American college football season
The 2015 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars, led by 11th-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall , played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium . This was the fifth year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent . They finished the season 9–4. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl , where they lost to rival Utah .
On December 4, Mendenhall was hired as the head coach at Virginia . He stayed and coached the Cougars in the Las Vegas Bowl. He finished at BYU with an 11-year record of 99–43.
On December 19, Oregon State defensive coordinator and former BYU fullback Kalani Sitake was named BYU's new head coach.[ 1]
After a season in which the entire offensive staff was changed, BYU is expected to have stability in the coaching ranks as every coach is expected to return.
2015 returning missionaries [ edit ] The following Cougars graduated, transferred, or chose to serve two-year church missions after the 2013 season and didn't return to the team in 2015.
Football Media Day took place on June 24, 2015. It aired live on BYUtv , with a simulcast on ESPN3 . The Media Day featured the start time and TV network of all but 2 home games. Player interviews were also conducted on byutv.org.
Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates [ edit ] KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM - Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio - Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KIDO - Boise, ID (football only)KTHK - Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR - Manti, UTKSUB - Cedar City, UTKDXU - St. George, UTKSHP - Las Vegas, NV (football only)[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 1:30 p.m. at Nebraska ABC W 33–2889,959 September 12 8:15 p.m. No. 20 Boise State ESPN2 W 35–2463,470 September 19 8:30 p.m. at No. 10 UCLA No. 19 FS1 L 23–2467,612 September 26 10:00 a.m. at Michigan No. 22 ABC L 0–31108,940 October 2 8:15 p.m. UConn LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 W 30–1356,393 October 10 5:30 p.m. East Carolina LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPNU W 45–3860,186 October 16 6:00 p.m. Cincinnati LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN W 38–2457,612 October 24 1:00 p.m. Wagner LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv W 70–656,015 November 6 9:30 p.m. at San Jose State CBSSN W 17–1615,652 November 14 5:30 p.m. vs. Missouri SECN L 16–2042,824 November 21 1:00 p.m. Fresno State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv/ESPN3 W 52–1057,515 November 28 1:30 p.m. at Utah State CBSSN W 51–2822,509 December 19 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 20 Utah ABC L 28–3542,213
BYU at Nebraska 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 17 0 9 33 Cornhuskers 14 0 14 0 28
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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. BYU entered Lincoln as 6-point underdogs, with Bronco Mendenhall taking back defensive play-calling responsibilities, and with Taysom Hill looking to prove last years Heisman talk wasn't outside the box. The Cougars entered the game with 4 starters being suspended due to last years bowl game: defensive lineman Tomasi Laulile, safety Kai Nacua, wide receiver Trey Dye, and linebacker Sione Takitaki . The revamped BYU defense gave up huge amounts of passing yardage, giving up 180 yards passing in the first quarter alone. On the way they lost 3 defensive starters to injury, including nose tackle Travis Tuiloma 4–6 weeks.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU NEB 1 8:10 9 88 3:47 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 14-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Armstrong Jr., Drew Brown kick good 0 7 1 2:50 9 88 3:47 BYU Taysom Hill 3-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 7 7 1 0:16 7 65 2:34 Nebraska Alonzo Moore 22-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Armstrong Jr., Drew Brown kick good 7 14 2 13:13 8 75 2:03 BYU Taysom Hill 21-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 14 14 2 5:42 11 55 4:59 BYU 42-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 17 14 2 3:48 3 22 1:13 BYU Mitch Mathews 15-yard touchdown reception from Taysom Hill , Trevor Samson kick good 24 14 3 10:39 3 35 1:13 Nebraska Terrell Newby 10-yard touchdown run, Drew Brown kick good 24 21 3 5:31 8 62 3:29 Nebraska Trey Foster 9-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Armstrong Jr., Drew Brown kick good 24 28 4 7:57 9 71 4:15 BYU 35-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 27 28 4 0:00 7 76 0:48 BYU Mitch Mathews 42-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick not attempted 33 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 33 28
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Passing: BYU- Taysom Hill 21–34–1—268, Tanner Mangum 7–11–0—111; Nebraska- Tommy Armstrong Jr. 24–41–1—319. Rushing: BYU- Taysom Hill 9–72, Adam Hine 4–37, Tanner Mangum 5–26, Mitch Juergens 1–7, Algernon Brown 3–1, Nate Carter 4-(−11); Nebraska- Terrell Newby 10–43, Imani Cross 7–34, Alonzo Moore 2–24, Mikale Wilcon 6–14, Brandon Reilly 1–11, Tommy Armstrong Jr. 9–2, Jamal Turner 2-(−2). Receiving: BYU- Nick Kurtz 5–123, Mitch Mathews 3–69, Terenn Houk 4–59, Devon Blackmon 5–43, Colby Pearson 3–28, Mitch Juergens 3–24, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–10, Algernon Brown 2–9, Kurt Henderson 1–8, Tyler Cook 1–6; Nebraska- Jordan Westerkamp 7–107, Brandon Reilly 5–70, Alonzo Moore 3–48, Mikale Wilbon 2–28, Jamal Turner 2–21, Stanley Morgan Jr. 2–19, Lane Hovey 2–17, Trey Foster 1–9. Interceptions: BYU- Micah Hanneman 1–0; Nebraska- Nate Gerry 1–43. Boise State at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total #20 Broncos 7 3 14 0 24 • Cougars 7 0 7 21 35
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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BSU BYU 1 14:09 3 75 0:51 BYU Mitch Juergens 84-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 0 7 1 4:13 7 52 2:38 BSU Jeremy McNichols 3-yard touchdown run, Tyler Rausa kick good 7 7 2 0:00 9 0 3:16 BSU 31-yard field goal by Tyler Rausa 10 7 3 11:01 11 75 3:59 BSU Jeremy McNichols 3-yard touchdown run, Tyler Rausa kick good 17 7 3 4:32 6 84 3:07 BYU Adam Hine 21-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 17 14 3 2:03 6 86 2:23 BSU Jeremy McNichols 29-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Finley, Tyler Rausa kick good 24 14 4 10:22 5 12 2:41 BYU Tanner Mangum 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 24 21 4 0:45 7 64 2:48 BYU Mitch Juergens 35-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 24 28 4 0:30 BYU Interception returned 50 yards for touchdown by Kai Nacua, Trevor Samson kick good 24 35 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 35
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Passing: BSU- Ryan Finley 25–38–3—297; BYU- Tanner Mangum 17–28–2—309. Rushing: BSU- Jeremy McNichols 15–46, Devan Demas 5–21, Finley 9–5, Shane Williams-Rhodes 1–3, Team 1-(−11); BYU- Adam Hine 19–93, Algernon Brown 5–22, Mitch Juergens 2–4, Nate Carter 2–2, Team 1-(−11), Mangum 10-(−38). Receiving: BSU- Williams-Rhodes 11–107, Chaz Anderson 3–66, McNichols 5–49, David Lucero 1–26, Holden Huff 1–17, Jake Roh 1–15, Thomas Sperbeck 2–13, Demas 1–4; BYU- Mitch Juergens 4–172, Devon Blackmon 6–105, Mitch Mathews 5–32, Hine 1–2, Brown 1-(−2). Interceptions: BSU- Donte Deayon 2–29; BYU- Kai Nacua 3–76. BYU at UCLA 1 2 3 4 Total #19 Cougars 7 3 7 6 23 • #10 Bruins 0 3 7 14 24
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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU UCLA 1 9:39 11 71 4:06 BYU Adam Hine 7-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 7 0 2 13:38 7 57 1:45 UCLA 35-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn 7 3 2 9:18 6 14 1:54 BYU 40-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 10 3 3 9:27 5 17 1:55 UCLA Paul Perkins 5-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 10 10 3 6:26 7 75 3:01 BYU Mitch Mathews 14-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 17 10 4 13:41 11 62 4:29 BYU 45-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 20 10 4 12:16 5 68 1:20 UCLA Jordan Payton 19-yard touchdown reception from Josh Rosen , Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 20 17 4 5:39 16 61 6:37 BYU 32-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 23 17 4 3:21 7 80 2:18 UCLA Nate Starks 3-yard touchdown run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick good 23 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 23 24
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Passing: BYU- Tanner Mangum 30–47–1—244; UCLA- Josh Rosen 11–23–3—106. Rushing: BYU- Adam Hine 23–149, Nate Carter 7–22, Harvey Langi 2–8, Trey Dye 1–1, Tanner Mangum 8-(−19); UCLA- Paul Perkins 26–219, Nate Starks 7–81, Soso Jamabo 2-(−1), Team 3-(−3). Receiving: BYU- Mitch Mathews 9–84, Mitch Juergens 5–42, Nick Kurtz 4–38, Terenn Houk 4–37, Devon Blackmon 3–23, Colby Pearson 2–8, Hine 2–8, Mangum 1–4; UCLA- Jordan Payton 4–59, Thomas Duarte 3–33, Mossi Johnson 2–8, Kenneth Walker 1–4, Jamabo 1–2. Interceptions: BYU- Langi 2–21, Kai Nacua 1–0; UCLA- Myles Jack 1–3. BYU at Michigan 1 2 3 4 Total #22 Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 • Wolverines 7 24 0 0 31
Date: September 26Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 108,940Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds NE 10–15 mphReferee: Mike CannonTV announcers (ABC ): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay[ 10]
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU MICH 1 6:52 10 80 4:42 MICH Jake Rudock 3-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good 0 7 2 13:37 10 90 4:19 MICH Amara Darboh 4-yard touchdown reception from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen kick good 0 14 2 11:37 2 68 0:52 MICH De'Veon Smith 3-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good 0 21 2 6:57 6 59 3:26 MICH Jake Rudock 17-yard touchdown run, Kenny Allen kick good 0 28 2 1:02 10 47 5:04 MICH 40-yard field goal by Kenny Allen 0 31 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 0 31
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Passing: BYU- Tanner Mangum 12–28–0—55; MICH- Jake Rudock 14–25–0—194. Rushing: BYU- Adam Hine 8–33, Franci Bernard 4–30, Nate Carter 3–9, Team 1-(−4), Mangum 6-(−18); MICH- De'Veon Smith 16–125, Rudock 10–33, Derrick Green 10–28, Drake Johnson 5–26, Sione Houma 4–17, Blake O'Neill 1–9, Ty Isaac 2–9, Ross Douglas 3–7. Receiving: BYU- Devon Blackmon 1–14, Colby Pearson 2–11, Nick Kurtz 2–10, Mitch Juergens 2–6, Hine 1–5, Mitch Mathews 1–4, Carter 1–4, Teremm Houk 1–3, M Laulu-Pututau 1-(−2); MICH- Amara Darboh 4–57, Jake Butt 1–41, Khalid Hill 2–39, Jehu Chesson 2–17, Drake Johnson 1–14, Ian Bunting 1–10, Green 1–7, AJ Williams 1–7, Henry Poggi 1–2. UConn at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 7 3 3 13 • Cougars 7 0 3 20 30
Date: October 2Location: LaVell Edwards StadiumGame start: 8:21 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 56,393Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, winds WNW 4 mphReferee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Eamon McAnaney , Rocky Boiman (ESPN2)[ 11]
Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UConn BYU 1 2:44 12 87 5:18 BYU Francis Bernard 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 0 7 2 1:42 6 80 2:12 UConn Arkeel Newsome 30-yard touchdown reception from Bryant Shirreffs, Bobby Puyol kick good 7 7 3 7:11 8 16 4:16 UConn 37-yard field goal by Bobby Puyol 10 7 3 3:02 11 63 4:01 BYU 26-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 10 10 4 13:24 11 34 3:27 BYU 25-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 10 13 4 12:03 1 21 0:08 BYU Mitch Mathews 21-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 10 20 4 8:59 9 55 2:55 UConn 42-yard field goal by Bobby Puyol 13 20 4 7:26 6 41 1:31 BYU Mitch Mathews 6-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 13 27 4 0:26 9 51 4:21 BYU 32-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 13 30 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 13 30
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Passing: UConn- Bryant Shirreffs 14–28–2—168; BYU- Tanner Mangum 35–53–2—265, Team 0–1–0—0. Rushing: UConn- Arkee Newsome 13–68, Max Delorenzo 1–2, Ron Johnson 1-(−3), Shirreffs 12-(−5); BYU- Algernon Brown 18–95, Francis Bernard 11–69, Nate Carter 8–14, Riley Burt 1–5, Mangum 3-(−9). Receiving: UConn- Newsome 4–63, Tommy Myers 2–35, Tyraiq Beals 3–33, Delorenzo 3–24, Noel Thomas 2–13; BYU- Terenn Houk 6–129, Mitch Mathews 8–78, Mitch Juergens 10–74, Nick Kurtz 5–52, Devon Blackmon 3–15, Carter 1–7, Brown 1–6, Trey Dye 1–4. Interceptions: UConn- Jamar Summers 1–26, Jhavon Williams 1–0; BYU- Bronson Kaufusi 1–10, Michael Shelton 1–4. East Carolina at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 14 7 0 17 38 • Cougars 7 21 10 7 45
Date: October 10Location: LaVell Edwards StadiumGame start: 5:32 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:31Game attendance: 60,186Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Sunny, winds lightReferee: Adam SavoieTV announcers (ESPNU /BYUtv): Allen Bestwick , Dan Hawkins (ESPNU)[ 12]
Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ECU BYU 1 7:21 7 69 2:51 ECU James Summers 34-yard touchdown run, Davis Plowman kick good 7 0 1 5:35 ECU Yiannis Bowden recovers blocked punt in end zone for touchdown, Davis Plowman kick good 14 0 1 1:36 10 75 3:59 BYU Algernon Brown 22-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 14 7 2 13:20 3 1 0:55 BYU Algernon Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 14 14 2 8:05 10 68 3:45 BYU Mitch Mathews 13-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 14 21 2 2:14 7 87 3:04 BYU Terenn Houk 9-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 14 28 2 0:06 9 77 2:01 ECU Trevon Brown 1-yard touchdown reception from Blake Kemp, Davis Plowman kick good 21 28 3 13:02 5 75 1:58 BYU Algernon Brown 53-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 21 35 3 2:25 9 50 3:15 BYU 37-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 21 38 4 12:48 6 85 1:52 ECU Chris Hairston 2-yard touchdown run, Davis Plowman kick good 28 38 4 6:02 6 63 2:26 ECU Isaiah Jones 7-yard touchdown reception from Blake Kemp, Davis Plowman kick good 35 38 4 4:01 5 27 1:05 ECU 34-yard field goal by Davis Plowman 38 38 4 0:19 10 75 3:42 BYU Algernon Brown 9-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 38 45 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 45
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Passing: ECU: Blake Kemp 28–36–1—371, James Summers 2–6–0—14; BYU: Tanner Mangum 24–33–0—332, Beau Hoge 1–5–1—9. Rushing: ECU: Chris Hairston 15–77, Summers 10–55, Shawn Furlow 3–4, Kemp 4-(−3); BYU: Algernon Brown 24–134, Francis Bernard 8–30, Jonny Linehan 1–7, Trey Dye 1–5, Riley Burt 1–4, Hoge 3-(−3), Mangum 5-(−10). Receiving: ECU: Isaiah Jones 10–97, Bryce Williams 5–87, Trevon Brown 6–84, Davon Grayson 5–53, Chris Hairston 3–50, Daquan Barnes 1–8, Anthony Scott 0–5, Christian Matau 0–3; BYU: Devon Blackmon 9–142, Mitch Mathews 4–72, Terenn Houk 4–43, Brown 2–20, Mitch Juergens 1–17, Colby Pearson 2–16, Nick Kurtz 1–12, Kurt Henderson 1–11, Trey Dye 1–8. Interceptions: ECU: Yiannis Bowden 1–7; BYU: Fred Warner 1–0. Cincinnati at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 10 7 7 0 24 • Cougars 0 10 7 21 38
Date: October 16Location: LaVell Edwards StadiumGame start: 6:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:24Game attendance: 57,612Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny, winds noneReferee: Tracy JonesTV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Adam Amin , Kelly Stouffer , Olivia Harlan (ESPN)[ 13]
Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CIN BYU 1 11:48 10 63 3:12 CIN 29-yard field goal by Andrew Gantz 3 0 1 4:54 15 92 5:41 CIN DJ Dowdy 1-yard touchdown reception from Tion Green, Andrew Gantz kick good 10 0 2 13:29 5 43 1:23 BYU 29-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 10 3 2 6:50 7 20 3:12 CIN Mike Boone 5-yard touchdown run, Andrew Gantz kick good 17 3 2 4:30 5 76 2:13 BYU Algernon Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 17 10 3 9:31 12 78 5:22 BYU Nick Kurtz 19-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 17 17 3 3:28 8 64 3:10 CIN DJ Dowdy 2-yard touchdown run, Andrew Gantz kick good 24 17 4 10:24 6 61 2:26 BYU Algernon Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 24 24 4 8:14 1 53 0:09 BYU Nick Kurtz 53-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 24 31 4 4:35 4 32 2:01 BYU Francis Bernard 11-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 24 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 38
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Passing: CIN: Hayden Moore 15–30–0—219, Tion Green 1–1–0—1; BYU: Tanner Mangum 19–32–1—252. Rushing: CIN: Mike Boone 9–53, Tion Green 9–30, Hosey Williams 8–29, Moore 20–9; BYU: Algernon Brown 20–88, Francis Bernard 4–60, Riley Burt 2–48, Nate Carter 2–5, Trey Dye 1-(−4). Receiving: CIN: Shaq Washington 5–103, Alex Chisum 2–45, Max Morrison 4–31, Mike Boone 3–25, Nate Cole 1–15, DJ Dowdy 1–1; BYU: Nick Kurtz 6–119, Mitch Mathews 3–54, Devon Blackmon 3–32, Colby Pearson 2–21, Terenn Houk 1–10, Bernard 2–7, Brown 1–5, Mitch Juergens 1–4. Interceptions: CIN: Kevin Brown 1–0. Wagner at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 0 6 0 6 • Cougars 28 21 14 7 70
Date: October 24Location: LaVell Edwards StadiumGame start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:58Game attendance: 56,015Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Clear & Sunny, winds calmReferee: Dan RomeoTV announcers (BYUtv ): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom[ 14]
Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WAG BYU 1 13:47 4 75 1:13 BYU Colby Pearson 16-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 0 7 1 11:28 3 48 0:46 BYU Mitch Mathews 20-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 0 14 1 7:52 4 66 1:03 BYU Algernon Brown 42-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 0 21 1 3:35 6 72 2:34 BYU Algernon Brown 37-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 0 28 2 13:07 5 86 1:53 BYU Mitch Mathews 19-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 0 35 2 9:49 4 50 1:28 BYU Francis Bernard 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 0 42 2 4:17 10 40 4:03 BYU Beau Hoge 2-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 0 49 3 6:52 15 70 8:08 WAG Matthias McKinnon 1-yard touchdown run, Bryan Maley kick blocked 6 49 3 3:23 7 80 3:20 BYU David Kessler 47-yard touchdown reception from Beau Hoge, Trevor Samson kick good 6 56 3 0:55 2 76 0:59 BYU Nate Carter 70-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 6 63 4 8:07 12 77 5:42 BYU Beau Hoge 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 6 70 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 6 70
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Passing: WAG: Alex Thomson 7–12–1—43, Chris Andrews 1–4–0—3; BYU: Tanner Mangum 12–13–0—237, Beau Hoge 8–11–0—117, Koy Detmer Jr. 3–3–0—57. Rushing: WAG: Thomson 8–28, Otis Wright 12–25, Denzel Knight 12–15, Matthias McKinnon 6–12, Andrews 5-(−1); BYU: Algernon Brown 6–109, Nate Carter 10–102, Francis Bernard 6–54, Hoge 12–47, Colby Hansen 5–17, Toloa Ho Ching 2–10, Detmer Jr. 1-(−9). Receiving: WAG: Ryan Owens 2–28, Calee Scepaniak 2–6, Andre Yevchinecz 2–4, Anthony Carrington 1–5, Lloyd Smith 1–3; BYU: David Kessler 3–78, Terenn Houk 2–65, Trey Dye 2–55, Mitch Juergens 2–52, Mitch Mathews 3–44, Devon Blackmon 2–26, Josh Weeks 3–23, Jake Ziolkowski 2–20, Colby Pearson 1–16, Nick Kurtz 1–14, Akile Davis 1–9, Moroni Laulu-Pututau 1–9. Interceptions: BYU: Jordan Praetor 1–3. BYU at San Jose State 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 7 0 3 17 Spartans 3 7 0 6 16
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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU SJSU 1 10:07 10 59 4:53 SJSU 31-yard field goal by Austin Lopez 0 3 1 6:09 10 75 3:58 BYU Mitch Mathews 4-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum, Trevor Samson kick good 7 3 2 10:12 17 80 5:45 BYU Algernon Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 14 3 2 0:21 SJSU Interception returned 61 yards for touchdown by Cleveland Wallace, Austin Lopez kick good 14 10 4 11:21 10 69 4:49 BYU 31-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 17 10 4 0:45 10 85 4:20 SJSU Kenny Potter 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 17 16 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 17 16
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Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 23–37–1—293; SJSU: Kenny Potter 18–25–0—147, Tim Crawley 0–1–0—0. Rushing: BYU: Algernon Brown 12–41, Adam Hiné 3–9, Francis Bernard 2–5, TEAM 4-(−9), Mangum 4-(−10); SJSU: Tyler Ervin 23–80, Kenny Potter 12–20, Hansell Wilson 1–15, Thomas Tucker 2–7. Receiving: BYU: Devon Blackmon 6–102, Mitch Mathews 4–62, Nick Kurtz 3–33, Bernard 3–33, Terenn Houk 4–32, Remington Peck 1–18, Colby Pearson 1–8, Brown 1–5; SJSU: Billy Freeman 6–67, Shane Smith 2–17, Crawley 2–14, Ervin 4–13, Thomas Tucker 1–13, Hansell Wilson 1–11, Justin Holmes 1–6, Josh Oliver 1–6. Interceptions: SJSU: Cleveland Wallace 1–61. BYU vs. Missouri 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 3 7 6 16 • Tigers 3 3 0 14 20
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Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU MIZ 1 0:56 12 68 5:22 MIZ 23-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett 0 3 2 7:29 9 75 3:33 BYU 23-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 3 3 2 0:54 18 65 6:29 MIZ 34-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett 3 6 3 6:21 7 41 3:28 BYU Algernon Brown 11-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 10 6 4 13:03 13 79 8:09 MIZ J'Mon Moore 4-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock , Andrew Baggett kick good 10 13 4 10:03 6 16 2:46 MIZ Tyler Hunt 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Baggett kick good 10 20 4 7:19 10 72 2:35 BYU Francis Bernard 6-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick failed 16 20 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 20
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Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 23–41–0—244; MIZ: Drew Lock 19–28–1—244. Rushing: BYU: Algernon Brown 7–42, Adam Hine 6–7, Francis Bernard 1–3, Tanner Mangum 1-(−6); MIZ: Russell Hansbrough 26–117, Ish Witter 13–34, Lock 3–26, Tyler Hunt 10–14, Ray Wingo 1–1, Team 2-(−2). Receiving: BYU: Nick Kurtz 3–67, Bernard 4–56, Remington Peck 3–41, Colby Pearson 4–40, Mitch Mathews 4–20, Devon Blackmon 2–15, Mitch Jurgens 1–4, Brown 2–1; MIZ: Nate Brown 5–65, Witter 2–57, J'Mon Moore 3–49, Cam Hilton 3–36, Sean Culkin 1–16, Jason Reese 1–11, Wesley Leftwich 2–9, Hunt 1–2, Emanuel Hall 1-(−1). Interceptions: BYU: Micah Hanneman 1–29. Fresno State at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10 • Cougars 3 21 14 14 52
Date: November 21Location: LaVell Edwards StadiumGame start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 57,515Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Clear, winds SSW 15 mphReferee: Kevin MarTV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3 ): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom[ 17]
Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FSU BYU 1 5:11 7 13 2:33 FSU 28-yard field goal by Kody Kroening 3 0 1 1:42 11 57 3:24 BYU 40-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 3 3 2 13:25 5 59 1:36 BYU Francis Bernard 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 3 10 2 7:21 BYU Interception returned 32 yards for touchdown by Kai Nacua, Trevor Samson kick failed 3 16 2 6:11 1 18 0:05 BYU Moroni Laulu-Pututau 18-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , 2-point pass to Terenn Houk good 3 24 3 9:59 9 59 3:57 BYU Francis Bernard 1-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 3 31 3 5:06 6 95 1:54 BYU Algernon Brown 45-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 3 38 4 14:52 4 87 1:43 BYU Terenn Houk 15-yard touchdown reception from Remington Peck, Trevor Samson kick good 3 45 4 12:22 4 23 1:30 BYU Nate Carter 5-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 3 52 4 8:42 7 77 3:34 FSU Kilto Anderson 29-yard touchdown run, Kody Kroening kick good 10 52 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 52
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Passing: FSU: Zack Greenlee 14–41–3—125, Kilto Anderson 4–7–0—65; BYU: Tanner Mangum 24–37–0—336, Remington Peck 1–1–0—15, Beau Hoge 1–1–0—11. Rushing: FSU: Marteze Waller 18–47, Kilto Anderson 1–29, Dejonte O'Neal 3–14, Dustin Garrison 3–12, Greenlee 5-(−17); BYU: Algernon Brown 11–97, Riley Burt 10–29, Mangum 4–14, Francis Bernard 6–8, Nate Carter 1–5, Hoge 1–5, Jonny Linehan 1–0. Receiving: FSU: Jamire Jordan 8–54, Justin Johnson 3–45, Stratton Brown 1–43, KeeSea Johnson 2–27, Delvo Hardaway 1–10, Da'Mari Scott 1–6, Marteze Waller 2–5; BYU: Moroni Laulu-Pututau 3–95, Colby Pearson 4–55, Mitch Mathews 2–52, Terenn Houk 5–44, Nick Kurtz 4–41, Bernard 4–37, Devon Blackmon 2–20, Mitch Juergens 1–12, Remington Peck 1–6. Interceptions: BYU: Kai Nacua 2–61, Fred Warner 1–27. BYU at Utah State 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 10 14 14 13 51 Aggies 7 14 0 7 28
Date: November 28Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:35 MST Elapsed time: 3:52Game attendance: 22,509Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), Partly cloudy w/ snow flurries, No windReferee: Eddy SheltonTV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Cassie Gallo[ 18]
Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU USU 1 12:52 6 75 2:08 USU Chuckie Keeton 52-yard touchdown run, Jake Thompson kick good 0 7 1 10:08 7 75 2:44 BYU Algernon Brown 8-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 7 7 1 0:29 10 45 4:15 BYU 41-yard field goal by Trevor Samson 10 7 2 7:05 8 59 3:16 USU LaJuan Hunt 6-yard touchdown run, Jake Thompson kick good 10 14 2 3:00 7 58 2:23 USU Hunter Sharp 24-yard touchdown reception from Chuckie Keeton , Jake Thompson kick good 10 21 2 2:42 1 72 0:11 BYU Mitch Mathews 72-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 17 21 2 0:00 BYU Tomasi Laulile 37 yard fumble returned for touchdown, Trevor Samson kick good 24 21 3 13:40 3 62 1:11 BYU Mitch Mathews 35-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 31 21 3 3:01 1 10 0:07 BYU Francis Bernard 10-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 38 21 4 14:48 8 86 3:06 USU Nick Vigil 2-yard touchdown run, Brock Warren kick good 38 28 4 12:06 8 90 2:36 BYU Francis Bernard 4-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick failed 44 28 4 3:02 4 26 2:10 BYU Algernon Brown 18-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 51 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 51 28
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Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 16–30–0—284; USU: Chuckie Keeton 20–45–0—243. Rushing: BYU: Algernon Brown 16–68, Francis Bernard 3–17, Harvey Langi 3–15, Adam Hine 1-(−2), Team 3-(−6), Mangum 5-(−18); USU: Devante Mays 19–54, Keeton 9–54, Lajuan Hunt 8–50, Tonny Lindsey 2–24, DJ Nelson 1–13, Nick Vigil 2–5, Hunter Sharp 1–2, Devon Robinson 1–0. Receiving: BYU: Mitch Mathews 6–158, Kurt Henderson 2–39, Devon Blackmon 1–35, Brown 1–18, Nick Kurtz 1–13, Colby Pearson 1–7, Remington Peck 1–7, Bernard 2–4, Mitch Juergens 1–3; USU: Hunter Sharp 7–100, Andre Rodriguez 4–78, Tyler Fox 1–25, Wyatt Houston 2–24, Kenne Williams 1–13, Brand Swindall 1–11, Braelon Roberts 1–9, Jake Simonich 1-(−5), Lajuan Hunt 2-(−12). Utah State 0–3 on Field Goals. Bronson Kaufusi blocks 2 FG's for BYU. BYU vs. Utah 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 7 7 14 28 • #20 Utes 35 0 0 0 35
Date: December 19Location: Whitney, NV Game start: 12:45 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:40Game attendance: 42,213Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Sunny, Wind ESE 3 mphReferee: Mark KlucynnskiTV announcers (ABC/Sports USA ): Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor (ABC)Mike Morgan , Gary Barnett , Jonathan Von Tobel (Sports USA)[ 19]
Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, white pants. This was the final game for head coach Bronco Mendenhall , who accepted the same position with the Virginia Cavaliers on December 4,[ 20] Robert Anae , Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck ,[ 21] Nick Howell , and Kelly Poppinga [ 22]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Utah 1 10:59 6 25 3:18 Utah Joe Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good 0 7 1 10:42 Utah Interception returned 28 yards for touchdown by Tevin Carter, Andy Phillips kick good 0 14 1 9:01 1 1 0:05 Utah Joe Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good 0 21 1 7:29 Utah Interception returned 28 yards for touchdown by Dominique Hatfield, Andy Phillips kick good 0 28 1 4:38 5 39 2:06 Utah Travis Wilson 20-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good 0 35 2 0:36 13 97 4:16 BYU Remington Peck 3-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum , Trevor Samson kick good 7 35 3 10:02 12 72 3:44 BYU Francis Bernard 10-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 14 35 4 10:33 10 65 3:22 BYU Nick Kurtz 5-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Mangum, Trevor Samson kick good 21 35 4 3:23 7 60 1:37 BYU Tanner Mangum 4-yard touchdown run, Trevor Samson kick good 28 35 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 28 35
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Passing: BYU: Tanner Mangum 25–56–3—315 ; Utah: Travis Wilson 9–16–0—71. Rushing: BYU: Francis Bernard 7–58, Algernon Brown 5–12, Mangum 11–3, Squally Canada 1–1, Trey Dye 1-(−3); Utah: Joe Williams 25–91, Wilson 15–23, Tom Hackt 1–21, Bubba Poole 1–0, Britain Covey 1-(−1), Team 3-(−3), Kendal Thompson 1-(−5). Receiving: BYU: Devon Blacmkmon 3–97, Terenn Houk 6–68, Nick Kurtz 4–56, Mitch Juergens 5–55, Bernard 2–19, Brown 2–9, Mitch Mathews 2–8, Remington Peck 1–3; Utah: Williams 2–22, Harris Handley 2–16, Tyrone Smith 1–15, Kenneth Scott 1–9, Thompson 1–8, Covey 2–1. Interceptions: Utah: Tevin Carter 2–61, Dominique Hatfield 1–46. After the game was completed, Tom Holmoe took time during the post-game press conference to announce that Kalani Sitake would become the BYU head coach beginning with the 2016 season.[ 23]
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