2004 BYU Cougars football team

The 2004 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2004 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Mountain West
2004 record	5–6 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	Gary Crowton
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 64,045)

2004 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Utah $		7	–	0					12	–	0
New Mexico		5	–	2					7	–	5
BYU		4	–	3					5	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	4					7	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					5	–	6
Colorado State		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5					4	–	7
UNLV		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:15 PM	Notre Dame*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 20–17	65,251
September 11	8:00 PM	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	CSTV	L 10–37	31,500
September 18	8:00 PM	No. 1 USC*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 10–42	63,467
September 24	8:00 PM	at No. 21 Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	L 27–28	30,601
October 2	8:00 PM	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SWP/FSRM	W 31–21	32,511
October 8	8:00 PM	UNLV	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 20–24	56,341
October 16	8:00 PM	Wyoming	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	W 24–13	58,737
October 23	1:00 PM	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN+	W 41–24	38,235
November 6	1:00 PM	San Diego State	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN+	W 49–16	53,435
November 13	10:00 AM	New Mexico	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	L 14–21	53,618
November 20	5:00 PM	at No. 5 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN2	L 21–52	45,326
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.

BYU Cougars Radio Network

The BYU Cougars radio network carried every game on radio using the broadcast trio of Greg Wrubell (pxp), Marc Lyons (analyst), and Bill Riley or Andy Boyce (sidelines). KSL 1160 AM served as the flagship station for BYU Football.

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 3 7 7 17 • BYU 10 3 7 0 20 Date: September 4 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 7:32 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 65,251 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 53°F, wind SW 8 mph Referee: Steve Newman TV announcers (ESPN/Westwood One): Bill Curry, David Norrie, Alex Flanagan (ESPN) Tony Roberts, Allen Pinkett (Westwood One)

Scoring summary 1 9:47 BYU Naufahu Tahi 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 1:31 BYU Matt Payne 44-yard field goal BYU 10-0 2 1:34 BYU Matt Payne 53-yard field goal BYU 13-0 2 0:00 UND D.J. Fitzptrick 21-yard field goal BYU 13-3 3 7:47 BYU Austin Collie 42-yard pass from Matt Berry (Matt Payne kick) BYU 20-3 3 4:24 UND Rhema McKnight 54-yard pass from Brady Quinn (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick) BYU 20-10 4 8:19 UND Preston Jackson 38-yard interception return (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick) BYU 20-17

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total BYU 10 0 0 0 10 • Stanford 7 10 7 13 37 Date: September 11 Location: Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA Game start: 7:06 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 31,500 Game weather: Hot and clear, 85°F, wind light Referee: Jay Stricherz TV announcers (CSTV): Tom McCarthy, Tony McGee, Jenny Cavnar

Scoring summary 1 7:52 BYU Naufahu Tahi 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 2:20 BYU Matt Payne 40-yard field goal BYU 10-0 1 2:08 STAN T.J. Rushing 99-yard kickoff return (Michael Sgori kick) BYU 10-7 2 11:17 STAN Alex Smith 1-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgori kick) STAN 14-10 2 0:00 STAN Michael Sgori 19-yard field goal STAN 17-10 3 5:42 STAN Justin McCullum 21-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgori kick) STAN 24-10 4 14:21 STAN Evan Moore 24-yard pass from Trent Edwards (Michael Sgori kick) STAN 31-10 4 11:46 STAN Michael Sgori 29-yard field goal STAN 34-10 4 9:51 STAN Michael Sgori 41-yard field goal BYU 37-10

USC

1 2 3 4 Total • #1/1 USC 0 21 0 21 42 BYU 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 18 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 8:19 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 65,251 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 77°F, wind SW 5 mph Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ESPN/Westwood One): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Erin Andrews (ESPN) John Castleberry, Foge Fazio (Westwood One)

Scoring summary 2 10:30 BYU Matt Payne 46-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 8:30 USC Reggie Bush 21-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick} USC 7-3 2 2:03 USC Reggie Bush 66-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 14-3 2 1:05 USC Dwayne Jarrett 15-yard from from Matt Leinart (Ryan Killeen kick) USU 21-3 3 11:16 BYU Todd Watkins 69-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) USC 21-10 4 14:16 USC Matt Leinart 1-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 28-10 4 10:22 USC Lendale White 43-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 35-10 4 2:30 USC Lee Webb 9-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick) USC 42-10

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total BYU 7 6 14 0 27 • #21/21 Boise State 16 0 6 6 28 Date: September 24 Location: Bronco Stadium, Boise, ID Game start: 8:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:48 Game attendance: 30,601 Game weather: Clear, 78°F, wind NW 6 mph Referee: Rich Kollen TV announcers (ESPN): Rod Gilmore, Brad Sheldon, Tim Ryan, Heather Cox

Scoring summary 1 10:57 BSU Andy Avalos safety BSU 2-0 1 9:17 BSU T.J. Acree 20-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 9-0 1 4:09 BSU Antwaun Carter 5-yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 16-0 1 0:28 BYU Curtis Brown 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BSU 16-7 2 7:29 BYU Matt Payne 32-yard field goal BSU 16-10 2 3:28 BYU Matt Payne 42-yard field goal BSU 16-13 3 10:07 BSU Tyler Jones 47-yard field goal BSU 19-13 3 4:36 BSU Tyler Jones 37-yard field goal STAN 22-13 3 3:41 BYU Todd Watkins 79-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BSU 22-20 3 0:34 BYU Austin Collie 57-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 27-22 4 3:42 BSU T.J. Acree 44-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Zabransky pass failed) BSU 28-27

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 0 10 7 14 31 Colorado State 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 2 Location: Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO Game start: 8:10 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 32,511 Game weather: Clear, 60°F Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (SportsWest/FSRM): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler (SportsWest) Tim Neverett, David Diaz-Infante, Keith Bleyer (FSRM)

Scoring summary 2 9:55 BYU Matt Payne 52-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 1:45 BYU Curtis Brown 14-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 10-0 2 0:59 CSU David Anderson 6-yard pass from Justin Holland (Jeff Babcock kick) BYU 10-7 3 11:37 CSU Uldis Jaunarajs 3-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 14-10 3 2:15 BYU Curtis Brown 5-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-14 4 12:51 CSU Uldis Jaunarajs 5-yard run (Jeff Babcock kick) CSU 21-17 4 11:48 BYU Austin Collie 40-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24-21 4 2:25 BYU Naufahu Tahi 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 31-21

UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total • UNLV 0 7 14 3 24 BYU 0 10 10 0 20 Date: October 8 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 8:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:51 Game attendance: 56,341 TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich, Rob Stone

Scoring summary 2 8:12 BYU Matt Payne 47-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 7:15 UNLV Earvin Johnson 27-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Sergio Aguayo kick} UNLV 7-3 2 0:14 BYU Todd Watkins 7-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 10-7 3 13:15 UNLV Dominique Dorsey 12-yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 14-10 3 5:59 BYU Matt Payne 50-yard field goal UNLV 14-13 3 5:51 BYU Cameron Jensen 26-yard interception return (Matt Payne kick) BYU 20-14 3 1:58 UNLV Dyante Perkins 12-yard run (Sergio Aguayo kick) UNLV 21-20 4 3:49 UNLV Sergio Aguayo 35-yard field goal UNLV 24-21

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 0 6 7 0 13 • BYU 7 3 0 14 24 Date: October 16 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 8:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 58,737 Game weather: Clear, 68°F, wind SW 7 mph Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Scoring summary 1 10:46 BYU Austin Collie 40-yard pass from Curtis Brown (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 12:01 WY Deric Yaussi 45-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 4:18 BYU Matt Payne 46-yard field goal BYU 10-3 2 1:11 WY Deric Yaussi 40-yard field goal BYU 10-6 3 2:26 WY Jovon Bouknight 35-yard pass from Corey Bramlet (Deric Yaussi kick) WY 13-10 4 13:37 BYU Curtis Brown 9-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-13 4 2:06 BYU Naufahu Tahi 15-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24-13

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 3 0 21 17 41 Air Force 0 10 0 14 24 Date: October 23 Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 38,235 TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender, Kelly Stouffer, Anne Marie Anderson

Scoring summary 1 9:28 BYU Matt Payne 23-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 12:13 AFA Darnell Stephens 29-yard run (Michael Greenway kick) AFA 7-3 2 10:08 AFA Michael Greenway 48-yard field goal AFA 10-3 3 14:27 BYU Todd Watkins 70-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) TIED 10-10 3 6:29 BYU Dennis Pitta 11-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 17-10 3 4:26 BYU Gary Lovely 8-yard blocked punt return (Matt Payne kick) BYU 24-10 4 14:55 BYU Austin Collie 14-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 31-10 4 14:21 AFA Greg Kirwood 26-yard pass from Shaun Carey (Michael Greenway kick) BYU 31-17 4 11:09 BYU Matt Payne 53-yard field goal BYU 34-17 4 7:56 AFA Darnell Stephens 7-yard run (Michael Greenway kick) BYU 34-24 4 2:59 BYU Dennis Pitta 1-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 41-24

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total San Diego State 0 3 0 13 16 • BYU 7 6 23 13 49 Date: November 6 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 53,435 Game weather: Clear, 60°F, wind NE 2 mph Referee: Craig Battaglia TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender, Kelly Stouffer, Anne Marie Anderson

Scoring summary 1 11:27 BYU Todd Watkins 68-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 2 14:47 SDSU Garrett Palmer 47-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 3:51 BYU Matt Payne 43-yard field goal BYU 10-3 2 0:00 BYU Matt Payne 34-yard field goal BYU 13-3 3 8:45 BYU Curtis Brown 3-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 20-3 3 7:05 BYU Austin Collie 6-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) BYU 26-3 3 6:13 BYU Naufahu Tahi 2-yard run (Matt Payne kick) BYU 33-3 3 2:47 BYU Matt Payne 42-yard field goal BYU 36-3 4 14:42 BYU Austin Collie 82-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) BYU 43-3 4 9:02 SDSU Brandon Bornes 2-yard run (kick failed) BYU 43-9 4 1:13 BYU Eric Waterson 2-yard run (Trent Williams kick failed) BYU 49-9 4 0:17 SDSU Alex Thompson 10-yard pass from Kevin O'Connell (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 49-16

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total • New Mexico 14 0 0 7 21 BYU 7 0 0 7 14 Date: November 13 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 10:07 a.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 53,618 Game weather: Cloudy, 44°F, wind SW 6 mph Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Scoring summary 1 3:02 BYU Riley Weber 12-yard pass from Matt Payne (Matt Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 2:23 UNM Marcus Smith 15-yard run (Wes Zunker kick) TIED 7-7 1 0:47 UNM Hank Baskett 29-yard pass from Kole McCamey (Wes Zunker kick) UNM 14-7 4 8:37 UNM DonTrell Moore 1-yard run (Wes Zunker kick) UNM 21-7 4 6:00 BYU Naufahu Tahi 7-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) UNM 21-14

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total BYU 0 14 7 0 21 • #5/6 Utah 7 14 17 14 52 Date: November 20 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 45,326 Game weather: Cloudy w/ Snow Flurries, 32°F Referee: Karl Richins TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Jill Arrington

Scoring summary 1 0:52 UTAH Steve Savoy 2-yard run (David Carroll kick) UTAH 7-0 2 12:13 BYU Todd Watkins 12-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) TIED 7-7 2 9:28 UTAH Marty Johnson 5-yard run (David Carroll kick) UTAH 14-7 2 5:40 BYU Curtis Brown 6-yard run (Matt Payne kick) TIED 14-14 2 1:19 UTAH Alex Smith 2-yard run (David Carroll kick) UTAH 21-14 3 11:43 UTAH David Carroll 30-yard field goal UTAH 24-14 3 10:43 UTAH Bo Nagahi 12-yard fumble return (David Carroll kick) UTAH 31-14 3 8:38 BYU Austin Collie 16-yard pass from John Beck (Matt Payne kick) UTAH 31-21 3 5:59 UTAH Steve Savoy 92-yard run (David Carroll kick) UTAH 38-21 4 10:34 UTAH Steve Savoy 20-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Carroll kick) UTAH 45-21 4 1:03 UTAH Steve Fifita 4-yard run (David Carroll kick) UTAH 52-21

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