2016 BYU Cougars football team

2016 BYU Cougars football
Poinsettia Bowl vs Wyoming
Conference	Independent
2016 record	8–4
Head coach	Kalani Sitake[1] (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Ty Detmer (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Ilaisa Tuiaki (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Taysom Hill
Captain	Jamaal Williams
Captain	Kai Nacua
Captain	Harvey Langi
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 63,470)

2016 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
BYU			–						8	–	4
Army			–						6	–	5
Notre Dame			–						4	–	8
UMass			–						2	–	10
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Kalani Sitake,^[2] play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This is the sixth year BYU competes as an NCAA Division I FBS independent.

Before the season

Coaching changes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2016 recruits

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

2016 returning missionaries

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

2016 departures

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

Media

Football Media Day

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

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

Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates^[20]

• KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT, iHeartRadio and ksl.com)
• BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, TuneIn radio, 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

2016 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Detmer Jr., KoyKoy Detmer Jr. So QB 7 Hill, TaysomTaysom Hill  (C) Sr QB 4 Hoge, BeauBeau Hoge So QB 15 Livingston, HaydenHayden Livingston Fr QB 12 Mangum, TannerTanner Mangum So QB 2 Tanner, YoungYoung Tanner So OL 58 Chambers, AustinAustin Chambers Fr WR 1 Davis, AkileAkile Davis So OL 54 Dawe, ParkerParker Dawe Sr OL 52 Dawe, ZacZac Dawe Fr OL 79 Eide, AndrewAndrew Eide Sr OL 55 Ficklin, QuinQuin Ficklin So TE 42 Griffitts, KyleKyle Griffitts Fr OL 77 Herring, ChandonChandon Herring Fr OL 71 Hoyt, AustinAustin Hoyt So OL 70 Jimenez, JacobJacob Jimenez So OL 67 Johnson, KyleKyle Johnson Sr OL 78 Kanuch, TuniTuni Kanuch Jr OL 56 Koroma, TejanTejan Koroma So OL 73 Lapuaho, UluiUlui Lapuaho  Jr OL 74 Longson, KiefferKieffer Longson Fr OL 76 Norman, KeyanKeyan Norman Jr OL 65 Nwigwe, JJJJ Nwigwe So OL 72 Pulsipher, AddisonAddison Pulsipher Fr OL 59 Shoaf, ThomasThomas Shoaf Fr OL 57 Sitake-Tanoai, LeRoyLeRoy Sitake-Tanoai Fr RB 24 Brown, AlgernonAlgernon Brown Sr RB 34 Burt, RileyRiley Burt So RB 22 Canada, SquallySqually Canada So RB 6 Dye, TreyTrey Dye Jr RB 35 El-Bakri, BraydenBrayden El-Bakri So RB 20 Hall, KJKJ Hall Fr RB 30 Hansen, ColbyColby Hansen Jr RB 46 Richardson, CreedCreed Richardson So RB 21 Williams, JamaalJamaal Williams (C) Sr TE 89 Balderree, TannerTanner Balderree Jr TE 44 Hinds, TroyTroy Hinds So TE 96 Marshall, HunterHunter Marshall So TE 45 Pilimai, AlemaAlema Pilimai Fr TE 85 Sampson, NateNate Sampson So TE 95 Savage, CodyCody Savage Fr TE 95 Weekes, DavidDavid Weekes So WR 88 Hifo, AlevaAleva Hifo Fr WR 23 Juergens, GarrettGarrett Juergens Sr WR 87 Juergens, MitchellMitchell Juergens Sr WR 5 Kurtz, NickNick Kurtz Sr WR 25 Krueger, TaggartTaggart Krueger So WR 1 Laulu-Pututau, MoroniMoroni Laulu-Pututau So WR 83 Lotulelei, InokeInoke Lotulelei Fr WR 3 Pearson, ColbyColby Pearson Sr WR 86 Richards, MackMack Richards Fr WR 27 Shumway, RickeyRickey Shumway Fr WR 82 Shumway, TalonTalon Shumway Fr WR 19 Simon, MicahMicah Simon So WR 80 Tanner, BeauBeau Tanner So WR 84 Trinnaman, JonahJonah Trinnaman Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Anderson, ZayneZayne Anderson So DB 3 Armstrong, IsaiahIsaiah Armstrong So DB 17 Badger, ChrisChris Badger Sr DB 45 Baldwin, SamSam Baldwin Fr DB 19 Brent, TrevorTrevor Brent Fr DB 15 Davis, MichaelMichael Davis Sr DB 36 Dortch, CadenCaden Dortch Fr DB 16 Fowler, GavinGavin Fowler  Jr DB 10 Greene, KamelKamel Greene Jr DB 2 Hadley, MattMatt Hadley Jr DB 7 Hannemann, MicahMicah Hannemann Jr DB 25 Jacobson, TannerTanner Jacobson So DB 53 Kaufusi, IsaiahIsaiah Kaufusi Fr DB 5 Lake, DayanDayan Lake Fr DB 22 Lee, HivaHiva Lee Fr DB 27 McChesney, AustinAustin McChesney  Fr DB 12 Nacua, KaiKai Nacua (C) Sr DB 34 Powell, RiggsRiggs Powell So DB 28 Powell, SawyerSawyer Powell Jr DB 18 Shelton, MichaelMichael Shelton So DB 29 Stewart, CodyCody Stewart Jr DB 33 Takenaka, EricEric Takenaka Sr DB 11 Warner, TroyTroy Warner Fr DB 32 Wilcox, ChrisChris Wilcox Fr DL 93 Fuiava, KainoaKainoa Fuiava Fr DL 90 Kaufusi, CorbinCorbin Kaufusi Jr DL 76 Kaluhiokalani, KamalaniKamalani Kaluhiokalani So DL 49 Kaumatule, MosesMoses Kaumatule So LB 21 Langi, HarveyHarvey Langi (C) Sr DL 48 Laulile, TomasiTomasi Laulile Jr DL 58 Leiataua, UriahUriah Leiataua Fr DL 97 Maxwell, MauriceMaurice Maxwell Sr DL 50 Mo'Unga, TevitaTevita Mo'Unga So DL 98 Pili, TrajanTrajan Pili Fr DL 62 Taele, LoganLogan Taele Sr DL 97 Low, DavidDavid Low Fr DL 54 Taliauli, MerrillMerrill Taliauli  So DL 92 Tanielu, HandsomeHandsome Tanielu Jr DL 94 Tausinga, KesniKesni Tausinga Jr DL 91 Tuiloma, TravisTravis Tuiloma  Sr DL 99 Wolfgramm, SolomoneSolomone Wolfgramm So LB 22 Amone, PhillipPhillip Amone  So LB 13 Bernard, FrancisFrancis Bernard So LB 30 Fonua, KavikaKavika Fonua So LB 43 Gautavai, RyleeRylee Gautavai  Fr LB 42 Heder, AustinAustin Heder Sr LB 47 Huntsman, ScottScott Huntsman  So LB 37 Jones, GrantGrant Jones Sr LB 51 Lesatele, LeneLene Lesatele Jr LB 52 Morell, SamSam Morell Fr LB 35 Nuimatalolo, Va'aVa'a Nuimatalolo Jr LB 38 Pau'u, ButchButch Pau'u So LB 44 Pili, KeenanKeenan Pili Fr LB 41 Pulsipher, AdamAdam Pulsipher So DL 46 Sandlin, RhettRhett Sandlin So LB 43 Tapusoa, JohnnyJohnny Tapusoa Fr LB 31 Tautu, SaeSae Tautu Sr LB 51 Unga, MorganMorgan Unga So LB 4 Warner, FredFred Warner Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 64 Foley, MattMatt Foley So DS 52 Harris, MitchMitch Harris Fr DS 60 Hogan, BrittonBritton Hogan Fr K/P 26 Almond, RhettRhett Almond So K 16 Edwards, CoreyCorey Edwards So K 83 Mikkelsen, AndrewAndrew Mikkelsen So K/P 39 Oldroyd, JakeJake Oldroyd  Fr P 31 Linehan, JonnyJonny Linehan Jr	Head coach Kalani Sitake (Brigham Young) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ed Lamb (Brigham Young) Assistant Head Coach, Safeties, Special Teams Ty Detmer (Brigham Young) Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Mike Empey (Brigham Young) Offensive Line Reno Mahe (Brigham Young) Running Backs Ben Cahoon (Brigham Young) Wide Receivers Steve Clark (Brigham Young) Tight Ends Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah) Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Steve Kaufusi (Brigham Young) Defensive Line Jernaro Gilford (Brigham Young) Cornerbacks Nu'u Tafisi (UC Berkeley) Strength and Conditioning AJ Middleton (Redlands) Asst. Strength and Conditioning Russell Tialevea (Brigham Young) Director of Football Operations Tevita Ofahengaue (Brigham Young) Director of Recruiting Operations Jack Damuni (Brigham Young) Director of Player Personnel Jasen Ah You (Brigham Young) Director of Athletic Relations Sione Kinikini (Western Governors) Director of Player Development JD Falslev (Brigham Young) Offensive Graduate Assistant Jan Jorgensen (Brigham Young) Defensive Graduate Assistant Vince Feula (Brigham Young) Defensive Graduate Assistant Harvey Unga (Brigham Young) Offensive Graduate Assistant [21] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth Chart

Defense [22] FS Kai Nacua Matt Hadley Zayne Anderson WLB MLB SLB Francis Bernand Butch Pau'u Fred Warner Kavika Fonua Adam Pulsipher Morgan Unga Johnny Tapusoa Austin Heder Grant Jones SS Micah Hannemann Eric Takenaka Tanner Jacobson CB Troy Warner Michael Shelton Kamel Greene DE DT DT DE Harvey Langi Logan Taele Tomasi Laulile Sae Tautu Corbin Kaufusi Tevita Mo'Unga Kesni Tausinga Moses Kaumatule Trajan Pili Solomone Wolfgramm Handsome Tanielu Rhett Sandlin CB Dayan Lake Michael Davis Chris Wilcox Offense [22] X-Receiver Nick Kurtz Colby Pearson Mitchell Juergens LT LG C RG RT Andrew Eide Keyan Norman Tejan Koroma Tuni Kanuch Thomas Shoaf JJ Nwigwe Jacob Jimenez Quin Ficklin Parker Dawe Austin Hoyt Austin Chambers Leroy Sitake-Tanoai Parker Dawe Kyle Johnson Keiffer Longson TE Tanner Balderree Hunter Marshall Alema Pilimai Z-Receiver Moroni Laulu-Pututau Jonah Trinnamann Aleva Hifo QB Tanner Mangum Beau Hoge Koy Detmer Jr. Key Reserves WR Talon Shumway DB Sawyer Powell DB Chris Badger KR Matt Hadley KR Aleva Hifo PR Garrett Juergens KO Corey Edwards RB Jamaal Williams Squally Canada K.J. Hall FB Algernon Brown Brayden El-Bakri Creed Richardson Special Teams PK Rhett Almond PK Andrew Mikkelsen P Jonny Linehan P Rhett Almond LS Matt Foley H Mitchell Juergens

Schedule

The 2016 schedule is believed to be BYU's hardest schedule to date. It features Power 5 teams from the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC along with teams that have normally been ranked from the Group of 5 schools.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:30 p.m.	vs. Arizona		University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ (Cactus Kickoff)	FS1	W 18–16	50,528
September 10	5:30 p.m.	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War & Beehive Boot)	FOX	L 19–20	46,915
September 17	8:15 p.m.	UCLA		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 14–17	62,904
September 24	1:30 p.m.	vs. West Virginia		FedEx Field • Landover, MD	ESPN2	L 32–35	38,207
September 30	8:15 p.m.	Toledo		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 55–53	62,230
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC/ESPN2	W 31–14	74,214
October 14	8:15 p.m.	Mississippi State		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	W 28–21 ^2OT	62,184
October 20	8:15 p.m.	at No. 14 Boise State		Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN	L 27–28	34,575
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	W 20–3	37,522
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Southern Utah		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 37–7	59,302
November 19	12:00 p.m.	UMass		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 51–9	51,190
November 26	8:15 p.m.	Utah State		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)	ESPNU	W 28–10	53,603
December 21	7:00 p.m.	vs. Wyoming		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game summaries

Arizona

BYU vs. Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 0 9 0 9 18 Wildcats 0 0 3 13 16 Date: September 3 Location: University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ Game start: 7:45 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 50,528 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Matt Salas • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Kirk Wisniewski • Side judge: Mario Seneca • Center judge: Corey Long TV announcers (FS1/SUSA): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Jenny Taft (FS1) John Ahlers, Doug Plank (SUSA) Sources:[23]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–12–1	2008 Las Vegas Bowl	Arizona, 31–21

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

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

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

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

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU ARIZ 2 10:42 8 45 3:02 BYU 24-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 0 2 2:53 11 65 5:53 BYU Brayden Al-Bakri 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick failed 9 0 3 5:59 9 69 3:39 ARIZ 46-yard field goal by Josh Pollack 9 3 4 11:36 10 80 4:30 BYU Colby Pearson 6-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, 2-point pass failed 15 3 4 9:33 7 75 2:03 ARIZ Nick Wilson 15-yard touchdown run, Josh Pollack kick good 15 10 4 1:26 4 80 1:38 ARIZ Nick Wilson 49-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass intercepted by Butch Pau'u 15 16 4 0:04 9 53 1:16 BYU 33-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 18 16 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 18 16

Game Stats:

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

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Utah

BYU at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 6 7 0 6 19 • Utes 7 7 3 3 20 Date: September 10 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:36 MDT Elapsed time: 3:47 Game attendance: 46,915 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds WSW 7 mph Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Shannon Spake Sources:[25]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–55–4	2015 Las Vegas Bowl	Utah, 35–28

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

However a hard hit caused Jamaal Williams to sit most of the fourth quarter, and two questionable targeting calls ejected two of BYU's top defenders, one of which was captain Kai Nacua who had intercepted two passes to that point.

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

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Utah 1 14:44 Utah Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Sunia Tauteoli, Andy Phillips kick good 0 7 1 9:44 8 3 3:17 BYU 43-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 3 7 1 5:04 8 12 2:53 BYU 42-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 6 7 2 4:06 5 80 2:06 BYU Taysom Hill 39-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 13 7 2 0:17 10 72 3:41 Utah Tim Patrick 21-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good 13 14 3 7:53 5 42 1:48 Utah 47-yard field goal by Andy Phillips 13 17 4 2:47 19 78 11:21 Utah 29-yard field goal by Andy Phillips 13 20 4 0:18 13 75 2:29 BYU Taysom Hill 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed 19 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 20

Game Stats:

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

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UCLA

UCLA at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Bruins 0 10 7 0 17 Cougars 0 0 7 7 14 Date: September 17 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 62,904 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, winds calm Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Mike Cuttone TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden (ESPN2) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[26]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–8	2015	UCLA, 24–23

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UCLA BYU 2 12:50 12 80 5:41 UCLA Cameron Griffin 6-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rosen, JJ Molsen kick good 7 0 2 5:04 6 32 1:54 UCLA 24-yard field goal by JJ Molsen 10 0 3 7:24 10 76 4:16 UCLA Darren Andrews 33-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rosen, JJ Molsen kick good 17 0 3 3:07 10 75 4:17 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 17 7 4 0:37 9 91 1:39 BYU Nick Kurtz 23-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 17 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 14

Game Stats:

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

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West Virginia

BYU vs. West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 6 6 13 32 • Mountaineers 7 14 7 7 35 Date: September 24 Location: FedEx Field Landover, MD Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 38,207 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, winds calm Referee: Matt Austin • Umpire: Rodney Lawary • Linesman: Chris Barney • Line judge: Darren Crawford • Back judge: John Wright • Field judge: P. Davenport • Side judge: Chris Conley • Center judge: Teiresias Jones TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra Sources:[27]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU WVU 1 9:22 13 88 5:38 WVU Rushel Shell 6-yard touchdown run, Mike Molina kick good 0 7 1 2:44 12 78 6:33 BYU Mitch Juergens 23-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 7 7 2 14:17 5 55 1:39 BYU 22-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 10 7 2 9:50 12 86 4:27 WVU Rushel Shell 2-yard touchdown run, Mike Molina kick good 10 14 2 2:23 WVU Interception returned 54 yards for touchdown by Rasul Douglas, Mike Molina kick good 10 21 2 0:00 10 43 2:14 BYU 25-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 13 21 3 10:44 8 57 4:08 BYU Jamaal Williams 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 19 21 3 2:32 4 59 1:30 WVU Skyler Howard 5-yard touchdown run, Mike Molina kick good 19 28 4 11:27 12 99 4:18 WVU Daikiel Shorts 9-yard touchdown reception from Skyler Howard, Mike Molina kick good 19 35 4 9:19 8 67 2:01 BYU Jamaal Williams 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass from Mitch Juergens intercepted 25 35 4 5:55 9 79 2:01 BYU Moroni Laulu-Pututau 18-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 32 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 35

Game Stats:

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

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Toledo

Toledo at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 14 7 17 15 53 • Cougars 21 0 14 20 55 Date: September 30 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 62,230 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), winds 6 mph ESE Referee: Larry Smith • Umpire: John Hanneke • Linesman: Daniel Richard • Line judge: Kole Knueppel • Back judge: Tho Riepenhoff • Field judge: Kyle DeBue • Side judge: Matt Kukar • Center judge: Ron Kay TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath (ESPN2) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[28]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TOL BYU 1 14:49 1 75 0:11 BYU Jonah Trinnaman 75-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 0 7 1 12:23 7 75 2:26 TOL Terry Swanson 8-yard touchdown run, Jameson Vest kick good 7 7 1 4:24 7 72 3:00 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 7 14 1 0:47 2 13 0:31 BYU Jamaal Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 7 21 1 0:31 1 79 0:13 TOL Jon'Vea Johnson 79-yard touchdown reception from Logan Woodside, Jameson Vest kick good 14 21 2 7:45 9 61 3:18 TOL Corey Jones 26-yard touchdown reception from Logan Woodside, Jameson Vest kick good 21 21 3 11:02 9 83 3:50 TOL Jon'Vea Johnson 12-yard touchdown reception from Logan Woodside, Jameson Vest kick good 28 21 3 10:18 2 72 0:38 BYU Jamaal Williams 48-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 28 28 3 8:17 5 64 2:01 TOL 28-yard field goal by Jameson Vest 31 28 3 5:01 6 86 3:08 BYU Jamaal Williams 62-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 31 35 3 0:58 9 83 3:56 TOL Jon'Vea Johnson 15-yard touchdown reception from Logan Woodside, Jameson Vest kick good 38 35 4 13:20 6 79 2:32 BYU Sqally Canada 17-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 38 42 4 10:57 5 90 2:18 TOL Cody Thompson 78-yard touchdown reception from Logan Woodside, Jameson Vest kick good 45 42 4 5:21 11 70 5:30 BYU 32-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 45 45 4 3:00 3 21 1:29 BYU Jamaal Williams 14-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 45 52 4 1:11 8 79 1:43 TOL Kareem Hunt 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass from Michael Roberts good 53 52 4 0:00 8 71 1:06 BYU 19-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 53 55 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 53 55

Game Stats:

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

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Michigan State

BYU at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 0 3 7 21 31 Spartans 7 0 0 7 14 Date: October 8 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game start: 3:36 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 74,214 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Sunny, winds 16 mph WNW Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Center judge: Mike Contreraz TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch Sources:[29]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU MSU 1 4:10 15 72 7:03 MSU Gerald Holmes 8-yard touchdown run, Michael Geiger kick good 0 7 2 0:00 11 31 2:30 BYU 35-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 7 3 4:52 13 73 7:29 BYU Colby Pearson 4-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 10 7 4 12:43 13 70 5:48 BYU Taysom Hill 12-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 17 7 4 12:43 3 32 1:29 BYU Jamaal Williams 8-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 24 7 4 4:59 10 75 2:54 MSU Damion Terry 1-yard touchdown run, Michael Geiger kick good 24 14 4 1:59 8 82 2:55 BYU Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 31 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 14

Game Stats:

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

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Mississippi State

Mississippi State at BYU

1 2 3 4 OT Total Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 7 21 • Cougars 7 0 0 7 14 28 Date: October 14 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:47 Game attendance: 62,184 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSE Referee: Hubert Owens • Umpire: Walt Hill • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: Chuck Rice • Back judge: Martin Hankins • Field judge: Greg Thomas • Side judge: Chad Hill • Center judge: Steve Marlowe TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[30]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2001	BYU, 41–38

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MSU BYU 1 9:13 6 60 1:24 MSU Keith Mixon 44-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, Westin Graves kick good 7 0 1 0:48 15 75 8:25 BYU Hunter Marshall 1-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 7 7 2 3:54 14 75 5:44 MSU Nick Fitzgerald 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 14 7 4 13:15 12 48 5:01 BYU Moroni Laulu-Pututau 15-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Andrew Mikkelsen kick good 14 14 OT 4 25 MSU Nick Fitzgerald 2-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 21 14 OT 7 25 BYU Taysom Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Mikkelsen kick good 21 21 2OT 1 25 BYU Tanner Balderdee 25-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 21 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 28

Game Stats:

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

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Boise State

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

BYU at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 17 7 3 27 • #14 Broncos 14 7 0 7 28 Date: October 20 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:59 Game attendance: 34,575 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds 5 mph E Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: T Salaam • Center judge: Stephen Baron TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra Sources:[31]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	BYU, 35–24

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU BSU 1 14:11 3 82 0:49 BSU Jeremy McNichols 76-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Tyler Rausa kick good 0 7 1 8:13 3 58 3:52 BSU Thomas Sperbeck 12-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Tyler Rausa kick good 0 14 2 14:49 7 36 2:00 BYU 35-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 14 2 14:22 BYU Interception returned 59 yards for touchdown by Fred Warner, Rhett Almond kick good 10 14 2 4:54 BYU Interception returned 50 yards for touchdown by Dayan Lake, Rhett Almond kick good 17 14 2 0:35 7 69 1:06 BSU Cedrick Wilson 36-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Tyler Rausa kick good 17 21 3 6:55 8 58 1:57 BYU Taysom Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 24 21 4 13:33 4 1 2:19 BYU 37-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 27 21 4 10:37 10 90 2:56 BSU Jeremy McNichols 4-yard touchdown run, Tyler Rausa kick good 27 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 28

Game Stats:

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

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Cincinnati

BYU at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 0 10 7 3 20 Bearcats 3 0 0 0 3 Date: November 5 Location: Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 37,522 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Abundant Sunshine, winds 1 mph SSW Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins Sources:[32]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	BYU, 38–24

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU CIN 1 12:35 7 59 2:25 CIN 23-yard field goal by Josh Pasley 0 3 1 0:38 9 52 4:06 BYU 28-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 3 3 2 0:48 13 92 6:08 BYU Taysom Hill 8-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 10 3 3 8:26 12 70 6:26 BYU Squally Canada 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 17 3 4 1:39 16 60 9:40 BYU 19-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 20 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 3

Game Stats:

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

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Southern Utah

Southern Utah at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 0 7 0 0 7 • Cougars 14 17 0 6 37 Date: November 12 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 59,302 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Clear, winds calm Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Joel Wetze • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom Sources:[33]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SUU BYU 1 12:14 2 47 0:27 BYU Taysom Hill 16-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 0 7 1 1:27 12 80 6:33 BYU Nick Kurtz 31-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 0 14 2 9:31 5 30 2:05 BYU 28-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 0 17 2 3:56 7 62 3:44 BYU Colby Pearson 21-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 0 24 2 2:02 6 75 1:54 SUU Logan Parker 17-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Tyler, Keita Calhoun kick good 7 24 2 0:46 6 82 1:08 BYU KJ Hall 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 7 31 4 10:31 10 50 5:36 BYU 30-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 7 34 4 0:51 10 56 6:08 BYU 20-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 7 37 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 37

Game Stats:

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

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UMass

UMass at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 6 3 0 0 9 • Cougars 0 14 20 17 51 Date: November 19 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 12:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 51,190 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds 10 mph SE Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Nichol Pergine • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Colin Gaynor • Back judge: James E. Downey • Field judge: Jim Smith • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mike Viles TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom Sources:[34]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UMass BYU 1 3:27 3 71 1:08 UMass Bernard Davis 70-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Mike Caggiano kick failed 6 0 2 6:55 10 75 3:34 BYU KJ Hall 11-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 6 7 2 12:55 6 22 1:47 UMass 44-yard field goal by Logan Laurent 9 7 2 6:55 13 86 4:21 BYU Harvey Langi 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 9 14 3 11:30 11 53 3:22 BYU 33-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 9 17 3 9:13 4 2 1:25 BYU 34-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 9 20 3 7:18 5 17 1:48 BYU Harvey Langi 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 9 27 3 6:20 BYU Interception returned 39 yards for touchdown by Francis Bernard, Rhett Almond kick good 9 34 4 12:50 12 54 6:01 BYU Taysom Hill 5-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 9 41 4 5:22 4 36 2:38 BYU Garrett Juergens 7-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum, Rhett Almond kick good 9 48 4 3:05 4 4 2:13 BYU 21-yard field goal by Rhett Almond 9 51 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 51

Game Stats:

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

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Utah State

Utah State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 7 0 0 10 • Cougars 0 14 7 7 28 Date: November 26 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 53,603 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds 20 mph S Referee: David Alvarez • Umpire: Stuart Schake • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: Steve Hoslett • Back judge: Micah Aaronian • Field judge: Scotty Melacon • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Tim Davis TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Mark Neely, Dan Hawkins (ESPNU) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[35]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–35–3	2015	BYU, 51–28

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USU BYU 1 9:39 12 64 5:21 USU 28-yard field goal by Brock Warren 3 0 2 12:35 8 90 3:52 BYU Jamaal Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good 3 7 2 2:50 BYU Michael Shelton 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown, Rhett Almond kick good 3 14 2 0:42 2 6 0:42 USU Damion Hobbs 2-yard touchdown run, Brock Warren kick good 10 14 3 2:19 15 75 5:34 BYU Mitch Juergens 10-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good 10 21 4 12:55 9 38 3:33 BYU Colby Pearson 5-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum, Rhett Almond kick good 10 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 28

Game Stats:

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

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2016 Poinsettia Bowl

BYU vs. MWC

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 MWC 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 21 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Television network: ESPN/ESPN Radio Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU MWC "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

Game Stats:

• Passing: BYU: ; MWC:
• Rushing: BYU: ; MWC:
• Receiving: BYU: ; MWC:
• Interceptions: BYU: ; MWC:

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
CFP	Not released																Not released

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