2016 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 BYU Cougars football BYU Cougars logo.svg 150px Independent Independent 9–4 Kalani Sitakehttp://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2015/12/kalani_sitake_hired_as_byus_he.html Kalani Sitake hired as BYU's head coach Gina Mizell The Oregonian December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 1st Ty Detmer 1st Ilaisa Tuiaki 1st Taysom Hill Jamaal Williams Kai Nacua Harvey Langi Pro-style 4–3 LaVell Edwards Stadium Poinsettia Bowl champion Poinsettia Bowl W 24–21 vs. Wyoming The 2016 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Kalani Sitake,https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14399087/byu-cougars-agree-kalani-sitake-become-next-head-coach.html BYU Names Sitake new Head Coach 19 December 2015 ESPN 2015-12-19 played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the sixth year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. They finished the season 9–4. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Wyoming. Before the season Coaching changes BYU hired a new coaching staff in 2016. Gone from the program were Bronco Mendenhall, who accepted the Head coach position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4,http://www.dailypress.com/sports/uva/dp-spt-virginia-football-bronco-mendenhall-coach-1205-20151204-story.html Virginia keeps Bronco Mendenhall pursuit a secret, taps him to be Cavaliers' new football coach Norm Wood Daily Press Newport News, VA December 4, 2015 December 5, 2015 and assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck,http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151210151852/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html dead December 10, 2015 BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him Dick Harmon Deseret News December 9, 2015 December 9, 2015 Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga,http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2015/12/10/9886202/byu-coaching-search-assistant-coaches-uva BYU assistants Kelly Poppinga, Nick Howell reportedly following Bronco Mendenhall to Virginia Jake Welch SB Nation December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 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.https://www.ksl.com/?sid=37775847&nid=272&title=reports-byu-to-name-sitake-as-13th-head-football-coach-in-program-history&fm=home_page&s_cid=topstory BYU names Sitake as 13th head football coach in program history Sean Walker KSL December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 On December 24, 2015, Ilaisa Tuiaki was appointed the defensive coordinator and Ty Detmer the offensive coordinator. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644393/Ty-Detmer-reportedly-confirms-he-will-be-BYUs-new-offensive-coordinator.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151225142551/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644393/Ty-Detmer-reportedly-confirms-he-will-be-BYUs-new-offensive-coordinator.html dead December 25, 2015 BYU's Sitake announces Detmer and Tuiaki as coordinators Harmon Dick 24 December 2015 Deseret News http://byucougars.com/m-football/sitake-announces-hiring-coordinators-ty-detmer-and-ilaisa-tuiaki Sitake announces hiring of coordinators Ty Detmer and Ilaisa Tuiaki BYU Cougars Brigham Young University 24 December 2015 On December 26, 2015, Ed Lamb was appointed the assistant head coach. http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/byu-football-sitake-hires-suu-s-lamb-as-assistant-head/article_a9343b30-7893-593b-a584-73dd4514ec25.html Sitake hires SUU's Lamb as assistant head coach BYU Cougars Daily Herald 26 December 2015 In December 2015, Nu'u Tafisi was reported as being named as the strength and conditioning coach. http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/byu-football/2015/12/26/10668322/byu-football-coaching-staff-nuu-tafisi-strength-conditioning BYU football coaching staff: USC assistant Nu'u Tafisi reportedly hired as BYU strength and conditioning coach Vanquish the Foe 26 December 2015 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. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645477/BYU-football-adds-three-more-to-coaching-staff-retaining-Kaufusi-adding-Empey-and-Nafisi.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160116041544/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645477/BYU-football-adds-three-more-to-coaching-staff-retaining-Kaufusi-adding-Empey-and-Nafisi.html dead January 16, 2016 Sitake announces 3 new coaches to BYU's football staff Deseret News 14 January 2016 On January 20, 2016 Ben Cahoon was hired as the wide receivers coach. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645795/BYU-hires-Ben-Cahoon-as-wide-receivers-coach.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160121152131/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865645795/BYU-hires-Ben-Cahoon-as-wide-receivers-coach.html dead January 21, 2016 BYU hires Ben Cahoon as wide receivers coach Deseret News 20 January 2016 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. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865646178/BYU-football-Sitake-adds-3-more-to-coaching-staff.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160126081827/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865646178/BYU-football-Sitake-adds-3-more-to-coaching-staff.html dead January 26, 2016 Sitake adds three more to coaching staff Deseret News 26 January 2016 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. http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3473301-155/byu-football-sitake-hires-former-cougars Sitake hires former Cougars Mahe, Gilford to complete staff Salt Lake Tribune 28 January 2016 2016 recruits Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Kainoa Fuiava DL 74 6'5" 295 Downey, CA Alema Pilimai TE 74 6'4" 205 Tustin, CA Chris Wilcox DB 74 6'2" 170 Corona, CA Britton Hogan DS 74 6'2" 205 Salt Lake City, UT Keenan Pili LB 74 6'2" 205 Provo, UT Jake Oldroyd K 74 6'1" 170 Southlake, TX Jonah Trinnaman WR 74 6'0" 190 Ephraim, UT Transfer from Snow College Handsome Tanielu DL 74 6'2" 300 Ephraim, UThttp://www.sltrib.com/blogs/byusports/3345184-155/byu-football-snow-dl-handsome-tanielu Snow DL Handsome Tanielu commits to BYU Salt Lake Tribune 2015-12-23 Transfer from Snow College Troy Warner DB 74 6'2" 185 San Marcos, CAhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644392/BYU-football-Four-star-safety-prospect-Troy-Warner-reaffirms-his-commitment-to-play-for-Cougars.html?pg=all https://web.archive.org/web/20151226064409/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644392/BYU-football-Four-star-safety-prospect-Troy-Warner-reaffirms-his-commitment-to-play-for-Cougars.html?pg=all dead December 26, 2015 Troy Warner reaffirms his commitment to play for Cougars Deseret News 2015-12-24 Aleva Hifo WR 74 5'10" 170 Menifee, CA Hayden Livingston QB 74 6'1" 185 Rigby, ID Isaiah Armstrong DB 74 6'2" 193 Redland, CA Transfer from Riverside City College Keyan Norman OL 74 6'3" 305 Cedar City, UT Transfer from Southern Utah University Andrew Eide OL 74 6'5" 301 Cedar City, UT Transfer from Southern Utah University Solomone Wolfgramm DL 74 6'5" 260 Laie, HI Transfer from BYU-Hawaii Hunter Marshall TE 74 6'3" 242 Ephraim, UT Transfer from Snow College 2016 returning missionaries Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Sam Baldwin DB 76 6'3" 196 1 Freshman Austin Chambers OL 76 6'4" 270 1 Freshman Zac Dawe OL 74 6'4" 275 1 Freshman Kavika Fonua LB 76 6'0" 220 1 Sophomore Rylee Gautavai LB 76 6'1" 238 1 Freshman Kyle Griffitts TE 74 6'3" 240 1 Freshman Mitch Harris DS 76 6'4" 215 1 Freshman Chandon Herring OL 76 6'7" 270 1 Freshman Tanner Jacobson DB 76 5'10" 185 1 Sophomore Transfer from Texas Tech Isaiah Kaufusi LB 76 6'2" 216 1 Freshman Taggart Krueger WR 76 6'3" 190 1 Sophomore Hiva Lee DB 76 5'8" 190 1 Sophomore Transfer from Willamette David Lowe DL 76 6'2" 220 1 Freshman Transfer from Southern Utah Uriah Leiataua DL 76 6'4" 240 1 Freshman Kieffer Longson OL 76 6'7" 295 1 Freshman Inoke Lotulelei WR 76 5'9" 190 1 Freshman Austin McChesney DB 76 6'1" 190 1 Freshman Andrew Mikkelsen K 76 6'0" 200 1 Sophomore Trajan Pili LB 76 6'1" 225 1 Freshman Riggs Powell DB 76 6'2" 205 1 Sophomore Transfer from Cabrillo College Addison Pulsipher OL 76 6'5" 280 1 Freshman Mack Richards WR 76 6'1" 190 1 Freshman Thomas Shoaf OL 76 6'5" 275 1 Freshman Merrill Talialuli DL 76 6'2" 305 1 Sophomore Beau Tanner WR 76 6'0" 188 1 Sophomore Transfer from Scottsdale Community College Young Tanner QB 76 6'0" 190 1 Sophomore Transfer from Phoenix College Johnny Tapusoa LB 76 5'10" 225 1 Freshman 2016 departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Roman Andrus DL 76 6'4" 270 1 Freshman Transferred to Snow College Devon Blackmon WR 76 6'0" 187 1 Senior Graduation Cody Bond RB 76 5'8" 165 1 Junior Austin Brasher K 76 6'0" 183 1 Junior Graduation Nate Carter RB 76 5'9" 189 1 Senior Graduation Tyler Cook LB 76 6'3" 230 1 Freshman Medical Demetrius Davis OL 76 6'4" 294 1 Freshman Transferred to Pima Community College Nathan DeBeikes LB 76 6'2" 207 1 Freshman Darren Denucci OL 76 6'4" 317 1 Freshman Bryan Engstrom RB 76 5'8" 172 1 Freshman B.J. Fifita DB 76 6'0" 203 1 Freshman Travis Frey WR 76 6'2" 177 1 Junior Graduation Jaterrius Gulley OL 76 6'2" 346 1 Sophomore Transferred to Alabama State Kurt Henderson WR 76 6'1" 190 1 Senior Graduation McCoy Hill QB 78 6'6" 235 2 Sophomore Transferred to Southern Utahhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644280/Backup-BYU-quarterback-McCoy-Hill-to-transfer-to-SUU.html?pg=all https://web.archive.org/web/20151224114134/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865644280/Backup-BYU-quarterback-McCoy-Hill-to-transfer-to-SUU.html?pg=all dead December 24, 2015 Backup BYU quarterback McCoy Hill to transfer to SUU Deseret News 2015-12-23 Adam Hine RB 76 6'1" 216 1 Senior Graduation Toloa'i Ho Ching RB 76 6'1" 241 1 Junior Medical Figgs Hofheins OL 76 6'4" 280 1 Sophomore Terenn Houk WR 76 6'5" 225 1 Senior Graduation Adam Ingersoll DL 76 6'5" 262 1 Junior Ryan Jensen LB 76 6'4" 216 1 Freshman Colby Jorgensen TE 76 6'7" 228 1 Sophomore Medical Mitch Mathews WR 76 6'6" 215 1 Senior Graduation Jackson Kaka TE 76 6'4" 241 1 Sophomore Bronson Kaufusi DL 76 6'8" 280 1 Senior Graduation Teu Kautai LB 76 6'1" 228 1 Senior Graduation David Kessler WR 76 6'2" 193 1 Junior Graduation Theodore King TE 76 6'3" 265 1 Junior Graduation Elliot Knox WR 76 6'4" 196 1 Junior Paul Langi LB 76 6'1" 228 1 Freshman Jherremya Leuta-Doyere LB 76 6'0" 230 1 Senior Graduation Ryker Mathews OL 76 6'6" 322 1 Senior Graduation A.J. Moore RB 76 5'10" 185 1 Junior Graduation Zach Newman LB 76 6'3" 229 1 Sophomore Connor Noe DB 76 6'2" 192 1 Freshman Taylor Parker P 76 6'3" 193 1 Freshman Transferred to Southern Utah Remington Peck TE 76 6'4" 270 1 Senior Graduation Manoa Pikula LB 76 6'1" 235 1 Senior Graduation Jordan Preator DB 76 6'0" 180 1 Sophomore Transferred to Weber State Brian Rawlinson OL 76 6'7" 305 1 Junior Steven Richards TE 76 6'3" 248 1 Freshman Medical Graham Rowley DL 76 6'4" 280 1 Senior Graduation Bryan Sampson TE 76 6'4" 245 1 Junior Medical Trevor Samson K 76 5'11" 177 1 Senior Graduation Zachary Saunders WR 76 5'11" 180 1 Freshman Sione Takitaki LB 76 6'2" 250 1 Sophomore Leave of Absence Michael Wadsworth DB 76 6'2" 221 1 Senior Graduation Jake Ziolkowski WR 76 6'1" 200 1 Junior Josh Weeks WR 76 6'4" 200 1 Freshman Transferred to UTEP Brad Wilcox OL 76 6'7" 310 1 Junior Peter Welsh RB 76 5'11" 205 1 Junior Felesi Tofi DL 76 6'3" 280 1 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.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657034/10-takeaways-from-BYU-football-media-day.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160701041950/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657034/10-takeaways-from-BYU-football-media-day.html dead July 1, 2016 10 takeaways from BYU football media day Lafe Peavler Deseret News Salt Lake City, UT July 1, 2016 July 1, 2016 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.http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-nike-is-helping-byu-qb-taysom-hill-return-from-a-third-season-ending-injury/ How Nike is helping BYU QB Taysom Hill return from a third season-ending injury Chip Patterson CBS Sports July 2, 2016 July 2, 2016 Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team 2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team 2016 BYU Cougars women's soccer team 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team 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, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UT KDXU- St. George, UT KSHP- Las Vegas, NV (football only) http://www.ksl.com/?sid=17626099&nid=276&title=ksl-newsradiobyu-radio-sports-network-affiliates BYU Sports Network 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SO Corey Edwards K 83 SO Andrew Mikkelsen K 39 FR Jake Oldroyd K/P y 31 JR Jonny Linehan P http://byucougars.com/roster/m-football Kalani Sitake (BYU) Ed Lamb (BYU) Assistant head coach, safeties, special teams Ty Detmer (BYU) Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks Mike Empey (BYU) Offensive line Reno Mahe (BYU) Running backs Ben Cahoon (BYU) Wide receivers Steve Clark (BYU) Tight ends Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah) Defensive coordinator, linebackers Steve Kaufusi (BYU) Defensive line Jernaro Gilford (BYU) Cornerbacks Nu'u Tafisi (California) Strength and conditioning AJ Middleton (Redlands) Asst. strength and conditioning Russell Tialevea (BYU) Director of football operations Tevita Ofahengaue (BYU) Director of recruiting operations Jack Damuni (BYU) Director of player personnel Jasen Ah You (BYU) Director of athletic relations Sione Kinikini (Western Governors) Director of player development JD Falslev (BYU) Offensive graduate assistant Jan Jorgensen (BYU) Defensive graduate assistant Vince Feula (BYU) Defensive graduate assistant Harvey Unga (BYU) Offensive graduate assistant http://byucougars.com/staff/m-football BYU Men's Football Staff BYU Athletics 2015-12-20 2012-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120122032929/http://byucougars.com/staff/m-football dead Schedule The 2016 schedule was believed to be BYU's hardest schedule to date. It featured 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. However, at the end of the 2016 season it appeared noticeably weaker than previously predicted, with Sagarin ranking the schedule 75th.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/ College football team ratings 2021 USA Today 2016 AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game Mountain September 3 8:30 p.m. w y Arizona Cactus Kickoff University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ FS1 18–16 50,528 September 10 5:30 p.m. l y Utah Holy War & Beehive Boot Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT FOX 19–20 46,915 September 17 8:15 p.m. l UCLA LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 14–17 62,904 September 24 1:30 p.m. l y West Virginia FedExField Landover, MD ESPN2 32–35 38,207 September 30 8:15 p.m. w Toledo LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 55–53 62,230 October 8 1:30 p.m. w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC/ESPN2 31–14 74,214 October 14 8:15 p.m. w y Mississippi State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 28–21 2OT 62,184 October 20 8:15 p.m. l y Boise State 14 Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID ESPN 27–28 34,575 November 5 1:30 p.m. w y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 20–3 37,522 November 12 1:00 p.m. w Southern Utah LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv/ESPN3 37–7 59,302 November 19 12:00 p.m. w UMass LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv/ESPN3 51–9 51,190 November 26 8:15 p.m. w Utah State Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPNU 28–10 53,603 December 21 7:00 p.m. w y Wyoming Poinsettia Bowl Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN 24–21 28,114 Game summaries Arizona Arizona Wildcats football 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team BYU vs. Arizona Cougars 0 9 0 9 Wildcats 0 0 3 13 September 3 University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ 7:45 p.m. MST 3:18 50,528 Indoors 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 Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Jenny Taft (FS1)John Ahlers, Doug Plank (SUSA) FS1/SUSASources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=142520&a=1 Cactus Kickoff: BYU vs. Arizona Stat Broadcast 2016-09-03 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. 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.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865661691/BYU-football-Cougars-lead-9-0-at-halftime-over-Arizona-on-El-Bakris-touchdown.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160905085527/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865661691/BYU-football-Cougars-lead-9-0-at-halftime-over-Arizona-on-El-Bakris-touchdown.html dead September 5, 2016 BYU edges Arizona, 18–16, on late field goal in Sitake's debut Deseret News 2016-09-04 BYU ARIZ collapsed 2 10:42 BYU 8 45 3:02 FG 24 Rhett Almond 3 0 2 2:53 BYU 11 65 5:53 RushTD Brayden Al-Bakri 1 failed Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 0 3 5:59 ARIZ 9 69 3:39 FG 46 Josh Pollack 9 3 4 11:36 BYU 10 80 4:30 RecTD Colby Pearson Taysom Hill 6 pass failed 15 3 4 9:33 ARIZ 7 75 2:03 RushTD Nick Wilson 15 good Josh Pollack run/pass good/failed/incomplete 15 10 4 1:26 ARIZ 4 80 1:38 RushTD Nick Wilson 49 pass intercepted by Butch Pau'u 15 16 4 0:04 BYU 9 53 1:16 FG 33 Jake Oldroyd 18 16 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. Utah 2016 Utah Utes football team Holy War (BYU–Utah) Beehive Boot BYU at Utah Cougars 6 7 0 6 Utes 7 7 3 3 September 10 Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT 5:36 MDT 3:47 46,915 80 °F °C on, Sunny, winds WSW 7 mph 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 Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Shannon Spake FOXSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=134617&a=1 BYU at Utah Stat Broadcast 2016-09-10 Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants 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 (the referee couldn't initially get his number right, first saying 32 and 13 before finally correctly saying 12) who had intercepted two passes to that point; Austin McChesney was ejected for targeting as Francis Bernard (the actual number 13) came down with the third pick. 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. 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 a tossup. BYU Utah collapsed 1 14:44 Utah IntTD Sunia Tauteoli 41 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 9:44 BYU 8 3 3:17 FG 43 Jake Oldroyd 3 7 1 5:04 BYU 8 12 2:53 FG 42 Jake Oldroyd 6 7 2 4:06 BYU 5 80 2:06 RushTD Taysom Hill 39 good Jake Oldroyd run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 7 2 0:17 Utah 10 72 3:41 RecTD Tim Patrick Troy Williams 21 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 14 3 7:53 Utah 5 42 1:48 FG 47 Andy Phillips 13 17 4 2:47 Utah 19 78 11:21 FG 29 Andy Phillips 13 20 4 0:18 BYU 13 75 2:29 RushTD Taysom Hill 7 run failed 19 20 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. UCLA UCLA Bruins football 2016 UCLA Bruins football team UCLA at BYU Bruins 0 10 7 0 Cougars 0 0 7 7 September 17 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:26 p.m. MDT 3:27 62,904 65 °F °C on, Partly cloudy, winds calm 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 Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden (ESPN2)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN2/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=134617&a=1 UCLA at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-09-10 Uniform combination: White helmet, blue jersey, white pants UCLA BYU collapsed 2 12:50 UCLA 12 80 5:41 RecTD Cameron Griffin Josh Rosen 6 good JJ Molsen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 5:04 UCLA 6 32 1:54 FG 24 JJ Molsen 10 0 3 7:24 UCLA 10 76 4:16 RecTD Darren Andrews Josh Rosen 33 good JJ Molsen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 0 3 3:07 BYU 10 75 4:17 RushTD Jamaal Williams 1 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 4 0:37 BYU 9 91 1:39 RecTD Nick Kurtz Taysom Hill 23 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 14 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. West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team BYU vs. West Virginia Cougars 7 6 6 13 Mountaineers 7 14 7 7 September 24 FedExFieldLandover, MD 3:30 p.m. EDT 3:32 38,207 65 °F °C on, Partly cloudy, winds calm 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 Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra ESPN2Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=140917&a=1 BYU vs. West Virginia Stat Broadcast 2016-09-25 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU WVU collapsed 1 9:22 WVU 13 88 5:38 RushTD Rushel Shell 6 good Mike Molina run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 2:44 BYU 12 78 6:33 RecTD Mitch Juergens Taysom Hill 23 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 14:17 BYU 5 55 1:39 FG 22 Rhett Almond 10 7 2 9:50 WVU 12 86 4:27 RushTD Rushel Shell 2 good Mike Molina run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 2:23 WVU IntTD Rasul Douglas 54 good Mike Molina run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 2 0:00 BYU 10 43 2:14 FG 25 Rhett Almond 13 21 3 10:44 BYU 8 57 4:08 RushTD Jamaal Williams 7 pass failed 19 21 3 2:32 WVU 4 59 1:30 RushTD Skyler Howard 5 good Mike Molina run/pass good/failed/incomplete 19 28 4 11:27 WVU 12 99 4:18 RecTD Daikiel Shorts Skyler Howard 9 good Mike Molina run/pass good/failed/incomplete 19 35 4 9:19 BYU 8 67 2:01 RushTD Jamaal Williams 3 pass from Mitch Juergens intercepted 25 35 4 5:55 BYU 9 79 2:01 RecTD Moroni Laulu-Pututau Taysom Hill 18 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 32 35 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. Toledo Toledo Rockets football 2016 Toledo Rockets football team Toledo at BYU Rockets 14 7 17 15 Cougars 21 0 14 20 September 30 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:26 p.m. MDT 3:39 62,230 66 °F °C on, winds 6 mph ESE 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 Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath (ESPN2)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN2/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=143346&a=1 Toledo at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-09-30 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. TOL BYU collapsed 1 14:49 BYU 1 75 0:11 RecTD Jonah Trinnaman Taysom Hill 75 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 12:23 TOL 7 75 2:26 RushTD Terry Swanson 8 good Jameson Vest run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 4:24 BYU 7 72 3:00 RushTD Jamaal Williams 1 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 1 0:47 BYU 2 13 0:31 RushTD Jamaal Williams 2 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 21 1 0:31 TOL 1 79 0:13 RecTD Jon'Vea Johnson Logan Woodside 79 good Jameson Vest run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 21 2 7:45 TOL 9 61 3:18 RecTD Corey Jones Logan Woodside 26 good Jameson Vest run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 21 3 11:02 TOL 9 83 3:50 RecTD Jon'Vea Johnson Logan Woodside 12 good Jameson Vest run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 21 3 10:18 BYU 2 72 0:38 RushTD Jamaal Williams 48 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 28 3 8:17 TOL 5 64 2:01 FG 28 Jameson Vest 31 28 3 5:01 BYU 6 86 3:08 RushTD Jamaal Williams 62 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 35 3 0:58 TOL 9 83 3:56 RecTD Jon'Vea Johnson Logan Woodside 15 good Jameson Vest run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 35 4 13:20 BYU 6 79 2:32 RushTD Sqally Canada 17 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 42 4 10:57 TOL 5 90 2:18 RecTD Cody Thompson Logan Woodside 78 good Jameson Vest run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 42 4 5:21 BYU 11 70 5:30 FG 32 Rhett Almond 45 45 4 3:00 BYU 3 21 1:29 RushTD Jamaal Williams 14 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 52 4 1:11 TOL 8 79 1:43 RushTD Kareem Hunt 7 pass from Michael Roberts good 53 52 4 0:00 BYU 8 71 1:06 FG 19 Rhett Almond 53 55 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. Michigan State Michigan State Spartans football 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team BYU at Michigan State Cougars 0 3 7 21 Spartans 7 0 0 7 October 8 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI 3:36 p.m. EDT 3:25 74,214 57 °F °C on, Sunny, winds 16 mph WNW 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 Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Dr. Jerry Punch ABC/ESPN2Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=142817&a=1 BYU at Michigan State Stat Broadcast 2016-10-08 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU MSU collapsed 1 4:10 MSU 15 72 7:03 RushTD Gerald Holmes 8 good Michael Geiger run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 0:00 BYU 11 31 2:30 FG 35 Rhett Almond 3 7 3 4:52 BYU 13 73 7:29 RecTD Colby Pearson Taysom Hill 4 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 4 12:43 BYU 13 70 5:48 RushTD Taysom Hill 12 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 4 12:43 BYU 3 32 1:29 RushTD Jamaal Williams 8 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 7 4 4:59 MSU 10 75 2:54 RushTD Damion Terry 1 good Michael Geiger run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 4 1:59 BYU 8 82 2:55 RushTD Jamaal Williams 1 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 14 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. Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs football 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Mississippi State at BYU Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 7 0 Cougars 7 0 0 7 7 7 October 14 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:21 p.m. MDT 3:47 62,184 69 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSE 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 Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=143347&a=1 Mississippi State at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-10-14 Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants. MSU BYU collapsed 1 9:13 MSU 6 60 1:24 RecTD Keith Mixon Nick Fitzgerald 44 good Westin Graves run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 0:48 BYU 15 75 8:25 RecTD Hunter Marshall Taysom Hill 1 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 3:54 MSU 14 75 5:44 RushTD Nick Fitzgerald 1 good Westin Graves run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 4 13:15 BYU 12 48 5:01 RecTD Moroni Laulu-Pututau Taysom Hill 15 good Andrew Mikkelsen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 OT MSU 4 25 RushTD Nick Fitzgerald 2 good Westin Graves run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 OT BYU 7 25 RushTD Taysom Hill 1 good Andrew Mikkelsen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 21 2OT BYU 1 25 RecTD Tanner Balderdee Taysom Hill 25 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 28 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. Boise State Boise State Broncos football 2016 Boise State Broncos football team 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 Cougars 0 17 7 3 #14 Broncos 14 7 0 7 October 20 Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID 8:21 p.m. MDT 3:59 34,575 55 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds 5 mph E 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 Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra ESPNSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=137005&a=1 BYU at Boise State Stat Broadcast 2016-10-20 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU BSU collapsed 1 14:11 BSU 3 82 0:49 RecTD Jeremy McNichols Brett Rypien 76 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 8:13 BSU 3 58 3:52 RecTD Thomas Sperbeck Brett Rypien 12 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 14:49 BYU 7 36 2:00 FG 35 Rhett Almond 3 14 2 14:22 BYU IntTD Fred Warner 59 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 4:54 BYU IntTD Dayan Lake 50 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 14 2 0:35 BSU 7 69 1:06 RecTD Cedrick Wilson Brett Rypien 36 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 21 3 6:55 BYU 8 58 1:57 RushTD Taysom Hill 1 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 21 4 13:33 BYU 4 1 2:19 FG 37 Rhett Almond 27 21 4 10:37 BSU 10 90 2:56 RushTD Jeremy McNichols 4 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 28 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. Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team BYU at Cincinnati Cougars 0 10 7 3 Bearcats 3 0 0 0 November 5 Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH 3:42 p.m. EDT 2:58 37,522 60 °F °C on, Abundant Sunshine, winds 1 mph SSW 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 Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins CBSSNSources:http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/archived.php?id=137746 BYU at Cincinnati Stat Broadcast 2016-11-05 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU CIN collapsed 1 12:35 CIN 7 59 2:25 FG 23 Josh Pasley 0 3 1 0:38 BYU 9 52 4:06 FG 28 Rhett Almond 3 3 2 0:48 BYU 13 92 6:08 RushTD Taysom Hill 8 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 3 3 8:26 BYU 12 70 6:26 RushTD Squally Canada 1 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 3 4 1:39 BYU 16 60 9:40 FG 19 Rhett Almond 20 3 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. Southern Utah Southern Utah Thunderbirds football 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team Southern Utah at BYU Thunderbirds 0 7 0 0 Cougars 14 17 0 6 November 12 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 1:05 p.m. MST 3:16 59,302 66 °F °C on, Clear, winds calm 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 Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom BYUtv/ESPN3Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=143350 Southern Utah at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-11-12 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. SUU BYU collapsed 1 12:14 BYU 2 47 0:27 RushTD Taysom Hill 16 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 1:27 BYU 12 80 6:33 RecTD Nick Kurtz Taysom Hill 31 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 9:31 BYU 5 30 2:05 FG 28 Rhett Almond 0 17 2 3:56 BYU 7 62 3:44 RecTD Colby Pearson Taysom Hill 21 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 24 2 2:02 SUU 6 75 1:54 RecTD Logan Parker Patrick Tyler 17 good Keita Calhoun run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 24 2 0:46 BYU 6 82 1:08 RushTD KJ Hall 2 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 31 4 10:31 BYU 10 50 5:36 FG 30 Rhett Almond 7 34 4 0:51 BYU 10 56 6:08 FG 20 Rhett Almond 7 37 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. UMass UMass Minutemen football 2016 UMass Minutemen football team UMass at BYU Minutemen 6 3 0 0 Cougars 0 14 20 17 November 19 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 12:05 p.m. MST 3:30 51,190 55 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds 10 mph SE 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 Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom BYUtv/ESPN3Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=143348 UMass at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-11-19 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. UMass BYU collapsed 1 3:27 UMass 3 71 1:08 RecTD Bernard Davis Andrew Ford 70 failed Mike Caggiano run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 0 2 6:55 BYU 10 75 3:34 RushTD KJ Hall 11 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 7 2 12:55 UMass 6 22 1:47 FG 44 Logan Laurent 9 7 2 6:55 BYU 13 86 4:21 RushTD Harvey Langi 2 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 14 3 11:30 BYU 11 53 3:22 FG 33 Rhett Almond 9 17 3 9:13 BYU 4 2 1:25 FG 34 Rhett Almond 9 20 3 7:18 BYU 5 17 1:48 RushTD Harvey Langi 2 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 27 3 6:20 BYU IntTD Francis Bernard 39 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 34 4 12:50 BYU 12 54 6:01 RushTD Taysom Hill 5 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 41 4 5:22 BYU 4 36 2:38 RecTD Garrett Juergens Tanner Mangum 7 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 48 4 3:05 BYU 4 4 2:13 FG 21 Rhett Almond 9 51 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. Utah State Utah State Aggies football 2016 Utah State Aggies football team The Old Wagon Wheel Beehive Boot Utah State at BYU Aggies 3 7 0 0 Cougars 0 14 7 7 November 26 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:26 p.m. MST 3:08 53,603 50 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds 20 mph S 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 Mark Neely, Dan Hawkins (ESPNU)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPNU/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=143349 Utah State at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-11-26 Uniform combination: black helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, black jersey, black pants. USU BYU collapsed 1 9:39 USU 12 64 5:21 FG 28 Brock Warren 3 0 2 12:35 BYU 8 90 3:52 RushTD Jamaal Williams 2 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 2:50 BYU Other Michael Shelton 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown, Rhett Almond kick good 3 14 2 0:42 USU 2 6 0:42 RushTD Damion Hobbs 2 good Brock Warren run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 3 2:19 BYU 15 75 5:34 RecTD Mitch Juergens Taysom Hill 10 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 4 12:55 BYU 9 38 3:33 RecTD Colby Pearson Tanner Mangum 5 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 28 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. Poinsettia Bowl Wyoming Cowboys football 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team Poinsettia Bowl 2016 Poinsettia Bowl BYU vs. Wyoming Cougars 7 3 7 7 Cowboys 0 0 7 14 December 21 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA 6:10 p.m. PST 3:17 28,114 70 °F °C on, Overcast, occasional rain, winds 5 mph S Greg Blum • Umpire: Brad Hudak • Linesman: Vincent Winters • Line judge: Ric Hinkamper • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: Raymond Daniel • Side judge: Ryan Flynn Jaso Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra (ESPN)Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) ESPN/ESPN RadioSources: Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. BYU WYO collapsed 1 0:38 BYU 2 3 0:47 RushTD Tanner Mangum 3 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 3:08 BYU 11 66 5:24 FG Rhett Almond 27 run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 0 3 6:35 WYO 16 60 8:22 RushTD Brian Hill 4 good Cooper Rothe run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 3 2:42 BYU 8 73 3:47 RecTD Tanner Balderree Tanner Mangum 5 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 4 14:07 BYU 5 55 2:36 RushTD Jamaal Williams 36 good Rhett Almond run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 7 4 7:35 WYO 14 76 6:26 RecTD Tanner Gentry Josh Allen 9 good Cooper Rothe run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 4 2:11 WYO 7 81 3:00 RecTD Tanner Gentry Josh Allen 23 good Cooper Rothe run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 21 24 21 Game Stats: Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 8–15–1—96; WYO: Josh Allen 17–32–2—207, Nick Szpor 0–1–0—0 Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 26–210, Squally Canada 4–17, KJ Hall 1–1, Team 2-(−4), Tanner Mangum 2-(−8); WYO: Brian Hill 26–93, Shaun Wick 13–58, Josh Allen 6–38, Ethan Wood 1-(−20) Receiving: BYU: Nick Kurtz 3–59, Colby Pearson 2–16, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–11, Tanner Balderree 1–5, Jonah Trinnaman 1–5; WYO: Tanner Gentry 7–113, Jake Maulhardt 2–33, Brian Hill 1–19, Jacob Hollister 2–15, Josh Harshman 1–9, C.J. Johnson 2–6, Shaun Wick 1–6, Austin Conway 1–6 Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 1–20, Dayan Ghanwoloku 1–14; WYO: Andrew Wingard 1–20 References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons Category:Poinsettia Bowl champion seasons BYU Cougars football