2013 BYU Cougars football team

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2013 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Fight Hunger Bowl, L 16–31 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
2013 record8–5
Head coach
  • Bronco Mendenhall (9th season)
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (7th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple formation
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Uani Unga (Defense)
    Daniel Sorensen (Defense)
  • JD Falslev (Offense)
    Skylar Ridley (Offense)
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 63,470)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Notre Dame*     –       9 – 4  
Navy     –       9 – 4  
BYU     –       8 – 5  
Army     –       3 – 9  
New Mexico State     –       2 – 10  
Idaho     –       1 – 11  
  • *All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were later vacated
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013 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 third year BYU competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Fight Hunger Bowl where they lost to Washington, 31–16.

Before the season[]

Coaching changes[]

After the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl, longtime assistant coach Lance Reynolds announced his retirement after 33 years of service at BYU (29 years as a coach and 4 years as a player).[1] To fill the vacancy, BYU looked to an old face. Longtime assistant Robert Anae was brought back from the University of Arizona as the new offensive coordinator.[2] In addition to his position as the offensive coordinator, Anae was given the responsibility of helping Bronco evaluate the entire offensive staff.

On January 8, Mark Weber left BYU for Utah State after six years with the Cougars. Weber was hired by the Aggies as the new assistant head coach and as the offensive line coach.[3]

On Monday, January 14, Coach Mendenhall informed running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Joe DuPaix and tight ends Coach Ben Cahoon that their contracts would not be renewed for the 2013 season.[4] It was also revealed that Brandon Doman's status with the university was uncertain for 2013. BYU announced they had interviewed Max Hall, Paul Peterson (Sacramento State offensive coordinator), and Steve Clark (Southern Utah offensive coordinator) for the position of quarterback coach for the 2013 season.

On Tuesday, January 15, BYU announced that two coaches had been hired as part of the new offensive staff for the 2013 season. Garett Tujague was hired and Mark Atuaia was moved from the athletic director's office as the assistant to the AD over to the football coaching staff. BYU's official press release said that positions wouldn't be announced until the staff was finalized, but common rumors stated that Tujague would become the offensive lines coach and Atuaia would become the running backs coach.[5]

On Wednesday, January 16, BYU announced that Aaron Roderick had been hired as an assistant coach on the offensive side at BYU. Roderick was to join the Cougars after 8 years of service at Utah, and it was believed that he would serve as the receivers coach.[6] Less than 24 hours after accepting the position at BYU, Roderick changed his mind and decided to return to the Utes for the 2013 season.[7]

The final coaching staff members were announced on Friday, February 15. Jason Beck was hired as the quarterback coach and Guy Holliday was hired as the wide receiver coach.[8]

On February 28, Bronco Mendenhall announced that Nick Howell had been promoted to the defensive coordinator position, Robert Anae was assistant head coach, and Kelly Popinga would serve as special teams coordinator.[9]

2013 recruits[]

DeBeikes, England, Laulu-Pututau, Shumway, and Tapusoa served church missions right after graduation and did not join the BYU team until the 2015 season.

2013 returning missionaries[]

Eight return missionaries, 4 on the offensive side and 4 on the defensive side, returned and played their first action with BYU during the 2013 season.

2013 departures[]

The following Cougars graduated, transferred, or chose to serve two-year church missions after the 2012 season and didn't return to the team in 2013.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
James Lark 7 QB 6'2" 200 Senior St. George, UT Graduated
Riley Nelson 13 QB 6'0" 199 RS Senior Logan, UT Graduated
Ezekiel Ansah 47 LB 6'6" 280 Senior Accra, Ghana Graduated; 1st Round, 5th pick by Detroit Lions[10]
Braden Brown 75 OL 6'6" 300 RS Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated; NFL Free Agent Signee with St. Louis Rams[10]
Ryan Freeman 50 OL 6'3" 287 RS Senior Orem, UT Graduated
David Foote 27 RB 5'11" 200 Senior St. George, UT Graduated
Zed Mendenhall 35 RB 5'11" 253 Senior Alpine, UT Graduated
Braden Hansen 76 OL 6'6" 307 Senior Sandy, UT Graduated; NFL Free Agent Signee with Oakland Raiders[10]
Walter Kahaiali'i 71 OL 6'3" 325 Senior Lahaina, HI Retired during 2012 due to knee surgery & Graduated
Robbie Buckner 26 DB 5'10" 176 RS Senior Ashdown, AR Graduated
DeQuan Everett 21 DB 6'3" 209 RS Senior Long Beach, CA Graduated
Mike Hague 32 DB 5'10" 190 RS Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated
Ian Dulan 39 DL 6'1" 271 RS Senior Hilo, HI Graduated
Romney Fuga 98 DL 6'2" 318 RS Senior Huntington Beach, CA Graduated; NFL Free Agent Signee with Denver Broncos[10]
Russell Tialavea 52 DL 6'3" 265 RS Senior Oceanside, CA Graduated
Simote Vea 98 DL 5'11" 270 RS Senior Hauʻula, HI Graduated
Uona Kaveinga 4 LB 5'11" 233 RS Senior Hawthorne, CA Graduated; NFL Free Agent Signee with Denver Broncos[10]
Preston Hadley 7 DB 6'0" 200 Senior Pleasant Grove, UT Graduated; Invited to attend Seattle Seahawks camp[10]
Joe Sampson 1 DB 5'10" 203 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated
Eathyn Manumaleuna 55 DL 6'2" 288 Senior Anchorage, AK Graduated
Austen Jorgensen 34 LB 6'2" 229 Senior Mt. Pleasant, UT Graduated
Brandon Ogletree 44 LB 5'11" 228 Senior McKinney, TX Graduated; NFL Free Agent Signee with Miami Dolphins[10]
Reed Hornung 96 DS 6'2" 249 Senior Anoka, MN Graduated
Riley Stephenson 99 K & P 6'0" 205 Senior St. George, UT Graduated
Houston Reynolds 78 OL 6'2" 205 Junior Provo, UT Retired due to medical reasons
Jordan Smith 23 WR 6'4" 203 Junior Salem, UT Not medically cleared to play, won't return for senior season
Kevan Bills 46 LB 6'3" 245 Sophomore Provo, UT Tore Achilles tendon, will medical redshirt 2013 season
Roman Andrus 62 DL 6'4" 259 Freshman El Dorado Hills, CA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Tyson Brook 57 DL 6'1" 265 Freshman Connell, WA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Nate Sampson 48 LB 6'0" 220 Freshman Pleasant Grove, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Butch Pau'u 38 LB 6'0" 211 Freshman Anaheim, CA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Rhett Sandlin 43 LB 6'2" 214 Freshman Sandy, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Lene Lesatele 51 LB 6'1" 238 Freshman Artesia, CA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Matt Hadley 17 DB 6'0" 191 Freshman Connell, WA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Micah Hannemann 24 DB 6'0" 185 Freshman Alpine, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Connor Noe 38 DB 6'2" 195 Freshman Mason, OH LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Sawyer Powell 28 DB 6'1" 201 Freshman West Richland, WA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Morgan Unga 18 DB 6'4" 182 Freshman Ogden, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Quin Ficklin 64 OL 6'3" 242 Freshman Mesa, AZ LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Austin Hoyt 66 OL 6'7" 248 Freshman Ione, CA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Ryan Jensen XX OL 6'3" 220 Freshman Alta, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Trevor Brown 93 TE 6'5" 210 Freshman Provo, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Brayden El-Bakri 24 RB 6'0" 215 Freshman Salt Lake City, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Bryan Engstrom 34 RB 5'8" 168 Freshman Sandy, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Daniel Lacey 32 RB 6'1" 180 Freshman Farmington, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Alex Kuresa 15 WR 5'11" 180 Freshman Millville, UT LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Dylan Collie 9 WR 5'10" 173 Freshman El Dorado Hills, CA LDS mission (returning in 2015)
Taggart Krueger 87 WR 6'2" 185 Freshman Sammamish, WA LDS mission (returning in 2015)

Spring Game[]

The annual Spring Game was held on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Instead of doing a traditional 20-minute scrimmage with 5 minutes per quarter, the Cougars held a 50-play scrimmage that became more of a 75-play scrimmage. More than 12,000 fans turned out to see the first team offense and second team defense (titled BYU West) take on the second team offense and first team defense (BYU East). Several expected starters, including QB Taysom Hill, who had not been cleared for full contact, were held out of the scrimmage. The offense scored four touchdowns and added one field goal in a 15–13 victory by the West team.

Pre-season honors[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Van Noy 3 LB 6'3" 235 Senior Reno, NV Walter Camp POY Watch List, Butkus Award Watch List, Rotari Lombardi Watch List, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, Bednarik Award Watch List, Lott Trophy Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List, Preseason All-America Candidate, Preseason Phil Steele 1st Team, Preseason USA Today All American
Cody Hoffman 2 WR 6'4" 210 Senior Crescent City, CA Bilentnikoff Award Watch List, Preseason All-America Candidate, Preseason Phil Steele 2nd Team
Michael Alisa 42 RB 6'1" 220 Senior Laie, HI Doak Walker Award Watch List
Jamaal Williams 21 RB 6'0" 200 Sophomore Fontana, CA Doak Walker Award Watch List
Spencer Hadley 2 LB 6'1" 227 Senior Connell, WA Butkus Award Watch List
Uani Unga 41 LB 6'1" 233 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Butkus Award Watch List
Eathyn Manumaleuna 55 DL 6'2" 305 Senior Anchorage, AK Outland Trophy Watch List
Kaneakua Friel 82 TE 6'5" 261 Senior Kaneohe, HI DJohn Mackey Award Watch List
JD Falslev 12 RB 5'8" 175 Senior Smithfield, UT Paul Hornung Award Watch List
Bronson Kaufusi 90 DL 6'7" 282 Sophomore Provo, UT Hendrick Award Watch List
Ross Apo 1 WR 6'3" 207 Junior Arlington, TX Earl Campbell Award Watch List

Media[]

2013 Media Day[]

Football Media Day was held on Wednesday, June 26, at 10 AM MDT. BYU announced a 2-for-1 series with USC scheduled to begin in 2019, a 2015 affiliation with the Poinsettia Bowl, and the 3-year extension of head coach Bronco Mendenhall, pushing his contract through the 2016 season. New BYUtv Sports reporter Spencer Linton conducted webchats with some of BYU's returning starters, new starters, and head coaches. Trevor Matich returned from ESPN to act as a special analyst alongside BYUtv analysts Blaine Fowler, Jan Jorgensen, and Brian Logan. A TV special titled LaVell Edwards and the BYU Quarterback Factory was also held. Dave McCann acted as the panel host alongside LaVell Edwards, Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer, Gifford Nielsen, Steve Sarkisian, Gary Sheide, Marc Wilson, Steve Young, Jim McMahon, and others.

Cougar IMG Sports Network affiliates[]

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][11]

Roster[]

2013 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Billy Green Fr
RB 31 Benson Manwaring Fr
QB 4 Taysom Hill So
QB 11 Jason Munns Sr
QB 15 Ammon Olsen So
QB 7 Christian Stewart Jr
RB 42 Michael Alisa Injured Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 24 Algie Brown Fr
RB 26 Nate Carter So
RB 28 Adam Hine So
RB 33 Paul Lasike Jr
RB 34 AJ Moore Fr
RB 5 Iona Pritchard Jr
RB 21 Jamaal Williams So
TE 82 Kaneakua Friel Sr
TE 89 Terenn Houk So
TE 84 Devin Mahina Jr
TE 83 Stehly Reden So
TE 85 Bryan Sampson Fr
TE 19 Brett Thompson Jr
TE 18 Richard Wilson Sr
WR 1 Ross Apo Jr
WR 12 JD Falslev (C) Sr
WR 89 Travis Frey Fr
WR 13 Kurt Henderson So
WR 2 Cody Hoffman Sr
WR 80 Marcus Mathews Jr
WR 10 Mitch Mathews So
WR 25 Luke Nelson Fr
WR 3 Colby Pearson Fr
WR 17 Skyler Ridley (C) Sr
WR 6 Eric Thornton So
OL 70 Terrance Alletto So
OL 66 Josh Carter Jr
OL 68 Andrew Crawford So
OL 52 Tui Crichton So
OL 54 Parker Dawe Fr
OL 69 Tim Duran Jr
OL 50 Edward Fusi Jr
OL 67 Kyle Johnson Fr
OL 65 Cole Jones Fr
OL 73 Solomone Kafu Jr
OL 55 Brayden Kearsley Fr
OL 61 Quinn Lawlor Jr
OL 72 Ryker Mathews So
OL 71 Addison Pulsipher Fr
OL 56 Thomas Shoaf Fr
OL 74 Brock Stringham Jr
OL 79 Manaaki Vaitai Sr
OL 57 De'Ondre Wesley Jr
OL 75 Brad Wilcox Fr
OL 77 Michael Yeck Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 23 Trevor Bateman So
DB 10 Khalil Bell Fr
DB 20 Craig Bills Jr
DB 4 Robertson Daniel Jr
DB 15 Michael Davis Fr
DB 18 DJ Doman Fr
DB 32 Mike Hague Sr
DB 16 Adam Hogan Sr
DB 6 Jordan Johnson Jr
DB 12 Mitchell Juergens Fr
DB 11 Dallin Leavitt Fr
DB 1 Sam Lee Jr
DB 33 Scott Lefrandt Sr
DB 13 Jonny Linehan Fr
DB 27 Blake Morgan Sr
DB 23 Kai Nacua Fr
DB 7 Skye PoVey Jr
DB 29 Jordan Preator Fr
DB 36 Drew Reilly So
DB 9 Daniel Sorensen (C) Sr
DB 1 Trent Trammell Jr
DB 30 Michael Wadsworth So
DB 21 Jake Ziolkowski Fr
DL 93 Michael Doman So
DL 88 Austin Holt Jr
DL 99 Marques Johnson Jr
DL 78 Tuni Kanuch Fr
DL 90 Bronson Kaufusi So
DL 97 Theodore King Fr
DL 48 Tomasi Laulile Fr
DL 55 Eathyn Manumaleuna Sr
DL 44 Remington Peck So
DL 94 JonRyheem Peoples Fr
DL 95 Logan Taele So
DL 54 Merrill Taliauli Fr
DL 56 Kalolo Utu Jr
LB 45 Tyler Beck Sr
LB 53 Tanner Cox Jr
LB 49 Jordan Egbert Fr
LB 5 Alani Fua Jr
LB 46 Rylee Gautavai Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 2 Spencer Hadley (S) Sr
LB 38 Porter Hansen Fr
LB 98 Toloa'i Ho Ching Fr
LB 34 Austin Jorgensen Sr
LB 25 Teu Kautai So
LB 43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere So
LB 35 Joey Owens Fr
LB 22 Manoa Pikula So
LB 42 Trajan Pili Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 47 Seth Probert Jr
LB 39 Matthew Relei Fr
LB) 31 Sae Tautu Fr
LB 41 Uani Unga (C) Sr
LB 3 Kyle Van Noy Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 26 Scott Arellano Jr
P 28 Jordan Miller So
K 38 Vance Bingham Fr
K 27 Trevor Samson Jr
K 37 Justin Sorensen Sr
DS 96 Kevin O'Mary Sr


Head coach
  • Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State)
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • 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
  • Andrew George (BYU)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant focusing on Tight Ends, Y Receiver, Inside Wide Receivers
  • Nick Howell (Weber State)
    Secondary, Defensive Coorindator
  • Steve Kaufusi (BYU)
    Defensive Line
  • Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
    Outside Linebackers, Special Teams
  • Paul Tidwell (Utah State)
    Inside Linebackers
  • Jay Omer (Auburn)
    Strength & Conditioning
  • Duane Busby (Arizona State)
    Director of Football Operations
  • Patrick Hickman (Boise State)
    Football H. S. Relations Coordinator
  • Geoff Martzen (Fresno State)
    Football Player Personnel & On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator

[12]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

BYU faced schools from every BCS conference except the SEC: the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and the AAC. Additional Top 25 opponents were found in Notre Dame and Boise State as well as traditional rival Utah State. BYU played in the 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl.[13]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:30 p.m.at Virginia
ESPNUL 16–1953,310
September 75:00 p.m.No. 15 Texas
ESPN2W 40–2163,197
September 218:15 p.m.Utah
ESPN2L 13–2063,470
September 277:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNUW 37–1058,763
October 46:00 p.m.at Utah State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)
CBSSNW 31–1425,513
October 125:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNUW 38–2060,320
October 191:30 p.m.at Houston
  • Reliant Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNewsW 47–4633,115
October 256:00 p.m.Boise State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 37–2062,954
November 91:30 p.m.at No. 21 Wisconsin
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNL 17–2780,191
November 161:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Senior Day)
BYUtvW 59–1358,645
November 231:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
NBCL 13–2380,795
November 301:00 p.m.at Nevada
CBSSNW 28–2321,540
December 277:30 p.m.vs. Washington
  • AT&T Park
  • San Francisco, CA (Fight Hunger Bowl)
ESPNL 16–3134,136
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries[]

Virginia[]

See also: Virginia Cavaliers football and 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team

BYUtv Panel: Alema Harrington, Brian Logan, David Nixon, and Andy Boyce. Sideline Reporters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler

BYU at Virginia
1 234Total
Cougars 0 709 16
• Cavaliers 0 397 19
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: Scott Stadium
    Charlottesville, VA
  • Game start: 3:33 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 53,310
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds S at 8mph, 2 hour 9 minute weather delay (lightning), Rain (2nd Half)
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff and Kelly Stouffer
Sources:[14]

BYU and Virginia entered into the game with both teams debuting new offenses and hoping for the best. Bad news occurred for Cougar fans before game time as it was revealed Cody Hoffman had an ankle sprain and would be unable to play. The first quarter saw BYU's total yardage as nearly quadruple that of Virginia's, but neither team was able to score. As the two teams got ready to start the second quarter, lightning struck within 15 miles of the stadium. Both teams were sent to their locker rooms, and a two-hour lightning delay began.

The lightning also caused havoc with the TV arrangements. ESPNU had another game to start broadcasting at 7 PM, but BYU at Virginia would only be in the second quarter. As a result, ESPN decided to move the entire nation, except for those in the states of Virginia and Utah, to the Washington State/ Auburn ESPNU game while the markets of Utah and Virginia would remain with the BYU/ Virginia game. The game would be made available on ESPN3 for the rest of the nation. However viewers on DirecTV and Dish Network had no choice but to move to the next game as they couldn't put in territorial restrictions. Dish Network was able to air the remainder of the game on Channel 147, an ESPN alternate station, but DirecTV fans were to go unhappy, unless they had internet access to ESPN3.

The Cougars were able to strike first in the second quarter, and it provided hope for the Cougars as the Cougars had only lost three times in the Bronco Mendenhall era when BYU scored first. However a 53-yard field goal and a blocked punt gave Virginia the momentum, and they never looked back.

Weather continued to cause problems for BYU and Virginia as the third quarter began. A heavy rain storm began, and while the degrees of heaviness would rotate throughout the remainder of the game, the rain would cause both teams to shift to a ground and pound attack strategy. Virginia would score 12 unanswered points, culminating in a great toe drag by Darius Jennings to give the Cavaliers the lead.

Despite the toe drag, it would be the Virginia defense that would save the day for the Cavaliers. On a 3rd and 7 Hill threw the ball to sophomore running back Jamaal Williams, but the slickness of the ball and the continual rain caused it to slip from his hands. The ball would land in the hands of Virginia safety Anthony Harris. After a quick lateral Williams was able to bring the Cavs down at BYU's 13 yard line, but one play later Virginia would score the game's final touchdown. The Cougars would complete a 50-yard pass on the last play of the game, but it was too little, too late.

Jamaal Williams led the Cougars with 33 carries for 144 yards. Taysom Hill carried the ball 11 times for 42 yards and a touchdown. He would also throw the ball 13 times for 175 yards and a touchdown.

BYU owned every statistical category with 187 yards rushing compared to Virginia's 109. They would also out pass Virginia 175 to 114. However Virginia's wise ball control (34:09 to BYU's 25:51) allowed them to control the clock for 3 out of 4 quarters, and in the end it was the ball control, special teams blunders, a safety, and an interception that gave the Cavaliers a narrow 19 to 16 win.

Despite the loss, BYU did manage to compile one award for the week.

  • Scott Arellano
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week

[15]

Texas[]

See also: Texas Longhorns football and 2013 Texas Longhorns football team

BYUtv Panel: Alema Harrington, Brian Logan, and David Nixon

Texas at BYU
1 234Total
Longhorns 7 770 21
• Cougars 10 17130 40
Sources:[16]

At first many fans thought the game would be a repeat of last week as a severe thunderstorm hit Provo at 4 PM. Kickoff was immediately postponed from 5:06 PM as a 55-minute warmup was still required for both teams. Some of the players were able to go to the fans and interact with them before heading back to the locker room during the delay, giving the fans additional motivation. Nearly an hour after the storm hit, a start time of 6:52 was announced, resulting in a 1-hour, 46 minute lightning delay. The rain would continue on and off throughout the rest of the game, but no one expected the performance BYU put up.

Sophomore Quarterback Taysom Hill found lane after lane and was able to dominate the Texas line, setting a BYU record with 15.2 yards per rush, but he wasn't alone. For the second consecutive game Jamaal Williams would go over the century mark, and Paul Lasike would also add 86 rushing yards. It was part of a record performance for BYU- 550 rushing yards, which also became the most rushing yardage Texas has ever given up. For individual totals Hill had 259 yards rushing, the second highest rushing total for a BYU QB, and Williams had 182 yards rushing. Hill's passing yardage was less than impressive (9–26 with 129 yards and 1 interception), but with the running lanes throughout BYU was able to dominate and shock the #15 ranked Longhorns.

After the game, BYU swept the FBS Independent Player of the Week Awards and won a lot of other national attention awards.

  • Taysom Hill
Athlon Sports National Player of the Week
CBSSports.com Offensive Player of the Week
Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week Honorable Mention
FBS Offensive Independent Player of the Week
College Sports Madness Independent Offensive Player of the Week
  • Justin Sorensen
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Placekicker of the Week
Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Star of the Week
  • Jamaal Williams
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back of the Week
  • Alani Fua
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker of the Week
  • Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week

[17]

Utah[]

See also: Utah Utes football, 2013 Utah Utes football team, Holy War (BYU–Utah), and Beehive Boot

The week of the game, BYU linebacker Spencer Hadley was suspended 5 games for an honor code violation.[18]

Utah at BYU
1 234Total
• Utes 3 1007 20
Cougars 0 067 13
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:21 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 63,470
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Cloudy, winds S at 12mph
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Mark Jones, Brock Huard, and Lewis Johnson (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken, and Spencer Linton (BYUtv)
Sources:[19]

[20]

Middle Tennessee[]

See also: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football and 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Middle Tennessee at BYU
1 234Total
Blue Raiders 10 000 10
• Cougars 7 16140 37
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:02 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 58,763
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds S at 5mph
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): and Anthony Becht (ESPNU)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken, and Spencer Linton (BYUtv)
Sources:[21]

Coming into the game, it was bad news for BYU from the start.

Jammal Williams was out with a concussion
Cody Hoffman was suspended for 1 game for violating team rules
Michael Yeck was back starting at RG after an injury to Brock Stringhman during the week.

Utah State[]

See also: Utah State Aggies football, 2013 Utah State Aggies football team, The Old Wagon Wheel, and Beehive Boot

BYUtv Panel: Dave McCann, Alema Harrington, Brian Logan, and Blaine Fowler. Sideline Reporter: Spencer Linton

BYU at Utah State
1 234Total
• Cougars 10 7140 31
Aggies 7 007 14
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Romney Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 6:07 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 25,513
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SW at 7mph
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Andrew Catalon, Aaron Taylor & Lauren Gardner
Sources:

[22]

Georgia Tech[]

See also: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football and 2013 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Georgia Tech at BYU
1 234Total
Yellow Jackets 7 607 20
• Cougars 14 10014 38
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:02 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 60,320
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds calm
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb, & (ESPNU)
    Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, Kathy Aiken, and Spencer Linton (BYUtv)
Sources:[23]

On Friday it was announced that Spencer Hadley's suspension had been reduced to 3-games, and that he would be eligible to play against the Yellow Jackets if the coach would put him in. The news was only a small spark for the Cougars as they headed into the game. Running back's Jamaal Williams and Algernon Brown would run for their first TD's of the season, and Taysom Hill showed his passing performance against the Aggies wasn't a fluke, hitting Cody Hoffman for a 45-yard touchdown on their first possession of the game. Hill would later add a rushing touchdown of his own. The Cougars got out to an early 24–10 lead on the Yellow Jackets, and that lead would not let up. Hadley would play the entire second half, getting some 3rd down conversion sacks and tackles that prevented the Yellow Jackets from rallying. In the end BYU's defense would hold their 12th straight opponent under 21-points, and the Cougars would pick up their 3rd consecutive win. Hill completed 19/27 for 244 yards and a touchdown. Williams carried the ball 17 times for 89 yards while Hill added 15 carried for 87 yards. Hoffman led the Cougars receiving with 99-yards, and Falslev joined him with 69-yards. The Cougars D would score a touchdown for the third-consecutive game.

[24]

Houston[]

See also: Houston Cougars football and 2013 Houston Cougars football team
BYU at Houston
1 234Total
• BYU Cougars 24 10013 47
UH Cougars 21 1726 46
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: Reliant Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:34 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 4:07
  • Game attendance: 33,115
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Joe Davis & David Diaz-Infante
Sources:

A high flying first half led to a number of new records for the BYU football team. The two sets of Cougars combined for 701 yards of offense and 72 points in the first half (456 for BYU, 245 for Houston). With his first reception of the game, Cody Hoffman became the all-time leading receiver in BYU history, surpassing TE Dennis Pitta. With his touchdown reception, Hoffman tied Austin Collie for the most touchdown receptions made by a receiver at BYU. Taysom Hill became the first person to rush for more than 100 yards against Houston this season. BYU ran a record 115 plays, tying the all-time number of plays run in a FBS game by one-team and shattering their previous record of 95-plays in a game. BYU also made 41-first downs in the game, a new mark for most first downs in a game, and the 76-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Spencer became the most yardage the Cougars have given up in a pass this season.[25]

[26]

Boise State[]

See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2013 Boise State Broncos football team
Boise State at BYU
1 234Total
Broncos 0 3107 20
• Cougars 7 17103 37
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 6:06 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 62,954
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Clear w/ a sunset, Winds S 5mph
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, and Allison Williams (ESPN)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken, and Spencer Linton (BYUtv)
Sources:[27]

[28]

Wisconsin[]

See also: Wisconsin Badgers football and 2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team
BYU at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Cougars 3 077 17
• Badgers 7 1037 27
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 1:30 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 80,191
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Overcast, Wind: W 14mph
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich
Sources:

[29]

Idaho State[]

See also: Idaho State Bengals football and 2013 Idaho State Bengals football team
Idaho State at BYU
1 234Total
Bengals 3 073 13
• Cougars 14 35100 59
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 58,645
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), Cloudy w/ Mixed Rain & Snow, Wind: S 2mph
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken, and Spencer Linton
Sources:[30]

Notre Dame[]

See also: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
BYU at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Cougars 7 060 13
• Fighting Irish 14 333 23
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium
    Notre Dame, IN
  • Game start: 3:42 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 80,795
  • Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), Snow Flurries, Wind: NW 20mph
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Mike Mayock, and Alex Flanagan
Sources:

[31]

Nevada[]

See also: Nevada Wolf Pack football and 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
BYU at Nevada
1 234Total
• Cougars 0 01414 28
Wolf Pack 7 079 23
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:11 PM PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 21,540
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Sunny, winds calm
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Andrew Catalon, Randy Cross & Lauren Gardner
Sources:

Fight Hunger Bowl[]

See also: 2013 Washington Huskies football team and 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl
BYU vs. Washington
1 234Total
Cougars 0 1600 16
• Huskies 7 1473 31
  • Date: December 27
  • Location: AT&T Stadium
    San Francisco, CA
  • Game start: 6:36 PM PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 34,136
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Mostly cloudy, winds SW 4mph
  • Referee: Clay Martin, (CUSA)
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill (ESPN)
    Dave Flemming, Mike Bellotti, Shelley Smith (ESPN Radio)
Sources:[32]

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