2007 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2007 BYU Cougars BYU Cougars logo.svg 200 Mountain West Conference MW 14 14 11–2 8–0 Bronco Mendenhall 3rd Robert Anae 3rd Air raid 3–3–5 LaVell Edwards Stadium(Capacity: 64,045) Mountain West championLas Vegas Bowl champion 2007 Las Vegas Bowl W 17–16 vs. UCLA The 2007 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. BYU clinched its second consecutive Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship title outright after defeating Utah on November 24.ESPN - Utah game recap It was BYU's second consecutive, undefeated season in the MWC, its fourth MWC championship since the league began in 1999, and its 23rd conference title. At the beginning of the season the Cougars had won an MWC record 16 straight league games dating back to 2005 and were on a ten-game overall winning streak, the longest winning streak in the country at the time. The Cougars began the season with the second longest winning streak in the country at 11 wins until their loss to UCLA in the second regular season game. The Cougars ended this season ranked 14th in the nation, highest of all schools from non-AQ conferences. This finish was the highest back-to-back rankings in the AP Poll since the Cougars won the national championship in 1984. The Cougars improved their bowl record for the second year in a row. They defeated UCLA 17-16 in 2007 and blew out the Oregon Ducks 38–8 in 2006 in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Cougars played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards. Schedule 2007 AP Mountain September 1 3:30 pm w y Arizona LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Versus 20–7 64,525 September 8 4:30 pm l y y UCLA 13 Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA Versus 17–27 72,968 September 15 7:00 pm l y y Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CSTV 47–55 24,445 September 22 1:00 pm w y Air Force LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn. 31–6 64,502 September 29 6:30 pm w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM CSTV 31–24 34,204 October 13 7:30 pm w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV mtn. 24–14 38,026 October 20 3:30 pm w y Eastern Washington LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn. 42–7 64,522 https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-unga-byu-roll-over/178267645/ Casper Star-Tribune Unga, BYU roll over Eastern Washington October 21, 2007 August 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 12:00 pm w Colorado State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn. 35–16 64,441 November 8 7:00 pm w TCU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Versus 27–22 64,241 November 17 12:00 pm w y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY mtn. 35–10 19,827 November 24 12:00 pm w 23 Utah LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Holy War, Beehive Boot Versus/CSTV/mtn. 17–10 64,749 CNNSI - Utah game recap December 1 4:30 pm w y 21 San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA mtn. 48–27 28,473 December 22 6:00 pm w y y 19 UCLA Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Bowl ESPN 17–16 40,712 Preseason Spring practice started March 19 and ended April 14 at the annual Blue/White Spring game. The key question was who will fill the empty quarterback position left behind by John Beck: Max Hall, a redshirt sophomore, or Cade Cooper, a junior college transfer from Snow College. On the third snap during the April 14 scrimmage, Cooper suffered a season-ending injury (Lisfranc fracture). Hall was named the starting quarterback the following Monday, and Brendan Gaskins as the back-up. Jacob Bower transferred out in late January. Cooper then decided to transfer in July. Among the 7 returning starters on offense and the 5 returning starters on defense are: Sete Aulai (center), Travis Bright and Ray Feinga (offensive guards), Dallas Reynolds (offensive tackle), Manase Tonga (fullback), Matt Allen and Michael Reed (wide receivers), Jan Jorgensen (defensive end), Bryan Kehl and David Nixon (linebackers), Ben Criddle (cornerback), and Quinn Gooch (free safety). Dustin Gabriel had a foot injury during Fall camp to end his 2007 season, and make him unable to start as KAT. Russell Tialavea, nose tackle, went out in Fall camp with a torn ACL and MCL. Fall camp started August 4. In the preseason, several players suffered foot and leg injuries (Gabriel, Tafuna, Cooper), like Lisfranc fractures, that may be related to the Nike shoes the players were wearing. During the season The Cougars were ranked #25 in Sporting News pre-season ranking. They started the season unranked in the Coaches Poll (with 47 votes)ESPN - preseason Coaches poll and unranked in the AP Poll (with 14 votes).ESPN - preseason AP poll Injuries Garret Reden suffered a season-ending injury. Starting free safety, Quinn Gooch ended his season when he tore his ACL in the second half of the TCU game. Postseason awards and citations Freshman Harvey Unga was named to the Rivals Freshman All-America Second Team. Unga, has 1,211 rushing yards and 629 receiving yards for the season, is the Cougars' all-time leading freshman running back and the first BYU freshman to pass the 1,000-yard mark in a single season. He has rushed for over 100 yards in seven games this season, the most for a freshman at BYU. He is five yards short of the MWC all-time leading freshman running back.www.byucougars.com - Unga named All-American Senior wide receiver Matt Allen was named one of 11 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9866 www.byucougars.com - Allen named finalist for Wuerffel Trophy 2009-01-27 2008-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080223131234/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9866 dead All-Mountain West Conference Football Teams http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mwc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07FBAll-Conf.pdf CSTV - All-Mountain West Conference Football Teams 2009-01-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523125601/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mwc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07FBAll-Conf.pdf 2011-05-23 dead http://cfn.scout.com/2/709889.html CollegeFootballNews.com All-Mountain West Team 2009-01-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20071214225024/http://cfn.scout.com/2/709889.html 2007-12-14 dead Harvey Unga was named as the MWC Freshman of the Year, BYU's third recipient of that award following Luke Staley in 1999 and Austin Collie in 2004. First Team Offense: Max Hall, Dennis Pitta, Ray Feinga, Dallas Reynolds, Harvey Unga* and Austin Collie*. First Team Defense: Jan Jorgensen and Bryan Kehl. Second Team Offense: Austin Collie and Harvey Unga. Second Team Defense: Kelly Poppinga. Honorable Mention: Austin Collie (KR) and Quinn Gooch *CFN only Game summaries Arizona Arizona Wildcats 0 0 0 7 BYU Cougars 7 6 0 7 September 1 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 3:36 p.m. MST 3:11 64,525 92 F, clear, wind N 4 mph on Gerald Wright Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, Tim Neverett VS. yes 1 6:02 BYU Harvey Unga 27-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 0:38 BYU Dennis Pitta 2-yard pass from Max Hall (kick failed) BYU 13-0 4 3:24 BYU Harvey Unga 11-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 20-0 4 0:53 UA Earl Mitchell 7-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Jason Bondzio kick) BYU 20-7 yes This was the 21st game between Arizona and BYU. BYU was favored to win in this defensive contest. BYU quarterback Max Hall took his first snap in Division I football after a 4-year hiatus of not playing a real game since high school, and the Wildcats began their first year using a version of BYU's spread offense. BYU's experienced defense held the Wildcats scoreless until the last minute of the game. Bronco took blame for calling a blitz that allowed an Arizona touchdown. The offensive line was solid allowing Hall to show his competence with 66% completion, 288 passing yards and some decent scrambles. Unga impressed with 196 all-purpose yards. But special teams revealed room for improvement. Starting BYU fullback Manase Tonga was suspended only for this game due to an arrest related to a traffic stop. BYU Backup inside linebacker Terrance Hooks was also suspended for this game. At half time, BYU retired the number 14 at halftime in honor of Gifford Nielsen and Ty Detmer. Hodgkiss will continue to use the number until the end of the season. Redshirt Freshman, Harvey Unga was named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week with 67 yards rushing, 127 yards receiving, and two touchdowns.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9575 www.byucougars.com - Arizona game recap 2009-01-27 2008-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080601220655/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9575 dead http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9580 www.byucougars.com - Unga named MWC Offensive Player of the Week 2009-01-27 2007-11-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20071116014747/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9580 dead Arizona Leads Series 11-9-1 UCLA BYU Cougars 0 3 14 0 #13 UCLA Bruins 10 10 0 7 September 8 Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, CA 3:39 p.m. PST 3:25 72,986 78 F, light haze, wind SE 5 mph on Brian O'Cain Ted Robinson, Kelly Stouffer, Lewis Johnson VS. yes 1 3:39 UCLA Kai Forbath 37-yard field goal UCLA 3-0 1 1:58 UCLA Trey Brown 56-yard interception return (Kai Forbath kick) (kick failed) UCLA 10-0 2 11:01 UCLA Kahlil Bell 4-yard run (Kai Forbath kick) UCLA 17-0 2 3:28 UCLA Kai Forbath 40-yard field goal UCLA 20-0 2 0:05 BYU Mitch Payne 25-yard field goal UCLA 20-3 3 8:19 BYU Austin Collie 5-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) UCLA 20-10 3 6:04 BYU Austin Collie 16-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) UCLA 20-17 4 0:53 UCLA Chris Markey 3-yard run (Kai Forbath kick) UCLA 27-17 yes This was the 8th game between UCLA and BYU with UCLA favored to win by 8 points or so. This game was widely considered to be the Cougars' toughest regular season game. Emotions were high as Ben Olson, who originally committed to BYU, transferred to UCLA after his mission and was the starting quarterback for the Bruins. The Bruins jumped out to a commanding lead at the end of the first half scoring their first touchdown on a 56-yard interception. The Cougars drew within 3 points in the third quarter, and were poised to pull ahead reaching the "blue zone" with less than 6 minutes in the game. However a forced fumble, as Hall intended to pass, stopped the Cougars final, successful drive. Max Hall outplayed Olson; he impressed completing 30 of 52 passes for 391 yards compared to Olson's 126 yards. Despite the score, the Cougars outplayed the Bruins, even in the first half; the Cougars got 431 total yards to the Bruins' 236, but 11 penalties and 3 turnovers cost the Cougars the game. This game ended the Cougars 11-game winning streak and their best chance at a run for a BCS bowl game this year.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9597 www.byucougars.com - UCLA game recap 2009-01-27 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225135013/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9597 dead UCLA Leads Series 7-1 Tulsa BYU Cougars 7 27 6 7 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 14 17 14 10 September 15 Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK 8:06 p.m. CST 3:57 24,445 73 F, sunny Land Clark Tom Hart, Trev Alberts CSTV yes 1 10:05 BYU Harvey Unga 1-yard run (Brian Smith kick) BYU 7-0 1 4:28 TLS Corey Heinz 43-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TIED 7-7 1 0:30 TLS Trae Johnson 30-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TLS 14-7 2 13:46 BYU Austin Collie 45-yard pass from Max Hall (Brian Smith kick) TIED 14-14 2 13:36 TLS Brennan Marion 75-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TLS 21-14 2 11:30 BYU Dennis Pitta 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Brian Smith kick) TIED 21-21 2 10:27 TLS Corey Heinz 18-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TLS 28-21 2 7:51 BYU Manase Tonga 2-yard run (Brian Smith kick) TIED 28-28 2 5:17 TLS Jarod Tracy 45-yard field goal TLS 31-28 2 3:11 BYU Max Allen 15-yard pass from Max Hall (kick failed) BYU 34-31 3 14:00 TLS Corey Heinz 18-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TLS 38-34 3 10:45 TLS Tarrio Adams 10-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) TLS 45-34 3 6:55 BYU Manase Tonga 6-yard run (kick failed) TLS 45-40 4 11:51 TLS Corey Heinz 37-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TLS 52-40 4 6:44 BYU Michael Reed 36-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) TLS 52-47 4 4:21 TLS Jarod Tracy 27-yard field goal TLS 55-47 yes This was the 7th game between Tulsa and BYU. The Cougars defeated the Golden Hurricane 49-24 in Provo last season, but were handed a loss in this game. Coach Mendenhall took responsibility for the loss; he stated that he did not prepare the team for the superior offensive prowess Tulsa possessed. Tulsa's offense was led by its senior quarterback, Paul Smith, who drew BYU's secondary out of their zones and then threw over the top for large gains several times. BYU's defense adjusted well in the second half, nevertheless, the team was also plagued with 14 penalties for 138 yards, 4 turnovers including a pick six for 49 yards early in the third quarter, and some poor kicking (including 2 missed PATs and a 29-yard field goal attempt). Statistically BYU gained more yards than Tulsa in this shootout at 694 yards versus 595 yards of total offense. Collie impressed with 8 kick returns for 237 yards, and Hall passed for 537 yards, but not enough for the offense to seize the win.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9629 www.byucougars.com - Tulsa game recap 2009-01-27 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225135026/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9629 dead BYU Leads Series 6-1 Air Force Air Force Falcons 0 0 6 0 BYU Cougars 7 10 7 7 September 22 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 1:06 p.m. MST 2:52 64,502 70 F, cloudy, wind NW 3 mph on Scott Novak Bill Doleman, Blaine Fowler, Sammy Linebaugh mtn. yes 1 11:02 BYU Manase Tonga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 14:54 BYU Matt Allen 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-0 2 1:14 BYU Mitch Payne 42-yard field goal BYU 17-0 3 10:54 BYU Harvey Unga 29-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-0 3 3:31 AFA Shuan Carney 8-yard run (run failed) BYU 24-6 4 13:51 BYU Manase Tonga 2-yard run (Mitch Paybe kick) BYU 31-6 yes This was the 28th game between Air Force and BYU for BYU's Homecoming game. Air Force hired new head coach Troy Calhoun this year after Fisher DeBerry retired.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9664 www.byucougars.com - Air Force game recap 2009-01-27 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225135124/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9664 dead BYU Leads Series 22-6 New Mexico BYU Cougars 7 7 7 10 New Mexico Loboes 0 6 15 3 September 29 University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM 6:36 p.m. MST 3:34 34,204 76 F, 30% chance of rain, winds SSW 20 mph on Terry Leyden Tom Hart, Trev Alberts CSTV yes 1 13:06 BYU Bryan Kehl 36-yard interception return (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 11:50 BYU Manase Tonga 8-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-0 2 1:41 UNM Rodney Ferguson 1-yard run (kick failed) BYU 14-6 3 9:23 BYU Austin Collie 59-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-6 3 2:23 UNM Rodney Ferguson 5-yard run (John Sullivan kick) BYU 21-13 3 0:27 UNM Rodney Ferguson 71-yard pass from Donovan Porterie (Chris Mark pass from Donovan Porterie) TIED 21-21 4 11:04 BYU Dennis Pitta 14-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-21 4 7:34 UNM John Sullivan 43-yard field goal BYU 28-24 4 4:12 BYU Mitch Payne 22-yard field goal BYU 31-24 yes This win was the 57th game between New Mexico and BYU. BYU beat the Lobos 42-17 on Senior Day last year. This game featured the MWC's leading passer, UNM's Porterie, and was expected to test BYU's secondary particularly after the Cougar's shootout with Tulsa. The game was tied at the end of the third quarter with a 71-yard touchdown reception by the Lobo's running back, Ferguson, and a 2-point conversion after BYU jumped out to lead with a pick six by Kehl in the first 2 minutes of the game and took advantage of five turnovers and a blocked PAT by Criddle. Overall, the Cougars showed balance and performed well in all aspects of the game on both sides of the ball. Bryan Kehl was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week with 10 tackles including a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception for a 36-yard touchdown.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9697 www.byucougars.com - New Mexico game recap 2009-01-27 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225135136/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9697 dead http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9700 www.byucougars.com - Kehl named MWC Defensive Player of the Week 2009-01-27 2020-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030015832/https://byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9700 dead BYU Leads Series 42-14-1 UNLV BYU Cougars 0 7 10 7 UNLV Rebels 3 3 0 8 October 13 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV 6:36 p.m. PST 2:58 38,026 77 F, partly cloudy, winds W 1 mph on Rich Kollen Bill Doleman, Blaine Fowler, Jenny Cavnar mtn. yes 1 7:44 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 37-yard field goal UNLV 3-0 2 6:30 BYU Manase Tonga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-3 2 2:45 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 43-yard field goal BYU 7-6 3 9:49 BYU Vic So'oto 4-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-6 3 1:31 BYU Mitch Payne 27-yard field goal BYU 17-6 4 3:15 BYU Harvey Unga 5-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-6 4 1:11 UNLV Rodelin Anthony 5-yard pass from Omar Clayton (Casey Flair pass from Omar Clayton) BYU 24-14 yes This was the 14th game between UNLV and BYU. BYU won the last meeting, 52-7, in 2006 and was favored to win this game by 10 points. The game was at Sam Boyd Stadium, and will be Family Weekend for UNLV. It was estimated that 15,000 BYU fans attended the game.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9756 www.byucougars.com - UNLV game recap 2009-01-27 2007-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20071215110458/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9756 dead BYU Leads Series 11-3 Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles 0 7 0 0 BYU Cougars 14 7 14 7 October 20 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 3:35 p.m. MST 3:02 64,522 38 F, overcast w/ rain and snow, wind S 10 mph on Land Clark Rich Cellini, Jon Berger, Sammy Linebaugh mtn. yes 1 13:34 BYU Corby Hodgkiss 39-yard interception return (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 7:31 BYU Harvey Unga 22-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-0 2 10:15 EWU Aaron Boyce 28-yard pass from Matt Nichols (Felipe Macias kick) BYU 14-7 2 1:35 BYU Harvey Unga 13-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-7 3 14:19 BYU Manase Tonga 7-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-7 3 3:14 BYU Max Hall 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 35-7 4 13:38 BYU Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Mitch Paybe kick) BYU 42-7 yes This was the first matchup between Eastern Washington and BYU. Corby Hodgkiss took a 39-yard touchdown interception on Eastern Washington's first drive. Bryan Kehl and Quinn Gooch also came away with an interception each. Due to weather and an early defensive touchdown, BYU went away from the pass fairly early. The final quarter was one of the shortest in recent memory as the refs were very liberal with the clock. This was mostly due to the fact the score was 42-7 and there was a blizzard. The last 10 minutes in the game it was hard to see the field yet the cougar faithful cheered loudly until the end.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9778 www.byucougars.com - Eastern Washington game recap 2009-01-27 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225135158/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9778 dead BYU Leads Series 1-0 Colorado State Colorado State Rams 0 3 0 13 BYU Cougars 7 14 7 7 November 3 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 12:06 p.m. MST 3:01 64,441 49 F, fair Rich Kollen James Bates, Todd Christensen, Sammy Linebaugh mtn. yes 1 8:57 BYU Michael Reed 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 14:02 CSU Jason Smith 25-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 10:40 BYU Manase Tonga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-3 2 8:18 BYU Austin Collie 45-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-3 3 12:43 BYU Harvey Unga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-3 4 8:20 CSU Michael Myers 3-yard run (Jason Smith kick) BYU 28-6 4 5:44 BYU Joe Semanoff 5-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 35-6 4 4:07 BYU Jesse Nading 31-yard interception return (Jason Smith kick) BYU 35-13 yes This was the 65th game between Colorado State and BYU. BYU beat the Rams 24-3 on the road in 2006. BYU extended its conference record to 4-0 (including a conference win-streak of 12-0), its home-win-streak to 10-0, and became bowl eligible. The Rams reached the redzone 3 times in the first half, but only came away with one field goal. Hall completed 22 of 30 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns, and his first game with no interceptions. Unga rushed 11 times for 51 yards making him BYU's all-time leading freshman running back with a season total of 735 yards. Unga also grabbed three receptions for 110 yards including a 53-yard catch and scramble. Collie caught 8 balls for 111 yards including a 45-yard touchdown reception. Pitta added a 45-yard reception in the final quarter. Gooch took his second interception of the season, and Jorgensen added 2.5 sacks to lead the team with 6.5 sacks. Gaskins came in for Hall in the last minutes of the game to throw his first pass in a Division I FBS game which resulted in an interception and a 31-yard return for a CSU touchdown.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9839 www.byucougars.com - Colorado State game recap 2009-01-27 2007-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20071208093336/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9839 dead BYU Leads Series 35-27-3 TCU TCU Horned Frogs 3 6 6 7 BYU Cougars 7 10 7 3 November 8 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 7:06 p.m. MST 3:23 64,241 54 F, fair, winds calm Dan Romeo Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, Tim Neverett VS. yes 1 11:23 BYU Harvey Unga 15-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 4:44 TCU Chris Manfredini 38-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 11:41 BYU Joe Semanoff 1-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-3 2 6:53 TCU Chris Manfredini 37-yard field goal BYU 14-6 2 1:47 BYU Mitch Payne 33-yard field goal BYU 17-6 2 0:01 TCU Chris Manfredini 33-yard field goal BYU 17-9 3 13:58 BYU Harvey Unga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-9 3 10:10 TCU Marcus Brock 1-yard run (kick failed) BYU 24-15 4 13:06 BYU Mitch Payne 29-yard field goal BYU 27-15 4 3:49 TCU Bart Johnson 75-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Chris Manfredini kick) BYU 27-22 yes This was the 9th game between TCU and BYU. BYU went on the road to win 31-17 in this meeting last year, sparking their 8-0 run through the MWC. Kelly Poppinga was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week with a career-high 17 tackles including a tackle for a loss and an interception in this game.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9868 www.byucougars.com - TCU game recap 2009-01-27 2008-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080325204655/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9868 dead http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9884 www.byucougars.com - Poppinga named MWC Defensive Player of the Week 2009-01-27 2007-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20071217152208/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9884 dead BYU Leads Series 7-2 Wyoming BYU Cougars 7 14 7 7 Wyoming Cowboys 0 3 7 0 November 17 War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY 12:06 p.m. MST 3:03 19,827 49 F, cloudy Karl Richins James Bates, Todd Christensen, Toby Christensen mtn. yes 1 10:37 BYU Harvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 9:56 BYU Matt Allen 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-0 2 4:42 BYU Dennis Pitta 23-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-0 2 1:40 WY Billy Vinnedge 20-yard field goal BYU 21-3 3 10:46 BYU Michael Reed 10-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-3 3 5:35 WY Wynel Seldon 2-yard run (Billy Vinnedge kick) BYU 28-10 4 11:42 BYU Harvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 35-10 yes This was the 72nd game between Wyoming and BYU. BYU dominated the Cowboys from the opening kickoff last season, 55-7. This year BYU controlled the game from the beginning taking a 21-3 lead at half time. Sophomore Max Hall was named MWC Offensive Player of the Week with 331 passing yards, over 70% completion and three touchdowns. Hall broke the MWC's all-time sophomore passing leader by reaching 3,121 passing yards. In BYU quarterback-factory history, Hall ranks third behind Ty Detmer and Robbie Bosco for passing yards in their first 10 games as a starter. Hall went out in the third quarter after suffering a shoulder separation.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9916 www.byucougars.com - Wyoming game recap 2009-01-27 2008-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20080327051255/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9916 dead http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9921 www.byucougars.com - Hall named MWC Offensive Player of the Week. 2009-01-27 2008-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080311192531/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9921 dead BYU Leads Series 39-30-3 Utah Utah Utes 0 0 3 7 #23 BYU Cougars 0 3 3 11 November 24 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 12:09 p.m. MST 3:09 64,749 40 F, clear Scott Novak James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler, Sammy Linebaugh mtn., CSTV, VS. Source: yes 2 4:47 BYU Mitch Payne 22-yard field goal BYU 3-0 3 9:45 UTAH Louie Sakoda 35-yard field goal TIED 3-3 3 2:52 BYU Mitch Payne 23-yard field goal BYU 6-3 4 13:48 BYU Mitch Payne 35-yard field goal BYU 9-3 4 1:34 UTAH Darrell Mack 1-yard run (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 10-9 4 0:38 BYU Harvey Unga 11-yard run (Max Hall to Austin Collie pass) BYU 17-10 yes This rivalry game, unofficially dubbed "The Holy War," is typically the most anticipated conference game for each of these two teams. In 2006, the rivalry was ranked in the Wall Street Journal as the 4th best college football rivalry game in the country. (See also Utah–BYU rivalry.) This was the 83rd game between Utah and BYU with the series going 49-30-4 for Utah since 1922. Utah dominated the series 34-2-4 through 1964. Since that time BYU has led the series 28-15. Utah's 4-game-winning-streak against BYU ended last year with a game-winning, last-second play. In 2007, BYU achieved its first back-to-back wins over Utah since 2000–2001. The game was largely a defensive struggle until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. The Utes took the lead 10-9 when Darrell Mack scored the first touchdown of the game with just 1:34 left. On the ensuing possession, however, BYU converted on fourth and eighteen from their own 12 with a 49-yard pass from Max Hall to Austin Collie. Harvey Unga made the game-winning touchdown run with 38 seconds remaining, and Austin Collie caught a pass in the back of the end zone for a two-point conversion, putting the Cougars up 17-10. Unga became BYU's first freshman running back to gain 1,000 rushing yards in a season. This was also Collie's 6th game for over 97 yards receiving. BYU racked up 424 offensive yards to Utah's 244. Unga was named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week, and freshman kicker, Mitch Payne, was named MWC Special Teams Player of the Week making 3 of 4 field goals.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9944 www.byucougars.com - Utah game recap 2009-01-27 2008-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080311192536/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9944 dead http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9951 www.byucougars.com - Unga and Payne named MWC Players of the Week 2009-01-27 2007-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20071211105256/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9951 dead Utah Leads Series 49-30-4 San Diego State #21 BYU Cougars 13 7 14 14 San Diego State Aztecs 7 6 7 7 December 1 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA 3:36 p.m. PST 3:24 28,473 56 F, partly cloudy, winds w 9 mph on Dan Romeo Rich Cellini, Jon Berger, Jenny Cavnar mtn. yes 1 9:55 BYU Harvey Unga 8-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 4:55 SDSU Kevin O'Connell 7-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) TIED 7-7 1 0:02 BYU Harvey Unga 1-yard run (kick failed) BYU 13-7 2 5:39 SDSU Garrett Palmer 41-yard field goal BYU 13-10 2 1:11 BYU Austin Collie 17-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 20-10 2 0:00 SDSU Garrett Palmer 41-yard field goal BYU 20-13 3 12:32 BYU Harvey Unga 7-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 27-13 3 6:49 SDSU Lynel Hamilton 3-yard pass from Kevin O'Connell (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 27-20 3 0:52 BYU Harvey Unga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 34-20 4 12:17 BYU Fui Vakapuna 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 41-20 4 9:372 SDSU Kevin O'Connell 2-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 41-27 4 4:20 BYU Dennis Pitta 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 48-27 yes This game was originally scheduled to be played on October 27, but was rescheduled due to wildfires in southern California. This was the 32nd game between San Diego State and BYU. The Aztecs fell 47-17 in Provo last October. This game marked the Cougars' MWC record 16th straight conference victory. Freshman running-back Harvey Unga scored a career-high four touchdowns with 161 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards. Sophomore quarterback Max Hall completed 19 of 26 throws for 227 yards and three touchdowns. BYU was slow to put the game away, but had a 14-point lead by the end of the third quarter. Harvey Unga and Jan Jorgensen were named MWC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9982 www.byucougars.com - San Diego State game recap 2009-01-27 2008-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080218141759/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9982 dead http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9996 www.byucougars.com - Unga and Jorgensen named MWC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week 2009-01-27 2008-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080218213357/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=9996 dead BYU leads the series 24-7-1 Las Vegas Bowl 2007 Las Vegas Bowl UCLA Bruins 3 10 0 3 #17 BYU Cougars 3 14 0 0 December 22 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV 5:12 p.m. PST 3:23 40,712 42 F, clear and cold, winds calm Ed Kierce Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire (ESPN)Tom Dillon, John Robinson (Sports USA) ESPN/Sports USA yes 1 8:12 UCLA Kai Forbath 22-yard field goal UCLA 3-0 1 8:06 BYU Mitch Payne 29-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2 10:32 BYU Austin Collie 14-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 10-3 2 4:44 UCLA Kai Forbath 52-yard field goal BYU 10-6 2 1:03 BYU Michael Reed 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 17-6 2 0:00 UCLA Brandon Breazell 4-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson (Kai Forbath kick) BYU 17-13 4 6:24 UCLA Kai Forbath 50-yard field goal BYU 17-16 yes Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a last second field goal by UCLA and BYU hung on to beat the Bruins 17-16. BYU quarterback Max Hall went 21-35 for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Manase Tonga led the rushing with 3 carries for 21 yards. The MVP of the game, Austin Collie had 6 catches for 107 yards and 1 touchdown. For UCLA, quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson went 11-27 for 154 yards and 1 touchdown and interception. The rushing game was led by Chris Markey who ran 27 times for 117 yards. This was the first time the Cougars gave up 100 yards rushing to a single player. Bethel-Thompson's favorite target was Brandon Breazell who caught 4 passes for 44 yards and 1 touchdown. The Bruins struck first with a 22-yard Kai Forbath field goal. A 29-yard field goal by BYU kicker Mitch Payne made it 3-3 after the 1st quarter. In the 2nd, Hall hooked up with Austin Collie for 14 yards and a touchdown to make it 10-3. Forbath then hit a 52-yard field goal to cut the lead to 10-6. With 1:03 left in the 1st half, Hall found Michael Reed for 13 yards and a touchdown. As time expired, Bethel-Thompson hit Breazell to make it 17-13 in favor of BYU at the end of the 2nd quarter. There was no scoring in the 3rd. In the 4th, Forbath made it 17-16 with a 50-yard field goal. BYU punted to UCLA with around 2 minutes left to set up a final drive for the Bruins. Bethel-Thompson, a fourth-string walk-on quarterback, along with Chris Markey drove to the BYU 49. On 3rd and 8 Bethel-Thompson hit Logan Paulsen to get to the BYU 13. That set up a chip-shot 28-yard field goal for Forbath, who already hit 2 50+ yarders. The kick was too low and Manumaleuna blocked it and sealed the game for the Cougars.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273560252 https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083513/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273560252 dead December 7, 2017 Manumaleuna blocks UCLA's last-ditch FG to save No. 17 BYU's bowl win Las Vegas (AP) ESPN.com 2007-12-22 Rankings 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings AP 0 15 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 23 21 19 14 Coaches Poll 0 15 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 23 19 19 14 Harris 4 14 RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 20 18 BCS 7 14 NR NR NR NR NR 25 19 17 Statistical leaders https://web.archive.org/web/20080807122911/http://www.byucougars.com/uploads/stats/football/stats.pdf 2008-08-07 PassingPlayerCOMPATTPct.YDSTDINTQB ratingMax Hall 298 496 60.1 3,848 26 12 137.7 RushingPlayerATTYDSYPCTDHarvey Unga 244 1,227 5.0 13Manase Tonga 88 305 3.5 8Fui Vakapuna 73 252 3.5 2 ReceivingPlayerRECYDSYPCTDAustin Collie 56 946 16.9 7Dennis Pitta 59 813 13.8 5Harvey Unga 44 655 14.9 4Michael Reed 41 449 11.0 4Matt Allen 31 358 11.5 3Manase Tonga 27 248 9.2 0 Tackles & Broken playsPlayerSoloAsstTotalTFLSacksIntKelly Poppinga 46 67 113 7.5 - 1Bryan Kehl 52 39 91 11.5 4 3Jan Jorgensen 40 37 77 20 14 David Nixon 38 28 66 10 4Corby Hodgkiss 30 27 57 3.5 - 3Ben Criddle 37 19 56 1 - 2Mark Staffieri 26 28 54 5 1 Quinn Gooch 22 30 52 .5 - 3 Coaching staff 250px|thumb|right|Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach Name Position Year at BYU Alma mater (Year) Bronco Mendenhall Head coach/Defensive coordinator 5th2003–present Oregon State (1987) Lance Reynolds Assistant head coachRunning backs 25th1983–present BYU (1980) Robert Anae Offensive coordinator/Inside receivers 3rd2005–present BYU (1986) Brandon Doman Quarterbacks 3rd2005–present BYU (2002) Patrick Higgins Outside receivers/Special teams 3rd2005–present William Penn University (1986) Barry Lamb Outside linebackers/Safeties 15th1994–present Oregon (1978) Paul Tidwell Inside linebackers 7th2001–present Southern Utah University (1979) Mark Weber Offensive line 1st2007 Cal Lutheran (1980) Jaime Hill Defensive backs 2nd2006–present San Francisco State University (1986) Steve Kaufusi Defensive line 6th2002–present BYU (1994) Jay Omer Strength and conditioning 7th2001–present Southern Utah University (1972) Personnel Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20081016015657/http://www.byucougars.com/Roster.jsp?SP=130&NUM 2008-10-16 Wide receivers 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20071203132038/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2074 2007-12-03 Bryce Mahuika† – Junior 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152718/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2138 2007-10-11 Michael Reed†† – Junior 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005527/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3026 2007-09-27 Ryan Kessman – Freshman 9 https://web.archive.org/web/20080316172248/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2127 2008-03-16 Austin Collie† – Sophomore 10 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005441/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1408 2007-09-27 Matt Allen†† – Senior 16 Parker Mangum – Sophomore 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102252/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2875 2007-10-10 Reed White – Junior 22 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102956/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2871 2007-10-10 Tyler Kozlowski – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 80 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010101759/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3039 2007-10-10 Jordan Smith – Freshman 82 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152838/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2734 2007-10-11 Ryan Neeley – Junior 83 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152533/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2123 2007-10-11 Saia Hafoka – Junior 84 Matt Marshall – Freshman 85 Landon Jaussi – Sophomore 86 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005340/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2742 2007-09-27 Daniel Tervort – Sophomore 87 Griffin Miller – Freshman 89 Cortny Barton – Junior Fullbacks 11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090909022344/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2546 2009-09-09 Manase Tonga†† – Junior 27 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102931/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2396 2007-10-10 Joe Semanoff – Senior 30 Inoke Hafoka – Freshman Offensive linemen 51 Mark Freeman – Freshman 53 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152800/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2773 2007-10-11 Tom Sorensen – Sophomore 64 https://web.archive.org/web/20071008102225/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1428 2007-10-08 R.J. 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DiLuigi* – Freshman 23 Ryan Folsom – Freshman 29 Ryan Love – Freshman 31 https://web.archive.org/web/20080815101400/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2741 2008-08-15 Isaac Taylor – Junior 33 https://web.archive.org/web/20080619033355/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2395 2008-06-19 Wayne Latu – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 45 Harvey Unga – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive line 52 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005654/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2485 2007-09-27 Russell Tialavea* – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 54 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005646/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2480 2007-09-27 Kyle Luekenga* – Junior 55 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005913/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3028 2007-09-27 Eathyn Manumaleuna – Freshman 56 Chris Muehlmann† – Junior 57 https://web.archive.org/web/20090627142705/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3007 2009-06-27 Matt Putnam – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 59 John Pace – Freshman 63 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152308/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=3020 2007-10-11 David Angilau – Freshman 71 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102711/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2777 2007-10-10 Rick Wolfley† – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 77 https://web.archive.org/web/20081023165342/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2757 2008-10-23 Ian Dulan† – Sophomore 84 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152322/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2477 2007-10-11 Jan Jorgensen†† – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 90 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010101924/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2758 2007-10-10 Mosese Foketi – Junior 91 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005512/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2055 2007-09-27 Judd Anderton – Senior 92 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005844/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1411 2007-09-27 Brett Denney – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 93 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005707/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2399 2007-09-27 Sean Sullivan – Senior 94 Brock Richardson – Junior 97 Spencer Wolfley – Freshman 98 Steven Fendry – Freshman (†)† (Returning) starter at position * Injured Linebackers 31 Chris Bolden – Senior 35 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102907/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2215 2007-10-10 Matt Bauman – Sophomore 36 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152400/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2091 2007-10-11 Markell Staffieri† – Senior 39 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011152936/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2136 2007-10-11 Grant Nelson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 41 https://web.archive.org/web/20080612113547/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2464 2008-06-12 Bryan Kehl†† – Senior 42 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011153008/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2471 2007-10-11 Shawn Doman – Sophomore 43 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