American college football season
The 2023 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium . The season was the first year that BYU competed in the Big 12.[2]
Offseason [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] On November 28, 2022 defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki announced his resignation. On December 7, 2022 Jay Hill was announced as his replacement leaving his head coaching position at Weber State University .[3] Hill was also given the title of associate head coach replacing Ed Lamb who was named the Head coach at Northern Colorado .[4] Preston Hadley joined Lamb at Northern Colorado as the defensive coordinator . Kelly Poppinga returned to BYU after stints with the University of Virginia and Boise State University as the special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.[5] On December 20, 2022, former NFL player Sione Pouha was hired as a defensive assistant coach.[6] On January 2, 2023, it was announced that Kevin Clune was not retained and the final defensive assistant coaching position was announced as Justin Ena who played for the cougars and coached with Hill previously.[7]
2023 recruits [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes Jackson Bowers TE 6'5" 245 Mesa, Arizona [8] Owen Borg LB 6'2" 200 Draper, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[9] Ryder Burton QB 6'2" 200 Springville, Utah [10] Pierson Watson LB 6'3" 210 Flagstaff, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[11] David Tangilanu DL 6'5" 255 East Palo Alto, California Mission prior to enrolling[12] Jojo Phillips WR 6'5" 195 Lancaster, California [13] Miles Hall WR 6'2" 205 St. George, Utah [14] Siale Esera LB 6'3" 250 Provo, Utah [15] Saimone Davis DL 6'5" 220 Hau'ula, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[16] Matthew Fredrick TE 6'5" 230 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[17] Talitu'i Pututau DL 6'5" 260 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[18] Ethan Thomason OL 6'8" 320 Fort Collins, Colorado Mission prior to enrolling[19] LJ Martin RB 6'2" 205 El Paso, Texas [20] Kevin Doe WR 6'5" 190 Salt Lake City, Utah [21] Motekiai Mo'Unga DL 6'3" 250 Provo, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[22] Jake Hill WR 6'3" 195 St George, Utah [23] Naseri Danielson DB 6'2" 200 Stockton, California [24] Nason Coleman TE 6'3" 235 Chandler, Arizona [25] Jordan Kapisi K 6'0" 190 Honolulu, Hawaii [26]
2022 returned missionaries [ edit ] Nukuluve Helu RB 6'1" 215 Freshman [27] Ace Kaufusi LB 6'3" 205 Freshman [28] Devin Downing WR 6'2" 190 Freshman [29] Jake Griffin OL 6'6" 285 Freshman [30] Ty Burke DB 6'1" 175 Freshman [31] Koa Eldredge WR 6'0" 195 Freshman [32] Raider Damuni DB 6'2" 210 Freshman [33] Cole Hagen QB 6'2" 185 Freshman [34] John Henry Daley DL 6'5" 225 Freshman [35] Petey Tuipulotu DB 6'3" 195 Freshman [36] Weston Jones OL 6'5" 255 Freshman [37] Lucky Finau LB 6'0" 230 Freshman [38] Kasen Krebs LB 6'1" 210 Freshman [39] Landon Rehkow P 5'11" 170 Freshman [40] Matthias Dunn K 6'0" 175 Freshman [41] Bentley Redden TE 6'5" 220 Freshman [42]
2023 other additions [ edit ] 2023 departures [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Year Reason Matthew Criddle DB 6'1" 195 Senior Graduation Lorenzo Fauatea DL 6'4" 310 Senior Graduation Alden Tofa DL 6'4" 277 Senior Graduation Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL 6'4" 288 Senior Graduation Lane Lunt TE 6'4" 235 Senior Graduation Kaleb Hayes DB 6'0" 195 Senior Graduation Chris Jackson DB 5'10" 184 Senior Graduation Joe Tukuafu OL 6'4" 300 Senior Graduation D'Angelo Mandell DB 6'1" 192 Senior Graduation Christopher Brooks RB 6'1" 230 Senior Graduation Lopini Katoa RB 6'1" 210 Senior Graduation Pepe Tanuvasa LB 6'1" 245 Senior Graduation Houston Heimuli RB 5'11" 265 Senior Graduation Harris LaChance OL 6'8" 310 Junior Graduation Brayden Cosper WR 6'3" 205 Junior Graduation Jake Oldroyd K 6'1" 195 Junior Graduation Gunner Romney WR 6'2" 195 Junior Graduation Jaren Hall QB 6'1" 205 Junior NFL Draft Puka Nacua WR 6'2" 205 Junior NFL Draft Blake Freeland OT 6'8" 305 Junior NFL Draft Payton Wilgar LB 6'3" 235 Junior Graduation Jackson Kaufusi LB 6'2" 226 Junior Graduation Hayden Livingston DB 6'1" 205 Junior Graduation Alema Pilimai DL 6'4" 275 Junior Graduation Gabe Summers DL 6'2" 295 Junior Graduation Carter Wheat TE 6'4" 236 Junior Graduation Britton Hogan LS 6'3" 200 Junior Graduation Jackson McChesney RB 6'0" 225 Sophomore Graduation Masen Wake TE 6'1" 260 Junior Graduation Morgan Pyper LB 6'2" 215 Junior Graduation Dallin Holker TE 6'5" 240 Sophomore Transfer Jacob Conover QB 6'1" 205 Freshman Transfer Campbell Barrington OL 6'6" 295 Sophomore Transfer Terence Fall WR 6'3" 185 Freshman Transfer Tate Romney LB 6'3" 220 Freshman Transfer Logan Fano DL 6'4" 240 Freshman Transfer Keenan Pili LB 6'3" 237 Junior Transfer Nathaniel Gillis DB 6'1" 174 Freshman Transfer Clark Barrington OL 6'6" 305 Junior Transfer Gabe Jeudy-Lally DB 6'2" 185 Sophomore Transfer Korbyn Green DB 6'0" 175 Freshman Transfer Isaiah Perez DL 6'3" 280 Freshman Transfer Tallinn Togiai OL 6'5" 320 Freshman Transfer Logan Pili LB 6'1" 225 Freshman Transfer George Udo DB 6'1" 200 Junior Transfer Dean Jones DB 6'2" 205 Sophomore Transfer Vae Soifua OL 6'4" 296 Freshman Transfer Cash Peterman K 6'0" 200 Freshman Transfer Samisoni Peaua DL 6'3" 225 Freshman Transfer Sione Veikoso OL 6'7" 305 Freshman Josh Wilson LB 6'0" 215 Sophomore Tavita Gagnier LB 6'2" 225 Sophomore Hunter Greer DL 6'5" 275 Freshman Carter Krupp DB 6'1" 210 Freshman Donovan Hanna OL 6'4" 307 Freshman Micah Wilson LB 6'3" 213 Freshman Josh Larsen DL 6'4" 292 Freshman Kyson Hall WR 5'11" 182 Freshman Kyle Hester TE 6'4" 245 Freshman Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters QB 6'1" 200 Freshman Lisala Tai OL 6'7" 230 Sophomore Justen Smith K 6'2" 205 Sophomore
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 8:15 p.m. Sam Houston * FS1 W 14–059,006 September 9 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah * LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN+ W 41–1660,834 September 16 5:30 p.m. at Arkansas * ESPN2 W 38–3174,826 September 23 1:30 p.m. at Kansas ESPN L 27–3847,233 8:15 p.m. Cincinnati LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN W 35–2763,834 October 14 1:30 p.m. at TCU ESPN L 11–4444,599 October 21 5:00 p.m. Texas Tech LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT FS1 W 27–1463,523 October 28 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Texas ABC L 6–35101,670 November 4 5:00 p.m. at West Virginia FOX L 7–3750,266 November 11 8:15 p.m. Iowa State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN L 13–4560,754 November 18 10:00 a.m. No. 14 Oklahoma LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN L 24–3163,714 November 25 1:30 p.m. at No. 20 Oklahoma State ABC L 34–40 2OT 53,885
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — RV — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV — — RV — RV RV — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries [ edit ] Sam Houston [ edit ] Sam Houston at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 • Cougars 7 0 0 7 14
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Brigham Young University entered the season at home against the transitioning FCS to FBS team, Sam Houston State . BYU were favorites to win the game, especially at home.
BYU started off the game with an 8 play, 50 yard drive ending it with a 5-yard Kedon Slovis touchdown run. Two quarters went by with no score attempted by both the Cougars and Bearkats, before an 11-play, 55 yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and Kedon Slovis ended the drive with a 1 yard touchdown run.
The Cougars ended off the game winning 14-0 in their first ever meeting with Sam Houston State.
Statistics SHSU BYU First downs 11 12 Plays–yards 57–185 67–257 Rushes–yards 24–38 34–112, 2 TD's Passing yards 147 145 Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–3 20–33 Time of possession 28:27 31:33
Team Category Player Statistics SHSU Passing Keegan Shoemaker 18–33–3, 147 yards Rushing John Gentry 8 carries, 19 yards Receiving Noah Smith 3 receptions, 44 yards BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 20–33, 145 yards Rushing LJ Martin 16 carries, 91 yards Receiving Darius Lassiter 4 receptions, 43 yards
Southern Utah [ edit ] Southern Utah at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 3 0 7 6 16 • Cougars 6 21 7 7 41
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SUU BYU 1 7:17 9 52 4:06 SUU 29-yard field goal by Tyler Graham 3 0 1 1:03 9 85 4:23 BYU Isaac Rex 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick no good 3 6 2 12:36 5 36 2:12 BYU Keanu Hill 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 3 13 2 5:47 8 78 4:22 BYU Darius Lassiter 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 3 20 2 00:30 4 70 0:30 BYU Deion Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 3 27 3 11:00 7 75 4:00 SUU Isaiah Wooden 33-yard touchdown reception from Justin Miller, Tyler Graham kick good 10 27 3 0:36 7 72 3:25 BYU Kedon Slovis 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 10 34 4 9:39 1 39 0:09 BYU Chase Roberts 39-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 10 41 4 5:15 8 75 4:24 SUU Targhee Lambson 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Graham kick no good 16 41 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 41
Statistics SUU BYU First downs 16 18 Plays–yards 60–346 55–394 Rushes–yards 27–84, 1 TD 23–46, 2 TD's Passing yards 262 348 Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–1, 1 TD 22–32–1, 4 TD's Time of possession 31:19 28:41
Team Category Player Statistics SUU Passing Justin Miller 16–30–1, 235 yards, 1 TD Rushing Targhee Lambson 7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD Receiving Zach Mitchell 7 receptions, 135 yards BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 22–32–1, 348 yards, 4 TD's Rushing LJ Martin 6 carries, 27 yards Receiving Isaac Rex 4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
Arkansas [ edit ] BYU at Arkansas 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 14 7 10 7 38 Razorbacks 14 10 7 0 31
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU ARK 1 13:21 4 75 1:39 ARK AJ Green 55-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good 0 7 1 11:29 ARK Punt returned 88 yards for touchdown by Isaiah Sategna, Cam Little kick good 0 14 1 1:03 9 85 4:23 BYU Deion Smith 37-yard touchdown reception from Parker Kingston, Will Ferrin kick good 7 14 1 2:24 1 45 0:10 BYU LJ Martin 45-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 14 14 2 12:54 10 70 3:20 BYU LJ Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 21 14 2 1:43 10 70 5:32 ARK Luke Hasz 19-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good 21 21 2 0:00 5 36 1:34 ARK 26-yard field goal by Cam Little 21 24 3 11:41 4 53 1:57 ARK AJ Green 7-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good 21 31 3 4:43 6 24 2:31 BYU 43-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 24 31 3 1:52 1 20 0:10 BYU Parker Kingston 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 31 31 4 8:00 9 69 4:46 BYU Chase Roberts 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 38 31 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 31
Statistics BYU ARK First downs 17 21 Plays–yards 57–281 74–424 Rushes–yards 31–77, 2 TD's 39–177, 2 TD's Passing yards 204 247 Passing: comp–att–int 14–26, 3 TD's 24–35–1, 1 TD Time of possession 24:50 35:10
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 13–25, 167 yards, 2 TD's Rushing LJ Martin 23 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD's Receiving Parker Kingston 3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD ARK Passing KJ Jefferson 24–35–1, 247 yards, 1 TD Rushing AJ Green 9 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD's Receiving Andrew Armstrong 9 receptions, 86 yards
BYU at Kansas 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 10 3 7 27 • Jayhawks 14 0 14 10 38
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU KU 1 10:38 KU Fumble recovery returned 22 yards for touchdown by Cobee Bryant , Seth Keller kick good 0 7 1 5:48 10 75 4:50 BYU Darius Lassiter 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 7 7 1 1:33 8 86 4:10 KU Trevor Kardell 15-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels , Seth Keller kick good 7 14 2 11:00 13 75 5:25 BYU LJ Martin 10-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 14 14 2 00:13 12 68 4:07 BYU 33-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 17 14 3 14:38 KU Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Kenny Logan Jr., Seth Keller kick good 17 21 3 10:55 8 58 3:46 BYU 34-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 20 21 3 4:53 10 75 6:05 KU Luke Grimm 5-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels , Seth Keller kick good 20 28 4 13:36 7 64 3:38 KU Luke Grimm 13-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels , Seth Keller kick good 20 35 4 8:02 12 75 5:34 BYU Keelan Marion 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 27 35 4 1:33 12 69 6:29 KU 23-yard field goal by Seth Keller 27 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 27 38
Statistics BYU KU First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 73–366 56–351 Rushes–yards 22–9, 1 TD 37–221 Passing yards 357 130 Passing: comp–att–int 30–51–2, 2 TD's 14–19, 3 TD's Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 30–51–2, 357 yards, 2 TD's Rushing LJ Martin 11 carries, 28 yards Receiving Chase Roberts 5 receptions, 89 yards KU Passing Jalon Daniels 14–19, 130 yards, 3 TD's Rushing Devin Neal 17 carries, 91 yards Receiving Lawrence Arnold 4 receptions, 34 yards
Cincinnati [ edit ] Cincinnati at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 0 10 10 7 27 • Cougars 7 7 14 7 35
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CIN BYU 1 8:28 BYU Interception returned 42 yards for touchdown by Jakob Robinson, Will Ferrin kick good 0 7 2 10:59 17 90 6:49 CIN Chamon Metayer 27-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good 7 7 2 00:44 9 42 2:49 CIN 33-yard field goal by Carter Brown 10 7 2 0:06 3 82 0:30 BYU Darius Lassiter 22-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 10 14 3 11:38 5 73 2:02 BYU LJ Martin 29-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 10 21 3 00:44 14 71 6:14 CIN 22-yard field goal by Carter Brown 13 21 3 2:53 4 75 2:31 BYU Darius Lassiter 22-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 13 28 3 0:59 5 75 1:54 CIN Chamon Metayer 23-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good 20 28 4 12:41 5 15 2:19 BYU LJ Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 20 35 4 0:26 8 80 1:10 CIN Braden Smith 31-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good 27 35 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 27 35
Statistics CIN BYU First downs 26 17 Plays–yards 84–498 53–295 Rushes–yards 47–242 28–70, 2 TD's Passing yards 256 225 Passing: comp–att–int 23–37–1, 3 TD's 14–25, 2 TD's Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics CIN Passing Emory Jones 23–37–1, 256 yards, 3 TD's Rushing Emory Jones 14 carries, 94 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 74 yards BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 13–24, 223 yards, 2 TD's Rushing LJ Martin 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD's Receiving Chase Roberts 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
BYU at TCU 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 8 3 0 11 • Horned Frogs 14 17 10 3 44
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Statistics BYU TCU First downs 15 30 Plays–yards 66–243 86–584 Rushes–yards 32–91 27–137 Passing yards 152 447 Passing: comp–att–int 15–34–1 38–59–2, 4 TD's Time of possession 29:22 30:38
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 15–34–1, 152 yards Rushing LJ Martin 14 carries, 56 yards Receiving Chase Roberts 3 receptions, 63 yards TCU Passing Josh Hoover 37–58–2, 439 yards, 4 TD's Rushing Emani Bailey 13 carries, 61 yards Receiving JP Richardson 6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
Texas Tech [ edit ] Texas Tech at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 0 7 0 7 14 • Cougars 14 10 3 0 27
Date: October 21Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game attendance: 63,534Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)Referee: Tutashinda SalaamTV announcers (FS1 & Gridiron Radio Network): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis (FS1) Noah Britt , Jon Reynolds, and Bob Marshall (Gridiron Radio Network) Sources:
Statistics TTU BYU First downs 19 12 Plays–yards 80–389 57–277 Rushes–yards 43–153 30–150 Passing yards 236 127 Passing: comp–att–int 19–37–3 15–27–0 Time of possession 30:55 29:05
Team Category Player Statistics TTU Passing Jake Strong 19/37, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 31 carries, 105 yards, TD Receiving Xavier White 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 15/27, 127 yards, 2 TD Rushing L. J. Martin 10 carries, 93 yards Receiving Darius Lassiter 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD
No. 7 Texas [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under Texas -17.5 51[76]
BYU at No. 7 Texas 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 3 3 0 6 • No. 7 Longhorns 14 7 0 14 35
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Texas 1st 12:08 — — — Texas Punt returned 74 yards for touchdown by Xavier Worthy, Bert Auburn kick good 0 7 1st 04:10 6 26 03:07 Texas Jonathon Brooks 4-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 0 14 2nd 04:57 16 64 09:57 BYU 24-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 3 14 2nd 00:58 10 75 03:59 Texas Adonai Mitchell 30-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good 3 21 3rd 07:58 7 68 03:43 BYU 32-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 6 21 4th 09:07 1 8 00:04 Texas Adonai Mitchell 13-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good 6 28 4th 01:43 3 39 00:58 Texas Jaydon Blue 34-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 6 35 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 6 35
Statistics BYU UT First downs 17 16 Plays–yards 66–292 60–354 Rushes–yards 26–95 35–194 Passing yards 197 170 Passing: comp–att–int 25–40–2 16–25–1 Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 25–40, 197 yards, 2 INT Rushing Aidan Robbins 17 carries, 56 yards Receiving Darius Lassiter 5 receptions, 75 yards UT Passing Maalik Murphy 16–25, 170 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jonathon Brooks 16 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Adonai Mitchell 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
West Virginia [ edit ] BYU at West Virginia 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 Mountaineers 0 0 0 0 0
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Statistics BYU WVU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Rushing Receiving WVU Passing Rushing Receiving
Iowa State [ edit ] Iowa State at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total • Cyclones 17 14 14 0 45 Cougars 7 0 6 0 13
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Statistics ISU BYU First downs 21 18 Plays–yards 62–443 66–318 Rushes–yards 37–234 38–188 Passing yards 209 130 Passing: comp–att–int 16–25–0 11–28–2 Time of possession 33:01 26:59
Team Category Player Statistics ISU Passing Rocco Becht 15/23, 203 yards, 2 TD Rushing Abu Sama III 8 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jaylin Noel 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 10/27, 104 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jake Retzlaff 17 carries, 64 yards Receiving Isaac Rex 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD
No. 14 Oklahoma [ edit ] Oklahoma at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Sooners 7 10 7 7 31 Cougars 7 10 7 0 24
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Statistics OU BYU First downs 20 18 Plays–yards 368 390 Rushes–yards 34–144 38–217 Passing yards 224 173 Passing: comp–att–int 18–30–0 15–26–1 Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics OU Passing Dillon Gabriel 13/21, 191 yards, 2 TD Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 14 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 53 yards BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 15/26, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Aidan Robbins 22 carries, 182 yards Receiving Kody Epps 6 receptions, 90 yards
No. 20 Oklahoma State [ edit ] BYU at Oklahoma State 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Cougars 7 17 0 3 7 0 34 • No. 20 Cowboys 6 0 7 14 7 6 40
Date: November 25Location: Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK Game attendance: 53,865Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature : 40Referee: Michael VanderveldeTV announcers (ABC ): Anish Schroff (play-by-play) , Andre Ward (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline) Sources:
Statistics BYU OSU First downs 14 28 Plays–yards 69–327 88–503 Rushes–yards 37–130 41–182 Passing yards 197 321 Passing: comp–att–int 15–31–0 31–47–2 Time of possession 25:30 34:30
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 14/30, 161 yards Rushing Aidan Robbins 16 carries, 74 yards Receiving Keanu Hill 2 receptions, 69 yards OSU Passing Alan Bowman 31/47, 321 yards, 2 INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 34 carries, 166 yards, 5 TD Receiving Leon Johnson III 9 receptions, 132 yards
Personnel [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] Name Position Kalani Sitake Head coach Jay Hill Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach Kelly Poppinga Special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach Aaron Roderick Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Darrell Funk Offensive line coach Fesi Sitake Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach Justin Ena Linebackers coach Steve Clark Tight ends coach Jernaro Gilford Cornerbacks coach Harvey Unga Running backs coach Sione Po'uha Defensive tackles coach
Depth Chart [ edit ] Defense
[78]
FS Crew Wakley Preston Rex Malik Moore
WLB MLB SLB Max Tooley Harrison Taggart AJ Vongphachanh Ammon Hannemann Siale Esera Sione Moa Chaz Ah You Ace Kaufusi Fisher Jackson
SS Ethan Slade Chika Ebunoha Raider Damuni
CB Eddie Heckard Mory Bamba Evan Johnson
DE DT DT DE Tyler Batty Atunaisa Mahe Jackson Cravens Isaiah Bagnah Blake Mangelson Caden Haws John Nelson John Henry Daley Bodie Schoonover Joshua Singh David Latu Logan Lutui
CB Jakob Robinson Kamden Garrett Caleb Christensen
Offense
[78] LT LG C RG RT Kingsley Suamataia Paul Maile Connor Pay Weylin Lapuaho Brayden Keim Simi Moala Ian Fitzgerald Paul Maile Caleb Etienne Tyler Little Jake Griffin Sonny Makasini Peter Falaniko Jake Eichorn Ben Ward
Z-Receiver Keanu Hill Darius Lassiter Parker Kingston
Key reserves TE Ethan Erickson RB Miles Davis DB Jacob Boren DB Marcus McKenzie DL Aisea Moa WR Jojo Phillips WR Talmage Gunther LB Isaiah Glasker
RB LJ Martin Deion Smith Aidan Robbins
FB Mason Fakahua Ray Paulo Nason Coleman
Special teams PK Will Ferrin PK Matthias Dunn P Ryan Rehkow P Landon Rehkow KR Hobbs NyborgKR Parker Kingston PR Hobbs NyborgPR Parker Kingston LS Austin RiggsLS Dalton Riggs H Ryan RehkowH Talmage Gunther
References [ edit ] For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:
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