The 2017 BYU Football Almanac Provides Local and National Media a Look at BYU’S Program in Preparation for the 2017 Football Season
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The 2017 BYU Football Almanac provides local and national media a look at BYU’s program in preparation for the 2017 football season. For more information visit BYUCougars.com or contact BYU’s football media relations staff at 801-422-8948. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Quick Facts 6-7 2017 Preview 8-9 2017 Offense 10-11 2017 Defense and Special Teams 12 ESPN and BYUtv 13 BYU in the National Statistics 14-15 2016 Starters and 2017 Returning Statistics 16-17 2017 Depth Chart and Returning Lettermen 18-21 Returning Players to Watch 22-24 2017 Rosters 25 2017 Recruiting Class and Newcomers 26-39 Returning Player Bios 40-41 Kalani Sitake 42-49 BYU Football Staff 50 The BYU Family 51 BYU Athletic Administration 52-53 Brigham Young University 54 Mission Service 55 Cougar Club 56-58 LaVell Edwards Stadium 59 Facilities 60-67 2017 Schedule and Opponent Outlooks 68-69 2017 Opponent Game-by-Game History 70-71 2016 Season Review 72-85 2016 Game-by-Game 86 2016 Award Winners 87-95 2016 Statistics 96-97 BYU’s Last 40 Seasons 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 98-99 1984 National Championship 100-101 LaVell Edwards 102 All-American Quarterbacks 103 3,000 Club 104-109 Major Award Winners 110 Polynesian Pipeline 111 Tight End Tradition 112-113 Hall of Fame Inductees 114-116 All-Americans 117 Academic All-Americans 118-119 All-Conference Selections 120 Conference History 121-122 BYU and the NFL 123 Players in the Super Bowl 124-125 NFL Draft 126-133 Year-by-Year Results 134-135 40-Year Results and Rankings 136 All-Time Opponent W/L Record 137-150 Bowl History 151-157 Lettermen 158-161 Yearly Leaders 162-177 Individual Records 177-181 NCAA Rankings and Records 181-199 Team Season Records 199-205 Team Game Records 206-207 Media Services 208 Media Partners 3 2017 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF Location Provo, Utah Head Coach Kalani Sitake (BYU ‘00) Founded Oct 16, 1875 Seasons Second year Elevation 4,553 feet Career Record 9-4 Enrollment 33,363 Record at BYU same Nickname Cougars Asst HC/Sp Tms Coord /Safeties Ed Lamb (BYU ‘96) Mascot Cosmo Offensive Coordinator/QBs Ty Detmer (BYU ‘91) Colors Blue and White Defensive Coordinator/DL ‘Ilaisa Tuiaki (SUU ‘06) Stadium (capacity) LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) Offensive Line Mike Empey (BYU ‘95) Surface Natural Grass Running Backs Reno Mahe (BYU ‘15) Receivers Ben Cahoon (BYU ‘98) President Kevin J Worthen Tight Ends Steve Clark (BYU ‘92) Athletics Director Tom Holmoe Linebackers Steve Kaufusi (BYU ‘94) Cornerbacks Jernaro Gilford (BYU ‘04) MEDIA RELATIONS Head FB Strength & Cond Coach Nu’u Tafisi (Cal ‘06) FB Media Relations Director Brett Pyne Strength & Conditioning Asst Justin McClure Office Phone 801-422-4912 Strength & Conditioning Asst AJ Middleton Cell Phone 801-367-1631 Defensive Graduate Assistant Jan Jorgensen FB Media Relations Asst Director Kenny Cox Defensive Graduate Assistant Vince Feula Office phone 801-422-5202 Offensive Graduate Assistant Dallas Reynolds Cell Phone 801-420-7703 Offensive Graduate Assistant Harvey Unga Football Graduate Assistant Kristen Kerr Director of Football Operations Russell Tialavea Cell Phone 801-450-1346 Director of Recruiting Tevita Ofahengaue Office Number 801-422-8999 Director of Player Personnel Jack Damuni Director of Athletic Relations Jasen Ah You Media Relations Main Office 801-422-8948 Director of Player Development Sione Kinikini Media Relations Fax 801-422-0633 Director of Equipment Operations Mick Hill Edwards Stadium Press Box 801-422-2609 Director of Video and Technology Errol Seaver Website www byucougars com Head Football Trainer Steve Pincock Twitter @BYUCougars, @BYUFootball Sports Medicine Rehab Coordinator Brett Mortensen Facebook BYUFootball Director, Student Academic Center Trevor Wilson Address: 30 SFH; Provo, UT 84602 Football Academic Advisor Jim Hamblin WORTH NOTING • BYU is one of only 10 programs to earn a bowl invitation every season since 2005 BYU has played 35 total bowl games • BYU ranks 15th in winning percentage at 700 (91-39 record) over the past 10 seasons • BYU and Penn State are the only schools in the nation to boast winners of the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Doak Walker Award, Davey O’Brien Award and Sammy Baugh Trophy • BYU is one of only six schools in the nation to have a player win the Heisman Trophy for the nation’s top player, Outland Trophy for the na- tion’s best interior lineman, Davey O’Brien Award for the nation’s best quarterback and Doak Walker Award for the nation’s top running back, joining Texas, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa and Boston College 4 TEAM INFORMATION 1984 NATIONAL Defense 4-3 CHAMPIONS Offense Pro Style, Multiple 2016 Record 9-4 2016 Final Ranking AP (RV) 58 Affiliation FBS Independent ALL-AMERICANS Total lettermen returning (R)/LOST (L) 58/24 Offensive lettermen R/L 21/11 36 Defensive lettermen R/L 32/12 ACADEMIC Specialist lettermen R/L 5/1 ALL-AMERICA CITATIONS Starters R/L 14/10 Offensive starters R/L 6/5 35 Defensive starters R/L 6/5 BOWL GAMES PROGRAM HISTORY 23 National Championships 1 (1984) CONFERENCE Conference Championships 23 (last 2007)* CHAMPIONSHIPS Bowl Appearances 35 Bowl Record 14-20-1 13 Last Bowl Appearance 2016 Poinsettia Bowl CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS W, 24-21 vs Wyoming Last Bowl Victory same Bowl Streak 12 (7-5 record) 7 *One of 10 programs since 2005 to go to 12 straight bowls COLLEGE FOOTBALL First Year of Football 1922 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS All-Time Record 564-406-26 ( 579) All-Time Home Record 309-135-6 ( 693) 7 All-Time Road Record 228-246-19 ( 482) SAMMY BAUGH WINNERS All-Time Neutral Record 28-25-1 ( 528) All-Time Independent Record 52-26 ( 667) 4 Stadium Record 236-70 ( 771) DAVEY O’BRIEN WINNERS Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion) 167-45 ( 788) Stadium Record (since 2000 renaming) 76-22 ( 776) *Independent since 2011 2 OUTLAND TROPHIES 1 HEISMAN TROPHY, DOAK WALKER & MAXWELL AWARD BYU ranks No 5 in total wins among all FBS programs with 357 victories over the past 40 seasons (1977-2016) 1 Nebraska 385 2 Florida State 377 NO.5 3 Ohio State 369 IN TOTAL WINS THE 4 Oklahoma 367 5. BYU 357 PAST 40 SEASONS 6 Georgia 351 7 Michigan 350 8 Penn State 349 8 Miami 349 5 2017 BYU FOOTBALL READY FOR MORE TALENTED AND EXCITED SQUAD PREPS FOR 2017 Year one for head coach Kalani Sitake was a memorable one The Cou- gars won nine games after entering the season facing one of the more daunting schedules in school history The 2017 season picks up right where 2016 left off with a new set of challenges for the year The 2017 football schedule features a 13-game regular-season slate against schools from six conferences—Southeastern, Big Ten, Pac-12, American, Mountain West, Big Sky—and fellow independent UMass The schedule includes six home games, six road games and a neutral site con- test in Houston between the Cougars and the LSU Tigers at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans and the site of the 2017 Super Bowl Including LSU, BYU’s 2017 schedule includes three teams who finished last season in the top-25 rankings (No 9 Wisconsin, No 13 LSU, No 23 Utah) Six Cougar opponents—LSU, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Utah, Boise State and Hawai’i—earned bowl bids last year and five finished the year with bowl victories Overall, opponents on BYU’s 2017 schedule represent 11 different states, including California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Massachu- setts, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin Two of the most dynamic offensive players in school history are gone – all-time leading rusher Jamaal Williams and dual-threat quarterback Taysom Hill Both electric in the ground game, the Cougars will be looking to replace not only the veteran leadership, but also more than 6,700 career rushing yards between the two stars Junior signal caller Tanner Mangum will step back into his familiar starting role after running the offense for 13 starts over the past two seasons when Hill was injured The 2015 National Freshman of the Year, awarded by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, has tallied 3,618 career passing yards and 26 touchdowns Replacing Williams looks to be the work of a committee of capable backs Junior Squally Canada, a Washington State transfer, spelled Williams last year to the tune of 315 yards and two touchdowns on 74 carries Other backs in the mix for time include KJ Hall, Trey Dye, Riley Burt, Kavika Fonua and newcomer Ula Tolutau The Ty Detmer offense in 2016 featured a pro-style under-center attack with multiple looks and a focus on ball control BYU will look to stretch the field a little more behind senior speedster Jonah Trinnaman in 2017 Along with Trinnaman, Aleva Hifo is back in the slot along with Moroni Laulu-Pututau, who has bulked up and shifted into a full-time tight end position Wideouts Talon Shumway, Rickey Shumway and Beau Tanner all return after getting reps last season and will work to produce like the four departed seniors Nick Kurtz, Garrett and Mitchell Juergens and Colby Pearson, who all combined for 125 6 receptions, 1,294 yards and nine touchdowns in 2016 Redshirts Akile Davis and Micah Simon are standouts from the scout squad last year that will aim to make an impact The tight end position is again a focal point and BYU hopes the group can take another step forward after a productive 2016 Tanner Balderree, Hunter Marshall and Nate Sampson return to a group bolstered by Laulu-Pututau sliding over TALENTED AND EXCITED SQUAD PREPS FOR 2017 along with new recruits Matt Bushman and Joe Tukuafu joining the squad in the spring Up front, BYU lost just one starter from a cohesive unit that plowed the road for the