2015 BYU Cougars football team

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.

2015 BYU Cougars football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 28–35 vs. Utah
Conference	Independent
2015 record	9–4
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple formation
Defensive coordinator	Nick Howell (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Taysom Hill Bronson Kaufusi
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 63,470)

2015 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
BYU			–						9	–	4
Army			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Before the season

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 recruits

2015 returning missionaries

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School
Matt Hadley	DB	6'0"	191	Sophomore	Connell, WA	Connell
Micah Hannemann	DB	6'1"	190	Sophomore	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak
Austin Hoyt	OL	6'7"	268	RS Freshman	Ione, CA	Argonaut
Moses Kaumatule	DL	6'1"	254	RS Freshman	South Jordan, UT	Bingham
Sawyer Powell	DB	6'1"	203	RS Freshman	West Richland, WA	Richland
Rhett Sandlin	LB	6'2"	220	RS Freshman	Sandy, UT	Alta
Josh Weeks	WR	6'4"	200	Freshman	Show Low, AZ	Show Low

2015 departures

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.

Media

Football Media Day

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

See also: 2015–16 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2015–16 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, and 2015 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

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)[2]

Roster

2015 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Akile Davis Fr WR 1 Moroni Laulu-Pututau Fr RB 2 Squally Canada Fr WR 3 Colby Pearson Jr QB 4 Taysom Hill  (C)  Sr WR 5 Nick Kurtz Jr WR 6 Trey Dye So QB 7 Beau Hoge Fr WR 10 Mitch Mathews Sr WR 11 Terenn Houk Sr QB 12 Tanner Mangum Fr QB 13 Koy Detmer Jr. Fr WR 13 Kurt Henderson Sr QB 17 McCoy Hill So TE 17 Colby Jorgensen So WR 18 Elliot Knox Jr WR 18 Josh Weeks Fr WR 19 Devon Blackmon Sr WR 22 Cody Stewart So WR 23 Rickey Shumway  Fr RB 24 Algie Brown Jr RB 24 Brayden El-Bakri Fr WR 25 Talon Shumway  Fr RB 26 Nate Carter Sr RB 28 Adam Hiné Sr WR 29 Zachary Saunders Fr RB 30 Colby Hansen So RB 32 Riley Burt Fr RB 32 Peter Welsh Jr RB 34 Bryan Engstrom Fr RB 36 Francis Bernard Fr RB 45 Toloa'i Ho Ching So OL 54 Parker Dawe Jr OL 55 Quin Ficklin Fr OL 56 Tejan Koroma So OL 57 LeRoy Tanoai  Fr OL 58 Demetrius Davis Fr OL 60 Darren Denucci Jr OL 65 JJ Nwigwe Fr OL 67 Kyle Johnson Jr OL 68 Brian Rawlinson So OL 70 Jacob Jimenez Fr OL 71 Austin Hoyt Fr OL 72 Ryker Mathews Sr OL 73 Ului Lapuaho So OL 74 Figgs Hofheins So OL 75 Brad Wilcox Jr OL 77 Jaterrius Gulley Fr OL 78 Tuni Kanuch So WR 82 Jake Ziolkowski Jr WR 83 David Kessler Jr TE 84 Jackson Kaka So TE 85 Bryan Sampson Jr WR 86 Travis Frey Jr WR 87 Mitchell Juergens Jr TE 89 Tanner Balderree So TE 89 Steven Richards Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Micah Simon Fr DB 2 Matt Hadley So LB 2 Troy Hinds  So LB 4 Fred Warner So DB 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku  Fr DB 7 Micah Hannemann So DB 12 Kai Nacua Jr DB 15 Michael Davis Jr LB 16 Sione Takitaki So DB 17 Chris Badger Jr DB 18 Michael Shelton Fr DB 19 Trevor Brent  Fr DB 20 KJ Hall  Fr DB 20 Jordan Preator So LB 21 Harvey Langi Jr LB 22 Manoa Pikula Sr DB 23 Garrett Juergens Jr DB 24 Zayne Anderson Fr DB 24 BJ Fifita Fr LB 25 Teu Kautai Sr DB 27 Morgan Unga Fr DB 28 Sawyer Powell So DB 30 Michael Wadsworth Sr LB 31 Sae Tautu Jr DB 32 Gavin Fowler So DB 33 Eric Takenaka Jr DB 34 AJ Moore Jr LB 35 Va'a Niumatalolo So LB 36 Nathan DeBeikes Fr DB 37 Grant Jones So LB 38 Butch Pau'u Fr LB 39 Phillip Amone Fr LB 41 Paul Langi Fr LB 41 Sam Morell  Fr LB 41 Adam Pulsipher Fr LB 42 Austin Heder Jr LB 43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere Sr DL 44 Remington Peck Sr LB 46 Rhett Sandlin Fr LB 47 Scott Huntsman Fr DL 48 Tomasi Laulile Jr DL 49 Moses Kaumatule Fr DL 50 Tevita Mo'Unga Fr LB 51 Lene Lesatele So LB 52 Nate Sampson So LB 53 Ryan Jensen Fr LB 53 Creed Richardson Fr DL 55 Felesi Tofi Fr LB 56 Zach Newman So DL 59 Roman Andrus Fr DL 62 Logan Taele Jr LB 88 Tyler Cook Fr DL 90 Bronson Kaufusi (C) Sr DL 91 Travis Tuiloma Jr DL 92 Graham Rowley Sr DL 94 Kesni Tausinga So DL 95 Cody Savage Fr DL 96 Adam Ingersoll Jr DL 97 Theodore King Jr DL 98 Maurice Maxwell Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 29 Rhett Almond Fr P 31 Jonny Linehan So K 27 Trevor Samson Sr K 33 Corey Edwards Fr K 84 Austin Brasher Jr DS 64 Matt Foley Fr	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 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 Frank Wintrich (Kentucky Wesleyan) Strength & Conditioning Justin Anderson (BYU) Director of Player Personnel Russell Tialavea (BYU) Asst. Director of Football Operations Patrick Hickman (Boise State) Director of Football Operations JD Falslev (BYU) Offensive Graduate Assistant Shane Hunter (BYU) Defensive Graduate Assistant Jan Jorgensen (BYU) Defensive Graduate Assistant Kyle Visciglia (UCLA) Special Teams Graduate Assistant [3] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 p.m.	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 33–28	89,959
September 12	8:15 p.m.	No. 20 Boise State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 35–24	63,470
September 19	8:30 p.m.	at No. 10 UCLA	No. 19	Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA	FS1	L 23–24	67,612
September 26	10:00 a.m.	at Michigan	No. 22	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 0–31	108,940
October 2	8:15 p.m.	UConn		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 30–13	56,393
October 10	5:30 p.m.	East Carolina		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPNU	W 45–38	60,186
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 38–24	57,612
October 24	1:00 p.m.	Wagner		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 70–6	56,015
November 6	9:30 p.m.	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 17–16	15,652
November 14	5:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri		Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO	SECN	L 16–20	42,824
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Fresno State		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 52–10	57,515
November 28	1:30 p.m.	at Utah State		Maverik Stadium Logan, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)	CBSSN	W 51–28	22,509
December 19	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Utah		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl, Holy War & Beehive Boot)	ABC	L 28–35	42,213
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska Cornhuskers football and 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

BYU at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 17 0 9 33 Cornhuskers 14 0 14 0 28 Date: September 5 Location: Lincoln Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 89,959 Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), Sunny, Humidity 47%, winds SSW 15 mph Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (ABC/WW1): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay (ABC) Chuck Cooperstein, Derek Rackley (WW1) Sources:[4]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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]

Taysom Hill kept BYU in the game with his scrambling, including a 21-yard run which evened it up at 14. On the 21-yard run though, Hill came to an abrupt stop in the endzone. He was taken into the locker room, where he was diagnosed with a foot sprain of some sort. A Fred Warner fumble recovery gave BYU the ball back quickly. Freshman QB Tanner Mangum came in on BYU's next possession for 2 plays: a 9-yard run and a 9-yard pass, before Hill returned. The Cougars drove the rest of the field before Hill found Mitch Mathews for the first of his 2 receiving touchdowns.

A Hill interception in the third reversed the tide back to Nebraska. After missing 12-of-15 passes in the 2nd quarter Nebraska QB Tommy Armstrong, Jr. once again shredded the BYU D for more than 100 yards receiving in the 3rd. Hill would keep in close, driving possession after possession into Nebraska's end of the field, but the interception and a 4th down stop seemed to keep Nebraska with the momentum.

In the 4th Hill limped off the field. BYU sent him back into the locker room and sent Mangum back onto the field. Mangum went on to complete 6/10 in the 4th quarter for 102 yards, but the most memorable play came on the final possession. With only one second left Mangum scrambled right and threw the hail mary to the end zone. Mathews came all the way across the field and caught the 42-yard pass for the touchdown, ending Nebraska's 29-year home opener winning streak.[6]

While Mangum entered the halls of Cougar lore with the touchdown pass, the news wasn't so good for BYU after the game. Hill was diagnosed with a lisfranc injury, which would be season-ending.[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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Boise State

See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Boise State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total #20 Broncos 7 3 14 0 24 • Cougars 7 0 7 21 35 Date: September 12 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 63,470 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), winds calm Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Dave Lamont, Ray Bentley, Allison Williams (ESPN2) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[8]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2014	BSU, 55–30

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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UCLA

See also: UCLA Bruins football and 2015 UCLA Bruins football team

BYU at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total #19 Cougars 7 3 7 6 23 • #10 Bruins 0 3 7 14 24 Date: September 19 Location: Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 67,612 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Light Haze, Humidity 36%, winds SSE 5 mph Referee: Chris Coyte TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Kris Budden Sources:[9]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–7	2008	BYU, 59–0

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Michigan

See also: Michigan Wolverines football and 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team

BYU at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 • Wolverines 7 24 0 0 31 Date: September 26 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 108,940 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds NE 10–15 mph Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay Sources:[10]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1984	BYU, 24–17

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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UConn

See also: UConn Huskies football and 2015 UConn Huskies football team

UConn at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 7 3 3 13 • Cougars 7 0 3 20 30 Date: October 2 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:21 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 56,393 Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, winds WNW 4 mph Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman (ESPN2) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[11]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	BYU, 35–10

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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East Carolina

See also: East Carolina Pirates football and 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 14 7 0 17 38 • Cougars 7 21 10 7 45 Date: October 10 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 5:32 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 60,186 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Sunny, winds light Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins (ESPNU) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[12]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Cincinnati

See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football and 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Cincinnati at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Bearcats 10 7 7 0 24 • Cougars 0 10 7 21 38 Date: October 16 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 6:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 57,612 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny, winds none Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Harlan (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[13]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Wagner

See also: Wagner Seahawks football and 2015 Wagner Seahawks football team

Wagner at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 0 6 0 6 • Cougars 28 21 14 7 70 Date: October 24 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 56,015 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Clear & Sunny, winds calm Referee: Dan Romeo TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom Sources:[14]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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San Jose State

See also: San Jose State Spartans football and 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

BYU at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 7 0 3 17 Spartans 3 7 0 6 16 Date: November 6 Location: Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 8:40 PST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 15,652 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Clear and cool, winds light Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Cassie Gallo Sources:[15]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–10	2012	San Jose State, 20–14

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Missouri

See also: Missouri Tigers football and 2015 Missouri Tigers football team

BYU vs. Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 3 7 6 16 • Tigers 3 3 0 14 20 Date: November 14 Location: Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Game start: 6:39 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 42,824 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Clear, winds SSW 15 mph Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (SEC): Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor Sources:[16]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1983	BYU, 21–17

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Fresno State

See also: Fresno State Bulldogs football and 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10 • Cougars 3 21 14 14 52 Date: November 21 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 57,515 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Clear, winds SSW 15 mph Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom Sources:[17]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	1998	Fresno State, 31–21

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Utah State

See also: Utah State Aggies football, 2015 Utah State Aggies football team, The Old Wagon Wheel, and Beehive Boot

BYU at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 10 14 14 13 51 Aggies 7 14 0 7 28 Date: November 28 Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 1:35 MST Elapsed time: 3:52 Game attendance: 22,509 Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), Partly cloudy w/ snow flurries, No wind Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Cassie Gallo Sources:[18]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–35–3	2014	Utah State, 35–20

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

Game Stats:

• 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.

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Las Vegas Bowl

See also: Las Vegas Bowl, 2015 Las Vegas Bowl, 2015 Utah Utes football team, Holy War (BYU vs. Utah), and Beehive Boot

BYU vs. Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 7 7 14 28 • #20 Utes 35 0 0 0 35 Date: December 19 Location: Whitney, NV Game start: 12:45 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 42,213 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Sunny, Wind ESE 3 mph Referee: Mark Klucynnski TV announcers (ABC/Sports USA): Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor (ABC) Mike Morgan, Gary Barnett, Jonathan Von Tobel (Sports USA) Sources:[19]

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–54–4	2013	Utah, 20–13

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] and for assistant coaches Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck,[21] Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga[22] who accepted coaching responsibilities for the same positions at Virginia on December 9 & 10.

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

Game Stats:

• 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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Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	19	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

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