-Bakri RB 6'3" 261 Freshman [ 32]
2017 other additions [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Chris Badger DB 6'0" 200 Senior Graduation Algie Brown RB 6'1" 250 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks Michael Davis DB 6'2" 196 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Los Angeles Chargers Parker Dawe OL 6'3" 307 Senior Graduation Andrew Eide OL 6'5" 301 Senior Graduation Austin Heder LB 6'2" 240 Senior Graduation Taysom Hill QB 6'2" 235 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers Kyle Johnson OL 6'4" 319 Senior Graduation Garrett Juergens WR 5'10" 184 Senior Graduation Mitchell Juergens WR 5'10" 181 Senior Graduation Nick Kurtz WR 6'6" 215 Senior Graduation Harvey Langi LB 6'3" 252 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the New England Patriots Maurice Maxwell DL 6'4" 260 Senior Graduation Kai Nacua DB 6'2" 215 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns Colby Pearson WR 6'0" 203 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers Logan Taele DL 6'2" 295 Senior Graduation Eric Takenaka DB 5'10" 210 Senior Graduation Sae Tautu DL 6'4" 245 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints Travis Tuiloma DL 6'2" 301 Senior Graduation Jamaal Williams RB 6'2" 215 Senior Graduation, drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2017 NFL draft Hayden Livingston QB 6'1" 185 Freshman LDS mission Keenan Pili LB 6'2" 215 Freshman LDS mission Jake Oldroyd K 6'1" 170 Freshman LDS mission Alema Pilimai TE 6'4" 220 Freshman LDS mission Britton Hogan DS 6'3" 220 Freshman LDS mission Quin Ficklin OL 6'3" 280 Sophomore Transfer to Utah State University Trevor Brent DB 5'10" 185 Freshman Medical Troy Hinds TE 6'5" 245 Sophomore Medical Zac Dawe OL 6'4" 280 Freshman Medical Ului Lapuaho OL 6'7" 335 Sophomore Medical Mack Richards WR 6'1" 190 Freshman Medical Scott Huntsman LB 6'4" 230 Sophomore Medical Sam Baldwin DB 6'3" 195 Freshman Medical David Weekes TE 6'5" 220 Sophomore Colby Hansen RB 5'11" 195 Junior Sam Morell LB 6'1" 223 Freshman Lene Lesatele DL 6'2" 245 Junior Tomasi Laulile DL 6'4" 285 Junior Moses Kaumatule DL 6'2" 275 Junior Caden Dortch DB 6'0" 190 Freshman
Nu Skin BYU Sports Network Affiliates [ edit ] BYU Radio – Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org) KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – (Salt Lake City/ Provo, Utah and ksl.com ) KIDO – Boise, Idaho (football only) KTHK – Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, Idaho KSUB – Cedar City, Utah KMGR – Manti, Utah KDXU – St. George, Utah KSHP – Las Vegas, Nevada (football only) TuneIn – Nu Skin BYU Sports Network [ 52]
Defense
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WLB MLB SLB Adam Pulsipher Butch Pau'u Fred Warner Isaiah Kaufusi Johnny Tapusoa Morgan Unga Riggs Powell Va'a Nuimatalolo Chaz Ah You
SS Micah Hannemann Tanner Jacobson Kamel Greene
CB Chris Wilcox Trevion Greene Cody Stewart
Offense
[ 54] QB Joe Critchlow Kody Wilstead Koy Detmer Jr.
Key reserves WR Rickey Shumway DB Young Tanner WR Akile Davis TE Nate Sampson WR Taggart Krueger RB Creed Richardson KO Andrew Mikkelsen KO Corey Edwards
FB Brayden El-Bakri Bracken El-Bakri Kyle Griffitts
Special teams PK Rhett Almond PK Andrew Mikkelsen P Jonny Linehan P Corey Edwards KR Michael SheltonKR Jonah Trinnaman PR Michael SheltonPR Tanner Jacobson LS Mitch HarrisLS Matt Foley H Gavin Fowler
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 26 1:00 p.m. Portland State ESPN W 20–655,427 September 2 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 13 LSU ESPN L 0–2753,826 September 9 8:15 p.m. Utah ESPN2 L 13–1963,470 September 16 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Wisconsin LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ABC L 6–4061,143 6:00 p.m. at Utah State CBSSN L 24–4024,112 8:15 p.m. Boise State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN L 7–2459,753 October 14 10:00 a.m. at Mississippi State SECN L 10–3554,866 October 21 5:00 p.m. at East Carolina CBSSN L 17–3338,835 October 28 1:00 p.m. San Jose State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv /ESPN3 W 41–2046,451 November 4 8:45 p.m. at Fresno State ESPN2 L 13–2029,370 8:30 p.m. at UNLV ESPN2 W 31–2119,811 November 18 1:00 p.m. UMass LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv/ESPN3 L 10–1651,355 November 25 8:00 p.m. at Hawaii CBSSN W 30–2024,910
^[a] The game between LSU and BYU was originally scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium in Houston . However, due to massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.[ 55] Portland State at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 6 0 0 6 • Cougars 7 7 0 6 20
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Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PSU BYU 1 2:01 4 64 1:19 BYU Neil Pau'u 28-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 0 7 2 7:57 8 66 3:25 BYU Squally Canada 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 0 14 2 1:54 17 87 5:57 PSU Darnell Adams 4-yard touchdown reception from Jalani Eason, Noah Brosio kick failed- wide right 6 14 4 13:22 13 83 6:02 BYU 27-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 6 17 4 2:09 4 5 1:33 BYU 35-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 6 20 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 6 20
BYU vs. LSU 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 • #13 Tigers 0 14 6 7 27
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Key injury: TE Moroni Laulu-Pututau
Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU LSU 2 14:22 13 66 7:13 LSU Derrius Guice 4-yard touchdown run, Jack Gonsoulin kick good 0 7 2 11:53 5 65 2:17 LSU Derrius Guice 1-yard touchdown run, Jack Gonsoulin kick good 0 14 3 8:00 9 80 4:08 LSU 23-yard field goal by Jack Gonsoulin 0 17 3 3:08 7 34 3:39 LSU 29-yard field goal by Jack Gonsoulin 0 20 4 8:12 2 12 0:35 LSU Darrel Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Jack Gonsoulin kick good 0 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 0 27
Utah at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total • Utes 3 6 10 0 19 Cougars 0 0 6 7 13
Date: September 9Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 8:15 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:24Game attendance: 63,470Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Partly cloudy; nightReferee: Mark Duddy • Umpire: Tim Schroeder • Linesman: Cravon Barrett • Line judge: Steve Kovac • Back judge: David Ross • Field judge: Kevin Kieser • Side judge: Shane Anderson • Center judge: Chris WigginsTV announcers (ESPN2 /BYUtv): Mike Patrick , Tommy Tuberville , Paul Carcaterra (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv) Sources:
Key injury: Starting QB Tanner Mangum was knocked out with an ankle injury. Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UTAH BYU 1 6:22 4 6 1:44 UTAH 21-yard field goal by Matt Gay 3 0 2 6:02 9 73 3:34 UTAH 25-yard field goal by Matt Gay 6 0 2 0:00 14 53 4:06 UTAH 31-yard field goal by Matt Gay 9 0 3 12:49 3 23 0:46 UTAH Tyler Huntley 5-yard touchdown run, Matt Gay kick good 16 0 1 7:08 5 22 1:35 BYU Ula Tolutau 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass by Tanner Mangum incomplete 16 6 3 2:35 10 66 3:50 UTAH 38-yard field goal by Matt Gay 19 6 4 2:38 11 76 3:13 BYU Trey Dye 7-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 19 13 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 19 13
Wisconsin at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Badgers 10 14 7 9 40 Cougars 3 3 0 0 6
Date: September 16Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 1:30 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 61,143Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), FairReferee: Daniel Capron • Umpire: Tim Owens • Linesman: Joh Wiercinski • Line judge: Ron Tipton • Back judge: Kevi Schwarzel • Field judge: Raymond Daniel • Side judge: Bobby SagersTV announcers (ABC /BYUtv): Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville, Paul Carcaterra (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv) Sources:
Key injury: RB Trey Dye was injured.
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WIS BYU 1 9:41 7 31 3:56 WIS 23-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone 3 0 1 2:47 14 61 6:54 BYU 31-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 3 1 0:00 6 75 2:47 WIS Jonathan Taylor 1-yard touchdown run, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 10 3 2 7:55 9 68 5:17 WIS Quintez Cephus 9-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook , Rafael Gaglianone kick good 17 3 2 0:25 10 83 4:40 WIS Quintez Cephus 15-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 24 3 2 0:00 5 60 0:25 BYU 32-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 24 6 3 2:59 7 78 4:24 WIS A.J. Taylor 18-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 31 6 4 7:00 10 34 6:34 WIS Troy Fumagali 19-yard touchdown reception from Alex Hornibrook, Rafael Gaglianone kick good 38 6 4 6:41 WIS Ball snapped into the end zone and knocked out of the endzone by BYU for a WIS safety. 40 6 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 40 6
BYU at Utah State 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 14 0 3 24 • Aggies 7 17 3 13 40
Date: September 29Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, Utah Game start: 6:00 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:35Game attendance: 24,112Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), SunnyReferee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Rob Richardson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Marvel JulyTV announcers (CBSSN ): Carter Blackburn , Aaron Taylor , Jenny Dell Sources:
Key injury: Starting QB Beau Hoge was knocked out with a concussion. Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU USU 1 11:40 9 75 3:20 USU Dax Raymond 32-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Dominik Eberle kick good 0 7 1 9:18 BYU Interception returned 46 yards for touchdown by Micah Hanneman, Rhett Almond kick good 7 7 2 14:51 8 68 3:04 BYU Braden El-Bakri 26-yard touchdown reception from Beau Hoge, Rhett Almond kick good 14 7 2 13:30 3 55 0:53 BYU Beau Tanner 40-yard touchdown reception from Beau Hoge, Rhett Almond kick good 21 7 2 11:02 USU Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Jalen Davis, Rhett Almond kick good 21 14 2 1:11 2 43 0:23 USU Ron'quavion Turner 36-yard touchdown reception from Kent Myers, Dominik Eberle kick good 21 21 2 0:03 4 9 0:30 USU 32-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle 21 24 3 12:56 4 -2 1:48 USU 40-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle 21 27 4 14:52 5 41 2:09 USU Kent Myers 19-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 21 33 4 12:28 6 41 2:20 BYU 37-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 24 33 4 3:00 USU Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Jalen Davis, Dominik Eberle kick good 24 40 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 40
Boise State at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total • Broncos 0 17 0 7 24 Cougars 7 0 0 0 7
Date: October 6Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 8:15 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 59,753Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Calm; nightReferee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Tim Crowley • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Bobby Lynn • Field judge: Gabriel DeLeon • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Abram AnayaTV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek , Molly McGrath Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv) Sources:
Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BSU BYU 1 7:08 10 48 5:48 BYU Ula Tolutau 3-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 0 7 2 11:51 9 52 4:26 BSU Alex Mattison 9-yard touchdown run, Haden Hoggarth kick good 7 7 2 3:49 5 19 1:56 BSU 20-yard field goal by Haden Hoggarth 10 7 2 0:36 7 74 1:27 BSU Sean Modster 24-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien , Haden Hoggarth kick good 17 7 4 14:18 16 82 6:41 BSU Alex Mattison 2-yard touchdown run, Haden Hoggarth kick good 24 7 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 7
BYU at Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 3 7 0 10 • Bulldogs 7 14 7 7 35
Date: October 14Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, Mississippi Game start: 11:00 CDT Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 54,866Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), ClearReferee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Ken RayTV announcers (SECN ): Dave Neal , Matt Stinchcomb , Dawn Davenport Sources:
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU MS 1 5:15 10 89 4:08 MS Nick Fitzgerald 15-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 0 7 2 7:07 8 74 3:01 MS Donald Gray 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, Jace Christmann kick good 0 14 2 3:35 7 54 3:32 BYU 38-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 14 2 0:22 12 75 3:13 MS Nick Fitzgerald 14-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 3 21 3 12:00 7 75 3:00 MS Jamal Couch 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, Jace Christmann kick good 3 28 3 0:44 1 42 0:21 BYU Aleva Hifo 42-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 10 28 4 7:20 12 70 6:35 MS Aeris Williams 5-yard touchdown run, Jace Christmann kick good 10 35 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 35
BYU at ECU 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 3 0 7 17 • Pirates 7 3 9 14 33
Date: October 21Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:28Game attendance: 38,835Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds ESE 3 mphReferee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Mike ContrerazTV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan , Corey Chavous , Melanie Collins Sources:
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU ECU 1 6:52 5 28 2:36 BYU Micah Simon 12-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 7 0 1 3:09 10 72 3:43 ECU Thomas Sirk 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Verity kick good 7 7 2 10:35 14 73 4:59 ECU 42-yard field goal by Jake Verity 7 10 2 0:00 9 70 4:14 BYU 22-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 10 10 3 13:01 6 50 1:59 ECU 42-yard field goal by Jake Verity 10 13 3 6:17 10 50 4:16 ECU 32-yard field goal by Jake Verity 10 16 3 1:07 7 60 1:58 ECU 33-yard field goal by Jake Verity 10 19 4 13:47 3 67 1:05 ECU Trevon Brown 26-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew , Jake Verity kick good 10 26 4 6:25 2 12 0:51 ECU Quay Johnson 9-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Jake Verity kick good 10 33 4 3:48 8 73 2:37 BYU Matt Bushman 12-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 17 33 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 17 33
San Jose State at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 3 3 0 14 20 • Cougars 14 10 7 10 41
Date: October 28Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 1:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 46,451Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), SunnyReferee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Mich Henderson • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Jay Bilbo • Back judge: Alvin Moore • Field judge: Robert Asel • Side judge: Dave Curschman • Center judge: Stacy HardinTV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain Sources:
Key injury: Starting RB K.J. Hall was knocked out with an injury after rushing for over 100 yards in the first half. Hall was the first RB this season to rush for over 100 yds. The former starting RB, Ula Tolutau, was suspended after being charged with marijuana possession. Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants, pink accents (in honor of breast cancer awareness month).
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SJ BYU 1 10:43 5 85 1:56 BYU Micah Simon 23-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 0 7 1 9:34 2 10 1:03 BYU Matt Bushman 11-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 0 14 1 6:18 4 19 1:53 SJ 48-yard field goal by Bryce Crawford 3 14 2 10:45 14 72 5:08 SJ 25-yard field goal by Bryce Crawford 6 14 2 10:27 2 75 0:18 BYU K.J. Hall 75-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 6 21 2 5:09 6 29 2:15 BYU 36-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 6 24 3 5:30 11 95 4:22 BYU Squally Canada 9-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 6 31 4 14:52 4 46 0:57 BYU Micah Simon 41-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Rhett Almond kick good 6 38 4 12:12 5 14 2:09 BYU 30-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 6 41 4 7:24 12 75 4:48 SJ Tre Walker 30-yard touchdown reception from Montel Aaron, Bryce Crawford kick good 13 41 4 0:42 11 80 3:22 SJ Tre Hartley 9-yard touchdown reception from Montel Aaron, Bryce Crawford kick good 20 41 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 41
BYU at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 6 7 0 13 • Bulldogs 10 0 3 7 20
Date: November 4Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California Game start: 7:51 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 29,370Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Mostly CloudyReferee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewert • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Dan ScanlanTV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey Sources:
Key injury: Starting QB Tanner Mangum was knocked out with a right Achilles injury. It is a season ending injury. Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU FS 1 8:16 10 48 5:21 FS 43-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 0 3 1 2:08 5 57 2:14 FS Jordan Mims 2-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good 0 10 2 11:30 14 78 5:32 BYU 27-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 10 2 0:00 15 64 3:20 BYU 46-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 6 10 3 10:07 10 46 4:45 FS 42-yard field goal by Jimmy Camacho 6 13 3 4:28 11 75 5:32 BYU Squally Canada 4-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 13 13 4 12:40 14 88 6:42 FS Jordan Mimns 2-yard touchdown run, Jimmy Camacho kick good 13 20 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 13 20
BYU at UNLV 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 0 14 14 3 31 Rebels 0 7 7 7 21
Date: November 10Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 19,811Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Clear and BreezyReferee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Mike CuttoneTV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath Sources:
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU UNLV 2 9:06 7 80 3:21 BYU Braden El-Bakiri 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 7 0 2 4:25 9 79 4:41 UNLV Lexington Thomas 1-yard touchdown run, Evan Pantels kick good 7 7 2 0:27 11 74 3:53 BYU Aleva Hifo 2-yard touchdown reception from Joe Critchlow, Rhett Almond kick good 14 7 3 13:04 4 68 1:49 BYU Squally Canada 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 21 7 3 4:23 8 73 3:43 UNLV Brando Presley 18-yard touchdown reception from Johnny Stanton , Evan Pantels kick good 21 14 3 1:40 6 75 2:43 BYU Austin Kafentzis 11-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 28 14 4 10:46 8 93 2:34 UNLV Devonte Boyd 13-yard touchdown reception from Johnny Stanton, Evan Pantels kick good 28 21 4 5:39 10 45 4:59 BYU 28-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 31 21 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 31 21
UMass at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total • Minutemen 0 3 13 0 16 Cougars 0 0 3 7 10
Date: November 18Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 51,355Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), Clear and BreezyReferee: Michael Roche • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Lance Thompson • Back judge: Byron Adams • Field judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side judge: Ryan Robinson • Center judge:TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain Sources:
Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UMASS BYU 2 5:15 16 74 6:44 UMASS 34-yard field goal by Logan Laurent 3 0 3 13:21 5 74 1:33 UMASS Andy Isabella 40-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Logan Laurent kick good 10 0 3 7:15 10 56 4:19 UMASS 28-yard field goal by Logan Laurent 13 0 3 4:55 4 7 1:01 UMASS 35-yard field goal by Logan Laurent 16 0 3 1:35 9 53 1:20 BYU 40-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 16 3 4 0:53 9 87 1:28 BYU Matt Bushman 6-yard touchdown reception from Joe Critchlow, Rhett Almond kick good 16 10 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 10
BYU at Hawaii 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 6 7 10 30 Rainbow Warriors 7 0 0 13 20
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