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BYU vs. No. 12/13 LSU | Saturday, Sept. 2 | 8:30 p.m. CT | New Orleans, Louisiana | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ESPN | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com BYU FOOTBALL 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 35 BOWL GAMES • NO. 5 IN WINS OVER LAST 40 SEASONS • 12 CONSECUTIVE BOWL GAMES 2017 SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT TIME TV Kickoff ...................8:30 p.m. CT TV ........................... ESPN 8/26 Portland State W 20-6 ESPN Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Squally Canada rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown Brock Huard (analyst) Allison Williams (sideline) while Zayne Anderson had a late interception to finish off Radio ..............BYU Sports Network Portland State in the season opener. (BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 1160 AM, 9/2 vs. LSU 8:30 p.m. ESPN 102.7 FM, BYURadio.org, BYUcougars.com, KSL.com) BYU and LSU have never played in football before the Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. No. 12/13 LSU (0-0) BYU (1-0) TIGERS Marc Lyons (analyst) COUGARS Nate Meikle (sideline) 9/9 Utah 8:15 p.m. ESPN* Head Coach ��������������������Ed Orgeron Radio covereage start ���������������6:30 p.m. CT Head Coach .........Kalani Sitake TV pregame show .....BYUtv, 7:30 p.m. CT The rivalry returns with Utah's visit to LaVell Edwards Stadi- Alma Mater . Northwestern State, 1984 Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 um. BYU is looking to snap a six-game losing skid the Utes. Career Record ���������������������������22-29 Career Record �����������������������������10-4 Record at LSU . .6-2 SERIES INFORMATION Record at BYU .............. same Orgeron vs. BYU ...............0-0 Series ������������������������������������� First Meeting Sitake vs. LSU ................0-0 9/16 Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN Wisconsin of the Big Ten visits BYU for the first time. GAME STORYLINES Wisconsin has won at least 10 games each of the last three • FROM HOUSTON TO NEW ORLEANS. Due to Hurricane Harvey, BYU and No. 12/13 LSU seasons. will move from NRG Stadium in Houston to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The last 9/29 at Utah State 6:00 p.m. CBSSports time BYU played in the Superdome, the Cougars defeated Tulane, 54-3. After a bye week, BYU heads to Logan for an in-state • ADVOCARE TEXAS KICKOFF. BYU and LSU are participating in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. matchup with the Aggies for the Old Wagon Wheel. BYU has Last year, No. 15 Houston took down the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners 33-23 at NRG Stadium. won five of the last six. • A win over the Tigers would give BYU its first win over a ranked team 10/6 Boise State 8:15 p.m. ESPN BYU vs. RANKED TEAMS. The home team has won this game each of the last five since a 35-24 win over No. 20 Boise State in Provo on Sept. 12, 2015. The Cougars have gone 3-7 in their last 10 outings seasons. Last year, the Broncos edged the Cougars 28-27 against ranked teams. on the blue turf. • GAME TWO. Thanks to a week zero game, the saying "teams improve the most from game one to game two" will be put to 10/14 at Mississippi State TBA TBA the test this week. BYU is 5-5 in game two of the season over the past 10 seasons. The point differential in those 10 seasons The Cougars return a home game to the Bulldogs after a went from +9.8 in BYU's favor in game one to +13.4 in game two. wild 28-21 overtime victory in Provo last year. • FACING COACH "O" BYU has never faced Ed Orgeron as a head coach. However, Orgeron has seen the Cougars a few times as an assistant coach over the years, most notably in 1990 as the defensive line coach for the No. 1 ranked Miami Hur- 10/21 at East Carolina TBA TBA ricanes. Current BYU offensive coordinator Ty Detmer was under pressure all day and sacked twice by the Hurricane defensive The first football trip to the Carolinas features a matchup front. Detmer ended up getting the best of them, however, throwing for 406 yards and three touchdowns to give the Cougars against the Pirates. BYU beat ECU 45-38 in Provo in 2015. one of their most historic wins in program history with a 28-21 upset in Provo over the reigning national champs. 10/28 San Jose State TBA TBA • HONORING LAVELL. Legendary hall of famer and beloved head coach at BYU for 29 seasons, LaVell Edwards, passed BYU edged the Spartans on the road in 2015 after Cougar away on Dec. 29, 2016. The always steady and humble coach will be honored in several ways throughout the season, including defensive back Michael Wadsworth batted away a 2-point the team wearing a uniform patch featuring his classic stoic profile he displayed for decades on the Cougar sidelines. conversion attempt. TEAM COMPARISON BYU STAT LEADERS (2017) 11/4 at Fresno State TBA ESPN* For the first time since 1998, BYU travels to Fresno State to LSU (2016) CATEGORY BYU (2017) PASSING take on the former WAC foe. 28.3 Scoring Offense 20.0 TANNER MANGUM, QB 15.8 Scoring Defense 6.0 YARDS 194 11/10 at UNLV 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 19.6 First Downs 13.0 COMPLETIONS 16 ATTEMPTS 27 Former conference opponent UNLV plays host to BYU in a 233.0 Rushing Off. 171.0 TOUCHDOWNS 1 Friday night matchup. 117.2 Rushing Def. 86.0 RUSHING 190.1 Passing Off. 194.0 SQUALLY CANADA, RB 11/18 UMass 1:00 p.m. BYUtv 197.2 Passing Def. 134.0 YARDS 98 The Cougars will host UMass for the second year in a row. 423.1 Total Offense 365.0 ATTEMPTS 16 BYU topped the Minutemen 51-9 last year. 314.4 Total Defense 220.0 TOUCHDOWNS 1 YARDS PER CARRY 6.1 19.1 Kickoff Return 19.0 11/25 at Hawaii 4:00 p.m. CBSSports RECEIVING 7.8 Punt Return -2.5 An old rivalry is renewed against the Rainbow Warriors in MATT BUSHMAN, TE 41.0 Penalties (YPG) 70.0 Honolulu. The last time BYU played at Hawaii the Cougars YARDS 56 37.0 Net Punting 42.2 won 41-20. RECEPTIONS 3 31:08 Time of Poss. 29:39 TOUCHDOWNS 0 GAME NOTES TWITTER 43.4 3rd Down % 30.8 YARDS PER RECEPTION 18.7 DEFENSE For the most up-to-date notes follow @ 12.5 4th Down % 0.0 BYUGameNotes on Twitter throughout 36-244 Sacks-Yards 3-18 FRED WARNER, LB gameday. Track milestones, news and 19-112 Sacks Allowed 1-3 TACKLES 10 TACKLES FOR LOSS 1.0 notes as they happen, along with other 82.5 Blue Zone % 60.0 exciting facts, stats and more. SACKS 0.0 81.8 Opp. Blue Zone % 100.0 INTERCEPTIONS 0 2017 BYU FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION-2 FOOTBALL CONTACTS MEDIA AVAILABILITY AND POLICY Football Media Relations Director ....................Brett Pyne WEEKLY GAME NOTES Office .................................... 801-422-4912 Thank you for your coverage of BYU football for the 2017 season. 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