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2007 MWC CHAMPIONS No. 11 BYU (3-0) vs. Wyoming (2-1) 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. 20, 2008 Sept. 13 UCLA ...... W, 59-0 Sept. 20 WYOMING...... 1 p.m. (MTN) 1:00 p.m. (MT); The Mtn. 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:...... 1:00 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:...... The Mtn.(James Bates, Todd Christensen, Sammy Linebaugh) 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:...... 41-30-3 Location:...... Provo, Utah IN PROVO:...... 25-12 Founded: ...... Oct. 15, 1875 LAST MEETING: ...... BYU won, 35-10, in Laramie (Nov. 17, 2007) Elevation: ...... 4,553 feet Enrollment: ...... 33,278 Nickname: ...... Cougars COUGARS OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY Mascot: ...... Cosmo After posting a 3-0 nonconference record to start the season, the Cougars will open Mountain West Conference Colors: ...... Dark Blue and White play against Wyoming on Saturday. BYU is riding the nation’s longest active winning streak at 13 games and Stadium (capacity): ...... LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) has a perfect 16-0 league record over the past two seasons--a MWC record. The Cougars have not lost a con- Surface: ...... Natural Grass ference game since dropping their MWC finale to Utah in 2005. BYU also has an eight-game home win streak in Conference: ...... Mountain West Conference league contests, eclipsing the old mark of six held by Utah and Colorado State. President: ...... Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson Athletics Director: ...... Tom Holmoe THE BYU-WYOMING SERIES Head Coach:...... Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, ‘88) Saturday’s game will mark the 75th meeting between Wyoming and BYU. The Cougars Seasons: ...... Fourth lead the series 41-30-3, which dates back to the 1922 season. The two teams first met in Career Record: ...... 31-10 (.756) 1922 when BYU handed Wyoming a 7-0 defeat. That first meeting also marked the first Seasons at BYU: ...... Fourth win for a young BYU program, a team that until that point in the 1922 season was 0-3. Record at BYU: ...... 31-10 (.756) The Cougars have defeated the Cowboys in seven of the last eight meetings, losing only 2007 Overall Record: ...... 11-2 twice since the inception of the MWC. Wyoming’s last win in Provo was in 1987 when the MWC Record: ...... 8-0 Cowboys spoiled homecoming celebrations with a 29-27 win over BYU. Final Conference Finish: ...... 1st First Year of Football: ...... 1922 All-time Record: ...... 487-369-26 (.567) ON THE TUBE All-time Home Record: ...... 265-126-6 (.675) Saturday’s game will be broadcast live to a national television audience on The Mtn. James All-time Road Record: ...... 202-224-19 (.475) Bates will call the action and Todd Christensen will lend analysis, along with Sammy Line- All-time Neutral Record: ...... 20-19-1 (.513) baugh as the sideline reporter. Bates was an All-Southeastern Conference linebacker at the All-time MWC Record: ...... 46-20-0 (.697) University of Florida and captain of the Gators’ 1996 national championship football team. All-time MWC Home Record: ...... 22-11 (.667) Christensen was a standout at BYU before launching an NFL career, playing as a tight end All-time MWC Road Record: ...... 24-9 (.727) with the Cowboys and the Raiders. Linebaugh is a former news reporter for KSL-TV in Salt Lake City and has Stadium Record: ...... 192-61 (.759) worked as a freelance reporter before joining The Mtn. as a reporter. Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): ...... 123-39 (.759) Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): ...... 32-13 (.711) A LOOK BACK: BYU 59-UCLA 0 Conference Championships: ...... 23 The 16th-ranked Cougars systematically dismantled the UCLA Bruins on Saturday, 59-0, in Bowl Game Appearances: ...... 26 one of the most dominating games in BYU history. The win improved BYU’s nation’s best Last Bowl Appearance: ...... 2007, Las Vegas Bowl winning streak to 13 straight games, including a perfect 3-0 mark on the season. Heisman Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 51/21 Trophy candidate Max Hall connected on 27-of-35 attempts for 271 yards before being re- Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 24/5 lieved at the 7:43 mark of the third quarter. During the day, Hall equaled Jim McMahon and Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 23/16 Marc Wilson’s school record seven touchdowns on the day. His six touchdowns in the first Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 12/10 half alone set a BYU single-half record. Junior receiver Austin Collie led the Cougars from the receiving end, Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 9/2 totaling 110 yards over 10 receptions, including two touchdowns. Mackey Award candidate Dennis Pitta added Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/8 five receptions for 47 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while running back Harvey Unga chipped in five receptions for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Senior receiver Michael Reed had five receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown. BYU’s offense came to life early scoring on a 10-yard pass from Hall to Pitta in the first quarter. The Cougars poured on 35 more points in the second, marking the second-highest scoring quarter in BYU history. The defensive performance was equally impressive as they stopped all UCLA scoring attempts and forced six Tradition Spirit Honor turnovers while holding the Bruins to two of 10 third-down conversions, compared to BYU’s 13-of-17 showing. BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 2 • BYU Football 2008

SETTING THE GAME: BYU vs. WYOMING UNDEFEATED AT HOME Date...... Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008 BYU finished the 2007 season with a perfect 6-0 record at home, for the second consecutive Game Time...... 1:00 p.m. (MT) year. The last time BYU had a perfect record at home for two straight seasons was in 1990- Location...... Provo, Utah 1991. Since the stadium was built in 1964, BYU has gone undefeated at home 14 times: Stadium ...... LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Home Team ...... BYU 2008: 2-0 Head Coach...... Bronco Mendenhall 2007: 6-0 Career Record...... 31-10 (.756) 2006: 6-0 2007 Record...... 11-2 (.846) 2001: 6-0 Away Team...... Wyoming 1998: 6-0 Head Coach...... Joe Glenn 1996: 7-0 Record at Wyoming...... 28-34 (.452) 1991: 6-0 2007 Record...... 5-7 1990: 6-0 Overall Series...... BYU leads 41-30-3 1988: 6-0 Television...... The Mtn. (National) 1984: 6-0 Radio ...... KSL, 102.7 FM, 1160 AM 1983: 5-0 1980: 6-0 1979: 5-0 2008 OPPONENT CAPSULE: WYOMING 1977: 5-0 Date Opponent Score Aug. 30 Ohio...... W, 21-20 1967: 5-0 Sept. 6 Air Force...... L, 23-3 Sept. 13 North Dakota State...... W, 16-13 Sept. 20 at BYU...... HOMELAND SECURITY Sept. 27 Bowling Green...... The Cougars’ victory over UCLA increased BYU’s consecutive home winning streak to 14 Oct. 4 at New Mexico...... games, dating back to the 2006 season. Over that span, the Cougars have beaten their oppo- Oct. 11 Utah...... nents by an average of 28.5 points per game and have allowed just 10.8 points per game. The Oct. 25 at TCU...... Cougars have allowed seven points or less in seven of the last 14 home games. Nov. 1 San Diego State...... Nov. 8 at Tennessee...... Nov. 13 at UNLV...... “FAN”TASTIC FANS Nov. 22 Colorado State ...... The 64,153 fans in attendance for the Cougars’ 59-0 win over UCLA marked the eighth consecutive sell-out at Edwards Stadium. The current streak marks the longest streak of BRIGHAM YOUNG-WYOMING TIES consecutive sellouts since the 1991-92 seasons. Over 128,000 (128,261) fans have attended Rick Wolfley is the lone Cougar on the roster from the state of Wyoming. The sophomore de- the first two home games at Edwards Stadium this season, averaging 64,138 fans per game. fensive lineman hails from the town of Afton and attended Star Valley High School, the same After averaging 64,497 in 2007, BYU finished ranked fourth overall in the estW behind USC alma mater as Logan Fitzgerald, a freshman safety on the Cowbow roster. (87,476), UCLA (76,379) and Washington (67,732). BYU has annually been the top school in average attendance for teams from conferences that do not receive automatic BCS bowl bids. RACKING UP THE WEEKLY AWARDS BYU has led the MWC in home attendance in all nine years of the league’s existence. In fact, Edwards Stadium has been the site of the league’s all-time top-10 crowds. Based on their performances over the past two weeks, Cougars are beginning to accumulate weekly awards on both the Mountain West Conference and national level. Player Weekly Award Game (Week) EDWARDS STADIUM Dennis Pitta John Mackey Tight End Northern Iowa (Aug. 30) LaVell Edwards Stadium, with its 64,045-seat capacity, is home to BYU football. Originally Max Hall MWC Offensive Player Washington (Sept. 6) Cougar Stadium, it was built in 1964 and seated 45,000. It was expanded in 1982 to seat Max Hall MWC Offensive Player UCLA (Sept. 13) 65,000 in permanent seats. Max Hall Walter Camp National Off. Player UCLA (Sept. 13) Record: 192-61 (.759) Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): 123-39 (.759) Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): 32-13 (.711) COUGARS CONTINUE TO WIN Last Six Home Games: 6-0 (1.000) - 2007-2008 With their 59-0 win over UCLA, the Cougars’ extended their nation-leading winning streak to Last 12 Home Games: 12-0 (1.000) - 2006-2008 13 games. BYU has won 25 of its last 29 games, dating back to the 2006 season. During that Last 18 Home Games: 16-2 (.889) - 2005-2008 season, the Cougars finished 11-2, followed by another 11-2 season in 2007, and they are off Last 24 Home Games: 19-5 (.792) - 2004-2008 to a 3-0 start this season. BYU’s 3-0 record this season marks its best start since the 2001 season. HOME FIELD DOMINANCE Since it was built in 1964, the Cougars have fielded several dominating teams. Last season, EDWARDS’ STADIUM STREAK NOW SPANS THREE SEASONS BYU averaged 28.67 points per game at home while limiting its opponents to just 11.33. The With BYU’s 59-0 shutout of UCLA, the Cougars have not lost in Edwards Stadium since margin of difference had the Cougars beating their opponents by an average of 17.33 points. November 19, 2005. BYU has won 14 straight home games, dating back to September 9, The 35.16-point differential in 2006 was a BYU record in scoring margin in the stadium’s 42- 2006. The last time the Cougars won 14 consecutive home games was 16 seasons ago when year history (and the program’s 84-year history): the team won 17 in a row from Oct. 7, 1989 to Nov. 23, 1991. Year BYU ppg. Opp. ppg. Margin of Difference 2008 50.0 8.5 +41.5! ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS 2007 28.67 11.33 +17.33! BYU currently owns the longest active winning streak among FBS (Division I-A) teams, having 2006 47.16 12 +35.16! won 13 consecutive games. The Cougars have put together their longest win streak since 2005 36.33 29.5 +6.83! winning 12 straight games during the 2001 season. The top, current winning streaks in the 2004 22.83 22.16 +0.67# NCAA are as follows: 2003 12.16 27.66 -15.5# Team Streak 2002 27.5 23 +4.5# BYU 13 2001 53.16 27.33 +25.83# Georgia 10 2000 24.5 16.83 +7.67^ Southern California 7 1999 31.83 25.66 +6.17^ 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 3 • BYU Football 2008 1998 35.33 15.5 +19.83^ HALL SETS BYU RECORD 1997 28.83 24.83 +4^ Quarterback Max Hall’s six touchdown passes in the first half broke BYU’s previous record 1996 42.71 15.57 +27.14^ of five, held by Marc Wilson (CSU 1977), Robbie Bosco (Baylor 1984) and Gary Sheide 1995 28.33 23 +5.33^ (UNM 1973). Halls seven touchdown passes on the day, matched a program record of seven, 1994 29.66 25.83 +3.83^ shared by Wilson and Jim McMahon (CSU 1981). 1993 35.66 30.66 +5^ 1992 29.83 18.66 +11.17^ VERSUS THE PAC-10 1991 38.16 18.66 +20.6^ After its 59-0 victory over UCLA, BYU is now 5-1 in the last six meetings with Pac-10 op- 1990 48.66 23.5 +25.16^ ponents, including back-to-back wins against Washington and UCLA. 1989 47.5 32.83 +14.67^ 1988 42.33 10.16 +32.17^ LARGEST LEAD OVER PAC-10 1987 28.66 22 +6.66^ The 59-0 final score between BYU and UCLA marked a new BYU record-high lead over 1986 29 15.66 +13.34^ a Pac-10 opponent. The Cougars’ largest lead prior to Saturday’s game was 31-0 against 1985 34.66 13.16 +21.5^ Oregon in the fourth quarter of the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl. 1984 40 15.16 +24.84^ 1983 41 19.2 +21.8^ 1982 38.4 20.6 +17.8^ FIRST-HALF POINTS 1981 41 25.4 +15.6^ BYU’s 42 points against UCLA in the first half are the most scored by the Cougars since a 42- 1980 49.5 16.16 +33.34^ 13 score against Air Force on Oct. 20, 2001. Earlier that same year, on Aug. 25, the Cougars 1979 40.6 6.4 +34.2^ recorded a BYU stadium-record 49 points in the first half againstTulane. 1978 30.4 9.4 +21^ 1977 39 13.6 +25.4^ HALL BREAKS MWC TOUCHDOWN RECORD 1976 43.66 22.16 +21.5^ With his seven touchdown passes on the day against UCLA, junior quarterback Max Hall set 1975 27.2 21.6 +5.6^ a new Mountain West Conference record. His six touchdown passes in the first half alone 1974 31.6 15 +16.6^ broke the previous record of five. The previous record has been tied several times over the 1973 30.83 20 +10.83^ past nine years—most recently by TCU’s Jeff Ballard in 2006 and SDSU’s Kevin O’Connell in 1972 24.4 25.6 -1.2^ 2007. BYU’s John Beck also reached the five touchdown passes mark as a junior in 2005. 1971 20.75 18 +2.75* 1970 12.6 14.8 -2.2* 1969 24.4 15 +9.4* SECOND QUARTER BREAKS BYU SCORING RECORD 1968 16.4 32 -15.6* The Cougars’ set a new program record of points scored in the second quarter against UCLA 1967 37.8 13.6 +24.2* with 35. BYU’s 35 points also rank as the second highest point total ever in any quarter, 1966 27.66 20.16 +7.5* behind the 36 points scored against Washington State on Sept. 15, 1990 in the fourth quarter. 1965 25.5 16.5 +9* 1964 23.4 15.8 +7.6* PAYNE TIES SOPHOMORE MWC RECORD Kicker Mitch Payne connected on a perfect 8-of-8 PAT attempts in BYU’s win over UCLA, Bold indicates 30 or greater point advantage. * Tommy Hudspeth coached teams tying the number of extra points made by a sophomore in a single game. ^ LaVell Edwards coached teams # Gary Crowton coached teams ! Bronco Mendenhall coached teams UNGA FINDS SUCCESS THIS TIME AROUND With just over two minutes remaining in the first quarter against UCLA, running back Harvey NATIONAL RANKINGS Unga’s surpassed his rushing mark against the Bruins in the Las Vegas Bowl with a 2-yard For the first time since 1997, BYU kicked off the season ranked among the nation’s top-25 pickup. Unga ran for just 16 yards on 17 carries in the bowl game, but finished today with 72 programs in both the USA Today Coaches Poll (No. 17), and the Associated Press Top-25 yards on the same 17 carries. (No. 16). This marked the Cougars’ highest preseason ranking since picked No. 16 in 1990. BYU finished the 2007 season ranked as high as No. 14 with an 11-2 record, including a 17- SCORING HALL PASSES 16 victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. Quarterback Max Hall’s touchdown pass to senior Michael Reed on BYU’s first possession against UCLA marked the fifth consecutive game Hall has recorded a touchdown pass, dating Week Ranking (Coaches’ Poll/AP Poll) back to Dec. 1, 2007 at San Diego State. In fact, Hall has thrown a touchdown pass in 15-of- Preseason (Aug. 24) 17/16 16 career games. Week 1 (Aug. 31) 15/15 Week 2 (Sept. 7) 15/18 Week 3 (Sept. 14) 11/14 PAPER OR PLASTIC Two Cougars recorded sacks against UCLA’s Kevin Craft on Saturday, including Ian Dulan HE WHO SCORES FIRST... and Jan Jorgensen. With his sack, Jorgensen is a sack behind the MWC career record of 20.5, currently held by New Mexico’s Michael Tuohy, TCU’s Chase Ortiz and former Cougar Junior tight end Dennis Pitta’s 15-yard touchdown reception with 8:09 remaining in the first Brady Poppinga. quarter against UCLA gave BYU the early 7-0 lead. The play marked the 25th time in the last 28 games BYU has scored first. The Cougars are 23-2 in those 25 games. BYU has also scored an opening drive touchdown in 11 of its last 14 games. SCORING IN NO TIME... BYU’s 2nd-quarter scoring drive of six seconds agaisnt UCLA, marked the shortest Cougar COIN TOSS scoring drive since a three-yard touchdown run by Harvey Unga against TCU on Nov. 8, 2007 knocked four seconds off the clock. For the third week in a row, BYU won the opening coin toss. For the second time this season, the Cougars elected to defer. BYU is 3-0 when winning the opening coin toss. ANOTHER BLOCKED KICK SHUTOUT WIN OVER UCLA With Russell Tialavea’s block on UCLA’s Kai Forbath’s field goal attempt in the second quarter, the Cougars have recorded a block on a kicking attempt in three of the past four games, The Cougar’s 59-0 win marked the Cougars’ first shutout since a 38-0 win over Utah State on including a blocked PAT against Washington last week, and Forbath’s game-ending field goal Sept. 23, 2006. The game ranks third in the program’s list of largest shutouts, behind a 65-0 attempt at the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. win over New Mexico on Oct. 29, 1988 and a 63-0 win at UTEP on Dec. 1, 1973.

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COLLIE HITS CENTURY MARK Germany, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Junior Austin Collie surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark with 10 catches for 110 yards Members of the BYU football program who are currently serving missions cover six of the and two touchdowns against UCLA. This marked the first time Collie has caught over 100 globe’s seven continents. Members of the BYU football program who are currently serving yards since facing the Bruins in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. missions speak a total of nine different foreign languages, including Bulgarian, German, Japanese, Malagasy, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. HALL OF MAX SERVED MISSIONS... Heisman Trophy candidate Max Hall turned in another standout performance in the Cou- gars’ 59-0 victory over UCLA. Hall completed 27-of-35 attempts for 271 yards and seven Of the 105 players on the team roster, 60 have served a church mission (57 percent). touchdowns. During the opening drive of the game, Hall led the Cougars on an 11-play Current members of the BYU football team have served missions in a total of 14 different drive, for 75 yards. During the drive he was 6-for-6 for 51 yards, including a 10-yard pass countries around the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, to Dennis Pitta for the early 7-0 lead. Hall came out of the game with 6:28 remaining in the Ecuador, England, Germany, Puerto Rico, United States and Uruguay. Current members third quarter. of the BYU football team have served missions in 16 different states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington. Current members of the BYU football FOLLOWING A BOWL VICTORY... team who have previously served church missions speak a total of nine different foreign In seasons following a BYU bowl victory, the Cougars have compiled a combined record languages, including Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Samoan and Spanish. of 77-23 (.758), averaging 9.6 wins per season. Of BYU’s eight previous post-bowl victory teams, all but two teams have returned to a bowl game the following season. WHAT IS A MISSION, YOU ASK? Year Bowl - Result Following Season Record Bowl The Church’s missionary program is one of its most recognized characteristics. “Mormon” 1980 Holiday (Defeated SMU) 11-2 (1981) 1981 (Holiday) missionaries can be seen on the streets of hundreds of major cities in the world as well as 1981 Holiday (Defeated Washington St.) 8-4 (1982) 1982 (Holiday) in thousands of smaller communities. More than 50,000 missionaries are serving missions 1983 Holiday (Defeated Missouri) 13-0 (1984) 1984 (Holiday) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at any one time. Most are young people 1984 Holiday (Defeated Michigan) 11-3 (1985) 1985 (Citrus) under the age of 25, serving in nearly 350 missions throughout the world. Missionaries can 1988 Freedom (Defeated Colorado) 10-3 (1989) 1989 (Holiday) be single men between the ages of 19 and 25, single women over the age of 21 or retired 1994 Copper (Defeated Oklahoma) 7-4 (1995) None couples. Missionaries receive their assignment from Church headquarters and are sent only 1996 Cotton (Defeated Kansas State) 6-5 (1997) None to countries where governments allow the Church to operate. Missionaries do not request 2006 Las Vegas (Defeated Oregon) 11-2 (2007) 2007 (Las Vegas) their area of assignment and do not know beforehand whether they will be required to learn 2007 Las Vegas (Defeated UCLA) ??? ??? a language. Prior to going to their assigned area, missionaries spend a short period of time at one of 17 missionary training centers throughout the world. There they learn how to teach the gospel in an orderly and clear way and, if necessary, they begin to learn the language of BEST OF THE BUNCH the people they will be teaching. The largest training center is in Provo, Utah, with additional Following the 2004 season, Bronco Mendenhall was one of 13 men who received their first centers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, England, Guatemala, Ja- head football coaching job at the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) level. Of those 13 pan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Spain and South Korea. A typical mission- coaches, Bronco Mendenhall has compiled the best overall record to date. Following is a list ary day begins by waking at 6:30 a.m. for personal study. The day is spent proselytizing by of the coaches and their current records. following up on appointments, visiting homes or meeting people in the street or other public places. Missionaries end their day by 10:30 p.m. In some parts of the world, missionaries Head Coach, School Record are sent only to serve humanitarian or other specialized missions. Those missionaries do Bronco Mendenhall, BYU ...... 31-10 not proselytize. Missionary work is voluntary. Missionaries fund their own missions — except Kyle Whittingham, Utah ...... 27-14 for their transportation to and from their field of labor — and are not paid for their services. Charlie Weis, Notre Dame ...... 24-15 Contacts with family and friends during this time of service are limited to letters and oc- Skip Holtz, Eastern Carolina ...... 23-17 casional phone calls to family at special times. Missionaries avoid entertainment, parties or Bill Cubit, Western Michigan ...... 22-17 other activities common to this age-group as long as they are on their missions, so they can Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State ...... 21-19 focus entirely on the work of serving and of teaching others the gospel of Jesus Christ. Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburg ...... 18-20 Shane Montgomery, Miami (OH) ...... 16-23 HOW DO YOU SAY THAT? (PRO-nun-SEE-A-shun Guy-d) Mark Snyder, Marshall ...... 14-24 Greg Robinson, Syracuse ...... 7-31 Name Pronunciation Mike Sanford, UNLV ...... 8-30 Bernard Afutiti...... ah-foo-tee-tee Brent Guy, Utah State ...... 6-32 Michael Alisa...... ah-LEE-suh Ed Orgeron, Mississippi ...... Fired on Nov. 24, 2007 Matt Bauman...... baugh-muhn J.J. Di Luigi...... dee-loo-EE-jee Ian Dulan...... doo-LAHN OTHER NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS Ray Feinga...... FAY-nguh UTAH STATE - BYU’s final nonconference game will be against in-state Mosese Foketi...... moh-SAY-say foh-KEH-tee (also goes by Moses) rival Utah State on Oct. 3. The Cougars hold a 41-33-3 lead in the Kaneakua Friel...... KAH-neh-ah-KOO-ah FREEL series, which dates back to 1922. BYU’s 38-0 win against the Aggies in Saia Hafoka...... huh-FOLK-uh 2006 marked the Cougars’ first shutout win since 1999. Tevita Hola...... teh-vee-tuh hoe’-lah Solomone Kafu...... soh-loh-moh-neh kah-foo LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Wayne Latu...... LAH-tew The following is a list of BYU’s future nonconference schedules: Kyle Luekenga...... LOO-kin-gay 2009: at Arizona State, Florida State, Utah State Bryce Mahuika...... mah-who-E-kuh 2010: Washington, at Florida State, at Utah State, Nevada Chris Muehlmann...... meuwl-muhn 2011: at Washington, Arizona State, Utah State Gary Nagy...... rhymes with baggy 2012: Washington, at Utah State, Boise State Dennis Pitta...... PIH-tuh Garrett Reden...... REE-dehn CURRENTLY SERVING MISSIONS... Vic So’oto...... so-OH-toe There are 45 members of the BYU football program currently serving two-year church Jason Speredon...... SPEER-eh-duhn missions in 13 different countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, David Tafuna...... tah-FOON-uh Jesse Taufi...... tah-oo-fee 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 5 • BYU Football 2008

Shiloah Te’o...... shy-loh teh-oh DON’T LOOK BACK Russell Tialavea...... tee-ah-luh-VAY-uh In the Bronco Mendenhall era, BYU is 29-4 when leading at halftime and 28-1 when taking a Harvey Unga...... OO-nguh lead into the fourth quarter. Fui Vakapuna...... FOO-ee vah-kuh-POO-na

TEAM CAPTAINS FIRST HALF DOMINANCE The Cougars held a 42-0 lead at halftime against UCLA, marking the 13th time in the past Seniors Travis Bright and David Nixon, along with juniors Max Hall and Jan Jorgensen have been selected by their teammates to serve as captains for the 2008 football season. 14 games BYU has held the lead at intermission. The Cougars have held their opponent to seven or fewer points in the opening half nine times in 14 games. During those 14 games Collectively the captains have 103 games of experience, with all four starting each game last BYU is 13-1. season. Hall ended the 2007 season as the nation’s top sophomore quarterback, passing for 3,848 yards. Bright, an offensive lineman, was part of an offensive unit that led the MWC and MOVING THE CHAINS ranked 14th nationally in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game. Over the course BYU continued its ability to convert on third down, going 13-of-17 on third-down conversions of the 2007 season, defensive lineman Jorgensen recorded 14 sacks for a combined loss against UCLA, including 8-of-9 in the first half. The Cougars are now 32 of 41 (.781) on third- of 115 yards, producing at least one sack in seven straight games. At linebacker, Nixon was down conversions on the year. credited with a career-high 66 tackles on the season, including a career-best 38 solo tackles. IT’S BEEN A WHILE Their accomplishments extend off the field as well, with each player earning 2007 Academic BYU has been unable to return a kickoff for a touchdown for 121 consecutive games. Mike All-Mountain West Conference honors. Rigell was the last Cougar to accomplish the feat, turning in a 96-yard touchdown in a 31-9 victory at Hawaii on October 17, 1998. FLAG BEARER BYU has a tradition of selecting a player before each game to run the BEST IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST team flag onto the field. In 2008, the team implemented a new tradition— Since the Mountain West Conference was formed in 1999, BYU has an alumni flag. The team selects a former Cougar to carry out the alumni posted a record of 46-20 against league opponents, marking the most flag, along with the chosen current player who runs out with the current wins of any other conference opponent. The Cougars have also won a team flag. Both flags are white with a blue “Y” logo. The team flag has league-best four MWC titles (1999, 2001, 2006 and 2007). Listed below been signed by each member of the team, while the alumni flag has been is the all-time MWC standings: signed by former BYU players. Their signatures reflect their commitment to uphold the tradition, spirit and honor of the BYU football program and to be a flag bearer of the University. Team W L Pct. BYU 46 20 .697 Utah 43 24 .642 Game Alumni Flag Bearer Team Flag Bearer New Mexico 38 29 .567 Northern Iowa (Aug. 30) LaVell Edwards David Tafuna Colorado State 37 29 .560 Washington (Sept. 6) -- Dallas Reynolds Air Force 33 34 .493 UCLA (Sept. 13( Vai Sikahema Kellen Fowler San Diego State 27 39 .409 TCU 19 6 .760 CONSECUTIVE STARTS Wyoming 19 48 .284 The UCLA game marked senior offensive lineman Dallas Reynolds’ 41st straight career start. UNLV 17 50 .254 During that streak, Reynolds has started at every position on the offensive line, including (Through Games of August 30 2008) tackle, guard and center. Reynolds’ younger brother Matt started at left tackle in the 2008 season opener. His father, Lance, is the associate head coach for the Cougars. Reynolds is A FAMILY TRADITION currently tied at second for the most consecutive starts by an active Football Bowl Subdivision Several members of the football team have a relative that played a sport for the Cougars. The (Division I-A) player. Reynolds has started in every game of his BYU career, beginning with following is a list of players and their relative: the Cougars’ 20-3 loss to Boston College on Sep. 3, 2005. Player Relative (Relation) Sport 2008 Active FBS Consecutive Starts Matt Ah You C.J. Ah You (brother) Football 42 Kraig Urbik, OL, Wisconsin Nick Alleto Dan Alleto (brother) Football Matt Bauman Michael Bauman (brother) Rugby Austin Collie Scott Collie (father) Football 41 Dallas Reynolds, OL, BYU Zac Collie (brother) Football Andrew Gardner, OL, Georgia Tech Brett Denney Ryan and John (brothers) Football Shawn Doman Brandon Doman (cousin) Football Kellen Fowler Blaine Fowler (father) Football TALE OF THE TAPE Mark Freeman Erik and Ryan (brothers) Football BYU’s starting five offensive linemen weigh in at an average 326.4 pounds and average Spencer Hafoka Saia Hafoka (brother) Football 6-feet-6. The front five will be going up against a Wyoming defensive front that measures an Tyler Kozlowski Glen Kozlowski (father) Football average 6-feet-3, 283 pounds. Defensively, the Cougars’ front three average 6-feet-3, 278 Mitch Payne Matt Payne (brother) Football pounds, while the Wyoming offensive line tips the scales at an average 6-feet-5, 300 pounds Jordan Pendleton Kirk Pendleton (father) Football per man. Dallas Reynolds Lance Reynolds (father) Football Matt Reynolds Lance Reynolds Jr. (brother) Football David Tafuna Vai Sikahema (cousin) Football A BYU COACHING FIRST Jadon Wagner Aaron Wagner (brother) Football With a 35-16 win over Colorado State on Nov. 3, 2007, the Cougars picked up their sixth R.J. Willing Emi Willing (wife) Softball win of the season, qualifying for their third straight bowl game. BYU head coach Bronco Harvey Unga Jackson Unga (father) Football Mendenhall became the first coach in BYU history to qualify for three straight bowl games in Victor Unga his first three years. Mendenhall currently ranks second behind LaVell Edwards with the most postseason appearances in BYU football history. Coach Bowl Games LaVell Edwards (1972-2000) 22 Bronco Mendenhall (2005-present) 3 Gary Crowton (2001-2004) 1

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HEAD COACH BRONCO MENDENHALL A native of Alpine, Utah, Mendenhall began his coaching career as a graduate assistant in After only his third season as the head coach at Brigham Young, 1989 at his alma mater, Oregon State. After earning his master’s degree in 1990, he moved Bronco Mendenhall has taken a program that had not enjoyed a to Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he served as the secondary coach and defensive winning season since 2001 and has turned it back into the Mountain coordinator from 1991-92 under current BYU assistant coach Paul Tidwell. Following two West Conference’s premier football program, and is steadily rebuild- seasons with the Badgers, Mendenhall became the secondary coach at Northern Arizona, ing the national prominence the Cougars once enjoyed. where the Lumberjacks boasted the top-ranked defense in the Big Sky Conference. He was elevated to co-defensive coordinator for the 1994 season. 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 In 1995, Mendenhall returned to Oregon State to become the defensive line coach under then first post-season bowl appearance in three seasons. Since then, defensive coordinator Rocky Long. When Long left to become the defensive coordinator at he has coached the Cougars to back-to-back, 11-win seasons and UCLA, Mendenhall was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 1996 season. At just 29 claimed consecutive MWC titles with a combined record of 16-0 against league opponents. years of age, Mendenhall was the youngest defensive coordinator in Pac-10 history. Under his direction, the Cougars have not lost a league game--at home or on the road--in two years and has finished the regular-season ranked among the nation’s top-20 programs in the In 1997, Mendenhall became the secondary coach at Louisiana Tech where he helped the Bowl Championship Series standings. Bulldogs to a remarkable 9-2 record as his defensive unit was credited with 17 interceptions, allowing just 15 touchdowns on the season. With an invitation to attend the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, Mendenhall became the first coach in BYU football history to take a team to a bowl game in three straight seasons during In 1998, Mendenhall moved to Albuquerque, N.M., to become the defensive coordinator and his first three years as a head coach. On November 17, 2007, Mendenhall led the Cougars secondary coach at the University of New Mexico. Over the next five seasons, the Lobos to a 35-10 victory over Wyoming to record his 25th career win. With the victory, Mendenhall improved from just three wins in 1998 to seven wins and an invitation to the Las Vegas Bowl became the only coach in BYU football history to win 25 games in his first 35 attempts. in 2002. In the Lobos’ 27-13 loss against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl, the Mendenhall-led defense held the Bruins to a season-low 167 yards. 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 Under Mendenhall, the Lobos led the Mountain West Conference in rushing defense for three Championship with a perfect 8-0 record. As a result, BYU returned to the Las Vegas Bowl straight seasons. In 2001, New Mexico gave up just 87.4 yards per game over the season. to represent the MWC. In dominating fashion, and with a swagger similar to that of the glory In his final season in Albuquerque, Mendenhall led the Lobos to a top ranking against league years of BYU football, the Cougars handed Oregon a 38-8 defeat in the Las Vegas Bowl. opponents in total defense, allowing just 316.4 yards per game. The Lobos also led the MWC in sacks in both the 2000 and 2002 season, totaling 46 and 38, respectively. Throughout the 2006 season, BYU climbed the national polls by winning nine straight games to finish the regular season. As a result, the Cougars earned top-20 rankings in the Associ- At New Mexico, Mendenhall played a valuable role in the development of the 1999 Mountain ated Press Top-25, the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and the BCS West Player of the Year, Consensus All-American and first-round NFL Draft pick Brian rankings. The Cougars’ nine-game win streak was the third longest in the country and marked Urlacher. The ninth overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft, Urlacher was voted the NFL’s only the seventh time in BYU football history the Cougars had recorded at least nine consecu- Defensive Rookie of the Year and was a Pro Bowl selection. Urlacher was one of two rookies tive wins in a single season. to play all 16 games, starting at middle linebacker the final 14 games to establish a team record for starts at the position by a rookie. He shattered Bears rookie records with 165 total Following the 2006 season, Mendenhall was named the American Football Coaches Associa- tackles and eight sacks, making him the second Chicago first-year player to lead the team in tion Region IV Coach of the Year. In addition, Mendenhall was named by the Football Writers tackles. Urlacher finished his collegiate career ranked third on New Mexico’s all-time list with Association of America one of nine finalists for the prestigious Eddie Robinson Coach of the 442 tackles. Year Award. As a player, Mendenhall was a two-year starter at cornerback for Snow College from 1984-85. The 2007 season started out in similar fashion, winning just one of the team’s first three In his second season, Mendenhall captained the Badgers to a perfect 11-0 record and the games; however, under Mendenhall’s direction, the Cougars rebounded to win the final 10 NJCAA National Championship. That same season, he earned many accolades, includ- games of the season, and like the previous year, garnered the attention of local, regional and ing first-team all-conference, all-region, second-team NJCAA All-America and JC Gridwire national voters. BYU finished the season ranked No. 17 in the final BCS standings--three Academic All-America honors. places higher than the 2006 Cougars. In the final polls of the season, BYU finished ranked 14th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll, marking the highest finish for Mendenhall transferred to Oregon State and was a two-year starter, playing free safety, the Cougars since finishing No. 5 following the 1996 season. 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. Like the 2006 season, BYU ranked among the nation’s leaders in several statistical categories. The Cougars led the MWC and ranked 14th in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards Mendenhall was raised in Alpine, Utah, and graduated from American Fork High School in per game. The Cougars also led the league and ranked 25th in total offense, averaging 442.8 1984. He received a bachelor’s degree in education from Oregon State in 1988 and a mas- yards per game. ter’s degree in education with an emphasis in exercise physiology also from OSU in 1990.

Defensively, the Cougars ranked 10th nationally in total defense, allowing just 307.9 yards per His older brother, Mat, played football at BYU from 1975-79, before spending four years in game. During the regular season, the Cougars did not allow a single 100-yard rusher. BYU the NFL with the Washington Redskins. Another brother, Marty, was a former Mr. Utah body- finished the year ranked 9th nationally, allowing an average 97.5 yards rushing per game. builder. Mendenhall’s father, Paul, was a defensive end at BYU from 1953-54. One of Mendenhall’s jobs as the head coach and defensive coordinator is to manage points. Defensively, BYU ranked 9th in the nation, allowing just 18.5 points per game. Mendenhall, who resides in Alpine, Utah, is married to Holly Johnston of Missoula, Mont. The couple has three sons. From his first day as a head coach, Mendenhall has stressed the importance of winning at home. After finishing 3-3 in Provo during the 2005 season, Mendenhall and the Cougars JAIME HILL NAMED DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR registered a perfect 6-0 record at home in 2006 and another perfect, 6-0 mark in 2007. In During the off-season, BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall 2006, the Cougars finished the season as the most dominate home team in the country, and announced Jaime Hill (first name pronounced high-may) has been the most dominate home team in BYU football history, winning games by an average 35.16 promoted to defensive coordinator. points per game. In 2007, the Cougars outscored opponents at Edwards Stadium by an average 17.3 points per game. BYU allowed just 11.3 points per game, marking the best scoring The move formalizes the capacity Hill has served in over the past defense effort since the 1988 season when BYU held opponents to just 10.2 points per game. season. While Mendenhall will maintain play-calling responsibilities on game-day, Hill is responsible for managing the essential aspects

1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 7 • BYU Football 2008 of running the defensive unit. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The BYU coaching staff has four members who have played football in the National Football “I’m very grateful for this opportunity for personal growth within this profession; especially League or the old USFL. Associate Head Coach and running backs coach Lance Reynolds with this great program at Brigham Young University,” Hill said. “I truly believe the foundation was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1978 and also played at Philadelphia. Offensive was laid by Coach Edwards and his staff, along with the players. Coach Mendenhall’s staff coordinator Robert Anae was drafted in the third round by the New Jersey Generals of the and players have brought back the past glory, and have created their own line of history that USFL. Quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman was drafted by the San Francisco 49’ers in 2002 will be passed down. This is something we can build upon for the future, and the future looks and also played with the Washington Redskins. Steve Kaufusi also has NFL experience. bright.”

Since arriving at BYU for the 2006 season, Hill has played a significant role in the defensive BYU SUPPORT STAFF secondary’s marked improvement. In the two seasons since his arrival, BYU is averaging 17 Director of Football Operations ...... Duane Busby interceptions, 50.5 pass break-ups and is allowing just under 208 yards passing per game. In Equipment Manager ...... Mick Hill addition, due in part to improved coverage, sacks have also increased to an average 28 per Head Trainer ...... Kevin Morris season since Hill’s arrival. Graduate Assistant, Defense ...... Micah Alba In 2007 the Cougars finished as the 10th ranked defense in the country. Rushing defense Graduate Assistant, Offense ...... Nick Howell finished the season ranked 9th nationally, passing defense jumped to 32nd and the team Orthopedic Surgeon ...... Dr. Kirt Kimball finished ninth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 18.5 points per game. Team Physician ...... Dr. Mitch Pratte Video Coordinator ...... Matt Blackner “Coach Hill has made a tremendous impact on our defense in the time he has been here and Assistant to Head Coach ...... Amy Holker this is a way for us to recognize him for his contributions,” Mendenhall said. “This promotion Football Secretary ...... Shirley Johnson gives Coach Hill the formal responsibility of handling the day-to-day duties of running the High School Relations Coordinator ...... Patrick Hickman defense, allowing me to focus my attention on other aspects of the program. I have a lot of Academic Coach ...... Jamal Willis respect for Coach Hill and the work he has done, and I am confident this will give our defense Media Relations Contacts ...... Brett Pyne/Duff Tittle the opportunity to continue to improve.” Asst. Media Relations Director ...... Carey Hoki Special Events Director ...... Larry Duffin Years at BYU: Entering third year Ticket Manager ...... David Miles Years Overall: Entering 20th year Director, Photo Services ...... Mark Philbrick

Coaching Experience: 2006-present BYU secondary coach, named defensive coordina- ACCORDING TO THE “EXPERTS” tor in 2008; 2004-05 Ottawa Renegades (CFL) co-defensive coordinator; 2003 Calgary Each year, the “experts” rank the every Division I-A football team, the conferences, the Stampeders secondary coach; 2002 Humboldt State University defensive coordinator; 2001 positions and the players. There are a several preseason all-america teams, all-conference (XFL) San Francisco Demons defensive coordinator; 1997-98 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) teams, etc. Following is a look at where the “experts” rank the Cougars: defensive assistant and secondary 1993-96 Portland State University defensive coordinator; 1992 University of Chicago defensive coordinator; 1990-91 Sonoma State secondary coach; BYU’s National Preseason Rankings 1989 Northern Arizona receivers and tight ends; 1988 UTEP graduate assistant; 1987 San Lindy’s Football Annuals ...... 12 Francisco State student assistant wide receivers. Phil Steele ...... 17 CBS.Sportsline.com ...... 16 Education: San Francisco State University (1986, B.A. in psychology); Grossmont Junior Athalon Sports ...... 14 College (1983, A.A.). The Sporting News ...... 12 SI.com ...... 17 Hometown: San Diego, California

Family: Wife (LaShanda), daughters (Tichelle and Brianna), son (Marcquet) and nephew BYU’s MWC Preseason Rankings Lindy’s Football Annuals ...... 1 (Aaron). Phil Steele ...... 1 Athlon Sports ...... 1 BYU COACHING STAFF Blue Ribbon Yearbook/ESPN.com ...... 1 Head Coach ...... Bronco Mendenhall, 4th yr. CBS.Sportsline.com ...... 1 Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs ...... Lance Reynolds, 26th yr. The Sporting News ...... 1 Offensive Coordinator ...... Robert Anae, 4th yr. Defensive Coordinator/Secondary ...... Jaime Hill, 3rd yr. Individual Award Candidates Quarterbacks ...... Brandon Doman, 4th yr. Heisman Memorial Trophy ...... Max Hall Offensive Line ...... Mark Weber, 2nd yr. Doak Walker Award ...... Harvey Unga Wide Receivers ...... Patrick Higgins, 4th yr. Benarik Award ...... Jan Jorgensen Defensive Line ...... Steve Kaufusi, 7th yr. Biletnikoff Award ...... Austin Collie Outside Linebackers ...... Barry Lamb, 15th yr. Butkus Award ...... David Nixon Inside Linebackers/Recruiting ...... Paul Tidwell, 8th yr. Walter Camp Player of the Year Award ...... Max Hall Head Strength and Contitioning ...... Jay Omer, 8th yr. Vincent DePaul Draddy Trophy Award ...... Jan Jorgensen Rotary Lombardi Award ...... Jan Jorgensen, Ray Feinga, 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

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Conference Honors Ray Feinga Phil Steele: SENIOR - (2008): A 2008 Outland Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award and All-MWC First Team ...... Dallas Reynolds, Jan Jorgensen, All-America candidate ... a 2008 Nationalchamps.net preseason honor- Max Hall, Harvey Unga, Austin Collie, Dennis Pitta, Ray Feinga able mention All-American ... recognized as a third-team Athlon Sports All-MWC Second Team ...... David Nixon, Russell Tialavea, Tom preseason All-American and first-team All-Mountain West Conference Sorensen, Travis Bright performer ... a Phil Steele’s preseason first-team All-Mountain West All-MWC Third Team ...... David Oswald, CJ Santiago, Bryce Conference selection. Mahuika All-MWC Honorable Mention ...... Michael Reed, Bernard Afutiti, Justin JUNIOR - (2007): A first-team All-MWC selection ... eared SI.com second-team All-America Sorensen 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 Athlon Sports: ... graded out at 82% or above in each of the 12 games he has played ... three times earned All-MWC First Team ...... Ray Feinga, Max Hall, Harvey Unga, Austin a grade of 90% or better during the season, including a 91% rating against Utah ... credited Collie, Dennis Pitta, Dallas Reynolds, Jan Jorgensen with a team-leading, season-high grade of 92% in the Cougars’ 27-22 win over TCU ... helped All-MWC Second Team ...... Bryce Mahuika anchor an offensive unit that led the Mountain West Conference and ranked 14th in the nation All-MWC Third Team ...... Tom Sorensen, David Nixon, CJ Santiago in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game ... also led the MWC and ranked 25th in total offense, averaging 442.8 yards per game ... part of an offensive unit that helped the Cougars lead the Mountain West with an average 30.1 points per game ... part of a unit that AWARDS CANDIDATES averaged only 1.54 sacks per game. Austin Collie JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America candidate ... a candidate for SOPHOMORE - (2006): Saw action in all 13 games as a sophomore ... started at left guard Offensive Player-of-the-Year and All-Mountain West Conference honors in 10 games ... earned letterman honors ... part of an offensive line that helped produce an ... recorded his first touchdown reception of the season in BYU’s 28-27 average 465.5 yards of total offense per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protection for a win over Washington ... recorded his first 100-yard receiving game of passing offense that averaged 323.54 yards per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protec- the season against UCLA ... caught 10 passes for 110 yards and two tion for a passing offense that produced an efficiency rating of 167.08 on the season (2nd in touchdowns. the nation) ... helped lead the Cougars to a league-best 277 first-downs during the season ... vital part of an offensive line that helped BYU to a 56.6 regular-season third-down conversion SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... percentage (3rd in the nation) ... part of an offensive line that allowed just 9 sacks against earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... earned second team All-Mountain West confer- conference opponents ... part of an offensive line that helped the Cougars to an average 36.7 ence honors as a sophomore and earned honorable mention All-MWC honors as a kick re- points per game (5th in the nation). turner ... led the roster with 56 receptions for 946 yards, averaging nearly 73 yards per game ... totaled a season-high 126 yards receiving in the Cougars’ 17-10 win over Utah, including FRESHMAN - (2005): Played in eight games during the season ... started against New a 49-yard reception that set up the go-ahead touchdown ... credited with six games of over Mexico ... helped anchor an offensive unit that averaged 33.0 points per game, second in the 100 yards receiving ... produced four straight 100-yard receiving games, including 111 yards MWC, and 462.4 total yards per game, second in the MWC and 13th in the nation, including against CSU, 109 yards against TCU, 102 yards against Wyoming, 126 yards against Utah 152.3 yards rushing and 310.1 yards passing. and 107 yards against UCLA in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl ... was named the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl MVP ... led the Mountain West Conference with seven touchdown receptions REDSHIRT - (2004): Redshirted as a true freshman. on the season ... named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week after racking up a record 366 all-purpose yards against Tulsa, including 237 return yards against the Golden Hurricane ... Max Hall broke Pete Van Valkenburg’s 35-year-old record with 366 all-purpose yards against Tulsa ... JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien Award and set the MWC single-game record for all-purpose yards (against Tulsa) ... averaged 25.8 yards All-America candidate ... a preseason favorite for the 2008 Mountain West per kick return. Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Year award ... a 2008 National- champs.net preseason honorable mention All-American ... team captain FRESHMAN - (2004): Named a Second Team All-American by The Sporting News ... named for the 2008 season ... racked up 486 yards passing (34-31-0) in the sea- Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... named Honorable Mention All-MWC ... son opener against Northern Iowa ... named the MWC Offensive Player holds the BYU freshman record for touchdown receptions (eight) and receiving yards (771) of the Week after completing 30-of-41 attempts for 338 yards and three ... the national freshman statistical leader (4.8 receptions per game) ... led BYU in receptions touchdowns, helping BYU defeat Washington 28-2 ... named the MWC Offensive Player of the (53) and touchdowns (eight) ... second on team with 771 receiving yards ... caught three Week after completing 27-of-35 passes for 271 yards and seven touchdowns agaisnt UCLA ... passes for 54 yards including a 42-yard touchdown grab in his collegiate debut against Notre his seven touchdown passes set a new MWC record and tied the BYU all-time record ... threw Dame ... led the Cougars with eight catches for 49 yards against Stanford ... caught four six touchdown passes in the first half against UCLA, breaking the previous BYU record of five. passes for 36 yards against top-ranked USC ... caught five passes for 94 yards including a 57-yard touchdown reception in game against No. 21 Boise State ... had a 40-yard SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... touchdown reception against Colorado State ... posted a career high with 10 receptions for earned All-Mountain West Conference first-team honors ... received the Andy Reid Competi- 70 yards against UNLV ... had three catches for 74 yards including a 40-yard touchdown tive Greatness Award ... following spring camp, named the starting quarterback for the 2007 reception from running back Curtis Brown against Wyoming ... collected six catches for 82 season ... became the Mountain West Conference’s all-time leading sophomore quarterback yards and a touchdown in victory over Air Force ... had three catches for 92 yards and two with a league-best 3,848 yards passing ... led the conference with an average 296.0 yards touchdowns against San Diego State including a career-best 82-yard touchdown reception in passing per game ... the nation’s top-ranked sophomore quarterback, passing for a nation’s the fourth quarter ... led the Cougars with four receptions for 83 yards against New Mexico ... best 3,848 yards over 13 games ... ranked fourth in BYU football history behind Ty Detmer, pulled in three catches for 74 yards and a touchdown against No. 5 Utah. Steve Sarkisian and Robbie Bosco through their first 13 career starts ... named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 26-of-37 attempts for 331 yards and three STATISTICS touchdowns to help BYU clinch a share of the MWC title with a 35-10 win over Wymoing ... Yr Gms Rec Yds TD Long Avg./R Avg./G compiled a league-best five 300-yard games on the season, including games against UCLA 2004 11 53 771 8 82 14.5 70.1 (391), Tulsa (537), Colorado State (355), TCU (305) and Wyoming (331) ... threw for over 2007 13 56 946 7 66 16.9 72.8 2008 3 22 264 3 38 12.0 88.0 300 yards in three straight games, and for over 200 yards in 12 of the Cougars’ 13 games ... averaged 280.6 yards passing per game against league opponents ... led the MWC with an average 297.1 yards of total offense per game ... had a league-high 26 touchdown completions on the season ... threw at least one touchdown in 12 of 13 games this season, and has totaled nine games with two or more TD completions ... started all 13 games, leading BYU to

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SOPHOMORE - (2006): Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference ... earned letterman REDSHIRT - (2004): Redshirted at Arizona State as a true freshman. honors as a sophomore ... totaled 62 tackles on the season, including a season-high nine tackles in the Cougars’ 47-17 victory over San Diego State ... totaled 37 solo takedowns ... STATISTICS credited with 25 assisted tackles ... credited with a season-high seven solo tackles in BYU’s Yr Gms Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G 31-17 win over No. 15 TCU ... credited with two tackles for a combined loss of nine yards 2007 13 137.71 298-496-12 60.1 3848 26 66 296.0 2008 3 186.82 91-117-2 77.8 1095 12 46 365.0 against the Horned Frogs, including a six-yard sack ... produced 10.5 tackles for a combined loss of 33 yards ... had three sacks on the season ... credited with two forced fumbles ... had Jan Jorgensen five pass deflections ... a significant contributor on a defensive unit that gave up only 14.7 JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America candidate ... named to the 2008 points per game, ranking 10th nationally ... part of a defense that ranked fourth nationally in Rotary Lombardi Award and Lott Trophy watch lists ... a candidate for turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg). Defensive Player-of-the-Year and All-Mountain West Conference honors ... named to the NationalChamps.net Preseason All-America second team FRESHMAN - (2003): Played in all 12 games during the season ... made two starts during ... a 2008 Preseason All-Mountain West Conference selection ... needs the season ... recorded 57 tackles, tied for fourth on the team ... was second on the team with 19 more sacks over the next two years to become BYU’s all-time sack 11 tackles for a combined loss of 26 yards ... recorded three sacks for a combined loss of 15 leader ... needs just 1.5 sacks to become the Mountain West Confer- yards ... had three pass breakups ... had seven tackles, including six solo takedowns, against ence’s all-time sack leader ... team captain for the 2008 season ... clinched BYU’s 28-27 win San Diego State ... recorded career highs of 12 tackles and two sacks against Colorado State over Washington after blocking the Huskies extra point attempt which would have forced an ... had six tackles against Wyoming ... had 10 tackles, including four solo takedowns, against overtime situation ... set a new MWC record for career sacks after recording his 21st sack Utah. against Kevin Craft of UCLA. STATISTICS Yr Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... 2003 19 38 57 11.0/26 3/15 0-0 3 0 received the Bart Oates Big Brother Award ... earned All-Mountain West Conference First 2006 37 25 62 10.5/33 3/18 0-0 5 1 Team honors a SI.com honorable mention All-America selection ... led the MWC and ranked 2007 38 28 66 10.0/44 4/32 0-0 2 2 2008 5 8 13 4/24 1/17 0-0 1 2 12th nationally with 20 tackles for a combined loss of 115 yards ... led the MWC and ranked in the nation’s Top 10 in sacks, recording 14 on the season for a combined loss of 91 yards Dennis Pitta ... 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 JUNIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America, Rotary Lombardi Award and win against UCLA ... recorded a career-high three sacks in the Cougars’ 35-16 win against Mackey Award candidate ... a candidate for 2008 All-Mountain West Colorado State ... totaled 77 tackles on the season, including 40 solo takedowns ... totaled Conference honors ... a 2008 Nationalchamps.net preseason honorable a season-high 13 tackles in BYU’s victory over Colorado State ... the anchor of a defensive mention All-American ... had a career-high 11 receptions for 213 yards line that allowed only one 100-yard rusher all season ... had a season-high five solo tackles against Northern Iowa ... his 213 yards against Northern Iowa led all in BYU’s victory at San Diego State ... averaged 5.9 tackles and 1.1 sacks per game ... Division I-A receivers of the day and broke the MWC receiving record for anchored a defensive unit that ranked 10th in the nation in total defense, allowing just 307.8 a tight end ... named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week following yards per game ... ranked ninth in rushing defense, allowing just 97.5 yards per game. his performance against Northern Iowa ... recorded a game-high 148 yards on 10 receptions against Washington. FRESHMAN - (2006): Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Name Third-Team Freshman All-American by the Sporting News ... nominated for national and SOPHOMORE - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors ... a conference freshman honors ... started at defensive end in all 13 of the Cougars’ games ... first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection ... finished the season as the fifth-ranked credited with 34 tackles, including 14 solo tackles ... produced five sacks for a combined tight end (second-ranked sophomore), averaging 63 yards per game ... led all tight ends in the loss of 29 yards ... had two fum recoveries on the season, including a 48 yard fumble return MWC (sixth overall) with 59 receptions on the season, averaging 4.5 per game ... recorded against UNLV ... ended the season with at least one sack in three straight games ... had a five touchdowns on the season, leading all MWC tight ends ... had two 100-yard receiving season-high six tackles in the Cougars’s 33-31 victory over Utah ... totaled a season-high games on the season, including a season-high 114 yards against Air Force ... had four or four solo tackles in the season-opener at Arizona ... a significant contributor on a defensive more receptions in 11 of the Cougars’ 13 games this season ... credited with 50 or more unit that gave up only 14.7 points per game, ranking 10th nationally ... part of a defense that receiving yards in seven of the Cougars’ 13 games ... had a career-long 45-yard reception ranked fourth nationally in turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg). against Colorado State ... had a career-high seven receptions (vs. TCU).

REDSHIRT - (2005): Redshirted as a true freshman. FRESHMAN - (2004): Participated in spring drills ... had one reception for a five-yard touchdown in the annual Blue-White scrimmage ... gray-shirted the 2003 season ... led all BYU tight STATISTICS ends in receptions (17), yards (176) and touchdown receptions (two) ... caught two passes, Yr Gms Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH FR FF both for touchdowns, against Air Force ... caught his first career pass for four yards against 2006 13 14 20 34 5.0/30 5.0/29 0/0 0 2 2 0 Notre Dame ... had a career-high four receptions for 44 yards in the New Mexico game ... long 2007 13 40 23 77 20.0/115 14/91 0/0 2 5 0 0 reception was 21 yards against San Diego State. 2008 3 5 7 12 1.5/9 2/8 0/0 0 6 0 2 STATISTICS Yr Gms Rec Yds TD Long Avg./R Avg./G David Nixon 2004 11 17 176 2 21 10.4 16.0 SENIOR - (2008): A candidate for All-Mountain West Conference honors 2007 13 59 813 5 45 13.8 62.5 ... team captain for the 2008 season ... recorded his first sack of the 2008 3 26 408 3 46 15.7 136.0 season against Washington’s quarterback Jake Locker, which resulted in a 17 -yard loss.

JUNIOR - (2007): Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Confer-

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Dallas Reynolds had four carries for nine yards and a touchdown in the Cougars’ 49-24 win over Tulsa. SENIOR - (2008): A 2008 All-America, Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award candidate ... a candidate for 2008 All-Mountain West STATISTICS YEAR GMS ATT YDS AVG TD LONG REC YDS AVG TD LONG Conference honors ... named to the NationalChamps.net Preseason 2007 13 244 1227 5.0 13 44 44 655 14.9 4 53 All-America second team. 2008 3 58 273 4.7 2 15 16 128 8.0 3 19

JUNIOR - (2007): Started all 13 games at left tackle ... has started 38 OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH... straight games, including 12 starts as a freshman and 13 starts last Luke Ashworth-WR season as a sophomore ... recorded over 50 knock-down blocks on the season, including Recently returned home from an LDS church mission to Minnesota, Ashworth looks poised to nine against Wyoming ... did not allow a single sack against a MWC opponent ... recorded a pick up where he left off his freshman year. In 2004 Ashworth was credited with 90 yards on 6 season-high 94% grade against Air Force and a 91% grade in the Cougars’ 35-10 win over receptions, averaging 15 yards per reception. He also saw action on special teams. Wyoming ... graded out with an 80% or better in each of the Cougars’ 13 games on the season ... anchors an offensive line that has provided pass protection for the nation’s 15th-ranked Travis Bright-OL offense ... part of an offensive unit that led the Mountain West Conference and ranked 14th Bright returns as one of several veterans on the offensive line after suffering a broken leg in the nation in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards per game ... also led the MWC and in BYU’s 17-16 victory over UCLA in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. Starting all 13 games last ranked 25th nationally in total offense, averaging 442.8 yards per game ... part of an offensive season, Bright was part of an offensive unit that led the MWC and ranked 14th in the nation in unit that helped the Cougars lead the Mountain West with an average 30.1 points per game ... passing offense. During the spring Bright set the BYU weight room record, benching 540 lbs. part of a unit that averaged only 1.54 sacks per game. He is currently serving as one of four team captains for the 2008 season.

SOPHOMORE - (2006): Started all 13 games for the Cougars, including three games at right Ian Dulan-DL tackles and 10 games at left tackle ... part of an offensive line that helped produce an average Starting 12 of the Cougars’ 13 games last season, Dulan was credited with 24 tackles, includ- 465.5 yards of total offense per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protection for a passing ing 11 solo tackles. He recorded three sacks on the season for a combined loss of 15 yards. offense that averaged 323.54 yards per game (4th in the nation) ... provided protection for a Dulan recorded his first sack of the season against Washington’s Jake Locker. passing offense that produced an efficiency rating of 167.08 on the season (2nd in the nation) ... helped lead the Cougars to a league-best 277 first downs during the season ... vital part of Andrew George-TE an offensive line that helped BYU to a 56.6 regular-season third-down conversion percentage Together with Dennis Pitta, George looks to continue the tradition of success found by tight (3rd in the nation) ... part of an offensive line that allowed just 9 sacks against conference ends at BYU. George recorded 200 yards on 17 receptions in 2006, including a career-high opponents ... part of an offensive line that helped the Cougars to an average 36.7 points per three receptions for 62 yards during the team’s regular-season matchup against UCLA. game (5th in the nation). The junior tight end recorded his first touchdown of the season in BYU’s 28-27 win over Washington. FRESHMAN - (2005): Earned letterman honors as a freshman ... named a freshman All- American by Rivals.com (second team) and Sporting News (third team) ... named the team Mitch Payne-K offensive rookie of the year ... started in all 12 games ... helped anchor an offensive unit that After suffering a groin injury during the majority of last season, Payne is healthy and ready averaged 33.0 points per game, second in the MWC, and 462.4 total yards per game, second for the 2008 season. Payne converted 43-of-45 point-after attempts and scored a total of in the MWC and 13th in the nation, including 152.3 yards rushing and 310.1 yards passing 73 points during the 2007 season. He recorded a season-long 42-yard field goal againstAir ... named a freshman All-American by Rivals.com (second team) and Sporting News (third Force and averaged 60.7 yards per kickoff. In BYU’s 59-0 win over UCLA, Payne made a team). perfect 8-of-8 PAT attempts, tying the MWC record for most PATs made by a sophomore in a single game. Harvey Unga SOPHOMORE - (2008): A 2008 All-America and Doak Walker Award Michael Reed-WR candidate ... a candidate for 2008 Offensive Player-of-the-Year and An experienced outside receiver, Reed returns to the Cougars for his senior season after All-Mountain West Conference honors ... a 2008 Nationalchamps.net logging significant playing time over the past three years. Reed had 41 catches for 449 yards preseason honorable mention All-American ... recorded his first 100-yard and four touchdowns a year ago. rushing game of the season in BYU’s 28-27 win over Washington (136). Fui Vakapuna-RB FRESHMAN - (2007): Earned Freshman All-America honors ... named Slowed by injury the majority of the 2007 season, senior Vakapuna is expected to make a the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... earned the Steve Young Offensive large contribution to the experienced BYU offense. Vakapuna is known for his ability to break MVP Award ... holds the MWC Freshman rushing record with 1,227 yards ... credited with the tackles and run over those standing in his way. He recorded his first carry and touchdown of most rushing yards by a BYU running back since Doak Walker Awards winner Luke Staley ran the 2008 season against Washington. for 1,582 yards during the 2001 season ... also set the MWC record with 1,840 all-purpose yards, shattering DonTrell Moore’s (New Mexico) record of 1,328 yards set back in 2002 ... BYU’s all-time leading freshman running back ... holds the BYU record for most 100-yard MEDIA AVAILABILITY rushing games as a freshman with seven ... produced five 100-yard rushing games against Interviews with players and coaches may be conducted after daily practice sesssions. Practices MWC opponents, including Air Force (111), UNLV (177), Wyoming (111), Utah (141) and San are open to media on Mon., Tues. and Wed. only. Player interviews with out-of-town media may be Diego State (161) ... became the first freshman running back to lead the Cougars to a confer- scheduled through the BYU Athletic Media Relations office. ence championship since Fahu Tahi and Luke Staley in 1999 ... credited with 17 touchdowns on the season, marking the second most touchdowns scored in a single season and is the Post-Game: Following games, Coach Mendenhall, as well as selected players will be available for most touchdowns scored since Luke Staley racked up a recored 28 touchdowns in 2001 ... post-game interviews. For games at Edwards Stadium, Coach Mendenhall will participate in a post- recorded a career-high 177 yards rushing against UNLV ... averaged 94.9 yards rushing per game press conference, along with selected players. The BYU locker room is closed. 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 Cougars’ victory over Arizona ... totaled 194 all-purpose yards against the Wildcats, including WEEKLY MEDIA BREAKFAST MONDAYS AT LEGENDS GRILLE 127 yards receiving ... scored 17 touchdowns on the season, including 13 rushing TD’s ... Head coach Bronco Mendenhall and selected players will participate in the weekly football media scored at least one rushing touchdown seven straight games ... scored a career-high three breakfast. The weekly event will be held on Mondays throughout the season, beginning at 9:30 touchdowns in BYU’s victory over San Diego State ... first-ever BYU freshman running back to a.m. on the second floor of Legends Grille in the Student Athlete Building. Breakfast will be served eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark. at 9:30 a.m. and the press conference will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

REDSHIRT - (2006): Redshirted the 2006 season after suffering a season-ending injury ...

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ON THE AIR .TELEVISION - The weekly “BYU Football with Coach Bronco Mendenhall” show can be The exclusive radio home of BYU Football and flagship of the Cougar Sports Network is KSL seen every Sunday night during the season. The halfhour show will have highlights of the Newsradio--1160 AM/102.7 FM and ksl.com, in Salt Lake City. The “Voice of the Cougars” is latest game, insights from head coach Bronco Mendenhall on that game, a look ahead to the Greg Wrubell, now in his 8th season as play-by-play commentator. A BYU alum, Wrubell is in nextBYU Football game, features on Cougar players and Bronco responds to viewers email his 17th year on the broadcast crew, having served as the sideline/lockerroom reporter before questions. The show will be broadcast each Sunday at 11 p.m. (MT) on KSL-TV. stepping into the booth. MWC HIGHLIGHT SATELLITE FEED Wrubell’s on-air partner and game analyst is former Cougar quarterback Marc Lyons, a 27- The Mountain West Conference will provide a weekly satellite feed during the 2008 football year veteran of BYU Football broadcasts. Former BYU receiver and punt returner Nate Meikle season. The feed will include team-by-team highlights from the previous week’s games and returns for his second season reporting from the sidelines and locker room, while Andrew coach/player interviews. The satellite feed will run every Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 1:30 Adams makes his debut as studio host. The following is a rundown of KSL’s weekly program- p.m. (MST), starting Sept. 2 and ending Nov. 19. The feed will be provided by Link Up Com- ming and broadcast details: munications.

Mondays: MWC Weekly Football Satellite Feed 8:45am-”Coach’s Corner” with Greg Wrubell and Bronco Mendenhall AMC 15 - K05 - Slot A6 10:00am-Bronco Mendenhall Press Conference (live on ksl.com “X-Stream” channel) KU Digital - 6MHz D/L = 11785 V Wednesdays: Symbol rate - 3.978723 7:00pm-”Bronco Mendenhall Show” with Greg Wrubell and Marc Lyons Date rate = 5.5 FEC 3/4 Thursdays: Tandberg encode 8:15am-”Cougar Matchup” (game preview with Greg Wrubell) 8:45am-”Coach’s Corner” with Greg Wrubell and Bronco Mendenhall 4:15pm-”Cougar Matchup”

Fridays: 8:15am-”Cougar Matchup” 4:15pm-”Cougar Matchup” F

Gamedays: 2 hours before kickoff: “Cougar Countdown Show” 1 hour before kickoff: “Cougar Pregame Scoreboard Show” 35 minutes before kickoff: “Cougar Pregame Coach’s Show” 25 minutes before kickoff: “Cougar Kickoff Show” Halftime: “Cougar Halftime Scoreboard Show” Postgame: “Cougar Postgame Scoreboard Show,” “Cougar Locker Room Show,” “Cougar Postgame Coach’s Show,” “Cougar Call-In Show,” “Cougar Replay.”

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 streamed online at byuradio.org, and can be heard on Dish Network Channel 980.

Stations on the Cougar Sports Network include:

KMGR 95.9 FM Manti, UT

KUNF 1210 AMSt. George, UT

KDOX 1280 AM Las Vegas, NV

KTHK 105.5 FM, KBLI 690 AM, KBLY 1260 AM Pocatello, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, ID

KIOV 1450 AM Boise, ID

KBAR 1230 AM Burley, ID

COACH’S SHOWS ON KSL (Radio and Television) RADIO - The “live on location” home of the weekly “Bronco Mendenhall Show” is the Utah County Ken Garff Dealers Group. Each Wednesday from 7:00-8:00pm, one of the four Garff dealerships will host Coach Mendenhall, Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, and a lively audience of Cougar football fans. Listeners can also participate via call-ins, and e-mail and text messages. This week’s show will be broadcast from Ken Garff Porche/Audi/VW at 195 East University Parkway in Orem.

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2008 SCORING DRIVES 2008 BYU SUPERLATIVES vs. Northern Iowa Overall Record...... 3-0 8 plays, 73 yards TOP 2:50 Current Streak...... W13 3 plays, 24 yards TOP 1:27 MWC Record...... 0-0 6 plays, 54 yards TOP 2:03 Current Streak...... W16 6 plays, 78 yards TOP 2:04 All-Time MWC Record...... 46-20 (.697) 4 plays, 60 yards TOP 1:05 Non-Conference Record...... 3-0 2 plays, 15 yards TOP 0:38 Current Streak...... W5 2008 Home Record...... 2-0 at Washington Current Streak...... W14 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...... 3-0 Current Streak...... W9 vs. UCLA Night Games...... 0-0 11 plays, 75 yards TOP 4:50 Current Streak...... W4 13 plays, 80 yards TOP 4:46 When BYU Wins Coin Toss...... 3-0 1 play, 37 yards TOP 0:06 When BYU Loses Coin Toss ...... 0-0 5 plays, 30 yards TOP 2:31 When BYU Leads After First Quarter ...... 2-0 3 plays, 25 yards TOP 0:17 When BYU Trails After First Quarter...... 0-0 13 plays, 48 yards TOP 6:43 When Tied After First Quarter...... 1-0 7 plays, 69 yards TOP 3:33 When BYU Leads at the Half...... 2-0 6 plays, 36 yards TOP 3:25 When BYU Trails at the Half...... 0-0 2 plays, 16 yards TOP 0:35 When Tied at the Half...... 1-0 When BYU Leads After Third Quarter ...... 2-0 When BYU Trails After Third Quarter ...... 0-0 Record in August ...... 1-0 Streak ...... W4 Record in September...... 2-0 Streak ...... W4 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...... 3-0 Streak ...... W13 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...... 3-0 When Opponent Scores First ...... 0-0 On The Mtn...... 1-0 On VERSUS...... 1-0 On CSTV...... 0-0 On FOX Sports...... 1-0 OPPONENT SNAPSHOT THIS WEEK Team Opponent Northern Iowa...... South Dakota State (Sept. 20) Washington...... Stanford (Sept. 27) UCLA...... Arizona (Sept. 20) Wyoming...... at BYU (Sept. 20) Utah State...... Idaho (Sept. 20) New Mexico...... Tulsa (Sept. 20) TCU...... at SMU (Sept. 20) UNLV ...... Iowa State (Sept. 20) Colorado State...... at Houston (Sept. 22) San Diego State ...... Idaho (Sept. 20) Air Force...... Utah (Sept. 20) Utah...... at Air Force (Sept. 20)

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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, A. Collie 10 vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008 by R. Tialavea vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) A QUARTERBACK HAD 25 COMPLETIONS: Opp: 2007 by J. Stinson at Wyoming (W, 35-10) BYU: 2008, M. Hall 27 vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, M. Hall 7 vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, vs UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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, A. Perez 61 yards vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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: 2008, 24 vs. UCLA (W, 59-0) 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 83 Spencer Hafoka 6-0 183 Fr. HS Kahuku, HI / Kahuku HS RE 84 Jan Jorgensen 6-3 274 Jr. 2L Helper, UT / Carbon HS 11 O’Neill Chambers 6-2 209 Fr. HS Harmony, FL / Harmony HS 57 Matt Putnam 6-6 237 Fr. RS Brigham City, UT / Box Elder HS -or- 13 Luke Ashworth 6-2 195 So. 1L Provo, UT / Timpview 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 NT 52 Russell Tialavea 6-3 300 Jr. 1L Oceanside, CA / Oceanside HS -or- 20 Reed White 5-10 198 Sr. 1L Gilbert, AZ / Arizona State 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 LE 92 Brett Denney 6-4 260 Jr. 2L Thornton, CO / Legacy HS 11 O’Neill Chambers 6-2 209 Fr. HS Harmony, FL / Harmony HS -or- 77 Ian Dulan 6-1 255 Jr. 2L Hilo, HI / Kamehameha HS -or- 13 Luke Ashworth 6-2 195 So. 1L Provo, UT / Timpview HS SLB 43 David Nixon 6-3 233 Sr. 3L College Station, TX / A&M Con. TE 32 Dennis Pitta 6-5 250 Jr. 2L Moorpark, CA / Moorpark HS 44 Daniel Sorensen 6-1 208 Fr. HS Colton, CA / Colton HS 88 Andrew George 6-5 243 Jr. 2L Englewood, CO / Cheery Creek HS MLB 35 Matt Bauman 6-1 232 Jr. 2L Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS LT 70 Matt Reynolds 6-6 321 Fr. RS Provo, UT / Timpview HS 39 Iona Pritchard 6-0 234 Fr. HS South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 64 RJ Willing 6-5 312 Jr. 2L Kahuku, HI / Kamehameha HS BLB 42 Shawn Doman 6-2 232 Jr. 2L Woodburn, OR / Canby HS LG 76 Ray Feinga 6-5 348 Sr. 3L West Valley City, UT / Hunter HS -or- 51 Matt Ah You 5-11 227 Jr. 2L Ran. Cucamunga, CA / Lone Peak HS 60 Terence Brown 6-3 334 So. 1L Summerville, SC / Summerville HS WLB 41 Coleby Clawson 6-3 220 Jr. TR Wales, UT / Snow JC C 65 Dallas Reynolds 6-5 320 Sr. 3L Provo, UT / Timpview HS 48 Michael Alisa 6-1 215 Fr. HS Provo, UT / Timpview HS 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 Feinga D. Reynolds Bright Oswald Hall Unga UCLA Reed Collie Mahuika Pitta M. Reynolds Feinga D. Reynolds Bright Oswald Hall Unga 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 Denney Tialavea Jorgensen Nixon Bauman Doman Clawson Howard Fowler Tafuna Johnson Wyoming Utah State New Mexico TCU UNLV Colorado State San Diego State Air Force Utah

TOP-30 IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL CATEGORIES TEAM RANKINGS Category National Rank Actual National Leader Actual Conference Rank Passing Offense 5 387.00 Texas Tech 448.67 1 Total Offense 10 521.33 Missouri 597.33 1 Scoring Offense 14 42.67 Missouri 57.67 1 First-Downs Per Game 5 27.67 Houston 29.33 1 Scoring Defense 26 14.67 Iowa 2.67 3 Kickoff Returns 12 28.25 Penn. State 35.11 2 Passing Efficiency 3 187.02 Tulsa 238.84 1 Tackles for Loss T-22 7.00 Troy 11.00 3 Sacks Allowed T-1 .00 Air Force .00 1 3rd Down Efficiency 1 78.1 -- -- 1

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Category Player National Rank Actual National Leader Actual Conference Rank Passing Efficiency Max Hall 7 186.82 Johnson, Tulsa 241.58 1 Total Offense Max Hall 4 370.33 Keenum, Hou 429.67 1 Total Passing Yards Max Hall 3 1095 Harrell, Texas Tech 1251 1 Completions per Game Max Hall 4 30.33 Reesing, Kansas 34.33 1 Passing Yards per Game Max Hall 4 365.00 Harrell, Texas Tech 417.00 1 Points Responsible For per Game Max Hall T-3 26 Johnson, Tulsa 30 1 Receptions per Game Dennis Pitta T-4 8.67 Meier, Kansas 9.67 1 Austin Collie T-15 7.33 4 Receiving Yards per Game Dennis Pitta 2 136.00 Love, Ball State 144.33 1 Kickoff Returns O’Neill Chambers 17 28.25 Smith, Colorado 50.00 1 Scoring Harvey Unga T-27 10.00 Ringer, Michigan State 18.00 T-3

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 Blue-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, Blue-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 GAME 3 • September 13, 2008 BYU vs UCLA LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score UCLA Bruins 0 0 0 0 0 BYU Cougars 7 35 17 0 41

Scoring Summary: 1st 08:09 BY - PITTA, Dennis 10 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 11-75 4:50, UCLA 0 - BY 7 2nd 14:30 BY - COLLIE, Austin 2 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 13-80 4:46, UCLA 0 - BY 14 12:59 BY - COLLIE, Austin 37 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 1-37 0:06, UCLA 0 - BY 21 10:07 BY - REED, Michael 12 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 5-30 2:31, UCLA 0 - BY 28 09:42 BY - UNGA, Harvey 15 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 3-25 0:17, UCLA 0 - BY 35 00:14 BY - PITTA, Dennis 2 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 13-48 6:43, UCLA 0 - BY 42 3rd 07:43 BY - UNGA, Harvey 6 yd pass from HALL, Max (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 7-69 3:33, UCLA 0 - BY 49 03:08 BY - PAYNE, Mitch 24 yd field goal, 6-36 3:25, UCLA 0 - BY 52 00:39 BY - LATU, Wayne 13 yd run (PAYNE, Mitch kick), 2-16 0:35, UCLA 0 - BY 59

UCLA BY FIRST DOWNS...... 13 30 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 16-9 45-184 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 230 337 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 39-23-1 40-31-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.. 55-239 85-521 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-8 3-36 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 5-151 1-31 Interception Returns-Yards...... 1-5 1-9 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 4-49.0 2-50.5 Fumbles-Lost...... 4-3 2-0 Penalties-Yards...... 4-35 8-71 Possession Time...... 22:24 37:36 Third-Down Conversions...... 2 of 10 13 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 0 of 2 0 of 0 Blue-Zone Scores-Chances...... 0-2 8-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 0-0 1-10

RUSHING: UCLA-Moline,Chane 7-12; Carter,Raymond 2-7; Dean,Aundre 1-0; Craft,Kevin 6-minus 10. No. 16 BYU-UNGA, Harvey 17-71; VAKAPUNA, Fui 9-34; DILUIGI, JJ 7-34; LATU, Wayne 5-24; HALL, Max 3-12; COLLIE, Austin 1-6; KARIYA, Bryan 1-5; TM 2-minus 2.

PASSING: UCLA-Craft,Kevin 23-39-1-230. No. 16 BYU-HALL, Max 27-35-1-271; GASKINS, Brende 4-5-0-66.

RECEIVING: UCLA-Austin,Terrence 8-88; Johnson, Domini 7-61; Moya,Ryan 3-26; Ketchum,Gavin 2-20; Harkey,Cory 2-17; Embree,Taylor 1-18. No. 16 BYU-COLLIE, Austin 10-110; REED, Michael 5-90; PITTA, Dennis 5-47; UNGA, Harvey 5-42; GEORGE, Andrew 2-15; VAKAPUNA, Fui 1-11; WHITE, Reed 1-10; KOZLOWSKI, Tyle 1-9; PRITCHARD, Iona 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: UCLA-Moore, Rahim 1-5. No. 16 BYU-PUTNAM, Matt 1-9.

FUMBLES: UCLA-Ketchum,Gavin 1-0; Craft,Kevin 1-1; Carter,Raymond 1-1; Austin,Terrence 1-1. No. 16 BYU-UNGA, Harvey 1-0; COLLIE, Austin 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Northern Iowa-None. No. 16 BYU-JOREGENSEN, Jan 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Northern Iowa-Lloyd, Darrell 4-7; Harris, De’Veon 6-4; Mahoney, Josh 3-7; Thompson, Jamar 3-7; Meier, Curtis 4-4; McMoore,Terrell 4-1; Kinney, Chuck 3-2; Huygens, Mark 3-1; Ruffin, James 2-1; Smith, Jordan 1-2; Canady, T. 1-2; Kirk, Justin 0-3; Roberts, Adam 1-1; Flander, Trent 0-2; Pedescleaux, E. 0-2; Robertson, J. 0-2; Hallgren, Billy 0-1; Mahaffey, Ryan 0-1. No. 16 BYU-BAUMAN, Matt 5-6; JOHNSON, Scott 2-6; CLAW- SON, Coleby 3-3; DOMAN, Shawn 3-3; NIXON, David 3-3; AH YOU, Matt 2-4; FOWLER, Kellen 4-1; SO’OTO, Vic 3-2; JOREGENSEN, Jan 1-4; DULAN, Ian 2-2; DENNEY, Brett 3-0; FOKETI, Mosese 0-3; HOWARD, Brandon 2-0; SORENSEN, Danie 2-0; TIALAVEA, Russe 1-1; PUTNAM, Matt 0-2; TAFUNA, David 0-1; RICH, Andrew 0-1. 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 MWC CHAMPIONS • 2007 LAS VEGAS BOWL CHAMPIONS BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL

BYU TEAM STATISTICS, 2008 SEASON 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 Sept. 13, 2008 UCLA W, 59-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 3:02 64,153

TEAM STATISTICS BY OPP SCORING 128 44 Points Per Game 42.7 14.7 FIRST DOWNS 83 49 Rushing 22 16 Passing 60 30 Penalty 1 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 403 291 Yards gained rushing 439 381 Yards lost rushing 36 90 Rushing Attempts 100 91 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.2 Average Per Game 134.3 97.0 TDs Rushing 6 3 PASSING YARDAGE 1161 647 Att-Comp-Int 122-95-2 96-57-1 Average Per Pass 9.5 6.7 Average Per Catch 12.2 11.4 Average Per Game 387.0 215.7 TDs Passing 12 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1564 938 Total Plays 222 187 Average Per Play 7.0 5.0 Average Per Game 521.3 312.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-226 12-289 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-51 2-7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-9 2-5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 28.2 24.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.3 3.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.0 2.5 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 10-5 PENALTIES-Yards 23-196 12-100 Average Per Game 65.3 33.3 PUNTS-Yards 7-284 16-737 Average Per Punt 40.6 46.1 Net punt average 33.9 39.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:40 28:20 3RD-DOWN Conversions 32/41 17/42 3rd-Down Pct 78% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 2/5 4th-Down Pct 0% 40% SACKS BY-Yards 6-51 0-0 MISC YARDS 37 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 1-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 BLUE-ZONE SCORES 16-18 89% 4-6 67% BLUE-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 15-18 83% 3-6 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS 17-18 94% 5-6 83% ATTENDANCE 128261 64611 Games/Avg Per Game 2/64130 1/64611 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total BYU 28 55 24 21 128 Opponents 10 7 21 6 44

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Individual Statistics KARIYA, Bryan 3 2 19 0 19 6.3 COLLIE, Austin 3 1 6 0 6 2.0 TM 2 3 -3 0 -3 -1.5 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G TEAM 1 3 -14 0 -14 -14.0 UNGA, Harvey 3 58 273 2 271 4.7 2 15 90.3 Total...... 3 222 403 1161 1564 521.3 VAKAPUNA, Fui 2 11 58 9 49 4.5 1 22 24.5 Opponents...... 3 187 291 647 938 312.7 DILUIGI, JJ 2 8 40 4 36 4.5 0 15 18.0 LATU, Wayne 2 8 26 3 23 2.9 1 13 11.5 KARIYA, Bryan 3 2 19 0 19 9.5 1 14 6.3 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk HALL, Max 3 6 17 1 16 2.7 1 6 5.3 PAYNE, Mitch 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0 COLLIE, Austin 3 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 TM 2 3 0 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 -1.5 FG SEQUENCE No. 16 BYU OPPONENTS TEAM 1 3 0 14 -14 -4.7 0 0 -14.0 Northern Iowa - (33) Total...... 3 100 439 36 403 4.0 6 22 134.3 UCLA (24) 32,27 Opponents...... 3 91 381 90 291 3.2 3 69 97.0 Washington - - PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. HALL, Max 3 186.82 91-117-2 77.8 1095 12 46 365.0 GASKINS, Brende 1 190.88 4-5-0 80.0 66 0 36 66.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Total...... 3 186.99 95-122-2 77.9 1161 12 46 387.0 SANTIAGO, CJ 7 284 40.6 52 2 0 2 0 Opponents...... 3 120.78 57-96-1 59.4 647 2 76 215.7 Total...... 7 284 40.6 52 2 0 2 0 Opponents...... 16 737 46.1 64 3 3 6 0 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PITTA, Dennis 3 26 408 15.7 3 46 136.0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn COLLIE, Austin 3 22 264 12.0 3 38 88.0 SORENSEN, Justi 23 1466 63.7 10 1 REED, Michael 3 16 216 13.5 2 36 72.0 Total...... 23 1466 63.7 10 1 289 42.5 27 UNGA, Harvey 3 16 128 8.0 3 19 42.7 Opponents...... 10 666 66.6 2 0 226 40.0 30 GEORGE, Andrew 3 6 52 8.7 1 16 17.3 WHITE, Reed 3 3 47 15.7 0 30 15.7 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ASHWORTH, Luke 2 1 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 PITTA, Dennis 3 0 408 0 0 0 408 136.0 VAKAPUNA, Fui 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5 UNGA, Harvey 3 271 128 0 0 0 399 133.0 KOZLOWSKI, Tyle 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 COLLIE, Austin 3 6 264 2 0 0 272 90.7 HAFOKA, Spencer 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 CHAMBERS, O’Nei 3 0 0 22 226 0 248 82.7 LATU, Wayne 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 REED, Michael 3 0 216 0 0 0 216 72.0 PRITCHARD, Iona 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 WHITE, Reed 3 0 47 27 0 0 74 24.7 Total...... 3 95 1161 12.2 12 46 387.0 VAKAPUNA, Fui 2 49 11 0 0 0 60 30.0 Opponents...... 3 57 647 11.4 2 76 215.7 GEORGE, Andrew 3 0 52 0 0 0 52 17.3 DILUIGI, JJ 2 36 0 0 0 0 36 18.0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long LATU, Wayne 2 23 4 0 0 0 27 13.5 WHITE, Reed 4 27 6.8 0 15 KARIYA, Bryan 3 19 0 0 0 0 19 6.3 CHAMBERS, O’Nei 2 22 11.0 0 15 HALL, Max 3 16 0 0 0 0 16 5.3 COLLIE, Austin 1 2 2.0 0 2 ASHWORTH, Luke 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0 Total...... 7 51 7.3 0 15 PUTNAM, Matt 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 4.5 Opponents...... 2 7 3.5 0 8 KOZLOWSKI, Tyle 2 0 9 0 0 0 9 4.5 HAFOKA, Spencer 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long PRITCHARD, Iona 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.5 PUTNAM, Matt 1 9 9.0 0 9 TM 2 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.5 Total...... 1 9 9.0 0 9 TEAM 1 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -14.0 Opponents...... 2 5 2.5 0 5 Total...... 3 403 1161 51 226 9 1850 616.7 Opponents...... 3 291 647 7 289 5 1239 413.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long CHAMBERS, O’Nei 8 226 28.2 0 51 Total...... 8 226 28.2 0 51 Opponents...... 12 289 24.1 0 39

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 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 PAYNE, Mitch 0 1-1 17-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 20 PITTA, Dennis 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 COLLIE, Austin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 REED, Michael 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 GEORGE, Andrew 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 LATU, Wayne 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 HALL, Max 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 18 1-1 17-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 128 Opponents...... 6 1-3 5-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 44

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G HALL, Max 3 123 16 1095 1111 370.3 UNGA, Harvey 3 58 271 0 271 90.3 GASKINS, Brende 1 5 0 66 66 66.0 VAKAPUNA, Fui 2 11 49 0 49 24.5 DILUIGI, JJ 2 8 36 0 36 18.0 LATU, Wayne 2 8 23 0 23 11.5

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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 3 11 15 26 3.0-7 1.0-5 . . . . 1 . . 21 JOHNSON, Scott 3 9 13 22 2.0-2 . . 4 . . 1 . . 16 FOWLER, Kellen 3 12 6 18 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 42 DOMAN, Shawn 3 6 9 15 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . . 43 NIXON, David 3 5 8 13 4.0-24 1.0-17 . 1 2 . 1 . . 41 CLAWSON, Coleby 3 6 6 12 3.5-19 1.0-2 . . . . 1 . . 51 AH YOU, Matt 3 4 6 10 0.5-3 ...... 84 JORGENSEN, Jan 3 5 6 11 1.5-9 2.0-8 . . 6 . 2 1 . 4 HOWARD, Brandon 3 4 3 7 ...... 77 DULAN, Ian 3 4 3 7 2.5-20 2.0-19 . . 3 1-0 . . . 57 PUTNAM, Matt 2 4 2 6 . . 1-9 . 1 . 1 . . 23 TAFUNA, David 3 4 2 6 ...... 92 DENNEY, Brett 3 5 1 6 1.0-3 . . 1 1 2-0 . . . 37 SO’OTO, Vic 3 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 52 TIALAVEA, Russe 3 2 2 4 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . 1 . 39 PRITCHARD, Iona 2 2 2 4 ...... 93 FOKETI, Mosese 3 1 3 4 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 44 SORENSEN, Danie 3 3 1 4 1.0-1 ...... 5 BRADLEY, Brando 1 4 . 4 ...... 94 RICHARDSON, Bro 2 1 2 3 ...... 18 SORENSEN, Justi 3 1 1 2 ...... 46 MORGAN, Blake 1 1 1 2 ...... 1 . . 48 ALISA, Michael 1 1 1 2 ...... 22 RICH, Andrew 3 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 50 HADLEY, Spencer 1 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 85 JAUSSI, Landon 1 1 . 1 ...... 58 BELL, Jeff 1 1 . 1 ...... 13 ASHWORTH, Luke 2 1 . 1 ...... 36 TE’O, Shiloah 2 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 74 BRIGHT, Travis 3 1 . 1 ...... 32 PITTA, Dennis 3 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 3 105 98 203 21-93 6-51 1-9 11 15 5-0 9 2 . Opponents...... 3 106 159 265 10.0-27 0-0 2-5 8 6 5-0 6 1 .

Blue Zone Statistics

No. 16 BYU Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- Date Opponent Score In RZ 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 Sep 13 UCLA...... W 59-0 8 8 52 7 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------Totals 18 16 107 15 6 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 of 18 (88.9%)

Opponents Inside No. 16 BYU Red-Zone

Times Times Tota Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- Date Opponent Score In RZ 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 Sep 13 UCLA...... W 59-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ------Totals 6 4 23 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 of 6 (66.7%)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes ...... 18 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Rushes ...... 23 UNGA, Harvey at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 72 Grace, Pat, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 136 UNGA, Harvey at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Rushes...... 2 Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Rushes...... 2 UNGA, Harvey vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Rush ...... 69 Grace, Pat, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Rush ...... 22 VAKAPUNA, Fui vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Pass attempts...... 39 Craft,Kevin, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Pass attempts...... 41 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Pass completions ...... 23 Craft,Kevin, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) ...... HALL, Max at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Passing...... 230 Craft,Kevin, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Pass completions ...... 34 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Passes...... 1 Williams,Victor, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Passing...... 486 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... Locker, Jake, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Passes...... 7 HALL, Max vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Long Pass...... 76 Williams,Victor, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Pass...... 46 HALL, Max vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Receptions...... 8 Austin,Terrence, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Receptions...... 11 PITTA, Dennis vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Receiving...... 114 Collins, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Receiving...... 213 PITTA, Dennis vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Receptions...... 1 Collins, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Receptions...... 2 COLLIE, Austin vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) ...... Kearse, J., at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... PITTA, Dennis vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Long Reception ...... 76 Collins, Josh, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... UNGA, Harvey vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Field Goals ...... 1 Hallgren, Billy, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Reception ...... 46 PITTA, Dennis vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Field Goal ...... 25 Hallgren, Billy, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Field Goals ...... 1 PAYNE, Mitch vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Punts ...... 7 Black, Brook, vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Field Goal ...... 24 PAYNE, Mitch vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Punting Avg ...... 49.0 Perez,Aaron, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Punts ...... 3 SANTIAGO, CJ vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Punt ...... 64 Ballman, Jared, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Punting Avg ...... 50.5 SANTIAGO, CJ vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Long Punt Return ...... 8 Austin,Terrence, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Long Punt ...... 52 SANTIAGO, CJ vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Long Kickoff Return. . . . . 39 Theriot,Trevor, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Long Punt Return ...... 15 CHAMBERS, O’Nei vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Tackles...... 20 Carter,Reggie, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) ...... WHITE, Reed vs UCLA (Sep 13, 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) ...... Carter,Reggie, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Sacks ...... 1.0 JORGENSEN, Jan vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Interceptions...... 1 Moore, Rahim, vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) ...... DULAN, Ian vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) ...... Foster, Mason, at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... JORGENSEN, Jan vs UCLA (Sep 13, 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...... 1 PUTNAM, Matt vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Per Rush ...... 3.8 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Rushes...... 3 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Pass attempts...... 39 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) TEAM GAME HIGHS Pass completions ...... 23 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Rushes ...... 45 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Passing...... 230 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Rushing...... 184 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Per Pass...... 8.5 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Per Rush ...... 4.9 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) TD Passes...... 1 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) TD Rushes...... 4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Pass attempts...... 41 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Total Plays ...... 67 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Total Offense ...... 362 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Pass completions ...... 34 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Per Play...... 5.6 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Yards Passing...... 486 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Points ...... 27 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Per Pass...... 11.9 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Sacks By...... 0 TD Passes...... 7 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) First Downs...... 22 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Total Plays ...... 85 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Penalties...... 4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Total Offense ...... 568 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Per Play...... 8.4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Points ...... 59 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Penalty Yards ...... 40 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Sacks By...... 4 at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) Turnovers...... 4 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) First Downs...... 30 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Interceptions By...... 1 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Penalties...... 8 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) ...... at Washington (Sep 06, 2008) ...... vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Penalty Yards ...... 71 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008) Turnovers...... 4 vs Northern Iowa (Aug 30, 2008) Interceptions By...... 1 vs UCLA (Sep 13, 2008)

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