2015 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2015 BYU Cougars football BYU Cougars logo.svg 150px Independent Independent 9–4 Bronco Mendenhall 11th Robert Anae 9th Nick Howell 3rd Taysom Hill Bronson Kaufusi Air raid 3–4 LaVell Edwards Stadium Las Vegas Bowl L 28–35 vs. Utah The 2015 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by 11th-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the fifth year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. They finished the season 9–4. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where they lost to rival Utah. On December 4, Mendenhall was hired as the head coach at Virginia. He stayed and coached the Cougars in the Las Vegas Bowl. He finished at BYU with an 11-year record of 99–43. On December 19, Oregon State defensive coordinator and former BYU fullback Kalani Sitake was named BYU's new head coach.Schad Joe Joe Schad Rittenberg Adam Adam Rittenberg Jennings Chantel 19 December 2015 Ex-player Sitake returning to BYU as head coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14399087/byu-cougars-agree-kalani-sitake-become-next-head-coach 2025-08-09 ESPN.com Associated Press en 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. 2015 recruits 2015 returning missionaries Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School Matt Hadley DB 72 6'0" 191 2 Sophomore Connell, WA Connell Micah Hannemann DB 73 6'1" 190 2 Sophomore Alpine, UT Lone Peak Austin Hoyt OL 79 6'7" 268 1 RS Freshman Ione, CA Argonaut Moses Kaumatule DL 73 6'1" 254 1 RS Freshman South Jordan, UT Bingham Sawyer Powell DB 73 6'1" 203 1 RS Freshman West Richland, WA Richland Rhett Sandlin LB 74 6'2" 220 1 RS Freshman Sandy, UT Alta Josh Weeks WR 76 6'4" 200 1 Freshman Show Low, AZ Show Low 2015 departures The following Cougars graduated, transferred, or chose to serve two-year church missions after the 2013 season and didn't return to the team in 2015. Media Football Media Day Football Media Day took place on June 24, 2015. It aired live on BYUtv, with a simulcast on ESPN3. The Media Day featured the start time and TV network of all but 2 home games. Player interviews were also conducted on byutv.org. Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates 2015–16 BYU Cougars men's basketball team 2015–16 BYU Cougars women's basketball team 2015 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)http://www.ksl.com/?sid=17626099&nid=276&title=ksl-newsradiobyu-radio-sports-network-affiliates BYU Sports Network Affiliates KSL October 11, 2011 Roster 2015 BYU Cougars y 1 FR Akile Davis WR 1 FR Moroni Laulu-Pututau WR 2 FR Squally Canada RB 3 JR Colby Pearson WR 4 SR Taysom Hill y QB C y y 5 JR Nick Kurtz WR 6 SO Trey Dye WR 7 FR Beau Hoge QB 10 SR Mitch Mathews y WR 11 SR Terenn Houk WR 12 FR Tanner Mangum QB y 13 FR Koy Detmer Jr. QB 13 SR Kurt Henderson WR 17 SO McCoy Hill QB 17 SO Colby Jorgensen TE 18 JR Elliot Knox WR 18 FR Josh Weeks WR 19 SR Devon Blackmon WR 22 SO Cody Stewart WR 23 FR Rickey Shumway WR y 24 JR Algie Brown RB y 24 FR Brayden El-Bakri RB 25 FR Talon Shumway WR y 26 SR Nate Carter RB 28 SR Adam Hiné RB 29 FR Zachary Saunders WR 30 SO Colby Hansen RB 32 FR Riley Burt RB 32 JR Peter Welsh RB 34 FR Bryan Engstrom RB 36 FR Francis Bernard RB y Francis Bernard (American football) 45 SO Toloa'i Ho Ching RB 54 JR Parker Dawe OL 55 FR Quin Ficklin OL 56 SO Tejan Koroma OL y 57 FR LeRoy Tanoai OL y 58 FR Demetrius Davis OL 60 JR Darren Denucci OL 65 FR JJ Nwigwe OL 67 JR Kyle Johnson OL 68 SO Brian Rawlinson OL 70 FR Jacob Jimenez OL 71 FR Austin Hoyt OL 72 SR Ryker Mathews y OL 73 SO Ului Lapuaho OL 74 SO Figgs Hofheins OL 75 JR Brad Wilcox OL 77 FR Jaterrius Gulley OL 78 SO Tuni Kanuch OL 82 JR Jake Ziolkowski WR 83 JR David Kessler WR 84 SO Jackson Kaka TE 85 JR Bryan Sampson TE 86 JR Travis Frey WR 87 JR Mitchell Juergens WR 89 SO Tanner Balderree TE 89 FR Steven Richards TE 1 FR Micah Simon DB 2 SO Matt Hadley DB 2 SO Troy Hinds LB y 4 SO Fred Warner LB y Fred Warner (American football) 5 FR Dayan Ghanwoloku DB y y 7 SO Micah Hannemann DB y 12 JR Kai Nacua y DB 15 JR Michael Davis DB y Michael Davis (defensive back) 16 SO Sione Takitaki LB y 17 JR Chris Badger DB 18 FR Michael Shelton DB 19 FR Trevor Brent DB y 20 FR KJ Hall DB y 20 SO Jordan Preator DB 21 JR Harvey Langi y LB 22 SR Manoa Pikula LB 23 JR Garrett Juergens DB 24 FR Zayne Anderson DB y 24 FR BJ Fifita DB 25 SR Teu Kautai LB 27 FR Morgan Unga DB 28 SO Sawyer Powell DB 30 SR Michael Wadsworth DB 31 JR Sae Tautu LB y 32 SO Gavin Fowler DB 33 JR Eric Takenaka DB 34 JR AJ Moore DB 35 SO Va'a Niumatalolo LB 36 FR Nathan DeBeikes LB 37 SO Grant Jones DB 38 FR Butch Pau'u LB 39 FR Phillip Amone LB 41 FR Paul Langi LB 41 FR Sam Morell LB y 41 FR Adam Pulsipher LB 42 JR Austin Heder LB 43 SR Jherremya Leuta-Douyere LB 44 SR Remington Peck DL 46 FR Rhett Sandlin LB 47 FR Scott Huntsman LB 48 JR Tomasi Laulile DL 49 FR Moses Kaumatule DL 50 FR Tevita Mo'Unga DL 51 SO Lene Lesatele LB 52 SO Nate Sampson LB 53 FR Ryan Jensen LB 53 FR Creed Richardson LB 55 FR Felesi Tofi DL 56 SO Zach Newman LB 59 FR Roman Andrus DL 62 JR Logan Taele DL 88 FR Tyler Cook LB 90 SR Bronson Kaufusi DL C y 91 JR Travis Tuiloma DL 92 SR Graham Rowley DL 94 SO Kesni Tausinga DL 95 FR Cody Savage DL 96 JR Adam Ingersoll DL 97 JR Theodore King DL 98 JR Maurice Maxwell DL 29 FR Rhett Almond P 31 SO Jonny Linehan P 27 SR Trevor Samson K 33 FR Corey Edwards K 84 JR Austin Brasher K 64 FR Matt Foley DS 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 Frank Wintrich (Kentucky Wesleyan) Strength & conditioning Justin Anderson (BYU) Director of player personnel Russell Tialavea (BYU) Asst. director of football operations Patrick Hickman (Boise State) Director of football operations JD Falslev (BYU) Offensive graduate assistant Shane Hunter (BYU) Defensive graduate assistant Jan Jorgensen (BYU) Defensive graduate assistant Kyle Visciglia (UCLA) Special teams graduate assistant http://byucougars.com/staff/m-football BYU Men's Football Staff BYU Athletics 2015-04-06 2012-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120122032929/http://byucougars.com/staff/m-football dead Schedule 2015 AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game Mountain September 5 1:30 p.m. w y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ABC 33–28 89,959 September 12 8:15 p.m. w Boise State 20 LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 35–24 63,470 September 19 8:30 p.m. l y 19 UCLA 10 Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA FS1 23–24 67,612 September 26 10:00 a.m. l y 22 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 0–31 108,940 October 2 8:15 p.m. w UConn LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 30–13 56,393 October 10 5:30 p.m. w y East Carolina LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPNU 45–38 60,186 October 16 6:00 p.m. w Cincinnati LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 38–24 57,612 October 24 1:00 p.m. w Wagner LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv 70–6 56,015 November 6 9:30 p.m. w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 17–16 15,652 November 14 5:30 p.m. l y Missouri Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO SECN 16–20 42,824 November 21 1:00 p.m. w Fresno State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv/ESPN3 52–10 57,515 November 28 1:30 p.m. w y Utah State Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel Maverik Stadium Logan, UT CBSSN 51–28 22,509 December 19 1:30 p.m. l y Utah 20 Las Vegas Bowl, Holy War & Beehive Boot Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ABC 28–35 42,213 Game summaries Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team BYU at Nebraska Cougars 7 17 0 9 Cornhuskers 14 0 14 0 September 5 Lincoln Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE 2:37 p.m. CST 3:42 89,959 93 °F °C on, Sunny, Humidity 47%, winds SSW 15 mph Michael Cannon Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay (ABC)Chuck Cooperstein, Derek Rackley (WW1) ABC/WW1Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=91390&a=1 BYU at Nebraska Stat Broadcast 2015-09-05 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU entered Lincoln as 6-point underdogs, with Bronco Mendenhall taking back defensive play-calling responsibilities, and with Taysom Hill looking to prove last years Heisman talk wasn't outside the box. The Cougars entered the game with 4 starters being suspended due to last years bowl game: defensive lineman Tomasi Laulile, safety Kai Nacua, wide receiver Trey Dye, and linebacker Sione Takitaki. The revamped BYU defense gave up huge amounts of passing yardage, giving up 180 yards passing in the first quarter alone. On the way they lost 3 defensive starters to injury, including nose tackle Travis Tuiloma 4–6 weeks.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865636195/BYU-loses-nose-tackle-Travis-Tuiloma-for-4-6-weeks-in-win-over-Nebraska.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150909145716/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865636195/BYU-loses-nose-tackle-Travis-Tuiloma-for-4-6-weeks-in-win-over-Nebraska.html dead September 9, 2015 BYU loses nose tackle Travis Tuiloma for 4–6 weeks in win over Nebraska 5 September 2015 Deseret News 2015-09-05 Taysom Hill kept BYU in the game with his scrambling, including a 21-yard run which evened it up at 14. On the 21-yard run though, Hill came to an abrupt stop in the endzone. He was taken into the locker room, where he was diagnosed with a foot sprain of some sort. A Fred Warner fumble recovery gave BYU the ball back quickly. Freshman QB Tanner Mangum came in on BYU's next possession for 2 plays: a 9-yard run and a 9-yard pass, before Hill returned. The Cougars drove the rest of the field before Hill found Mitch Mathews for the first of his 2 receiving touchdowns. A Hill interception in the third reversed the tide back to Nebraska. After missing 12-of-15 passes in the 2nd quarter Nebraska QB Tommy Armstrong, Jr. once again shredded the BYU D for more than 100 yards receiving in the 3rd. Hill would keep in close, driving possession after possession into Nebraska's end of the field, but the interception and a 4th down stop seemed to keep Nebraska with the momentum. In the 4th Hill limped off the field. BYU sent him back into the locker room and sent Mangum back onto the field. Mangum went on to complete 6/10 in the 4th quarter for 102 yards, but the most memorable play came on the final possession. With only one second left Mangum scrambled right and threw the hail mary to the end zone. Mathews came all the way across the field and caught the 42-yard pass for the touchdown, ending Nebraska's 29-year home opener winning streak.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865636164/BYU-football-Cougars-use-strong-second-quarter-to-take-24-14-halftime-lead-over-Nebraska.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150906055153/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865636164/BYU-football-Cougars-use-strong-second-quarter-to-take-24-14-halftime-lead-over-Nebraska.html dead September 6, 2015 BYU beat Nebraska 33–28 as Mangum throws 42-yard Hail Mary to Mathews on game's final play, Hill out for the year 5 September 2015 Deseret News 2015-09-05 While Mangum entered the halls of Cougar lore with the touchdown pass, the news wasn't so good for BYU after the game. Hill was diagnosed with a lisfranc injury, which would be season-ending.http://www.ksl.com/?sid=36388875&nid=272 BYU QB Hill out for the season with a foot fracture KSL-TV 2015-09-05 BYU NEB collapsed 1 8:10 Nebraska 9 88 3:47 RecTD Jordan Westerkamp Tommy Armstrong Jr. 14 good Drew Brown run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 2:50 BYU 9 88 3:47 RushTD Taysom Hill 3 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 0:16 Nebraska 7 65 2:34 RecTD Alonzo Moore Tommy Armstrong Jr. 22 good Drew Brown run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 13:13 BYU 8 75 2:03 RushTD Taysom Hill 21 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 5:42 BYU 11 55 4:59 FG 42 Trevor Samson 17 14 2 3:48 BYU 3 22 1:13 RecTD Mitch Mathews Taysom Hill 15 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 3 10:39 Nebraska 3 35 1:13 RushTD Terrell Newby 10 good Drew Brown run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 21 3 5:31 Nebraska 8 62 3:29 RecTD Trey Foster Tommy Armstrong Jr. 9 good Drew Brown run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 28 4 7:57 BYU 9 71 4:15 FG 35 Trevor Samson 27 28 4 0:00 BYU 7 76 0:48 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 42 not attempted Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 33 28 33 28 Game Stats: Passing: BYU- Taysom Hill 21–34–1—268, Tanner Mangum 7–11–0—111; Nebraska- Tommy Armstrong Jr. 24–41–1—319. Rushing: BYU- Taysom Hill 9–72, Adam Hine 4–37, Tanner Mangum 5–26, Mitch Juergens 1–7, Algernon Brown 3–1, Nate Carter 4-(−11); Nebraska- Terrell Newby 10–43, Imani Cross 7–34, Alonzo Moore 2–24, Mikale Wilcon 6–14, Brandon Reilly 1–11, Tommy Armstrong Jr. 9–2, Jamal Turner 2-(−2). Receiving: BYU- Nick Kurtz 5–123, Mitch Mathews 3–69, Terenn Houk 4–59, Devon Blackmon 5–43, Colby Pearson 3–28, Mitch Juergens 3–24, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–10, Algernon Brown 2–9, Kurt Henderson 1–8, Tyler Cook 1–6; Nebraska- Jordan Westerkamp 7–107, Brandon Reilly 5–70, Alonzo Moore 3–48, Mikale Wilbon 2–28, Jamal Turner 2–21, Stanley Morgan Jr. 2–19, Lane Hovey 2–17, Trey Foster 1–9. Interceptions: BYU- Micah Hanneman 1–0; Nebraska- Nate Gerry 1–43. Boise State Boise State Broncos football 2015 Boise State Broncos football team Boise State at BYU #20 Broncos 7 3 14 0 Cougars 7 0 7 21 September 12 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:26 p.m. MST 3:14 63,470 76 °F °C on, winds calm Cooper Castleberry Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Allison Williams (ESPN2)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN2/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=96099&a=1 Boise State at BYU Stat Broadcast 2015-09-12 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. BSU BYU collapsed 1 14:09 BYU 3 75 0:51 RecTD Mitch Juergens Tanner Mangum 84 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 4:13 BSU 7 52 2:38 RushTD Jeremy McNichols 3 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 0:00 BSU 9 0 3:16 FG 31 Tyler Rausa 10 7 3 11:01 BSU 11 75 3:59 RushTD Jeremy McNichols 3 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 3 4:32 BYU 6 84 3:07 RushTD Adam Hine 21 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 14 3 2:03 BSU 6 86 2:23 RecTD Jeremy McNichols Ryan Finley 29 good Tyler Rausa run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 4 10:22 BYU 5 12 2:41 RushTD Tanner Mangum 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 21 4 0:45 BYU 7 64 2:48 RecTD Mitch Juergens Tanner Mangum 35 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 28 4 0:30 BYU IntTD Kai Nacua 50 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 35 24 35 Game Stats: Passing: BSU- Ryan Finley 25–38–3—297; BYU- Tanner Mangum 17–28–2—309. Rushing: BSU- Jeremy McNichols 15–46, Devan Demas 5–21, Finley 9–5, Shane Williams-Rhodes 1–3, Team 1-(−11); BYU- Adam Hine 19–93, Algernon Brown 5–22, Mitch Juergens 2–4, Nate Carter 2–2, Team 1-(−11), Mangum 10-(−38). Receiving: BSU- Williams-Rhodes 11–107, Chaz Anderson 3–66, McNichols 5–49, David Lucero 1–26, Holden Huff 1–17, Jake Roh 1–15, Thomas Sperbeck 2–13, Demas 1–4; BYU- Mitch Juergens 4–172, Devon Blackmon 6–105, Mitch Mathews 5–32, Hine 1–2, Brown 1-(−2). Interceptions: BSU- Donte Deayon 2–29; BYU- Kai Nacua 3–76. UCLA UCLA Bruins football 2015 UCLA Bruins football team BYU at UCLA #19 Cougars 7 3 7 6 #10 Bruins 0 3 7 14 September 19 Rose BowlPasadena, CA 7:37 p.m. PST 3:03 67,612 85 °F °C on, Light Haze, Humidity 36%, winds SSE 5 mph Chris Coyte Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Kris Budden FS1Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=95685&a=1 BYU at UCLA Stat Broadcast 2015-09-19 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU UCLA collapsed 1 9:39 BYU 11 71 4:06 RushTD Adam Hine 7 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 13:38 UCLA 7 57 1:45 FG 35 Kaʻimi Fairbairn 7 3 2 9:18 BYU 6 14 1:54 FG 40 Trevor Samson 10 3 3 9:27 UCLA 5 17 1:55 RushTD Paul Perkins 5 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 3 6:26 BYU 7 75 3:01 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 14 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 4 13:41 BYU 11 62 4:29 FG 45 Trevor Samson 20 10 4 12:16 UCLA 5 68 1:20 RecTD Jordan Payton Josh Rosen 19 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 17 4 5:39 BYU 16 61 6:37 FG 32 Trevor Samson 23 17 4 3:21 UCLA 7 80 2:18 RushTD Nate Starks 3 good Kaʻimi Fairbairn run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 24 23 24 Game Stats: Passing: BYU- Tanner Mangum 30–47–1—244; UCLA- Josh Rosen 11–23–3—106. Rushing: BYU- Adam Hine 23–149, Nate Carter 7–22, Harvey Langi 2–8, Trey Dye 1–1, Tanner Mangum 8-(−19); UCLA- Paul Perkins 26–219, Nate Starks 7–81, Soso Jamabo 2-(−1), Team 3-(−3). Receiving: BYU- Mitch Mathews 9–84, Mitch Juergens 5–42, Nick Kurtz 4–38, Terenn Houk 4–37, Devon Blackmon 3–23, Colby Pearson 2–8, Hine 2–8, Mangum 1–4; UCLA- Jordan Payton 4–59, Thomas Duarte 3–33, Mossi Johnson 2–8, Kenneth Walker 1–4, Jamabo 1–2. Interceptions: BYU- Langi 2–21, Kai Nacua 1–0; UCLA- Myles Jack 1–3. Michigan Michigan Wolverines football 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team BYU at Michigan #22 Cougars 0 0 0 0 Wolverines 7 24 0 0 September 26 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI 12:05 p.m. EST 3:08 108,940 70 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds NE 10–15 mph Mike Cannon Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay ABCSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=94050&a=1 BYU at Michigan Stat Broadcast 2015-09-26 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU MICH collapsed 1 6:52 MICH 10 80 4:42 RushTD Jake Rudock 3 good Kenny Allen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 13:37 MICH 10 90 4:19 RecTD Amara Darboh Jake Rudock 4 good Kenny Allen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 11:37 MICH 2 68 0:52 RushTD De'Veon Smith 3 good Kenny Allen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 21 2 6:57 MICH 6 59 3:26 RushTD Jake Rudock 17 good Kenny Allen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 2 1:02 MICH 10 47 5:04 FG 40 Kenny Allen 0 31 0 31 Game Stats: Passing: BYU- Tanner Mangum 12–28–0—55; MICH- Jake Rudock 14–25–0—194. Rushing: BYU- Adam Hine 8–33, Franci Bernard 4–30, Nate Carter 3–9, Team 1-(−4), Mangum 6-(−18); MICH- De'Veon Smith 16–125, Rudock 10–33, Derrick Green 10–28, Drake Johnson 5–26, Sione Houma 4–17, Blake O'Neill 1–9, Ty Isaac 2–9, Ross Douglas 3–7. Receiving: BYU- Devon Blackmon 1–14, Colby Pearson 2–11, Nick Kurtz 2–10, Mitch Juergens 2–6, Hine 1–5, Mitch Mathews 1–4, Carter 1–4, Teremm Houk 1–3, M Laulu-Pututau 1-(−2); MICH- Amara Darboh 4–57, Jake Butt 1–41, Khalid Hill 2–39, Jehu Chesson 2–17, Drake Johnson 1–14, Ian Bunting 1–10, Green 1–7, AJ Williams 1–7, Henry Poggi 1–2. UConn UConn Huskies football 2015 UConn Huskies football team UConn at BYU Huskies 0 7 3 3 Cougars 7 0 3 20 October 2 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 8:21 p.m. MST 3:16 56,393 56 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds WNW 4 mph Scott Campbell Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman (ESPN2)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN2/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=96100&a=1 UConn at BYU Stat Broadcast 2015-10-02 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. UConn BYU collapsed 1 2:44 BYU 12 87 5:18 RushTD Francis Bernard 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 1:42 UConn 6 80 2:12 RecTD Arkeel Newsome Bryant Shirreffs 30 good Bobby Puyol run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 3 7:11 UConn 8 16 4:16 FG 37 Bobby Puyol 10 7 3 3:02 BYU 11 63 4:01 FG 26 Trevor Samson 10 10 4 13:24 BYU 11 34 3:27 FG 25 Trevor Samson 10 13 4 12:03 BYU 1 21 0:08 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 21 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 20 4 8:59 UConn 9 55 2:55 FG 42 Bobby Puyol 13 20 4 7:26 BYU 6 41 1:31 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 6 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 27 4 0:26 BYU 9 51 4:21 FG 32 Trevor Samson 13 30 13 30 Game Stats: Passing: UConn- Bryant Shirreffs 14–28–2—168; BYU- Tanner Mangum 35–53–2—265, Team 0–1–0—0. Rushing: UConn- Arkee Newsome 13–68, Max Delorenzo 1–2, Ron Johnson 1-(−3), Shirreffs 12-(−5); BYU- Algernon Brown 18–95, Francis Bernard 11–69, Nate Carter 8–14, Riley Burt 1–5, Mangum 3-(−9). Receiving: UConn- Newsome 4–63, Tommy Myers 2–35, Tyraiq Beals 3–33, Delorenzo 3–24, Noel Thomas 2–13; BYU- Terenn Houk 6–129, Mitch Mathews 8–78, Mitch Juergens 10–74, Nick Kurtz 5–52, Devon Blackmon 3–15, Carter 1–7, Brown 1–6, Trey Dye 1–4. Interceptions: UConn- Jamar Summers 1–26, Jhavon Williams 1–0; BYU- Bronson Kaufusi 1–10, Michael Shelton 1–4. East Carolina East Carolina Pirates football 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team East Carolina at BYU Pirates 14 7 0 17 Cougars 7 21 10 7 October 10 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 5:32 p.m. MST 3:31 60,186 82 °F °C on, Sunny, winds light Adam Savoie Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins (ESPNU)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPNU/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=96101 East Carolina at BYU Stat Broadcast 2015-10-10 Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants. ECU BYU collapsed 1 7:21 ECU 7 69 2:51 RushTD James Summers 34 good Davis Plowman run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 5:35 ECU Other Yiannis Bowden recovers blocked punt in end zone for touchdown, Davis Plowman kick good 14 0 1 1:36 BYU 10 75 3:59 RushTD Algernon Brown 22 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 2 13:20 BYU 3 1 0:55 RushTD Algernon Brown 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 8:05 BYU 10 68 3:45 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 13 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 21 2 2:14 BYU 7 87 3:04 RecTD Terenn Houk Tanner Mangum 9 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 28 2 0:06 ECU 9 77 2:01 RecTD Trevon Brown Blake Kemp 1 good Davis Plowman run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 28 3 13:02 BYU 5 75 1:58 RushTD Algernon Brown 53 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 35 3 2:25 BYU 9 50 3:15 FG 37 Trevor Samson 21 38 4 12:48 ECU 6 85 1:52 RushTD Chris Hairston 2 good Davis Plowman run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 38 4 6:02 ECU 6 63 2:26 RecTD Isaiah Jones Blake Kemp 7 good Davis Plowman run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 38 4 4:01 ECU 5 27 1:05 FG 34 Davis Plowman 38 38 4 0:19 BYU 10 75 3:42 RushTD Algernon Brown 9 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 45 38 45 Game Stats: Passing: ECU: Blake Kemp 28–36–1—371, James Summers 2–6–0—14; BYU: Tanner Mangum 24–33–0—332, Beau Hoge 1–5–1—9. Rushing: ECU: Chris Hairston 15–77, Summers 10–55, Shawn Furlow 3–4, Kemp 4-(−3); BYU: Algernon Brown 24–134, Francis Bernard 8–30, Jonny Linehan 1–7, Trey Dye 1–5, Riley Burt 1–4, Hoge 3-(−3), Mangum 5-(−10). Receiving: ECU: Isaiah Jones 10–97, Bryce Williams 5–87, Trevon Brown 6–84, Davon Grayson 5–53, Chris Hairston 3–50, Daquan Barnes 1–8, Anthony Scott 0–5, Christian Matau 0–3; BYU: Devon Blackmon 9–142, Mitch Mathews 4–72, Terenn Houk 4–43, Brown 2–20, Mitch Juergens 1–17, Colby Pearson 2–16, Nick Kurtz 1–12, Kurt Henderson 1–11, Trey Dye 1–8. Interceptions: ECU: Yiannis Bowden 1–7; BYU: Fred Warner 1–0. Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team Cincinnati at BYU Bearcats 10 7 7 0 Cougars 0 10 7 21 October 16 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 6:01 p.m. MST 3:24 57,612 73 °F °C on, Mostly Sunny, winds none Tracy Jones Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Harlan (ESPN)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=96102 Cincinnati at BYU Stat Broadcast 2015-10-16 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. CIN BYU collapsed 1 11:48 CIN 10 63 3:12 FG 29 Andrew Gantz 3 0 1 4:54 CIN 15 92 5:41 RecTD DJ Dowdy Tion Green 1 good Andrew Gantz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 0 2 13:29 BYU 5 43 1:23 FG 29 Trevor Samson 10 3 2 6:50 CIN 7 20 3:12 RushTD Mike Boone 5 good Andrew Gantz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 3 2 4:30 BYU 5 76 2:13 RushTD Algernon Brown 5 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 3 9:31 BYU 12 78 5:22 RecTD Nick Kurtz Tanner Mangum 19 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 17 3 3:28 CIN 8 64 3:10 RushTD DJ Dowdy 2 good Andrew Gantz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 17 4 10:24 BYU 6 61 2:26 RushTD Algernon Brown 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 24 4 8:14 BYU 1 53 0:09 RecTD Nick Kurtz Tanner Mangum 53 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 31 4 4:35 BYU 4 32 2:01 RushTD Francis Bernard 11 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 38 24 38 Game Stats: Passing: CIN: Hayden Moore 15–30–0—219, Tion Green 1–1–0—1; BYU: Tanner Mangum 19–32–1—252. Rushing: CIN: Mike Boone 9–53, Tion Green 9–30, Hosey Williams 8–29, Moore 20–9; BYU: Algernon Brown 20–88, Francis Bernard 4–60, Riley Burt 2–48, Nate Carter 2–5, Trey Dye 1-(−4). Receiving: CIN: Shaq Washington 5–103, Alex Chisum 2–45, Max Morrison 4–31, Mike Boone 3–25, Nate Cole 1–15, DJ Dowdy 1–1; BYU: Nick Kurtz 6–119, Mitch Mathews 3–54, Devon Blackmon 3–32, Colby Pearson 2–21, Terenn Houk 1–10, Bernard 2–7, Brown 1–5, Mitch Juergens 1–4. Interceptions: CIN: Kevin Brown 1–0. Wagner Wagner Seahawks football 2015 Wagner Seahawks football team Wagner at BYU Seahawks 0 0 6 0 Cougars 28 21 14 7 October 24 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 1:05 p.m. MST 2:58 56,015 57 °F °C on, Clear & Sunny, winds calm Dan Romeo Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=96103 Wagner at BYU Stat Broadcast 2015-10-24 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. WAG BYU collapsed 1 13:47 BYU 4 75 1:13 RecTD Colby Pearson Tanner Mangum 16 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 11:28 BYU 3 48 0:46 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 20 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 7:52 BYU 4 66 1:03 RushTD Algernon Brown 42 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 21 1 3:35 BYU 6 72 2:34 RushTD Algernon Brown 37 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 2 13:07 BYU 5 86 1:53 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 19 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 2 9:49 BYU 4 50 1:28 RushTD Francis Bernard 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 42 2 4:17 BYU 10 40 4:03 RushTD Beau Hoge 2 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 49 3 6:52 WAG 15 70 8:08 RushTD Matthias McKinnon 1 blocked Bryan Maley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 49 3 3:23 BYU 7 80 3:20 RecTD David Kessler Beau Hoge 47 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 56 3 0:55 BYU 2 76 0:59 RushTD Nate Carter 70 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 63 4 8:07 BYU 12 77 5:42 RushTD Beau Hoge 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 70 6 70 Game Stats: Passing: WAG: Alex Thomson 7–12–1—43, Chris Andrews 1–4–0—3; BYU: Tanner Mangum 12–13–0—237, Beau Hoge 8–11–0—117, Koy Detmer Jr. 3–3–0—57. Rushing: WAG: Thomson 8–28, Otis Wright 12–25, Denzel Knight 12–15, Matthias McKinnon 6–12, Andrews 5-(−1); BYU: Algernon Brown 6–109, Nate Carter 10–102, Francis Bernard 6–54, Hoge 12–47, Colby Hansen 5–17, Toloa Ho Ching 2–10, Detmer Jr. 1-(−9). Receiving: WAG: Ryan Owens 2–28, Calee Scepaniak 2–6, Andre Yevchinecz 2–4, Anthony Carrington 1–5, Lloyd Smith 1–3; BYU: David Kessler 3–78, Terenn Houk 2–65, Trey Dye 2–55, Mitch Juergens 2–52, Mitch Mathews 3–44, Devon Blackmon 2–26, Josh Weeks 3–23, Jake Ziolkowski 2–20, Colby Pearson 1–16, Nick Kurtz 1–14, Akile Davis 1–9, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–9. Interceptions: BYU: Jordan Praetor 1–3. San Jose State San Jose State Spartans football 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team BYU at San Jose State Cougars 7 7 0 3 Spartans 3 7 0 6 November 6 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA 8:40 PST 3:06 15,652 57 °F °C on, Clear and cool, winds light Brandon Cruse Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Cassie Gallo CBSSNSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=94621 BYU at San Jose State Stat Broadcast 2015-10-24 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU SJSU collapsed 1 10:07 SJSU 10 59 4:53 FG Austin Lopez 31 0 3 1 6:09 BYU 10 75 3:58 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 4 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 3 2 10:12 BYU 17 80 5:45 RushTD Algernon Brown 5 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 3 2 0:21 SJSU IntTD Cleveland Wallace 61 good Austin Lopez run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 4 11:21 BYU 10 69 4:49 FG 31 Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 4 0:45 SJSU 10 85 4:20 RushTD Kenny Potter 6 pass Tyler Ervin incomplete 17 16 17 16 Game Stats: Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 23–37–1—293; SJSU: Kenny Potter 18–25–0—147, Tim Crawley 0–1–0—0. Rushing: BYU: Algernon Brown 12–41, Adam Hiné 3–9, Francis Bernard 2–5, TEAM 4-(−9), Mangum 4-(−10); SJSU: Tyler Ervin 23–80, Kenny Potter 12–20, Hansell Wilson 1–15, Thomas Tucker 2–7. Receiving: BYU: Devon Blackmon 6–102, Mitch Mathews 4–62, Nick Kurtz 3–33, Bernard 3–33, Terenn Houk 4–32, Remington Peck 1–18, Colby Pearson 1–8, Brown 1–5; SJSU: Billy Freeman 6–67, Shane Smith 2–17, Crawley 2–14, Ervin 4–13, Thomas Tucker 1–13, Hansell Wilson 1–11, Justin Holmes 1–6, Josh Oliver 1–6. Interceptions: SJSU: Cleveland Wallace 1–61. Missouri Missouri Tigers football 2015 Missouri Tigers football team BYU vs. Missouri Cougars 0 3 7 6 Tigers 3 3 0 14 November 14 Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO 6:39 p.m. CST 3:25 42,824 57 °F °C on, Clear, winds SSW 15 mph Alan Eck Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor SECSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=97475&a=1 BYU vs. Missouri Stat Broadcast 2015-11-14 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. BYU MIZ collapsed 1 0:56 MIZ 12 68 5:22 FG Andrew Baggett 23 0 3 2 7:29 BYU 9 75 3:33 FG Trevor Samson 23 3 3 2 0:54 MIZ 18 65 6:29 FG Andrew Baggett 34 3 6 3 6:21 BYU 7 41 3:28 RushTD Algernon Brown 11 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 6 4 13:03 MIZ 13 79 8:09 RecTD J'Mon Moore Drew Lock 4 good Andrew Baggett run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 13 4 10:03 MIZ 6 16 2:46 RushTD Tyler Hunt 1 good Andrew Baggett run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 20 4 7:19 BYU 10 72 2:35 RecTD Francis Bernard Tanner Mangum 6 failed Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 20 16 20 Game Stats: Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 23–41–0—244; MIZ: Drew Lock 19–28–1—244. Rushing: BYU: Algernon Brown 7–42, Adam Hine 6–7, Francis Bernard 1–3, Tanner Mangum 1-(−6); MIZ: Russell Hansbrough 26–117, Ish Witter 13–34, Lock 3–26, Tyler Hunt 10–14, Ray Wingo 1–1, Team 2-(−2). Receiving: BYU: Nick Kurtz 3–67, Bernard 4–56, Remington Peck 3–41, Colby Pearson 4–40, Mitch Mathews 4–20, Devon Blackmon 2–15, Mitch Jurgens 1–4, Brown 2–1; MIZ: Nate Brown 5–65, Witter 2–57, J'Mon Moore 3–49, Cam Hilton 3–36, Sean Culkin 1–16, Jason Reese 1–11, Wesley Leftwich 2–9, Hunt 1–2, Emanuel Hall 1-(−1). Interceptions: BYU: Micah Hanneman 1–29. Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State at BYU Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 Cougars 3 21 14 14 November 21 LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT 1:05 p.m. MST 3:30 57,515 57 °F °C on, Clear, winds SSW 15 mph Kevin Mar Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom BYUtv/ESPN3Sources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=96104 Fresno State at BYU Stat Broadcast 2015-10-12 Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. FSU BYU collapsed 1 5:11 FSU 7 13 2:33 FG Kody Kroening 28 3 0 1 1:42 BYU 11 57 3:24 FG Trevor Samson 40 3 3 2 13:25 BYU 5 59 1:36 RushTD Francis Bernard 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 10 2 7:21 BYU IntTD Kai Nacua 32 failed Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 16 2 6:11 BYU 1 18 0:05 RecTD Moroni Laulu-Pututau Tanner Mangum 18 pass to Terenn Houk good 3 24 3 9:59 BYU 9 59 3:57 RushTD Francis Bernard 1 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 31 3 5:06 BYU 6 95 1:54 RushTD Algernon Brown 45 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 38 4 14:52 BYU 4 87 1:43 RecTD Terenn Houk Remington Peck 15 good Trevor Samson good/failed/incomplete 3 45 4 12:22 BYU 4 23 1:30 RushTD Nate Carter 5 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 52 4 8:42 FSU 7 77 3:34 RushTD Kilto Anderson 29 good Kody Kroening run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 52 10 52 Game Stats: Passing: FSU: Zack Greenlee 14–41–3—125, Kilto Anderson 4–7–0—65; BYU: Tanner Mangum 24–37–0—336, Remington Peck 1–1–0—15, Beau Hoge 1–1–0—11. Rushing: FSU: Marteze Waller 18–47, Kilto Anderson 1–29, Dejonte O'Neal 3–14, Dustin Garrison 3–12, Greenlee 5-(−17); BYU: Algernon Brown 11–97, Riley Burt 10–29, Mangum 4–14, Francis Bernard 6–8, Nate Carter 1–5, Hoge 1–5, Jonny Linehan 1–0. Receiving: FSU: Jamire Jordan 8–54, Justin Johnson 3–45, Stratton Brown 1–43, KeeSea Johnson 2–27, Delvo Hardaway 1–10, Da'Mari Scott 1–6, Marteze Waller 2–5; BYU: Moroni Laulu-Pututau 3–95, Colby Pearson 4–55, Mitch Mathews 2–52, Terenn Houk 5–44, Nick Kurtz 4–41, Bernard 4–37, Devon Blackmon 2–20, Mitch Juergens 1–12, Remington Peck 1–6. Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 2–61, Fred Warner 1–27. Utah State Utah State Aggies football 2015 Utah State Aggies football team The Old Wagon Wheel Beehive Boot BYU at Utah State Cougars 10 14 14 13 Aggies 7 14 0 7 November 28 Maverik StadiumLogan, UT 1:35 MST 3:52 22,509 25 °F °C on, Partly cloudy w/ snow flurries, No wind Eddy Shelton Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Cassie Gallo CBSSNSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=94641 BYU at Utah State Stat Broadcast 2015-10-24 Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. BYU USU collapsed 1 12:52 USU 6 75 2:08 RushTD Chuckie Keeton 52 good Jake Thompson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 10:08 BYU 7 75 2:44 RushTD Algernon Brown 8 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 0:29 BYU 10 45 4:15 FG Trevor Samson 41 10 7 2 7:05 USU 8 59 3:16 RushTD LaJuan Hunt 6 good Jake Thompson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 3:00 USU 7 58 2:23 RecTD Hunter Sharp Chuckie Keeton 24 good Jake Thompson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 2 2:42 BYU 1 72 0:11 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 72 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 21 2 0:00 BYU Other Tomasi Laulile 37 yard fumble returned for touchdown, Trevor Samson kick good 24 21 3 13:40 BYU 3 62 1:11 RecTD Mitch Mathews Tanner Mangum 35 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 21 3 3:01 BYU 1 10 0:07 RushTD Francis Bernard 10 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 21 4 14:48 USU 8 86 3:06 RushTD Nick Vigil 2 good Brock Warren run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 28 4 12:06 BYU 8 90 2:36 RecTD Francis Bernard Tanner Mangum 4 failed Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 44 28 4 3:02 BYU 4 26 2:10 RecTD Algernon Brown Tanner Mangum 18 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 51 28 51 28 Game Stats: Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 16–30–0—284; USU: Chuckie Keeton 20–45–0—243. Rushing: BYU: Algernon Brown 16–68, Francis Bernard 3–17, Harvey Langi 3–15, Adam Hine 1-(−2), Team 3-(−6), Mangum 5-(−18); USU: Devante Mays 19–54, Keeton 9–54, Lajuan Hunt 8–50, Tonny Lindsey 2–24, DJ Nelson 1–13, Nick Vigil 2–5, Hunter Sharp 1–2, Devon Robinson 1–0. Receiving: BYU: Mitch Mathews 6–158, Kurt Henderson 2–39, Devon Blackmon 1–35, Brown 1–18, Nick Kurtz 1–13, Colby Pearson 1–7, Remington Peck 1–7, Bernard 2–4, Mitch Juergens 1–3; USU: Hunter Sharp 7–100, Andre Rodriguez 4–78, Tyler Fox 1–25, Wyatt Houston 2–24, Kenne Williams 1–13, Brand Swindall 1–11, Braelon Roberts 1–9, Jake Simonich 1-(−5), Lajuan Hunt 2-(−12). Utah State 0–3 on Field Goals. Bronson Kaufusi blocks 2 FG's for BYU. Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Bowl 2015 Las Vegas Bowl 2015 Utah Utes football team Holy War (BYU–Utah) Beehive Boot BYU vs. Utah Cougars 0 7 7 14 #20 Utes 35 0 0 0 December 19 Whitney, NV 12:45 p.m. PST 3:40 42,213 54 °F °C on, Sunny, Wind ESE 3 mph Mark Klucynnski Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor (ABC)Mike Morgan, Gary Barnett, Jonathan Von Tobel (Sports USA) ABC/Sports USASources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112019&a=1 2015 Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. Utah Stats Stat Broadcast 2015-12-19 Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants. This was the final game for head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who accepted the same position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4,http://www.dailypress.com/sports/uva/dp-spt-virginia-football-bronco-mendenhall-coach-1205-20151204-story.html Virginia keeps Bronco Mendenhall pursuit a secret, taps him to be Cavaliers' new football coach Norm Wood Daily Press December 4, 2015 December 5, 2015 and for assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck,http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151210151852/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865643395/BYUs-Robert-Anae-leaving-for-Virginia-taking-3-assistants-with-him.html dead December 10, 2015 BYU's Robert Anae leaving for Virginia, taking 3 assistants with him Dick Harmon Deseret News December 9, 2015 December 9, 2015 Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppingahttp://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2015/12/10/9886202/byu-coaching-search-assistant-coaches-uva BYU assistants Kelly Poppinga, Nick Howell reportedly following Bronco Mendenhall to Virginia Jake Welch SB Nation December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 who accepted coaching responsibilities for the same positions at Virginia on December 9 & 10. BYU Utah collapsed 1 10:59 Utah 6 25 3:18 RushTD Joe Williams 1 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 10:42 Utah IntTD Tevin Carter 28 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 9:01 Utah 1 1 0:05 RushTD Joe Williams 1 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 21 1 7:29 Utah IntTD Dominique Hatfield 28 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 1 4:38 Utah 5 39 2:06 RushTD Travis Wilson 20 good Andy Phillips run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 2 0:36 BYU 13 97 4:16 RecTD Remington Peck Tanner Mangum 3 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 35 3 10:02 BYU 12 72 3:44 RushTD Francis Bernard 10 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 35 4 10:33 BYU 10 65 3:22 RecTD Nick Kurtz Tanner Mangum 5 good Trevor Samson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 35 4 3:23 BYU 7 60 1:37 RushTD Tanner Mangum 4 good Trevor Samson 28 35 28 35 Game Stats: Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 25–56–3—315; Utah: Travis Wilson 9–16–0—71. Rushing: BYU: Francis Bernard 7–58, Algernon Brown 5–12, Mangum 11–3, Squally Canada 1–1, Trey Dye 1-(−3); Utah: Joe Williams 25–91, Wilson 15–23, Tom Hackt 1–21, Bubba Poole 1–0, Britain Covey 1-(−1), Team 3-(−3), Kendal Thompson 1-(−5). Receiving: BYU: Devon Blacmkmon 3–97, Terenn Houk 6–68, Nick Kurtz 4–56, Mitch Juergens 5–55, Bernard 2–19, Brown 2–9, Mitch Mathews 2–8, Remington Peck 1–3; Utah: Williams 2–22, Harris Handley 2–16, Tyrone Smith 1–15, Kenneth Scott 1–9, Thompson 1–8, Covey 2–1. Interceptions: Utah: Tevin Carter 2–61, Dominique Hatfield 1–46. After the game was completed, Tom Holmoe took time during the post-game press conference to announce that Kalani Sitake would become the BYU head coach beginning with the 2016 season.http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2015/12/kalani_sitake_hired_as_byus_he.html Kalani Sitake hired as BYU's head coach Gina Mizell The Oregonian December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 9 RV RV RV RV 19 22 22 RV RV RV RV NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR NR RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV NR References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football