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BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL BYU Athletic Communications • 30 SFH • Provo, UT • (801) 422-8948 • Fax: (801) 422-0633 • www.byucougars.com Football Contact Info. • Jeff Reynolds • [email protected] • (801) 372-2080 • Asst. Football Contact • Kyle Chilton • [email protected] • (801) 378-5737 2005 SCHEDULE/SCOREBOARD BYU (3-3, 2-2) at No. 9 Notre Dame (4-2) Date Opponent Time/Results Sept. 3 No. 22 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 3-20 Notre Dame Stadium Sept. 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS . W, 45-10 Sept. 24 TCU . L, 50-51 (OT) Notre Dame, Indiana Oct. 1 at San Diego State . .L, 10-31 October 22, 2005 Oct. 8 at New Mexico . W, 27-24 1:30 p.m. (CT); NBC (KSL-5) Oct. 15 COLORADO STATE . W, 24-14 Oct. 22 at No. 9 Notre Dame . 1:30 p.m. (NBC) GAME INFORMATION Oct. 29 AIR FORCE . TBA KICKOFF: . .1:30 p.m. (CT) Nov. 5 at UNLV . TBA SITE:. Notre Dame, Indiana; Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) Nov. 12 at Wyoming . TBA TELEVISION: . NBC (KSL-5) Nov. 19 UTAH . TBA RADIO (Local): . KSL-Radio; 1160 AM and 102.7 FM (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and James Dye) THE SERIES: . Notre Dame Leads, 3-2 2005 QUICK FACTS IN NOTRE DAME: . Notre Dame Leads, 2-1 Location: . .Provo, Utah LAST MEETING: . .2004: BYU Won, 20-17 Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 Elevation: . 4,553 feet COUGARS SET TO BATTLE FIGHTING IRISH Enrollment: . 33,278 Riding a two-game win streak, the Cougars, 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the MWC, will take a one-week Nickname: . Cougars hiatus from conference play and take a trip to Indiana for a game with the No. 9 Fighting Irish of Notre Mascot: . Cosmo Dame. BYUʼs most recent win was Saturday against Colorado State in this yearʼs homecoming game. Colors: . Dark Blue and White The Cougars struck twice in the second quarter on a four-yard run by Curtis Brown and a two-yard Stadium (capacity): . LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) scoring pass from John Beck to Daniel Coats. BYU added a third-quarter field goal before yielding Surface: . Natural Grass two touchdowns to the Rams, which cut the Cougar lead to 17-14. BYU responded after the second Conference: . Mountain West Conference when Brown scored from two yards out in the fourth, capping a 14-play, 76-yard drive that ate 6:53 off President: . Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson the clock and left Colorado State down 10 with 2:07 remaining. The Cougar defense held to secure the Athletics Director: . Tom Holmoe 24-14 win. Brown had season highs of 147 yards, two touchdowns and 31 rush attempts. Head Coach: . Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, ‘88) Seasons: . .First Year Career Record: . 3-3 (.500) A LOOK AT THE IRISH Seasons at BYU: . .First Year The No. 9 Irish are 4-2 and coming off a near-upset of the No. 1-ranked USC Trojans. Record at BYU: . 3-3 (.500) Notre Dame held the lead three times during the game, including 31-28 with 2:02 remain- 2004 Overall Record: . 5-6 (.455) ing after quarterback Brady Quinn scored on a five-yard run. The Trojans answered as MWC Record: . 4-3 (.571) Matt Leinart took his team to the goal line with just seven seconds remaining and scored Final Conference Finish: . 3rd the game-winning touchdown. Quinn finished the game completing 19-of-35 pass at- First Year of Football: . 1922 tempts for 264 yards and one touchdown. Jeff Samardzija caught six passes for 99 yards and a touchdown All-time Record: . 459-362-26 (.558) while the Irish ran for 153 yards. For the season, Quinn has thrown for 1,885 yards and 14 touchdowns. All-time Home Record: . 249-125-6 (.663) He is averaging 314.2 yards per game. Samardzija has caught nine of those touchdown passes and has 598 All-time Road Record: . 191-219-19 (.467) receiving yards. Darius Walker is the teamʼs top rusher with 600 yards and three touchdowns. All-time Neutral Record: . 19-18-1 (.513) All-time MWC Record: . 27-19-0 (.587) COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS All-time MWC Home Record: . 13-10 (.565) TELEVISION: BYUʼs game against No. 9 Notre Dame will be broadcast nationally on NBC. All-time MWC Road Record: . 14-9 (.609) Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CT). The game can be seen locally on KSL-TV Channel 5. Stadium Record: . 177-60 (.747) Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): . 108-38 (.740) RADIO: Fans can also catch the game by tuning into KSL Radio, 1160 AM and 102.7 FM, and Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): . 17-12 (.586) follow the game live as Greg Wrubell calls the action, Marc Lyons offers expert analysis and James Conference Championships: . 21 Dye reports from the sideline. Westwood One will also broadcast the game with Tony Roberts, Allen Bowl Game Appearances: . 23 Pinkett and Al Smith calling the action. Last Bowl Appearance: . 2001, Liberty Bowl Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 40/21 INTERNET: A live webcast of the game, which includes play-by-play and up-to-the minute statis- Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 19/11 tics, can be viewed by logging on to the Notre Dame Web site: http://und.collegesports.com/sports/ Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 21/10 m-footbl/. In addition to the webcast, a live audio stream will be available on the following URLs: Starters Returning/Lost: . 13/9 http://ksl.com and http://www.byuradio.org/streaming. Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 7/4 Offensive Players Returning with Starting Experience: . 11 SERIES INFORMATION Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . .6/5 Saturdayʼs game will be the sixth meeting between BYU and No. 9 Notre Dame. The Irish lead the series 3- Defensive Players Returning with Starting Experience: . 11 2 and hold a 2-1 advantage in Notre Dame. The two teams opened their respective 2004 schedules in Provo and BYU prevailed, 20-17. The Cougars jumped out to a 13-0 lead on a five-yard touchdown run by Fahu Tahi and two field goals by Matt Payne, including a 53-yarder. After a Notre Dame field goal, the Cougars increased their lead to 20-3 in the third on a 42-yard pass from Matt Berry to Austin Collie. The Irish came back with 14-unanswered points to get within three but BYU managed to run out the clock, preserving the victory. The last time the teams met in Notre Dame was in 2003. The Irish defeated the Cougars 33-14. BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 2 • BYU Football 2005 THE RANKED TEAMS ONE PUNT The Cougarsʼ game at No. 9 Notre Dame will be their second against a ranked oppo- Punter Derek McLaughlin set foot on the field just once against Colorado State, nent this season. BYU started the season with a loss to then No. 22 Boston College. punting for 38 yards in the third quarter. The last time BYU punted only once in a The Cougars are now 0-11 against ranked teams since defeating No. 23 Colorado game was Nov. 9, 2002 against Wyoming, a 35-31 Cougar win at home. The last State, 34-13, on Sept. 16, 1999. During that streak BYU is 0-3 at LaVell Edwards time a BYU opponent had just one punt was Utah on Nov. 20, 2004. Stadium. BYU has not defeated a ranked opponent on the road since beating Arizona State, 13-10, on Sept. 20, 1997. WHERE’S THE BEEF? The BYU offensive line doesnʼt order salads when it goes out to eat. Each starter CONFERENCE STANDINGS weighs over 300 pounds for an average of 325 and a total of 1,625 pounds. They will With Saturdayʼs 24-14 win over Colorado State, the Rams fall to 2-1 in league play and be going up against a Notre Dame defensive line that weighs an average of 271.0 trail TCU. The Horned Frogs lead the league with a 4-0 record against MWC oppo- pounds. The Irish offensive line weighs on average of 294.6 pounds while BYUʼs nents. Wyoming, New Mexico, BYU and San Diego State are tied for third with a 2-2 defensive line weighs an average of 298.3. conference record. Air Force is in seventh place with a 2-3 league record, while Utah and UNLV are tied for last with a 1-3 MWC record. SCORELESS QUARTERS AND FIRST-HALF SHUTOUTS BYU led 14-0 at the half against Colorado State, marking the Cougarsʼ second first-half GOOD GRIEF CURTIS BROWN shutout of the season. The Cougars also kept Eastern Illinois scoreless in the first half. Curtis Brown carried the ball 31 times for 147 yards and scored two touchdowns, mark- BYU has shut out its opponents in seven quarters this season, including three consecutive ing season-high numbers in each category. Brown had his eighth career 100-yard game- quarters from the fourth at New Mexico through the first half against Colorado State. The -tied for second most in BYU history--by halftime as he ran for 103 yards on 18 carries Cougars nearly made it four-straight but the Rams scored as time expired in the third. in the opening half. Brown opened the scoring in the second quarter with a four-yard touchdown run--his fourth rushing touchdown of the year. For the season, he has 504 ONLY ONE PASS yards and five touchdowns on 106 carries. BYU is 7-1 when Brown rushes for over 100 BYU quarterback John Beck completed 13-of-18 attempts for 168 yards in the Cougarsʼ yards.