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2007 MWC CHAMPIONS No. 15 BYU (2-0) vs. UCLA (1-0) 2008 SCHEDULE LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Date Opponent Time/Results Aug. 30 NORTHERN IOWA...... W, 41-17 Provo, Utah Sept. 6 at Washington...... W, 28-27 Sept. 13, 2008 Sept. 13 UCLA ...... 1:30 p.m. (VERSUS) Sept. 20 WYOMING...... 1 p.m. (MTN) 1:30 p.m. (MT); Versus Oct. 3 at Utah State...... TBA (TBA) Oct. 11 NEW MEXICO ...... 4 p.m. (MTN) GAME INFORMATION Oct. 16 at TCU...... 7 p.m. (VERSUS) KICKOFF:...... 1:30 p.m. (MT) Oct. 25 UNLV ...... 12 p.m. (MTN) SITE:...... Provo, Utah.; LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Nov. 1 at Colorado State...... 4 p.m. (MTN) Nov. 8 SAN DIEGO STATE...... 12 p.m. (MTN) TELEVISION:...... VERSUS (Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, Tim Neverett) Nov. 15 at Air Force ...... 1:30 pm. (CBS-CS) RADIO (Local):...... KSL-Radio; 1160 AM and 102.7 FM Nov. 22 at Utah...... 4 p.m. (MTN) (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Nate Meikle) INTERNET WEBCAST:...... http://www.byucougars.com 2008 QUICK FACTS THE SERIES:...... 2-7 Location:...... Provo, Utah IN PROVO:...... 0-3 Founded: ...... Oct. 15, 1875 LAST MEETING: ...... BYU won, 17-16, at the Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 22, 2007) Elevation: ...... 4,553 feet Enrollment: ...... 33,278 Nickname: ...... Cougars THE BYU-UCLA SERIES Mascot: ...... Cosmo Beating the Bruins has been something the Cougars have struggled with over the years. Colors: ...... Dark Blue and White Entering the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, the Bruins enjoyed a 7-1 advantage over BYU, Stadium (capacity): ...... LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) dating back to 1983. In fact, it had been 24 years since the Cougars had defeated UCLA. Surface: ...... Natural Grass BYU’s 17-16 bowl victory ended the Bruins’ seven-game win streak over the Cougars and Conference: ...... Mountain West Conference marked the first BYU victory since the 1983 season. The victory also avenged an early President: ...... Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson 2007 season loss to the Bruins -- one of only two losses the team suffered all year. The Athletics Director: ...... Tom Holmoe two teams will meet again on Saturday in Provo and will mark the third meeting between the two teams in a Head Coach:...... Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, ‘88) span of 370 days. Seasons: ...... Entering Fourth • Oct. 1, 1983 -- BYU 37, UCLA 35 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Career Record: ...... 30-10 (.750) Steve Young threw 25-36 for 270 yards and two touchdowns. Seasons at BYU: ...... Entering Fourth • Sep. 7, 1985 -- UCLA 27, BYU 24 at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah Record at BYU: ...... 30-10 (.750) BYU failed to hold on to a 3-point halftime lead, allowing 11 fourth quarter points. 2007 Overall Record: ...... 11-2 • Dec. 30, 1986 -- UCLA 31, BYU 10 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. MWC Record: ...... 8-0 The Bruins won their second straight game over the Cougars in the two teams’ first Freedom Bowl appear- Final Conference Finish: ...... 1st ances. First Year of Football: ...... 1922 • Sep. 7, 1991 -- BYU 23, UCLA 27 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. All-time Record: ...... 486-369-26 (.566) UCLA TB Kevin Williams rushed for 132 yards on 13 carries, including the game-winning TD. All-time Home Record: ...... 264-126-6 (.674) •Sep. 19, 1992 -- UCLA 17, BYU 10 at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah All-time Road Record: ...... 202-224-19 (.475) Daron Washington, another Bruin TB, scored two rushing touchdowns in this narrow UCLA win. All-time Neutral Record: ...... 20-19-1 (.513) • Oct. 9, 1993 -- BYU 14, UCLA 68 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. All-time MWC Record: ...... 46-20-0 (.697) Bruins Derek Ayers (174 yards) and James Milliner (113 yards) rushed for a combined 287 yards, while the All-time MWC Home Record: ...... 22-11 (.667) UCLA defense had 11 sacks on the day. All-time MWC Road Record: ...... 24-9 (.727) • Sep. 9, 1995 -- UCLA 23, BYU 9 at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah Stadium Record: ...... 191-61 (.758) BYU QB Steve Sarkisian’s 305 passing yards were not enough to overcome a 17-point UCLA third quarter Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): ...... 122-39 (.758) outburt that put the game away. Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): ...... 31-13 (.705) • Sep. 8, 2007 -- BYU 17, UCLA 27 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Conference Championships: ...... 23 Despite racking up 435 yards of total offense, including 391 yards passing, BYU saw its 11-game winning Bowl Game Appearances: ...... 26 streak come to an end, as No. 13 UCLA beat the Cougars 27-17 in front of 72,986 fans. Last Bowl Appearance: ...... 2007, Las Vegas Bowl • Dec. 22, 2007 -- BYU 17, UCLA 16 at the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 51/21 BYU avenged its loss to the Bruins earlier in the season by defeating them 17-16 in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl. Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 24/5 The victory was reached in dramatic fashion--a block on UCLA’s potential game-winning field goal attempt. Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 23/16 Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 12/10 VERSUS THE PAC-10 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 9/2 A 28-27victory over Washington last week improved BYU’s record against Pac-10 opponents to 4-2 over the Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/8 past three seasons. Throughout the 2006-08 seasons, the Cougars are 1-1 against Arizona, 1-1 against U CLA, 1-0 against Oregon and 1-0 against the Huskies. Interestingly, BYU has outscored Pac-10 opponents 148-120 over the past six match-ups.

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SETTING THE GAME: BYU vs. UCLA 2008 OPPONENT CAPSULE: UCLA Date...... Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 Date Opponent Score Game Time...... 1:30 p.m. (mT) Sept. 1 Tennesee...... W, 27-24 (OT) Location...... Provo, Utah Sept. 13 at BYU...... Stadium ...... LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Sept. 20 Arizona...... Home Team ...... BYU Sept. 27 Fresno State...... Head Coach...... Bronco Mendenhall Oct. 4 Washington State...... Oct. 11 at Oregon ...... Career Record...... 30-10 (.750) Oct. 18 Stanford...... 2007 Record...... 11-2 (.846) Oct. 25 at California...... Away Team...... UCLA Nov. 8 Oregon State...... Head Coach...... Rick Neuheisel Nov. 15 at Washington ...... Record at UCLA...... 1-0 (1.000) Nov. 28 at Arizona State...... 2007 Record...... 6-7 Dec. 6 USC...... Overall Series...... UCLA leads 7-2 Television...... Versus (National) Radio KSL, 102.7 FM, 1160 AM BRIGHAM YOUNG-UCLA TIES UCLA’s current offensive coordinator, Norm Chow, spent 27 years (1973-99) at BYU. At various times, he was the Cougars’ assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, co-offensive ON THE TUBE coordinator, quarterbacks coach, receivers coach, recruiting coordinator and graduate as- Saturday’s game will be broadcast live to a national television audience sistant (1973 and 1974). The Cougars posted a 244-91-3 record during Chow’s time in Provo, on VERSUS. Joe Beninati will call the action, Glenn Parker will lend appeared in 22 bowls and saw 21 offensive players earn All-America honors. In 12 of his 18 analysis and Tim Neverett will report from the sidelines. Beninati has years as offensive coordinator at BYU, Chow led the offense to a place in the NCAA’s top 10 worked for over a decade as the play-by-play announcer for the Wash- in total offense. Chow was with former BYU head coach LaVell Edwards for all but two (1972 & ington Capitals. The Capital Region Emmy Award winning broadcaster 2000) of Edwards’ 29 years at BYU. has also called action for the NBA, WNBA, Major League Baseball and college football. Parker is a former NFL offensive lineman who, in his 12-year career, played Bruin quarterback Ben Olson spent the 2002 season as a Cougar at BYU before transferring for the Kansas City Chiefs, the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills. Parker has been an to UCLA following an LDS mission. analyst for the NFL Network show PLAYBOOK and the main college football analyst for CSTV. Neverett, a 22-year sports broadcaster, can be heard on ESPN radio in Denver and BYU’s current roster features 20 players from the state of California -- four of those attending covers the Colorado Rockies as well as other sports in the Rocky Mountain region. He has the same high school as players on the UCLA roster. All-American candidate Austin Collie and covered three Olympics, and worked with both ESPN and ESPN2 covering various events. UCLA tight end Ryan Moya both hail from Oak Ridge HS in El Dorado Hills. Bruin tight end Cory Harkey and Cougar Steven Thomas both attended Chino Hills High School, while BYU’s He has also worked in Las Vegas, covering UNLV football and baseball and hosting the Tim Bernard Afutiti shares the same alma mater as UCLA’s defensive end David Carter (Kaiser Neverett Show on SportsRadio 1460 and ESPN Radio 920 and in New England as host of HS). Freshman linebacker Daniel Sorensen signed with BYU following his graduation from the nationally distributed The Sports Final radio program. Neverett is also one of the top play- Colton HS, the same school defensive end Damien Holmes left to go to UCLA. by-play announcers on The mtn.VERSUS will televise 19 college football games this fall with a schedule that includes nine games in the Mountain West Conference as well as five games from each the Pac-10 and Big 12 conferences. NO PLACE LIKE HOME TO START THE SEASON Dating back to the Cougars’ first season in 1922, BYU has posted a record of 31-11-1 when opening the season in Provo -- that’s a winning percentage of 73.3 percent! Interestingly, 2008 BROADCAST PLANS BYU’s longest home-opening win streak is 10 seasons, dating from 1930 through 1939. Ten of BYU’s 12 games this season will be broadcast to a national audience on The Mtn., Overall BYU has won six of its last seven home-openers. VERSUS and CBS College Sports Network. The Cougars will have seven games televised on The Mtn., including the season opener against Northern Iowa and the closing game against in-state rival the University of Utah. Direct TV launched The Mtn. nationally on Aug. 27, 2008, SEASON OPENERS giving fans from across the country ultimate access to Mountain West Conference sports. The Cougars opened with a win for only the second consecutive season as BYU defeated VERSUS will carry the UCLA and TCU games, and CBS-CS will televise the Cougars’ trip Northern Iowa 41-17 at home in LaVell Edwards Stadium. In 2007, BYU edged Arizona, 20-7. to Air Force on Nov. 15. BYU’s game at Washington will be shown regionally on FOX Sports Since 1922, the Cougars have posted a 48-35-2 record in season-opening games. Net. HAVE BAGS; WILL TRAVEL A LOOK BACK: BYU 28-WASHINGTON 27 Interestingly, Hall of Fame Coach LaVell Edwards opened the season in Provo only nine times during his 29-year career. From 1978 to 1995, BYU opened the season on the road in 16 of 18 BYU extended its nation-leading win streak to 12 games on Saturday af- seasons. He was 5-4 in season-openers at Cougar Stadium. ter a narrow 28-27 victory over the Washington Huskies. Junior defensive lineman Jan Jorgensen blocked the potentially game-tying extra point by Washington kicker Ryan Perkins with two seconds remaining on the EDWARDS’ STADIUM STREAK NOW SPANS THREE SEASONS game clock to secure the Cougars’ victory. Junior quarterback Max Hall With BYU’s 42-17 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 30, the Cougars have not lost in led the Cougars by completing 30-of-41 passes for 338 yards and three Edwards Stadium since November 19, 2005. BYU has won 13 straight home games, dating touchdowns. For the second week in a row, junior tight end Dennis Pitta was the game’s lead- back to September 9, 2006. The last time the Cougars won 13 consecutive home games was ing receiver, pulling down 10 catches for 148 yards and one touchdown. Sophomore running 16 seasons ago when the team won 17 in a row from Oct. 7, 1989 to Nov. 23, 1991. back Harvey Unga recorded his first 100-yard rushing game of the 2008 season, with 136 yards on the ground against the Huskies. The win marked BYu’s first non-conference road win ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS since Oct. 4, 2002 when the Cougars defeated Utah State 35-34. BYU currently owns the longest active winning streak among FBS (Division I-A) teams, having won 12 consecutive games. The Cougars have put together their longest win streak since win- RACKING UP THE WEEKLY AWARDS ning 12 straight games during the 2001 season. The top, current winning streaks in the NCAA Based on their performances over the past two weeks, Cougars are beginning to accumulate are as follows: weekly awards on both the Mountain West Conference and national level. Team Streak Player Weekly Award Game (Week) BYU 12 Dennis Pitta John Mackey Tight End Northern Iowa (Aug. 30) Georgia 9 Max Hall MWC Offensive Player Washington (Sept. 6) Southern California 6

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UNDEFEATED AT HOME COUGARS CONTINUE TO WIN BYU finished the 2007 season with a perfect 6-0 record at home, for the second consecutive BYU has won 24 of its last 28 games, dating back to the 2006 season. During that season, year. The last time BYU had a perfect record at home for two straight seasons was in 1990- the Cougars finished 11-2, followed by another 11-2 season in 2007, and they are off to a 2-0 1991. Since the stadium was built in 1964, BYU has gone undefeated at home 14 times: start this season. BYU’s 2-0 record this season marks its best start since the 2002 season. In 2002, the Cougars beat Syracuse, 42-21, and Hawaii, 35-32, to get off to a 2-0 start. 2007: 6-0 2006: 6-0 ANOTHER SELLOUT 2001: 6-0 The 64,108 fans in attendance for the Cougars’ 41-17 win over Northern Iowa marked the 1998: 6-0 seventh consecutive sell-out at Edwards Stadium. The current streak marks the longest 1996: 7-0 streak of consecutive sellouts since the 1991-92 seasons. 1991: 6-0 1990: 6-0 1988: 6-0 HOME FIELD DOMINANCE 1984: 6-0 Since it was built in 1964, the Cougars have fielded several dominating teams. Last season, 1983: 5-0 BYU averaged 28.67 points per game at home while limiting its opponents to just 11.33. The 1980: 6-0 margin of difference had the Cougars beating their opponents by an average of 17.33 points. 1979: 5-0 The 35.16-point differential in 2006 was a BYU record in scoring margin in the stadium’s 42- 1977: 5-0 year history (and the program’s 84-year history): 1967: 5-0 Year BYU ppg. Opp. ppg. Margin of Difference 2008 41.0 17.0 +24.0! OTHER NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 2007 28.67 11.33 +17.33! 2006 47.16 12 +35.16! UTAH STATE - BYU’s final non-conference game will be against in-state 2005 36.33 29.5 +6.83! rival Utah State on Oct. 3. The Cougars hold a 41-33-3 lead in the series, 2004 22.83 22.16 +0.67# which dates back to 1922. BYU’s 38-0 win against the Aggies in 2006 2003 12.16 27.66 -15.5# marked the Cougars’ first shutout win since 1999. 2002 27.5 23 +4.5# LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 2001 53.16 27.33 +25.83# 2000 24.5 16.83 +7.67^ The following is a list of BYU’s future non-conference schedules: 1999 31.83 25.66 +6.17^ 2009: at Arizona State, Florida State, Utah State 1998 35.33 15.5 +19.83^ 2010: Washington, at Florida State, at Utah State, Nevada 1997 28.83 24.83 +4^ 2011: at Washington, Arizona State, Utah State 1996 42.71 15.57 +27.14^ 2012: Washington, at Utah State, Boise State 1995 28.33 23 +5.33^ 1994 29.66 25.83 +3.83^ CELEBRATING IN SEATTLE 1993 35.66 30.66 +5^ Saturday’s victory over Washington marked the first-ever win against the Huskies in Seattle. 1992 29.83 18.66 +11.17^ Previously, the Cougars had posted a 0-3 record, including a 20-10 loss the last time the two 1991 38.16 18.66 +20.6^ teams met in Seattle during the 1998 season. 1990 48.66 23.5 +25.16^ 1989 47.5 32.83 +14.67^ RECORD AT HALFTIME 1988 42.33 10.16 +32.17^ BYU evened the score at 14-14 against the Huskies with 4:18 to go in the second quarter, 1987 28.66 22 +6.66^ preventing the Cougars’ first half-time scoring deficit since trailing UCLA 20-3 at halftime last 1986 29 15.66 +13.34^ season. BYU has not trailed at the half in 13 straight games, dating back to September 8, 1985 34.66 13.16 +21.5^ 2007 (at UCLA.) 1984 40 15.16 +24.84^ NON-CONFERENCE ROAD DROUGHT OVER 1983 41 19.2 +21.8^ 1982 38.4 20.6 +17.8^ Saturday’s victory over Washington marked the first non-conference road victory for the Cou- 1981 41 25.4 +15.6^ gars since beating Utah State, 35-34, in Logan on October 4, 2002. The win over UW ends a 1980 49.5 16.16 +33.34^ streak of nine straight loses that spanned nearly six years. 1979 40.6 6.4 +34.2^ 1978 30.4 9.4 +21^ COIN TOSS 1977 39 13.6 +25.4^ For the second week in a row, BYU won the opening coin toss. Unlike last week against 1976 43.66 22.16 +21.5^ Northern Iowa, however, the Cougars elected to receive the opening kickoff. The Cougars are 1975 27.2 21.6 +5.6^ 2-0 when winning the opening coin toss. 1974 31.6 15 +16.6^ 1973 30.83 20 +10.83^ NATIONAL RANKINGS 1972 24.4 25.6 -1.2^ 1971 20.75 18 +2.75* For the first time since 1997, BYU kicked off the season ranked among the nation’s top-25 1970 12.6 14.8 -2.2* programs in both the USA Today Coaches Poll (No. 17), and the Associated Press Top-25 1969 24.4 15 +9.4* (No. 16). This marked the Cougars’ highest preseason ranking since picked No. 16 in 1990. 1968 16.4 32 -15.6* BYU finished the 2007 season ranked as high as No. 14 with an 11-2 record, including a 17- 1967 37.8 13.6 +24.2* 16 victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. 1966 27.66 20.16 +7.5* 1965 25.5 16.5 +9* Week Ranking (Coaches’ Poll/AP Poll) 1964 23.4 15.8 +7.6* Preseason (Aug. 24) 17/16 Week 1 (Aug. 31) 15/15 Bold indicates 30 or greater point advantage. * Tommy Hudspeth coached teams Week 2 (Sept. 7) 15/18 ^ LaVell Edwards coached teams # Gary Crowton coached teams ! 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PITTA POWER BEST OF THE BUNCH Averaging 180.5 yards per game, junior tight end Dennis Pitta continued to dominating the Following the 2004 season, Bronco Mendenhall was one of 13 men who received their first receiving game -- recording 148 yards with 10 catches against Washington. One week prior, head football coaching job at the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) level. Of those 13 Pitta’s performance against Northern Iowa (213 yards, 11 catches) equaled the 10th highest coaches, Bronco Mendenhall has compiled the best overall record to date. Following is a list performance in BYU history, tying Eric Drage’s mark set against Air Force back in 1993. He of the coaches and their current records. also set the MWC record for receiving yards by a tight end with his performance, breaking Jonny Harline’s record of 181 yards against Oregon in the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl. Pitta’s Head Coach, School Record performance against Northern Iowa also marked the top receiving performance during Bronco Mendenhall, BYU ...... 30-10 the opening week of the 2008 season. The Mackey Award and All-America candidate not Kyle Whittingham, Utah ...... 26-14 only led all receivers, nationally, but also he was the top-ranked tight in the country by 90 Charlie Weis, Notre Dame ...... 23-15 yards. Pitta, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound native of Moorpark, Calif., is a 2008 Mackey Award and Skip Holtz, Eastern Carolina ...... 22-17 All-America candidate. Bill Cubit, Western Michigan ...... 21-17 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State ...... 20-19 FOLLOWING A BOWL VICTORY... Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburg ...... 18-20 Shane Montgomery, Miami (OH) ...... 15-23 In seasons following a BYU bowl victory, the Cougars have compiled a combined record Mark Snyder, Marshall ...... 13-24 of 77-23 (.758), averaging 9.6 wins per season. Of BYU’s eight previous post-bowl victory Greg Robinson, Syracuse ...... 7-30 teams, all but two teams have returned to a bowl game the following season. Mike Sanford, UNLV ...... 7-30 Brent Guy, Utah State ...... 6-31 Year Bowl - Result Following Season Record Bowl Ed Orgeron, Mississippi ...... Fired on Nov. 24, 2007 1980 Holiday (Defeated SMU) 11-2 (1981) 1981 (Holiday) 1981 Holiday (Defeated Washington St.) 8-4 (1982) 1982 (Holiday) 1983 Holiday (Defeated Missouri) 13-0 (1984) 1984 (Holiday) CURRENTLY SERVING MISSIONS... 1984 Holiday (Defeated Michigan) 11-3 (1985) 1985 (Citrus) There are 45 members of the BYU football program currently serving two-year church 1988 Freedom (Defeated Colorado) 10-3 (1989) 1989 (Holiday) missions in 13 different countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, 1994 Copper (Defeated Oklahoma) 7-4 (1995) None Germany, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia, Sweden and the United States. 1996 Cotton (Defeated Kansas State) 6-5 (1997) None Members of the BYU football program who are currently serving missions cover six of the 2006 Las Vegas (Defeated Oregon) 11-2 (2007) 2007 (Las Vegas) globe’s seven continents. Members of the BYU football program who are currently serving missions speak a total of nine different foreign languages, including Bulgarian, German, 2007 Las Vegas (Defeated UCLA) ??? ??? Japanese, Malagasy, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

HOMELAND SECURITY SERVED MISSIONS... The Cougars’ victory over Northern Iowa on Aug. 30, 2008 increased BYU’s consecutive Of the 105 players on the Fall Camp roster, 75 have served a church mission (71 percent). home winning streak to 13 games, dating back to the 2006 season. Over that span, the Current members of the BYU football team have served missions in a total of 14 different Cougars have beaten their opponents by an average of 26.1 points per game and have countries around the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, allowed just 11.6 points per game. The Cougars have allowed seven points or less in six of Ecuador, England, Germany, Puerto Rico, United States and Uruguay. Current members the last 13 of the BYU football team have served missions in 16 different states, including Alaska, home games. In six home games in 2007, the Cougars outscored opponents by an average California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, 17.3 points per game and allowed an average of just 11.3 points per game. BYU’s current Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington. Current members of the BYU football win team who have previously served church missions speak a total of nine different foreign streak is the longest since posting a 17-game home win streak from Oct. 7, 1989 to Nov. 23, languages, including Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Samoan and Spanish. 1991.

2008 Home Field Domination WHAT IS A MISSION, YOU ASK? Opponent Points Allowed Points Scored Margin The Church’s missionary program is one of its most recognized characteristics. “Mormon” Northern Iowa 17 41 +24 missionaries can be seen on the streets of hundreds of major cities in the world as well as in thousands of smaller communities. More than 50,000 missionaries are serving missions “FAN”TASTIC FANS for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at any one time. Most are young people under the age of 25, serving in nearly 350 missions throughout the world. Missionaries can Over 350,000 (386,980) fans attended six different home games at Edwards Stadium during be single men between the ages of 19 and 25, single women over the age of 21 or retired the 2007 season, averaging 64,497 fans per game. BYU finished ranked fourth overall in couples. Missionaries receive their assignment from Church headquarters and are sent only the west behind USC (87,476), UCLA (76,379) and Washington (67,732). BYU has annually to countries where governments allow the Church to operate. Missionaries do not request been the top school in average attendance for teams from conferences that do not receive their area of assignment and do not know beforehand whether they will be required to learn automatic BCS bowl bids. BYU has led the MWC in home attendance in all nine years of a language. Prior to going to their assigned area, missionaries spend a short period of time the league’s existence. In fact, Edwards Stadium has been the site of the league’s all-time at one of 17 missionary training centers throughout the world. There they learn how to teach top-10 crowds. the gospel in an orderly and clear way and, if necessary, they begin to learn the language of the people they will be teaching. The largest training center is in Provo, Utah, with additional EDWARDS STADIUM centers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, England, Guatemala, Ja- LaVell Edwards Stadium, with its 64,045-seat capacity, is home to BYU football. Originally pan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Spain and South Korea. A typical mission- Cougar Stadium, it was built in 1964 and seated 45,000. It was expanded in 1982 to seat ary day begins by waking at 6:30 a.m. for personal study. The day is spent proselytizing by 65,000 in permanent seats. following up on appointments, visiting homes or meeting people in the street or other public Record: 191-61 (.758) places. Missionaries end their day by 10:30 p.m. In some parts of the world, missionaries Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): 122-39 (.758) are sent only to serve humanitarian or other specialized missions. Those missionaries do Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): 31-13 (.705) not proselytize. Missionary work is voluntary. Missionaries fund their own missions — except Last Six Home Games: 6-0 (1.000) - 2007-2008 for their transportation to and from their field of labor — and are not paid for their services. Last 12 Home Games: 12-0 (1.000) - 2006-2008 Contacts with family and friends during this time of service are limited to letters and oc- Last 18 Home Games: 16-2 (.889) - 2005-2008 casional phone calls to family at special times. Missionaries avoid entertainment, parties or Last 24 Home Games: 18-6 (.750) - 2004-2008 other activities common to this age-group as long as they are on their missions, so they can focus entirely on the work of serving and of teaching others the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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TALE OF THE TAPE Collectively the captains have 103 games of experience, with all four starting each game last season. Hall ended the 2007 season as the nation’s top sophomore quarterback, passing for BYU’s starting five offensive linemen weigh in at an average 326.4 pounds and average 3,848 yards. Bright, an offensive lineman, was part of an offensive unit that led the MWC and 6-feet-6. The front five will be going up against a Washington defensive front that measures ranked 14th nationally in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game. Over the course an average 6-feet-5, 270 pounds. Defensively, the Cougars’ front three average 6-feet-3, of the 2007 season, defensive lineman Jorgensen recorded 14 sacks for a combined loss 278 pounds, while the Washington offensive line tips the scales at an average 6-feet-5, 305 of 115 yards, producing at least one sack in seven straight games. At linebacker, Nixon was pounds per man. credited with a career-high 66 tackles on the season, including a career-best 38 solo tackles. PAPER OR PLASTIC Their accomplishments extend off the field as well, with each player earning 2007 Academic Four Cougars recorded sacks against Washington’s Jake Locker on Saturday, including, Matt All-Mountain West Conference honors. Bauman, David Nixon, Ian Dulan and Coleby Clawson. Junior Jan Jorgensen, the returning MWC sack leader (14), was credited with a sack for an eight-yard loss in the season opener FLAG BEARER against Northern Iowa. BYU has a tradition of selecting a player before each game to run the team flag onto the field. In 2008, the team implemented a new tradition— an alumni flag. The team selects a former Cougar to carry out the alumni A BYU COACHING FIRST flag, along with the chosen current player who runs out with the current With a 35-16 win over Colorado State on Nov. 3, 2007, the Cougars picked up their sixth team flag. Both flags are white with a blue “Y” logo. The team flag has win of the season, qualifying for their third straight bowl game. BYU head coach Bronco been signed by each member of the team, while the alumni flag has been Mendenhall became the first coach in BYU history to qualify for three straight bowl games in signed by former BYU players. Their signatures reflect their commitment his first three years Mendenhall currently ranks second behind LaVell Edwards with the most to uphold the tradition, spirit and honor of the BYU football program and to be a flag bearer of post-season appearances in BYU football history. the University. Coach Bowl Games LaVell Edwards (1972-2000) 22 Game Alumni Flag Bearer Team Flag Bearer Bronco Mendenhall (2005-present) 3 Northern Iowa (Aug. 30) LaVell Edwards David Tafuna Gary Crowton (2001-2004) 1 Washington (Sept. 6) -- Dallas Reynolds CONSECUTIVE STARTS HOW DO YOU SAY THAT? (PRO-nun-SEE-A-shun Guy-d) Senior offensive lineman, Dallas Reynolds, made his 40th straight career start on Sept 6, Name Pronunciation 2008 against Washington. During that streak, Reynolds has started at every position on the Bernard Afutiti...... ah-foo-tee-tee offensive line, including tackle, guard and center. Reynolds’ younger brother Matt started at Michael Alisa...... ah-LEE-suh left tackle in the 2008 season opener. His father, Lance, is the associate head coach for the Matt Bauman...... baugh-muhn Cougars. Reynolds is currently tied at second for the most consecutive starts by an active J.J. Di Luigi...... dee-loo-EE-jee Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) player. Reynolds has started in every game of his Ian Dulan...... doo-LAHN BYU career, beginning with the Cougars’ 20-3 loss to Boston College on Sep. 3, 2005. Ray Feinga...... FAY-nguh Mosese Foketi...... moh-SAY-say foh-KEH-tee (also goes by Moses) 2008 Active FBS Consecutive Starts Kaneakua Friel...... KAH-neh-ah-KOO-ah FREEL 41 Cody Lubojasky, LB, Houston Saia Hafoka...... huh-FOLK-uh Kraig Urbik, OL, Wisconsin Tevita Hola...... teh-vee-tuh hoe’-lah Andrew Hartline, OL, Central Michigan Solomone Kafu...... soh-loh-moh-neh kah-foo Wayne Latu...... LAH-tew 39 Dallas Reynolds, OL, BYU Kyle Luekenga...... LOO-kin-gay Andrew Gardner, OL, Georgia Tech Bryce Mahuika...... mah-who-E-kuh Chris Muehlmann...... meuwl-muhn PAT BLOCK LONG TIME COMING Gary Nagy...... rhymes with baggy Junior defensive lineman’s block on Washington’s PAT attempt to tie the game last week Dennis Pitta...... PIH-tuh broke a BYU drought that lasted close to 10 years. The last time a Cougar blocked a PAT Garrett Reden...... REE-dehn attempt was Derik Stevenson’s block against Air Force on December 5, 1998. Vic So’oto...... so-OH-toe Jason Speredon...... SPEER-eh-duhn David Tafuna...... tah-FOON-uh DON’T LOOK BACK Jesse Taufi...... tah-oo-fee In the Bronco Mendenhall era, BYU is 28-4 when leading at halftime and 27-1 when taking a Shiloah Te’o...... shy-loh teh-oh lead into the fourth quarter. Russell Tialavea...... tee-ah-luh-VAY-uh Harvey Unga...... OO-nguh FIRST HALF DOMINANCE Fui Vakapuna...... FOO-ee vah-kuh-POO-na The Cougars held a 27-3 lead at halftime against Northern Iowa, marking the 13th time in the past 14 games BYU has held the lead at intermission. The Cougars have held their opponent HALL OF MAX to seven or fewer points in the opening half eight times in 14 games. BYU has led at halftime After going 34-of-41 for 486 yards and two touchdowns last week against Northern Iowa, in 26 of the last 27 games. During those 26 games, the team is 23-3. Heisman Trophy candidate Max Hall turned in another standout performance in the Cougars’ 28-27 victory over Washington. Hall completed 30-of-41 attempts for 338 yards and three MOVING THE CHAINS touchdowns, including a 15-yard game-winning pass to Dennis Pitta with 3:31 left in the game. BYU’s ability to convert on third down played a key role in the 28-27 victory over Washington. On the season, Hall is averaging 401 yards passing per game and is completing 78 percent of The Cougars were 12-of-14 on third-down conversions, including 4-of-4 in the second half of his attempts. During the opening drive of the game, Hall led the Cougars on a 9-play drive, for the game. 76 yards. During the drive he was 6-for-6 for 80 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown pass to Austin Collie for the early 7-0 lead. UNGA PASSES CENTURY MARK With 14:21 left in the fourth quarter, sophomore Harvey Unga turned in a 15-yard run to move TEAM CAPTAINS him past the 100-yard mark for the game. Unga had a BYU record seven, 100-yard games as Seniors Travis Bright and David Nixon, along with juniors Max Hall and Jan Jorgensen have a freshman last season. Unga finished the game with 23 carries for a game-high 136 yards been selected by their teammates to serve as captains for the 2008 football season. rushing. Unga also had five completions for 39 yards and one touchdown against the Huskies.

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IT’S BEEN A WHILE Jadon Wagner Aaron Wagner (brother) Football R.J. Willing Emi Willing (wife) Softball BYU has been unable to return a kickoff for a touchdown for 120 consecutive games. Mike Harvey Unga Jackson Unga (father) Football Rigell was the last Cougar to accomplish the feat, turning in a 96-yard touchdown in a 31-9 Victor Unga victory at Hawaii on October 17, 1998. HEAD COACH BRONCO MENDENHALL MOST PLAYS IN A SCORING DRIVE After only his third season as the head coach at Brigham Young, BYU evened the score at 14-14 against Washington with 4:18 remaining in the first half on a Bronco Mendenhall has taken a program that had not enjoyed a 14-play, 71-yard drive. The drive marked the most plays in a scoring drive this season. The winning season since 2001 and has turned it back into the Mountain previous season-high was a nine-play scoring drive on the opening series of the game. West Conference’s premier football program, and is steadily rebuild- ing the national prominence the Cougars once enjoyed. After posting BALL HOGS a 6-6 record in 2005, Mendenhall’s Cougars have won 22 of their The Cougars used 6:11 minutes off the clock during their second-quarter scoring drive against last 26 games over the past two seasons, including a 17-16 victory Washington, marking the longest scoring drive of the season (in terms of time off the clock.) over UCLA in the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl. On the day, On the day, BYU had x scoring drives over five minutes. Last week, vs. Northern Iowa, the Cougars didn’t have a single scoring drive that lasted over 2:50. In his first season, Mendenhall led BYU to a 6-5 regular-season record and earned an invitation to the Las Vegas Bowl -- the team’s first post-season bowl ap- TOUCHDOWN, VAKAPUNA pearance in three seasons. Since then, he has coached the Cougars to back-to-back, 11-win seasons and claimed consecutive MWC titles with a combined record of 16-0 against league Senior fullback Fui Vakapuna scored his first touchdown of the season against Washington opponents. Under his direction, the Cougars have not lost a league game--at home or on the with 4:17 left in the third quarter to equal the score at 21. His first carry of the game marked road--in two years and has finished the regular-season ranked among the nation’s top-20 an 11-yard touchdown run that capped a 7-play, 63-yard drive. The carry marked his first programs in the Bowl Championship Series standings. touchdown run since the 12:17 mark of the fourth quarter at San Diego State last season. Vakapuna had only two rushing touchdowns during his junior season and eight as a sopho- With an invitation to attend the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, Mendenhall became the first more. coach in BYU football history to take a team to a bowl game in three straight seasons during his first three years as a head coach. On November 17, 2007, Mendenhall led the Cougars LOSING THE LEAD to a 35-10 victory over Wyoming to record his 25th career win. With the victory, Mendenhall After the Cougars scored on the opening drive of the game at Washington, the Huskies came became the only coach in BYU football history to win 25 games in his first 35 attempts. back to score 14 straight points, marking the first time BYU has given up a lead since UCLA took a 3-0 advantage in the first quarter of the Las Vegas Bowl. (BYU won the game 17-16.) Building on the success of his first-ever season as a head coach in 2005, Mendenhall and the Cougars posted an 11-2 record in 2006, winning the outright Mountain West Conference BEST IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST Championship with a perfect 8-0 record. As a result, BYU returned to the Las Vegas Bowl Since the Mountain West Conference was formed in 1999, BYU has to represent the MWC. In dominating fashion, and with a swagger similar to that of the glory posted a record of 46-20 against league opponents, marking the most years of BYU football, the Cougars handed Oregon a 38-8 defeat in the Las Vegas Bowl. wins of any other conference opponent. The Cougars have also won a league-best four MWC titles (1999, 2001, 2006 and 2007). Listed below Throughout the 2006 season, BYU climbed the national polls by winning nine straight games is the all-time MWC standings: to finish the regular season. As a result, the Cougars earned top-20 rankings in the Associ- ated Press Top-25, the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and the BCS rankings. The Cougars’ nine-game win streak was the third longest in the country and marked Team10th Anniversary of the W L Pct. Mountain West Conference only the seventh time in BYU football history the Cougars had recorded at least nine consecu- BYUCelebration Outline 46 20 .697 Utah 43 24 .642 tive wins in a single season. New Mexico 38 29 .567 Colorado State 37 29 .560 Following the 2006 season, Mendenhall was named the American Football Coaches Associa- Air Force 33 34 .493 tion Region IV Coach of the Year. In addition, Mendenhall was named by the Football Writers San Diego State 27 39 .409 Association of America one of nine finalists for the prestigious Eddie Robinson Coach of the TCU 19 6 .760 Year Award. Wyoming 19 48 .284 UNLV 17 50 .254 (Through Games of August 30 2008) The 2007 season started out in similar fashion, winning just one of the team’s first three games; however, under Mendenhall’s direction, the Cougars rebounded to win the final 10 A FAMILY TRADITION games of the season, and like the previous year, garnered the attention of local, regional and national voters. BYU finished the season ranked No. 17 in the final BCS standings--three Several members of the football team have a relative that played a sport for the Cougars. The places higher than the 2006 Cougars. In the final polls of the season, BYU finished ranked following is a list of players and their relative: 14th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll, marking the highest finish for the Cougars since finishing No. 5 following the 1996 season. Player Relative (Relation) Sport Matt Ah You C.J. Ah You (brother) Football Nick Alleto Dan Alleto (brother) Football Like the 2006 season, BYU ranked among the nation’s leaders in several statistical catego- Matt Bauman Michael Bauman (brother) Rugby ries. The Cougars led the MWC and ranked 14th in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards Austin Collie Scott Collie (father) Football per game. The Cougars also led the league and ranked 25th in total offense, averaging 442.8 Zac Collie (brother) Football yards per game. Brett Denney Ryan and John (brothers) Football Shawn Doman Brandon Doman (cousin) Football Defensively, the Cougars ranked 10th nationally in total defense, allowing just 307.9 yards per Kellen Fowler Blaine Fowler (father) Football Mark Freeman Erik and Ryan (brothers) Football game. During the regular season, the Cougars did not allow a single 100-yard rusher. BYU Spencer Hafoka Saia Hafoka (brother) Football finished the year ranked 9th nationally, allowing an average 97.5 yards rushing per game. Tyler Kozlowski Glen Kozlowski (father) Football One of Mendenhall’s jobs as the head coach and defensive coordinator is to manage points. Mitch Payne Matt Payne (brother) Football Defensively, BYU ranked 9th in the nation, allowing just 18.5 points per game. Jordan Pendleton Kirk Pendleton (father) Football Dallas Reynolds Lance Reynolds (father) Football From his first day as a head coach, Mendenhall has stressed the importance of winning at Matt Reynolds Lance Reynolds Jr. (brother) Football home. After finishing 3-3 in Provo during the 2005 season, Mendenhall and the Cougars David Tafuna Vai Sikahema (cousin) Football 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 7 • BYU Football 2008 registered a perfect 6-0 record at home in 2006 and another perfect, 6-0 mark in 2007. In JAIME HILL NAMED DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR 2006, the Cougars finished the season as the most dominate home team in the country, and During the off-season, BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall the most dominate home team in BYU football history, winning games by an average 35.16 announced Jaime Hill (first name pronounced high-may) has been points per game. In 2007, the Cougars outscored opponents at Edwards Stadium by an aver- promoted to defensive coordinator. age 17.3 points per game. BYU allowed just 11.3 points per game, marking the best scoring defense effort since the 1988 season when BYU held opponents to just 10.2 points per game. The move formalizes the capacity Hill has served in over the past season. While Mendenhall will maintain play-calling responsibilities A native of Alpine, Utah, Mendenhall began his coaching career as a graduate assistant in on game-day, Hill is responsible for managing the essential aspects 1989 at his alma mater, Oregon State. After earning his master’s degree in 1990, he moved of running the defensive unit. to Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he served as the secondary coach and defensive coordinator from 1991-92 under current BYU assistant coach Paul Tidwell. Following two “I’m very grateful for this opportunity for personal growth within seasons with the Badgers, Mendenhall became the secondary coach at Northern Arizona, this profession; especially with this great program at Brigham Young University,” Hill said. “I where the Lumberjacks boasted the top-ranked defense in the Big Sky Conference. He was truly believe the foundation was laid by Coach Edwards and his staff, along with the players. elevated to co-defensive coordinator for the 1994 season. Coach Mendenhall’s staff and players have brought back the past glory, and have created their own line of history that will be passed down. This is something we can build upon for the In 1995, Mendenhall returned to Oregon State to become the defensive line coach under then future, and the future looks bright.” defensive coordinator Rocky Long. When Long left to become the defensive coordinator at UCLA, Mendenhall was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 1996 season. At just 29 Since arriving at BYU for the 2006 season, Hill has played a significant role in the defensive years of age, Mendenhall was the youngest defensive coordinator in Pac-10 history. secondary’s marked improvement. In the two seasons since his arrival, BYU is averaging 17 interceptions, 50.5 pass break-ups and is allowing just under 208 yards passing per game. In In 1997, Mendenhall became the secondary coach at Louisiana Tech where he helped the addition, due in part to improved coverage, sacks have also increased to an average 28 per Bulldogs to a remarkable 9-2 record as his defensive unit was credited with 17 interceptions, season since Hill’s arrival. allowing just 15 touchdowns on the season. In 2007 the Cougars finished as the 10th ranked defense in the country. Rushing defense finished the season ranked 9th nationally, passing defense jumped to 32nd and the team In 1998, Mendenhall moved to Albuquerque, N.M., to become the defensive coordinator and finished ninth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 18.5 points per game. secondary coach at the University of New Mexico. Over the next five seasons, the Lobos improved from just three wins in 1998 to seven wins and an invitation to the Las Vegas Bowl “Coach Hill has made a tremendous impact on our defense in the time he has been here and in 2002. In the Lobos’ 27-13 loss against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl, the Mendenhall-led this is a way for us to recognize him for his contributions,” Mendenhall said. “This promotion defense held the Bruins to a season-low 167 yards. gives Coach Hill the formal responsibility of handling the day-to-day duties of running the defense, allowing me to focus my attention on other aspects of the program. I have a lot of Under Mendenhall, the Lobos led the Mountain West Conference in rushing defense for three respect for Coach Hill and the work he has done, and I am confident this will give our defense straight seasons. In 2001, New Mexico gave up just 87.4 yards per game over the season. the opportunity to continue to improve.” In his final season in Albuquerque, Mendenhall led the Lobos to a top ranking against league opponents in total defense, allowing just 316.4 yards per game. The Lobos also led the MWC Years at BYU: Entering third year in sacks in both the 2000 and 2002 season, totaling 46 and 38, respectively. Years Overall: Entering 20th year At New Mexico, Mendenhall played a valuable role in the development of the 1999 Mountain Coaching Experience: 2006-present BYU secondary coach, named defensive coordina- West Player of the Year, Consensus All-American and first-round NFL Draft pick Brian tor in 2008; 2004-05 Ottawa Renegades (CFL) co-defensive coordinator; 2003 Calgary Urlacher. The ninth overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft, Urlacher was voted the NFL’s Stampeders secondary coach; 2002 Humboldt State University defensive coordinator; 2001 Defensive Rookie of the Year and was a Pro Bowl selection. Urlacher was one of two rookies (XFL) San Francisco Demons defensive coordinator; 1997-98 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) to play all 16 games, starting at middle linebacker the final 14 games to establish a team defensive assistant and secondary 1993-96 Portland State University defensive coordinator; record for starts at the position by a rookie. He shattered Bears rookie records with 165 total 1992 University of Chicago defensive coordinator; 1990-91 Sonoma State secondary coach; tackles and eight sacks, making him the second Chicago first-year player to lead the team in 1989 Northern Arizona receivers and tight ends; 1988 UTEP graduate assistant; 1987 San tackles. Urlacher finished his collegiate career ranked third on New Mexico’s all-time list with Francisco State student assistant wide receivers. 442 tackles. Education: San Francisco State University (1986, B.A. in psychology); Grossmont Junior As a player, Mendenhall was a two-year starter at cornerback for Snow College from 1984-85. College (1983, A.A.). In his second season, Mendenhall captained the Badgers to a perfect 11-0 record and the NJCAA National Championship. That same season, he earned many accolades, includ- Hometown: San Diego, California ing first-team all-conference, all-region, second-team NJCAA All-America and JC Gridwire Academic All-America honors. Family: Wife (LaShanda), daughters (Tichelle and Brianna), son (Marcquet) and nephew Mendenhall transferred to Oregon State and was a two-year starter, playing free safety, (Aaron). strong safety and linebacker for the Beavers. Mendenhall was a team captain as a senior and received the Leo Gribkoff Memorial Award, given to the team’s most inspirational player. BYU COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...... Bronco Mendenhall, 4th yr. Mendenhall was raised in Alpine, Utah, and graduated from American Fork High School in Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs ...... Lance Reynolds, 26th yr. 1984. He received a bachelor’s degree in education from Oregon State in 1988 and a mas- Offensive Coordinator ...... Robert Anae, 4th yr. ter’s degree in education with an emphasis in exercise physiology also from OSU in 1990. Defensive Coordinator/Secondary ...... Jaime Hill, 3rd yr. Quarterbacks ...... Brandon Doman, 4th yr. His older brother, Mat, played football at BYU from 1975-79, before spending four years in Offensive Line ...... Mark Weber, 2nd yr. the NFL with the Washington Redskins. Another brother, Marty, was a former Mr. Utah body- Wide Receivers ...... Patrick Higgins, 4th yr. builder. Mendenhall’s father, Paul, was a defensive end at BYU from 1953-54. Defensive Line ...... Steve Kaufusi, 7th yr. Outside Linebackers ...... Barry Lamb, 15th yr. Mendenhall, who resides in Alpine, Utah, is married to Holly Johnston of Missoula, Mont. The Inside Linebackers/Recruiting ...... Paul Tidwell, 8th yr. couple has three sons. Head Strength and Contitioning ...... Jay Omer, 8th yr.

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UP OR DOWN Dallas Reynolds. Dennis Pitta Following is a break down of the BYU coaching staff’s location during the game: John Mackey Award ...... Dennis Pitta In the Pressbox Lance Reynolds (RB) Maxwell Award ...... Max Hall, Jan Jorgensen Brandon Doman (QB) Bronko Nagurski Trophy ...... Jan Jorgensen Barry Lamb (OLB) Davey O’Brien Award ...... Max Hall On the Field Bronco Mendenhall (HC); Robert Anae (OC); Jaime Outland Trophy ...... Ray Feinga, Dallas Reynolds Hill (DC/DB); Mark Weber (OL); Patrick Higgins Lott Trophy ...... Jan Jorgensen (STC/WR); Paul Tidwell (ILB); Steve Kaufusi (DL) Ted Hendricks ...... Jan Jorgensen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Conference Honors Phil Steele: The BYU coaching staff has four members who have played football in the National Football All-MWC First Team ...... Dallas Reynolds, Jan Jorgensen, Max League or the old USFL. Associate Head Coach and running backs coach Lance Reynolds Hall, Harvey Unga, Austin Collie, Dennis Pitta, Ray Feinga was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1978 and also played at Philadelphia. Offensive All-MWC Second Team ...... David Nixon, Russell Tialavea, Tom coordinator Robert Anae was drafted in the third round by the New Jersey Generals of the Sorensen, Travis Bright USFL. Quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman was drafted by the San Francisco 49’ers in 2002 All-MWC Third Team ...... David Oswald, CJ Santiago, Bryce and also played with the Washington Redskins. Steve Kaufusi also has NFL experience. Mahuika All-MWC Honorable Mention ...... Michael Reed, Bernard Afutiti, Justin BYU SUPPORT STAFF Sorensen Director of Football Operations ...... Duane Busby Equipment Manager ...... Mick Hill Athlon Sports: Head Trainer ...... Kevin Morris All-MWC First Team ...... Ray Feinga, Max Hall, Harvey Unga, Austin Graduate Assistant, Defense ...... Micah Alba Collie, Dennis Pitta, Dallas Reynolds, Jan Jorgensen Graduate Assistant, Offense ...... Nick Howell All-MWC Second Team ...... Bryce Mahuika Orthopedic Surgeon ...... Dr. Kirt Kimball All-MWC Third Team ...... Tom Sorensen, David Nixon, CJ Santiago Team Physician ...... Dr. Mitch Pratte Video Coordinator ...... Matt Blackner Assistant to Head Coach ...... Amy Holker AWARDS CANDIDATES Football Secretary ...... Shirley Johnson Austin Collie High School Relations Coordinator ...... Patrick Hickman JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America candidate ... a candidate for Of- Academic Coach ...... Jamal Willis fensive Player-of-the-Year and All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Media Relations Director ...... Jeff Reynolds recorded his first touchdown reception of the season in BYU’s 28-27 win Asst. Media Relations Director ...... Carey Hoki over Washington. Special Events Director ...... Larry Duffin Ticket Manager ...... David Miles SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Director, Photo Services ...... Mark Philbrick Conference honors ... earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... earned second team All-Mountain West conference honors as a sophomore and earned honorable ACCORDING TO THE “EXPERTS” mention All-MWC honors as a kick returner ... led the roster with 56 receptions for 946 yards, Each year, the “experts” rank the every Division I-A football team, the conferences, the averaging nearly 73 yards per game ... totaled a season-high 126 yards receiving in the Cou- positions and the players. There are a several preseason all-america teams, all-conference gars’ 17-10 win over Utah, including a 49-yard reception that set up the go-ahead touchdown teams, etc. Following is a look at where the “experts” rank the Cougars: ... credited with six games of over 100 yards receiving ... produced four straight 100-yard receiving games, including 111 yards against CSU, 109 yards against TCU, 102 yards against BYU’s National Preseason Rankings Wyoming, 126 yards against Utah and 107 yards against UCLA in the Pioneer Las Vegas Lindy’s Football Annuals ...... 12 Bowl ... was named the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl MVP ... led the Mountain West Confer- Phil Steele ...... 17 ence with seven touchdown receptions on the season ... named the MWC Offensive Player of CBS.Sportsline.com ...... 16 the Week after racking up a record 366 all-purpose yards against Tulsa, including 237 return Athalon Sports ...... 14 yards against the Golden Hurricane ... broke Pete Van Valkenburg’s 35-year-old record with The Sporting News ...... 12 366 all-purpose yards against Tulsa ... set the MWC single-game record for all-purpose yards SI.com ...... 17 (against Tulsa) ... averaged 25.8 yards per kick return.

BYU’s MWC Preseason Rankings FRESHMAN - (2004): Named a Second Team All-American by The Sporting News ... named Lindy’s Football Annuals ...... 1 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... named Honorable Mention All-MWC ... Phil Steele ...... 1 holds the BYU freshman record for touchdown receptions (eight) and receiving yards (771) Athlon Sports ...... 1 ... the national freshman statistical leader (4.8 receptions per game) ... led BYU in receptions Blue Ribbon Yearbook/ESPN.com ...... 1 (53) and touchdowns (eight) ... second on team with 771 receiving yards ... caught three CBS.Sportsline.com ...... 1 passes for 54 yards including a 42-yard touchdown grab in his collegiate debut against Notre The Sporting News ...... 1 Dame ... led the Cougars with eight catches for 49 yards against Stanford ... caught four passes for 36 yards against top-ranked USC ... caught five passes for 94 yards including a Individual Award Candidates 57-yard touchdown reception in game against No. 21 Boise State ... had a 40-yard touchdown Heisman Memorial Trophy ...... Max Hall reception against Colorado State ... posted a career high with 10 receptions for 70 yards Doak Walker Award ...... Harvey Unga against UNLV ... had three catches for 74 yards including a 40-yard touchdown reception Benarik Award ...... Jan Jorgensen from running back Curtis Brown against Wyoming ... collected six catches for 82 yards and Biletnikoff Award ...... Austin Collie a touchdown in victory over Air Force ... had three catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns Butkus Award ...... David Nixon against San Diego State including a career-best 82-yard touchdown reception in the fourth Walter Camp Player of the Year Award ...... Max Hall quarter ... led the Cougars with four receptions for 83 yards against New Mexico ... pulled in Vincent DePaul Draddy Trophy Award ...... Jan Jorgensen three catches for 74 yards and a touchdown against No. 5 Utah. Rotary Lombardi Award ...... Jan Jorgensen, Ray Feinga, STATISTICS 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 9 • BYU Football 2008

Yr Gms Rec Yds TD Long Avg./R Avg./G its second-straight conference title with a 11-2 record, 8-0 against league opponents ... cred- 2004 11 53 771 8 82 14.5 70.1 2007 13 56 946 7 66 16.9 72.8 ited with a career-high 537 yards passing and four touchdowns against Tulsa ... reached the 2008 1 7 80 0 30 11.4 80.0 3,000-yard mark in his 10th game of the season, matching the league record for the fastest TOTAL 25 116 1,797 15 82 15.5 71.9 ascent to 3,000 yards in a single season.

Ray Feinga FRESHMAN - (2006): Sat out the 2006 season after transferring from Arizona State ... quar- SENIOR - (2008): A 2008 Outland Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award and terbacked the scout team during the season. All-America candidate ... a 2008 Nationalchamps.net preseason honor- able mention All-American ... recognized as a third-team Athlon Sports REDSHIRT - (2004): Redshirted at Arizona State as a true freshman. preseason All-American and first-team All-Mountain West Conference performer ... a Phil Steele’s preseason first-team All-Mountain West STATISTICS Conference selection. Yr Gms Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G 2007 13 137.71 298-496-12 60.1 3848 26 66 296.0 2008 1 198.60 34-41-0 82.9 486 2 46 486.0 JUNIOR - (2007): A first-team All-MWC selection ... eared SI.com second-team All-America Total 14 198.60 332-537-12 61.7 4334 28 66 309.6 honors ... started 12 of 13 games at left guard for the Cougars ... earned letterman honors ... recorded over 70 knock-down blocks on the season ... did not allow a single sack all season ... graded out at 82% or above in each of the 12 games he has played ... three times earned a grade of 90% or better during the season, including a 91% rating against Utah ... credited Jan Jorgensen with a team-leading, season-high grade of 92% in the Cougars’ 27-22 win over TCU ... helped JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America candidate ... named to the 2008 anchor an offensive unit that led the Mountain West Conference and ranked 14th in the nation Rotary Lombardi Award and Lott Trophy watch lists ... a candidate for in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game ... also led the MWC and ranked 25th Defensive Player-of-the-Year and All-Mountain West Conference honors in total offense, averaging 442.8 yards per game ... part of an offensive unit that helped the ... named to the NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America second team Cougars lead the Mountain West with an average 30.1 points per game ... part of a unit that ... a 2008 Preseason All-Mountain West Conference selection ... needs averaged only 1.54 sacks per game. 19 more sacks over the next two years to become BYU’s all-time sack leader ... needs just 1.5 sacks to become the Mountain West Confer- SOPHOMORE - (2006): Saw action in all 13 games as a sophomore ... started at left guard ence’s all-time sack leader ... team captain for the 2008 season ... clinched BYU’s 28-27 win in 10 games ... earned letterman honors ... part of an offensive line that helped produce an over Washington after blocking the Huskies extra point attempt which would have forced an average 465.5 yards of total offense per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protection for a overtime situation. passing offense that averaged 323.54 yards per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protec- tion for a passing offense that produced an efficiency rating of 167.08 on the season (2nd in SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... the nation) ... helped lead the Cougars to a league-best 277 first-downs during the season ... received the Bart Oates Big Brother Award ... earned All-Mountain West Conference First vital part of an offensive line that helped BYU to a 56.6 regular-season third-down conversion Team honors a SI.com honorable mention All-America selection ... led the MWC and ranked percentage (3rd in the nation) ... part of an offensive line that allowed just 9 sacks against 12th nationally with 20 tackles for a combined loss of 115 yards ... led the MWC and ranked conference opponents ... part of an offensive line that helped the Cougars to an average 36.7 in the nation’s Top 10 in sacks, recording 14 on the season for a combined loss of 91 yards points per game (5th in the nation). ... set the MWC single-season sack record with 14 on the season ... produced at least one sack in seven straight games to end the season, including two sacks in the Cougars’ 17-16 FRESHMAN - (2005): Played in eight games during the season ... started against New win against UCLA ... recorded a career-high three sacks in the Cougars’ 35-16 win against Mexico ... helped anchor an offensive unit that averaged 33.0 points per game, second in the Colorado State ... totaled 77 tackles on the season, including 40 solo takedowns ... totaled MWC, and 462.4 total yards per game, second in the MWC and 13th in the nation, including a season-high 13 tackles in BYU’s victory over Colorado State ... the anchor of a defensive 152.3 yards rushing and 310.1 yards passing. line that allowed only one 100-yard rusher all season ... had a season-high five solo tackles in BYU’s victory at San Diego State ... averaged 5.9 tackles and 1.1 sacks per game ... REDSHIRT - (2004): Redshirted as a true freshman. anchored a defensive unit that ranked 10th in the nation in total defense, allowing just 307.8 Max Hall yards per game ... ranked ninth in rushing defense, allowing just 97.5 yards per game. JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien Award and All-America candidate ... a preseason favorite for the 2008 Mountain West FRESHMAN - (2006): Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Name Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Year award ... a 2008 National- Third-Team Freshman All-American by the Sporting News ... nominated for national and champs.net preseason honorable mention All-American ... team captain conference freshman honors ... started at defensive end in all 13 of the Cougars’ games ... for the 2008 season ... racked up 486 yards passing (34-31-0) in the credited with 34 tackles, including 14 solo tackles ... produced five sacks for a combined season opener against Northern Iowa ... named the MWC Offensive loss of 29 yards ... had two fum recoveries on the season, including a 48 yard fumble return Player of the Week after completing 30-of-41 attempts for 338 yards and against UNLV ... ended the season with at least one sack in three straight games ... had a three touchdowns, helping BYU defeat Washington 28-27. season-high six tackles in the Cougars’s 33-31 victory over Utah ... totaled a season-high four solo tackles in the season-opener at Arizona ... a significant contributor on a defensive SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... unit that gave up only 14.7 points per game, ranking 10th nationally ... part of a defense that earned All-Mountain West Conference first-team honors ... received the Andy Reid Competi- ranked fourth nationally in turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg). tive Greatness Award ... following spring camp, named the starting quarterback for the 2007 season ... became the Mountain West Conference’s all-time leading sophomore quarterback REDSHIRT - (2005): Redshirted as a true freshman. with a league-best 3,848 yards passing ... led the conference with an average 296.0 yards passing per game ... the nation’s top-ranked sophomore quarterback, passing for a nation’s STATISTICS best 3,848 yards over 13 games ... ranked fourth in BYU football history behind Ty Detmer, Yr Gms Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH FR FF 2006 13 14 20 34 5.0/30 5.0/29 0/0 0 2 2 0 Steve Sarkisian and Robbie Bosco through their first 13 career starts ... named the MWC 2007 13 40 23 77 20.0/115 14/91 0/0 2 5 0 0 Offensive Player of the Week after completing 26-of-37 attempts for 331 yards and three 2008 1 1 4 5 1.5/9 1/8 0/0 0 4 0 0 touchdowns to help BYU clinch a share of the MWC title with a 35-10 win over Wymoing ... Total 27 55 47 116 26.0/154 20.0/128 0/0 2 11 2 0 compiled a league-best five 300-yard games on the season, including games against UCLA (391), Tulsa (537), Colorado State (355), TCU (305) and Wyoming (331) ... threw for over David Nixon 300 yards in three straight games, and for over 200 yards in 12 of the Cougars’ 13 games ... SENIOR - (2008): A candidate for All-Mountain West Conference honors averaged 280.6 yards passing per game against league opponents ... led the MWC with an ... team captain for the 2008 season ... recorded his first sack of the average 297.1 yards of total offense per game ... had a league-high 26 touchdown comple- season against Washington’s quarterback Jake Locker, which resulted in tions on the season ... threw at least one touchdown in 12 of 13 games this season, and has a 17 -yard loss. totaled nine games with two or more TD completions ... started all 13 games, leading BYU to 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 10 • BYU Football 2008

JUNIOR - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... earned Dallas Reynolds letterman honors as a junior ... started all 13 games as an outside linebacker ... credited SENIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America, Outland Trophy and Rotary with a career-high 66 tackles on the season, including a career-best 38 solo tackles ... had Lombardi Award candidate ... a candidate for 2008 All-Mountain West a season-high 8 tackles against Tulsa, including seven solo stops ... equaled his season Conference honors ... named to the NationalChamps.net Preseason high with 8 tackles against TCU, including 8 solo takedowns ... credited with 10 tackles for a All-America second team. combined loss of 44 yards, including four sacks for 32 yards ... had two QB hurries and two pass break-ups. JUNIOR - (2007): Started all 13 games at left tackle ... has started 38 straight games, including 12 starts as a freshman and 13 starts last SOPHOMORE - (2006): Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference ... earned letterman season as a sophomore ... recorded over 50 knock-down blocks on the season, including honors as a sophomore ... totaled 62 tackles on the season, including a season-high nine nine against Wyoming ... did not allow a single sack against a MWC opponent ... recorded a tackles in the Cougars’ 47-17 victory over San Diego State ... totaled 37 solo takedowns ... season-high 94% grade against Air Force and a 91% grade in the Cougars’ 35-10 win over credited with 25 assisted tackles ... credited with a season-high seven solo tackles in BYU’s Wyoming ... graded out with an 80% or better in each of the Cougars’ 13 games on the sea- 31-17 win over No. 15 TCU ... credited with two tackles for a combined loss of nine yards son ... anchors an offensive line that has provided pass protection for the nation’s 15th-ranked against the Horned Frogs, including a six-yard sack ... produced 10.5 tackles for a combined offense ... part of an offensive unit that led the Mountain West Conference and ranked 14th loss of 33 yards ... had three sacks on the season ... credited with two forced fumbles ... had in the nation in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game ... also led the MWC and five pass deflections ... a significant contributor on a defensive unit that gave up only 14.7 ranked 25th nationally in total offense, averaging 442.8 yards per game ... part of an offensive points per game, ranking 10th nationally ... part of a defense that ranked fourth nationally in unit that helped the Cougars lead the Mountain West with an average 30.1 points per game ... turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg). part of a unit that averaged only 1.54 sacks per game.

FRESHMAN - (2003): Played in all 12 games during the season ... made two starts during SOPHOMORE - (2006): Started all 13 games for the Cougars, including three games at right the season ... recorded 57 tackles, tied for fourth on the team ... was second on the team with tackles and 10 games at left tackle ... part of an offensive line that helped produce an average 11 tackles for a combined loss of 26 yards ... recorded three sacks for a combined loss of 15 465.5 yards of total offense per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protection for a passing yards ... had three pass breakups ... had seven tackles, including six solo takedowns, against offense that averaged 323.54 yards per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protection for a San Diego State ... recorded career highs of 12 tackles and two sacks against Colorado State passing offense that produced an efficiency rating of 167.08 on the season (2nd in the nation) ... had six tackles against Wyoming ... had 10 tackles, including four solo takedowns, against ... helped lead the Cougars to a league-best 277 first downs during the season ... vital part of Utah. an offensive line that helped BYU to a 56.6 regular-season third-down conversion percentage (3rd in the nation) ... part of an offensive line that allowed just 9 sacks against conference STATISTICS opponents ... part of an offensive line that helped the Cougars to an average 36.7 points per Yr Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH 2003 19 38 57 11.0/26 3/15 0-0 3 0 game (5th in the nation). 2006 37 25 62 10.5/33 3/18 0-0 5 1 2007 38 28 66 10.0/44 4/32 0-0 2 2 FRESHMAN - (2005): Earned letterman honors as a freshman ... named a freshman All- 2008 3 3 6 1.5/4 0/0 0-0 0 1 Total 97 94 191 33.0/107 10/65 0-0 10 4 American by Rivals.com (second team) and Sporting News (third team) ... named the team offensive rookie of the year ... started in all 12 games ... helped anchor an offensive unit that Dennis Pitta averaged 33.0 points per game, second in the MWC, and 462.4 total yards per game, second JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America, Rotary Lombardi Award and in the MWC and 13th in the nation, including 152.3 yards rushing and 310.1 yards passing Mackey Award candidate ... a candidate for 2008 All-Mountain West ... named a freshman All-American by Rivals.com (second team) and Sporting News (third Conference honors ... a 2008 Nationalchamps.net preseason honorable team). mention All-American ... had a career-high 11 receptions for 213 yards against Northern Iowa ... his 213 yards against Northern Iowa led all Harvey Unga Division I-A receivers of the day and broke the MWC receiving record for SOPHOMORE - (2008): A 2008 All-America and Doak Walker Award a tight end ... named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week following candidate ... a candidate for 2008 Offensive Player-of-the-Year and his performance against Northern Iowa ... recorded a game-high 148 yards on 10 receptions All-Mountain West Conference honors ... a 2008 Nationalchamps.net against Washington. preseason honorable mention All-American ... recorded his first 100-yard rushing game of the season in BYU’s 28-27 win over Washington (136). SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... a first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection ... finished the season as the fifth-ranked FRESHMAN - (2007): Earned Freshman All-America honors ... named tight end (second-ranked sophomore), averaging 63 yards per game ... led all tight ends in the the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... earned the Steve Young Offensive MWC (sixth overall) with 59 receptions on the season, averaging 4.5 per game ... recorded MVP Award ... holds the MWC Freshman rushing record with 1,227 yards ... credited with the five touchdowns on the season, leading all MWC tight ends ... had two 100-yard receiving most rushing yards by a BYU running back since Doak Walker Awards winner Luke Staley ran games on the season, including a season-high 114 yards against Air Force ... had four or for 1,582 yards during the 2001 season ... also set the MWC record with 1,840 all-purpose more receptions in 11 of the Cougars’ 13 games this season ... credited with 50 or more yards, shattering DonTrell Moore’s (New Mexico) record of 1,328 yards set back in 2002 ... receiving yards in seven of the Cougars’ 13 games ... had a career-long 45-yard reception BYU’s all-time leading freshman running back ... holds the BYU record for most 100-yard against Colorado State ... had a career-high seven receptions (vs. TCU). rushing games as a freshman with seven ... produced five 100-yard rushing games against MWC opponents, including Air Force (111), UNLV (177), Wyoming (111), Utah (141) and San FRESHMAN - (2004): Participated in spring drills ... had one reception for a five-yard touch- Diego State (161) ... became the first freshman running back to lead the Cougars to a confer- down in the annual Blue-White scrimmage ... gray-shirted the 2003 season ... led all BYU tight ence championship since Fahu Tahi and Luke Staley in 1999 ... credited with 17 touchdowns ends in receptions (17), yards (176) and touchdown receptions (two) ... caught two passes, on the season, marking the second most touchdowns scored in a single season and is the both for touchdowns, against Air Force ... caught his first career pass for four yards against most touchdowns scored since Luke Staley racked up a recored 28 touchdowns in 2001 ... Notre Dame ... had a career-high four receptions for 44 yards in the New Mexico game ... long recorded a career-high 177 yards rushing against UNLV ... averaged 94.9 yards rushing per reception was 21 yards against San Diego State. game ... averaged 144.8 all-purpose yards per game ... led all MWC freshman receivers with 655 yards on 44 receptions ... named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week following the STATISTICS Cougars’ victory over Arizona ... totaled 194 all-purpose yards against the Wildcats, including Yr Gms Rec Yds TD Long Avg./R Avg./G 127 yards receiving ... scored 17 touchdowns on the season, including 13 rushing TD’s ... 2004 11 17 176 2 21 10.4 16.0 scored at least one rushing touchdown seven straight games ... scored a career-high three 2007 13 59 813 5 45 13.8 62.5 2008 1 11 213 0 46 19.4 213.0 touchdowns in BYU’s victory over San Diego State ... first-ever BYU freshman running back to TOTAL 25 87 1202 7 46 13.8 48.1 eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark.

REDSHIRT - (2006): Redshirted the 2006 season after suffering a season-ending injury ... had four carries for nine yards and a touchdown in the Cougars’ 49-24 win over Tulsa. 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 11 • BYU Football 2008

STATISTICS his 17th year on the broadcast crew, having served as the sideline/lockerroom reporter before YEAR GMS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG REC YDS AVG TD LONG stepping into the booth. 2007 13 244 1227 5.0 13 44 44 655 14.9 4 53 2008 1 18 65 3.6 2 14 6 47 7.8 1 19 TOTAL 14 262 1292 4.9 15 44 44 655 14.9 4 53 Wrubell’s on-air partner and game analyst is former Cougar quarterback Marc Lyons, a 27- year veteran of BYU Football broadcasts. Former BYU receiver and punt returner Nate Meikle OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH... returns for his second season reporting from the sidelines and locker room, while Andrew Luke Ashworth-WR Adams makes his debut as studio host. The following is a rundown of KSL’s weekly program- Recently returned home from an LDS church mission to Minnesota, Ashworth looks poised to ming and broadcast details: pick up where he left off his freshman year. In 2004 Ashworth was credited with 90 yards on 6 receptions, averaging 15 yards per reception. He also saw action on special teams. Mondays: 8:45am-”Coach’s Corner” with Greg Wrubell and Bronco Mendenhall Travis Bright-OL 10:00am-Bronco Mendenhall Press Conference (live on ksl.com “X-Stream” channel) Bright returns as one of several veterans on the offensive line after suffering a broken leg in BYU’s 17-16 victory over UCLA in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. Starting all 13 games last Wednesdays: season, Bright was part of an offensive unit that led the MWC and ranked 14th in the nation in 7:00pm-”Bronco Mendenhall Show” with Greg Wrubell and Marc Lyons passing offense. During the spring Bright set the BYU weight room record, benching 540 lbs. He is currently serving as one of four team captains for the 2008 season. Thursdays: 8:15am-”Cougar Matchup” (game preview with Greg Wrubell) Ian Dulan-DL 8:45am-”Coach’s Corner” with Greg Wrubell and Bronco Mendenhall Starting 12 of the Cougars’ 13 games last season, Dulan was credited with 24 tackles, includ- 4:15pm-”Cougar Matchup” ing 11 solo tackles. He recorded three sacks on the season for a combined loss of 15 yards. Dulan recorded his first sack of the season against Washington’s Jake Locker. Fridays: 8:15am-”Cougar Matchup” Andrew George-TE 4:15pm-”Cougar Matchup” F Together with Dennis Pitta, George looks to continue the tradition of success found by tight ends at BYU. George recorded 200 yards on 17 receptions in 2006, including a career-high Gamedays: three receptions for 62 yards during the team’s regular-season matchup against UCLA. 2 hours before kickoff: “Cougar Countdown Show” The junior tight end recorded his first touchdown of the season in BYU’s 28-27 win over 1 hour before kickoff: “Cougar Pregame Scoreboard Show” Washington. 35 minutes before kickoff: “Cougar Pregame Coach’s Show” 25 minutes before kickoff: “Cougar Kickoff Show” Mitch Payne-K Halftime: “Cougar Halftime Scoreboard Show” After suffering a groin injury during the majority of last season, Payne is healthy and ready Postgame: “Cougar Postgame Scoreboard Show,” “Cougar Locker Room Show,” “Cougar for the 2008 season. Payne converted 43-of-45 point-after attempts and scored a total of Postgame Coach’s Show,” “Cougar Call-In Show,” “Cougar Replay.” 73 points during the 2007 season. He recorded a season-long 42-yard field goal againstAir Force and averaged 60.7 yards per kickoff. All BYU Football programming is streamed live on ksl.com and available for download and podcast. All game broadcasts are archived online. KSL’s gameday broadcast is also Michael Reed-WR streamed online at byuradio.org, and can be heard on Dish Network Channel 980. An experienced outside receiver, Reed returns to the Cougars for his senior season after logging significant playing time over the past three years. Reed had 41 catches for 449 yards Stations on the Cougar Sports Network include: and four touchdowns a year ago. KMGR 95.9 FM Fui Vakapuna-RB Manti, UT Slowed by injury the majority of the 2007 season, senior Vakapuna is expected to make a large contribution to the experienced BYU offense. Vakapuna is known for his ability to break KUNF 1210 AMSt. George, UT tackles and run over those standing in his way. He recorded his first carry and touchdown of the 2008 season against Washington. KDOX 1280 AM Las Vegas, NV

MEDIA AVAILABILITY KTHK 105.5 FM, KBLI 690 AM, KBLY 1260 AM Interviews with players and coaches may be conducted after daily practice sesssions. Practices Pocatello, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, ID are open to media on Mon., Tues. and Wed. only. Player interviews with out-of-town media may be scheduled through the BYU Athletic Media Relations office. KIOV 1450 AM Boise, ID Post-Game: Following games, Coach Mendenhall, as well as selected players will be available for post-game interviews. For games at Edwards Stadium, Coach Mendenhall will participate in a post- KBAR 1230 AM game press conference, along with selected players. The BYU locker room is closed. Burley, ID

WEEKLY MEDIA BREAKFAST MONDAYS AT LEGENDS GRILLE COACH’S SHOWS ON KSL (Radio and Television) RADIO - The “live on location” home of the weekly “Bronco Mendenhall Show” is the Utah Head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected players will participate in the weekly football media County Ken Garff Dealers Group. Each Wednesday from 7:00-8:00pm, one of the four Garff breakfast. The weekly event will be held on Mondays throughout the season, beginning at 9:30 dealerships will host Coach Mendenhall, Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, and a lively audience a.m. on the second floor of Legends Grille in the Student Athlete Building. Breakfast will be served of Cougar football fans. Listeners can also participate via call-ins, and e-mail and text mes- at 9:30 a.m. and the press conference will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. sages. This week’s show will be broadcast from Ken Garff Ford at 597 East 1000 South in American Fork. ON THE AIR . The exclusive radio home of BYU Football and flagship of the Cougar Sports Network is KSL TELEVISION - The weekly “BYU Football with Coach Bronco Mendenhall” show can be seen Newsradio--1160 AM/102.7 FM and ksl.com, in Salt Lake City. The “Voice of the Cougars” is every Sunday night during the season. The halfhour show will have highlights of the latest Greg Wrubell, now in his 8th season as play-by-play commentator. A BYU alum, Wrubell is in game, insights from head coach Bronco Mendenhall on that game, a look ahead to the next-

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BYU Football game, features on Cougar players and Bronco responds to viewers email questions. The show will be broadcast each Sunday at 11 p.m. (MT) on KSL-TV.

MWC HIGHLIGHT SATELLITE FEED The Mountain West Conference will provide a weekly satellite feed during the 2008 football season. The feed will include team-by-team highlights from the previous week’s games and coach/player interviews. The satellite feed will run every Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. (MST), starting Sept. 2 and ending Nov. 19. The feed will be provided by Link Up Communications.

MWC Weekly Football Satellite Feed AMC 15 - K05 - Slot A6 KU Digital - 6MHz D/L = 11785 V Symbol rate - 3.978723 Date rate = 5.5 FEC 3/4 Tandberg encode

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2008 SCORING DRIVES 2008 BYU SUPERLATIVES vs. Northern Iowa Overall Record...... 2-0 8 plays, 73 yards TOP 2:50 Current Streak...... W12 3 plays, 24 yards TOP 1:27 MWC Record...... 0-0 6 plays, 54 yards TOP 2:03 Current Streak...... W12 6 plays, 78 yards TOP 2:04 All-Time MWC Record...... 46-20 (.697) 4 plays, 60 yards TOP 1:05 Non-Conference Record...... 2-0 2 plays, 15 yards TOP 0:38 Current Streak...... W4 2008 Home Record...... 1-0 at Washington Current Streak...... W13 9 plays, 76 yards TOP 5:22 2008 Road Record ...... 1-0 14 plays, 71 yards TOP 6:11 Road Streak...... W6 7 plays, 63 yards TOP 3:11 9 yards, 84 yards TOP 4:39 Day Games...... 2-0 Current Streak...... W8 Night Games...... 0-0 Current Streak...... W4 When BYU Wins Coin Toss...... 2-0 When BYU Loses Coin Toss ...... 0-0 When BYU Leads After First Quarter ...... 1-0 When BYU Trails After First Quarter...... 0-0 When Tied After First Quarter...... 1-0 When BYU Leads at the Half...... 1-0 When BYU Trails at the Half...... 0-0 When Tied at the Half...... 1-0 When BYU Leads After Third Quarter ...... 1-0 When BYU Trails After Third Quarter ...... 0-0 Record in August ...... 1-0 Streak ...... W4 Record in September...... 1-0 Streak ...... W3 Record in October ...... 0-0 Streak ...... W2 Record in November...... 0-0 Streak ...... W4 Record in December...... 0-0 Streak ...... W1 Record vs. Top-25 Teams...... 0-0 Streak ...... L1 Record vs. Non-Ranked Teams...... 2-0 Streak ...... W12 Record When BYU has 100-Yard Rusher ...... 1-0 Streak ...... W7 Record When Opponent has 100-Yard Rusher...... 0-0 Record When BYU has 300-Yard Passing...... 2-0 Record When Opponent has 300-Yards Passing...... 0-0 When BYU Scores First...... 2-0 When Opponent Scores First ...... 0-0 On The Mtn...... 1-0 On VERSUS...... 0-0 On CSTV...... 0-0 On FOX Sports...... 1-0 OPPONENT SNAPSHOT THIS WEEK Team Opponent Northern Iowa...... South Dakota State (Sept. 20) Washington...... Oklahoma (Sept. 13) UCLA...... BYU (Sept. 13) Wyoming...... North Dakota State (Sept. 13) Utah State...... Utah (Sept. 13) New Mexico...... Arizona (Sept. 13) TCU...... Stanford (Sept. 13) UNLV ...... at Arizona State (Sept. 13) Colorado State...... at Houston (Sept. 22) San Diego State ...... at San Jose (Sept. 13) Air Force...... at Houston (Sept. 13) Utah...... at Utah State (Sept. 13)

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THE LAST TIME A RECEIVER HAD A 150-YARD GAME: DEFENSE BYU, 2008, D. Pitta 213 yards vs. Northern Iowa (W. 41-17) INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR A TD: SPECIAL TEAMS Opp: 2007, B. Marion 171 yds at Tulsa (L, 55-47) BYU: 2007, C. Hodgkiss vs. Eastern Washington 39 yards (W, 42-7) A KICKOFF WAS RETURNED FOR A TD: Opp: 2007, J. Nading vs. CSU 31 yards (W, 35-16) BYU: 1998, M. Rigell at Hawaii, 96 yards (W, 31-9) A RECEIVER HAD 10 OR MORE RECEPTIONS: Opp: 2005, C. Rodgers vs. TCU, 100 yards (L, 51-50) BYU: 2008, D. Pitta 10 at Washington (W, 28,27) A FUMBLE WAS RETURNED FOR A TD: Opp: 2007, B. Swain 10 at San Diego State (W, 48-27) BYU: 2003, C. Bockwoldt at SDSU (W, 44-36) A FIELD GOAL WAS BLOCKED: Opp: 2004, Nagahi at Utah (L, 21-52) BYU: 2007 by E. Manumaleuna vs. UCLA (W, 17-16) A QUARTERBACK HAD 25 COMPLETIONS: Opp: 2007 by J. Stinson at Wyoming (W, 35-10) BYU: 2008, M. Hall 30 at Washington (W, 28-27) A SAFETY WAS SCORED: Opp: 2007, K. O’Connell 33 at San Diego State (W, 48-27) BYU: 2003, Team vs. Boise State (L, 50-12) A BLOCKED FG RESULTED IN A TD: Opp: 2004, at Boise State (L, 28-27) BYU: 2001, R. Denney at SDSU (W, 59-21) A QUARTERBACK HAD 40 PASS ATTEMPTS: BYU: 2008, M. Hall 41 at Washington (W, 28-27) THERE WAS A SHUTOUT: A PUNT WAS BLOCKED: Opp: 2007, K. O’Connell 55 at San Diego State (W, 48-27) BYU: 2006, vs. Utah State (W, 38-0) BYU: 2007, by T. Kozlowski vs. Eastern Washington (W, 42-7) Opp: 2003, vs. Utah (L, 3-0) Opp: 2006, by C. Tennial vs. Tulsa (W, 49-24) A QB HAD THREE OR MORE TD PASSES: BYU: 2007, M. Hall 3 at Washington (W, 28-27) DEFENSE HAD A SHUTOUT IN THE FIRST HALF: A BLOCKED PUNT RESULTED IN A TD: Opp: 2007, P. Smith 5 at Tulsa (L, 55-47) BYU: 2007, vs Utah (W, 17-10) BYU: 2004, by G. Lovely at Air Force (W, 41-24) Opp: 2005, vs. Boston College 10-0 (L, 20-3) Opp: 2005, by C. Wells, TD by G. Rybak vs. Air Force (W, 62-41) A WR HAD THREE OR MORE TD RECEPTIONS: BYU: 2006, J. Harline 3 at Utah (W, 33-31) A DEFENDER HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS: A PAT WAS BLOCKED: Opp: 2007, C. Heinz 3 at Tulsa (L, 55-47) BYU: 2002, B. Heaney vs. Ga. Tech (L, 29-18) BYU: 2008, J. Jorgensen at Washington (W, 28-27) Opp: 2007, B. Bell at UNLV (W, 24-14) Opp: 2008, E. Pedescleaux vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17) THERE WAS A 400-YD PASSER: BYU: 2008, M. Hall 486 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17) A DEFENDER HAD THREE INTERCEPTIONS: A PUNT WAS RETURNED FOR A TD: Opp: 2007, P. Smith 454 yds at Tulsa (L, 55-47) BYU: 2000, Smith vs. Wyoming (W, 19-7) BYU: 2006, M. Jacobson (77 yards) vs.Wyoming (W, 55-7) Opp: 2001, C. Owens at Hawai`i (L, 72-45) HAD OVER 500 YARDS PASSING: BYU: 2007, M. Hall 537 yds at Tulsa (L, 55-47) MISCELLANEOUS A TWO-POINT PAT WAS CONVERTED: Opp: 2001, Rolovich 543 Hawai`i (L, 72-45) DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT: BYU: 2007, A. Collie vs Utah (W, 17-10) BYU: 2006, at TCU (W, 31-17) Opp: 2007, Team at UNLV (W, 24-14) DID NOT THROW A TD PASS: Opp: 2002, at Nevada (L, 28-31) BYU: 2007, vs. Utah (W, 17-10) A KICKER MADE FOUR FIELD GOALS: Opp: 2007, vs. Utah (W, 17-10) DID NOT SCORE A TOUCHDOWN: BYU: 2000, O. Pochman 4 at Utah (W, 34-27) BYU: 2005, vs. Boston College (L, 20-3) Opp: 2003, D. Fitzpatrick 4 at Notre Dame (L, 33-14) HAD LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSING: Opp: 2006, at Colorado State (W, 24-3) BYU: 2003, vs. Utah 41 yds (L, 3-0) THE GAME WAS WON ON A LAST SECOND FG: Opp: 2007, vs Air Force 98 yds (W, 31-6) NO TURNOVERS: BYU: 2001, at Mississippi State (W, 41-38) BYU: 2007, at Wyoming (W, 35-10) Opp: 2006, at Arizona (L, 16-13) Opp: 2008, at Washington (W, 28-27) THE RUNNING GAME HAD A 60-YARD PLUS PUNT: A RUSHER HAD MORE THAN 30 CARRIES: A TEAM ONLY HAD ONE PENALTY: BYU: 2007, C.J. Santiago 75 yds at New Mexico (W, 31-24) BYU: 2005, C. Brown 31 vs. Colorado State (W, 24-14) BYU: 2003, vs. UNLV (W, 27-20) Opp: 2008, J. Ballman 64 yards at Washington (W, 28-27) Opp: 2003, J. Jones 35 at Notre Dame (L, 33-14) Opp: 2006, at Air Force (W, 33-14)

DID NOT PUNT DURING ENTIRE GAME: THERE WAS A 100-YARD RUSHER: BYU PLAYED TO A SCORELESS TIE: BYU: 2001, vs. Colorado State (W, 56-34) BYU: 2008, H. Unga 136 at Washington (W, 28-27) BYU: 1957 vs. Wyoming Opp: 2007, C. Markey 117 vs. UCLA (W, 17-16) THE LAST TIME OVERTIME WAS PLAYED: MISC. OFFENSE THERE WERE TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: BYU: 2006 at Boston College (L, 30-23) HAD OVER 600 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE: BYU: 2006, C. Brown 148, M. Hague 123 vs. UNLV (W, 52-7) BYU: 2007, 694 at Tulsa (L, 55-47) Opp: 2005, Q. Ganther 131 and B. Ratliff 112 vs. Utah (L, 41-34) TEAM WAS AHEAD AT HALF AND LOST: Opp: 2001, 646 vs. Hawai`i (L, 72-45) BYU: 2007, at Tulsa (ahead 34-31, lost 55-47) THERE WERE THREE 100-YARD RUSHERS: Opp: 2005, at New Mexico (ahead 21-13, lost 24-27) SCORED 50 POINTS: BYU: 2001, L. Staley 142, B. Doman 116, B. McDonald 110; vs. BYU: 2006, vs. Wyoming (W, 55-7) Tulane (W, 70-35) 10 OR MORE PENALTIES BY ONE TEAM: Opp: 2007, at Tulsa (L, 55-47) BYU: 2007, 10 at Wyoming (W, 35-10) A RUNNING BACK HAD FOUR RUSHING TDS: Opp: 2006, 10 vs. Utah (W, 17-10) SCORED 60 POINTS: BYU: 2005, C. Brown 4 vs. Air Force (W, 62-41) BYU: 2005, vs. Air Force (W, 62-41) Opp: 2002, C. Harridge 4 Air Force (L, 52-9) OVER 100 PENALTY YARDS: Opp: 2001, Hawai`i (L, 72-45) BYU: 2007, 14-138 at Tulsa (L, 55-47) HAD 300 OR MORE YARDS RUSHING: Opp: 2006, 10-110 vs. Miss. State (W, 41-28) BYU: 2007, 311 at San Dieog State (W, 48-27) THE PASSING GAME Opp: 2004, 354 at Utah (L, 52-21) LOST FOUR OR MORE FUMBLES SCORED ON OVER 50-YARD PASS PLAY: BYU: 2008, 4 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17) BYU: 2007, A. Collie from M. Hall at New Mexico (W, 31-24) HAD LESS THAN 100 NET YARDS RUSHING: Opp: 2001, 4 at Hawaii (L, 72-45) Opp: 2008, J. Collins 76 yards from V. Williams vs. Northern Iowa BYU: 2008, 77 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17) (W, 41-17) Opp: 2007, 68 at San Diego State (W, 48-27) HAD FIVE OR MORE FUMBLES: BYU: 2008, 5 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17) SCORED ON OVER 70-YARD PASS PLAY: THERE WAS A 200-YARD RUSHER: Opp: 2008, 5 vs. Northern Iowa (W, 41-17) BYU: 2006, J. Harline from Jo. Beck vs. New Mexico (W, 42-17) BYU: 2005, C. Brown 219 vs. Air Force (W, 62-41) Opp: 2008, J. Collins 76 yards from V. Williams vs. Northern Iowa Opp: 2001, Childs (237) Colorado State (W, 56-34) A DEFENDER HAD THREE FUMBLE RECOVERIES: (W, 41-17) BYU: 2005, J. Luettgerodt at Wyoming (W, 35-21)

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OFFENSE DEFENSE POS No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School POS No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School XR 3 Michael Reed 6-1 202 Sr. 3L Baytown, TX / Robert E. Lee HS RE 84 Jan Jorgensen 6-3 274 Jr. 2L Helper, UT / Carbon HS 83 Spencer Hafoka 6-0 183 Fr. HS Kahuku, HI / Kahuku HS 57 Matt Putnam 6-6 237 Fr. RS Brigham City, UT / Box Elder HS -or- 90 Bernard Afutiti 6-0 260 Jr. TR Fontana, CA / Mr. San Antonio College HR 80 Kaneakua Friel 6-5 240 Fr. RS Honolulu, HI / Kamehameha HS -or- 20 Reed White 5-10 198 Sr. 1L Gilbert, AZ / Arizona State NT 52 Russell Tialavea 6-3 300 Jr. 1L Oceanside, CA / Oceanside HS 93 Mosese Foketi 6-0 277 Sr. 1L Oakland, CA / Laney CC ZR 9 Austin Collie 6-2 206 Jr. 2L El Dorado Hills, CA / Oak Ridge HS 11 O’Neill Chambers 6-2 209 Fr. HS Harmony, FL / Harmony HS LE 92 Brett Denney 6-4 260 Jr. 2L Thornton, CO / Legacy HS -or- 13 Luke Ashworth 6-2 195 So. 1L Provo, UT / Timpview HS -or- 77 Ian Dulan 6-1 255 Jr. 2L Hilo, HI / Kamehameha HS

TE 32 Dennis Pitta 6-5 250 Jr. 2L Moorpark, CA / Moorpark HS SLB 43 David Nixon 6-3 233 Sr. 3L College Station, TX / A&M Con. 88 Andrew George 6-5 243 Jr. 2L Englewood, CO / Cheery Creek HS 6 Daniel Sorensen 6-1 208 Fr. HS Colton, CA / Colton HS

LT 70 Matt Reynolds 6-6 321 Fr. RS Provo, UT / Timpview HS MLB 35 Matt Bauman 6-1 232 Jr. 2L Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS 64 RJ Willing 6-5 312 Jr. 2L Kahuku, HI / Kamehameha HS 39 Iona Pritchard 6-0 234 Fr. HS South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS

LG 76 Ray Feinga 6-5 348 Sr. 3L West Valley City, UT / Hunter HS BLB 42 Shawn Doman 6-2 232 Jr. 2L Woodburn, OR / Canby HS 60 Terence Brown 6-3 334 So. 1L Summerville, SC / Summerville HS -or- 51 Matt Ah You 5-11 227 Jr. 2L Ran. Cucamunga, CA / Lone Peak HS

C 65 Dallas Reynolds 6-5 320 Sr. 3L Provo, UT / Timpview HS WLB 41 Coleby Clawson 6-3 220 Jr. TR Wales, UT / Snow JC 66 Garrett Reden 6-3 275 So. 1L Valley Center, CA / Valley Center HS FC 4 Brandon Howard 5-9 170 Jr. 2L Riverside, CA / LaSierra HS RG 74 Travis Bright 6-5 313 Sr. 3L Queen Creek, AZ / Highland HS 17 G Pittman 5-10 189 Fr. RS Ran. Cucamongo, CA / Ran. Cuc. HS 73 Jason Speredon 6-5 291 So. 1L West Valley City, UT / Granger HS BC 21 Scott Johnson 5-11 185 Jr. 1L Provo, UT / Timpview HS RT 68 David Oswald 6-8 330 Sr. 2L Sandy, UT / Brighton HS 5 Brandon Bradley 6-0 210 So. 1L Tallahassee, FL / Lincoln HS 72 Nick Alletto 6-6 288 So. 1L Parker, CO / Ponderosa HS KAT 23 David Tafuna 6-1 211 Sr. 3L Mesa, AZ / Meza HS QB 15 Max Hall 6-1 201 Jr. 1L Mesa, AZ / Arizona State 2 Shiloah Te’o 5-10 207 Fr. HS Laie, HI / Kahuku HS 6 Brenden Gaskins 6-5 213 Jr. 1L Farmington, NM / Glendale CC FS 16 Kellen Fowler 5-11 187 Sr. 3L Kaysville, UT / Davis HS RB 1 Fui Vakapuna 6-1 253 Sr. 3L Glendale, UT / East HS 22 Andrew Rich 6-3 202 So. TR Ogden, UT / Snow JC 33 Wayne Latu 5-11 215 Jr. 2L Provo, UT / Provo HS

HB 45 Harvey Unga 6-0 239 So. 1L Provo, UT / Timpview HS 10 J.J. DiLuigi 5-9 199 Fr. RS Canyon Country, CA / Canyon HS

SPECIAL TEAMS POS No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School K 38 Mitch Payne 6-2 208 So. 1L North Ogden, UT / Weber HS -or- 18 Justin Sorensen 6-1 222 Fr. HS South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS

P 26 CJ Santiago 6-2 211 Sr. 1L Honolulu, HI / Orange Coast CC 18 Justin Sorensen 6-1 222 Fr. HS South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS

DS 56 Chris Muehlmann 6-0 211 Sr. 1L American Fork, UT / American Fk HS 59 John Pace 6-2 205 So. 1L Yorba Linda, CA / Espinosa HS

KR 11 O’Neill Chambers 6-2 209 Fr. HS Harmony, FL / Harmony HS 20 Reed White 5-10 190 Sr. 1L Gilbert AZ / Arizona State

PR 11 O’Neill Chambers 6-2 209 Fr. HS Harmony, FL / Harmony HS -or- 20 Reed White 5-10 190 Sr. 1L Gilbert AZ / Arizona State

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Offensive Starters Game XR ZR HR TE LT LG C RG RT QB HB Northern Iowa Reed Collie White Pitta M. Reynolds Feinga D. Reynolds Bright Oswald Hall Unga Washington Reed Collie George Pitta M. Reynolds Feinge D. Reynolds Bright Oswald Hall Unga UCLA Wyoming Utah State New Mexico TCU UNLV Colorado State San Diego State Air Force Utah

Defensive Starters Game LE NT RE SLB MLB BLB WLB FC FS KAT CB Northern Iowa Denney Tialavea Jorgensen Nixon Bauman Doman So’oto Howard Fowler Tafuna Johnson Washington Denney Tialavea Jorgensen Nixon Bauman Doman So’oto Howard Fowler Tafuna Johnson UCLA Wyoming Utah State New Mexico TCU UNLV Colorado State San Diego State Air Force Utah

1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL GAME 1 • August 30, 2008 GAME 2 • September 6, 2008 BYU vs Northern Iowa BYU at Washington LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah Husky Stadium • Seattle, Wash.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Northern Iowa Panthers 3 0 14 0 17 BYU Cougars 7 7 7 7 28 BYU Cougars 14 13 0 14 41 Washington Huskies 7 7 7 6 27

Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 1st 08:56 BY - REED, Michael 27 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 1st 09:38 BYU - COLLIE, Austin 38 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 9-76 5:22, 8-73 2:50 BYU 7 - WASH 0 05:13 UNI - Hallgren, Billy 33 yd field goal, 7-74 3:43 03:24 WASH - Locker, Jake 14 yd run (Perkins, Ryan kick), 7-66 3:52, BYU 7 - WASH 7 01:25 BY - UNGA, Harvey 19 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 2nd 10:38 WASH - Kearse, J. 48 yd pass from Locker, Jake (Perkins, Ryan kick), 7-79 3:25, 3-24 1:27 BYU 7 - WASH 14 2nd 04:50 BY - UNGA, Harvey 2 yd run (PAYNE, Mitch kick blockd), 6-54 2:03 04:18 BYU - GEORGE, Andrew 1 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 14-71 00:17 BY - UNGA, Harvey 1 yd run (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 6-78 2:04 6:11, BYU 14 - WASH 14 3rd 12:12 UNI - Collins, Josh 76 yd pass from Williams,Victor (Hallgren, Billy kick), 3rd 07:38 WASH - Kravitz, Luke 1 yd run (Perkins, Ryan kick), 13-65 7:12, BYU 14 - WASH 1-76 0:12 21 05:59 UNI - Huygens, Mark 0 yd fumble recovery (Hallgren, Billy kick) 04:17 BYU - VAKAPUNA, Fui 11 yd run (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 7-63 3:11, BYU 21 - WASH 4th 09:02 BY - HALL, Max 1 yd run (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 4-60 1:05 21 07:30 BY - KARIYA, Bryan 14 yd run (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 2-15 0:38 4th 03:31 BYU - PITTA, Dennis 15 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 9-84 4:39, BYU 28 - WASH 21 ARIZ BY 00:02 WASH - Locker, Jake 3 yd run (Perkins, Ryan kick blockd), 17-76 3:24, BYU 28 - FIRST DOWNS 14 28 WASH 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-149 28-77 PASSING YDS (NET) 213 486 BYU WASH Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-17-0 41-34-0 FIRST DOWNS 25 22 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-362 69-563 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-137 35-133 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 338 204 Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 3-13 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-30-1 32-17-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-42 3-101 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-475 67-337 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.1 3-42.7 Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 5-2 5-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-94 5-96 Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-65 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Possession Time 33:41 26:19 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-27.5 5-47.8 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 7 of 10 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 Penalties-Yards 7-60 4-25 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-6 Possession Time 31:04 28:56 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Third-Down Conversions 12 of 14 9 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 RUSHING: Northern Iowa-Grace, Pat 11-72; Lewis, Corey 17-37; Law, Derrick 8-28; Collins, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-3 Josh 2-11; Eyman, D.P. 1-1; Davis, Zach 1-0. No. 16 BYU-UNGA, Harvey 18-64; KARIYA, Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-33 0-0 Bryan 1-14; DILUIGI, JJ 1-2; LATU, Wayne 3-minus 1; TM 1-minus 1; HALL, Max 4-minus 1. RUSHING: BYU-UNGA, Harvey 23-136; VAKAPUNA, Fui 2-15; TEAM 3-minus 14. PASSING: Northern Iowa-Grace, Pat 11-18-0-112; Davis, Zach 5-6-0-25; Williams,Victor 1-1- Washington-Locker, Jake 18-62; Freeman, David 6-30; Polk, Chris 6-14; Griffin, 0-76. No. 16 BYU-HALL, Max 34-41-0-486. Willie 2-14; Homer, Paul 1-6; Polk, Jordan 1-6; Kravitz, Luke 1-1.

RECEIVING: Northern Iowa-Williams,Victor 5-53; Lewis, Corey 4-16; Collins, Josh 3-114; PASSING: BYU-HALL, Max 30-41-1-338. Washington-Locker, Jake 17-32-0-204. Turner, Maurice 2-17; Oordt, Schuylar 1-12; Eyman, D.P. 1-6; Herring, Jarred 1-minus 5. No. 16 BYU-PITTA, Dennis 11-213; COLLIE, Austin 7-80; UNGA, Harvey 6-47; REED, Michael RECEIVING: BYU-PITTA, Dennis 10-148; REED, Michael 7-55; COLLIE, Austin 4-71; GEORGE, Andrew 3-36; WHITE, Reed 1-30; HAFOKA, Spencer 1-5; LATU, Wayne 5-74; UNGA, Harvey 5-39; ASHWORTH, Luke 1-14; WHITE, Reed 1-7; GEORGE, Andrew 1-4. 1-1. Washington-Goodwin, D. 5-83; Middleton, K. 4-30; Kearse, J. 2-54; Polk, Jordan 2-20; Freeman, David 2-11; Homer, Paul 1-6; Polk, Chris 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Iowa-None. No. 16 BYU-None. INTERCEPTIONS: BYU-None. Washington-Foster, Mason 1-0. FUMBLES: Northern Iowa-Grace, Pat 2-1; Gray, Johnny 1-0; Lewis, Corey 1-0; Law, Derrick 1-1. No. 16 BYU-HALL, Max 2-2; REED, Michael 1-0; LATU, Wayne 1-1; DILUIGI, JJ 1-1. FUMBLES: BYU-TEAM 1-0; UNGA, Harvey 1-1. Washington-Locker, Jake 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): BYU-BAUMAN, Matt 1-0; CLAWSON, Coleby 1-0; NIXON, David SACKS (UA-A): Northern Iowa-None. No. 16 BYU-JOREGENSEN, Jan 1-0. 1-0; DULAN, Ian 1-0. Washington-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Iowa-Lloyd, Darrell 4-7; Harris, De’Veon 6-4; Mahoney, Josh TACKLES (UA-A): BYU-JOHNSON, Scott 6-3; BAUMAN, Matt 4-5; FOWLER, Kellen 3-7; Thompson, Jamar 3-7; Meier, Curtis 4-4; McMoore,Terrell 4-1; Kinney, Chuck 3-2; 6-2; DOMAN, Shawn 3-5; CLAWSON, Coleby 3-2; NIXON, David 2-3; TAFUNA, David 3-1; Huygens, Mark 3-1; Ruffin, James 2-1; Smith, Jordan 1-2; Canady, T. 1-2; Kirk, Justin 0-3; JOREGENSEN, Jan 1-1; HOWARD, Brandon 1-1; RICHARDSON, Bro 1-1; PRITCHARD, Roberts, Adam 1-1; Flander, Trent 0-2; Pedescleaux, E. 0-2; Robertson, J. 0-2; Hallgren, Billy Iona1-1; DENNEY, Brett 1-1; AH YOU, Matt 1-1; DULAN, Ian 1-0; PITTA, Dennis 1-0; 0-1; Mahaffey, Ryan 0-1. No. 16 BYU-BAUMAN, Matt 5-6; JOHNSON, Scott 2-6; CLAW- TE’O, Shiloah 1-0; BELL, Jeff 1-0; JAUSSI, Landon 1-0; TIALAVEA, Russe 1-0; SON, Coleby 3-3; DOMAN, Shawn 3-3; NIXON, David 3-3; AH YOU, Matt 2-4; FOWLER, SORENSEN, Justi 0-1. Washington-Williams, Nate 7-6; Harris, Darin 6-4; Foster, Kellen 4-1; SO’OTO, Vic 3-2; JOREGENSEN, Jan 1-4; DULAN, Ian 2-2; DENNEY, Brett 3-0; Mason 5-4; Forrester, M. 4-5; Te’o-Nesheim, D 2-5; Butler, Donald 3-2; Johnson, FOKETI, Mosese 0-3; HOWARD, Brandon 2-0; SORENSEN, Danie 2-0; TIALAVEA, Russe T. 2-1; McDowell, V. 2-1; Tuiasosopo, T. 1-2; Jones, Darrion 0-2; Gage, Joshua 1-1; PUTNAM, Matt 0-2; TAFUNA, David 0-1; RICH, Andrew 0-1. 0-2; Elisara, Cam. 1-0; Aldrich, Kalani 1-0; Wiggs, Fred 1-0; Richardson, Q. 1-0; Homer, Paul 0-1; Mosley, Matt 0-1. 1999, 2001, 2007 2006, MWC 2007 CHAMPIONS MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS • 2007 VEGAS LAS BOWL VEGAS CHAMPIONS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL

BYU TEAM STATISTICS, 2008 SEASON Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Aug. 30, 2008 Northern Iowa W, 41-17 1-0-0 0-0-0 3:19 64,108 Sept. 6, 2008 Washington W, 28-27 2-0-0 0-0-0 3:13 64,611

TEAM STATISTICS BY OPP SCORING 69 44 Points Per Game 34.5 22.0 FIRST DOWNS 53 36 Rushing 11 16 Passing 41 19 Penalty 1 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 219 282 Yards gained rushing 239 357 Yards lost rushing 20 75 Rushing Attempts 55 75 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.8 Average Per Game 109.5 141.0 TDs Rushing 5 3 PASSING YARDAGE 824 417 Att-Comp-Int 82-64-1 57-34-0 Average Per Pass 10.0 7.3 Average Per Catch 12.9 12.3 Average Per Game 412.0 208.5 TDs Passing 5 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1043 699 Total Plays 137 132 Average Per Play 7.6 5.3 Average Per Game 521.5 349.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-195 7-138 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-15 1--1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.9 19.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.8 -1.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 7-5 6-2 PENALTIES-Yards 15-125 8-65 Average Per Game 62.5 32.5 PUNTS-Yards 5-183 12-541 Average Per Punt 36.6 45.1 Net punt average 32.8 40.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:42 31:18 3RD-DOWN Conversions 19/24 15/32 3rd-Down Pct 79% 47% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 2/3 4th-Down Pct 0% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 5-41 0-0 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 1-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 8-10 80% 4-4 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 8-10 80% 3-4 75% PAT-ATTEMPTS 9-10 90% 5-6 83% ATTENDANCE 64108 64611 Games/Avg Per Game 1/64108 1/64611 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total No. 15 BYU 21 20 7 21 69 Opponents 10 7 21 6 44

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Individual Statistics FG SEQUENCE No. 16 BYU OPPONENTS Northern Iowa - (33) RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Washington - - UNGA, Harvey 2 41 201 1 200 4.9 2 15 100.0 VAKAPUNA, Fui 1 2 15 0 15 7.5 1 11 15.0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. KARIYA, Bryan 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 1 14 7.0 HALL, Max 2 3 5 1 4 1.3 1 4 2.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd DILUIGI, JJ 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 SANTIAGO, CJ 5 183 36.6 52 1 0 2 0 LATU, Wayne 1 3 2 3 -1 -0.3 0 1 -1.0 Total...... 5 183 36.6 52 1 0 2 0 TM 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Opponents...... 12 541 45.1 64 2 3 5 0 TEAM 1 3 0 14 -14 -4.7 0 0 -14.0 Total...... 2 55 239 20 219 4.0 5 15 109.5 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Opponents...... 2 75 357 75 282 3.8 3 69 141.0 SORENSEN, Justi 12 800 66.7 5 0 Total...... 12 800 66.7 5 0 138 46.8 23 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Opponents...... 9 599 66.6 2 0 195 40.4 29 HALL, Max 2 180.14 64-82-1 78.0 824 5 46 412.0 Total...... 2 180.14 64-82-1 78.0 824 5 46 412.0 Opponents...... 2 132.68 34-57-0 59.6 417 2 76 208.5 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G PITTA, Dennis 2 0 361 0 0 0 361 180.5 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G UNGA, Harvey 2 200 86 0 0 0 286 143.0 PITTA, Dennis 2 21 361 17.2 1 46 180.5 CHAMBERS, O’Nei 2 0 0 7 195 0 202 101.0 COLLIE, Austin 2 12 154 12.8 1 38 77.0 COLLIE, Austin 2 0 154 2 0 0 156 78.0 REED, Michael 2 11 126 11.5 1 27 63.0 REED, Michael 2 0 126 0 0 0 126 63.0 UNGA, Harvey 2 11 86 7.8 1 19 43.0 WHITE, Reed 2 0 37 6 0 0 43 21.5 GEORGE, Andrew 2 4 37 9.2 1 16 18.5 GEORGE, Andrew 2 0 37 0 0 0 37 18.5 WHITE, Reed 2 2 37 18.5 0 30 18.5 VAKAPUNA, Fui 1 15 0 0 0 0 15 15.0 ASHWORTH, Luke 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 ASHWORTH, Luke 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 HAFOKA, Spencer 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 KARIYA, Bryan 2 14 0 0 0 0 14 7.0 LATU, Wayne 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 HAFOKA, Spencer 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 Total...... 2 64 824 12.9 5 46 412.0 HALL, Max 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 Opponents...... 2 34 417 12.3 2 76 208.5 LATU, Wayne 1 -1 4 0 0 0 3 3.0 DILUIGI, JJ 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TM 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0 WHITE, Reed 2 6 3.0 0 5 TEAM 1 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -14.0 COLLIE, Austin 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total...... 2 219 824 15 195 0 1253 626.5 CHAMBERS, O’Nei 1 7 7.0 0 7 Opponents...... 2 282 417 -1 138 0 836 418.0 Total...... 4 15 3.8 0 7 Opponents...... 1 -1 -1.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 1 0 0.0 0 0

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long CHAMBERS, O’Nei 7 195 27.9 0 51 Total...... 7 195 27.9 0 51 Opponents...... 7 138 19.7 0 24

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 1 0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points UNGA, Harvey 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 PAYNE, Mitch 0 0-0 9-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 REED, Michael 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HALL, Max 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KARIYA, Bryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 GEORGE, Andrew 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 COLLIE, Austin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PITTA, Dennis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 VAKAPUNA, Fui 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 10 0-0 9-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 69 Opponents...... 6 1-1 5-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 44

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G HALL, Max 2 85 4 824 828 414.0 UNGA, Harvey 2 41 200 0 200 100.0 VAKAPUNA, Fui 1 2 15 0 15 15.0 KARIYA, Bryan 2 1 14 0 14 7.0 DILUIGI, JJ 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 TM 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 LATU, Wayne 1 3 -1 0 -1 -1.0 TEAM 1 3 -14 0 -14 -14.0 Total...... 2 137 219 824 1043 521.5 Opponents...... 2 132 282 417 699 349.5

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk

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Defensive Statistics

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------35 BAUMAN, Matt 2 9 11 20 3.0-7 1.0-5 . . . . 1 . . 21 JOHNSON, Scott 2 8 9 17 2.0-2 . . 3 . . . . . 42 DOMAN, Shawn 2 6 8 14 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . . 16 FOWLER, Kellen 2 10 3 13 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 41 CLAWSON, Coleby 2 6 5 11 3.5-19 1.0-2 . . . . 1 . . 43 NIXON, David 2 5 6 11 3.5-24 1.0-17 . 1 1 . 1 . . 51 AH YOU, Matt 2 3 5 8 0.5-3 ...... 84 JORGENSEN, Jan 2 2 5 7 1.5-9 1.0-8 . . 4 . . 1 . 37 SO’OTO, Vic 2 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 23 TAFUNA, David 2 3 2 5 ...... 92 DENNEY, Brett 2 4 1 5 1.0-3 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 77 DULAN, Ian 2 3 2 5 1.5-10 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . . 4 HOWARD, Brandon 2 3 1 4 ...... 52 TIALAVEA, Russe 2 2 1 3 0.5-2 ...... 93 FOKETI, Mosese 2 . 3 3 0.5-1 ...... 44 SORENSEN, Danie 2 2 . 2 1.0-1 ...... 94 RICHARDSON, Bro 1 1 1 2 ...... 57 PUTNAM, Matt 1 . 2 2 ...... 39 PRITCHARD, Iona 1 1 1 2 ...... 36 TE’O, Shiloah 1 1 . 1 ...... 22 RICH, Andrew 2 . 1 1 ...... 18 SORENSEN, Justi 2 . 1 1 ...... 58 BELL, Jeff 1 1 . 1 ...... 85 JAUSSI, Landon 1 1 . 1 ...... 32 PITTA, Dennis 2 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 2 75 70 145 19-82 5-41 . 6 8 2-0 4 1 . Opponents...... 2 71 86 157 5.0-13 0-0 1-0 5 3 5-0 5 1 .

Blue Zone Statistics

No. 15 BYU Inside Opponent Blue-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside BZ ---- Date Opponent Score In BZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game ------Aug 30 Northern Iowa...... W 41-17 6 5 34 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sep 06 at Washington...... W 28-27 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ------Totals 10 8 55 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 of 10 (80.0%)

Opponents Inside No. 15 BYU Blue-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside BZ ---- Date Opponent Score In BZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game ------Aug 30 Northern Iowa...... W 41-17 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 06 at Washington...... W 28-27 3 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------Totals 4 4 23 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 of 4 (100.0%)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes ...... 23 UNGA, Harvey at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Rushes ...... 18 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 136 UNGA, Harvey at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 72 Grace, Pat, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Rushes...... 2 UNGA, Harvey vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Rushes...... 2 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Rush ...... 15 UNGA, Harvey at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Rush ...... 69 Grace, Pat, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Pass attempts...... 41 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Pass attempts...... 32 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... HALL, Max at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Pass completions ...... 17 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Pass completions ...... 34 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Passing...... 204 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Passing...... 486 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Passes...... 1 Williams,Victor, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Passes...... 3 HALL, Max at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Pass...... 46 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Pass...... 76 Williams,Victor, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Receptions...... 11 PITTA, Dennis vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Receptions...... 5 Goodwin, D., at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Receiving...... 213 PITTA, Dennis vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Receiving...... 114 Collins, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Receptions...... 1 REED, Michael vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Receptions...... 1 Collins, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... UNGA, Harvey vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... Kearse, J., at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... COLLIE, Austin at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Reception ...... 76 Collins, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... PITTA, Dennis at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Field Goals ...... 1 Hallgren, Billy, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... GEORGE, Andrew at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Field Goal ...... 25 Hallgren, Billy, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Reception ...... 46 PITTA, Dennis vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Punts ...... 7 Black, Brook, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Field Goals ...... 0 Punting Avg ...... 47.8 Ballman, Jared, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Field Goal ...... 0 Long Punt ...... 64 Ballman, Jared, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Punts ...... 3 SANTIAGO, CJ vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Punt Return ...... 0 Punting Avg ...... 42.7 SANTIAGO, CJ vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Kickoff Return. . . . . 24 Gray, Johnny, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Punt ...... 52 SANTIAGO, CJ vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Tackles...... 13 Williams, Nate, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Long Punt Return ...... 7 CHAMBERS, O’Nei vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Sacks ...... 0.5 Ruffin, James, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Kickoff Return. . . . . 51 CHAMBERS, O’Nei vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Tackles For Loss...... 1.5 Mahoney, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Tackles...... 11 BAUMAN, Matt vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Interceptions...... 1 Foster, Mason, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Sacks ...... 1.0 JORGENSEN, Jan vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... BAUMAN, Matt at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... CLAWSON, Coleby at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... NIXON, David at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS ...... DULAN, Ian at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Rushes ...... 40 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Tackles For Loss...... 2.5 CLAWSON, Coleby vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 149 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Interceptions...... 0 Yards Per Rush ...... 3.8 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Rushes...... 3 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Pass attempts...... 32 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TEAM GAME HIGHS Pass completions ...... 17 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Rushes ...... 28 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 137 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Passing...... 213 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Per Rush ...... 4.9 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Per Pass...... 8.5 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Rushes...... 4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Passes...... 1 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Pass attempts...... 41 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Total Plays ...... 67 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Pass completions ...... 34 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Blue Zone Statistics Total Offense ...... 362 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Passing...... 486 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Per Play...... 5.6 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) No. 15 BYU Inside Opponent Blue-Zone Yards Per Pass...... 11.9 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Points 27...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Passes...... 3 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Sacks By...... 0 Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside BZ ---- Total Plays ...... 69 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) First Downs...... 22 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Date Opponent Score In BZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Total Offense ...... 568 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Penalties...... 4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ------Yards Per Play...... 8.4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Aug 30 Northern Iowa...... W 41-17 6 5 34 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Points 41...... vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Penalty Yards ...... 40 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Sep 06 at Washington...... W 28-27 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sacks By...... 4 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ------Turnovers...... 2 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) First Downs...... 28 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Totals 10 8 55 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Interceptions By...... 1 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) 8 of 10 (80.0%) Penalties...... 8 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Penalty Yards ...... 65 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Turnovers...... 4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Opponents Inside No. 15 BYU Blue-Zone Interceptions By...... 0

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside BZ ---- Date Opponent Score In BZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game ------Aug 30 Northern Iowa...... W 41-17 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 06 at Washington...... W 28-27 3 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------Totals 4 4 23 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 of 4 (100.0%)

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