2011 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season March 2012 February 2026 football 2011 BYU Cougars BYU Cougars logo.svg 150px Independent Independent 25 10–3 Bronco Mendenhall 7th Brandon Doman 1st Jameson Frazier Bryan Kariya Matt Reynolds Travis Uale West Coast 3–4 LaVell Edwards Stadium Armed Forces Bowl champion Armed Forces Bowl W 24–21 vs. Tulsa The 2011 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the first year they competed as an independent in football. They finished the season 10–3 and were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Tulsa 24–21. 2011 media The school announced that the annual BYU Football Media days would be July 12, 2011 and would be broadcast live on BYUtv. Special question and answer segments with current players and BYU Hall of Famers would take place throughout the day on BYUtv.org. Having no other sports to broadcast that day, ESPN announced they would simulcast two of the events live on ESPN3. All games will be broadcast on KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM, on the internet at KSL.com, and through the various BYU Cougars sport network affiliates. Additionally BYUtv will broadcast a one-hour pregame show live (called Countdown to Kickoff and hosted by Dave McCann, Alema Harrington, and David Nixon) followed by a Post-game Show with Interviews from players and coaches about the games outcome. The Bronco Mendenhall Monday Press Conference will be shown live every Monday on www.byutv.org (live events link) instead of the actual BYUtv Channel. BYUtv Sports will also be able to provide their own announcers for the BYUtv Gameday Replay of all home games with Dave McCann doing play-by-play, Gary Sheide or Blaine Fowler doing color commentary, and Robbie Bullough or Jarom Jordan doing sideline reporting. BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates 2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball 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, ID KMGR – Manti, UT KSUB – Cedar City, UT KDXU – St. George, UT KSHP – Las Vegas, NV [football only] KNZZ – Grand Junction, CO [football only] Schedule 2011 AP Mountain September 3 2:45 p.m. w y Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi ESPNhttp://www.fbschedules.com/2011/06/sec-announces-2011-football-tv-schedule/ SEC announces 2011 Football TV Schedule June 2, 2011 FBSSchedules.com June 2, 2011 14–13 55,124https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312460145 Ole Miss Rebels vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN September 3, 2011 September 10 5:00 p.m. l y Texas 24 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas ESPN2http://byutv.org/seethegood/post/BYU-vs-Texas-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. Texas broadcast details BYUtv.org September 7, 2011 16–17 100,995https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312530251 Texas Longhorns vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN September 10, 2011 September 17 7:15 p.m. l Utah Holy War LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN2http://byutv.org/seethegood/post/Utah-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx Utah vs. BYU broadcast details BYUtv.org September 15, 2011 10–54 63,742https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312600252&confId=9 Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN September 17, 2011 September 23 6:00 p.m. w UCF LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPNhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/UCF-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx UCF vs. BYU broadcast details BYUtv.org September 21, 2011 24–17 59,874https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312660252 UCF Knights vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN September 23, 2011 September 30 6:00 p.m. w Utah State Beehive Boot, Old Wagon Wheel LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPNhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/USU-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx USU vs. BYU broadcast details BYUtv.org September 28, 2011 27–24 63,513https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312730252 Utah State Aggies vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN September 30, 2011 October 8 8:15 p.m. w y San Jose State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPNUhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/SJSU-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx SJSU vs. BYU broadcast details BYUtv.org October 6, 2011 29–16 59,782https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810252 San Jose State Spartans vs. BYU Cougars Box Score ESPN October 8, 2011 October 15 2:00 p.m. w y Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon KBYU/FCS Pacifichttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/BYU-vs-Oregon-St-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. Oregon St. broadcast details BYUtv.org October 13, 2011 38–28 42,584https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880204 BYU Cougars vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score ESPN October 15, 2011 October 22 1:00 p.m. w Idaho State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah BYUtvhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/Idaho-State-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx Idaho State vs. BYU broadcast details BYUtv.org October 20, 2011 56–3 60,043https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312950252 Idaho State Bengals vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN October 22, 2011 October 28 6:00 p.m. l y TCU Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas ESPNhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/BYU-vs-TCU-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. TCU Broadcast Details BYUtv.org October 27, 2011 28–38 50,094https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313012628 Brigham Young Cougars vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN October 28, 2011 November 12 7:15 p.m. w Idaho LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN2http://byutv.org/seethegood/post/Idaho-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. Idaho Broadcast Details BYUtv.org November 11, 2011 42–7 57,770https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313160252 Idaho Vandals vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN November 12, 2011 November 19 8:15 p.m. w New Mexico State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah ESPNUhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/New-Mexico-State-vs-BYU-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. New Mexico State Broadcast Details BYUtv.org November 18, 2011 42–7 57,134https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313230252&confId=18 New Mexico State Aggies vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN November 19, 2011 December 3 5:30 p.m. w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii ESPN2http://byutv.org/seethegood/post/BYU-vs-Hawaii-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. Hawaiʻi Broadcast details BYUtv.org December 2, 2011 41–20 34,446http://byucougars.com/event-stats/m-football/box-score/79165 Hawaiʻi Warriors vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score BYUCougars.com December 3, 2011 December 30 10:00 a.m. w y Tulsa Armed Forces Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPNhttp://byutv.org/seethegood/post/Armed-Forces-Bowl-broadcast-details.aspx BYU vs. Tulsa Broadcast details BYUtv.org December 29, 2011 24–21 30,258https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=6121754 2011 ESPN College Football Schedule ESPN April 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430035238/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6121754 April 30, 2011 live Roster 2011 BYU CougarsQuarterbacks 3 James Lark – Junior 7 Alex Kuresa – Freshman 9 Jake Heaps – Sophomore 12 Jason Munns – Sophomore 13 Riley Nelson – Junior Running backs 5 Iona Pritchard – Sophomore 10 JJ Di Luigi – Senior 20 Josh Quezada – Sophomore 22 Adam Hine – Freshman 27 David Foote – Junior 30 Ryan Folsom – Sophomore 32 Nate Carter – Freshman 33 Bryan Kariya – Senior 35 Zed Mendenhall – Junior 41 Austin Heder – Freshman 42 Michael Alisa – Sophomore Offensive line 50 Ryan Freeman – Junior 54 Blair Tushaus – Freshman 57 Famika Anae – Freshman 60 Terence Brown – Senior 62 Marco Thorson – Senior 64 Terrance Motley – Freshman 66 Manu Mulitalo – Freshman 67 Quinn Lawlor – Freshman 68 Austin Nielsen – Junior 70 Matt Reynolds – Senior 72 Ryker Mathews – Freshman 73 Solomone Kafu – Freshman 74 Brock Stringham – Freshman 75 Braden Brown – Junior 76 Braden Hansen – Junior 77 Michael Yeck – Freshman 78 Houston Reynolds – Sophomore 79 Manaaki Vaitai – Sophomore Devon smith – Freshman Coaches Bronco Mendenhall – Head coach/ defensive coordinator Lance Reynolds – Asst. Head Coach/ tight ends Brandon Doman – Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach Ben Cahoon – Receivers coach Joe DuPaix – Running backs coach/ recruiting coordinator Nick Howell – Secondary/ special teams coach Steve Kaufusi – Defensive line coach Kelly Poppinga – Outside linebackers coach Paul Tidwell – Inside linebackers coach Mark Weber – Offensive line coach Jay Omer – Head strength and conditioning coach Duane Busby – Director of football operations Patrick Hickman – Football h. s. relations coordinator Wide receivers 2 Cody Hoffman – Sophomore 6 McKay Jacobson – Senior 11 Ross Apo – Freshman 12 JD Falslev – Sophomore 16 Terenn Houk – Freshman 17 Dalin Tollestrup – Junior 19 Matt Marshall – Senior 21 Kurt Hendersen – Freshman 23 Cody Raymond – Freshman 24 Skyler Ridley – Sophomore 25 Rex Morgan – Freshman 26 Colby Hansen – Freshman 29 Jordan Smith – Sophomore 83 Spencer Hafoka – Senior 85 Dallin Cutler – Sophomore 87 Rhen Brown – Junior Tight ends 18 Richard Wilson – Sophomore 80 Marcus Mathews – Sophomore 82 Kaneakua Friel – Sophomore 84 Devin Mahina – Sophomore 86 Colby Jorgensen – Freshman 88 Austin Holt – Sophomore 89 Matthew Edwards – Senior 90 Stehly Reden – Freshman 92 Grant Jones – Freshman 93 Trevor Brown – Freshman Defensive line 41 Matt Putnam – Senior 43 Baker Pritchard – Freshman 55 Eathyn Manumaleuna – Junior 57 Moses Kaumatule – Freshman 58 Justin Blackmore – Freshman 65 Ian Dulan – Senior 71 Walter Kahaiali'i – Junior 91 Hebron Fangupo – Senior 92 Graham Rowley – Sophomore 93 Simote Vea – Senior 94 Jordan Richardson – Junior 95 Mike Muehlmann – Sophomore 97 Travis Tuiloma – Freshman 98 Romney Fuga – Junior Deep Snapper 96 Reed Hornung – Junior Linebackers 1 Jordan Pendleton – Senior 2 Spencer Hadley – Sophomore 3 Kyle Van Noy – Sophomore 4 Uona Kaveinga – Junior 22 Manoa Pikula – Freshman 31 Aveni Leung-Wai – Senior 34 Austen Jorgensen – Junior 36 Alani Fua – Freshman 37 Uani Unga – Junior 38 Seth Probert – Freshman 39 Zac Stout – Sophomore 42 Zach Newman – Freshman 44 Brandon Ogletree – Junior 45 Tyler Beck – Junior 46 Kevan Bills – Freshman 47 Ezekiel Ansah – Junior 48 Jameson Frazier – Senior 49 Jadon Wagner – Senior 51 Lene Lesatele – Freshman 52 Cody Monsen – Freshman 53 Tanner Cox – Freshman 56 Connell Hess – Junior 59 Va'a Niumatalolo – Freshman Defensive backs 5 Joe Sampson – Junior 6 Jordan Johnson – Freshman 7 Preston Hadley – Junior 9 Daniel Sorensen – Sophomore 15 Carter Mees – Junior 16 Gavin Fowler – Freshman 17 Logan Obering – Freshman 18 Jray Galea'i – Sophomore 19 Kori Gaines – Freshman 20 Chase Pendley – Sophomore 21 DeQuan Everett – Junior 23 Travis Uale – Senior 24 Cameron Comer – Freshman 25 Corby Eason – Senior 26 Robbie Buckner – Junior 27 Teu Kautai – Freshman 29 Skye PoVey – Sophomore 32 Mike Hague – Junior Kickers/ Punters 28 Brian Smith – Sophomore 37 Justin Sorensen – Sophomore 99 Riley Stephenson – JuniorSources: Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 RV/ 33 RV/ 43 RV/ 32 RV/ 44 RV/ 33 RV/ 42 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV/ 36 RV/ 34 RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV/ 35 RV NR NR RV/ 30 RV NR RV/ 31 RV/ 28 RV NR RV/ 29 RV/ 26 RV NR RV/ 26 25 Regular season Mississippi 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team BYU's first game as a football independent."Defense Comes Up Big in 14–13 Win". BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011. BYU at Ole Miss Cougars 0 0 0 14 Rebels 0 3 7 3 September 3 Oxford, MS 2:45 pm MDT 3:06 55,124 89 °F °C on, Fair, winds SE 5 mph Marc Curles Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie, and Jessica Mendoza (ESPN)Frank Fangie, Gino Torretta, and Roxy Bernstein (Touchdown Radio) ESPN/Touchdown RadioSources:BYU Cougars vs Mississippi Rebels (Sep 3, 2011) http://www.olemisssports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=979695&school=ole&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& Olemisssports.com September 3, 2011 BYU Mississippi collapsed 2 0:49 Mississippi 9 49 2:05 FG 20 Byron Rose 0 3 3 8:34 Mississippi IntTD Charles Sawyer 96 good Byron Rose run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 4 14:15 Mississippi 11 70 4:28 FG 29 Byron Rose 0 13 4 9:52 BYU 8 72 4:16 RecTD Ross Apo Jake Heaps 19 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 13 4 5:09 BYU FumbleTD Kyle Van Noy 3 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 13 14 13 Texas 2011 Texas Longhorns football team"BYU Falls to Longhorns On the Road 17–16. BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 14, 2011. BYU at No. 21 Texas Cougars 6 7 3 0 #21 Longhorns 0 3 7 7 September 10 Austin, TX 5:07 pm MDT 3:06 100,995 99 °F °C on, sunny, winds NNE 8 mph Dan Romeo Ed Cunningham, Mark Jones, and Samantha Steele (ESPN2)Dave LaMont and Tim Brown (ESPN3D)Brian Davis and Eddie George (Westwood One) ESPN2/ESPN 3D/Westwood OneSources:BYU Cougars vs Texas (Sep 10, 2011) http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/ut02.html Texas Sports September 11, 2011 BYU Texas collapsed 1 9:33 BYU 10 45 4:02 FG 30 Justin Sorensen 3 0 1 6:45 BYU 5 21 1:49 FG 33 Justin Sorensen 6 0 2 11:41 BYU 12 97 5:04 RecTD Ross Apo Jake Heaps 6 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 0 2 1:44 Texas 7 19 3:15 FG 23 Justin Tucker 13 3 3 10:46 Texas 7 62 2:42 RushTD Cody Johnson 1 good Justin Tucker run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 10 3 4:36 BYU 12 56 6:02 FG 32 Justin Sorensen 16 10 4 8:46 Texas 8 52 3:18 RushTD Cody Johnson 1 good Justin Tucker run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 17 16 17 Utah 2011 Utah Utes football team Holy War (BYU–Utah)"BYU Falls in Deseret First Duel." BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011. Utah at BYU Utes 7 7 16 24 Cougars 3 7 0 0 September 17 Provo, UT 7:21 pm MDT 3:42 63,742 65 °F °C on, fair, winds W 2 mph Jack Wood Ed Cunningham, Mark Jones, and Jessica Mendoza (ESPN2)Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv) ESPN2/BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs Utah (Sep 17, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=983700&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com September 18, 2011 Utah BYU collapsed 1 13:58 Utah FumbleTD Derrick Shelby 0 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 0:09 BYU 6 37 1:52 FG 46 Justin Sorensen 7 3 2 6:23 BYU 4 66 1:59 RecTD Ross Apo Jake Heaps 32 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 0:32 Utah 6 63 2:11 RecTD Jake Murphy Jordan Wynn 30 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 3 12:14 Utah 6 75 2:46 RecTD Dres Anderson Jordan Wynn 59 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 10 3 9:11 Utah 5 19 1:51 FG 39 Coleman Petersen 24 10 3 8:32 Utah 2 3 0:36 RushTD John White 1 no good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 30 10 4 14:51 Utah 4 3 1:30 FG 20 Coleman Petersen 33 10 4 9:25 Utah 2 82 0:42 RushTD John White 62 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 40 10 4 8:06 Utah 1 35 0:08 RushTD John White 35 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 47 10 4 3:38 Utah FumbleTD V.J. Fehoko 57 good Coleman Petersen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 54 10 54 10 Central Florida 2011 UCF Knights football team"Special Teams, Defense Help Cougars to 24–17 Win." BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011. UCF at BYU Golden Knights 10 0 7 0 Cougars 3 0 14 7 September 23 Provo, UT 6:06 pm Mountain 3:10 59,874 81 °F °C on, sunny, winds S 3 mph Wayne Winkler Joe Tessitore, and Rod Gilmore (ESPN)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) ESPN/BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs UCF (Sep 23, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=982952&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com September 23, 2011 UCF BYU collapsed 1 9:58 UCF 10 63 5:02 FG 34 Nick Cattoi 3 0 1 6:19 BYU 11 54 3:32 FG 37 Justin Sorensen 3 3 1 0:00 UCF 3 17 1:28 RushTD Jeff Godfrey 10 good Nick Cattoi run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 7 3 8:13 BYU 5 38 2:11 RushTD JJ Di Liuigi 16 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 10 3 4:50 UCF 7 84 3:14 RushTD Jeff Godfrey 1 good Nick Cattoi run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 10 3 4:37 BYU Other Kickoff returned 93 yards for touchdown by Cody Hoffman, Justin Sorensen kick good 17 17 4 10:29 BYU 3 23 1:20 RushTD Brian Kariya 6 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 24 17 24 Utah State 2011 Utah State Aggies football team"Nelson and BYU Come Back to Win 27–24." BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011. Utah State at BYU USU Aggies 7 7 7 3 Cougars 10 3 0 14 September 30 Provo, UT 6:05 pm Mountain 3:16 63,513 85 °F °C on, clear, winds SE 5 mph Bill Athan Joe Tessitore, and Rod Gilmore (ESPN)Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv) ESPN/BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs Utah State (Sep 30, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=988509&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com September 30, 2011 Utah State BYU collapsed 1 14:46 Utah State 1 80 :14 RushTD 80 Robert Turbin good Josh Thompson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 8:05 BYU 16 69 6:37 FG 23 Justin Sorensen 7 3 1 1:47 BYU 10 47 4:43 RushTD Jake Heaps 1 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 2 4:02 Utah State 13 78 4:01 RecTD Eric Moats Chuckie Keeton 13 good Josh Thompson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 2 0:55 BYU 10 62 3:07 FG 23 Justin Sorensen 14 13 3 8:37 Utah State 12 89 4:49 RecTD Robert Turbin Chuckie Keeton 24 good Josh Thompson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 13 4 12:43 Utah State 12 66 4:55 FG 21 Josh Thompson 24 13 4 10:05 BYU 8 60 2:38 RecTD Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson 24 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 20 4 0:11 BYU 9 96 2:25 RecTD Marcus Mathews Riley Nelson 13 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 27 24 27 San Jose State 2011 San Jose State Spartans football team"BYU Gets 29–16 Homecoming Victory." https://web.archive.org/web/20111027080404/http://byucougars.com/m-football/byu-gets-29-16-homecoming-victory October 27, 2011 BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011. San Jose State at BYU Spartans 3 3 7 3 Cougars 9 14 3 3 October 8 Provo, UT 8:17 pm Mountain 2:50 59,782 48 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds ESE 1 mph Stacy Hardin Adam Amin, and David Diaz-Infante (ESPNU)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv) ESPNU/BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs San Jose State (Oct 8, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=1030305&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com October 8, 2011 San Jose State BYU collapsed 1 9:09 BYU SafetyOther San Jose State snapped ball out of end zone 0 2 1 7:04 BYU 5 56 2:05 RecTD 21 Richard Wilson Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 9 1 :17 San Jose State 13 73 6:47 FG 24 Jens Alvernik run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 9 2 10:58 BYU 9 75 4:19 RecTD 1 Bryan Kariya Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 16 2 8:49 BYU 1 40 :08 RecTD McKay Jacobson Riley Nelson 40 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 23 2 :03 San Jose State 10 76 3:49 FG 40 Jens Alvernik run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 23 3 6:09 San Jose State 12 96 5:28 RushTD Jason Simpson 1 good Jens Alvernik run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 23 3 :32 BYU 10 28 5:37 FG 42 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 26 4 10:41 San Jose State 11 52 4:51 FG 43 Jens Alvernik run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 26 4 7:23 BYU 9 45 3:18 FG 45 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 29 16 29 Oregon State 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team"Hoffman Leads BYU to 38–28 Win" BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011. thumb|left|BYU wide receiver making a catch at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon in a 2011 game against Oregon State, which the Cougars won 38–28 BYU at Oregon State Cougars 7 7 10 14 Beavers 0 14 7 7 October 15 Corvallis, OR 2:10 pm Mountain 3:10 42,584 63 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds W 2 mph Reggie Smith Dave McCann, Mike Lamb, and Robbie Bullough FCS Pacific, KBYUSources:BYU Cougars vs Oregon State (Oct 15, 2011) http://www.osubeavers.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=975796&school=orst&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& OSUBeavers.com October 15, 2011 BYU Oregon State collapsed 1 5:02 BYU 12 82 7:28 RushTD Michael Alisa 10 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 9:23 BYU 9 50 4:48 RushTD JJ Di Luigi 3 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 2 3:51 Oregon State 11 72 5:32 RushTD Sean Mannion 1 good Trevor Romaine run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 2 1:38 Oregon State IntTD Jordan Poyer 51 good Trevor Romaine run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 3 11:16 BYU 7 80 3:44 RecTD 12 Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 3 3:26 BYU 5 20 1:41 FG 33 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 3 2:08 Oregon State 3 77 1:18 RecTD 59 Brandin Cooks Sean Mannion good Trevor Romaine run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 21 4 10:39 BYU 12 66 6:29 RecTD 2 JD Falslev Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 21 4 3:37 BYU 6 69 3:32 RecTD 8 Kaneakua Friel Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 21 4 :23 Oregon State 15 73 3:14 RushTD Jovan Stevenson 2 good Trevor Romaine run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 28 38 28 Idaho State 2011 Idaho State Bengals football team"BYU Beats Idaho State 56–3" BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011. Idaho State at BYU Bengals 3 0 0 0 Cougars 14 21 14 7 October 22 Provo, UT 1:06 pm Mountain 3:04 60,043 61 °F °C on, Sunny with High Clouds, winds S 3 mph Rick Loumiet Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs Idaho State (Oct 22, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=1030306&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com October 22, 2011 Idaho State BYU collapsed 1 12:16 BYU 1 15 :07 RecTD 15 Ross Apo Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 5:09 Idaho State 19 63 7:07 FG 34 Brendon Garcia run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 1 3:35 BYU 4 60 1:27 RushTD Michael Alisa 42 good Justin Sorensen 3 14 2 8:23 BYU 7 50 3:31 RushTD JJ Di Luigi 12 good Justin Sorensen 3 21 2 3:57 BYU 7 79 2:50 RushTD Riley Nelson 16 good Justin Sorensen 3 28 2 :41 BYU 9 99 1:54 RecTD 7 Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 35 3 10:36 BYU 6 91 3:11 RecTD 19 Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 42 3 2:26 BYU IntTD Daniel Sorensen 30 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 49 4 6:46 BYU 7 64 3:30 RushTD Joshua Quezada 8 good Justin Sorensen 3 56 3 56 TCU 2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team"BYU Suffers 38–28 loss to TCU" BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011. BYU vs. TCU from Cowboys Stadium Cougars 10 0 10 8 Horned Frogs 14 14 7 3 October 28 Arlington, TX 6:05 pm Mountain 3:34 50,094 58 °F °C on, clear, winds WNW 4 mph Cooper Castleberry Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore, and Samantha Steele (ESPN)Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) ESPN/ESPN RadioSources:BYU Cougars vs TCU (Oct 28, 2011) http://gofrogs.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=986074&school=tcu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& gofrogs.cstv.com October 28, 2011 BYU TCU collapsed 1 14:15 TCU 2 61 :45 RecTD 48 Skye Dawson Casey Pachall good Ross Evans run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 10:06 TCU 2 8 :41 RushTD Matt Brown 6 good Ross Evans 0 14 1 7:14 BYU 7 44 2:52 FG 42 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 1 2:28 BYU 9 76 3:09 RecTD Michael Alisa Riley Nelson 22 good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 6:57 TCU 3 37 1:09 RushTD Matt Brown 2 good Ross Evans 10 21 2 :36 TCU 2 45 :32 RecTD 33 Josh Boyce Casey Pachall good Ross Evans run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 28 3 8:36 TCU 4 38 1:40 RushTD Waymon James 4 good Ross Evans 10 35 3 4:13 BYU 9 44 4:23 FG 44 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 35 3 2:20 BYU Other Punt returned 67 yards for touchdown by JD Falslev, Justin Sorensen kick good 20 35 4 5:32 TCU 13 54 6:48 FG 35 Ross Evans run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 38 4 2:01 BYU 12 78 3:31 RushTD Bryan Kariya 1 run (Riley Nelson) good 28 38 28 38 Idaho 2011 Idaho Vandals football team Idaho at BYU Vandals 0 0 7 0 Cougars 14 14 14 0 November 12 Provo, UT 7:21 pm Mountain 3:14 57,770 37 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds WNW 15 mph Mike Defee Dave LaMont and Tim Brown (ESPN2)Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) ESPN2/BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs Idaho (Nov 12, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=1030307&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com November 12, 2011 Idaho BYU collapsed 1 8:26 BYU 5 64 1:06 RecTD 32 Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 1:18 BYU 9 78 5:17 RushTD Bryan Kariya 17 good Justin Sorensen 0 14 2 6:49 BYU 13 75 5:49 RushTD Bryan Kariya 1 good Justin Sorensen 0 21 2 :13 BYU 6 70 1:03 RecTD 21 Cody Hoffman Jake Heaps good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 3 12:31 BYU 3 57 :48 RushTD 38 Michael Alisa good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 3 5:37 BYU 3 22 1:22 RecTD 18 Ross Apo Jake Heaps good Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 42 3 3:56 Idaho 3 75 1:41 RushTD 82 Princeton McCarty good Trey Farquhar run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 42 7 42 New Mexico State 2011 New Mexico State Aggies football team New Mexico State at BYU NMSU Aggies 0 7 0 0 Cougars 7 14 14 7 November 19 Provo, UT 8:21 pm Mountain 3:05 57,134 34 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds Calm Jim Farmer Adam Amin, and David Diaz-Infante (ESPNU)Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, and Robbie Bullough (BYUtv) ESPNU/BYUtvSources:BYU Cougars vs New Mexico State (Nov 19, 2011) http://byucougars.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=1030308&school=byu&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& BYUCougars.com November 19, 2011 New Mexico State BYU collapsed 1 5:38 BYU 12 52 4:38 RushTD Bryan Kariya 4 good Justin Sorensen 0 7 2 9:40 New Mexico State 9 38 4:57 RecTD A. Franklin Matt Christian 3 good Tyler Stampler 7 7 2 3:25 BYU 15 90 6:07 RecTD Ross Apo Jake Heaps 20 good Justin Sorensen 7 14 2 :30 BYU 6 46 1:44 RecTD Ross Apo Jake Heaps 9 good Justin Sorensen 7 21 3 7:01 BYU 9 57 3:09 RushTD Matt Marshall 2 good Justin Sorensen 7 28 3 3:14 BYU 3 40 :34 RecTD Matthew Edwards Jake Heaps 9 good Justin Sorensen 7 35 4 7:30 BYU 8 80 3:46 RecTD JD Falslev Jake Heaps 27 good Justin Sorensen 7 42 7 42 Hawaii 2011 Hawaii Warriors football team BYU at Hawaii Cougars 0 10 28 3 Warriors 6 7 0 7 December 3 Honolulu, HI 5:36 pm Mountain 3:27 34,446 86 °F °C on, Mostly Cloudy, winds ENE 13 mph Greg Burks Carter Blackburn and Brock Huard ESPN2Sources:BYU Cougars vs Hawaiʻi (Dec 3, 2011) http://www.sidearmstats.com/hawaii/football/ hawaiiathletics.com December 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016100542/http://sidearmstats.com/hawaii/football/ October 16, 2011 dead BYU Hawaii collapsed 1 2:55 Hawaii 10 69 4:57 RushTD David Graves 1 no good Kenton Chun 0 6 2 10:22 BYU 9 83 4:31 RecTD Ross Apo Riley Nelson 22 good Justin Sorenson 7 6 2 3:41 Hawaii 1 79 :12 RecTD Trevor Davis David Graves 79 good Tyler Hadden 7 13 2 :39 BYU 11 42 2:58 FG 33 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 13 3 11:13 BYU 9 72 3:47 RecTD Ross Apo Riley Nelson 12 good Justin Sorenson 17 13 3 9:36 BYU Other Joe Sampson recovers fumble and returns it 26-yards for touchdown, Justin Sorenson kick good 24 13 3 4:51 BYU 7 85 2:47 RushTD Bryan Kariya 1 good Justin Sorensen 31 13 3 1:10 BYU 4 64 2:11 RecTD Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson 38 good Justin Sorenson 38 13 2 9:44 BYU 6 34 3:20 FG 37 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 41 13 4 5:55 Hawaii 12 85 3:49 RecTD Jeremiah Ostrowski Shane Austin 79 good Tyler Hadden 41 20 41 20 Armed Forces Bowl- Tulsa 2011 Armed Forces Bowl 2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team 2011 Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs. Tulsa Cougars 3 7 7 7 Golden Hurricane 7 7 0 7 December 30 Dallas, TX 10:01 Mountain 3:21 30,258 55°, Sunny, winds NNW 7mph Shawn Smith Dave Neal, Andre Ware, and Cara Capuano (ESPN)Adam Amin, Tim Brown, and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) ESPN/ESPN RadioSources:BYU Cougars vs Tulsa (Dec 30, 2011) http://www.tulsahurricane.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mfootbl.html?event=1072665&school=tuls&sport=mfootbl&camefrom=&startschool=& CBS Interactive December 30, 2011 Cody Hoffman (BYU) was voted the offensive MVP of the game because of his 3 Touchdown Receptions and Dexter McCoil (Tulsa) was voted the defensive MVP of the game because of his 2 Interceptions. Kyle Van Noy was 2nd in the defensive MVP voting. BYU Tulsa collapsed 1 5:09 Tulsa 11 76 4:57 RecTD Ricky Johnson G. J. Kinne 8 good run/pass good/failed/incomplete Kevin Fitzpatrick 0 7 1 :11 BYU 6 26 3:16 FG 35 Justin Sorensen run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 8:39 Tulsa 4 86 1:16 RecTD Clay Sears G. J. Kinne 14 good run/pass good/failed/incomplete Kevin Fitzpatrick 3 14 2 :07 BYU 1 17 :13 RecTD Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson 17 good run/pass good/failed/incomplete Justin Sorenson 10 14 3 1:34 BYU 9 71 3:47 RecTD Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson 30 good run/pass good/failed/incomplete Justin Sorenson 17 14 4 10:42 Tulsa 9 58 2:14 RecTD Bryan Burnham G. J. Kinne 30 good run/pass good/failed/incomplete Kevin Fitzpatrick 17 21 4 :11 BYU 12 48 4:07 RecTD Cody Hoffman Riley Nelson 2 good run/pass good/failed/incomplete Justin Sorenson 24 21 24 21 Season news During Spring Training QB Jake Heaps was named one of the top 3 non-AQ players to watch in 2011 by ESPN's Andrea Adelson.https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=6487060 Non-AQ Players to watch in 2011 ESPN May 27, 2011 Rivals.com named OT Matt Reynolds as No. 24 on their top 100 countdown in 2011.http://collegefootball.rivals.com/photofeature.asp?fid=36888 Rivals.com 2011 Top 100 Players Countdown Rivals.com August 2, 2011 Reynolds would later be named on ESPN's Pre-Season All-American team.https://www.espn.com/college-football/feature/video?page=preseasonallamerica&_slug_=2011-all-american-team ESPN.com's 2011 Pre-season All-American team ESPN August 12, 2011 At the Utah State game, Brandon Doman proposed benching Heaps and seeing what Riley Nelson could do. Nelson rallied the Cougars to beat the Aggies and would become the starting QB for every game he was healthy in the rest of the season.http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/article_23ad7a30-ebf7-11e0-8386-001cc4c03286.html Nelson creates magic in thrilling BYU win over USU Herald Extra October 1, 2011 Nelson would go on to win 4 FBS Independent Player of the Week awards. BYU decided to add running back Michael Alisa to their running back rotation at homecoming. Alisa would become the starting RB for the rest of the season after going for 91 yards on 16 carries.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/52693790-88/nelson-state-byu-jose.html.csp Michael Alisa sparkles in Cougar backfield SL Tribune October 10, 2011 Matt Putnam was ruled eligible for the Cougars starting in October and became one of the many linebacker beasts.http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/article_584022fc-d80b-11e0-8364-001cc4c03286.html Addition of Putnam enhances solid BYU defensive line Provo Daily Herald October 13, 2011 On November 7, Bronco Mendenhall announced that senior Jordan Pendleton would have season ending knee surgery. As a tribute for his teammates play and attitude, Kyle Van Noy would wear his number at senior night.http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/article_72af72cc-0a11-11e1-bc2c-001cc4c002e0.html BYU football reacts to Pendleton's season-ending surgery Provo Daily Herald November 8, 2011 Pendleton won two FBS Independent defensive player of the week awards during his senior season. On December 5, Jake Heaps announced he would transfer after the semester ended. James Lark would resume the backup QB role for the bowl game and for the 2012 season. It was later announced he would transfer to Kansas.http://byucougars.com/m-football/heaps-decides-transfer Heaps Decides to Transfer BYUCougars.com December 5, 2011 References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons Category:Armed Forces Bowl champion seasons BYU Cougars football