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BRIGHAM YOUNG F O O T B A L L Athletic Media Relations • 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, UT 84602 • 801-422-8948 • Fax 801-422-0633 BYU 2002 SCOREBOARD Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 • Game 5 Date Opponent Time/Result (TV) Aug. 29 SYRACUSE . W, 42-21 Brigham Young (2-2) Sept. 6 HAWAII . W, 35-32 Sept. 14 Nevada . L, 28-31 at Utah State (1-4) Sept. 21 Georgia Tech . L, 19-28 Oct. 4 Utah State . 7 p.m. (KSL, SportsWest) Oct. 12 Air Force* . TBA (TBD) Oct. 4, 2002 • 7 p.m. (MDT) • SWP (KSL-TV) Oct. 19 UNLV* . TBA (TBD) Logan, Utah • Romney Stadium (30,257) Oct. 24 Colorado State* . 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Nov. 2 SAN DIEGOSTATE* . TBA (TBD) SportsWest • SportsWest • SportsWest • SportsWest • SportsWest • SportsWest • SportsWest • SportsWest Nov. 9 WYOMING* . TBA (KSL, SportsWest) Nov. 16 NEW MEXICO* . TBA (KSL, SportsWest) COUGARS TRAVEL TO UTAH STATE Nov. 23 UTAH* . TBA (TBD) Rejuvenated after its only bye week of the season, BYU (2-2) will take to the road for its third of four straight road games, traveling to Utah State on Friday, Oct. 4. After opening the season with * - MWCGame wins over Syracuse and Hawaii, the Cougars will enter the in-state battle having lost two straight, All Times are Local to Site and are Subject to Change including a 28-19 loss at Georgia Tech on Sept. 21. The Aggies, who will be hosting their third home game of the season, will enter Friday’s contest with a record of 1-4. Utah State lost on MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Saturday at Boise State, 63-38. The game will mark the 76th contest between the two teams with Football Contact . .Jeff Reynolds BYU owning a 39-33-3 record since the teams first met on Oct. 7, 1922. E-Mail . [email protected] Office Phone . .(801) 422-4909 BROADCAST PLANS FAX . .(801) 422-0633 Saturday’s game will be broadcast live to a local television audience on KSL, Ch. 5, beginning Home Phone . .(801) 798-9221 at 7 p.m. (MDT). Dave McCann will call the action, with Blaine Fowler lending color analysis. Cell Phone . .(801) 372-2080 Fans can also tune to KSL 1160-AM with Greg Wrubell calling the action and Marc Lyons lend- Pressbox . (801) 378-2609 ing expert analysis. Bill Riley will report from the sidelines. The game will be re-broadcast Homepage . .www.byucougars.com Monday, Oct. 7 on BYU-TV at 8 p.m. (MST) and on KBYU at 10:30 p.m. (MST). TRAVEL INFORMATION BYU QUICK FACTS The Cougars will depart Provo on Thursday, Oct. 3 at approximately 6 p.m. (MDT), arriving in Location . Provo, Utah 84602 the Logan area at 8:30 p.m. (MST). The team will stay in Wellsville Canyon at the Best Western Enrollment . 30,069 (Daytime) Sherwood Hills. BYU will return to Provo via bus charter immediately following the game. Founded . Oct. 15, 1875 Colors . Dark Blue, White and Tan BYU vs. UTAH STATE Nickname . Cougars Friday’s game will mark the 76th meeting between the two schools. The Cougars own a 39-33-3 Mascot . Cosmo (the Cougar) record in the series, dating back to Oct. 7, 1922. In Logan, the Aggies own an 18-12-2 record over Affiliation . NCAA Division I-A BYU, however the Cougars have won 8 of the last 10 games at Romney Stadium, including a 34- Conference . Mountain West 31 overtime victory in the two team’s last meeting in Logan during the 1999 season. Friday’s Stadium . LaVell Edwards Stadium (65,000) game will mark only the fifth game between the two teams in Logan since the 1989 season. Surface . Natural Grass Interestingly, Friday’s game will mark the last time the two teams will play until the 2005 season, marking the longest gap in the rivalry since World War II interrupted the series between 1943 and President . Merrill J. Bateman 1945. Currently, BYU has won six straight games in the rivalry, including last season’s 54-34 win Men’s AD . Val Hale in Provo. The Cougars have won 19 of the last 21 games between the two teams. Utah State last Ticket Office Phone . (801) 378-BYU1 won in 1993, knocking off BYU, 58-56, in Logan. Homepage . www.byucougars.com All-Time Record . 444-340-26 (.564) A BAND OF BROTHERS Three sets of brothers will be squaring off against one another this weekend, including Brady (BYU) and Casey (USU) Poppinga, Brandon (BYU) and Jason (USU) Stephens and Gabriel (BYU) and Jared (USU) Reid. BYU’s Stephens is a reserve offensive lineman, while the Aggies’ 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 1 Stephens plays tight end. The Cougars’ Poppinga leads the roster with nine tackles for loss, including five sacks. USU’s Poppinga has nine receptions for 73 yards as the Aggies’starting tight M W C end. BYU’s Reid has eight receptions for 60 yards at tight end, while USU’s Reid has seen action F o o t b a l l on special teams. C h a m p i o n s www.byucougars.com/football BRIGHAM YOUNG F O O T B A L L A LOOK BACK (BYU 54, USU 34) BYU COACHING STAFF BYU’s Luke Staley racked up a career-high 207 yards rushing and five touchdowns in helping Head Coach . .Gary Crowton BYUto a 54-34 victory over Utah State last season. Not to be overshadowed, quarterback At BYU . 14-4 (.778); 2nd Season Brandon Doman threw for 293 yards on 24-of-34 attempts, including four touchdown comple- Career . 35-17 (.673) tions. With the win, Doman improved to 7-0 as a starter, marking the first BYU quarterback to Asst. Head Coach (O-Line) . Lance Reynolds win seven straight games since Robbie Bosco in 1984. The 20-point victory was a lot closer than Offensive Coordinator (Receivers) . Mike Borich the final score indicated. The Aggies took a 27-21 lead at the half, and with 12:41 left in the third Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers) . .Ken Schmidt quarter, Utah State extended the lead to 34-21 on a 14-yard touchdown pass to Chris Stallworth. The 13-point margin marked BYU’s largest deficit of the season. The drive began when Utah Special Teams Coord. (Safeties) . Barry Lamb State kicker Dane Kidman recovered his own kickoff to open the second half. Kidman’s extra Recruiting Coord. (Running Backs) . Paul Tidwell point, following the Stallworth touchdown, would be the Aggies final point of the game. Staley Quarterbacks . Robbie Bosco led the Cougar comeback by scoring a 37-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-three play on the next Tight Ends . Mike Empey drive. The Cougars had two fourth-down conversions on that drive alone. Jernaro Gilford inter- Cornerbacks . Brian Mitchell cepted an errant Jose Fuentes pass and returned it 62 yards on the Aggies next possession. Staley Defensive Line . TomRamage would score on the next two BYU possessions while the Cougar defense buckled down. Staley’s Strength and Conditioning . Jay Omer five touchdowns tied the BYU record for most touchdowns and most points in a game. Graduate Assistant . Dustin Staley Graduate Assistant . Kalani Sitake NOT SO FAST Entering Friday’s game, the Cougars have lost two straight games, marking the first time since BYU SUPPORT STAFF the 2000 season BYUhas lost two straight games during the same regular season. The Cougars Director of Football Operations . Duane Busby have not lost three straight regular-season games (during the same season) since 1993. Interestingly, BYU lost four straight during the 1993 campaign, including a 58-56 defeat at Utah Equipment Manager . Mick Hill State. BYUhas not lost three consecutive games, either during the same season, or over a span Head Trainer . George Curtis of seasons, since losing to Wyoming, Utah and Marshall to end the 1999 season. The Cougars Orthopedic Surgeon . Dr. Kirt Kimball dropped the season-opener against Florida State in 2000, marking the team’s fourth straight loss. Team Physician . Dr. Darrell Stacey BYU entered this season with two straight losses (at Hawaii, vs. Louisville), but ended the Video Coordinator . Chad Bunn chances of a third straight defeat with a season-opening win over Syracuse, 42-21. Football Administrative Asst. Shirley Johnson Football Administrative Asst. Roselyn Daley BYE-WEEK SUCCESS Football Administrative Asst. Karilyn McMahan Since 1922, the Cougars have posted a 33-25-2 (.562) record following an off week, including Director High School Relations . Chris Pella a mark of 16-6 since the 1984 season. BYUis 2-0 following a bye week during the Crowton era. Academic Coach . E.J. Caffaro Media Relations Coord. Jeff Reynolds NATIONAL RANKING SHORT LIVED Special Events Director . Larry Duffin Following the Cougars’ 35-32 victory over Hawaii on Sept. 6, BYU climbed from among the Ticket Manager . David Miles unranked to No. 24 in the Sept. 8th USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll. After a 31-28 loss at Director Photo Services . Mark Philbrick Nevada, the Cougars fell from the top-25. BYU has been ranked in the top-20 or top-25 polls in Business Manager . Mike King 23 of the last 27 seasons. The only years in which BYU has never been ranked during the sea- son (since 1976) were 1978, 1987, 1998 and 2000. Last season BYUbroke into the top-25 on Sept. 9, following a 44-16 win at Cal. The Cougars climbed as high as No. 7 in the USA 2001 BYU RESULTS Today/Coaches’Poll and No.