2014 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2014 BYU Cougars football BYU Cougars logo.svg 150px Independent Independent 8–5 Bronco Mendenhall 10th Robert Anae 8th Nick Howell 2nd Taysom Hill Paul Lasike Craig Bills Remington Peck Air raid 3–4 LaVell Edwards Stadium Miami Beach Bowl L 48–55 2OT vs. Memphis The 2014 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by tenth head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the fourth year BYU competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl where they lost to Memphis. Before the season After a season in which the entire offensive staff was changed, BYU is expected to have stability in the coaching ranks as every coach is expected to return. 2014 Recruits The Cougars have signed 17 high school seniors, 2 junior college transfers, and 2 FBS transfer for the 2014 class. A few members will be going straight out onto their LDS mission. Details on each signee will be added within the next couple of weeks. The class includes 12 defensive and eight offensive players representing seven different states with seven recruits signing out of California, four from Utah, three from Texas, two from both Arizona and Kansas, and one each from Alabama and North Carolina. On defense, BYU adds six recruits at defensive line, three at linebacker and three in the defensive backfield, while signing four wide receivers, three offensive linemen and one tight end on offense. BYU also has two mid-year enrollees that will bolster their ranks. 2014 Returning Missionaries 18 return missionaries will join BYU for the 2014 season. 2014 Departures 5 BYU players were invited to the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine and will not return as they are graduating seniors. The five feature two of BYU's all-time leaders in Kyle Van Noy and Cody Hoffman. Uani Unga, Eathyn Manumaleuna, and Daniel Sorensen round out the list of Cougars invited to the Combine. All five are expected to be taken in the 2014 NFL draft. Only 13 programs had more than BYU's 5-players invited to the Combine, and out of those 13 only 3 had more than BYU's defense: Alabama, Florida State, and Florida.15 local college players to participate in NFL Combine, including 5 each from BYU, Utah Jeff Call https://www.deseret.com/2014/2/21/20535784/15-local-college-players-to-participate-in-nfl-combine-including-5-each-from-byu-utah/ Deseret News Salt Lake City February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jason Munns 11 QB 77 6'5" 249 4 Senior Kennewick, WA Graduated Kaneakua Friel 82 TE 77 6'5" 261 4 Senior Kaneohe, HI Graduated JD Falslev 12 WR 68 5'8" 175 4 Senior Smithfield, UT Graduated Cody Hoffman 2 WR 76 6'4" 210 4 Senior Crescent City, CA Graduated Skyler Ridley 17 WR 72 6'0" 172 4 Senior Murrieta, CA Graduated Manaaki Vaitai 79 OL 75 6'3" 317 4 Senior Euless, TX Graduated Mike Hague 32 DB 70 5'10" 190 4 Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated Adam Hogan 16 DB 71 5'11" 180 4 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Scott Lefrandt 33 DB 71 5'11" 190 4 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Blake Morgan 27 DB 71 5'11" 195 4 Senior Greeley, CO Graduated Daniel Sorensen 9 DB 74 6'2" 208 4 Senior Colton, CA Graduated Eathyn Manumaleuna 55 DL 74 6'2" 305 4 Senior Anchorage, AK Graduated Tyler Beck 45 LB 73 6'1" 220 4 Senior Murrieta, CA Graduated Spencer Hadley 34 LB 75 6'1" 227 4 Senior Connell, WA Graduated Austin Jorgensen 34 LB 74 6'2" 232 4 Senior Mount Pleasant, UT Graduated Uani Unga 41 LB 73 6'1" 317 4 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated Kyle Van Noy 3 LB 75 6'3" 245 4 Senior Reno, NV Graduated; Selected in 2014 NFL draft by Detroit Lions with 40th pickDetroit Lions sign Kyle Van Noy to 4-year deal; Eric Ebron lone unsigned draft pick Dave Birkett http://www.freep.com/article/20140604/SPORTS01/306040182/detroit-lions-kyle-van-noy Detroit Free Press June 5, 2014 June 5, 2014 Justin Sorensen 37 K 73 6'1" 243 4 Senior South Jordan, UT Graduated Kevin O'Mary 96 DS 76 6'4" 240 4 Senior San Diego, CA Graduated Tanner Cox 96 LB 76 6'4" 226 3 Junior Pleasant View, UT Graduated Andrew Crawford 68 OL 77 6'5" 222 2 Sophomore Fairfax, VA Tui Crichton 52 OL 75 6'3" 343 3 Junior Provo, UT Michael Doman 93 DL 76 6'4" 240 2 Sophomore Portland, OR Transferred to Portland StateCanby alum Michael Doman transfers to Portland State Jeff Goodman http://www.pamplinmedia.com/cby/150-sports/210293-68079-college-football-canby-alum-michael-doman-transfers-to-portland-state Canby Herald February 7, 2014 February 7, 2014 Cole Jones 65 OL 78 6'6" 282 2 Sophomore Centerville, UT Benson Manwaring 31 WR 75 5'5" 180 3 Junior Boise, ID Ammon Olsen 15 QB 75 6'3" 209 2 Sophomore Draper, UT Transferred to Southern UtahBackup quarterback Ammon Olsen transferring to SUU Jeff Call https://www.deseret.com/2014/1/21/20533517/byu-football-backup-quarterback-ammon-olsen-transferring-to-suu/ Deseret News January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 Rylee Gautavai 46 LB 72 6'0" 219 1 Freshman Bountiful, UT LDS mission (returning in 2016) Porter Hansen 38 LB 75 6'3" 205 1 Freshman La Crescenta, CA LDS mission (returning in 2016) Trajan Pili 47 LB 73 6'1" 225 1 Freshman Las Vegas, NV LDS mission (returning in 2016) Addison Pulsipher 71 OL 77 6'5" 264 1 Freshman Temecula, CA LDS mission (returning in 2016) Thomas Shoaf 56 OL 79 6'7" 255 1 Freshman Columbus, IN LDS mission (returning in 2016) Nephi Stevens 22 WR 71 5'11" 190 1 Freshman Aiea, HI LDS mission (returning in 2016) Merrill Taliauli 46 DL 74 6'2" 312 1 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT LDS mission (returning in 2016) Iona Pritchard 5 RB 72 6'0" 232 3 RS Junior South Jordan, UT Graduate Transfer to Oregon StateBYU FB Iona Pritchard transferring to Oregon State Jay Drew http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/58007149-77/pritchard-byu-iona-brother.html.csp Salt Lake Tribune May 30, 2014 May 30, 2014 Billy Green 10 QB 74 6'2" 206 2 Sophomore Woodway, WA TransferredBackup fullback Pritchard, quarterback Green are leaving program Jeff Call https://www.deseret.com/2014/5/30/20542407/byu-football-backup-fullback-pritchard-quarterback-green-are-leaving-program/ Deseret News May 30, 2014 May 30, 2014 JonRyheem Peoples 94 DL 76 6'4" 339 1 RS Freshman Rigby, ID Transferred to Idaho StateDL JonRyheem Peoples looking for new home after BYU release Jay Drew http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusports/58058789-65/peoples-mendenhall-byu-says.html.csp Salt Lake Tribune June 12, 2014 June 12, 2014 Media Football Media Day Football Media Day took place on Monday, June 23rd of 2014 and aired live on BYUtv, having player interviews conducted through byutvsports.com. Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates 2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team 2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team 2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer team KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KIDO- Boise, ID [football only]KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UTKSHP- Las Vegas, NV [football only]BYUCougars.comhttp://www.ksl.com/?sid=17626099&nid=276&title=ksl-newsradiobyu-radio-sports-network-affiliates BYU Sports Network Affiliates KSL October 11, 2011 Roster 2014 BYU Cougars y 2 FR Hunter Moore QB 4 JR Taysom Hill y QB C y 7 SR Christian Stewart QB 10 FR McCoy Hill QB 15 FR Hayden Griffits QB 21 JR Jamaal Williams y RB y 24 SO Algie Brown y RB 26 JR Nate Carter RB 28 SO Adam Hine RB y 32 FR Peter Welsh RB 33 SR Paul Lasike y RB C 34 SO AJ Moore RB 36 SO Joshua Whippy y RB 17 FR Colby Jorgensen TE 80 FR Matt Sumsion TE 84 SR Devin Mahina TE 85 SO Bryan Sampson TE 1 SR Ross Apo WR 3 SO Colby Pearson WR 5 JR Nick Kurtz WR y 9 SR Jordan Leslie y WR y 10 JR Mitch Mathews y WR 11 JR Terenn Houk WR y 13 JR Kurt Henderson WR 18 SR David Kessler WR 19 JR Keanu Nelson WR 82 SO Jake Ziolkowski WR 82 SO Travis Frey WR 83 SO David Kessler WR 86 FR Trey Dye WR 86 JR Chase Frei WR 87 SO Mitchell Juergens WR 50 SR Edward Fusi OL 54 SO Parker Dawe OL 55 SO Brayden Kearsley OL y 56 FR Tejan Koroma OL y 57 SR De'Ondre Wesley y OL y 58 JR Chase Larson OL 61 SR Quinn Lawlor OL 66 SO Manu Mulitalo OL 67 SO Kyle Johnson OL 68 FR Brian Rawlinson OL 70 JR Terrance Alletto OL 71 FR Ului Lapuaho OL 72 JR Ryker Mathews y OL 73 SR Solomone Kafu OL 74 SR Brock Stringham OL 78 FR Tuni Kanuch OL 75 SO Brad Wilcox OL 77 SR Michael Yeck OL 1 SR Harvey Jackson DB 1 JR Sam Lee DB 2 SO Dallin Leavitt y DB y 4 SR Robertson Daniel y DB 6 SR Jordan Johnson DB y 7 SR Skye PoVey DB 11 FR Jordan Preator DB 12 SO Kai Nacua y DB 13 JR Trent Trammell DB 15 SO Michael Davis DB y Michael Davis (defensive back) 16 FR Michael Shelton DB y 17 SO Chris Badger DB 20 SR Craig Bills DB C y 23 SO Garrett Juergens DB 30 JR Michael Wadsworth DB 35 FR Kavika Fonua DB 37 FR Grant Jones DB 44 JR Remington Peck DL C 48 SO Tomasi Laulile DL 62 SO Logan Taele DL 76 FR Kamalani Kaluhiokalani DL 89 FR Steven Richards DL 91 FR Travis Tuiloma DL 92 JR Graham Rowley DL 93 SR Josh Carter DL 94 FR Kesni Tausinga DL 95 FR Bracken El-Bakri DL 95 FR Jaterrius Gulley DL y 96 SO Adam Ingersoll DL 97 SO Theodore King DL 99 SR Marques Johnson DL 5 SR Alani Fua y LB y 22 JR Manoa Pikula LB 25 JR Teu Kautai LB 31 SO Sae Tautu LB y 34 FR Fred Warner LB y Fred Warner (American football) 36 FR Troy Hinds LB 39 FR Phillip Amone LB 41 SO Austin Heder LB 42 SR Michael Alisa LB y 43 JR Jherremya Leuta-Douyere LB 45 FR Toloa'i Ho Ching LB 46 SO Harvey Langi y LB 47 SR Zac Stout LB 49 SO Jordan Egbert LB 50 SO DJ Doman LB 51 FR Va'a Niumatalolo LB 53 FR Sione Takitaki LB y 88 FR Tyler Cook LB y 90 JR Bronson Kaufusi LB y 23 SR Scott Arellano P 28 JR Jordan Miller P 39 FR Chasen Brown P 27 SR Trevor Samson K 29 FR Andrew Mikkelsen K 38 SO Vance "Moose" Bingham K http://byucougars.com/roster/m-football Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State) Robert Anae (BYU) Offensive coordinator, offensive line, assistant head coach Mark Atuaia (BYU) Running backs Garett Tujague (BYU) Offensive line Jason Beck (BYU) Quarterbacks Guy Holliday (Cheyney) Outside wide receivers Nick Howell (Weber State) Secondary, defensive coorindator Steve Kaufusi (BYU) Defensive line Kelly Poppinga (BYU) Outside linebackers, special teams Paul Tidwell (Utah State) Inside linebackers Jay Omer (Auburn) Strength & conditioning Zach Nyborg (BYU) Director of football operations Patrick Hickman (Boise State) Football H. S. relations coordinator Geoff Martzen (Fresno State) Football player personnel & on-campus recruiting coordinator http://byucougars.com/staff/m-football BYU Men's Football Staff BYU Athletics 2014-02-25 2012-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120122032929/http://byucougars.com/staff/m-football dead Schedule 2014 AP Mountain August 29 5:00 p.m. w y UConn Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN 35–10 35,150 Harmon Dick August 30, 2014 Taysom Hill steals center stage in BYU's win over UConn https://www.deseret.com/2014/8/30/20547988/taysom-hill-steals-center-stage-in-byu-s-win-over-uconn/ 2014-08-30 Deseret News September 6 5:30 p.m. w y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX FS1 41–7 93,463 https://www.deseret.com/2014/9/7/20548576/don-t-mess-with-taysom-byu-blows-away-texas-with-28-point-third-quarter-explosion/ Taysom Hill does it again as BYU routs Texas 41–7 Deseret News 2014-09-06https://www.deseret.com/2014/9/7/20548569/taysom-hill-s-leap-of-faith-ignites-byu-blowout-over-texas/ Taysom Hill's leap of faith ignites BYU blowout over Texas Deseret News 2014-09-07 September 11 7:00 p.m. w 25 Houston LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 33–25 57,630 https://www.deseret.com/2014/9/12/20548612/roller-coaster-ride-byu-outlasts-houston-after-potential-blowout-turns-into-close-game/ Roller-coaster ride: BYU outlasts Houston after potential blowout turns into close game Deseret News 2014-09-11 September 20 1:30 p.m. w 21 Virginia LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 41–33 59,023 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865611437/Virginia-tries-for-upset-but-big-plays-lift-BYU-to-4-0.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140922193120/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865611437/Virginia-tries-for-upset-but-big-plays-lift-BYU-to-4-0.html dead September 22, 2014 Virginia tries for upset, but big plays lift BYU to 4–0 Deseret News 2014-09-20https://www.deseret.com/2019/8/05/20549478/big-plays-lift-no-21-byu-past-virginia/ Big plays lift No. 21 BYU past Virginia Deseret News 2014-09-20 October 3 8:15 p.m. l 18 Utah State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT rivalry ESPN 20–35 64,090 https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/4/20550347/utah-state-report-card-garretson-aggies-shred-no-18-byu-s-secondary/ Garretson, Aggies shred No. 18 BYU's secondary Deseret News 2014-10-04https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/4/20550407/utah-state-stuns-no-18-byu-on-night-when-cougar-qb-taysom-hill-fractures-leg/ Utah State stuns No. 18 BYU on night when Cougar QB Taysom Hill fractures leg Deseret News 2014-10-04 October 9 5:30 p.m. l y UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN 24–31 OT 41,547 https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/10/20550396/ucf-outlasts-byu-in-ot-spoils-stewart-s-debut-as-starter/ UCF outlasts BYU in OT, spoils Stewart's debut as starter Deseret News 2014-10-10 October 18 8:15 p.m. l Nevada LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 35–42 56,355 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613480/BYU-amasses-yards-but-flutters-in-the-end-in-loss-to-Nevada.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141020184139/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613480/BYU-amasses-yards-but-flutters-in-the-end-in-loss-to-Nevada.html dead October 20, 2014 BYU amasses yards but flutters in the end in loss to Nevada Deseret News 2014-10-19 October 24 7:00 p.m. l y Boise State Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID ESPN 30–55 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613930/BYU-vs-Boise-State-live-Cougars-and-Broncos-kick-at-700.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141028030206/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613930/BYU-vs-Boise-State-live-Cougars-and-Broncos-kick-at-700.html dead October 28, 2014 Boise State blasts BYU 55–30, Mendenhall takes full responsibility for loss Deseret News 2014-10-25 36,752 November 1 1:30 p.m. w y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN 27–7 18,952 November 15 5:00 p.m. w UNLV LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPNU 42–23 53,622 November 22 1:00 p.m. w Savannah State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv 64–0 52,123 November 29 2:30 p.m. w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA P12N 42–35 47,856 December 22 12:00 p.m. l y Memphis Marlins Park Miami, FL Miami Beach Bowl ESPN 48–55 2OT 20,761 BYU to play inaugural Miami bowl Brett McMurphy https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10852162/byu-cougars-play-inaugural-miami-beach-bowl ESPN April 28, 2014 April 28, 2014 Game summaries UConn UConn Huskies football 2014 UConn Huskies football team BYU at UConn Cougars 14 14 0 7 Huskies 0 7 0 3 August 29 The RentEast Hartford, CT 7:02 p.m. EST 3:29 35,150 75 °F °C on, Clear and mild, winds S at 7mph Tracy Jones Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams ESPNSources: Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. For the second consecutive season BYU opened up on the East Coast. This time they came not in a white-out fashion. Instead they came with a mixed white and blue uniform, and the lack of rainy conditions allowed BYU to strike early and often in the running game. BYU would rush for 205 yards and two touchdowns, while Taysom Hill would complete nearly 80% of his passes for 308 yards. While BYU sat out many players due to suspensions, including top Running back Jamaal Williams, BYU's defense kept UConn in must pass situations as they limited UConn's rushing game to 94 yards on31 carries, an average of 2.3 per play. BYU would walk away with a 1–0 start, but they would also walk away with 2 of the 3 FBS Independent player of the week awards. Taysom Hill would take his first FBS Offensive Player of the Week award, and Bronson Kaufusi would take the FBS Defensive Player of the Week award. BYU UConn collapsed 1 9:56 BYU 15 75 5:04 RushTD Taysom Hill 7 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 9:35 BYU 1 26 0:06 RecTD Mitch Mathews Taysom Hill 26 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 2 9:13 BYU 5 46 1:21 RecTD Adam Hine Taysom Hill 7 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 0 2 2:33 UConn 6 52 2:16 RushTD Josh Mariner 1 good Bobby Puyol run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 7 2 1:03 BYU 5 69 1:30 RecTD Terenn Houck Taysom Hill 35 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 7 4 11:48 UConn 10 37 3:58 FG 35 Bobby Puyol 28 10 4 4:06 BYU 6 90 1:35 RushTD Taysom Hill 26 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 10 35 10 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Taysom Hill 28-36-0-308; UConn, Casey Cochran 17-31-1-171, Chandler Whitmer 8-17-0-113. Rushing: BYU, Hill 12–98–2, Paul Lasike 9–49, Algernon Brown 6–35, Adam Hine 6–15, Mitchell Juergens 1–5, Nate Carter 3–4; UConn, Max Delorenzo 9–40, Josh Marriner 9–28–1, Arkeel Newsome 3–10, Ron Johnson 3–9, Blake Feagles 1–6, Cochran 1-(−6), Whitmer 5-(−13). Receiving: BYU, Mitch Mathews 5–62–1, Terenn Houk 4–58–1, Colby Pearson 3–47, Brown 4–44, Adam hine 3–25, Lasike 4–23, Jordan Leslie 2–22, Mitchell Huergens 2–19, Devin Mahina 1–8; UConn, Geremy Davis 7–96, Kamal Abrams 3–38, Sean Mcquillan 3–33, Alec Bloom 2–24, Noel Thomas 2–18, Newsome 1–18, Marriner 1–17, Johnson 1–11, Deshon Foxx 2–8, Jazzmar Clax 1–3, Tommy Myers 1–3. Interceptions: BYU, Craig Bills 1–0. Texas Texas Longhorns football 2014 Texas Longhorns football team BYU at Texas Cougars 3 3 28 7 #NR/25 Longhorns 0 0 7 0 September 6 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX 6:36 p.m. CST 3:18 93,463 95 °F °C on, Sunny w/ 39% humidity, winds SE at 9mph Mike Defee Joe Davis, Joey Harrington, & Kris Budden/Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, & Joe Schad FS1/ESPN RadioSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=57084 BYU @ Texas Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-09-06 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes got his first collegiate start for the injured David Ash, who would later retire from collegiate football, and a lot of short passes allowed him to walk away with a high passing percentage. While Texas found itself unable to score often offensively, the defense pestered BYU and kept the game close until the third quarter. BYU took the ball to open the third quarter and drove for a touchdown. Texas turnovers and an inability to stop BYU in the third turned a close game into a blowout. BYU converted four possessions into four touchdowns ad turned a 6–0 game into 34–0 before Texas was finally able to score. The highlight of the night came in the third when Taysom Hill took off for a 30-yard touchdown run with a little over 12 minutes remaining in the third. During the run he leaped six feet in the air over one Texas defender. The highlight placed Hill on many people's Heisman watch list and caused Cougar fans to start calling Taysom Taysman. The Cougars third quarter performance turned what had been a lackluster performance into a blowout and was enough to give Taysom Hill his second consecutive FBS Independent Offisive Player of the Week award. Meanwhile, many Texas fans started claiming they never wanted to see BYU on their schedule again. BYU improved to 4–1 vs. Texas and 6–1 vs. Texas & Oklahoma lifetime with their second consecutive blowout. BYU UT collapsed 1 3:30 BYU 8 71 2:54 FG 21 Trevor Samson 3 0 2 6:34 BYU 6 12 2:16 FG 29 Trevor Samson 6 0 3 12:06 BYU 9 75 2:54 RushTD Taysom Hill 30 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 0 3 9:22 BYU 5 55 1:09 RushTD Adam Hine 16 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 0 3 5:51 BYU 7 29 2:21 RushTD Taysom Hill 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 0 3 4:33 BYU 4 24 1:08 RushTD Taysom Hill 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 0 3 0:29 Texas 13 75 4:04 RecTD John Harris Tyrone Swoopes 13 good Nick Rose run/pass good/failed/incomplete 34 7 4 8:05 BYU 9 45 3:35 RushTD Adam Hine 8 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 41 7 41 7 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Taysom Hill 18-27-1-181; UT, Tyrone Swoopes 20-31-1-176. Rushing: BYU, Hill 24–99–3, Jamaal Williams 19–89, Adam Hine 4–29–2, Algernon Brown 6–29, Nate Carter 2–4, Paul Lasike 1–2; UT, Johnathan Gray 14–47, Malcolm Brown 14–28, Swoopes 7–7. Receiving: BYU, Jordan Leslie 7–85, Brown 4–40, Mitch Mathews 4–24, Terenn Houk 1–14, Williams 1–12, Devin Mahine 1–6; UT, John Harris 8–77–1, Jaxon Shipley 5–36, Lorenzo Joe 1–22, Marcus Johnson 2–20, Geoff Swaim 2–14, Gray 1–5, Brown 1–2. Interceptions: BYU, Michael Alisa 1–30; UT, Quandre Diggs 1–0. Houston Houston Cougars football 2014 Houston Cougars football team Houston at BYU UH Cougars 0 15 0 10 #25/NR BYU Cougars 16 7 3 7 September 11 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 7:01 p.m. MST 3:21 57,630 70 °F °C on, Clear w/ 34% humidity, winds NW at 5 mph Todd LaPenta Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder/Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom ESPN/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=64271 Houston @ BYU Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-09-11 Uniform combination: white helmet with stars and stripes, blue jersey, white pants. On 9/11 both BYU and Houston came out with patriotic helmets, and BYU decorated the field with patriotic symbols to remind everyone we never forget what happened on 9–11. The decorations served only as a small distraction as a game was to take place. BYU and Houston both swapped quarters in terms of offensive efficiency. For the game BYU owned most statistical categories. However Houston was able to keep it close due to turnovers. Houston forced 3 turnovers which they converted into 17 points, 14 of which came in the second quarter and turned a 23–0 game into 23–15 as time expired in the first half. BYU countered by opening the game with a defensive safety on Houston's first possession. In addition to the turnovers, personal fouls kept a lot of Houston drives alive. BYU committed 11 penalties for 98 yards. The close game led a lot of people to speculate BYU wasn't truly a top 25 team. However some of the doubters were silenced when Taysom Hill was awarded his third consecutive FBS Independents Offensive player of the week award. Houston BYU collapsed 1 10:37 BYU SafetyTackle John O'Korn Zac Stout 0 2 1 9:12 BYU 5 64 1:17 RushTD Jamaal Williams 11 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 9 1 3:24 BYU 8 70 2:43 RushTD Taysom Hill 5 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 16 2 8:57 BYU 16 88 5:23 RecTD Mitch Mathews Taysom Hill 5 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 23 2 3:12 Houston 17 82 4:23 FG 29 Kyle Bullard 3 23 2 1:17 Houston 6 29 1:41 RecTD Deontay Greenbery John O'Korn 7 failed Kyle Bullard run/pass good/failed/incomplete 9 23 2 0:00 Houston 1 45 0:03 RecTD Daniel Spencer John O'Korn 45 failed Kyle Bullard run/pass good/failed/incomplete 15 23 3 0:51 BYU 15 53 6:15 FG 26 Trevor Samson 15 26 4 11:47 BYU 8 56 2:50 RushTD Jamaal Williams 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 15 33 4 9:09 Houston 7 68 2:31 RecTD Deontay Greenbery John O'Korn 15 good Kyle Bullard run/pass good/failed/incomplete 22 33 4 7:18 Houston 4 8 0:56 FG 36 Kyle Bullard 25 33 25 33 Game Stats: Passing: UH, John O'Korn 30-52-0-307, Greg Ward Jr. 1–1–0–8; BYU, Taysom Hill 21-34-2-200. Rushing: UH, Kenneth Farrow 3–7, O'Korn 6–4, Ward 1–0, Ryan Jackson 3-(−1); BYU, Taysom Hill 26–160–1, Jamaal Williams 28–139–2, Paul Lasike 3–21, Adam Hine 3–7, Scott Arellano 1-(−1). Receiving: UH, Daniel Spencer 10–133–1, Deontay Greenberry 6–74–2, Kenneth Farrow 5–25, Markeith Ambles 3–32, Ward 3–24, Demarcus Ayers 1–14, Wayne Beadle 1–9, Jackson 2–4; BYU, Jordan Leslie 6–79, Mitchell Juergens 1–38, Mitch Mathews 4–22–1, Devin Mahina 1–16, Kurt Henderson 1–11, Williams 1–9, Lasike 2–8, Terenn Houk 1–7, Adam Hine 1–5, Trey Dye 2–4, Devon Blackmon 1–1. Interceptions: UH, Joey Mbu 1–0, Trevon Stewart 1–0. Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football 2014 Virginia Cavaliers football team Virginia at BYU Cavaliers 7 9 0 17 #21/23 Cougars 3 10 14 14 September 20 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 1:35 p.m. MST 3:40 59,023 73 °F °C on, Sunny & Clear, winds N at 6mph Jerry Magallane Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, & Quint Kessenich/Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom ESPN/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=64570 Virginia @ BYU Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-09-20 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. Virginia entered the game leading the nation in forcing turnovers. They were unable to take the ball once from BYU. However, the Cavaliers were able to limit BYU's offensive possessions. The Cavaliers doubled up BYU in almost every statistical category. Virginia ran 102 plays to BYU's 60, held the ball 41 minutes to BYU's 19, and outgained BYU 519 yards to 332. However BYU was able to score on virtually every possession they had, and a 99-yard punt return from Adam Hine proved to be the backbreaker for the Cavaliers as BYU improved to 4–0. For the fourth consecutive week Taysom Hill walked away with the FBS Independents offensive player of the week award, and Scott Arellano, who was awarded the game MVP thanks to his punts of 60+ yards, walked away with the FBS Independents special teams player of the week award. UVA BYU collapsed 1 13:54 Virginia 3 53 1:06 RushTD Greyson Lambert 1 good Ian Frye run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 5:10 BYU 10 66 3:00 FG 28 Trevor Samson 7 3 2 14:55 Virginia 12 69 5:15 FG 23 Ian Frye 10 3 2 13:48 BYU 5 75 1:07 RecTD Jordan Leslie Taysom Hill 8 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 2 14:55 Virginia 10 39 4:05 FG 41 Ian Frye 13 10 2 4:39 BYU 4 4 1:00 FG 37 Trevor Samson 13 13 2 0:00 Virginia 7 49 1:43 FG 22 Ian Frye 16 13 3 9:02 BYU 7 49 1:43 RushTD Taysom Hill 15 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 20 3 2:23 BYU 10 73 2:05 RushTD Jamaal Williams 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 27 4 12:14 Virginia 12 46 5:09 FG 46 Ian Frye 19 27 4 10:17 BYU 6 66 1:49 RecTD Mitch Juergens Taysom Hill 50 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 19 34 4 8:06 Virginia 9 75 2:11 RushTD Khalek Shepherd 9 good Ian Frye run/pass good/failed/incomplete 26 34 4 7:50 BYU Other Adam Hine 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Trevor Samson kick good 26 41 4 1:48 Virginia 13 98 3:33 RecTD Kyle Dockins Matt Johns 11 good Ian Frye run/pass good/failed/incomplete 33 41 33 41 Game Stats: Passing: VA, Greyson Lambert 21-35-1-188, Matt Johns 14-23-0-139; BYU, Taysom Hill 13-23-0-187. Rushing: VA, Khalek Shepherd 14–73–1, Lambert 5–49–1, Kevin Parks 11–24, Johns 3–22, Taquan Mizzell 8–17, Darius Jennings 3–11; BYU, Hill 17–72–1, Jamaal Williams 13–68–1, Paul Lasike 2–5, Mitchell Juergens 1–3, Adam Hine 1–0, TEAM 3-(−3). Receiving: VA, Miles Gooch 6–65, Parks 6–33, Canaan Severin 4–58, Andre Levrone 3–46, Doni Dowling 4–36, Jennings 3–35, Keeon Johnson 3–21, Kyle Dockins 1–11, Mizzell 2–10, Rob Burns 1–8, Shepherd 2–4; BYU, Devon Blackmon 2–55, Mitch Juergens 2–53–1, Jordan Leslie 4–41–1, Mitch Mathews 3–26, Terenn Houk 1–8, Devin Mahina 1–4. Interceptions: BYU, Robertson Daniels 1–32. Utah State Utah State Football Announces Three-Game Series With BYU, Resumes Series With Utah and Lists Future Non-Conference Opponents http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072011aaf.html 2011-07-20 UtahStateAggies.com 2011-08-20 Utah State Aggies football 2014 Utah State Aggies football team The Old Wagon Wheel Beehive Boot Utah State at BYU Aggies 7 21 7 0 #18/19 Cougars 7 7 3 3 October 3 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:26 p.m. MST 3:31 64,090 54 °F °C on, Clear, winds NW at 6mph Rick Loumiet Dave Flemming, Mike Bellotti, & Allison Williams/Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom ESPN/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=65063 Utah State @ BYU Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-10-03 Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, royal blue pants. With no Utah on the schedule, BYU choose the Utah State game to break out the royal blue uniforms. The day also featured the retirement of Jim McMahon's #9 into the Cougar Ring of Fame, making BYU's WR Jordan Leslie the last Cougar to wear the coveted number.https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/4/20549968/jim-mcmahon-graciously-accepts-high-honors-from-byu-administrators/ Jim McMahon graciously accepts high honors from BYU administrators Deseret News 2014-10-04 The night began with two pass completions from Taysom Hill to Jordan Leslie totaling 57 yards, setting up a 7-yard run touchdown run from Taysom Hill. Utah State countered by converting linebacker Nick Vigil into a running back. Nick used strong runs around the outside to continually move the ball into BYU territory and give Utah State the short field. Meanwhile, Darrell Garretson completed a QB rating above 230 as Utah State used long, sustained offensive drives to limit BYU's possessions. A Jamaal Williams fumble in the second quarter allowed the Aggies to take a 21–14 lead. The fumble was the first lost fumble for Williams collegiate career. The fumble began a series of bad stretches for BYU as on the next possession Taysom Hill suffered what appeared to be a fractured leg. Hill was carted off the field and placed in an air cast. Early prognosis stated that is might be season ending, but additional details would be released Monday after X-Rays and an MRI were performed.https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/4/20550304/byu-quarterback-taysom-hill-fractures-left-leg-against-utah-state/ BYU quarterback Taysom Hill fractures left leg against Utah State Deseret News 2014-10-04 Backup quarterback Christian Stewart came in to try and rally the BYU cause, but 3 interceptions allowed the Aggies to utilize a short field and ruin any real chances BYU had of coming back. The loss to Utah State proved to be the first home loss for BYU against the Aggies since 1976. It ended any chances BYU had of making a New Years Six bowl and likely ended any Heisman Campaign Hill was to possibly have. Ironically enough, the last time BYU had lost to the Aggies at home was when Jim McMahon was a QB for BYU. The loss returned the Wagon Wheel to Logan and allowed Utah State to walk away with the 2014 Beehive Boot, as neither team plays Utah this season. Utah State BYU collapsed 1 13:44 BYU 5 75 1:16 RushTD Taysom Hill 11 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 0:50 Utah State 10 85 4:33 RecTD Devon Robinson Darrell Garretson 7 good Nick Diaz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 13:06 BYU 9 75 2:44 RecTD Mitch Mathews Taysom Hill 25 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 4:40 Utah State 13 88 8:20 RushTD Darrell Garretson 5 good Nick Diaz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 4:27 Utah State 1 22 0:07 RecTD Devon Robinson Darrell Garretson 22 good Nick Diaz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 2 0:55 Utah State 3 87 0:45 RecTD Hunter Sharp Darrell Garretson 72 good Nick Diaz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 14 3 4:39 BYU 6 15 1:39 FG 41 Trevor Samson 28 17 3 1:49 Utah State 6 76 2:39 RushTD Nick Vigil 1 good Nick Diaz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 17 4 8:39 BYU 8 52 1:33 FG 34 Trevor Samson 35 20 35 20 Game Stats: Passing: USU, Darrell Garretson 19-25-0-321; BYU, Christian Stewart 10-29-3-172, Taysom Hill 8–11–0–99. Rushing: USU, Nick Vigil 16–57–1, Joe Hill 18–54, Rashad Hall 7–10, Kennedy Williams 2–10, LaJuan Hunt 3–8, JoJo Natson 1–6, Garretson 3-(−9); BYU, Jamaal Williams 17–99, Taysom Hill 7–35–1, Christian Stewart 7–11, Paul Lasike 2–6, Algernon Brown 1–3. Receiving: USU, Hunter Sharp 5–173–1, Devon Robinson 6–98–2, JoJo Natson 5–34, Joe Hill 2–11, Ronald Butler 1–5; BYU, Mitch Mathews 8–117–1, Jordan Leslie 4–135, Terenn Houk 3–7, Lasike 1–7, Adam Hine 1–4, Williams 1–1. Interceptions: USU, Devin Centers 1–34, Frank Sutera 1–21, Torrey Green 1–0. UCF UCF Knights football 2014 UCF Knights football team BYU at UCF Cougars 0 3 21 0 0 Knights 10 0 7 7 7 October 9 Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL 7:32 p.m. EST 3:45 41,547 81 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, Winds E 11mph Kevin Mar Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder ESPNSources: Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. Christian Stewart started his first game for BYU at QB hoping to help BYU rebound. The Cougars entered the game with only 2 days of practice to get ready for the Knights and with 5 starters out with injury (Taysom Hill, Brayden Kearsley, Terenn Houk, Alan Fui, and Devin Leavitt).https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/9/20550202/injury-plagued-byu-lose-3-more-starters-in-1st-half-vs-ucf/ Injury-plagued BYU lose 3 more starters in 1st half vs. UCF Deseret News 2014-10-09 The injuries to Kearsley & Houk allowed UCF's defense to break through the line and pester BYU throughout, sacking Stewart twice forcing one fumble and picking the ball off once. BYU's defense rose to the challenge and was able to stop UCF's offense from scoring on 8 consecutive possessions. The defense picked off two UCF passes and forced two UCF fumbles, allowing BYU to have the short field and take the lead in the third quarter. BYU's defense also forced UCF into two missed field goals in the fourth, forcing the eventual overtime. Injuries proved once again to be BYU's downfall. Jamaal Williams suffered an ankle injury on the first play of the game, Cornerback Jordan Johnson was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital to have his right arm evaluated, and Craig Bills went out of the game with a concussion. BYU also revealed that receiver Nick Kurtz will seek a redshirt this season and won't play in any of the remaining games. A conservative rush attack in the fourth quarter forced BYU into 4 consecutive three-and-outs, and UCF won 31–24. BYU UCF collapsed 1 8:54 UCF 12 79 8:54 RushTD Justin Holman 5 good Shawn Moffitt run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 4:37 UCF 6 19 3:17 FG 42 Shawn Moffitt 0 10 2 5:12 BYU 10 41 3:23 FG 32 Trevor Samson 3 10 3 11:56 BYU 10 64 3:04 RecTD Colby Pearson Christian Stewart 4 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 3 9:30 BYU 2 25 0:25 RecTD Devin Mahina Christian Stewart 15 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 3 9:05 BYU 1 14 0:07 RecTD Devin Mahina Christian Stewart 14 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 10 3 5:37 UCF 8 37 3:28 RushTD William Stanback 2 good Shawn Moffitt run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 17 4 10:17 UCF 2 37 0:15 RecTD Josh Reese Justin Holman 37 good Shawn Moffitt run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 24 OT UCF 5 25 RecTD William Stanback Justin Holman 4 good Shawn Moffitt run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 31 24 31 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 22-37-1-153; UCF, Justin Holman 30-51-2-326. Rushing: BYU, Algernon Brown 16–80, Stewart 13–52, Paul Lasike 12–51, Adam Hine 5–5, Mitch Juergens 1–2, Jamaal Williams 1–1, Team 1-(−2); UCF, William Stanback 22–44–1, Holman 10–26–1, Team 1-(−7). Receiving: BYU, Devin Mahina 4–46–2, Mitch Mathews 3–24, Colby Pearson 3–22–1, Jordan Leslie 4–21, Lasike 1–19, Juergens 3–14, Brown 2–6, Keanu Nelson 1–3, Hine 1-(−2); UCF, Josh Reese 5–87–1, Breshad Perriman 6–83, Rannell Hall 8–71, J.J. Worton 3–22, Stanback 2–18–1, Justin Tukes 3–15, Jordan Akins 1–14, Jackie Williams 1–10, Kevin Miller 1–6. Interceptions: BYU, Kai Nacua 1–15, Skye Povey 1–15; UCF, Jacoby Glenn 1–0. Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team Nevada at BYU Wolf Pack 3 10 7 22 Cougars 7 21 0 7 October 18 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:26 p.m. MST 3:35 56,355 61 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, Winds NW 12mph David Alvarez Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, & Dawn Davenport/Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom ESPN2/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=65064 Nevada @ BYU Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-10-18 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. For the second consecutive game Christian Stewart had one quarter where he was on fire, passing for more than 150 yards in the second quarter and throwing for three touchdowns. However Cody Fajardo rebounded from a slow first half to throw for more than 200 of his 285 yards passing in the second half. Nevada was also able to get a running game going in the second half thanks to Don Jackson, who carried 18 times for 62 yards, and the Wolf Pack rallied to hand BYU their third straight loss and second consecutive fourth quarter loss. BYU had the chance with under 2 minutes to tie the game up, but a late fumble at the Nevada 34 yard line, the second fumble within three possessions, sealed the win for the Wolf Pack. It was both fumbles that proved to be the difference in the game. BYU fumbled the ball 3 times, two of which led to Nevada touchdowns. The third allowed Nevada to kneel and run out the clock. UNR BYU collapsed 1 11:13 UNR 11 49 3:47 FG 44 Brent Zuzo 3 0 1 4:00 BYU 12 97 3:03 RushTD Paul Lasike 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 14:41 BYU 14 72 2:52 RecTD Paul Lasike Christian Stewart 20 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 2 13:40 UNR 3 75 1:01 RushTD James Butler 9 good Brent Zuzo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 11:48 BYU 6 60 1:42 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 20 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 2 11:13 UNR 14 57 6:24 FG 26 Brent Zuzo 13 21 2 1:00 BYU 16 90 4:11 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 11 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 28 3 4:00 UNR 13 74 5:04 RushTD Cody Fajardo 1 good Brent Zuzo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 28 4 11:18 UNR 11 48 4:50 RecTD Richy Turner Cody Fajardo 18 pass good 28 28 4 7:34 UNR 5 49 2:14 RushTD Cody Fajardo 25 good Brent Zuzo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 28 4 5:54 UNR 3 20 1:26 RushTD James Butler 6 good Brent Zuzo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 42 28 4 2:34 BYU 15 75 3:20 RecTD Keanu Nelson Christian Stewart 8 pass good 42 35 42 35 Game Stats: Passing: UNR, Cody Fajardo 26-40-0-285; BYU, Christian Stewart 39-36-0-408. Rushing: UNR, Don Jackson 3–95, Jarred Gipson 4–61, Richy Turner 9–56–1, Hans Henderson 6–47, Kendall Brook 3–21, James Butler 1–5; BYU, Nate Carter 7–87, Christian Stewart 16–47, Paul Lasike 12–46–1, Algernon Brown 1–11, Mitch Juergens 1–5, Jordan Leslie 1–1, Terenn Houk 1-(−4). Receiving: UNR, Don Jackson 18–62, Cody Fajardo 8–47–2, James Butler 9–19–2; BYU, Mitch Mathews 16–182–2, Paul Lasike 5–69–1, Jordan Leslie 6–47, Mitch Juergens 4–41, Devin Mahina 2–19, Keanu Nelson 2–13–1, Colby Pearson 1–13, Algernon Brown 1–11, Terenn Houk 1–9, Trey Dye 1–4. Boise State Boise State Broncos football 2014 Boise State Broncos football team BYU at Boise State Cougars 0 16 7 7 Broncos 10 31 7 7 October 25 Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID 7:01 p.m. MST 3:15 36,752 60 °F °C on, Clear, Winds WNW 8mph Reggie Smith Dave Flemming, David Diaz-Infante, & Allison Williams ESPNSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=57329 BYU @ Boise State Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-10-24 After four consecutive games where BYU gave up more than 400 yards Bronco Mendenhall took over the defensive playing calling responsibilities. The change in play calling didn't faze Boise State. BYU gave up 9 plays of 15+ yards passing and another 4 against the rush. Boise State would win the turnover battle 2 to 1, and while the Cougars limited their turnovers Boise State would score touchdowns off of both of BYU's turnovers. Jamaal Williams returned and once again assumed the mantle of top running back, but even his spark and a 19-yard touchdown run couldn't help the Cougar D stop the big plays. BYU's defense gave their offense many opportunities and scored nine points themselves, but ten times Boise's defense held BYU to four or fewer plays. In the end Boise State controlled the ball 13 more minutes than BYU and drove down the field six times for 60 or more yards to pull away from BYU. The fourth consecutive loss for BYU gave the Cougars their first four-game losing streak since 2010 and gave the Cougars their first winless October since 1993. Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU BSU collapsed 1 12:21 BSU 7 60 2:39 FG 21 Dan Goodale 0 3 1 5:33 BSU 10 76 5:34 RushTD Grant Hedrick 12 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 12:21 BSU 4 5 1:33 FG 25 Dan Goodale 0 13 2 13:31 BSU 2 94 0:36 RecTD Thomas Sperbeck Grant Hedrick 78 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 20 2 9:12 BYU 13 65 4:19 RushTD Jamaal Williams 19 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 20 2 8:05 BSU 2 94 0:36 RecTD Shane Williams-Rhodes Grant Hedrick 49 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 27 2 7:47 BYU 1 81 0:18 RecTD Colby Pearson Christian Stewart 81 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 27 2 3:39 BSU 9 77 4:08 RushTD Jay Ajayi 3 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 34 2 1:26 BSU SafetyTackle Jay Ajayi Logan Taele 16 34 2 0:42 BSU 2 24 0:12 RecTD Troy Ware Grant Hedrick 19 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 41 3 11:54 BYU IntTD Fred Warner 20 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 41 3 6:54 BSU 4 36 1:31 RecTD Jake Roh Grant Hedrick 8 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 48 4 8:21 BSU 10 80 4:21 RushTD Jay Ajayi 2 good Dan Goodale run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 55 4 5:11 BYU 10 77 3:10 RushTD Christian Stewart 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 30 55 30 55 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 22-38-1-259; BSU, Grant Hedrick 24-31-1-410. Rushing: BYU, Jamaal Williams 16–70–1, Paul Lasike 3–4, Nate Carter 1–0, Christian Stewart 6-(−11); BSU, Jay Ajayi 26–118–2, Jeremy McNichols 4–32, Devan Demas 6–32, Grant Hedrick 8–29–1, Ryan Finley 1–21, Chaz Anderson 1-(−1), Team 2-(−4). Receiving: BYU, Colby Pearson 5–109–1, Jordan Leslie 5–34, Mitch Mathews 4–54, Paul Lasike 3–29, Jamaal Williams 3–1, Mitch Juergens 1–23, Terenn Houk 1–5, Devin Mahina 1–4; BSU, Thomas Sperbeck 6–148–1, Shane Williams-Rhodes 6–89–1, Chaz Anderson 3–78, Jeremy McNichols 2–26, Jay Ajayi 2–26, Jake Roh 2–14–1, Troy Ware 1–19–1, Dallas Burroughs 1–6, Holden Huff 1–4. Interceptions: BYU, Fred Warner 1–20–1; BSU, Darian Thompson 1–2. Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team BYU at Middle Tennessee Cougars 7 0 14 6 Blue Raiders 0 7 0 0 November 1 Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN 2:39 p.m. CST 3:09 18,952 45 °F °C on, Chilly & Windy, Winds NNW 14mph Dan Romeo Rich Waltz, Jay Feely, & Cassie Gallo CBSSNSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=55254&a=1 BYU @ Middle Tennessee Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-11-01 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants After a four-game losing streak the Cougars headed to Murfreesboro, TN to play their coldest game of the year to date. The wind caused both teams to focus on a run first attack during most of the first half, and the Cougars ended up paying the price when junior running back Jamaal Williams suffered a season ending knee injury. With Williams out the Cougars let Stewart start to pass more frequently. The result was Stewart's third consecutive game with more than 300 yards passing, his first game with no turnovers, and BYU ended the four game losing streak. The win became Stewart's first win as BYU's starting QB. BYU MT collapsed 1 12:36 BYU 8 69 2:24 RecTD Colby Pearson Christian Stewart 37 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 4:04 MT 6 60 2:16 RecTD Devin Clarke Austin Grammer 22 good Cody Clark run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 3 9:24 BYU 10 69 3:20 RecTD Jordan Leslie Christian Stewart 19 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 3 0:20 BYU 9 65 2:27 RushTD Paul Lasike 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 7 4 4:37 BYU 7 80 2:50 RushTD Christian Stewart 1 no good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 7 27 7 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 28-45-0-316; MT, Austin Grammer 16-32-2-119. Rushing: BYU, Jamaal Williams 16–49, Paul Lasike 5–28–1, Nate Carter 5–24, Adam Hine 3–25, Christian Stewart 7–5–1, Mitch Juergens 1–5, Team 2-(−8); MT, Shane Tucker 10–49, Jordan Parker 7–32, Reggie Whatley 6–24, AJ Erdely 2–7, Austin Grammer 12-(−3). Receiving: BYU, Mitch Mathews 6–60, Devin Mahina 4–40, Paul Lasike 4–22, Colby Pearson 3–45–1, Jordan Leslie 3–33–1, Terenn Houk 2–28, Jamaal Williams 2–24, Mitch Juergens 2–12, Kurt Henderson 1–33, Keanu Nelson 1–19; MT, Marcus Henry 5–33, Devin Clarke 3–43, Shane Tucker 2–14, Chris Perkins 2–11, D Frazier 2-(−1), Tyler Barron 1–11, Shannon Smith 1–8. Interceptions: BYU, Jordan Praetor 1–0, Tomasi Laulile 1–0. UNLV UNLV Rebels football 2014 UNLV Rebels football team UNLV at BYU Rebels 3 10 10 0 Cougars 7 14 21 0 November 15 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 5:02 p.m. MST 3:42 53,622 30 °F °C on, Cloudy w/ Snow possible, Winds NE 8mph Rick Louimet Anish Shroff & Kelly Stouffer/Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom ESPNU/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=65065 UNLV @ BYU Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-11-15 Uniform combination: black helmet with royal blue decals and black facemasks, black jersey, black pants The Rebels surprised BYU by shutting down their running game in the first half. Accompanied by two first half turnovers, the Rebels were able to keep the game close. However BYU let Stewart fly free in the third quarter. Stewart did his best Taysom Hill impression to avoid being sacked multiple times. For the second consecutive game he threw no interceptions and for the fourth straight game he threw over 300 yards. The result was BYU pulling away for the win. After the game BYU officially accepted a bowl invitation to the Miami Beach Bowl. The key difference in the game was red/blue zone efficiency. BYU went 4/4 with four touchdowns. UNLV went 2/2, but both times they were forced to field goals. Had they capitalized these chances into touchdowns, the first half would have been a very different story. UNLV BYU collapsed 1 9:13 UNLV 6 16 2:45 FG 46 Jonathan Leiva 3 0 1 7:25 BYU 6 84 1:43 RushTD Jordan Leslie 30 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 6:18 BYU 4 65 1:05 RushTD Paul Lasike 8 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 2 5:32 UNLV 2 75 0:50 RushTD Shaquille Murray-Lawrence 68 good Jonathan Levia run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 3:00 UNLV 7 34 2:28 FG 21 Jonathan Leiva 13 14 2 1:23 BYU 5 65 1:29 RushTD Paul Lasike 4 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 21 3 13:25 BYU 6 88 1:27 RecTD Devin Mahina Christian Stewart 15 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 28 3 11:11 UNLV 4 3 0:56 FG 33 Jonathan Leiva 16 28 3 5:42 BYU 7 67 1:36 RecTD Paul Lasike Christian Stewart 26 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 35 3 1:57 UNLV 11 65 3:45 RecTD Devonte Boyd Jared Lebowitz 40 good Jonathan Leiva run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 35 3 1:31 BYU 2 51 0:19 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 8 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 42 23 42 Game Stats: Passing: UNLV, Blake Decker 10–25–1–90, Jared Lebowitz 10-20-0-114; BYU, Christian Stewart 18-32-0-325. Rushing: UNLV, Shaquielle Murray-Lawrence 20–143–1, Keith Whitely 13–51, Blake Decker 7–8, Marcus Sullivan 2–1, Jared Lebowitz 3-(−4); BYU, Paul Lasike 8–70–2, Nate Carter 7–55, Adam Hine 8–45, Christian Stewart 6–38, Jordan Leslie 2–33–1, Algernon Brown 6–32, Trey Dye 1-(−2). Receiving: UNLV, Devonte Boyd 5–70–1, Devante Davis 5–51, Keith Whitely 4–48, Maika Mataele 2–10, Shaquielle Murray Lawrence 2–8, Kendal Keys 1–11, Marcus Sullivan 1–6; BYU, Mitch Mathews 6–120–1, Jordan Leslie 5–68, Terenn Houk 2–38, Colby Pearson 1–34, Paul Lasike 1–26–1, Devin Mahina 1–15–1, Ross Apo 1–13, Mitch Juergens 1–11. Interceptions: BYU, Kai Nacua 1–32. Savannah State Savannah State Tigers football 2014 Savannah State Tigers football team Savannah State at BYU Tigers 0 0 0 0 Cougars 21 30 0 13 November 22 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 1:05 p.m. MST 2:58 52,123 41 °F °C on, Cloudy w/ rain, Winds S 5mph Cooper Castleberry Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=65066 Savannah State @ BYU Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-11-22 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants SSU BYU collapsed 1 13:40 BYU 4 85 1:20 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 71 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 7:24 BYU 8 80 3:07 RushTD Christian Stewart 16 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 3:32 BYU 7 61 2:02 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 15 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 21 2 12:31 BYU 7 28 1:45 RecTD Terenn Houk Christian Stewart 9 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 2 12:05 BYU 1 6 0:07 RushTD Christian Stewart 6 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 2 10:03 BYU 1 1 0:05 RecTD Jordan Leslie Christian Stewart 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 42 2 4:12 BYU 10 59 4:00 RushTD Nate Carter 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 49 2 2:19 BYU SafetyOther David Kessler punt blocked then kicks it out of the end zone. 0 51 4 9:13 BYU 12 72 5:15 FG 31 Trevor Samson 0 54 4 12:47 BYU 4 9 2:04 FG 32 Trevor Samson 0 57 4 2:08 BYU 12 76 7:52 RushTD AJ Moore 6 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 64 0 64 Game Stats: Passing: SSU, Leon Prunty 10–25–1–40, Michael Knox 0–3–0–0; BYU, Christian Stewart 12-17-0-196, McCoy Hill 2–2–0–27. Rushing: SSU, Michael Knox 3–14, Richard Williams II 6–12, Nicholas Bentley 3–7, Anthony Criswell 3–5, Alex Simmons 2–31, Stephen Reynolds 1–0, Leon Prunty 4-(−5); BYU, Nate Carter 20–116–1, AJ Moore 10–62–1, Christian Stewart 5–44–2, Hunter Moore 7–30, McCoy Hill 5–27, Algernon Brown 2–17, Adam Hine 4–9, Paul Lasike 3–8, Toloa Ho Ching 1–0. Receiving: SSU, Jeremiah Harris 4–17, Kris Drummond 2–6, Dereon London 1–11, Keynnard Campbell 1–5, Jaylen McGriff 1–2, Steven Hagan 1-(−1); BYU, Mitch Mathews 4–110–2, Jordan Leslie 3–36–1, Devin Mahina 2–32, Terenn Houk 2–12–1, Mitch Juergens 1–19, Nate Carter 1–8, Paul Lasike 1–6. Interceptions: BYU, Alani Fua 1–20. Cal California Golden Bears football 2014 California Golden Bears football team BYU at Cal Cougars 14 0 14 14 Golden Bears 7 14 7 7 November 29 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA 1:38 p.m. PST 3:29 47,856 63 °F °C on, Cloudy w/ chance of rain, Winds NW 3mph Terry Leyden Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker, & Jill Savage P12Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=58559 BYU @ Cal Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-11-29 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants BYU Cal collapsed 1 12:18 BYU 10 73 2:42 RushTD Paul Lasike 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 7:37 Cal 13 84 4:39 RecTD Kenny Lawler Jared Goff 9 good James Langford run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 1:04 BYU 7 74 1:48 RecTD Mitch Juergens Christian Stewart 47 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 2 13:44 Cal 7 67 2:14 RecTD Kenny Lawler Jared Goff 16 good James Langford run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 7:29 Cal 9 68 3:27 RecTD Kenny Lawler Jared Goff 1 good James Langford run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 21 3 9:12 BYU 8 85 2:28 RecTD Algernon Brown Christian Stewart 22 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 21 3 4:12 Cal 8 67 3:07 RushTD Tre Watson 9 good James Langford run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 28 3 1:08 BYU 10 81 2:56 RecTD Mitch Juergens Christian Stewart 9 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 28 4 11:49 BYU 5 99 1:44 RecTD Jordan Leslie Christian Stewart 83 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 28 4 9:17 Cal 7 80 2:31 RecTD Trevor Davis Jared Goff 23 good James Langford run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 35 4 2:39 BYU 5 66 2:28 RecTD Jordan Leslie Christian Stewart 38 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 42 35 42 35 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 23-38-1-433; CAL, Jared Goff 38-60-1-393. Rushing: BYU, Paul Lasike 12–63–1, Algernon Brown 11–38, Adam Hine 3–20, Team 2-(−2), Christian Stewart 11-(−12); CAL, Daniel Lasco 26–130, Jared Goff 7–23, Tre Watson 5–18–1, Vic Enwere 2–3, Luke Rubenzer 1(−1). Receiving: BYU, Mitch Juergens 7–107–2, Devon Blackmon 6–60, Jordan Leslie 5–155–2, Algernon Brown 2–31–1, Mitch Mathews 1–39, Paul Lasike 1–28, Terenn Houk 1–13; CAL, Kenny Lawler 12–138–3, Chris Harper 8–98, Bryce Treggs 6–51, Maurice Harris 3–28, Daniel Lasco 3–13, Stephen Anderson 2–30, Trevor Davis 2–22–1, Matt Rockett 2–13. Interceptions: BYU, Skye Povey 1–27; CAL, Caleb Coleman 1–4. Miami Beach Bowl Miami Beach Bowl 2014 Miami Beach Bowl Memphis Tigers football 2014 Memphis Tigers football team BYU vs. Memphis Cougars 14 14 0 17 3 Tigers 17 7 14 7 10 December 22 Marlins ParkMiami, FL 2:05 p.m. EST 3:58 20,761 78 °F °C on, Partly cloudy, Winds SSE 12mph Wayne Winkler Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams/Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, & Nathan Meikle ESPN/BYU Radio NetworkSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=74516&a=1 BYU vs. Memphis Game Stats Stat Broadcast 2014-12-22 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants BYU MEM collapsed 1 13:54 MEM 3 35 0:23 RecTD Keiwone Malone Paxton Lynch 33 good Jake Elliott 0 7 1 12:17 BYU 5 82 1:37 RecTD Mitchell Juergens Christian Stewart 47 good Trevor Samson 7 7 1 9:49 MEM 8 58 2:28 RushTD Paxton Lynch 1 good Jake Elliott 7 14 1 7:16 BYU 7 81 2:33 RecTD Mitch Mathews Christian Stewart 25 good Trevor Samson 14 14 1 2:22 MEM 5 44 1:19 FG 39 Jake Elliott 14 17 2 12:44 MEM 7 31 2:16 RushTD Paxton Lynch 3 good Jake Elliott 14 24 2 4:55 BYU 14 62 4:49 RecTD Jordan Leslie Christian Stewart 23 good Trevor Samson 21 24 2 3:11 BYU 4 15 1:19 RushTD Paul Lasike 3 good Trevor Samson 28 24 3 9:50 MEM 13 71 5:10 RushTD Paxton Lynch 1 good Jake Elliott 28 31 3 3:45 MEM 6 73 2:16 RecTD Alan Cross Paxton Lynch 17 good Jake Elliott 28 38 4 11:35 BYU 5 42 1:08 FG 23 Trevor Samson 31 38 4 10:52 BYU 2 26 0:43 RushTD Paul Lasike 7 good Trevor Samson 38 38 4 7:48 BYU IntTD Zac Stout 18 good Trevor Samson 45 38 4 0:45 MEM 8 33 1:49 RecTD Keiwone Malone Paxton Lynch 5 good Jake Elliott 45 45 OT BYU 4 −3 FG 45 Trevor Samson 48 45 OT MEM 4 −12 FG 55 Jake Elliott 48 48 2OT MEM 4 25 RecTD Roderick Proctor Paxton Lynch 11 good Jake Elliott 48 55 48 55 Game Stats: Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 23-48-3-348; MEM, Paxton Lynch 24-46-3-306. Rushing: BYU, Algernon Brown 19–79, Paul Lasike 7–11–2, Mitch Juergens 1–3, Adam Hine 3–0, Team 1-(−5), Christian Stewart 11-(−11); MEM, Brandon Haynes 22–49, Keiwone Malone 2–41, Paxton Lynch 13–38–3, Sam Craft 7–28, Jarvis Cooper 5–18, Mose Frazier 1–1, Team 1-(−1). Receiving: BYU, Mitch Mathews 9–82–1, Mitch Juergens 4–87–1, Devin Mahina 2–54, Terenn Houk 2–42, Jordan Leslie 1–23–1, Paul Lasike 1–19, Devon Blackmon 1–14, Adam Hine 1–11, Keanu Nelson 1–9, Algernon Brown 1–7; MEM, Keiwone Malone 6–75–2, Brandon Hayes 4–35, Mose Frazier 4–31, Alan Cross 3–69–1, Phil Mayhue 2–23, Daniel Montiel 2–17, Rod Proctor 2–14–1, Joe Craig 1–42. Interceptions: BYU, Alani Fua 1–37, Zac Stout 1–19–1, Manoa Pikula 1–2; MEM, Derek Howard 1–2, DeShaughn Terry 1–0, Bobby McCain 1-(−2). 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