2019 BYU Cougars football team

The 2019 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kalani Sitake, and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the eighth year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent.

2019 BYU Cougars football
Hawaii Bowl, L 34–38 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Independent
2019 record	7–6
Head coach	Kalani Sitake (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Grimes (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ilaisa Tuiaki (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 63,470)

2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Notre Dame			–						11	–	2
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						7	–	6
Army			–						5	–	8
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Coaching changes

On January 14, 2019 Ryan Pugh was announced as the new offensive coordinator at Troy leaving a vacancy on the offensive staff. On February 14, 2019 Eric Mateos was named the offensive line coach.

2019 recruits

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Notes
Brooks Maile	DL	6'4"	285	St. George, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling[1]
Jacob Conover	QB	6'1"	205	Chandler, Arizona	Mission prior to enrolling[2]
Keanu Hill	WR	6'3"	190	Euless, Texas	[3]
Carter Wheat	TE	6'4"	225	Mesa, Arizona	[4]
Blake Freeland	OL	6'8"	260	Herriman, Utah	[5]
Bruce Mitchell	DL	6'4"	265	Kamas, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling[6]
Ethan Erickson	TE	6'4"	265	Kahuku, Hawaii	Mission prior to enrolling[7]
Michael Daley	LB	6'3"	220	Highland, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling[8]
Chase Roberts	WR	6'4"	195	American Fork, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling[9]
Brock Gunderson	OL	6'4"	265	Cypress, Texas	Mission prior to enrolling[10]
George Udo	DB	6'1"	210	Walnut Creek, California	[11]
Eli Unutoa	OL	6'5"	290	Kapa'a, Hawaii	Mission prior to enrolling[12]
Cade Albright	DL	6'5"	215	San Juan Capistrano, California	Mission prior to enrolling[13]
Javelle Brown	WR	6'1"	180	San Diego, California	[14]
Luc Andrada	RB	5'10"	175	Pueblo, Colorado	[15]
Kimball Henstrom	DB	6'0"	170	Draper, Utah	[16]
Tevita Gagnier	DB	6'1"	170	Tooele, Utah	[17]
Masen Wake	RB	6'1"	235	Cedar Hills, Utah	[18]
Chapman Beaird	RB	6'3"	200	Franklin, Tennessee	[19]

2018 returned missionaries

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Chaz Ah You	LB	6'2"	205	Sophomore	[20]
Solofa Funa	LB	6'2"	245	Freshman	[21]
Caden Haws	OL	6'2"	315	Freshman	[22]
Freddy Livai	DL	6'4"	256	Freshman	[23]
Jake Oldroyd	K	6'1"	170	Freshman	[24]
Keenan Pili	LB	6'2"	215	Freshman	[25]
Hayden Livingston	DB	6'1"	185	Freshman	[26]
Ammon Hannemann	DB	6'2"	190	Freshman	[27]
Seleti Fevaleaki	DL	6'3"	290	Freshman	[28]
Ben Bywater	LB	6'3"	210	Freshman	[29]
Jackson McChesney	RB	6'0"	187	Freshman	[30]
Alema Pilimai	TE	6'4"	205	Freshman	[31]
Isaac Rex	TE	6'5"	235	Freshman	[32]
Talmage Gunther	WR	6'0"	195	Freshman	[33]
Rhett Reilly	QB	6'2"	175	Sophomore	[34]
Brayden Keim	OL	6'7"	259	Freshman	[35]
Tevita Ika	WR	5'8"	160	Freshman	[36]
Brevan Ward	OL	6'5"	270	Sophomore	[37]
Will Watanabe	DB	5'10"	175	Freshman	[38]
Gabe Summers	DL	6'2"	250	Sophomore	[39]
Jacob Talbot	WR	6'3"	205	Sophomore	[40]
Kade Pupunu	LB	6'3"	205	Freshman	[41]
Britton Hogan	DS	6'3"	220	Freshman	[42]
Chase Wester	RB	5'11"	195	Sophomore	[43]
Jacob Boren	WR	5'9"	180	Freshman	[44]
Dallin Lee	DB	6'2"	200	Freshman	[45]

2019 other additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Spencer Romney	WR	5'10"	180	Sophomore	Transfer from Snow College [46]
Emmanuel Esukpa	RB	5'11"	232	Senior	Transfer from Rice University [47]
Ty'son Williams	RB	6'0"	219	Senior	Transfer from University of South Carolina [48]
Mo Unutoa	OL	6'5"	304	Sophomore	Transfer from University of Utah [49]
Shamon Willis	DB	5'10"	180	Freshman	Transfer from Weber State University [50]
Pepe Tanuvasa	LB	6'1"	226	Sophomore	Transfer from Naval Academy [51]
Dimitri Gallow	DB	6'0"	190	Junior	Transfer from Mt. San Jacinto College [52]
Alec Wyble-Meza	RB	5'11"	195	Sophomore	Transfer from Scottsdale Community College [53]
Batchlor Johnson IV	WR	5'9"	160	Senior	Transfer from University of Utah [54]
Alex Miskela	LB	6'1"	240	Freshman	Originally Signed 2018 [55]
Joe Tukuafu	OL	6'4"	275	Sophomore	Return after sitting out 2018 [56]
Beau Tanner	DB	6'0"	189	Senior	Return after sitting out 2018 [57]
Sam Baldwin	LB	6'3"	205	Senior	Return after sitting out 2018 [58]
Nephi Stevens	WR	5'11"	190	Senior	Return after sitting out 2018 [59]

2019 departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Rhett Almond	P	6'4"	200	Senior	Graduation
Squally Canada	RB	5'11"	210	Senior	Graduation
Dylan Collie	WR	5'10"	180	Senior	Graduation
Brayden El-Bakri	RB	6'0"	245	Senior	Graduation
Matt Foley	LS	6'1"	210	Senior	Graduation
Gavin Fowler	DB	6'0"	191	Senior	Graduation
Matt Hadley	RB	6'0"	210	Senior	Graduation
Austin Hoyt	OL	6'8"	315	Senior	Graduation
Tanner Jacobson	DB	5'10"	185	Senior	Graduation
Kamalani Kaluhiokalani	DL	6'0"	290	Senior	Graduation
Corbin Kaufusi	DL	6'9"	275	Senior	Graduation
Ului Lapuaho	OL	6'7"	330	Senior	Graduation
Tanner Mangum	QB	6'3"	205	Senior	Graduation
Andrew Mikkelsen	K	6'0"	200	Senior	Graduation
Butch Pau'u	LB	6'0"	225	Senior	Graduation
Riggs Powell	LB	6'2"	220	Senior	Graduation
Adam Pulsipher	LB	6'1"	220	Senior	Graduation
Nate Sampson	LB	6'2"	230	Senior	Graduation
Rhett Sandlin	LB	6'3"	230	Senior	Graduation
Michael Shelton	DB	5'8"	175	Senior	Graduation
Sione Takitaki	LB	6'2"	230	Senior	Graduation
Merrill Taliauli	DL	6'2"	310	Senior	Graduation
Langi Tuifua	DL	6'3"	235	Sophomore	Medical
Motekiai Langi	DL	6'7"	400	Sophomore	Medical
Benjamin Ward	TE	6'5"	235	Freshman	LDS mission
Dallin Holker	TE	6'5"	225	Freshman	LDS mission
Michael Thorson	OL	6'5"	290	Freshman	LDS mission
Jaylen Vickers	DB	5'10"	183	Freshman	LDS mission
Christian Folau	LB	6'1"	237	Freshman
Wayne Tei-Kirby	DL	6'3"	315	Sophomore
Akile Davis	WR	6'2"	205	Junior	Transfer
Isaiah Armstrong	DB	6'2"	195	Junior	Transfer
Riley Burt	RB	6'1"	210	Junior	Transfer
Jacob Jimenez	OL	6'5"	305	Junior	Transfer
Tevita Mo'unga	DL	6'3"	340	Junior
Johnny Tapusoa	RB	5'10"	225	Sophomore
Stacy Conner	QB	6'6"	190	Freshman
Trevion Greene	DB	6'3"	194	Junior
Michael Bruno	OL	6'5"	240	Freshman
Brach Davis	DB	6'1"	170	Freshman
Michael Biagi	LB	6'3"	205	Freshman
Tanner Leishman	TE	6'6"	245	Freshman
Joshua Buhler	DB	6'1"	205	Junior
Inoke Lotulelei	WR	5'9"	190	Sophomore
Brock Bastian	LB	6'2"	205	Freshman
Austin McChesney	DB	6'1"	180	Sophomore
Hayden Griffitts	QB	6'2"	205	Sophomore
AJ Lolohea	LB	6'3"	235	Freshman
Beau Hoge	RB	6'1"	209	Junior	Retired[60]
Hirkley Latu	DL	6'3"	240	Freshman

Schedule

Following their win over Idaho State on November 16, the Cougars accepted an invitation to the 2019 Hawaii Bowl.[61]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	8:15 p.m.	No. 14 Utah	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Beehive Boot & Holy War)	ESPN	L 12–30	61,626
September 7	5:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 29–26 ^2OT	92,475
September 14	1:30 p.m.	No. 24 USC	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ABC	W 30–27 ^OT	62,546
September 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 22 Washington	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ABC/ESPN2	L 19–45	62,117
September 28	10:00 a.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 21–28	24,889
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	L 23–27	35,375
October 19	8:15 p.m.	No. 14 Boise State	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 28–25	58,930
November 2	8:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT (Beehive Boot & The Old Wagon Wheel)	ESPN2	W 42–14	25,472
November 9	5:30 p.m.	Liberty	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPNU	W 31–24	54,683
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 42–10	57,379
November 23	10:00 a.m.	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	NESN/FloSports	W 56–24	8,204
November 30	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 3–13	28,180
December 24	6:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–38	21,582
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Source:[62]

Game summaries

Utah

See also: Beehive Boot, Holy War (BYU vs. Utah), Utah Utes football, and 2019 Utah Utes football team

Utah at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14/15 Utes 3 6 7 14 30 Cougars 0 6 0 6 12 Date: August 29 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:55 Game attendance: 61,626 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Winds NE 4 mph; Partly Cloudy; Thunderstorms Referee: Chris Coyte • Umpire: Bryan Hay • Linesman: Darryl Johnson • Line judge: Jeff Robinson • Back judge: Steve Steichen • Field judge: Steve Currie • Side judge: Jeff Dahle • Center judge: Jim Wharrie TV announcers (ESPN (before delay)/ESPN2 (after delay)): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, and Kris Budden Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–62–4	Nov. 24, 2018	L, 27–35

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.

• There was a 58-minute weather delay during the fourth quarter (Thunderstorms).

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UTAH BYU 1 8:07 9 37 4:34 UTAH 41-yard field goal by Andrew Strauch 3 0 2 14:15 12 59 3:54 BYU 32-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 3 3 2 10:17 UTAH Interception returned 58 yards for touchdown by Francis Bernard, Andrew Strauch kick failed 9 3 2 5:52 9 55 4:25 BYU 37-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 9 6 3 9:47 11 75 5:13 UTAH Jaylen Dixon 2-yard touchdown run, Andrew Strauch kick good 16 6 4 12:56 3 22 1:09 UTAH Jaylen Dixon 2-yard touchdown run, Jason Redding kick good 23 6 4 12:25 UTAH Interception returned 39 yards for touchdown by Julian Blackmon, Jason Redding kick good 30 6 4 9:19 9 75 3:06 BYU Ty'Son Williams 10-yard touchdown run, 2-point run by Zach Wilson failed 30 12 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 12

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at Tennessee

See also: Tennessee Volunteers football and 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

BYU at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • Cougars 3 0 7 6 7 6 29 Volunteers 7 6 0 3 7 3 26 Date: September 7 Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee Game start: 7:05 EDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 92,475 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Winds N 6 mph; Mostly sunny Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Jay Bilbo • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Gabriel DeLeon • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Mike Contreraz TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU UT 1 0:50 15 80 7:15 UT Jauan Jennings 5-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Guarantano, Brent Cimaglia kick good 0 7 1 0:19 10 61 4:34 BYU 31-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 3 7 2 6:22 9 29 5:05 UT 51-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia 3 10 2 0:21 6 64 1:27 UT 39-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia 3 13 3 12:47 3 20 1:20 BYU Ty'Son Williams 16-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 13 4 11:41 14 77 6:46 UT 22-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia 10 16 4 7:18 10 50 4:23 BYU 42-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 13 16 4 0:01 5 68 1:00 BYU 33-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 16 16 OT 3 25 BYU Talon Shumway 14-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 23 16 OT 6 25 UT Jauan Jennings 13-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Guarantano, Brent Cimaglia kick good 23 23 2OT 4 2 UT 40-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia 23 26 2OT 3 25 BYU Ty'Son Williams 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick Not Attempted 29 26 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 26

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USC

See also: USC Trojans football and 2019 USC Trojans football team

USC at BYU

1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 24/24 Trojans 7 10 0 10 0 27 • Cougars 10 7 0 10 3 30 Date: September 14 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:49 Game attendance: 62,546 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Winds WSW 4 mph; Mostly sunny Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Mario Seneca • Center judge: Tyree Walton TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	Sep. 18, 2004	L, 10–42

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC BYU 1 10:39 10 74 4:21 USC Michael Pittman Jr. 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Chase McGrath kick good 7 0 1 6:10 4 28 1:10 BYU Dayan Ghanwoloku 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 7 1 3:01 5 21 1:52 BYU 23-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 7 10 2 14:50 9 78 3:06 USC 27-yard field goal by Chase McGrath 10 10 2 10:19 9 74 4:25 BYU Dax Milne 30-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 17 2 5:03 11 76 5:08 USC Vavae Malepeai 5-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good 17 17 4 10:45 13 92 5:27 USC Michael Pittman Jr. 30-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Chase McGrath kick good 24 17 4 8:13 7 61 2:32 BYU 32-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 24 20 4 5:41 3 52 0:57 BYU Zach Wilson 16-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 24 27 4 1:43 11 44 3:48 USC 52-yard field goal by Chase McGrath 27 27 OT 4 -1 BYU 43-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 27 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 30

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Washington

See also: Washington Huskies football and 2019 Washington Huskies football team

Washington at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 22/21 Huskies 21 3 21 0 45 Cougars 3 9 7 0 19 Date: September 21 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 1:36 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 62,117 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Winds W 7 mph; Partly Cloudy Referee: Steve Strimling • Umpire: Francisco Villar • Linesman: Jon Stabile • Line judge: Michael Feldman • Back judge: John Morton • Field judge: Jeff Yock • Side judge: Clay Renard • Center judge: Jay Edwards TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	Sep. 29, 2018	L, 7–35

Uniform combination: (Throwbacks) white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WASH BYU 1 12:10 8 75 2:50 WASH Richard Newton 17-yard touchdown reception from Jake Eason, Peyton Henry kick good 7 0 1 9:31 8 50 2:39 BYU 43-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 7 3 1 3:50 10 75 5:41 WASH Aaron Fuller 17-yard touchdown reception from Jake Eason, Peyton Henry kick good 14 3 1 2:17 WASH Fumble recovery returned 69 yards for touchdown by Brandon Wellington, Peyton Henry kick good 21 3 2 11:00 8 61 3:15 WASH 30-yard field goal by Peyton Henry 24 3 2 8:22 5 75 2:38 BYU Emmanuel Esukpa 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick failed 24 9 2 0:26 13 59 3:47 BYU 54-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 24 12 3 12:28 3 52 1:11 WASH Andre Baccellia 35-yard touchdown reception from Jake Eason, Peyton Henry kick good 31 12 3 10:37 WASH Punt returned 88 yards for touchdown by Aaron Fuller, Peyton Henry kick good 38 12 3 5:22 8 85 3:57 WASH Richard Newton 3-yard touchdown run, Peyton Henry kick good 45 12 3 0:00 1 7 0:02 BYU Matt Bushman 7-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 45 19 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 19

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at Toledo

See also: Toledo Rockets football and 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

BYU at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 7 14 0 21 • Rockets 0 3 11 14 28 Date: September 28 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 24,889 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Winds WSW 6 mph; Mostly Cloudy w/ thunderstorms possible Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Bradford Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi and Dustin Fox Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	Sep. 30, 2016	W, 55–53

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU TOL 2 11:02 10 45 4:15 TOL 45-yard field goal by Evan Davis 0 3 2 4:09 3 35 1:32 BYU Emmanuel Esukpa 32-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 3 3 14:40 3 75 0:20 BYU Aleva Hifo 75-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good 14 3 3 9:44 14 66 4:56 TOL 26-yard field goal by Evan Davis 14 6 3 3:57 9 76 4:41 TOL Shakif Seymour 18-yard touchdown reception from Mitchell Guadagni, 2-point pass good to Reggie Gilliam 14 14 3 2:40 3 23 0:27 B08 Aleva Hifo 3-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Skyler Southam kick good 21 14 4 14:16 9 70 2:50 TOL Bryant Koback 1-yard touchdown run, Evan Davis kick good 21 21 4 0:51 1 2 0:05 TOL Shakif Seymour 2-yard touchdown run, Evan Davis kick good 21 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 28

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at South Florida

See also: South Florida Bulls football and 2019 South Florida Bulls football team

BYU at USF

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 3 13 7 0 23 • Bulls 0 7 7 13 27 Date: October 12 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 35,375 Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Winds SW 3 mph; Mostly Sunny Referee: Mike Cuttone • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Carlos Owens • Back judge: Michael Aaronia • Field judge: Scott Melancon • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Ian Malepeai TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, and Keenan Reynolds Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU USF 1 10:04 11 42 4:56 BYU 51-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 3 0 2 14:29 8 74 3:26 BYU Dax Milne 35-yard touchdown reception from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 0 2 9:07 12 63 3:58 BYU 22-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 13 0 2 6:01 8 86 3:06 USF Mitch Wilcox 36-yard touchdown reception from Jordan McCloud, Coby Weiss kick good 13 7 2 0:36 14 64 5:25 BYU 28-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 16 7 3 9:44 14 68 5:16 USF Jordan Cronkite 1-yard touchdown run, Coby Weiss kick good 16 14 3 7:50 5 70 1:54 BYU Jaren Hall 29-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 23 14 4 14:57 4 23 0:57 USF Jordan McCloud 2-yard touchdown run, Coby Weiss kick good 23 21 4 7:37 9 78 3:43 USF Jordan Cronkite 3-yard touchdown run, Coby Weiss kick failed 23 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 27

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Boise State

See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

Boise State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total No. 14/13 Broncos 7 3 0 15 25 • Cougars 7 0 21 0 28 Date: October 19 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 58,930 Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Winds N 8 mph; Mostly Cloudy w/ Rain and Possible Snow Flurries Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Jeff Hutcheon • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Bobby Lynn • Field judge: Matt Bonford • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Abram Anaya TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Ryan Leaf, and Taylor McGregor Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	Nov. 3, 2018	L, 16–21

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BSU BYU 1 10:28 9 70 4:32 BSU CT Thomas 12-yard touchdown run, Eric Sachse kick good 7 0 1 3:34 16 78 6:49 BYU Lopini Katoa 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 7 2 0:28 11 42 3:41 BSU 38-yard field goal by Eric Sachse 10 7 3 13:03 4 75 1:57 BYU Sione Finau 46-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 14 3 4:49 5 80 2:57 BYU Matt Bushman 27-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 21 3 3:10 2 41 0:42 BYU Matt Bushman 39-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 28 4 12:42 14 81 5:22 BSU Octavis Evans 13-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cord, 2-point Chase Cord pass to Garrett Collingham good 18 28 4 3:17 9 79 3:24 BSU Akilian Butler 5-yard touchdown reception from Chase Cord, Eric Sachse kick good 25 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 28

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at Utah State

See also: Beehive Boot, BYU–Utah State football rivalry, Utah State Aggies football, and 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

BYU at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 14 14 7 42 Aggies 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 2 Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, Utah Game start: 8:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:36 Game attendance: 25,472 Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Winds N 2 mph; Mostly Clear Referee: Michael VanderVelde • Umpire: Rico Orsot • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: Mark Estermyer • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Eric McNally • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Greg Reid TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–37–3	Oct. 5, 2018	L, 20–45

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU USU 1 9:22 11 93 4:36 BYU Aleva Hifo 6-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 0 1 0:18 7 86 2:17 USU Siaosi Mariner 26-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick good 7 7 2 11:53 1 16 0:06 BYU Jaren Hall 16-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 7 2 2:33 7 71 3:30 BYU Jaren Hall 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 21 7 2 0:34 11 86 1:52 USU Gerold Bright 1-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good 21 14 3 11:47 7 75 3:13 BYU Micah Simon 11-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 28 14 3 7:12 7 68 2:53 BYU Gunner Romney 1-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 35 14 4 9:31 10 99 5:00 BYU Lopini Katoa 6-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 42 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 14

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Liberty

See also: Liberty Flames football and 2019 Liberty Flames football team

Liberty at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 0 10 7 24 • Cougars 7 10 7 7 31 Date: November 9 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 5:32 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 54,683 Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Winds NNE 3 mph; Mostly Clear Referee: Char Lamertina • Umpire: Mike Wooten • Linesman: Mat Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Peter Buchanan • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: Rick Santilli • Center judge: Jeff Tomlin TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LIB BYU 1 11:04 10 75 3:56 LIB Zac Foutz 19-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Calvert, Alex Probert kick good 7 0 1 7:56 8 75 3:08 BYU Micah Simon 2-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 7 2 10:54 14 69 5:23 BYU 24-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 7 10 2 8:36 2 60 0:47 BYU Matt Bushman 44-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 17 3 7:58 12 72 4:04 LIB 24-yard field goal by Alex Probert 10 17 3 4:11 8 75 3:47 BYU Aleva Hifo 41-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 10 24 3 2:11 6 77 1:54 LIB Antonio Gandy-Golden 41-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Calvert, Alex Probert kick good 17 24 4 12:01 9 68 3:46 BYU Moroni Laulu-Pututau 17-yard touchdown reception from Baylor Romney, Jake Oldroyd kick good 17 31 4 6:35 4 46 1:13 LIB Zac Foutz 13-yard touchdown reception from Stephen Calvert, Alex Probert kick good 24 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 31

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Idaho State

See also: Idaho State Bengals football and 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

Idaho State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 3 7 0 10 • Cougars 7 21 14 0 42 Date: November 16 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 57,379 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Winds N 8 mph; Sunny with a few clouds Referee: Char Lamertina • Umpire: Mike Wooten • Linesman: Mat Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Rick Santilli • Field judge: Mike Cullin • Side judge: Peter Buchanan • Center judge: Jeff Tomlin TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Carla Haslam Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	Nov. 16, 2013	W, 59–13

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ISU BYU 1 9:12 BYU Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by Austin Lee, Jake Oldroyd kick good 0 7 2 12:59 11 77 4:12 BYU Micah Simon 12-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 0 14 2 9:46 9 66 3:13 ISU 27-yard field goal by Kevin Ryan 3 14 2 6:45 8 75 3:01 BYU Sione Finau 16-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 3 21 2 5:00 2 27 0:54 BYU Talon Shumway 26-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 3 28 3 9:18 6 60 2:23 BYU Talon Shumway 3-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 3 35 3 8:14 2 26 0:53 BYU Khyiris Tonga 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 3 42 3 7:37 2 65 0:30 ISU Malakai Rango 54-yard touchdown run, Kevin Ryan kick good 10 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 42

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at UMass

See also: UMass Minutemen football and 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

BYU at UMass

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 42 7 0 56 Minutemen 0 0 10 14 24 Date: November 23 Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, Massachusetts Game start: 12:04 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 8,204 Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), Winds NW 11 mph; Sunny with a few clouds Referee: Michael VanderVelde • Umpire: Rico Orsot • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: Mark Estermyer • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Eric McNally • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Greg Reid TV announcers (FloSports): Josh Maurer, Andy Gresh, and Matt Goldstein Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	Nov. 10, 2018	W, 35–16

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, navy pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU UMASS 1 9:01 6 87 2:50 BYU Tyler Allgeier 57-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 7 0 2 14:15 13 88 6:14 BYU Lopini Katoa 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 0 2 12:27 1 48 0:09 BYU Talon Shumway 48-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 21 0 2 9:08 6 58 2:30 BYU Lopini Katoa 14-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 28 0 2 7:10 2 59 0:43 BYU Jackson McChesney 44-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 35 0 2 5:43 2 22 0:43 BYU Gunner Romney 18-yard touchdown reception from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick good 42 0 2 0:47 7 59 2:58 BYU Aleva Hifo 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 49 0 3 13:16 1 12 0:06 UMASS Zak Simon 12-yard touchdown reception from Randall West, Jake Oldroyd kick good 49 7 3 7:13 11 41 4:32 UMASS 29-yard field goal by Cooper Garcia 49 10 3 7:10 2 74 0:44 BYU Jackson McChesney 12-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 56 10 4 8:27 5 50 1:52 UMASS Josiah Johnson 3-yard touchdown reception from Randall West, Cooper Garcia kick good 56 17 4 4:56 5 58 1:27 UMASS Bilal Ally 46-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good 56 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 56 24

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at San Diego State

See also: San Diego State Aztecs football and 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

BYU at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 3 0 0 0 3 • Aztecs 0 7 3 3 13 Date: November 30 Location: SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 6:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 28,180 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Winds SW 2 mph; Mostly cloudy Referee: Stephen Baron • Umpire: Bill Bishop • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: John Kilmer • Back judge: David Baldwin • Field judge: John Wisnewski • Side judge: Richard Ockey • Center judge: Timothy Davis TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous & Amanda Guerra Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–7–1	Dec. 20, 2012	W, 23–6

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU SDSU 1 3:39 7 39 2:36 BYU 23-yard field goal by Skyler Southam 3 0 2 0:13 10 61 2:10 SDSU Daniel Bellinger 25-yard touchdown reception from Carson Baker, Matt Araiza kick good 3 7 3 5:23 11 52 6:19 SDSU 44-yard field goal by Matt Araiza 3 10 4 5:40 8 70 4:29 SDSU 27-yard field goal by Matt Araiza 3 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 13

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Hawai'i

See also: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football, 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, and 2019 Hawaii Bowl

Hawai'i vs. BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Rainbow Warriors 14 17 0 7 38 Cougars 7 17 7 3 34 Date: December 24 Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 3:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:58 Game attendance: 21,582 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Winds N 11 mph; Partly Cloudy Referee: Tim O'Dey • Umpire: Tony Smith • Linesman: Nick Brigati • Line judge: John Swartz • Back judge: Paul Stout • Field judge: John Masterson • Side judge: Steve Verbridge • Center judge: Ron Kay TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich (ESPN) Kevin Winter, Brad Edwards, and Trevor Matich (ESPN Radio) Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–8	Oct. 13, 2018	W, 49–23

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UH BYU 1 7:32 10 82 5:09 UH Jared Smart 7-yard touchdown reception from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick good 7 0 1 4:55 2 40 0:51 UH Jared Smart 40-yard touchdown reception from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick good 14 0 1 0:54 10 73 3:57 BYU Lopini Katoa 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 14 7 2 13:33 6 78 2:17 UH Cole McDonald 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Meskell kick good 21 7 2 9:42 8 75 3:51 BYU Zach Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 21 14 2 5:50 9 49 3:46 UH 46-yard field goal by Ryan Meskell 24 14 2 3:16 7 75 2:34 BYU Micah Simon 11-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 24 21 2 1:16 9 71 1:55 UH Jason-Matthew Sharsh 18-yard touchdown reception from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick good 31 21 2 0:18 8 50 0:58 BYU 37-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 31 24 3 11:58 2 6 0:39 BYU Zach Wilson 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Oldroyd kick good 31 31 4 14:37 8 54 3:09 BYU 20-yard field goal by Jake Oldroyd 31 34 4 1:17 4 71 0:44 UH Nick Mardner 24-yard touchdown reception from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick good 38 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 34

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Media

Football Media Day

Affiliates[63]

See also: 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, and 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

• BYU Radio- Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
• KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah and ksl.com)
• KSNA- Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games)
• KSPZ- Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows)
• KMXD- Monroe / Manti, Utah
• KSVC- Richfield / Manti, Utah
• KDXU- St. George, Utah

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Kalani Sitake	Head Coach
Ed Lamb	Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams/Linebackers Coach
Jeff Grimes	Offensive Coordinator
Eric Mateos	Offensive Line Coach
Fesi Sitake	Wide Receivers Coach
Steve Clark	Tight End Coach
Aaron Roderick	Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Ilaisa Tuiaki	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach
Preston Hadley	Safeties Coach
Jernaro Gilford	Cornerbacks Coach
A.J. Seward	Running Backs Coach

Roster

2019 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Joe Critchlow So QB 3 Jaren Hall Fr QB 19 Rhett Reilly  Fr QB 16 Baylor Romney Fr QB 1 Zach Wilson So OL 65 Ethan Atagi Fr OL 56 Clark Barrington Fr OL 67 Brady Christensen So OL 66 James Empey So OL 71 Blake Freeland Fr OL 68 JT Gentry Fr OL 73 Caden Haws  Fr OL 77 Chandon Herring Jr OL 69 Tristen Hoge  Jr OL 64 Brayden Keim  Fr OL 76 Harris LaChance Fr OL 74 Kieffer Longson  Jr OL 72 Addison Pulsipher Sr OL 61 Keanu Saleapaga So OL 59 Thomas Shoaf  Sr OL 79 Jacob Smith Fr OL 63 Joe Tukuafu Fr OL 68 Mo Unutoa  So OL 70 Brevan Ward  So RB 25 Tyler Allgeier Fr RB 33 Emmanuel Esukpa Sr RB 35 Sione Finau  Fr RB 4 Lopini Katoa So RB 27 Jackson McChesney  Fr RB 28 Masen Wake Fr RB 29 Chase Wester So RB 5 Ty'son Williams  Sr RB 30 Alec Wyble-Meza  So TE 89 Matt Bushman Jr TE 42 Kyle Griffitts Jr TE 80 Nate Heaps So TE 17 Moroni Laulu-Pututau Sr TE 88 Alema Pilimai  Fr TE 83 Isaac Rex  Fr TE 32 Hank Tuipulotu   Fr TE 99 Carter Wheat Fr WR 24 Luc Andrada  Fr WR 31 Jacob Boren  Fr WR 85 Brayden Cosper Fr WR 82 Talmage Gunther  Fr WR 80 Koy Harris Fr WR 15 Aleva Hifo Sr WR 12 Keanu Hill Fr WR 84 Tevita Ika Fr WR 23 Batchlor Johnson IV Jr WR 82 Dax Milne So WR 2 Neil Pau'u  Jr WR 18 Gunner Romney So WR 26 Spencer Romney So WR 21 Talon Shumway Sr WR 13 Micah Simon Sr WR 22 Nephi Stevens Sr WR 86 Jacob Talbot So WR 83 Austin Whetzel Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 23 Zayne Anderson   Sr DB 43 Chapman Beaird  Fr DB 10 Javelle Brown  Fr DB 30 Keenan Ellis  So DB 34 Tavita Gagnier  Fr DB 15 Dimitri Gallow  Jr DB 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku Sr DB 35 Ammon Hannemann  Fr DB 37 Kimball Henstrom  Fr DB 11 Isaiah Herron Fr DB 43 Jared Kapisi Jr DB 2 Austin Lee Sr DB 2 Dallin Lee  Fr DB 22 Hayden Livingston Fr DB 16 D'Angelo Mandell So DB 12 Malik Moore So DB 28 Sawyer Powell Sr DB 26 Mitchell Price So DB 36 Morgan Pyper Fr DB 27 Beau Tanner Sr DB 7 George Udo Fr DB 1 Troy Warner  Sr DB 25 Will Watanabe Fr DB 32 Chris Wilcox   Sr DB 29 Shamon Willis Fr DL 97 Austin Chambers Jr DL 99 Zac Dawe Jr DL 93 Bracken El-Bakri Jr DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea So DL 44 Seleti Fevaleaki  Fr DL 90 Devin Kaufusi So DL 58 Uriah Leiataua Jr DL 94 Freddy Livai  Fr DL 45 Darius McFarland Fr DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe Fr DL 88 JJ Nwigwe Sr DL 52 Trajan Pili Sr DL 94 Gabe Summers So DL 59 Alden Tofa So DL 95 Khyiris Tonga Jr DL 51 Jeddy Tuiloma So DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner  So LB 3 Chaz Ah You So LB 50 Sam Baldwin Sr LB 35 Ben Bywater  Fr LB 17 Matthew Criddle So LB 34 Kavika Fonua Jr LB 48 Solofa Funa  Fr LB 46 Drew Jensen Fr LB 24 Austin Kafentzis Sr LB 53 Isaiah Kaufusi Jr LB 38 Jackson Kaufusi Fr LB 21 Sam Lee Jr LB 48 Alex Miskela  Fr LB 41 Keenan Pili Fr LB 46 Pepe Tanuvasa  So LB 36 Kade Pupunu  Fr LB 31 Max Tooley Fr LB 49 Payton Wilgar Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 98 Mitch Harris Sr DS 54 Britton Hogan Fr P 19 Danny Jones Jr K 39 Jake Oldroyd So K 20 Skyler Southam So	Head coach Kalani Sitake (BYU) Coordinators/assistant coaches Ed Lamb (BYU) Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams, Linebackers Jeff Grimes (UTEP) Offensive Coordinator Aaron Roderick (BYU) Passing Game Coordintor/Quarterbacks Eric Mateos (SBU) Offensive Line Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah) Wide Receivers Steve Clark (BYU) Tight Ends AJ Seward (Kansas) Running Backs Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah) Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Jernaro Gilford (BYU) Cornerbacks Preston Hadley (BYU) Safeties Nu'u Tafisi (California) Strength and Conditioning Justin McClure (Northern Colorado) Asst. Strength and Conditioning AJ Middleton (Redlands) Asst. Strength and Conditioning Jon Swift (BYU) Director of Football Operations Alema Fitisemanu (BYU) Player Personnel Coordinator Jack Damuni (BYU) Community Relations Coordinator Jasen Ah You (BYU) Support Services Coordinator Tasha Bell (Utah Valley) Player Development/On Campus Recruiting Harvey Unga (BYU) Offensive Graduate Assistant Spencer Patterson (Dixie State) Offensive Graduate Assistant Manase Tonga (BYU) Defensive Graduate Assistant Gavin Fowler (BYU) Defensive Graduate Assistant [64] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

Defense [65] FS Austin Lee Malik Moore Will Watanabe WLB MLB SLB Isaiah Kaufusi Kavika Fonua Chaz Ah You Payton Wilgar Keenan Pili Austin Kafentzis Max Tooley Jackson Kaufusi Matthew Criddle SS Beau Tanner Troy Warner Sawyer Powell CB Dayan Ghanwoloku Shamon Willis George Udo DE DT DT DE Devin Kaufusi Khyiris Tonga Lorenzo Fauatea Bracken El-bakri Uriah Leiataua Atunaisa Mahe JJ Nwigwe Zac Dawe Trajan Pili Austin Chambers Gabe Summers Alden Tofa CB D'Angelo Mandell Isaiah Herron Tavita Gagnier Offense [65] X-Receiver Micah Simon Gunner Romney Dax Milne LT LG C RG RT Brady Christensen Chandon Herring James Empey Keanu Saleapaga Blake Freeland Joe Tukuafu J.T. Gentry Caden Haws Clark Barrington Harris LaChance Brayden Keim Brevan Ward Ethan Atagi Addison Pulsipher Jacob Smith TE Matt Bushman Moroni Laulu-Pututau Carter Wheat Z-Receiver Aleva Hifo Talon Shumway Keanu Hill QB Zach Wilson Baylor Romney Jaren Hall Key Reserves LB Drew Jensen RB/LB Tyler Allgeier WR Koy Harris WR Batchlor Johnson IV WR Tevita Ika DB Hayden Livingston DB Mitchell Price DB Jared Kapisi RB Lopini Katoa Emmanual Esukpa Jackson McChesney FB Masen Wake Kyle Griffitts ⋅ Special Teams PK Skyler Southam PK Jake Oldroyd P Jake Oldroyd P Danny Jones KR Dax Milne KR Lopini Katoa PR Aleva Hifo PR Dayan Ghanwoloku LS Mitch Harris LS Britton Hogan H Hayden Livingston H Will Watanabe

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.

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

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