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BYU at Mississippi State | Saturday, Oct. 14 | 11:00 a.m. CT | Starkville, MS | Davis Wade Stadium | SEC Network | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com BYU FOOTBALL 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 35 BOWL GAMES • NO. 5 IN WINS OVER LAST 40 SEASONS • 12 CONSECUTIVE BOWL GAMES 2017 SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION Kickoff ..................11:00 a.m. CT DATE OPPONENT TIME TV TV ......................SEC Network 8/26 Portland State W 20-6 ESPN Dave Neal (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) Dawn Davenport (sideline) Squally Canada rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown Radio ..............BYU Sports Network while Zayne Anderson had a late interception to finish off BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, Portland State in the season opener. KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Marc Lyons 9/2 vs. No. 12/13 LSU L 27-0 ESPN (analyst), Nate Meikle (sideline) No. 12/13 LSU shut out BYU 27-0 in the AdvoCare Texas Radio coverage start . .9:00 a.m. CT Kickoff that was moved to the Superdome in New Orleans BYU (1-5) TV pregame show ......BYUtv, 10 a.m. CT MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-2) COUGARS BULLDOGS due to Hurricane Harvey in Houston. SERIES INFORMATION 9/9 No. 23 UTAH L 19-13 ESPN2 Head Coach .........Kalani Sitake Series ��������������������������������������������������� 2-1 Head Coach ..........Dan Mullen In another close one, Utah held on despite a late surge from Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 In Starkville . 1-0 Alma Mater ....Ursinus College (1994) In Provo ������������������������������������������������� 1-1 the Cougars in the second half. Career Record �����������������������������10-9 Career Record ���������������������������64-44 Record at BYU .............. same Neutral . 0-0 Record at MS ............... same Last meeting ........BYU won 28-21/2OT Sitake vs. MS .................1-0 Mullen vs. BYU ................0-1 9/16 No. 10/12 Wisconsin L 40-6 ABC in Provo, Oct. 14, 2016 No. 10 Wisconsin beat the Cougars 40-6 in the Badgers GAME STORYLINES first trip to LaVell Edwards Stadium. Beau Hoge made his • A LITTLE MORE COWBELL. BYU and Mississippi State are meeting for the fourth time in the history of the first start at quarterback for the Cougars. two programs. BYU holds a 2-1 edge after last season's 28-21 double overtime victory at LaVell Edwards Stadium. In 9/29 at Utah State L 40-24 CBSSports the only other matchup in Starkville, BYU defeated the Bulldogs 41-38 in 2001 on a game-winning field goal from Matt Despite a 21-7 start, injuries and turnovers plagued the Payne. Current Cougar running backs coach Reno Mahe had 10 receptions, 189 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Cougars and Utah State came back with a 40-24 win to • ONE MISSISSIPPI, TWO MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi State and Ole Miss are the only two SEC teams BYU has take the Old Wagon Wheel. defeated on the road. The Cougars currently have a .500 record against the current teams in the SEC at 6-6. Earlier this season, BYU fell to LSU in a neutral site game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 10/6 BOISE STATE L 24-7 ESPN • TEAMS COMING OFF A BYE. Mississippi State is coming off of a bye week just like Boise State was last week After scoring a touchdown on the first possession, BYU was when the Cougars faced them. BYU also hosts San Jose State later this season after the Spartans are coming off of their shut out the rest of the way and fell to Boise State 24-7. bye. The Cougars were in a similar situation in 2016 and went 2-1 against teams coming off of bye weeks (West Virginia, Toledo, UMass). 10/14 at MISSISSIPPI STATE 11:00 a.m. SECNetwork • INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN. BYU's trip to Starkville is the first of back-to-back long road trips for the Cou- gars. As the crow flies, the trip to Mississippi State will be 2,706 miles total (round trip), while BYU's trip to Greenville, The Cougars return a home game to the Bulldogs after a North Carolina next week racks up 3,798 round-trip miles. Combined, that's 6,504 miles. By comparison, Mississippi wild 28-21 double overtime victory in Provo last year. State's longest road trip this season is a round trip of 978 miles and Alabama's entire schedule away from Tuscaloosa adds up to 2,329 miles (round trip). With six road games and one neutral site game, BYU will accumulate about 17,246 10/21 at East Carolina 7 p.m. CBSSports miles of travel during the regular season. The first football trip to the Carolinas features a matchup • ROUGH PATCH. This is the first time BYU has lost five consecutive games since the 1970 season. A win over the against the Pirates. BYU beat ECU 45-38 in Provo in 2015. Bulldogs would avoid BYU dropping to 1-6, a start the team hasn't experienced since 1968 when the team won the first game and then lost seven in a row, falling to 1-7. • HONORING LAVELL. Legendary hall of famer and beloved head coach at BYU for 29 seasons, LaVell Edwards, 10/28 San Jose State TBA TBA passed away on Dec. 29, 2016. The always steady and humble coach will be honored in several ways throughout the BYU edged the Spartans on the road in 2015 after Cougar season, including the team wearing a uniform patch featuring his classic stoic profile he displayed for decades on the defensive back Michael Wadsworth batted away a 2-point Cougar sidelines. conversion attempt. TEAM COMPARISON BYU STAT LEADERS 11/4 at Fresno State TBA ESPN* For the first time since 1998, BYU travels to Fresno State to MSU CATEGORY BYU PASSING take on the former WAC foe. 31.2 Scoring Offense 11.7 TANNER MANGUM, QB 21.6 Scoring Defense 26.0 YARDS 630 11/10 at UNLV 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 21.6 First Downs 12.5 COMPLETIONS 67 ATTEMPTS 123 Former conference opponent UNLV plays host to BYU in a 252.8 Rushing Off. 97.7 TOUCHDOWNS 2 Friday night matchup. 150.0 Rushing Def. 167.2 RUSHING 169.2 Passing Off. 155.8 ULA TOLUTA'U, RB 11/18 UMass 1:00 p.m. BYUtv 156.6 Passing Def. 200.8 YARDS 226 The Cougars will host UMass for the second year in a row. 422.0 Total Offense 253.5 ATTEMPTS 49 BYU topped the Minutemen 51-9 last year. 306.6 Total Defense 368.0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 YARDS PER CARRY 4.6 20.1 Kickoff Return 16.9 11/25 at Hawaii 4:00 p.m. CBSSports RECEIVING 10.7 Punt Return 1.3 An old rivalry is renewed against the Rainbow Warriors in MATT BUSHMAN, TE 44.4 Penalties (YPG) 44.5 Honolulu. The last time BYU played at Hawaii the Cougars YARDS 246 42.2 Net Punting 39.8 won 41-20. RECEPTIONS 23 31:03 Time of Poss. 25:16 TOUCHDOWNS 0 GAME NOTES TWITTER 41.3 3rd Down % 33.3 YARDS PER RECEPTION 10.7 DEFENSE For the most up-to-date notes follow 40.0 4th Down % 10.0 @BYUGameNotes on Twitter throughout 9-60 Sacks-Yards 8-53 FRED WARNER, LB gameday. Track milestones, news and 3-14 Sacks Allowed 10-75 TACKLES 51 TACKLES FOR LOSS 6.0 notes as they happen, along with other 75.0 Blue Zone % 75.0 exciting facts, stats and more. SACKS 1.0 81.8 Opp. Blue Zone % 79.3 PASS BREAKUPS 2 2017 BYU FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION-2 FOOTBALL CONTACTS MEDIA AVAILABILITY AND POLICY Football Media Relations Director ....................Brett Pyne WEEKLY GAME NOTES Office .................................... 801-422-4912 Thank you for your coverage of BYU football for the 2017 season. 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