2006 BYU Cougars football team

2006 BYU Cougars football
Mountain West champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 38–8 vs Oregon
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
2006 record	11–2 (8–0 MW)
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 64,045)
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 BYU $		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 22 TCU		6	–	2					11	–	2
Utah		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wyoming		5	–	3					6	–	6
New Mexico		4	–	4					6	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5					4	–	8
San Diego State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Colorado State		1	–	7					4	–	8
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship outright with an 11–2 record (8–0 in the MWC), their first unbeaten conference play since 2001. This was also BYU's third season with at least a share of the MWC title (co-champions with CSU and Utah in 1999, and sole champions in 2001). The Cougars play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards.

Pre-season[]

Among the returning starters were quarterback John Beck, running back Curtis Brown, linebacker Cameron Jenson and tight end .

During the season[]

The Cougars started the season unranked in either the Coaches Poll or the AP Poll, and would not enter the polls until they had won their eighth game. They steadily rose in the rankings mainly on the strength of an offense that finished the regular season 5th in the nation in scoring and 4th in passing yards of 323.5 per game. The key to their offense was quarterback John Beck, who was one of the nation's top quarterbacks, running back Curtis Brown, and tight end . They averaged a 465.5 yards and 36.8 points per game.

The Cougars played five bowl-bound teams during the season—Boston College, their second opponent from one of the six BCS conferences; Tulsa; TCU; the New Mexico; and their conference rivals, the Utah Utes. Notably, BYU defeated TCU (then ranked #15) by 31-17 putting an end to the Horned Frogs' 13-game winning streak.

Postseason awards and citations[]

John Beck

• MWC Offensive Player of the Week for seven weeks
• Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year (unanimous)
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
• Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist
• Heisman candidate
• Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
• First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
• Second Team All-America, The Sporting News
  • Honorable Mention All-America, CBSSportsline.com, Pro Football Weekly, College Football News

Jonny Harline

• Mackey Award semifinalist
• First Team All-America, The Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, CBSSportsline.com, SI.com
  • Third Team All-America, Associated Press

Jake Kuresa

• Second Team All-America, College Football News
  • Honorable Mention All-America, The Sporting News
• First Team All-Mountain West Conference

Bronco Mendenhall

• AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year

Curtis Brown

• First Team All-Mountain West Conference

Sete Aulai

• Second Team All-Mountain West Conference

Cameron Jensen

• First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
• Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week

Quinn Gooch

• Second Team All-Mountain West Conference

Bryan Kehl

• Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference

Jared McLaughlin

• Second Team All-Mountain West Conference

Nate Meikle

• Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
• Academic All-District
• National Scholar-Athlete Candidate

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:15 p.m.	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	TBS	L 16–13	58,450
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn	W 49–24	56,627
September 16	10:00 a.m.	at No. 23 Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 30–23 2OT	40,233
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Utah State*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)	mtn	W 38–0	58,659
September 28	4:00 p.m.	at No. 17 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 31–17	32,190
October 7	11:00 a.m.	San Diego State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn	W 47–17	60,804
October 21	2:30 p.m.	UNLV		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn	W 52–7	63,341
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	Versus	W 33–14	35,521
November 4	4:30 p.m.	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	mtn	W 24–3	21,117
November 9	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming	No. 25	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	CSTV	W 55–7	59,901
November 18	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico	No. 23	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn	W 42–17	63,814
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Utah	No. 21	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Beehive Boot & Holy War)	CSTV/mtn	W 33–31	45,330
December 21	6:00 p.m.	vs. Oregon*	No. 19	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN2	W 38–8	44,615
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster[]

(as of September 2006)
Wide Receivers 2 Bryce Mahuika - Sophomore 3 Michael Reed† - Sophomore 5 Brett Cooper - Senior 9 Nathan Meikle† - Senior 10 Matt Allen† - Junior 19 Zac Erekson - Sophomore 80 McKay Jacobson - Freshman 82 Ryan Neeley - Junior 83 Saia Hafoka - Sophomore 85 Zac Collie - Senior 86 Daniel Tervort - Freshman 87 Matt Smith - Senior Offensive Guards 62 Braden Hansen - Freshman 74 Travis Bright† - Sophomore 76 Ray Feinga† - Sophomore Offensive Tackles 65 Dallas Reynolds† - Sophomore 66 Garrett Reden - Freshman 68 David Oswald - Sophomore 73 Jake Kuresa† - Senior Centers 60 Ryan Freeman - Freshman 67 Sete Aulai† - Junior Offensive Linemen 53 Tom Sorensen - Sophomore 55 Jeff Rhea - Junior 59 Eddie Keele - Senior 61 Jackson Smith - Freshman 69 John Barrett - Freshman 71 Rick Wolfley - Freshman 72 Nick Longshore - Senior 75 Walter Kahaialii -Freshman 77 Jason Speredon - Freshman 79 Erik Freeman - Junior 58 Jayson Clark - Senior		Tight Ends 13 Jonny Harline† - Senior 20 Daniel Coats - Senior 37 Vic So'oto - Sophomore 84 Jeff Allen - Freshman 88 Andrew George - Freshman 89 Brock Hansen - Freshman Fullbacks 11 Manase Tonga† - Sophomore 27 Joe Semanoff - Junior Quarterbacks 4 James Lark - Freshman 7 Jason Beck - Senior 11 Sam Doman - Freshman 12 John Beck† - Senior 16 Jacob Bower - Freshman 24 Kurt McEuen - Freshman Running Backs 1 Fui Vakapuna - Sophomore 6 Curtis Brown† - Senior 22 Ray Hudson - Sophomore 31 Isaac Taylor - Sophomore 32 Mike Hague - Freshman 45 Harvey Unga - Freshman Defensive line 54 Kyle Luekenga - Sophomore 57 Dan Alleto - Freshman 75 Jordan Richardson - Freshman 77 Ian Dulan - Freshman 90 Mosese Foketi - Junior 92 Brett Denney - Freshman 93 Sean Sullivan - Junior 94 Tommy Nelson - Freshman 95 Temana Paongo - Freshman 96 Kalama Kaluhiokalani - Freshman 97 Garrett Eskelsen - Freshman Defensive Ends 70 Hala Paongo† - Senior 84 Jan Jorgensen† - Freshman 91 Judd Anderton - Junior 99 Matangi Tonga - Freshman Defensive Tackles 51 Russell Tialavea† - Freshman 98 Romney Fuga - Freshman		Defensive backs 4 Brandon Howard - Freshman 6 Jordan Stephan - Freshman 10 Jeff Sorensen - Freshman 14 Tyler Kozlowski - Freshman 16 Kellen Fowler - Junior 18 Aaron Attig - Freshman 19 Brandon Bradley - Freshman 20 Michael Moore - Freshman 22 Carter Mees - Freshman 24 Nate Hutchinson - Freshman 26 Aaron Gordon - Senior 29 Kelly Bills - Sophomore 30 Robbie Buckner - Freshman 31 Chris Warner - Sophomore 32 Scott Johnson - Sophomore 39 Cole Miyahira - Senior Linebackers 35 Cameron Jensen† - Senior 36 Markell Staffieri - Junior 41 Bryan Kehl† - Junior 42 Gary Lovely - Senior 43 David Nixon - Sophomore 44 Dan Van Sweden - Freshman 45 Rex Doman - Junior 45 Zed Mendenhall - Freshman 46 Kelly Poppinga - Junior 47 Terrance Hooks - Freshman 48 Andrew Stacey - Senior 49 Shawn Doman - Freshman 50 Chris Bolden - Junior 52 Aaron Wagner - Senior 53 Austin Nielsen - Freshman 55 Skyler Stephens - Sophomore 56 Dan Bates - Senior 58 Jeff Bell - Freshman 63 Connell Hess - Freshman Cornerbacks 15 Justin Robinson† - Senior 21 Ben Criddle† - Junior 33 Andre Saulsberry - Junior 34 Kayle Buchanan† - Junior Safeties 25 Quinn Gooch† - Junior 23 David Tafuna - Junior 28 Dustin Gabriel† - Junior Punters 29 Derek McLaughlin† - Senior 30 Jared McLaughlin - Senior Kickers 30 Jared McLaughlin† - Senior 29 Derek McLaughlin - Senior 38 Spencer Covert- Freshman
† Starter at position     * Injured

Regular season[]

Arizona[]

1 2 3 4 Total BYU 7 0 3 3 13 • Arizona 3 3 7 3 16 Date: Saturday, September 2 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona Game start: 7:28 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 58,450 Game weather: 90°F, partly cloudy, wind 17 mph various Referee: Larry Farina TV announcers (TBS): Chip Caray, Tom Ramsey, David Aldridge

Scoring summary 1 11:52 UA Nick Folk 30-yard field goal UA 3-0 1 2:06 BYU Daniel Coats 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-3 2 12:53 UA Nick Folk 22-yard field goal BYU 7-6 3 10:08 BYU Jared McLaughlin 20-yard field goal BYU 10-6 3 6:52 UA Anthony Johnson 2-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Nick Folk kick) UA 13-10 4 5:23 BYU Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4 0:01 UA Nick Folk 48-yard field goal UA 16-13

Tulsa[]

1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 0 10 7 7 24 • BYU 7 14 14 14 49 Date: September 9 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 2:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 4:04 Game attendance: 56,627 Game weather: 77°F, partly cloudy and warm, wind NW 5 mph, 53 minute rain/lightning delay Referee: Steve Barth TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): , Todd Christensen, (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Source:

Scoring summary 1 10:04 BYU Fui Vakapuna 7-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 2 11:03 TU Kyle Grooms 6-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TIED 7-7 2 8:16 TU Jarod Tracy 25-yard field goal TU 10-7 2 3:51 BYU Manase Tonga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-10 2 0:47 BYU Matt Allen 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-10 3 13:52 BYU Curtis Brown 62-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-10 3 9:56 TU Tarrion Adams 1-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) BYU 28-17 3 0:21 BYU Fui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 35-17 4 11:36 BYU Zac Collie 16-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 42-17 4 9:56 BYU Harvey Unga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 49-17 4 2:01 TU Courtney Tennial 5-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) BYU 49-24

Boston College[]

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total BYU 7 6 0 10 0 0 23 • #23 Boston College 6 6 8 3 0 7 30 Date: September 16 Location: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:50 Game attendance: 40,233 Game weather: 75°F, Sunny, wind NNE 15 mph Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone Source:

Scoring summary 1 10:49 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 2:09 BC Brian Toal 1-yard run (Ryan Ohliger kick failed) BYU 7-6 2 11:15 BYU Jared McLaughlin 45-yard field goal BYU 10-6 2 6:35 BYU Jared McLaughlin 50-yard field goal BYU 13-6 2 3:22 BC Tony Gonzales 18-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick failed) BYU 13-12 3 10:27 BC Matt Ryan 1-yard run (Kevin Challenger pass from Matt Ryan) BC 20-13 4 14:56 BYU Fui Vakapuna 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) TIED 20-20 4 10:07 BC Ryan Ohliger 20-yard field goal BC 23-20 4 6:33 BYU Jared McLaughlin 25-yard field goal TIED 23-23 2OT BC Tony Gonzales 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick) BC 30-23

Utah State[]

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 • BYU 10 14 7 7 38 Date: September 23 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 58,659 Game weather: 54°F, partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph Referee: Bill Athan TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Source:

Scoring summary 1 10:22 BYU Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 4:53 BYU Jared McLaughlin 44-yard field goal BYU 10-0 2 14:02 BYU Fui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 17-0 2 5:24 BYU Fui Vakapuna 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 24-0 3 8:21 BYU Justin Robinson 64-yard Interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 31-0 4 2:16 BYU Jonny Harline 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 38-0

TCU[]

1 2 3 4 Total ��� BYU 3 7 7 14 31 #15 TCU 0 3 7 7 17 Date: September 28 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ft. Worth, TX Game start: 6:06 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 32,190 Game weather: 77°F, clear skies, wind NNE 12 mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (VS.): Gary Bender, Glenn Parker, Source:

Scoring summary 1 3:40 BYU Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 10:03 BYU Manase Tonga 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 10-0 2 0:04 TCU Chris Manfredini 36-yard field goal BYU 10-3 3 10:26 BYU Michael Reed 40-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick BYU 17-3 3 6:04 TCU Brent Hecht 2-yard pass from Jeff Ballard (Chris Manfredini kick) BYU 17-10 4 12:33 BYU Matt Allen 26-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 24-10 4 7:27 BYU Jonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 31-10 4 1:55 TCU Aaron Brown 7-yard run (Chris Manfredini kick) BYU 31-17

San Diego State[]

1 2 3 4 Total San Diego State 3 0 14 0 17 • BYU 20 20 7 0 47 Date: October 7 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 60,804 Game weather: 54°F, cloudy, wind S 3 mph Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Source:

Scoring summary 1 13:19 BYU Fui Vakapuna 14-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 10:12 SDSU Garrett Palmer 48-yard field goal BYU 7-3 1 6:47 BYU Zac Collie 29-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-3 1 2:38 BYU Curtis Brown 4-yard run (kick blocked) BYU 20-3 2 10:06 BYU Jonny Harline 8-yard pass from John Beck (kick failed) BYU 26-3 2 8:13 BYU Dustin Gabriel 38-yard interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 33-3 2 3:03 BYU Curtis Brown 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 40-3 3 12:20 SDSU Brandon Bornes 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 40-10 3 9:41 BYU Manase Tonga 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 47-10 3 4:35 SDSU Tyler Campbell 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 47-17

UNLV[]

1 2 3 4 Total UNLV 0 7 0 0 7 • BYU 21 7 14 10 52 Date: October 21 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 63,341 Game weather: 45°F, partly cloudy, wind WNW 6 mph Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Source:

Scoring summary 1 12:29 BYU Jonny Harline 48-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 5:32 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 1 3:50 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-0 2 7:48 UNLV Casey Flair 3-yard pass from Rocky Hinds (Sergio Aguayo kick) BYU 21-7 2 2:48 BYU McKay Jacobson 28-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-7 3 5:08 BYU Jonny Harline 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 35-7 3 0:40 BYU McKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 42-7 4 8:12 BYU Jared McLaughlin 34-yard field goal BYU 45-7 4 3:21 BYU Mike Hague 81-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 52-7

Air Force[]

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 7 14 3 9 33 Air Force 0 0 7 7 14 Date: October 28 Location: Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 35,521 Game weather: 62°F, mostly sunny, wind SE 10 mph Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (VS.): Gary Bender, Glenn Parker, Argy Stathapolous Source:

Scoring summary 1 7:53 BYU Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 2 10:12 BYU Michael Reed 8-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 2 0:58 BYU Jonny Harline 1-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-0 3 11:08 BYU Jared McLaughlin 53-yard field goal BYU 24-0 3 3:54 AFA Shaun Karney 1-yard run (Zach Sasser kick) BYU 24-7 4 13:40 BYU Fui Vakapuna 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) BYU 30-7 4 6:38 BYU Jared McLaughlin 27-yard field goal BYU 33-7 4 0:27 AFA Beau Suder 3-yard run (Zach Sasser kick) BYU 33-14

Colorado State[]

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 7 7 7 3 24 Colorado State 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 4 Location: Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, CO Game start: 4:36 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:38 Game attendance: 21,117 Game weather: 50°F, partly cloudy, wind SW 5 mph Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (mtn.): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson Source:

Scoring summary 1 6:43 BYU Manase Tonga 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 2 8:18 CSU Jason Smith 28-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 0:55 BYU Fui Vakapuna 5-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-3 3 0:22 BYU Fui Vakapuna 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-3 4 7:35 BYU Jared McLaughlin 25-yard field goal BYU 24-3

Wyoming[]

1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 0 0 0 7 7 • #25 BYU 21 10 10 14 55 Date: November 9 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 6:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 59,901 Game weather: 38°F, overcast, wind N 4 mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (CSTV, BYU SN): Jonathan Coachman, Chris Rix (CSTV) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Source:

Scoring summary 1 13:03 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 7:53 BYU Jonny Harline 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 1 4:35 BYU Michael Reed 33-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-0 2 6:38 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-0 2 0:31 BYU Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal BYU 31-0 3 12:12 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 38-0 3 2:58 BYU Jared McLaughlin 18-yard field goal BYU 41-0 4 9:30 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 48-0 4 7:44 BYU McKay Jacobson 77-yard punt return (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 55-0 4 6:25 WY Devin Moore 71-yard run (Jake Scott kick) BYU 55-7

New Mexico[]

1 2 3 4 Total New Mexico 3 0 14 0 17 • #23 BYU 14 14 7 7 42 Date: November 18 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 63,814 Game weather: 55°F, partly cloudy, no wind Referee: Karl Richins TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): Rich Cellini, , Blaine Fowler (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Source:

Scoring summary 1 12:53 BYU Curtis Brown 49-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 7:51 BYU McKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 1 3:01 UNM Kenny Byrd 31-yard field goal BYU 14-3 2 13:26 BYU Jonny Harline 71-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-3 2 1:02 BYU Curtis Brown 9-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-3 3 13:51 UNM Travis Brown 35-yard pass from Chris Nelson (Kenny Byrd kick) BYU 28-10 3 8:56 UNM Quincy Black 88-yard interception return (Kenny Byrd kick) BYU 28-17 3 4:58 BYU Matt Allen 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 35-17 4 4:53 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 42-17

Utah[]

1 2 3 4 Total • #21 BYU 14 0 0 19 33 Utah 0 10 14 7 31 Date: November 25 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 1:38 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 45,330 Game weather: 42°F, mostly sunny, wind SW 4 mph Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (mtn., CSTV): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 10:38 BYU Manase Tonga 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 6:48 BYU Jonny Harline 36-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 2 9:18 UTAH Brent Casteel 18-yard pass from Eric Weddle (Louie Sakoda kick) BYU 14-7 2 0:00 UTAH Louie Sakoda 24-yard field goal BYU 14-10 3 8:24 UTAH Marquis Wilson 57-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 17-14 3 1:41 UTAH Colt Sampson 4-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 24-14 4 13:15 BYU Jonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) UTAH 24-20 4 3:23 BYU Daniel Coats 2-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 27-24 4 1:19 UTAH Brent Casteel 19-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 31-27 4 0:00 BYU Jonny Harline 11-yard pass from John Beck (run failed) BYU 33-31

• Announcer James Bates: "Five in a row won't happen." Referring to Utah winning the past four years in the rivalry series.

Las Vegas Bowl[]

Las Vegas Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • #19 BYU 0 17 7 14 38 Oregon 0 0 0 8 8 Date: December 21 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV Game start: 5:01 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 44,615 Game weather: 46°F, partly cloudy, wind 2 mph Referee: Nick Define TV announcers (ESPN/Sports USA): Brent Musburger, Bob Davie, Lisa Salters (ESPN) , John Robinson (Sports USA) Source: [2]

Scoring summary 2 13:25 BYU Jared McLaughlin 24-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 6:57 BYU Curtis Brown 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 10-0 2 1:50 BYU Jonny Harline 41-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 17-0 3 3:42 BYU Curtis Brown 4-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 24-0 4 11:29 BYU John Beck 13-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 31-0 4 10:27 ORE Brian Paysinger 47-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Jeremiah Johnson run) BYU 31-8 4 9:14 BYU Manase Tonga 17-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 38-8

• "Um, remind me again who's in the Mountain West Conference." - Mike Bellotti on BYU's undefeated conference record
• "Collectively, no, they couldn't compete at the highest level in the Pac-10. They lost to Arizona this year. They wouldn't even be a midlevel Pac-10 team." - Bellotti on BYU as Pac-10 team
• BYU first bowl win since 1996 season

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