BYU hired a new coaching staff in 2016. Gone from the program were Bronco Mendenhall, who accepted the Head coach position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4,[3] and assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck,[4]Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga,[5] who accepted positions on Virginia's new coaching staff.
On December 19, 2015, Kalani Sitake was announced as the new head coach. Sitake is the first Tongan to become a FBS collegiate football head coach.[6]
On December 26, 2015, Ed Lamb was appointed the assistant head coach.[9]
In December 2015, Nu'u Tafisi was reported as being named as the strength and conditioning coach.[10] On January 14, 2015 Tafisi was confirmed as a new member of the staff. Steve Kaufusi was also announced as a returning member of the staff, and former BYU offensive line coach Mike Empey, who served as offensive line coach under the legendary LaVell Edwards, was announced as a new staff member.[11]
On January 20, 2016 Ben Cahoon was hired as the wide receivers coach.[12]
On January 25, 2016 Steve Clark was hired as the tight end coach, Russell Tialavea was hired as the director of football operations, and AJ Middleton was hired as the asst. strength and conditioning coach.[13]
On January 28, 2016, the final members of the coaching staff were hired. Reno Mahe was hired as the running backs coach, Jernaro Gilford was hired as the cornerbacks coach, and Tevita Ofahengaue was hired as the director of recruiting operations.[14]
Football Media Day took place on June 30, 2016. It aired live on BYUtv, with a simulcast on ESPN3. On it Coach Sitake talked about future scheduling, Tom Holmoe discussed BYU's interest in the Big XII Conference, Coach Detmer talked about the switch to the Pro-style offense and how it will rely more on tight ends, and Coach Tuikai talked about the defensive scheme switching from 3–4 to 4–3.[18] Throughout the day multiple players were also interviewed by Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan, Lauren Francom, Jason Shepherd, Greg Wrubell, and various media members that covered BYU. Topics discussed during the interview included off-season workouts, marital status changes, the coaching changes, the QB controversy (Taysom Hill declared he could play that day if he was needed to), and many other topics. The day ended with a look back at the 1996 team that went 14–1 and won the Cotton Bowl.
During Media Day it was also revealed that Nike is working on a new shoe for Taysom Hill that gives additional support through the arch. It will also include the orthotics as an insole on top of that.[19]
The 2016 schedule was believed to be BYU's hardest schedule to date. It featured Power 5 teams from the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC along with teams that have normally been ranked from the Group of 5 schools. However, at the end of the 2016 season it appeared noticeably weaker than previously predicted, with Sagarin ranking the schedule 75th.[22]
Location:University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ
Game start: 7:45 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 50,528
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Matt Salas • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Kirk Wisniewski • Side judge: Mario Seneca • Center judge: Corey Long
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.
The Cougar offense and defense dominated for three quarters of the game, but it took a 33-yard field goal from freshman kicker Jake Oldroyd for BYU to prevail 18–16 and give Kalani Sitake his first win as Cougar head coach.
Oldroyd originally wasn't scheduled to be on the road roster. A late Thursday move moved Oldroyd past James Baird on the depth chart and onto the roster. After sophomore kicker Rhett Almond missed the extra point, BYU decided to make the move to Oldroyd showing the kicking battle still hasn't been settled for the Cougars this season.
In his return to the Cougars Jamaal Williams had a fine game, rushing for 162 yards on 29 carries, an average of 5.2 yards per carry, and winning BYUtv's Y-Factor award. Williams would also catch one pass for 10 yards. It was Taysom Hill though who carried much of the team.
Hill threw for 202 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions. After BYU fell behind 16–15, Hill took possession of the ball at the 20. He scrambled twice for a first down and went 3-for-3 passing on the series. Overall Hill would carry the ball for 37 yards and four first downs.
A late illegal procedure penalty with :08 seconds left nearly cost the Cougars, but BYU chose to use their final timeout and avoid the 10-second runoff. The ball had been moved from BYU's 20 to Arizona's 16, but the loss of the timeout forced Oldroyd to kick from the left hash instead of dead center. After a failed freeze by Rich Rodriguez, Oldroyd nailed the kick right down the center to give BYU the lead back and ultimately the win.[24]
Colby Pearson 6-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, 2-point pass failed
15
3
4
9:33
7
75
2:03
ARIZ
Nick Wilson 15-yard touchdown run, Josh Pollack kick good
15
10
4
1:26
4
80
1:38
ARIZ
Nick Wilson 49-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass intercepted by Butch Pau'u
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0:04
9
53
1:16
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33-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd
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Game Stats:
Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21–29–0—202; Arizona: Anu Solomon 20–30–2—213.
Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 29–162, Hill 11–37, Algernon Brown 3–7, Squally Canada 2–6, Brayden Al-Bakri 1–1; Arizona: Nick Wilson 17–138, Orlando Bradford 1–1, J.J. Taylor 1-(−4), Solomon 7-(−20).
Receiving: BYU: Jonah Trinnaman 6–49, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 4–49, Colby Pearson 4–37, Hunter Marshall 2–29, Brown 1–14, Williams 1–10, Nick Kurtz 1–9, Tanner Balderdee 2–5; Arizona: Nate Phillips 7–69, Trey Griffey 4–66, Tyrell Johnson 2–28, Shawn Poindexter 1–19, Samajie Grant 3–14, Wilson 2–11, Josh Kern 1–6.
Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants
Turnovers plagued both teams. A pick six on the first play of the game put BYU behind the eight ball and made many people fear it would be the Las Vegas Bowl all over again. BYU rebounded from the pick six though, forcing 6 turnovers (3 interceptions, 2 fumbles, and a muffed punt). The turnovers led directly to 13 of BYU's points.
However a hard hit caused Jamaal Williams to sit most of the fourth quarter, and two questionable targeting calls ejected two of BYU's top defenders, one of which was captain Kai Nacua (the referee couldn't initially get his number right, first saying 32 and 13 before finally correctly saying 12) who had intercepted two passes to that point; Austin McChesney was ejected for targeting as Francis Bernard (the actual number 13) came down with the third pick.
Even with all the questionable calls and forced turnovers, both BYU and Utah found they had ample opportunities to score that they didn't capitalize on. A failed two-point conversion attempt was followed by a failed onside kick attempt and ultimately cost BYU the game.
One game after limiting his rushing, Taysom Hill rushed was 87 yards and 2 touchdowns showing he's as big a threat rushing as ever. BYU now prepares for their home opener against UCLA with a +5 turnover margin. Whether the offense can some of the turnovers into touchdowns though is anyone's guess.
Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Sunia Tauteoli, Andy Phillips kick good
0
7
1
9:44
8
3
3:17
BYU
43-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd
3
7
1
5:04
8
12
2:53
BYU
42-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd
6
7
2
4:06
5
80
2:06
BYU
Taysom Hill 39-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good
13
7
2
0:17
10
72
3:41
Utah
Tim Patrick 21-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good
13
14
3
7:53
5
42
1:48
Utah
47-yard field goal by Andy Phillips
13
17
4
2:47
19
78
11:21
Utah
29-yard field goal by Andy Phillips
13
20
4
0:18
13
75
2:29
BYU
Taysom Hill 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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20
Game Stats:
Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 21–39–3—176, Mitch Juergens 1–1–0—9, Team 0–1–0—0; Utah: Troy Williams 14–23–3—194.
Rushing: BYU: Hill 13–87, Jamaal Williams 12–58, Brayden El-Bakri 1–1, Algernon Brown 1-(−3); Utah: Troy McCormick 10–62, Zack Moss 12–58, Joe Williams 10–26, Troy Williams 7–13, Kyle Fulks 2–11, Team 1-(−1).
Receiving: BYU: Juergens 8–52, Nick Kurtz 3–35, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 3–31, Jonah Trinnaman 2–27, Colby Pearson 2–10, Williams 1–10, Corbin Kaufusi 1–9, Aleva Hifo 1–7, Ului Lapuaho 1–4; Utah: Tyrone Smith 2–60, Tim Patrick 3–59, Rae Singleton 2–23, Evan Moeai 2–21, Harris Handley 2–21, Demari Simpkins 2–6, Joe Williams 1–4.
Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 2–0, Francis Bernard 1–0; Utah: Sunia Tauteoli 2–41, Reginald Porter 1–1.
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, winds calm
Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, winds calm
Referee: Matt Austin • Umpire: Rodney Lawary • Linesman: Chris Barney • Line judge: Darren Crawford • Back judge: John Wright • Field judge: P. Davenport • Side judge: Chris Conley • Center judge: Teiresias Jones
Referee: Larry Smith • Umpire: John Hanneke • Linesman: Daniel Richard • Line judge: Kole Knueppel • Back judge: Tho Riepenhoff • Field judge: Kyle DeBue • Side judge: Matt Kukar • Center judge: Ron Kay
TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv):Adam Amin, Mack Brown, Molly McGrath (ESPN2) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Center judge: Mike Contreraz
Gerald Holmes 8-yard touchdown run, Michael Geiger kick good
0
7
2
0:00
11
31
2:30
BYU
35-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
3
7
3
4:52
13
73
7:29
BYU
Colby Pearson 4-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good
10
7
4
12:43
13
70
5:48
BYU
Taysom Hill 12-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
17
7
4
12:43
3
32
1:29
BYU
Jamaal Williams 8-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
24
7
4
4:59
10
75
2:54
MSU
Damion Terry 1-yard touchdown run, Michael Geiger kick good
24
14
4
1:59
8
82
2:55
BYU
Jamaal Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
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Game Stats:
Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 18–27–0—138; MSU: Damion Terry 6–10–1—63, Tyler O'Connor 7–11–0—58.
Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 30–163, Squally Canada 6–50, Hill 8–47, Colby Pearson 1–3, Algernon Brown 2–1, Team 2-(−4); MSU: Gerald Holmes 15–57, Terry 8–29, LJ Scott 3–9, Madre London 1–4, RJ Shelton 1–2, O'Connor 3-(−7), Team 1-(−9).
Referee: Hubert Owens • Umpire: Walt Hill • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: Chuck Rice • Back judge: Martin Hankins • Field judge: Greg Thomas • Side judge: Chad Hill • Center judge: Steve Marlowe
Keith Mixon 44-yard touchdown reception from Nick Fitzgerald, Westin Graves kick good
7
0
1
0:48
15
75
8:25
BYU
Hunter Marshall 1-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good
7
7
2
3:54
14
75
5:44
MSU
Nick Fitzgerald 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good
14
7
4
13:15
12
48
5:01
BYU
Moroni Laulu-Pututau 15-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Andrew Mikkelsen kick good
14
14
OT
4
25
MSU
Nick Fitzgerald 2-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good
21
14
OT
7
25
BYU
Taysom Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Mikkelsen kick good
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21
2OT
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BYU
Tanner Balderdee 25-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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Game Stats:
Passing: MSU: Nick Fitzgerald 17–36–2—214, Fred Ross 1–1–0—9; BYU: Taysom Hill 16–28–1—165.
Rushing: MSU: Aeris Williams 21–82, Nick Fitzgerald 16–41, Malik Dear 3–17, Keith Mixon 3–13, Ashton Shumpert 6–10; BYU: Jamaal Williams 26–76, Hill 17–53, Squally Canada 3–11, Tanner Balderdee 0–7, Team 1-(−1).
Receiving: MSU: Fred Ross 5–69, Keith Mixon 4–69, Dear 3–36, Donald Gray 2–17, Ashton Shumpert 1–17, Fitzgerald 1–9, Jordan Thomas 1–6, Dontavian Lee 1–0; BYU: Nick Kurtz 7–62, Colby Pearson 4–36, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 2–34, Tanner Balderdee 1–25, Jonah Trinnaman 1–7, Hunter Marshall 1–1.
Interceptions: MSU: Mark McLaurin 1–27; BYU: Kai Nacua 1–10, Micah Hannemann 1–0.
BYU learned during pregame festivities that Jamaal Williams suffered a knee injury against Mississippi State and would be unable to play. Squally Canada filled in for him rushing for 88 yards, a career-high, but Boise State's defense was able to force BYU to become one-dimensional and focus on passing the ball. Hill would complete only 50% and have a season low in terms of passing yards. Of the 21 incompletions, 12 different balls were dropped by the receivers. BYU's defense kept the Cougars in the game, forcing Boise State to a season high 5 turnovers (3 fumbles, 2 interceptions), a missed field goal, a blocked field goal, and a muffed punt. However, the Cougars found themselves unable to contain Jeremy McNichols, who went for a season high 249 all purpose yards and two touchdowns. BYU has now suffered four losses by a combined 8 points, making them the most dangerous four loss team in the country. Of BYU's four losses, 3 of them are now ranked in the Top 25 after week 8 (Boise State, West Virginia, and Utah).
BYU at Boise State
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• #14 Broncos
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Date: October 20
Location:Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID
Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3:59
Game attendance: 34,575
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds 5 mph E
Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: T Salaam • Center judge: Stephen Baron
TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra
Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
Taysom Hill 8-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
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3
3
8:26
12
70
6:26
BYU
Squally Canada 1-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
17
3
4
1:39
16
60
9:40
BYU
19-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
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Game Stats:
Passing: BYU: Taysom Hill 15–25–1—130; CIN:Gunner Kiel 19–32–1—199.
Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 25–96, Hill 12–75, Squally Canada 9–41, Team 1-(−1); CIN: Tion Green 16–86, Mike Boone 2–22, Kahlil Lewis 2–5, Chad Banschbach 2–4, Team 1-(−1), Kiel 2-(−16).
Receiving: BYU: Jonah Trinnaman 2–47, Nick Kurtz 4–33, Mitch Juergens 4–24, Colby Pearson 2–16, Algernon Brown 2–11, Aleva Hifo 1-(−1); CIN: Devin Gray 7–105, Tion Green 5–22, Lewis 1–16, Nate Cole 1–15, Thomas Geddis 1–14, Mike Boone 1–11, Tshumbi Johnson 1–9, Banschbach 2–7.
Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Joel Wetze • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom
Taysom Hill 16-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
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1
1:27
12
80
6:33
BYU
Nick Kurtz 31-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good
0
14
2
9:31
5
30
2:05
BYU
28-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
0
17
2
3:56
7
62
3:44
BYU
Colby Pearson 21-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill, Rhett Almond kick good
0
24
2
2:02
6
75
1:54
SUU
Logan Parker 17-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Tyler, Keita Calhoun kick good
7
24
2
0:46
6
82
1:08
BYU
KJ Hall 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
7
31
4
10:31
10
50
5:36
BYU
30-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
7
34
4
0:51
10
56
6:08
BYU
20-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
7
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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Game Stats:
Passing: SUU: Patrick Tyler 19–32–0—144, Raysean Pringle 0–1–0—0; BYU: Taysom Hill 22–29–1—320, Tanner Mangum 11–13–0—121.
Rushing: SUU: Malik Brown 8–25, Pringle 3–15, Tyler 7-(−19); BYU: KJ Hall 12–59, Mangum 4–42, Hill 7–29, Algernon Brown 7–28, Colby Hansen 3–8, Sqally Canada 6–5, Team 1-(−16).
Receiving: SUU: Pringle 3–63, Steven Wroblews 3–30, Logan Parker 3–26, Mike Sharp 5–15, Brown 2–13, Ty Rutledge 1–1, Isaiah Diego-Wi 1-(−2), James Felila 1-(−2); BYU: Mitch Juergens 6–82, Nick Kurtz 5–69, Brayden El_Bakri 4–69, Hall 3–68, Colby Pearson 4–51, Talon Shumway 2–36, Jonah Trinnaman 3–20, Aleva Hifo 2–12, Garrett Juergens 1–11, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–9, Hunter Marshall 1–9, Tanner Balderree 1–5.
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds 10 mph SE
Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Nichol Pergine • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Colin Gaynor • Back judge: James E. Downey • Field judge: Jim Smith • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mike Viles
TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom
Bernard Davis 70-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Mike Caggiano kick failed
6
0
2
6:55
10
75
3:34
BYU
KJ Hall 11-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
6
7
2
12:55
6
22
1:47
UMass
44-yard field goal by Logan Laurent
9
7
2
6:55
13
86
4:21
BYU
Harvey Langi 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
9
14
3
11:30
11
53
3:22
BYU
33-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
9
17
3
9:13
4
2
1:25
BYU
34-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
9
20
3
7:18
5
17
1:48
BYU
Harvey Langi 2-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
9
27
3
6:20
BYU
Interception returned 39 yards for touchdown by Francis Bernard, Rhett Almond kick good
9
34
4
12:50
12
54
6:01
BYU
Taysom Hill 5-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
9
41
4
5:22
4
36
2:38
BYU
Garrett Juergens 7-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum, Rhett Almond kick good
9
48
4
3:05
4
4
2:13
BYU
21-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
9
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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Game Stats:
Passing: UMass: Andrew Ford 27–40–2—288; BYU: Taysom Hill 19–31–0—171, Tanner Mangum 2–4–0—19.
Rushing: UMass: Marquis Young 10–40, Andy Isabella 3–32, Team 1-(−1), John Robinson-Woodgett 1-(−2), Ford 5-(−29); BYU: KJ Hall 18–101, Hill 13–86, Harvey Langi 14–56, Aleva Hifo 1–6, Colby Hansen 1–2, Algernon Brown 1–2, Team 1-(−1).
Receiving: UMass: Adam Breneman 8–79, Bernard Davis 2–76, Isabella 6–57, Jalen Williams 6–50, Robinson 1–10; BYU: Moroni Laulu-Pututau 5–42, Colby Pearson 2–38, Mitch Juergens 4–30, Nick Kurtz 3–20, Tanner Balderree 2–18, Talon Shumway 1–13, Nate Sampson 1–12, Hall 2–10, Garrett Juergens 1–7.
Interceptions: BYU: Francis Bernard 1–39, Isai Armstrong 1–0.
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Cloudy, winds 20 mph S
Referee: David Alvarez • Umpire: Stuart Schake • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: Steve Hoslett • Back judge: Micah Aaronian • Field judge: Scotty Melacon • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Tim Davis
TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv):Mark Neely, Dan Hawkins (ESPNU) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Overcast, occasional rain, winds 5 mph S
Referee: Greg Blum • Umpire: Brad Hudak • Linesman: Vincent Winters • Line judge: Ric Hinkamper • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: Raymond Daniel • Side judge: Ryan Flynn
TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Jaso Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Sources:
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.
Tanner Mangum 3-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
7
0
2
3:08
11
66
5:24
BYU
27-yard field goal by Rhett Almond
10
0
3
6:35
16
60
8:22
WYO
Brian Hill 4-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good
10
7
3
2:42
8
73
3:47
BYU
Tanner Balderree 5-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum, Rhett Almond kick good
17
7
4
14:07
5
55
2:36
BYU
Jamaal Williams 36-yard touchdown run, Rhett Almond kick good
24
7
4
7:35
14
76
6:26
WYO
Tanner Gentry 9-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good
24
14
4
2:11
7
81
3:00
WYO
Tanner Gentry 23-yard touchdown reception from Josh Allen, Cooper Rothe kick good
24
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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Game Stats:
Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 8–15–1—96; WYO: Josh Allen 17–32–2—207, Nick Szpor 0–1–0—0
Rushing: BYU: Jamaal Williams 26–210, Squally Canada 4–17, KJ Hall 1–1, Team 2-(−4), Tanner Mangum 2-(−8); WYO: Brian Hill 26–93, Shaun Wick 13–58, Josh Allen 6–38, Ethan Wood 1-(−20)
Receiving: BYU: Nick Kurtz 3–59, Colby Pearson 2–16, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–11, Tanner Balderree 1–5, Jonah Trinnaman 1–5; WYO: Tanner Gentry 7–113, Jake Maulhardt 2–33, Brian Hill 1–19, Jacob Hollister 2–15, Josh Harshman 1–9, C.J. Johnson 2–6, Shaun Wick 1–6, Austin Conway 1–6
Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 1–20, Dayan Ghanwoloku 1–14; WYO: Andrew Wingard 1–20
