BYU 2015 SCHEDULEDate Day Opponent Time/Result TV9/5 Sat at Nebraska 2:30 p.m. ABC9/12 Sat Boise State 8:15 p.m. ESPN29/19 Sat at UCLA 7:30 p.m. FS19/26 Sat at Michigan TBA TBA10/2 Fri Connecticut 8:15 p.m. ESPN210/10 Sat East Carolina TBA TBA10/16 Fri Cincinnati 6 p.m. ESPN10/24 Sat Wagner 1 p.m. BYUtv11/6 Fri at San Jose State 8:30 p.m. CBSS11/14 Sat vs. Missouri TBA TBA11/21 Sat Fresno State TBA TBA11/28 Sat at Utah State 1:30 p.m. CBSSAll times local to site

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?“If you haven’t had a chance to see Hill play, you should make a point to watch him and the Cougars this fall... that’s why I find the Cougars to be one of the more fascinating teams to keep an eye on in 2015” - Bruce Feldman, Fox Sports

“Physically, [Taysom Hill] is unbelievable. He’s just so strong and he’s also extremely fast. We had good calls on third-and-short and he just ran through you. He’s a lot of fun to watch. He’s kind of a fireball out there.” - Zac Spavital, Texas Tech assistant coach (Former Houston assistant)

“I think [Taysom Hill} will be the best quarterback on the field in virtually every matchup they play this year. He’s got a lot of talent surrounding him on offense. If they can win and they can survive that early stretch of games ... I think all of a sudden this is a team that a lot of people will keep their eye on and a team that can potentially make a lot of noise in the postseason.” - Jesse Palmer, ESPN Analyst

“How many QBs do you see with a knee brace running for 259 yards in a game, or hurdling over talented Texas defensive backs? The answer is none. Hill is a unique breed of quarterback. He’s built like an All-American linebacker or safety, playing the quarterback position.” - Mitch Harper, Athlon Sports

FOOTBALL

BYU PROJECTED DEPTH CHART

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BYU CATEGORY NEB

37.1 Scoring Offense 37.8

27.5 Scoring Defense 26.4

25.0 First Downs 22.3

181.8 Rushing Off. 240.2

121.8 Rushing Def. 177.8

278.7 Passing Off. 212.1

269.7 Passing Def. 205.8

460.5 Total Offense 452.3

391.5 Total Defense 383.7

19.67 Kickoff Return 20.79

7.47 Punt Return 15.90

81.0 Penalties (YPG) 50.38

41.19 Net Punting 37.27

27:54 Time of Poss. 30:16

43.4% 3rd Down % 41.3%

65.2% 4th Down % 46.2%

27-159 Sacks-Yards 29-240

36-211 Sacks Allowed 22-129

88% Blue Zone % 88.3%

84% Opp. Blue Zone % 81.8%

BYU STORYLINES• BIG WINNERS. Both BYU and Nebraska are amongst the top in college football when it comes to total

wins in the last 40 seasons. Nebraska ranks No. 1 since 1975 with 389 wins and BYU is No. 5 at 354.• SEASON OPENERS. The Cougars are 56-32-2 in season openers since 1922. Opening in true road

games, BYU has gone 22-20-1 on the road. Under Mendenhall, the Cougars are 2-2 playing their opener in someone else’s house.

• MENDENHALL IN SEASON OPENERS. BYU opens the 2015 season against a current Power 5 team for the ninth time in 11 years under Mendenhall. The Cougars have matched up against Boston College, Arizona, Oklahoma, Washington, Ole Miss, Washington State and Virginia. BYU is 5-3 in openers against Power 5 teams under Mendenhall and 7-3 overall in openers.

• BYU VS. BIG TEN. BYU has played six teams from the current Big Ten in its history. The team has gone 3-7-1 in those games, with just three of them coming in the regular season and not in a bowl matchup. BYU has never played the Cornhuskers.

• UNFAMILIAR FAMILIARITY. Despite this being the first meeting between BYU and Nebraska, the two head coaches are familiar with each other. Though they didn’t work together, both spent significant time as coaches at Oregon State. The two have faced off as head coaches three times. BYU holds a 2-1 ad-vantage over Riley while at OSU. The Cougars topped the Beavers 44-20 in the 2009 Las Vegas Bowl and again in 2011 in Corvallis 38-28. OSU won the last meeting 42-24 in Provo in 2012.

OFFENSE

QB 4 Taysom Hill 6-2 234 Sr. 12 Tanner Mangum 6-3 210 Fr.

RB 24 Algernon Brown 6-1 235 Jr. 26 Nate Carter 5-9 189 Sr.

FB 45 Toloa’i Ho Ching 6-1 240 So. 36 Francis Bernard 6-0 235 Fr.

HB 87 Mitchell Juergens 5-10 182 Jr. 6 Trey Dye 5-9 175 So.

WR 10 Mitch Mathews 6-6 215 Sr. 13 Kurt Henderson 6-1 180 Sr. and 80 Moroni Laulu-Pututau 6-4 190 Fr.

WR 19 Devon Blackmon 6-0 187 Sr. and 5 Nick Kurtz 6-6 205 Jr.

IR 11 Terenn Houk 6-5 225 Sr. 3 Colby Pearson 6-0 204 Jr.

TE 88 Tanner Balderree 6-3 242 So. 85 Bryan Sampson 6-4 235 Jr. LT 72 Ryker Mathews 6-6 320 Sr. 65 JJ Nwigwe 6-5 265 Fr.

LG 67 Kyle Johnson 6-4 303 Jr. 77 Jaterrius Gulley 6-2 340 Fr. C 56 Tejan Koroma 6-0 290 So. 54 Parker Dawe 6-3 295 Jr. RG 78 Tuni Kanuch 6-3 330 So. or 73 Ului Lapuaho 6-7 330 So.

RT 73 Ului Lapuaho 6-7 330 So. or 75 Brad Wilcox 6-7 287 Jr.

SPECIAL TEAMSK 27 Trevor Samson 5-11 177 Sr. 84 Austin Brasher 6-0 183 Jr.KO 84 Austin Brasher 6-0 183 Jr. or 27 Trevor Samson 5-11 177 Sr.P 31 Jonny Linehan 6-0 195 Jr. or 29 Rhett Almond 6-4 190 Fr.

DEFENSE

LE 90 Bronson Kaufusi 6-8 280 Sr. 44 Remington Peck 6-4 275 Sr. NT 91 Travis Tuiloma 6-2 300 Jr. 94 Kesni Tausinga 6-1 302 So. RE 62 Logan Taele 6-2 293 Sr. 92 Graham Rowley 6-4 280 Sr.

SLB 4 Fred Warner 6-4 225 So. 47 Scott Huntsman 6-4 220 Fr. MLB 21 Harvey Langi 6-3 240 Jr. 42 Austin Heder 6-2 242 Jr. BLB 22 Manoa Pikula 6-1 235 Sr. 46 Rhett Sandlin 6-3 230 Fr. WLB 43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere 6-0 230 Sr. 31 Sae Tautu 6-4 246 Jr.

FC 7 Micah Hannemann 6-0 200 So. 18 Michael Shelton 5-8 169 Fr. BC 15 Michael Davis 6-2 195 Jr. 5 Dayan Lake 5-11 190 Fr. KAT 33 Eric Takenaka 5-11 205 Jr. 2 Matt Hadley 6-0 195 So. FS 12 Kai Nacua 6-2 213 Jr. 20 Jordan Preator 6-0 183 So.

SPECIAL TEAMSDS 64 Matt Foley 6-1 215 Jr.H 87 Mitchell Juergens 5-10 182 Jr.PR 33 Eric Takenaka 5-10 205 Jr. or 7 Micah Hannemann 6-0 200 So.KR 28 Adam Hine 6-1 208 Jr. or 33 Eric Takenaka 5-10 205 Jr.

BYU (0-0, INDEPENDENT)COUGARS

NEBRASKA (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN)CORNHUSKERS

Head Coach . . . Bronco MendenhallAlma Mater . . . . . . . .Oregon St ., 1988Career Record . . . . . . . . . 90-39 ( .698)Record at BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SameMendenhall vs . NEB . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . Mike RileyAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . Alabama, 1975Career Record . . . . . . . . . 93-80 ( .538)Record at NEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Riley vs . BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

AWAY HOMEGAME INFORMATIONKickoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:36 p .m . CDTTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABC

Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spiel-man (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline)

Radio . . . . . . . . . Cougar IMG Sports Network (KSL 1160 AM, 102 .7 FM, KSL .com, BYUcou-

gars .com, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143)Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Marc Lyons

(analyst), Nate Meikle (sideline) Opp . Radio KXSP 590 AM ESPN, KEZO K-92 92 .3 FMTV pregame show . . . .BYUtv, 1:30 p .m . CST

SERIES INFORMATIONSeries is tied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

This is the first meeting between BYU and Nebraska

TEAM COMPARISON(Final 2014)

GAME 1 | BYU at Nebraska | Saturday, Sept. 5 | 2:30 p.m. CDT | Lincoln, Neb. | Memorial Stadium | ABC | Cougar IMG Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com

FOOTBALL CONTACTSFootball SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett PyneOffice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-422-4912Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-367-1631Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .brett_pyne@byu.eduAssistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenny CoxCell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435-229-3176Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . footballpr@byu.eduAssistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKay PerryCell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707-533-7420Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cougarpr@byu.eduAssistant SID Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-422-8999Associate AD/Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . Duff TittleOffice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (801) 422-4910Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . duff_tittle@byu.eduMedia Relations Main Office . . . . . . . . . . .801-422-8948Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801-422-0633LaVell Edwards Stadium Press Box . . . . .801-422-2609Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.byucougars.comTwitter . . . . . . . . . . . . @BYUcougars, @BYUgamenotesFacebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . facebook.com/byufootballAddress . . . . . . . 30 Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, UT 84602

2015 QUICK FACTSLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provo, Utah 84602Elevation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,553 feetEnrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,672Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 15, 1875Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LDS ChurchNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CougarsMascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmo the CougarColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dark Blue and WhiteStadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVell Edwards StadiumSurface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural GrassBYU President . . . . . . . . Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1982)Athletics Director . . . . . . . . .Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) Head Coach . . . . . Bronco Mendenhall (Oreg. St., ‘88)Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . entering 11th yr.Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-39 (.697)Record at BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SameDefensive Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4Offensive Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Formation2015 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-02014 National Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A2014 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5Offensive Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/5Other Offensive Returners with Starting Exp. . . . . . . . 5Defensive Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/5Other Defensive Returners with Starting Exp. . . . . . . . 8Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47/28Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . 23/14Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . 23/11Specialists Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . 1/3National Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (1984)Bowl Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Bowl Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19-1Bowl Record under Mendenhall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4Last Bowl Appearance . . . . . .2014 Miami Beach Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 55-48 (2OT) vs. MemphisLast Bowl Victory . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Poinsettia BowlBowl Appearance Streak . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (6-4 record)Bowl Win Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0First Year of Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922All-time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545-398-26 (.574)All-time Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . .298-134-6 (.684)All-time Road Record . . . . . . . . . . . .223-242-19 (.481)All-time Neutral Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-22-1 (.540)All-time Independent Record . . . . . . . . . . 31-18 (.640)Stadium Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-69 (.765)

2015 BYU FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION-2

BYU MEDIA AVAILABILITY (subject to change)

MEDIA AVAILABILITY AND POLICY

WEEKLY GAME NOTESThank you for your coverage of BYU football for the 2015 season. These game notes have been designed to provide local, regional and national media with useful information about the BYU football program, specific to this week’s game. Additional information on BYU’s history and tradition, along with much more in-depth team information can be found in your copy of the 2015 BYU Football Almanac. You can also find more information at BYUcougars.com. Should you need additional information such as photographs, video or additional alma-nacs, please contact the BYU Athletic Communications office at (801) 422-8948.

BYUtv PREGAME AND POSTGAME SHOWSWatch the football pregame and postgame shows before every kickoff and after the game on BYUtv and byutv.org. Also tune into BYUtv and byutv.org for complete replays of every home game.

BYUCOUGARS.COMPlease visit byucougars.com for press releases, updated player and coach bios, statistics, game notes, press conference transcripts and schedules. With one of the best video players of any collegiate athletics website in the country, numerous videos of highlights, interviews and features are posted daily. The 2015 BYU Football Almanac is also available online in PDF at ww.byucougars.com/files/webalmanac.pdf

PRACTICES AND MEDIA AVAILABILITYMembers of the media will be invited to conduct interviews at the conclusion of select practices. Please give at least 24 hours notice with special requests. (PLEASE NOTE THE CALENDAR BELOW FOR MEDIA AVAIL-ABILITY FOR THE WEEK.)

ATHLETIC STAFF INTERVIEWSInterview requests for director of athletics Tom Holmoe or any other member of the athletic administration should be directed to associate director of athletics Duff Tittle. Duff can be contacted at duff_tittle@byu.edu or at (801) 422-4910.

IN-GAME NOTESTo follow the most up-to-date notes and milestones during games, follow @BYUgamenotes on Twitter.

SOCIAL MEDIABronco Mendenhall: @Bronco_BYUBYU Athletics: @BYUcougarsInstagram: BYUcougarsFacebook: BYU FootballUse the hashtags #BYUatNEB #BYUFootball #GoCougs

POSTGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITYAfter home games, postgame press conference will be conducted in the LaVell Edwards Stadium press room, located on the southeast end of the stadium next to the BYU locker room. At the descretion of the visiting team, opponent interviews will be conducted in the Blue Zone, near the opponent’s locker room located on northwest end of the stadium. Coach Mendenhall and select players will be available following the NCAA mandatory cooling off period. Members of the media are invited to move from the press box down to the field and to the press room four minutes prior to the ending of the game. A direct video feed will also be sent to the press box from the BYU postgame press conference. A basic transcript of Mendenhall’s comments from the postgame press conference will be provided. For road games, BYU will conduct interviews outside the locker room or in a location designated by the host school.

POLICY REMINDERSOther than during the recognized interview time after practice sessions, press conferences and other orga-nized media availability, interviews and information inquiries must be initiated and arranged through the Athletic Communications office prior to being conducted. Media members should not contact directly BYU players, coaches, support staff or other athletic department personnel for any reason. Some players may not be avail-able at every practice depending on circumstances such as classes, exams or other obligations.

We support and maintain the philosophy that reports submitted via blog, Twitter or any other form of social media or mass communication should maintain the same standards of professional conduct, judgment and ethics as would any reports broadcast or published by your organization under the scrutiny of standard professional editorial guidelines and principles. We request your cooperation in our efforts to maintain a pro-fessional environment.

MON 8/31Noon Weekly press briefing - Bronco Menden-hall and select players available. Meet in football lobby (2nd floor Student Athlete Building).

TUE 9/110:10 a.m.Post-practice media availability - OFFENSEAssistant coaches and players available. Meet in football lobby (2nd floor Student Athlete Building).

Cougar IMG Sports Network coach’s show7 p.m.

WED 9/210:10 a.m.Post-practice media availability - DEFENSEAssistant coaches and players available. Meet in football lobby (2nd floor Student Athlete Building).

THU 9/3No media availability.

FRI 9/4No media availability.

SAT 9/52:30 p.m. CDTKickoff BYU at Nebraska

Postgame media availability with Bronco Mendenhall and select players

NEBRASKA IN 2014Nebraska won at least nine games for the seventh consec-utive year in 2014 after going 9-4. The Huskers lost a 45-42 shootout battle to the USC Trojans in the Holiday Bowl.

Nebraska started the season hot, winning its first five games and finished 5-3 in conference play.

The Husker offense was one of the top units in the Big Ten and in the country, rolling up 37.8 points per game and 452.3 yards per game. Running back Ameer Abdullah ran for over 1,600 yards and 18 touchdowns en route to finish-ing his career as Nebraska’s No. 2 rusher in school history. Abdullah was one of 10 winners of the Lowe’s Senior Class Award.

Nebraska had 10 players named to the All-Big Ten Team and nine more honorable mentions. The Huskers also had 21 All-Academic Big Ten selections.

2015 BYU FOOTBALL LAST GAME/OPPONENT OUTLOOK-3

NEBRASKA 2015 SCHEDULEDate Day Opponent Time/Result9/5 Sat BYU 2:30 p.m.9/12 Sat South Alabama 7 p.m.9/19 Sat at Miami 2:30 p.m.9/26 Sat Southern Miss 11 a.m.10/3 Sat at Illinois TBA10/10 Sat Wisconsin TBA10/17 Sat at Minnesota TBA10/24 Sat Northwestern TBA10/31 Sat at Purdue TBA11/7 Sat Michigan State TBA11/14 Sat at Rutgers TBA11/27 Fri Iowa TBAAll times CT

BYU IN 2014BYU football achieved a 3-0 record against Power 5 conference schools and overcame a rash of midseason injuries to key players to finish the regular season with four-straight wins and an 8-5 record after a 10th-straight bowl appearance. In doing so, BYU became one of only 12 programs to earn a bowl invitation each of the last 10 years.

The Cougars scored more points in 2014 than they had since 2001. BYU also finished No. 14 in the nation scor-ing offense (37.1 points/game), No. 26 in total offense (460.5 yards/game), No. 15 in first downs (325), No. 20 in rushing defense (121.8 yards allowed/game) and No. 10 in net punting (41.19).

BYU finished a third straight season at 8-5 and had 10 players selected to the All-Independent Team, including returning players Mitch Mathews, Tejan Koroma, Bronson Kaufusi, Trevor Samson and Adam Hine. Koroma also earned five Freshman All-America awards.

NEBRASKA PLAYERS TO WATCH

#1 | JORDAN WESTERCAMP | WR | 6-0 | 195 | JR. | LOMBARD, ILL | MONTINI CATHOLIC HS

#4 | TOMMY ARMSTRONG | QB | 6-1 | 220 | JR. | CIBOLO, TX | STEELE HS

#7 | MALIEK COLLINS | DT | 6-2 | 300 | JR. | KANSAS CITY, MO | CENTER HS

#2 | IMANI CROSS | RB | 6-0 | 210 | JR. | THE WOODLANDS, TX | THE WOODLANDS HS

BYU 2014 PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS• Christian Stewart QB (Graduated)

Stewart stepped into the starting role after Hill’s injury in the middle of game five. He threw for 2,621 yards and 25 touchdowns in his eight and a half games as BYU’s signal caller. Stewart threw for at least three touchdowns in six of his eight starts. He threw for a career-best five in a thrilling 42-35 win at Cal to conclude the regular season.

• Mitch Mathews WR (Sr.) Mathews came up just shy of 1,000 yards with 922 on 73 receptions and nine touchdowns. He had four 100-yard games and caught at least one touchdown in seven games. Mathews has caught a pass in 24 consecutive games.

• Jordan Leslie WR (NFL Free Agency) Leslie was the No. 2 receiver for BYU in just his one year on the team, accounting for 779 receiving yards on 55 catches. He snagged six touchdowns and caught at least one pass in all 13 games. He went over 100 yards receiving twice, including a season-best 155 and two touchdowns at Cal.

• Bronson Kaufusi DL (Sr.) Led BYU defense with 11.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks in 2014. He posted multi-sack games against Connecticut and UNLV. Kaufusi also posted seven quarterback hurries and six pass breakups. He recovered a fumble in the season opener at Connecticut and forced another vs. Memphis in the bowl game.

GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACK YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD13 17 28 45 14-47 4 .5 33 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0

GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD13 44 747 17 .0 70 5

GP EFFIC COMP ATT YDS Y/A PCT LNG INT TD R ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD13 133 .04 184 345 2,695 7 .81 53 .3 73 12 22 145 705 4 .9 42 6

NEB. 2014 PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS• Ameer Abdullah RB (NFL Draft)

Abdullah was named a Second Team All-Ameri-can by Walter Camp, CBS, Scout, Athlon, AP and Sports Illustrated after rushing for 1,611 yards and 19 touchdowns. He completed his Nebraska career as the only player to record three consecutve 1,000 yard seasons. Abdullah was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the NFL Draft.

• Tommy Armstrong QB (Jr.) Armstrong led the Husker offense with 3,400 yards of total offense. He threw 22 touchdowns , rushed for 705 yards and scored six rushing touchdowns. In the Holiday Bowl vs. USC, Armstrong posted career highs in passing yards (381), completions (32), at-tempts (51) and total offense (422) - all bowl records for Nebraska as well.

• Jordan Westerkamp WR (Jr.) Westerkamp started nine games and was second on the team with 44 receptions for 747 yards and five touchdowns. He made at least three catches seven times and had 100-yard receiving games against Florida Atlantic and Michigan State. He was an aca-demic All-Big Ten selection in 2013 and 2014.

• Maliek Collins DT (Jr.) Collins started every game in 2014 and led the Huskers in tackles for loss with 14, while ranking second on the team with 4.5 sacks and 13 quarter-back hurries. Collins made 12 of his 14 TFL in Big Ten play or the bowl game and was at his best in the latter stages of the season, posting five or more tackles four times in the final six games.

NEBRASKA IN THE NCAA (final 2014)Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452.3 (31)Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.7 (52)Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.1 (80)Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205.8 (32)Passing Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.81 (53)Pass Efficiency Defense . . . . . . . . . . 104.83 (4)Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.2 (17)Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177.8 (78)Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.8 (12)Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.4 (59)First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 (42)Third Down Conversions . . . . . . . . .41.3% (57)Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.27 (70)Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.79 (63)Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.15 (73)Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 (55)Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 (53)Sacks Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.69 (37)

BYU IN THE NCAA (final 2014)Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460.5 (26)Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.5 (56)Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.7 (26)Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269.7 (112)Passing Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.74 (39)Pass Efficiency Defense . . . . . . . . . 121.49 (41)Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.8 (47)Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.8 (20)Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.1 (14)Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.5 (71)First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 (15)Third Down Conversions . . . . . . . . .43.4% (37)Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.19 (10)Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.67 (93)Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.08 (66)Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.08 (68)Tackles for loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 (64)Sacks Allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.77 (100)

llinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0-1Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7-1

BYU VS. BIG TEN

GP RUSH YDS Y/A LNG TD REC YDS Y/R LNG TD11 184 985 5 .4 50 12 30 343 11 .4 92 2

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NATIONAL RANKINGS

Associated Press Top 25 - Preseason# Team (1st place) Record Votes1 Ohio State (61) 0-0 15252 TCU 0-0 14283 Alabama 0-0 13224 Baylor 0-0 1263 5 Michigan State 0-0 1256 6 Auburn 0-0 1192 7 Oregon 0-0 1156 8 USC 0-0 1085 9 Georgia 0-0 991 10 Florida State 0-0 959 11 Notre Dame 0-0 873 12 Clemson 0-0 862 13 UCLA 0-0 698 14 LSU 0-0 675 15 Arizona State 0-0 605 16 Georgia Tech 0-0 588 17 Ole Miss 0-0 563 18 Arkansas 0-0 410 19 Oklahoma 0-0 394 20 Wisconsin 0-0 393 21 Stanford 0-0 347 22 Arizona 0-0 311 23 Boise State 0-0 240 24 Missouri 0-0 219 25 Tennessee 0-0 114

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma State 46, Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36, Penn State 20, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8, Nebraska 6, Kansas State 5, Florida 4, NC State 4, Texas 3, BYU 2, Northern Illinois 2, Michigan 2, California 1, Western Kentucky 1, West Virginia 1

USA Today Coaches Poll - Preseason# Team (1st place) Record Votes1 Ohio State (62) 14-1 15982 TCU (1) 12-1 14873 Alabama (1) 12-2 14524 Baylor 11-2 13655 Oregon 13-2 12606 Michigan State 11-2 12307 Auburn 8-5 11038 Florida State 13-1 10579 Georgia 10-3 102610 USC 9-4 101411 Notre Dame 8-5 88312 Clemson 10-3 83813 LSU 8-5 72714 UCLA 10-3 69715 Ole Miss 9-4 66816 Arizona State 10-3 57717 Georgia Tech 11-3 57318 Wisconsin 11-3 47019 Oklahoma 8-5 40720 Arkansas 7-6 37721 Stanford 8-5 36522 Arizona 10-4 29923 Missouri 11-3 22924 Boise State 12-2 19025 Tennessee 7-6 166

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 164, Texas A&M 149, Oklahoma State 89, Virginia Tech 70, Utah 40, Kansas State 37, Nebraska 27, Louisville 27, Minnesota 25, Penn State 20, South Carolina 18, Miami (FL) 16, Texas 8, Illinois 7, Duke 6, Air Force 5, Louisiana Tech 5, Marshall 4, Utah State 4, West Vir-ginia 3, NC State 3, BYU 3, North Carolina 2, Florida 2, Georgia Southern 2, UCF 1, Cincinnati 1, Kentucky 1, Maryland 1, Michigan 1, Washington 1

INDEPENDENCE: YEAR SIXThe 12-game independent schedule features teams from 10 states and six conferences, including the American Athletic, Big Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West and SEC. BYU has four games scheduled against current Power 5 teams and seven against teams from the Group of 5 conferences. The 12 teams on the schedule had a record of 92-53 in 2014, with eight teams coming off bowl games in 2014.

The Cougars will play six home games, five road contests and one neutral site game in 2015. The home schedule consists of Boise State, UConn, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Wagner and Fresno State. The teams on the home schedule put together a record of 44-23, with four teams reaching bowl games in 2014. The road swing includes a big September with Nebraska, UCLA and Michigan. The Cougars visit San Jose State and Utah State with a game against Missouri at the Kansas City Chief’s stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The road and neutral opponents combined for a 48-30 record in 2014, with four bowl games.

FLAG BEARERSBYU has a tradition of selecting a player before each game to run the team flag and alumni flag. The team selects a former Cougar to carry out the alumni flag, along with the chosen current player who runs out with the current team flag. The team flag has been signed by each member of the team, while the alumni flag has been signed by former BYU payers. In 2011, the team added a special teams flag, donned by a vintage BYU logo adopted by the special teams, following the same protocol as the team flag with an exemplary special teams player being chosen to carry it each week.

TEAM CAPTAINSSelected by their teammates, senior quarterback Taysom Hill and senior defensive end Bronson Kaufusi will serve as team captains for the 2015 season.

LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUMLaVell Edwards Stadium with its 63,470-seat capacity is home to BYU football. Originally Cougar Stadium, it was built in 1964 and seated 30,000. It was expanded in 1982 to seat 65,000 permanent seats before official capacity became 64,045 after refurbishing the middle of the east section. The capacity now sits at 63,470 due to accomodations for wheelchair access. For the 2012 season the stadium featured new video walls and LED ribbons on the north and south end zone stands. Stadium record: 225-69 (.765)2014 stadium record: 4-2 (.667)Under Mendenhall: 49-11 (.817)

MISSIONSBrigham Young University is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The missionary emphasis of the Church is perhaps one of its most recognized characteristics.

Since the organization of the Church in 1830, over one million missionaries have served. The Church operates missions around the world in 145 nations speaking 164 languages. More than 85,000 missionaries repre-senting the Church are serving proselytizing missions in 406 missions around the world. Most of the Church’s proselytizing missionaries are young men between the ages of 18 and 26. A substantial number of young women and older couples also serve proselytizing missions. Missionaries work long hours—seven days a week for two years (or 18 months for women and couples)—teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and partici-pating in community service.

91 members of the 2015 team have served church missions. Members of the team have served in over 25 countries and six of the seven continents around the globe.

FIRESIDESThe BYU football team will participate in hour-long devotionals prior or team service activities the night before each game this season. The team will conduct devotionals before six games. These devotionals are referred to as “firesides” and are intended to help players, coaches and those who attend strengthen or gain a knowl-edge of our purpose here on earth. Firesides typically include a musical number from members of the team and talks from selected players, along with coach Bronco Mendenhall. Date Day Game Location TimeSept. 4 Fri. Nebraska Omaha Nebraska Stake Center 14680 California Street, Omaha NE 68154 7 p.m. CDTSept. 18 Fri. UCLA Glendale 2nd Ward Meetinghouse 1101 North Central Avenue, Glendale, CA 91202 7 p.m. PDTSept. 25 Fri. Michigan Westland Michigan Stake Center 7575 N. Hix Road, Westland, MI 48185 7 p.m. EDTOct. 9 Fri. East Carolina Location TBD 7 p.m. MDTNov. 5 Thurs. San Jose State Cherry Glen Ward Meetinghouse 1336 Cherry Ave, San Jose, CA 95125 7 p.m. PSTNov. 13 Fri. Missouri Independence Missouri Stake Center 705 West Walnut Street, Independence, MO 64050 7 p.m. CST

INDEPENDENTS SNAPSHOT

BYU is one of three FBS Independent teams. Here is a look at how the Cougars and the five other indepen-dents did last year.

Team 2014 Bowl ResultBYU 8-5 Miami Beach vs. L 55-48/2OT Memphis Notre Dame 8-5 Music City vs. LSU W 31-28Army 4-8 -- --

PRESEASON WATCH LISTS Taysom Hill Davey O’Brien Award, Wuerffel Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Manning Award, CFPA Awards National Performer of the Year, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 30

Bronson Kaufusi Allstate AFCA Good Works Nominee, Rotary Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Polynesian College FB Player of the Year

Travis Tuiloma Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Ryker Mathews Outland Trophy

Mitch Mathews Biletnikoff Award

Manoa Pikula Rotary Lombardi Award

Tejan Koroma Rimington Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award, Earl Campbell Award

2015 BYU FOOTBALL ROSTER-5

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School29 Almond, Rhett * P 6-4 190 Fr. Valencia, CA / Hart HS24 Anderson, Zayne * DB 6-2 195 Fr. Stansbury Park, UT / Stansbury HS59 Andrus, Roman DL 6-4 265 Fr. El Dorado Hills, CA / Oak Ridge HS17 Badger, Chris DB 6-0 195 Jr. Provo, UT / Notre Dame89 Balderree, Tanner TE 6-3 242 So. Sherwood, OR / Sherwood HS36 Bernard, Francis * RB 6-0 235 Fr. Herriman, UT / Herriman HS19 Blackmon, Devon WR 6-0 187 Sr. Fontana, CA / Riverside City College84 Brasher, Austin K 6-0 183 Jr. Edmond, OK / Edmond HS19 Brent, Trevor * DB 5-10 172 Fr. Balch Springs, TX / West Mesquite HS24 Brown, Algernon RB 6-1 235 Jr. Magna, UT / Skyline HS32 Burt, Riley * RB 6-1 195 Fr. Mantua, UT / Box Elder HS2 Canada, Squally * RB 5-11 202 Fr. Milpitas, CA / Washington State26 Carter, Nate RB 5-9 189 Sr. St. George, UT / Dixie HS88 Cook, Tyler LB 6-3 220 Fr. Murrieta, CA / Vista Murrieta HS1 Davis, Akile * WR 6-2 196 Fr. DeSoto, TX / DeSoto HS58 Davis, Demetrius * OL 6-4 275 Fr. Pleasant Grove, UT / Pleasant Grove HS15 Davis, Michael DB 6-2 195 Jr. Glendale, CA / Glendale HS54 Dawe, Parker OL 6-3 295 Jr. Pleasant Grove, UT / Pleasant Grove HS36 DeBeikes, Nathan * LB 6-2 196 Fr. Thousand Oaks, CA / Thousand Oaks HS60 Denucci, Darren * OL 6-4 306 Jr. Bountiful, UT / North Texas13 Detmer Jr., Koy * QB 5-10 180 Fr. Somerset, TX / Somerset HS6 Dye, Trey WR 5-9 172 So. Abilene, TX / Cooper HS64 Foley, Matt * LS 6-1 215 Fr. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS86 Frey, Travis WR 6-2 177 Jr. Bountiful, UT / Utah State77 Gulley, Jaterrius OL 6-2 340 Fr. Hoover, AL / Hoover HS2 Hadley, Matthew DB 6-0 195 So. Connell, WA / Connell HS7 Hannemann, Micah DB 6-0 200 So. Alpine, UT / Lone Peak HS30 Hansen, Colby RB 5-11 200 So. Clarkston, WA / Clarkston HS42 Heder, Austin LB 6-2 242 Jr. Pleasant Grove, UT / Pleasant Grove HS13 Henderson, Kurt WR 6-1 190 Sr. St. George, UT / Snow Canyon HS4 Hill, Taysom QB 6-2 234 Sr. Pocatello, ID / Highland HS17 Hill, McCoy QB 6-6 235 So. Sandy, UT / Jordan HS28 Hine, Adam RB 6-1 216 Sr. Santa Clara, UT / Snow Canyon HS45 Ho Ching, Toloa’i RB 6-1 240 So. Sandy, UT / Alta HS74 Hofheins, Figgs * OL 6-4 280 So. Provo, UT / Timpview HS7 Hoge, Beau * QB 6-1 198 Fr. Fort Thomas, KY / Highlands HS11 Houk, Terenn WR 6-5 225 Sr. Enumclaw, WA / Enumclaw HS71 Hoyt, Austin OL 6-8 263 Fr. Ione, CA / Argonaut HS47 Huntsman, Scott * LB 6-4 220 Fr. Coppell, TX / Coppell HS96 Ingersoll, Adam DL 6-5 262 Jr. Boise, ID / Centennial HS52 Jensen, Ryan LB 6-3 220 Fr. Sandy, UT / Alta HS70 Jimenez, Jacob * OL 6-5 286 Fr. Pflugerville, TX / Pflugerville HS67 Johnson, Kyle OL 6-4 303 Jr. Sandy, UT / Jordan HS37 Jones, Grant DB 6-6 210 So. Concord, CA / Ygnacio Valley High School87 Juergens, Mitchell WR 5-10 182 Jr. Houston, TX / Langham Creek HS78 Kanuch, Tuni OL 6-3 330 So. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS90 Kaufusi, Bronson DL 6-8 280 Sr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS49 Kaumatule, Moses DL 6-2 245 Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS25 Kautai, Teu LB 6-1 228 Sr. Arlington, TX / The Oakridge School83 Kessler, David WR 6-2 193 Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, CA / Claremont HS97 King, Theodore TE 6-3 265 Jr. San Jose, Calif. / Valley Christian School 56 Koroma, Tejan OL 6-0 270 So. Allen, TX / Allen HS5 Kurtz, Nick WR 6-5 205 Jr. El Cajon, CA / Grossmont College5 Lake, Dayan * DB 5-11 190 Fr. Layton, UT / Northridge HS21 Langi, Harvey LB 6-3 240 Jr. South Jordan, UT / Utah73 Lapuaho, Ului OL 6-7 330 So. West Valley, UT / Hunter HS48 Laulile, Tomasi DL 6-4 280 Jr. Westlake, CA / Westlake HS80 Laulu-Pututau, Moroni * WR 6-4 190 Fr. Hyrum, UT / Mountain Crest HS51 Lesatele, Lene LB 6-2 231 So. Artesia, CA / Gahr HS43 Leuta-Douyere, Jherremya LB 6-0 230 Sr. Garden Grove, CA / Servite HS31 Linehan, Jonny * P 6-0 195 Jr. Auckland, NZ / Takapuna Grammar12 Mangum, Tanner * QB 6-3 210 Fr. Eagle, ID / Eagle HS10 Mathews, Mitch WR 6-6 215 Sr. Beaverton, OR / Southridge HS72 Mathews, Ryker OL 6-6 322 Sr. American Fork, UT / American Fork HS50 Mo’unga, Tevita * DL 6-3 340 Fr. Murrieta, CA / Vista Murrieta HS34 Moore, AJ DB 5-10 185 Jr. Murrieta, CA / Murrieta Valley HS66 Mulitalo, Manu OL 6-4 368 Jr. West Valley, UT / Granger HS12 Nacua, Kai DB 6-2 213 Jr. Las Vegas, NV / Liberty HS56 Newman, Zach LB 6-2 230 So. Alpine, UT / Lone Peak HS35 Niumatalolo, Va’a LB 6-2 229 So. Annapolis, MD / Broadneck HS22 Noe, Connor DB 6-2 190 Fr. Mason, OH / Mason HS65 Nwigwe, JJ * OL 6-5 265 Fr. Rockwall, TX / Rockwall-Heath HS38 Pau’u, Butch LB 6-0 220 Fr. Anaheim, CA / Servite HS3 Pearson, Colby WR 6-0 204 Jr. Blackfoot, ID / Blackfoot HS44 Peck, Remington DL 6-4 275 Sr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS22 Pikula, Manoa LB 6-1 235 Sr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS28 Powell, Sawyer DB 6-1 197 So. West Richland, WA / Richland HS20 Preator, Jordan DB 6-0 183 So. Plain City, UT / Fremont HS45 Pulsipher, Adam LB 6-1 222 Fr. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS68 Rawlinson, Brian OL 6-7 285 So. Oologah, OK / Oologah-Talala HS53 Richardson, Creed LB 6-0 228 Fr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS92 Rowley, Graham DL 6-4 280 Sr. Waialua, HI / Waialua HS85 Sampson, Bryan TE 6-4 235 Jr. Pleasant Grove, UT / Pleasant Grove HS27 Samson, Trevor K 5-11 177 Sr. Fresno, CA / Fresno City College46 Sandlin, Rhett LB 6-3 230 Fr. Draper, UT / Alta HS95 Savage, Cody * DL 6-6 245 Fr. Lovell, WY / Lovell HS18 Shelton, Michael DB 5-8 169 Fr. Raleigh, NC / Wakefield HS23 Shumway, Rickey * WR 6-2 197 Fr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS25 Shumway, Talon * WR 6-3 205 Fr. South Jordan, UT / Lone Peak HS1 Simon, Micah * DB 6-1 187 Fr. Dallas, TX / Bishop Dunne HS62 Taele, Logan DL 6-2 293 Sr. Columbus, OH / Dixie HS33 Takenaka, Eric * DB 5-11 205 Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / Snow College16 Takitaki, Sione LB 6-2 240 So. Fontana, CA / Heritage HS57 Tanoai, LeRoy * OL 6-5 290 Fr. Sherman Oaks, CA / Notre Dame HS94 Tausinga, Kesni DL 6-1 302 So. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS31 Tautu, Sae LB 6-4 246 Jr. Alpine, UT / Lone Peak HS55 Tofi, Felesi * DL 6-3 280 Fr. Perris, CA / Perris HS91 Tuiloma, Travis DL 6-2 300 Jr. Topeka, KS / Washburn Rural HS27 Unga, Morgan DB 6-5 215 Fr. Ogden, UT / Bonneville HS30 Wadsworth, Mike DB 6-2 221 Sr. Orem, UT / Hawai’i4 Warner, Fred LB 6-4 225 So. San Marcos, CA / Mission Hills HS18 Weeks, Josh * WR 6-3 217 Fr. Show Low, AZ / Show Low HS32 Welsh, Peter RB 5-11 205 Jr. Bakersfield, CA / Bakersfield HS75 Wilcox, Brad OL 6-7 287 Jr. Edmond, OK / North HS82 Ziolkowski, Jake WR 6-1 200 Jr. Island Lake, IL / Wauconda HS * Indicates freshmen and newcomers not available for media interviews until after the first game

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEDevon Blackmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deh-VAHNTaysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TAY-suhmAdam Hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HEE-nayToloa’i Ho Ching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toe-loh-ah-eeTerenn Houk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TAIR-ehn HowkTuni Kanuch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TOO-nee Kah-NOOCHBronson Kaufusi . . . . . . BRAWN-suhn Kaw-FOO-seeTeu Kautai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TAY-oo KOW-tighTejan Koroma . . . . . . . . . . Tee-JAHN Koh-ROH-mahHarvey Langi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LONG-eeUlui Lapuaho . . . . . . . .Oo-LOO-ee Lah-poo-AH-hohTomasi Laulile . . . . . . . . Toh-MAH-see Lauw-LEE-layJherremya Leuta-Douyere. . . . . Jeremiah Lay-oo-tah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doo-yairKai Nacua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kigh Nah-KOO-ahVa’a Niumatalolo . . Vah-ah Nee-oo-MAH-TAH-loh-lohManoa Pikula . . . . . . . . . Mah-NOH-ah Pee-KOO-lahJordan Preator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRAY-terGraham Rowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ROH-leeLogan Taele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tah-EH-laySione Takitaki . . . . . . See-OH-nay TAH-kee-TAH-keeKesni Tausinga . . . . . . . . . KEHZ-nee Tauw-SING-ahSae Tautu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Say Tauw-TOOTravis Tuiloma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Too-ee-LOH-mahJake Ziolkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zihl-KAUW-skeeNathan DeBeikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Da-Bay-kesDarren Denucci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Den-OO-cheeBrian Fifita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fee-FEE-taAustin Heder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heed-erJacob Jimenez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIM-en-ezDayan Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIE-anMoroni Laulu-Pututau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More-oh-nigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .La-oo-loo Poo-too-tauwLene Lesatele . . . . . . . . . . Len-AY LESS-uh-TELL-ayJonny Linehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LIN-uh-hanTevita Mo’Unga . . . . . . . . . .Teh-VEE-tah Mo-oong-ahJJ Nwigwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . En-WEEG-wayButch Pau’u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pow-ooFelisi Tofi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fell-EE-see TOE-feeMorgan Unga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oong-ah

CoachesRobert Anae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah-NIGHMark Atuaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ah-too-igh-ahGarett Tujague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOO-jayFrank Wintrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WIN-trick

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos.1 Davis, Akile * WR1 Simon, Micah * DB2 Canada, Squally * RB2 Hadley, Matthew DB3 Pearson, Colby WR4 Hill, Taysom QB4 Warner, Fred LB5 Kurtz, Nick WR5 Lake, Dayan * DB6 Dye, Trey WR7 Hannemann, Micah DB7 Hoge, Beau * QB10 Mathews, Mitch WR11 Houk, Terenn WR12 Mangum, Tanner * QB12 Nacua, Kai DB13 Detmer Jr., Koy * QB13 Henderson, Kurt WR15 Davis, Michael DB16 Takitaki, Sione LB17 Badger, Chris DB17 Hill, McCoy QB18 Shelton, Michael DB18 Weeks, Josh * WR19 Blackmon, Devon WR19 Brent, Trevor * DB20 Preator, Jordan DB21 Langi, Harvey LB22 Noe, Connor DB22 Pikula, Manoa LB23 Shumway, Rickey * WR24 Anderson, Zayne * DB24 Brown, Algernon RB25 Kautai, Teu LB25 Shumway, Talon * WR26 Carter, Nate RB27 Samson, Trevor K27 Unga, Morgan DB28 Hine, Adam RB28 Powell, Sawyer DB29 Almond, Rhett * P30 Hansen, Colby RB30 Wadsworth, Mike DB31 Linehan, Jonny * P31 Tautu, Sae LB32 Burt, Riley * RB32 Welsh, Peter RB33 Takenaka, Eric * DB34 Moore, AJ DB35 Niumatalolo, Va’a LB36 Bernard, Francis * RB36 DeBeikes, Nathan * LB37 Jones, Grant DB38 Pau’u, Butch LB42 Heder, Austin LB43 Leuta-Douyere, Jherremya LB44 Peck, Remington DL45 Ho Ching, Toloa’i RB45 Pulsipher, Adam LB46 Sandlin, Rhett LB47 Huntsman, Scott * LB48 Laulile, Tomasi DL49 Kaumatule, Moses DL50 Mo’unga, Tevita * DL51 Lesatele, Lene LB52 Jensen, Ryan LB53 Richardson, Creed LB54 Dawe, Parker OL55 Tofi, Felesi * DL56 Koroma, Tejan OL56 Newman, Zach LB57 Tanoai, LeRoy * OL58 Davis, Demetrius * OL59 Andrus, Roman DL60 Denucci, Darren * OL62 Taele, Logan DL64 Foley, Matt * LS65 Nwigwe, JJ * OL66 Mulitalo, Manu OL67 Johnson, Kyle OL68 Rawlinson, Brian OL70 Jimenez, Jacob * OL71 Hoyt, Austin OL72 Mathews, Ryker OL73 Lapuaho, Ului OL74 Hofheins, Figgs * OL75 Wilcox, Brad OL77 Gulley, Jaterrius OL78 Kanuch, Tuni OL80 Laulu-Pututau, Moroni * WR82 Ziolkowski, Jake WR83 Kessler, David WR84 Brasher, Austin K85 Sampson, Bryan TE86 Frey, Travis WR87 Juergens, Mitchell WR88 Cook, Tyler LB89 Balderree, Tanner TE90 Kaufusi, Bronson DL91 Tuiloma, Travis DL92 Rowley, Graham DL94 Tausinga, Kesni DL95 Savage, Cody * DL96 Ingersoll, Adam DL97 King, Theodore TE

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

2015 BYU FOOTBALL 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS/SUPERLATIVES/SCORING DRIVES-6

OFFENSIVE STARTERSGAME QB RB RB/WR WR WR WR/TE LT LG C RG RT

NEBRASKABOISE STATE

UCLAMICHIGAN

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2015 BYU SUPERLATIVESOverall record Home record Current streak Road record Current streak Neutral record Current streak Day games Current streak Night games Current streak Thursday games Current streak Friday games Current streak BYU wins toss BYU loses toss BYU scores first Opp. scores first BYU leads after 1Q BYU trails after 1Q Tied after 1Q BYU leads at half BYU trails at half Tied at the half BYU leads after 3Q BYU trails after 3Q Tied after 3Q BYU has more yards Opp. has more yards BYU has more turnovers Opp. has more turnovers Turnovers are equal BYU scores 24 or more Opp. scores 24 or more BYU scores less than 24 Record in August Streak Record in September Streak Record in October Streak Record in November Streak Vs. top-25 teams Streak Vs. non-ranked teams Streak On ESPN On ESPN2 On ESPNU On ESPN3 On ESPNWS On ABC On NBC On Fox Sports On CBS Sports On BYUtv

2015 BYU SCORING DRIVES

QTR OPP. SCORING PLAY PLAYS-YDS-TOP

BYU OFFENSE BY THE NUMBERS

-72015 BYU FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE NOTES-8

BYU OFFENSE IN THE NCAA (2014)

TEAMTotal Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460.5 (26)Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.7 (26)Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181.8 (47)Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.1 (14)First Downs/Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.0 (T-12)3rd Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.2% (37)4th Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.2% (17)Blue Zone Conversions . . . . . . . . . . .88.2% (T-29)Time of Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:54 (114)Sacks Allowed/Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.77 (105)Tackles for Loss Allowed/Game . . . . . 5.23 (T-43)

INDIVIDUALReceiving Touchdowns . . Mitch Mathews, 9 (T-26)Receiving Yards . . . . . . Mitch Mathews, 922 (50). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Leslie, 779 (77)Receiving Yards/Game . Mitch Mathews, 70.9 (59). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jordan Leslie, 59.9 (87)Receptions/Game . . . . . Mitch Mathews, 5.6 (32)Passing Yards . . . . . .Christian Stewart, 2,621 (58)Passing Touchdowns .Christian Stewart, 25 (T-25)

MAGIC NUMBERS RECORD UNDER MENDENHALL

Scores 24 points or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-12Scores less than 24 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27Scores more than 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-5Scores more than 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-3Scores more than 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1

10 BYU quarterback Taysom Hill has accounted for over 300 yards of total offense 10 times in his career.

24 Wide receiver Mitch Mathews has caught a pass in 24 consecutive games dating back to the 2012 season.

37.1 BYU’s average point total of 37.1 was No. 14 nationally in 2014. The mark is the highest BYU total since the 2001 team that averaged 46.8 points per game.

88.14 The Cougars converted for a score in the blue zone 88.14 percent of the time in 2014. That number is the highest for BYU since 2009 when the offense scored 88.52 percent of the time in the blue zone.

1,050 BYU ran 1,050 plays in 2014, No. 11 in the NCAA. The Cougars will face three opponents in 2015 from the 2014 top 10. Fresno State (1,096), East Carolina (1,070) and Boise State (1,060). Fresno State and Boise State played 14 games to BYU and ECU’s 13.

#19 Devon Blackmon, WR, Sr.The transfer from Riverside City College, Devon Blackmon, returns punts as well as lines up as a receiver on offense. In 2014 he caught 10 passes for 130 yards and returned 12 punts for 68 yards.#28 Adam Hine, RB, Sr.Rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while adding seven receptions, 43 yards and another score. He was named to the Preseason Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team as a running back and the First Team as a kick returner. See more about Hine’s kick return stats in the special teams section on page 12.#5 Nick Kurtz, WR, R-Jr.After redshirting the 2014 season due to injury, the highly touted junior college transfer will make his debut for the Cougars. Kurtz had more a dozen offers including USC, Oregon and LSU coming out of Grossmont College after recording 1,301 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns.#3 Colby Pearson, WR, Jr.After redshirting the 2014 season due to injury, the highly touted junior college transfer will make his debut for the Cougars. Kurtz had more a dozen offers including USC, Oregon and LSU coming out of Grossmont College after recording 1,301 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns.#11 Terenn Houk, WR, Sr.Houk recorded 21 receptions for 241 yards and two scores in 2014. He posted at least one recep-tion in all 12 games played for the Cougars.#72 Ryker Mathews, OL, Sr.Mathews was named to the 2015 Outland Trophy Watch List. Has played in 33 games, starting 22. He can play tackle or guard.

OTHER OFFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH

GP EFFIC COMP ATT YDS Y/A PCT LNG INT TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD5 141 .67 88 132 975 7 .4 66 .7 56 3 7 87 460 5 .3 30 8

#4 | TAYSOM HILL | QB | 6-2 | 234 | SR. | POCATELLO, ID | HIGHLAND HS

2014 PASSING STATS RUSHING STATS

• Named to watch lists for Maxwell, Walter Camp, Wuerffel, Manning, CFPA Player of the Year, Johnny Unitas and Davey O’Brien Award

• FBS Independent Offensive POW (9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22)• Finished the 2013 season ranked No. 3 in BYU history for most

rushing yards in one season• Only active player with 4,000 yards passing, 2,000 yards rushing

CAREER HIGHSPassing Yards 417, @HOU (2013)Att 48, twiceComp 29, HOU (2013)Passing TD 4, @HOU (2013)Rush Att 34, @HOU (2013)Rush YDS 259, Texas (2013)Rushing TD 3, twice

#56 | TEJAN KOROMA | OL | 6-0 | 270 | SR. | SANTA CLARA, UT | SNOW CANYON HS

• Named to 2015 Rimington Trophy, Lombardi Award and Earl Campbell Award watch lists• Earned Freshman All-America honors in 2014 from FWAA, Phil Steele, 247Sports, ESPN and

Sporting News• Only true freshman center to start every game at center in 2014• Took the most snaps of any offensive lineman at BYU in 2014• Led BYU in pancake blocks as a true freshman

GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD9 14 139 9 .9 25 1 68 324 4 .8 25 0

#24 | ALGERNON BROWN | RB | 6-1 | 235 | JR. | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | SKYLINE HS

2014 RECEIVING STATS RUSHING STATS

CAREER HIGHSRushing Attempts 19, vs . Memphis (2014)Rushing Yards 80, @UCF (2014)Long Rush 25, UNLV (2014)Rushing TD 1, (twice)Receptions 4, (twice)Receiving Yards 44, @UConn (2014)Receiving TD 1, @Cal (2014)Long Reception 25, @UConn (2014)All-purpose Yards 86, (twice)

• Nickname is “Algie”• Totaled 324 rushing yards on 68 attempts, averaging 4.8 yards

per carry in 2014• Caught four passes for 44 yards in 2014 season opener• Career-best 80 rushing yards at UCF

#10 | MITCH MATHEWS | WR | 6-6 | 215 | SR. | BEAVERTON, OR | SOUTHRIDGE HS

2014 RECEIVING STATS

• No. 2 receiving game in BYU history with 16 catches vs Nevada, the most since Jay Miller set an NCAA record with 22 catches in 1973.

• Recorded career-best 186 yards against Nevada• Led receivers with 110 yards , four catches and two TDs vs. SSU• CFPA Wide Receiver Honorable Mention (10/20)• Phil Steele All-Independent Team

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 16, NEV (2014)Receiving Yards 182, NEV (2014)Receiving TD 3, @USU (2013)Long Reception 71, SSU (2014)All-Purpose Yards 182, NEV (2014)

GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD13 73 922 12 .6 71 9

2014 RECEIVING STATS

#87 | MITCHELL JUERGENS | WR | 5-10 | 182 | JR. | HOUSTON, TX | LANGHAM CREEK HS

• Finished third on the team in 2014 in receiving with 28 recep-tions, 424 yards and four touchdowns

• Named to the 2015 Preseason Phil Steele All-Independent Team• Career-best seven receptions for 107 yards and two touch-

downs at Cal• Twin brother Garrett plays defensive back for BYU

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 7, @Cal (2014)Receiving Yards 107, @Cal (2014)Receiving TD 2, @Cal (2014)Long Reception 50, Virginia (2014)All-Purpose Yards 107, twice

GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD13 28 424 15 .1 50 4

2015 BYU FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE NOTES-9

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS IN A GAME

CHART TOPPERSRushing Yards (Career)1. Harvey Unga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,4556. Jamaal Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,5267. Luke Staley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,4938. Peter Van Valkenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,3929. John Ogden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,37610. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,140

Rushing Touchdowns (Career)1. Luke Staley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416. Waymon Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298. Ronney Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248. Pete Van Valkenburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249. Brian McKenzie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239. Jamaal Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2311. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

QB Rushing Yards (Career)1. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,1402. Eldon Fortie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,6243. Virgil Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,2254. Steve Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,084

QB Passing Yards (Career)1. Ty Detmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,03112. Virgil Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,12513. Gary Sheide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,52514. Sean Covey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,44715. Brandon Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,35416. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,338

Passing Touchdowns (Career)1. Ty Detmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12112. Virgil Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5013. Gary Sheide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4514. Brandon Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3514. Riley Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3516. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Total Offense (Career)1. Ty Detmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,6557. John Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,7368. Kevin Feterik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,7319. Marc Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,60210. Steve Sarkisian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,25311. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,478

TD Responsible For [rush+pass TD] (Career)1. Ty Detmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13510. Kevin Feterik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5810. Gifford Nielsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5812. Steve Sarkisian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5613. Gary Sheide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5314. Taysom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Receptions (Career)1. Cody Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26030. Harvey Unga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10230. JD Falslev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10232. Todd Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10133. Darren Handley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9834. Mitch Mathews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Receiving Yards (Career)1. Cody Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,61230. K.O. Kealaluhi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,38431. Chad Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,37632. Casey Boyette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,37133. Trevor Molini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,35534. Mitch Mathews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,342

Receiving Touchdowns (Career)1. Cody Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3314. Four tied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1518. Margin Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1418. Bryce Doman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1420. Mitch Mathews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

THE BYU OFFENSE• PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF. Coming off a season-ending injury, quarterback Taysom Hill is back

under center for the Cougars. In the first four games for BYU of 2014, Hill was averaging 326 yards of total offense and responsible for 3.3 touchdowns per game. He was completing 66.7 percent of his passes before injury.

• SCORING IN THE OPENER. The Cougars have averaged 20.9 points in the season opener for the last 10 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall. In 8 out of the last 10 seasons, BYU has opened against a Power 5 team. The Cougars scored 35 in last year’s opener against UConn.

• MOVING THE CHAINS BYU’s offense averaged 25.0 first downs per game, tying for No. 12 in the nation.

• TOTAL OFFENSE. The offense averaged 460.5 yards per game in 2014, good for No. 28 nationally. BYU topped 500 total yards five times in the season, and posted 601 yards of total offense against Nevada for a season high.

• TWIN TOWERS. The wide receiver duo of Mitch Mathews and Nick Kurtz should be a force to be reck-oned with. At 6-foot-6, Mathews was the top receiver in 2014 after accounting for 922 yards on 73 catches and nine touchdowns. Kurtz, at 6-foot-5, was one of the top junior college transfers is ready to go after sit-ting out last year with an injury. He grabbed 18 touchdowns and totaled 1,301 yards at Grossmont College. The two big wideouts are expected to be a matchup nightmare for opposing secondaries.

• OFFENSIVE LINE EXPERIENCE. BYU returns an experienced offensive line for 2015. The five projected starters for BYU have logged 68 starts between them and have played in 95 games. Offensive tackle Ryker Mathews has the most games under his belt with 22 starts in 33 games played.

• ROAD WARRIORS. BYU put up its best road scoring average since the 2009 season with 33.2 points per game in six road games in 2014. The 2009 squad put in 40.2 points per game.

#3 COLBY PEARSON WRRec. 5, @Boise State/sameRec. Yds 109, @Boise State/

sameRec. TD 1, three times/sameLong Rec. 81, @Boise State/same

#4 TAYSOM HILL QBComp. 28, @UConn/29, @HOU

‘13Attempts 36, @UConn/48, twicePass Yds 308, @UConn/417, @

HOU ‘13Pass TD 3, @UConn/4, @Hous-

ton ‘13Long Pass 56, UVa/60, @USU ‘13Rushes 26, Houston/34, @

Houston ‘13Rush Yds 160, Houston/259, TEX

‘13Rush TD 3, @Texas/3, twiceLong Rush 30, @Texas/68, twice

#10 MITCH MATHEWS WRRec. 16, Nevada/sameRec. Yds 182, Nevada/sameRec. TD 2, twice/3, @USU ‘13Long Rec. 71, SSU/same

#11 TERENN HOUK WRRec. 4, @UConn/sameRec. Yds 58, @UConn/sameRec. TD 1, twice/sameLong Rec. 35, @UConn/same

#13 KURT HENDERSON WRRec. 1, twice/1, seven timesRec. Yds 33, MT/60, @USU ‘13 Rec. TD 0/sameLong Rec. 33, MT/60, @USU ‘13

#19 DEVON BLACKMON WR/PRRec. 2, UVa/sameRec. Yds 55, UVa/sameRec. TD 0/sameLong Rec. 56, UVa/sameP Ret. 3, USU/sameP Ret. Yds 25, UVa/sameP Ret. TD 0/sameLong P Ret. 25, UVa/same

#24 ALGERNON BROWN RBRushes 19, vs. Memphis/sameRush Yds 80, @UCF/sameRush TD 0/1, twiceLong Rush 25, UNLV/sameRec. 4, twice/sameRec. Yards 44, @UConn/sameRec. TD 1@Cal/sameLong Rec. 25, twice/same

#26 NATE CARTER RBRushes 20, SSU/sameRush Yds 117, SSU/sameRush TD 1, SSU/sameLong Rush 31, UNLV/same

#28 ADAM HINE RB/KRRushes 8, UNLV/12, @HOU ‘13Rush Yds 45, UNLV/141, Idaho

State ‘13Rush TD 2, @Texas/sameLong Rush 25, UNLV/

64, Idaho State ‘13Rec. 3, @UConn/sameRec. Yards 25, @UConn/sameRec. TD 1, @UConn/sameLong Rec. 9, @UConn/sameK Ret. 2, three times/3, @UVa

‘13K Ret. Yds 132, UVa/sameK Ret. TD 1, UVa/sameLong K Ret. 99, UVa/same

#87 MITCHELL JUERGENS WR/PRRec. 7, @Cal/sameRec. Yds 107, @Cal/sameRec. TD 2, @Cal/sameLong Rec. 50, UVa/sameP Ret. 3, @Texas/sameP Ret. Yds 26, @Texas/sameP Ret. TD 0/sameLong P ret. 24, @UConn/same K Ret. 3, Nevada/sameK Ret. Yds 66, Nevada/sameK Ret. TD 0/sameLong K Ret. 26, Houston/same

2015 BYU FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE NOTES-10

BYU DEFENSE BY THE NUMBERS BYU DEFENSE IN THE NCAA (2014)TEAMTotal Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.5 (56)Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269.7 (112)Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.8 (20)Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.5 (71)First Downs Allowed/Game . . . . . . . . 21.7 (T-80)3rd Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.1% (44)4th Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.7% (96) Blue Zone Conversions . . . . . . . . . . .84.0% (T-70) Sacks/Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.08 (T-68)Tackles for Loss/Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 (T-64)Turnovers Gained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 (T-28)Yards allowed per play . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.93 (T-22)Passes broken up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 (4)

INDIVIDUALFumbles Recovered . . . . . . . Rob Daniel, 2 (T-43)Passes Defended/Game . . . Rob Daniel, 1.3 (T-19)Sacks/Game . . . . . .Bronson Kaufusi, 0.63 (T-44)

MAGIC NUMBERS RECORD UNDER MENDENHALL

Allows 24 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-11Allows more than 24 points . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-28

3.28 The defense finished the 2014 season tied for 14th in the country in opponent yards per rush attempt with 3.28.

4 The Cougar defense totalled 69 pass breakups over the course of 2014, ranking No. 4 in the country.

4.93 Finishing in a tie at No. 22, BYU allowed 4.93 yards per play in 2014.

15.5 Bronson Kaufusi has 15.5 career sacks which is No. 4 at BYU since official defensive stats were kept in 2000.

20 BYU’s rushing defense held opponents to an average of 121.8 yards per game in 2014, ranking 20th in the nation.

#12 Kai Nacua, LB, Jr.Las Vegas native Kai Nacua looks to lead a revamped secondary following the departures of Craig Bills, Dallin Leavitt and Skye PoVey. In 2014, he tallied 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and three pass breakups. #16 Sione Takitaki, LB, So.Takitaki emerged as an athletic pass rusher, play-ing in 11 games while recording 19 tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks on the season. His breakout game came against UCF when he had two sacks.#20 Jordan Preator, DB, So.As a redshirt freshman Preator helped tighten the BYU pass defense, playing in 12 games adding 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, one forced fumble and nine pass breakups. #22 Manoa Pikula, LB, Sr.As the leading returning tackler, Pikula provides some stability at linebacker. He was selected to the watch list for the Lombardi Award and to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team. #33 Eric Takenaka, DB, Jr.Transferring from Snow College, junior KAT Takenaka will look to fill roles left vacant by Leavitt, who transferred, and PoVey, who graduated. He finished second nationally with eight interceptions with a return average of 30 yards each, including a 100-yard TD return. He was second on the Snow squad with 55 tackles.#42 Austin Heder, LB, Jr.A junior linebacker, Heder provides depth in the defense. He played in 10 games in 2014, starting two. #43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere, LB, Sr.JLD played in all 13 games as a junior, starting four. He forced two fumbles in 2014, including one on UConn’s first play from scrimmage in the season opener.#44 Remington Peck, DL, Sr.A senior defensive end, Peck played in all 13 games and earned letterman honors in 2014. He had three tackles for loss with 1.5 sacks to go along with three hurries and one pass breakup.#62 Logan Taele, DL, Sr.In 2012, Taele joined the program as walk-on on the scout team. Last season he recorded a career-high eight tackles in the Miami Beach Bowl against Memphis. He also notched three tackles, including a tackle for loss for a safety vs. Boise State. He is majoring in accounting.#92 Graham Rowley, DL, Sr.Rowley was selected to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team. He recorded his first career forced fumble in the bowl game against Memphis. He played in all 13 games.

OTHER DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH

GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/YDS SACK YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYD QBH PBU13 36 7 43 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

#15 | MICHAEL DAVIS | DB | 6-2 | 189 | JR. | GLENDALE, CA | GLENDALE HS

2014 DEFENSIVE STATS

• Originally recruited to BYU as a wide receiver, Davis made the switch to defense in 2013

• Has the most starts of all current BYU defensive backs• Selected to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second

Team

CAREER HIGHSTackles 9, Nevada (2014)Solo 8, twiceAssisted 2, twiceTFL 1, Idaho State (2013)Sacks --PBU 2, twice

#91 | TRAVIS TUILOMA| NT | 6-2 | 300 | SO. | TOPEKA, KS | WASHBURN RURAL HS

2014 DEFENSIVE STATS

• Named to the preseason watch lists for the Outland Trophy and the Nagurski Award

• Selected to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Defensive Second Team

• Played in 13 games while starting 12 in 2014

CAREER HIGHSTackles 5, @UCF (2014)Solo 4, @UCF (2014)Assisted 2, twice (2014)TFL 3, @UCF (2014)Sacks 0 (2014)

GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACK YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD11 16 5 21 4/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#21 | HARVEY LANGI | LB | 6-3 | 240 | JR. | SOUTH JORDAN, UT | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

2014 DEFENSIVE STATS

• Appeared in 12 games as a sophomore in his first season as a Cougar while also changing from running back to linebacker

• Has emerged as a vocal leader on the defense• Will help fill the void left by inside linebacker Zac Stout• Is the cousin of BYU 2015 signee Motekiai Langi (6-8, 410-lb)

CAREER HIGHSTackles 5, UCF (2014) Solo 4, UCF (2014)Assisted 1, three timesTFL --Sacks --

GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACK YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD12 11 3 14 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#4 | FRED WARNER | LB | 6-4 | 225 | SO. | SAN MARCOS, CA | MISSION HILLS HS

• Played in 10 games as a true freshman while recording 24 tack-les, one tackle for loss and an interception

• Earned letterman honors as a freshman• Returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown against

Boise State in 2014

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6, @UCF (2014)Solo 5, @Utah St (2014)Assisted 2, @UCF (2014)TFL 1, @Utah St (2014)Sacks --

2014 DEFENSIVE STATS

GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACK YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYD QBH PBU10 17 7 24 1/7 0 .0 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 1

#90 | BRONSON KAUFUSI | DE | 6-8 | 280 | SR. | PROVO, UT | TIMPVIEW HS

2014 DEFENSIVE STATS

• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team• Named to watch lists for Lombardi Award, Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bed-

narik Award, Polynesian College Football POY Award and is an Allstate AFCA Good Works Nominee

• Returns to D-line after playing LB in ‘14--played DE in first two seasons–also played on basketball team as a freshman

• Father is BYU DL coach–brother Corbin is center for BYU basketball

CAREER HIGHSTackles 9, UNLV (2014) Solo 8, UNLV (2014)Assisted 3, twiceTFL 3, twiceSacks 2 .0, three times

GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACK YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD11 34 9 43 11 .5/58 7 .0 52 0 0 1 1 0 7 6 0

THE BYU DEFENSE• BYU’s run defense has been dominant. At 121.8 rushing yards allowed per game, BYU ranked No. 20 in

the country in 2014. • In the past 10 seasons, BYU has finished ranked in the top 25 in various national statistical categories

65 times on defense. BYU ranked in the top 25 in defensive rushing yards per game, opponent rushing yards per attempt, total opponent yards per play and total pass breakups.

• Lengthening the field. The Cougars allowed 40 rushing plays of 10 or more yards last season, ranking them in a tie at No. 2 in the nation with East Carolina and Oklahoma. For the 2013 season, BYU allowed opponents 54 run plays of 10 yards or more to rank No. 26 in the country.

2015 BYU FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE NOTES-11

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SEASON (2014) HIGHS/CAREER HIGHS IN A GAME

#4 FRED WARNER LBTackles 6, @UCF/sameSolo 5, USU/sameAssisted 2, @UCF/sameTFL 1, USU/sameSacks --/same

#12 KAI NACUA DBTackles 14, @CAL/sameSolo 9, @CAL/sameAssisted 5, @CAL/sameTFL 1.5, @CAL/2, ISU ‘13Sacks --/same

#15 MICHAEL DAVIS DBTackles 9, @NEV/sameSolo 8, twice/sameAssisted 2, twice/sameTFL --/1, two timesSacks --/same

#16 SIONE TAKITAKI LBTackles 3, twice/sameSolo 3, SSU/sameAssisted 2, @UConn/sameTFL 2, @UCF/sameSacks 2, @UCF/same

#20 JORDAN PREATOR DBTackles 5, twice/sameSolo 5, @Texas/sameAssisted 1, twice/sameTFL 1, twice/sameSacks 1, @Texas/samePBU 3, UNLV/same

#21 HARVEY LANGI LBTackles 5, @UCF/sameSolo 4, @UCF/sameAssisted 1, three times/sameTFL --/sameSacks --/same

#22 MANOA PIKULA LBTackles 6, @BSU/sameSolo 4, twice/4, three timesAssisted 3, twice/4, @ ND ‘13TFL 1, twice/2, @Nevada ‘13Sacks --/1, three times

#25 TEU KAUTAI LBTackles 5, HOU/sameSolo 4, HOU/sameAssisted 2, @CAL/3, @USU ‘13TFL 3, @MT/sameSacks 3, @MT/same

#31 SAE TAUTU LBTackles 5, UVa/sameSolo 4, UVa/sameAssisted 1, 4 times/1, 5 timesTFL 1, @Texas/sameSacks 0/same

#42 AUSTIN HEDER LBTackles 5, @CAL/sameSolo 2, SSU/sameAssisted 4, @CAL/sameTFL --/sameSacks --/same

#43 JHERREMYA LEUTA-DOUYERE LB

Tackles 6, UVa/sameSolo 5, UVa/sameAssisted 4, @UConn/sameTFL 1, twice/1.5, @UVa ‘13Sacks --/same

#44 REMINGTON PECK DLTackles 4, USU/7, Utah ‘13Solo 2, four times/4, twiceAssisted 2, twice/3, Utah ‘13TFL 1.5, USU/sameSacks 1, USU/1, five times

#48 TOMASI LAULILE DLTackles 2, three times/sameSolo 2, @MT/sameAssisted 2, @BSU/sameTFL 1, @MT/sameSacks --/same

#62 LOGAN TAELE DLTackles 8, vs. Memphis/sameSolo 4, twice/sameAssisted 5, @CAL/sameTFL 1, twice/2, ISU ‘13Sacks --/1, ISU ‘13

#90 BRONSON KAUFUSI LBTackles 9, UNLV/sameSolo 8, UNLV/sameAssisted 2, twice/3, twiceTFL 3, UNLV/3, twiceSacks 2, twice/2, three times

#91 TRAVIS TUILOMA DLTackles 5, @UCF/sameSolo 4, @UCF/4, twiceAssisted 2, three times/sameTFL 3, @UCF/sameSacks --/same

#92 GRAHAM ROWLEY DLTackles 3, twice/3, three timesSolo 2, four times/sameAssisted 1, six times/3, UCF ‘11TFL 1, UNLV/1.5, New Mexi-

co St ‘11Sacks 1, UNLV/1, three times

#94 KESNI TAUSINGA DLTackles 1, SSU/sameSolo --/sameAssisted 1, SSU/sameTFL 0.5, SSU/sameSacks 0.5, SSU/same

LAST PLAYED IN 2012

#2 MATT HADLEY DBTackles 4, Hawai’i ‘12/sameSolo 3, Hawai’i ‘12/sameAssisted 1, twice ‘12/sameTFL 0.5, Hawai’i ‘12 /sameSacks --/same

#7 MICAH HANNEMANN DBTackles 1, Weber St. ‘12/sameSolo 1, Weber St. ‘12/sameAssisted --/sameTFL --/sameSacks --/same

BYU DEFENSE in Season Openers 2005-14

Pts Allowed/gm 13.8 Net Yds. Allowed/gm 290.4

First Downs/gm 16.5 Opp. Yds per play 4.47

Opp. Rush Yds./gm 86.5 Opp. 3rd Down Conv. Pct. 33%

Opp. Rush TDs 3 Opp. 4th Down Conv. Pct. 21%

Opp. Pass Yds./gm 203.9 Team Sacks 16

Opp. Pass TDs 8 Opp. Pass Efficiency 115.25

BYU SPECIAL TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS

2015 BYU FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES-12

BYU SP. TEAMS IN THE NCAA (as of 2014)

TEAMYards/Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 (67)Yards/Kick Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.67 (93) Punting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.0 (8)Net Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.19 (10)Kickoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.83 (107)Opponent Kick Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.43 (18) Opponent Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.33 (95)Field Goal Percentage . . . . . . . . . . .85.7% (T-10)Field Goals Made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (T-83)PAT Kicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98.4% (T-48)

INDIVIDUALPunt Yards/Game . . . . . Scott Arellano, 238.9 (27)Yards/Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Arellano, 45.0 (8)Kickoff Ret. Yards/Game . .Adam Hine, 49.1 (T-46)Yards/Kickoff Return . . . . . . Adam Hine, 24.5 (37)

7 Junior Adam Hine was one of seven players last season to score at least one touchdown rush-ing, receiving and returning.

10 BYU special teams was No. 10 in the FBS last season in net punting with 41.19 yards per punt.

18.43 The Cougar coverage unit held opponents to 18.43 yards per kick return last season, ranking 18th in the nation.

45 Former punter Scott Arellano averaged 45.0 yards per punt in 2014, finishing ranked No. 8 in the country. The Cougars will turn to rugby All-American and newcomer Jonny Linehan for punt duties in 2015.

85.7 Senior kicker Trevor Samson finished the 2014 season with a field goal success rate of 85.7 percent. He attained a career-long distance of 45 yards in the bowl game against Memphis.

With an emphasis on special teams, the 2011 squad adopted an “old school” Cougar logo to represent the special teams. The Cougar head with the cap became the face of the team, donning special teamers practice gear along with the special teams flag carried out each game by a selected special teams player.

SPECIAL TEAMS LOOK

#7 Micah Hannemann, CB/PR, So.Sophomore Micah Hannemann participated in spring ball after returning from his mission to Carlsbad, California. Last playing in 2012, he will contribute on punt return and at cornerback. His older brother Jacob plays for the Tennessee Smokies, a Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.#19 Devon Blackmon, WR/PR, Sr.Riverside City College transfer Devon Blackmon will be in his second season as a Cougar. He chipped in on punt return in 2014, averaging 5.7 yards per return with a long of 25.#31 Jonny Linehan, P, Jr.Junior Jonny Linehan joins the team after winning three consecutive national championships with BYU rugby. He takes over punting duties from 2014 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist Scott Arellano. He is married to current BYU soccer midfielder Marrissa Nimmer.#33 Eric Takenaka, PR/KR/KAT, Jr.Takenaka helped the Badgers to an 8-2 record and No. 8 national ranking at Snow College. He led the nation in kickoff return average at 44.1 yards per return.

OTHER SPECIAL TEAMERS#87 | MITCHELL JUERGENS | WR/PR | 5-10 | 182 | SR. | HOUSTON, TX | LANGHAM CREEK HS

• Juergens emerged as a substantial contributor in 2014, becom-ing the third leading receiver on the team in addition to stepping in to help out with punt return duties

• Was awarded a scholarship following the conclusion of 2015 fall camp

CAREER HIGHSPunt Returns 3, @Texas (2014)Punt Return Yards 26, @Texas (2014)Punt Return Avg 12, @UConn (2014)Long Punt Return 24, @UConn (2014)Kick Returns 3, Nevada (2014)Kick Return Yards 66, Nevada (2014)Long Kick Return 26, Houston (2014)Kick Return Avg 26, Houston (2014)

GP ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD KR YDS AVG LNG TD13 9 60 6 .7 24 0 5 112 22 .4 26 0

2014 PUNTING RETURN STATS KICK RETURN STATS

#28 | ADAM HINE | KR/RB | 6-1 | 216 | SR. | SANTA CLARA, UT | SNOW CANYON HS

• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team as a kick returner and Second Team on offense

• Scored touchdowns receiving, rushing and returning a kickoff, one of only seven FBS players to do so last season

• Returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown vs. Virginia in 2014

GP ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD KR YDS AVG LNG TD11 0 0 N/A N/A 0 40 154 3 .9 25 2 22 540 24 .5 99 1

2014 PUNT RETURN STATS RUSHING STATS KICK RETURN STATS

CAREER HIGHSKick Returns 6, Memphis (2014)Kick Return Yards 132, UVa (2014)Kick Return Avg 66 .0, UVa (2014)Long Kick Return 99, UVa (2014)

#27 | TREVOR SAMPSON | K | 5-11 | 177 | SR. | FRESNO, CA | FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

• Selected to the Phil Steele Preseason Special Teams All-Inde-pendent First Tean

• Tallied 10 or more points four times last season including the Texas, Virginia and Memphis games

• Made a career-long 45-yard FG in the bowl game vs. Memphis, scoring 12 points

GP NO YDS AVG 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FGM FGA PCT XPM XPA PCT PTS13 11 543 49 .4 0-0 6-6 4-5 2-3 0-0 12 14 85 .7 62 63 98 .4 98

2014 KICKOFF STATS FIELD GOAL STATS PAT STATS

CAREER HIGHSLongest FG 45 yds, Memphis (2014)Most PATs 8, SSU (2014)Most Points 14 , SSU (2014)

2015 BYU FOOTBALL COACH MENDENHALL/COACHES NOTES-13

BYU OFFENSIVE STAFF

Off. coord./Asst. HC Robert Anae (Field)2013-present BYU offensive coordinator, assistant head coach; 2011-12 Arizona offensive line coach and run game coordinator; 2005-10 BYU offensive coordinator, inside receiv-ers coach; 2000-04 Texas Tech offensive line coach; 1997-98 UNLV offensive line and run game coordinator; 1996 Boise State offensive line coach; 1992-05 Ricks College offensive line coach; 1990-91 BYU offensive grad assistant; 1986-87 Hawai’i offensive grad assistant.

Quarterbacks Jason Beck (Booth)2013-present BYU quarterbacks coach; 2012 - Simon Fraser offensive coordinator; 2009-11 Weber State quarterbacks coach; 2008 LSU offensive intern; 2007 BYU offensive intern.

Running Backs Mark Atuaia (Field)2013-present BYU running backs coach.

Offensive Line Garett Tujague (Field)2013-present BYU offensive line coach; 2007-12 College of the Canyons head coach; 1998-06 College of the Canyons assistant head coach, offensive line coach.

Receivers Guy Holliday (Field)2013-present BYU receivers coach; 2008-12 UTEP wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2007 Cornell wide receivers coach; 2003-06 Mississippi State wide receivers coach; 2000-02 Wide receivers and tight ends coach; 1995, 1998-99 Alabama State offensive coordinator and receivers state; 1995: Alabama State quarterbacks coach; 1992-94 Tuskegee offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 1991 Clark-Atlanta running backs coach

Grad. Asst. (Offense) JD Falslev (Booth)Grad. Asst. (Sp. Teams) Kyle Visciglia (Field)

BYU DEFENSIVE STAFF

Def. Coord./Secondary Nick Howell (Field)2013-present BYU defensive coordinator and secondary coach; 2011-2012 BYU secondary coach and special teams coach; 2010 BYU outside linebackers coach; 2008-09 BYU defensive graduate assistant; 2007 BYU defensive intern; 2004-06 Ben Lomond High (Ogden, UT) head coach; 2003 Weber High (North Ogden, UT) defensive coordinator; 2002 Sky View High (Smithfield, UT) defensive line coach.

Defensive Line Steve Kaufusi (Field)2002-present BYU defensive line coach; 1997-01 Utah de-fensive ends coach; 1995-96 Utah defensive line coach; 1994 Utah graduate assistant.

Inside Linebackers Paul Tidwell (Field)2011-present BYU inside linebackers coach; 2005-10 BYU inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator; 2004 BYU special teams coordinator; 2002-03 BYU running backs/special teams coordinator; 2000-01 BYU running backs/recruiting coordinator; 1999-00 Louisiana Tech tight ends and special teams coach; 1998 Louisiana Tech defensive backs coach; 1995-97 Eastern Arizona Junior College head coach; 1988-94 Snow College head coach; 1984-87 Snow College defensive coordinator; 1979-83 North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant, UT) head coach; 1978 Richfield High (Richfield, UT) head coach.

Out. LB /Sp. Teams Kelly Poppinga (Booth)2013-present BYU outside linebackers and special teams coach; 2011-2012 BYU outside linebackers coach; 2010 BYU defensive graduate assistant and interim outside linebacker coach; 2009 BYU defensive intern.

Grad. Asst. (Defense) Jan Jorgensen (Booth)Grad. Asst. (Defense) Shane Hunter (Booth)

Entering his eleventh season as head coach at Brigham Young University, Bronco Mendenhall has restored the Cougars’ reputa-tion as one of the nation’s top college football programs. Taking over a BYU team that in 2005 was coming off three consecutive losing seasons, Mendenhall has guided his teams to 10 straight bowl appearances, two outright conference championships before football independence in 2011, and regular national top-25 rankings. Under Mendenhall’s leadership, BYU has earned a 90-39 record to rank 13th in total wins among all FBS teams since 2005. Mendenhall also ranks 13th in winning percentage at .698 among active coaches with at least five years of FBS experience.

The Cougars finished the 2014 season with an 8-5 record that included a 3-0 mark against Power 5 conference schools. Fueled by Heisman hopeful Taysom Hill, BYU won its first four games including a 41-7 win over then-No. 25 Texas. BYU then overcame a rash of midseason injuries to key players to finish the season with a 10th consecutive bowl game. In doing so, the Cougars became one of 12 programs to earn a bowl inviation in each of the last 10 years. Only Florida State (7) has achieved more than BYU’s six bowl victories over that timeframe.

The Cougars set a program record with four consecutive bowl wins from 2009-12, helping Mendenhall become the first BYU head coach to win six bowls in a seven-year span. The Cougars received nine straight bowl invitations for the first time since a string of 17 consecutive bowl bids under Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards from 1978 through 1994. Mendenhall is the only coach in BYU football history to take his first 10 teams to a bowl game, and is winning at the same pace as the legendary Edwards. Through his 129 games as BYU head coach, Mendenhall has a record of 90-39—similar to Edwards’ 129-game mark of 93-35-1.

In 2006, Mendenhall was named the American Football Coach-es Association Region IV Coach of the Year following an 11-2 season. In addition, the Football Writers Association of America named Mendenhall one of nine finalists for the prestigious Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

He has also served as the defensive coordinator for much of his tenure as the head coach. BYU has consistently fielded one of the nation’s strongest defenses under Mendenhall’s direction. Mendenhall’s defense excels at keeping opponents out of the end zone, averaging a No. 20 national ranking in scoring defense over the past eight of nine seasons, including three top-10 ratings. In 2012, the Cougars featured one of the greatest defenses in school history, allowing just 266.1 yards, including 86.9 rushing yards, and 14.0 points per game. Ranked No. 3 in total defense, No. 3 in scoring defense and No. 2 in rushing defense, the Mendenhall-coached unit held its first six opponents under 300 total yards (part of a streak of 12 consecutive such games dating back to 2011) and kept opposing offenses without a touchdown six times during the year. Adjusting to the team’s up-tempo offense in 2013, BYU’s defense ranked No. 12 in yards per play allowed despite defending more plays than all but four teams nationally. Only two teams that defended as many plays ranked better than the Cougars at defending their turf.

Another hallmark of Mendenhall’s program has been the emphasis on balance and priorities in the many other facets of life outside of football. Reflecting that emphasis, BYU consistently received the most academic all-conference honorees each season as a conference member, while six Cougar student-athletes have earned seven Academic All-America citations un-der Mendenhall. Only four programs have had more Academic All-America citations during Mendenhall’s tenure. In addition, BYU tops all FBS programs for the most selections to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society (3.2 GPA over college career) since the program began in 2007.

Mendenhall was elected in 2013 to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees as the District 8 Repre-sentative and also serves on the Ethics Committee. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Oregon State. He later coached at Snow College, Northern Arizona, became the youngest defensive coordinator in the Pac-10 at Oregon State, then went to Louisiana Tech and New Mexico before coming to BYU as a defensive coordinator in 2003.

COACHING EXPERIENCEBrigham Young (2003-present)Head coach (2005-present)Defensive Coordinator (2003-04)

New Mexico (1998-2002)Assistant Head Coach (2002)Defensive Coordinator; Secondary (1998-2002)

Louisiana Tech (1997)Secondary

Oregon State (1995-96)Defensive Coordinator; Secondary (1996)Defensive Line (1995)

Northern Arizona (1993-94)Co-Defensive Coordinator; Secondary (1994)Secondary (1993)

Snow College (1991-92)Defensive Coordinator; Secondary

Oregon State (1989-90)Graduate Assistant; Defensive Line

PLAYING CAREERTwo-year starter at Oregon State (1986-87); Played safety and linebacker; Team Captain (‘87); Leo Gribkoff Memorial Award (‘87) given to the most inspirational player; played at Snow College JC (1984-85) and was a Gridwire All-Amer-ican; Team Captain; NJCAA National Champions (11-0); played at American Fork H.S. (1980-83)

EDUCATIONAmerican Fork High School (1984)Oregon State (1988; B.S., Phys. Ed.)Oregon State (1990; Masters of Education, Exercise Physiology)

HOMETOWNAlpine, Utah

PERSONAL/FAMILYMarried to Holly Johnston of Missoula, Mont. They have three sons, Cutter, Breaker and Raeder. His older brother, Mat, played football at BYU from 1975-79, before spending four years in the NFL with the Washington Redskins. Another brother, Marty, was a former Mr. Utah bodybuilder. Mendenhall’s father, Paul, was a defensive end at BYU from 1953-54.

MENDENHALL COACHING RECORDYEAR RECORD BOWL/RESULT

2005 6-6 Las Vegas (L, 35-28, Cal)

2006 11-2 Las Vegas (W, 38-8, Oregon)

2007 11-2 Las Vegas (W, 17-16, UCLA)

2008 10-3 Las Vegas (L, 31-21, Arizona)

2009 11-2 Las Vegas (W, 44-20, No. 18, Oregon State)

2010 7-6 New Mexico (W, 52-24, UTEP)

2011 10-3 Armed Forces (W, 24-21, Tulsa)

2012 8-5 Poinsettia (W, 23-6, San Diego)

2013 8-5 Fight Hunger (L, 31-16, Washington)

2014 8-5 Miami Beach (L, 55-48 (2OT), Memphis)

TOTAL 90-39 6-4 bowl record, longest streak is 4W

BRONCO MENDENHALL HEAD COACH YEARS AT BYU11th year as head coach, 13th at BYUYEARS OVERALL27th year

2015 BYU FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME . . . (OFFENSE)-14

TEAM OFFENSESCORED 70 POINTS OR MORE:BYU: 2001, Tulane (W, 70-35)Opp: 2001, Hawai`i (L, 72-45)

SCORED 60-69 POINTS:BYU: 2014, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2001, Hawai`i (L, 72-45)

SCORED 50-59 POINTS:BYU: 2013, Idaho State (W, 59-13)Opp: 2014, vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

SCORED DOUBLE-DIGITS EVERY QUARTER:BYU: 2009, 10, 14, 21, 14 at UNLV (W, 59-21)Opp: 2007, 14, 17, 14, 10 at Tulsa (L, 47-55)

DID NOT SCORE A TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2010, at TCU (L, 3-31)Opp: 2014, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

TOTAL OFFENSE 600 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 601 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)Opp: 2014, 637 at Boise State (L, 55-30)

TOTAL OFFENSE 500-599 YARDS:BYU: 2014, 592 vs. UNLV (W, 42-23)Opp: 2014, 519 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

TOTAL OFFENSE 200 YARDS OR LESS:BYU: 2012, 200 at Boise State (L, 7-6)Opp: 2014, 63 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

PASSING 500 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2007, 537 at Tulsa (L, 47-55)Opp: 2001, 543 at Hawaii (L, 45-72)

PASSING 400-499 YARDS:BYU: 2014, 408 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)Opp: 2014, 410 at Boise State (L, 55-30)

PASSING 300-399 YARDS:BYU: 2014, 348 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, 306 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

PASSING 51-100 YARDS:BYU: 2013, 98 at Nevada (W, 28-23)Opp: 2012, 40 at Georgia Tech (W, 41-17)

PASSING 50 YARDS OR LESS:BYU: 2003, 41 vs. Utah (L, 3-0)Opp: 2014, 40 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

PASSING 10 COMPLETIONS OR LESS:BYU: 2012, 8 at Boise State (L, 7-6)Opp: 2014, 10 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

PASSING 5 TOUCHDOWNS OR MORE:BYU: 2012, 6 at New Mexico State (W, 50-14)Opp: 2008, 5 at Utah (L, 48-24)

RUSHING 300 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 323 vs Houston (W, 33-25)Opp: 2010, 409 at Air Force (L, 14-35)

RUSHING 200-299 Yards:BYU: 2014, 264 vs. SSU (W, 64-0) Opp: 2014, 227 at Boise State (L, 55-30)

RUSHING 51-100 YARDS:BYU: 2014, 77 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, 63 at UCF (L, 31-24)

RUSHING 50 YARDS OR LESS:BYU: 2011, 11 vs. Utah (L, 54-10)Opp: 2014, 23 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

RUSHING ZERO YARDS OR LESS:Opp: 2012, minus-5 vs. WSU (W, 30-6)

RUSHING 60 ATTEMPTS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 62 vs Houston (W, 33-25)Opp: 2010, 65 at Air Force (L, 14-35)

RUSHING 50-59 ATTEMPTS:BYU: 2014, 62 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2014, 51 Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

RUSHING 4 TOUCHDOWNS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 4 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2010, 4 vs. Air Force (L, 14-35)FIRST DOWNS 30 OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 38 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)Opp: 2014, 35 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

FIRST DOWNS 10 OR LESS:BYU: 2010, 10 at TCU (L, 3-31)Opp: 2014, 6 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSION 70% OR MORE:BYU: 2011, 71% (10/14) vs. New Mexico St (W, 42-7)Opp: 2005, 78% (7/9) at Wyoming (W, 35-21)

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSION 75% OR MORE:BYU: 2011, 79% (11/14) at Oregon State (W, 38-28)Opp: 2005, 78% (7/9) at Wyoming (W, 35-21)

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSION 80% OR MORE:BYU: 2010, 92% (12/13) vs. Colorado State (W, 49-10)

THIRD-DOWN CONVERSION 90% OR MORE:BYU: 2010, 92% (12/13) vs. Colorado State (W, 49-10)

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSEALL-PURPOSE 200-299 YARDS:BYU: 2013, J. Williams 226 at Nevada (W, 28-23)Opp: 2011, J. Poyer 222 at Oregon State (W, 38-28)

ALL-PURPOSE 300 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2007, A. Collie 366 at Tulsa (L, 47-55)

ALL-PURPOSE 2 PLAYERS 100 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, N. Carter 124, M. Mathews 110 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2014, J. Craig 197, K. Malone 135 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

ALL-PURPOSE 3 PLAYERS 100 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, M. Mathews 120, 116 P. Lasike, J. Leslie 101 vs. UNLV (W, 42-23)Opp: 2014, S. Williams-Rhodes 108, J. McNichols 128, J. Ajayi 144, T. Sperbeck 148, at Boise State (L, 55-30)

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 OR MORE IN AQUARTER:BYU: 1952, D. Felt (4 rushing) at San Jose State(L, 44-27) NCAA Record

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 OR MORE IN A HALF:BYU: 2010, L. Ashworth (4 receiving) at CSU (W, 49-10)*

INDIVIDUAL PASSINGPASSING 600 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 1993, J. Walsh 619 at Utah State (L, 56-58)Opp: Never

PASSING 500-599 YARDS:BYU: 2007, M. Hall 537 yds at Tulsa (L, 55-47)Opp: 2001, N. Rolovich 543 Hawai`i (L, 72-45)

PASSING 400-499 YARDS:BYU: 2014, C. Stewart 408 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)Opp: 2014, G. Hedrick 410 at Boise State (L, 55-30)

PASSING NO TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2014, T. Hill at Texas (W, 41-7)Opp: 2014, L. Prunty vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

PASSING 25-29 COMPLETIONS:BYU: 2014, C. Stewart 28 at Middle Tennessee (W, 27-7)Opp: 2014, C. Fajardo 26 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

PASSING 30-39 COMPLETIONS:BYU: 2014, C. Stewart 39 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)Opp: 2014, J. Holman 30 at UCF (L, 31-24)

PASSING 40-49 COMPLETIONS:BYU: 2005, J. Beck 41 vs. Boston College (L, 3-20)

PASSING 50-59 ATTEMPTS:BYU: 2012, J. Lark 50 at New Mexico State (W, 50-14)Opp: 2014, J. Holman 51 at UCF (L, 31-24)

PASSING 60 ATTEMPTS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, C. Stewart 63 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

PASSING 3 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2014, C. Stewart 3 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, D. Garretson 3 vs. USU (L, 35-20)

PASSING 4 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2014, C. Stewart 4 vs. SSU (64-0) Opp: 2014, P. Lynch 4 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

PASSING 5 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2012, J. Lark 6 at New Mexico State (W, 50-14)

PASSING 6 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2012, J. Lark 6 at New Mexico State (W, 50-14)

PASSING 7 TOUCHDOWNS OR MORE:BYU: 2008, M. Hall 7 vs. UCLA (W, 59-0)

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVINGRECEIVING 150-199 YARDS:BYU: 2014, M. Mathews 182 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)Opp: 2013, D. Spencer 186 at HOU (W, 47-46)

RECEIVING 200 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2008, D. Pitta 213 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17)

RECEIVING 10-14 RECEPTIONS:BYU: 2013, C. Hoffman 12 vs. Washington (L, 31-16)Opp: 2014, D. Spencer 10 vs. Houston (W, 33-25)

RECEIVING 15 RECEPTIONS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, M. Mathews 16 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

10 RECEIVERS WITH AT LEAST 1 CATCH:BYU: 2014, 10 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, 11 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

RECEIVING 3 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2013, Mitch Mathews 3 at Utah State (W, 31-14)Opp: 2007, C. Heinz 3 at Tulsa (L, 55-47)

RECEIVING 4 TOUCHDOWNS OR MORE:BYU: 2012, C. Hoffman 5 at New Mexico State (W, 50-14)

RECEIVING 50-69 YARD TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2014, M. Juergens 50 yards from T. Hill vs. UVa (W, 41-33)Opp: 2013, D. Daniels 61 yards from T. Rees at Notre Dame (L, 23-13)

RECEIVING 70-79 YARD TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2014, M. Mathews 71 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2014, T. Sperbeck 78 at Boise State (L, 55-30)

RECEIVING 80 YARD or more TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2014, C. Pearson 81 at Boise State (L, 55-30)

RECEIVING TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS:BYU: 2014, J. Leslie 135, M. Mathews 117 vs. USU (L, 35-20)

INDIVIDUAL RUSHINGRUSHING 20-29 CARRIES:BYU: 2014 , N. Carter 20, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2014, B. Hayes 22 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

RUSHING 30-34 CARRIES:BYU: 2013, T. Hill 31 vs. Washington (L, 31-16)Opp: 2012, D.J. Harper 31 at Boise State (L, 7-6)

RUSHING 35 CARRIES OR MORE:BYU: 1976, J. Blanc 36 vs. Wyoming (L, 29-34)Opp: 2003, J. Jones 35 at Notre Dame (L, 33-14)

RUSHING 100-149 YARDS:BYU: 2014, N. Carter 116 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2014, S. Murray-Lawrence vs. UNLV (W, 42-23)

RUSHING 150-199 YARDS:BYU: 2014, T. Hill 160 vs. Houston (W, 33-25)Opp: 2013, J. White 150 at Wisconsin (L, 27-17)

RUSHING 200 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2013, J. Williams 219 at Nevada (W, 28-23)Opp: 2001, H. Childs 237 vs. Colorado State (W, 56-34)

RUSHING TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS:BYU: 2014, T. Hill 160, J. Williams 139 vs. Houston (W, 33-25)Opp: 2012, Riddick 143, C. Wood 114 at Notre Dame (L, 17-14)

RUSHING THREE 100-YARD RUSHERS:BYU: 2001, L. Staley 142, B. Doman 116, B.McDonald 110; vs. Tulane (W, 70-35)

RUSHING 5 TOUCHDOWNS OR MORE:BYU: 2001, L. Staley 5 vs. Colorado State (W, 56-34)

RUSHING 4 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2005, C. Brown 4 vs. Air Force (W, 62-41)Opp: 2002, C. Harridge 4 Air Force (L, 52-9)

RUSHING 3 TOUCHDOWNS:BYU: 2014, T. Hill 3 at Texas (W, 41-7)Opp: 2014, P. Lynch 3 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

2015 BYU FOOTBALL THE LAST TIME . . . (DEFENSE, SPEC. TEAMS, GENERAL)-15

RUSHING 50-69-YARD TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2013, J. Williams 66 yards at Nevada (W, 28-23)Opp: 2014, S. Murray-Lawrence 68 yards vs. UNLV (W, 42-23)

RUSHING 70-YARD TOUCHDOWN OR MORE:BYU: 2013, J. Williams 70 yards vs. Idaho State (W, 59-13)Opp: 2011, P. McCarty 82 yards vs. Idaho (W, 42-7)

TEAM DEFENSETACKLES 90-99:BYU: 2013, 96 vs. Boise State (W, 37-20)Opp: 2014, 95 vs. Houston (W, 33-25)

TACKLES 100 OR MORE:BYU: 2009, 110 vs. Air Force (W, 38-21)Opp: 2013, 117 at Houston (W, 47-46)

TACKLES 3 WITH DOUBLE-DIGITS:BYU: 2013, U. Unga 17, S. Hadley 12, A. Fua 12 vs. Boise State (W, 37-20)Opp: 2014, J. McNeal 11, C. Garrett 10, E. Mitchell 10 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

TACKLES 4 WITH DOUBLE-DIGITS:BYU: 2009, Denney 13, Johnson 11, Doman 11,Jorgensen 10 vs. Air Force (W, 38-21)Opp: 2013, Oliphant 16, Taylor 15, McDonald 13, Mathews 12, Stewart 10, McMillian 10 at HOU (W, 47-46)

SACKS 5 OR MORE:BYU: 2012, 5 at New Mexico State (50-14)Opp: 2014, 6 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

TURNOVERS CAUSED 4-5:BYU: 2014, 5 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, 4 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

TURNOVERS CAUSED 6 OR MORE:BYU: 2008, 6 vs. Wyoming (W, 44-0)Opp: 2011, 7 vs. Utah (L, 54-10)

INTERCEPTIONS 4 OR MORE:BYU: 2006, 4 vs. UNLV (W, 52-7)Opp: 2008, 5 at Utah (L, 24-48)

FUMBLES RECOVERED 3-4:BYU: 2014, 3 at Texas (W, 41-7)Opp: 2014, 3 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

FUMBLES RECOVERED 5 OR MORE:Opp: 2011, 6 vs. Utah (L, 54-10)

FUMBLES FORCED 5 OR MORE:BYU: 2008, 5 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17)Opp: 2011, 7 vs. Utah (L, 54-10)

SAFETY WAS SCORED:BYU: 2014, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2013, at Houston (W, 47-46)

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSETACKLES 15 OR MORE:BYU: 2013, U. Unga 19, C. Bills 15 at Notre Dame (L, 23-13)Opp: 2014, T. Plummer 17 at UCF (L, 31-24)

TACKLES FOR LOSS 4 OR MORE:BYU: 2012, K. Van Noy 4.5 at Utah (L, 24-21)Opp: 2014, T. Plummer 4.5 at UCF (L, 31-24)

SACKS 2:BYU: 2014, B. Kaufusi 2 vs. UNLV (W, 42-23)Opp: 2014, J. Dillon 2 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

SACKS 3:BYU: 2014, Teu Kautai 3 at Middle Tennessee (W, 27-7)Opp: 2014, M. Brown 3 at Texas (W, 41-7)

SACKS 4 OR MORE:BYU: 1999, S. Gali 4 vs. New Mexico (W, 31-7)Opp: 2008, J. Hughes 4 vs. TCU (L, 32-7)

INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR A TD:BYU: 2014, Z. Stout (19 yds) vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT) Opp: 2013, D. Mathews at HOU (29 yds) (W, 47-46)

INTERCEPTIONS 2:BYU: 2010, A. Rich vs. UTEP (W, 52-24)Opp: 2013, T. Bates at HOU (W, 47-46)

INTERCEPTIONS 3 OR MORE:BYU: 2000, T. Smith vs. Wyoming (W, 19-7)

FUMBLE WAS RETURNED FOR A TD:BYU: 2012, K. Van Noy vs. San Diego State (N) (W, 23-6)Opp: 2012, M. Lee at Utah (L, 24-21)

FUMBLE FORCED 2:BYU: 2011, B. Ogletree 2 vs. Oregon St (W, 38-28)Opp: 2012, K. Smith 2 at San Jose State (L, 20-14)

FUMBLE RECOVERIES 3 OR MORE:BYU: 2005, J. Luettgerodt at Wyoming (W, 35-21)

SPECIAL TEAMSSCORED 15 OR MORE POINTS KICKING:BYU: 2013, J. Sorensen 16 vs. Texas (W, 40-21)Opp: 2014, I. Frye 15 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

FIELD GOAL 40-49 YARDS:BYU: 2014, T. Samson 45 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, J. Leiva 46 vs. UNLV (W, 42-23)

FIELD GOAL 50 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2006, J. McLaughlin 53 yards at Air Force (W, 33-14)Opp: 2013, J. Elliott 53 yards vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

FIELD GOAL WAS BLOCKED:BYU: 2014, M. Mathews at UCF (L, 31-24)Opp: 2013, J. Jones at Notre Dame (L, 23-13)

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2001, R. Denney at SDSU (W, 59-21)

FIELD GOALS 4 OR MORE CONVERTED:BYU: 2013, J. Sorensen 4 vs. Texas (W, 40-21)Opp: 2014, I. Frye 4 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

FIELD GOAL GAME-WINNING:BYU: 2001, at Mississippi State (W, 41-38)Opp: 2006, at Arizona (L, 16-13)

PAT 10 OR MORE CONVERTED:BYU: 2001, M. Payne 10 vs. Tulane (W, 70-35)

BLOCKED A PAT:BYU: 2012, R. Tiavalea at San Jose State (L, 20-14)Opp: 2012, B. Yap vs. Hawaii (W, 47-0)

TWO-POINT PAT WAS CONVERTED:BYU: 2011, R. Nelson vs. TCU (L, 38-28)Opp: 2014, H. Henderson vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

KICKOFF RETURN TEAM 150 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2011, 167 vs. TCU (L, 38-28)Opp: 2014, 166 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

KICKOFF RETURN 100 TOTAL YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, A. Hine 109 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)Opp: 2014, J. Craig 132 vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

KICKOFF RETURN 50-99 YARDS:BYU: 2014, A. Hine 99 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)Opp: 2014, R. Hall 58 at UCF (L, 31-24)

KICKOFF RETURN 100 YARDS:BYU: 1996, J. Dye vs. UTEP (W, 40-18)

KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2014, A. Hine vs. UVa (W, 41-33)Opp: 2013, J. Ross vs. Washington (L, 31-16)

PUNT RETURN TEAM 100 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2013, 107 vs. Mid. Tenn. (W, 37-10)

PUNT RETURN FOR A TD:BYU: 2013, J. Falslev vs. MTSU (W, 37-10)Opp: 2001, C. Owens at Hawai`i (L, 72-45)

PUNT WAS BLOCKED:BYU: 2012, by K. Van Noy at San Diego State (N) (W, 23-6)Opp: 2013, by C. Milton Georiga Tech (W, 38-20)

PUNT BLOCKED FOR A TOUCHDOWN:BYU: 2004, by G. Lovely at Air Force (W, 41-24)Opp: 2005, by C. Wells, TD by G. Rybak vs. AirForce (W, 62-41)

PUNT 60-69 YARDS:BYU: 2014, S. Arellano 61 vs. SSU (W, 64-0)Opp: 2014, A. Vozenilek 62 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

PUNT 70-79 YARDS:BYU: 2014, S. Arellano 76 at Boise State (L, 55-30)Opp: 2011, T. Campbell 73 at Ole Miss (W, 14-13)

PUNT 80 YARDS OR MORE:BYU: 2014, S. Arellano 81 at Middle Tennessee (W, 27-7)

PUNT AVERAGE 50 OR MORE (min. 3):BYU: 2014, S. Arellano 55.0 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)Opp: 2014, A. Vozenilek 50.7 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

DID NOT PUNT DURING ENTIRE GAME:BYU: 2011, vs. San Jose State (W, 29-16)

GENERALDEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT:BYU: 2014, at No. 25 Texas (W, 41-7)Opp: 2014 vs USU (L, 35-20)

THE LAST TIME OVERTIME WAS PLAYED:BYU: 2014, vs. Memphis (L, 55-48 2OT)

TEAM WAS AHEAD AT HALF AND LOST:BYU: 2014, vs. Memphis (ahead 28-24, lost 55-48 2OT) Opp: 2014, vs. UVa (ahead 16-13, lost 41-33)

SHUTOUT BY OPPONENT IN FIRST HALF:BYU: 2013, at Nevada (W, 28-23)Opp: 2014, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

SHUTOUT BY OPPONENT IN SECOND HALF:BYU: 2013, vs. Washington (L, 31-16)Opp: 2014, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

SHUTOUT BY OPPONENT:BYU: 2003, vs. Utah (L, 3-0)Opp: 2014, vs. SSU (W, 64-0)

PENALTIES 10 OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 12 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)Opp: 2014, 12 vs USU (L, 35-20)

PENALTY YARDS 100 OR MORE:BYU: 2014, 133 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)Opp: 2014, 105 vs USU (L, 35-20)

PENALTIES 1 OR LESS:BYU: 2010, vs. Nevada (L, 13-27)Opp: 2011, vs. Tulsa (W, 24-21)

NO TURNOVERS:BYU: 2014 at Middle Tennessee (W, 27-7)Opp: 2014 vs. NEV (L, 42-35)

TIME OF POSSESSION 40 MINUTES OR MORE:BYU: 2010, 45:01 vs. San Diego State (W, 24-21)Opp: 2014, 40:55 vs. UVa (W, 41-33)

2014 BYU CougarsBYU Cougars Combined Team Statistics (Final)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 29, 2014 at UConn W 35-10 35150Sep 06, 2014 at No. 25 Texas W 41-7 93463Sep 11, 2014 HOUSTON W 33-25 57630Sep 20, 2014 VIRGINIA W 41-33 59023Oct 03, 2014 UTAH STATE L 20-35 64090Oct 09, 2014 at UCF L 24-31 41547Oct 18, 2014 NEVADA L 35-42 56355Oct 24, 2014 at Boise State L 30-55 36752Nov 1, 2014 at Middle Tennessee W 27-7 18952Nov 15, 2014 UNLV W 42-23 53622Nov 22, 2014 SAVANNAH STATE W 64-0 52123Nov 29, 2014 at California W 42-35 47856

# Dec 22, 2014 vs Memphis L 48-55 20761

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gWILLIAMS,Jamaal 7 - 5 109 528 10 518 4.8 4 31 74.0HILL,Taysom 5 - 5 87 542 82 460 5.3 8 30 92.0LASIKE,Paul 13-10 79 371 7 364 4.6 7 39 28.0BROWN,Algernon 9 - 0 68 332 8 324 4.8 0 25 36.0CARTER,Nate 8 - 0 46 293 3 290 6.3 1 31 36.2STEWART,Christian 11-8 82 321 158 163 2.0 4 25 14.8HINE,Adam 11-1 40 159 5 154 3.8 2 25 14.0MOORE,AJ 1 - 0 10 62 0 62 6.2 1 22 62.0LESLIE,Jordan 13-13 3 34 0 34 11.3 1 30 2.6MOORE,Hunter 1 - 0 7 30 0 30 4.3 0 8 30.0HILL,McCoy 1 - 0 5 29 2 27 5.4 0 12 27.0JUERGENS,Mitch 13-11 6 23 0 23 3.8 0 5 1.8Total 13 567 2724 361 2363 4.2 28 39 181.8Opponents 13 483 1859 275 1584 3.3 19 68 121.8

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gSTEWART,Christian 11-8 138.98 199-348-9 57.2 2621 25 83 238.3HILL,Taysom 5 - 5 141.67 88-132-3 66.7 975 7 56 195.0HILL,McCoy 1 - 0 213.40 2-2-0 100.0 27 0 19 27.0Team 9 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 139.74 289-483-12 59.8 3623 32 83 278.7Opponents 13 121.49 318-549-14 57.9 3506 25 78 269.7

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gMATHEWS,Mitch 13-13 73 922 12.6 9 71 70.9LESLIE,Jordan 13-13 55 779 14.2 6 83 59.9JUERGENS,Mitch 13-11 28 424 15.1 4 50 32.6LASIKE,Paul 13-10 25 267 10.7 2 28 20.5HOUK,Terenn 12-4 21 241 11.5 2 35 20.1MAHINA,Devin 13-6 20 244 12.2 3 41 18.8PEARSON,Colby 9 - 2 16 270 16.9 3 81 30.0BROWN,Algernon 9 - 0 14 139 9.9 1 25 15.4BLACKMON,Devon 10-0 10 130 13.0 0 56 13.0WILLIAMS,Jamaal 7 - 5 8 47 5.9 0 28 6.7HINE,Adam 11-1 7 43 6.1 1 11 3.9NELSON,Keanu 9 - 0 5 44 8.8 1 19 4.9DYE,Trey 6 - 0 3 8 2.7 0 4 1.3HENDERSON,Kurt 11-0 2 44 22.0 0 33 4.0APO,Ross 10-0 1 13 13.0 0 13 1.3Total 13 289 3623 12.5 32 83 278.7Opponents 13 318 3506 11.0 25 78 269.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkSAMSON,Trevor 12-14 85.7 0-0 6-6 4-5 2-3 0-0 45 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsSAMSON,Trevor - 12-14 62-63 - - - - - 98MATHEWS,Mitch 9 - - - - - - - 54LASIKE,Paul 9 - - - - - - - 54HILL,Taysom 8 - - - - - - - 48LESLIE,Jordan 7 - - - - - - - 42WILLIAMS,Jamaal 4 - - - - - - - 24HINE,Adam 4 - - - - - - - 24JUERGENS,Mitch 4 - - - - - - - 24STEWART,Christian 4 - - - - - - - 24MAHINA,Devin 3 - - - - - - - 18PEARSON,Colby 3 - - - - - - - 18HOUK,Terenn 2 - - - - - - - 12STOUT,Zac 1 - - - - - - 1 8NELSON,Keanu 1 - - - - - - - 6MOORE,AJ 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 63 12-14 62-63 - - - - 3 482Opponents 44 17-25 41-43 - 1 1-1 - - 358

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalBYU Cougars 113 139 125 102 3 482Opponents 64 131 66 80 17 358

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 8-5 4-2 4-2 0-1Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 8-5 4-2 4-2 0-1

Team Statistics BYU OPPFIRST DOWNS 325 282 R u s h i n g 143 87 P a s s i n g 160 164 P e n a l t y 22 31RUSHING YARDAGE 2363 1584 Rushing Attempts 567 483 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.3 Average Per Game 181.8 121.8 TDs Rushing 28 19PASSING YARDAGE 3623 3506 C o m p - A t t - I n t 289-483-12 318-549-14 Average Per Pass 7.5 6.4 Average Per Catch 12.5 11.0 Average Per Game 278.7 269.7 TDs Passing 32 25TOTAL OFFENSE 5986 5090 Average Per Play 5.7 4.9 Average Per Game 460.5 391.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 49-964 67-1235PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 30-224 24-224INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-249 12-61FUMBLES-LOST 30-15 22-12PENALTIES-Yards 110-1053 89-783PUNTS-AVG 69-45.0 81-39.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 5 4 3 2 : 0 63RD-DOWN Conversions 89/205 85/2234TH-DOWN Conversions 15/23 17/28

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgNACUA,Kai 2 47 23.5 0 32POVEY,Skye 2 42 21.0 0 27FUA,Alani 2 57 28.5 0 37PREATOR,Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0ALISA,Mike 1 30 30.0 0 30DANIEL,Robertson 1 32 32.0 0 32BILLS,Craig 1 0 0.0 0 0PIKULA,Manoa 1 2 2.0 0 2LAULILE,Tomasi 1 0 0.0 0 0STOUT,Zac 1 19 19.0 1 19WARNER,FRED 1 20 20.0 1 20

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkARELLANO,Scott 69 3106 45.0 81 2 21 27 24 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgBLACKMON,Devon 12 68 5.7 0 25JUERGENS,Mitch 9 60 6.7 0 24NELSON,Keanu 6 51 8.5 0 17LESLIE,Jordan 1 11 11.0 0 11KESSLER,David 1 21 21.0 0 0JUERGENS,Garrett 1 13 13.0 0 13Total 30 224 7.5 0 25Opponents 24 224 9.3 0 32

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgHINE,Adam 22 540 24.5 1 99JUERGENS,Mitch 5 112 22.4 0 26LASIKE,Paul 5 93 18.6 0 25JUERGENS,Garrett 5 99 19.8 0 31DAVIS,Michael 3 62 20.7 0 28DYE,Trey 2 35 17.5 0 18LANGI,Harvey 1 11 11.0 0 11FUA,Alani 1 0 0.0 0 0PECK,Remington 1 -4 -4.0 0 0POVEY,Skye 1 0 0.0 0 0PIKULA,Manoa 1 0 0.0 0 0MAHINA,Devin 1 16 16.0 0 16Team 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 49 964 19.7 1 99Opponents 67 1235 18.4 0 58

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gMATHEWS,Mitch 13 0 922 0 0 0 922 70.9LESLIE,Jordan 13 34 779 11 0 0 824 63.4HINE,Adam 11 154 43 0 540 0 737 67.0LASIKE,Paul 13 364 267 0 93 0 724 55.7JUERGENS,Mitc 13 23 424 60 112 0 619 47.6Total 13 2363 3623 224 964 249 7423 571.0Opponents 13 1584 3506 224 1235 61 6610 508.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gSTEWART,Christian 11 430 163 2621 2784 253.1HILL,Taysom 5 219 460 975 1435 287.0WILLIAMS,Jamaal 7 109 518 0 518 74.0

2014 BYU CougarsBYU Cougars Overall Defensive Statistics (Final)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

7 POVEY,Skye 13-7 55 23 78 4.0-10 1.0-5 2-42 5 . 1-0 . . .

47 STOUT,Zac 12-10 43 20 63 7.5-13 1.0-2 1-19 1 . . 1 . 1

20 BILLS,Craig 9-9 35 16 51 0.5-1 . 1-0 2 . . . . .

22 PIKULA,Manoa 13-8 30 19 49 2.0-4 . 1-2 1 . . . . .

0E DANIEL,Robertson 12-10 38 6 44 . . 1-32 14 1 2-0 1 . .

15 DAVIS,Michael 13-8 36 7 43 . . . 6 . . . . .

2 LEAVITT,Dallin 11-4 31 12 43 3.5-10 1.5-6 . 2 1 . . . .

90 KAUFUSI,Bronson 11-10 34 9 43 11.5-58 7.0-52 . 6 7 1-0 1 . .

5 FUA,Alani 10-9 29 13 42 7.5-24 4.0-17 2-57 4 3 . 1 . .

12 NACUA,Kai 13-6 30 10 40 3.5-7 . 2-47 3 . . . . .

43 LEUTA-DOUYERE,Jherr. 13-4 19 13 32 2.0-4 . . 3 1 . 2 . .

62 TAELE,Logan 12-4 15 16 31 2.0-6 . . 2 4 . . . 1

0B JACKSON,Harvey 13-2 23 7 30 2.5-2 1.0-1 . 4 2 1-0 . . .

42 ALISA,Mike 13-2 18 10 28 2.0-3 1.0-1 1-30 2 3 . 1 . .

91 TUILOMA,Travis 13-12 19 8 27 6.0-18 . . . 2 . . . .

44 PECK,Remington 13-9 14 10 24 3.0-5 1.5-3 . 1 3 . . . .

34 WARNER,FRED 10-4 17 7 24 1.0-7 . 1-20 1 . . . . .

92 ROWLEY,Graham 13-8 17 6 23 2.0-9 1.0-8 . 1 . . 1 . .

2J PREATOR,Jordan 12-5 20 2 22 2.0-7 1.0-6 1-0 9 . . 1 . .

25 KAUTAI,Teu 13-1 14 6 20 3.0-23 3.0-23 . 2 1 . 1 . .

99 JOHNSON,Marques 12-4 10 9 19 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .

53 TAKITAKI,Sione 11-0 15 4 19 4.0-27 3.0-25 . . 3 1-0 1 . .

41 HEDER,Austin 10-2 7 11 18 . . . 1 . . . . .

59 LANGI,Harvey 12-1 11 3 14 . . . . . . . . .

35 FONUA,Kavika 11-0 11 3 14 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

31 TAUTU,Sae 12-1 6 4 10 1.5-3 . . . . . . . .

6 JOHNSON,Jordan 5-3 6 3 9 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . .

48 LAULILE,Tomasi 13-0 5 3 8 1.5-4 . 1-0 . 3 1-0 . . .

17 BADGER, Chris 12-0 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

30 WADSWORTH,Mike 13-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .

3G HINDS,Troy 12-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .

2D JUERGENS,Garrett 5-0 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .

3 PEARSON,Colby 9-2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

87 JUERGENS,Mitch 13-11 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

82 ZIOLKOWSKI,Jake 9-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

29 MIKKELSEN,Andrew 11-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

97 KING,Theodore 1-0 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

96 O'MARY,Kevin 13-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

98 BALDERREE,Tanner 1-0 . 2 2 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . 1-0 . . .

24 BROWN,Algernon 9-0 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

28 HINE,Adam 11-1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

71 LAPUAHO,Ului 11-8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

23 ARELLANO,Scott 13-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

57 WESLEY,De'Ondre 13-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

67 JOHNSON,Kyle 13-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

75 WILCOX,Brad 13-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

45 HO CHING,Toloa'i 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

51 NIUMATALOLO,Va'a 2-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .

94 TAUSINGA,Kesni 2-0 . 1 1 0.5-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . .

11 HOUK,Terenn 12-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

84 MAHINA,Devin 13-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

33 LASIKE,Paul 13-10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

9 LESLIE,Jordan 13-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

TM Team 9-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 1 .

83 KESSLER,David 3-0 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

10 MATHEWS,Mitch 13-13 . . . . . . . . . . 1 .

Total 13 654 272 926 76-257 27-159 14-249 70 34 12-0 13 3 3