Athletic Media Relations • 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, UT 84602 • 801-422-8948 • Fax 801-422-0633 BYU 2003 SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Time/Result (TV) Air Force (4-0) at BYU (2-2) Aug. 28 GEORGIA TECH . W, 24-13 (ESPN2) Sept. 6 at #4 USC . L, 18-35 (ABC) Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003 Sept. 13 at New Mexico* . W, 10-7 (SWP/KSL) Edwards Stadium (64,045) • Provo, Utah Sept. 20 STANFORD . L, 14-18 (SWP/KSL) Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. (MDT) • ESPN+Plus (KJZZ, Ch. 14) Sept. 27 AIR FORCE* . 1 p.m. (ESPN+) Oct. 4 San Diego State* . 7:00 PM (SWP/KSL) Oct. 9 COLORADO STATE* . 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Oct. 18 Wyoming* . TBA (SWP/KSL) Oct. 25 UNLV* . 4 p.m. (ABC) Oct. 30 BOISE STATE . 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) BRIGHAM YOUNG (2-2) Air Force (4-0) Nov. 15 at Notre Dame . 2:30 p.m. (NBC) LAST WEEK: Def. by Stanford, 18-14 LAST WEEK: Def. Wyoming, 35-29 Nov. 22 UTAH* . TBA SERIES: BYU leads, 18-5 SERIES in Provo: BYUleads, 9-1 COACH: Gary Crowton, 19-11 at BYU (3rd Yr.) COACH: Fisher DeBerry, 153-83-1 at AFA (20th Yr.) * - MWCGame All Times are Local to Site and are Subject to Change 40-24 Overall (6th Yr.) 153-83-1 Overall (20th Yr.) STADIUM: Edwards Stadium (64,045) STADIUM: Falcon Stadium (52,480) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact . .Jeff Reynolds COUGARS LOOK TO REBOUND IN PAYBACK OPPORTUNITY E-Mail . [email protected] Following a four-point loss to Stanford, the Cougars will look to rebound against Air Force (4-0) Office Phone . .(801) 422-4909 on Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The game is slated for a 1:05 p.m. (MDT) start and will FAX . .(801) 422-0633 be broadcast live by ESPN+Plus on KJZZ-TV (Salt Lake City). Air Force and BYU currently sit Cell Phone . .(801) 372-2080 atop the conference standings with an unblemished 1-0 league record. The Cougars defeated New Pressbox (media only) . (801) 378-2609 Mexico on Sept. 13, 10-7, while the Falcons handed Wyoming a 35-29 loss last weekend in Homepage . .www.byucougars.com/football ColoradoSprings. BYU QUICK FACTS THE HISTORY: BYU vs. AIR FORCE Location . Provo, Utah 84602 The Cougars own an 18-5 all time record over the Falcons, dating back to their first meeting in Enrollment . 32,122 (Daytime) 1956. BYU has won 9 of the 10 meetings in Provo, including a 63-33 victory over the Falcons in Founded . .Oct. 15, 1875 2001. In that game, the Cougars chalked up 611 total yards, including 408 yards passing. Last sea- Colors . .Dark Blue, White and Tan son, Air Force defeated BYUin Colorado Springs, 52-9. In the game, AFA quarterback Chance Nickname . .Cougars Harridge ran for 104 yards on 22 carries and scored four touchdowns. The Falcons’defense held Mascot . .Cosmo (the Cougar) the Cougars to minus 21 yards rushing. The two teams have split each of the past four meetings, Affiliation . NCAA Division I-A each winning on their home field. Conference . .Mountain West Stadium . .LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Surface . .Natural Grass WEEK #5 September 21-27, 2003 President . Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Men’s AD . Val Hale Ticket Office Phone . .(801) 378-BYU1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 No Practice Practice* Media Practice* Practice** Walk- Air Force at All-Time Record . 449-346-26 (.563) 5 p.m. Luncheon 3:25 p.m. 4:10 p.m. through BYU Noon 1:00 p.m. IN MEMORY: Dave & Lynn Herring Practice* (MDT) 3:25 p.m. The entire BYU football family would like to express its heart-felt sympathy to the Herring family, including for- All practices are closed to the general public. mer players Eli and Isaac, for the loss of their parents, * - Most practices will be open to credentialed media. Media may conduct interviews with Coach Crowton before practice and with players following practice. David and Lynn. ** - Practices scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday are closed. BRIGHAM YOUNG F O O T B A L L COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS BYU COACHING STAFF Saturday’s game will be broadcast live by ESPN+Plus on KJZZ-TV, Ch.14, in Salt Lake City, Head Coach . .Gary Crowton beginning at 1:05 p.m. (MDT). Gary Bender will call the action with former University of At BYU . 19-11 (.633); 3rd Season Washington standout J.C. Pearson lending game analysis. Anne Marie Anderson will be on the Career . 40-24 (.625) sidelines. The game is also available on ESPN’s Game Plan. Fans can also tune to KSL 1160-AM Asst. Head Coach (O-Line) . Lance Reynolds with the broadcast team of Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Bill Riley. Offensive Coordinator (Receivers) . Todd Bradford Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks) . Robbie Bosco UP OR DOWN Defensive Coordinator (Safeties) . .Bronco Mendenhall The following BYU coaches will be working from the sidelines for the Air Force game: Gary Crowton (head coach), Bronco Mendenhall (defensive coordinator/safeties), Steve Kaufusi Special Teams Coord. (Running Backs) . Paul Tidwell (defensive line), Robbie Bosco (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Lance Reynolds (offen- Recruiting Coord. (Tight Ends) . Mike Empey sive line), Paul Tidwell (special teams coordinator/running backs).The remaining assistant coach- Cornerbacks . Brian Mitchell es, including Barry Lamb (linebackers), Brian Mitchell (cornerbacks), Todd Bradford (co-offen- Defensive Line . Steve Kaufusi sive coordinator/receivers) and Mike Empey (recruiting coordinator/tight ends) will coach from Linebackers . Barry Lamb the booth. Strength and Conditioning . Jay Omer Graduate Assistant . Dustin Staley LAST WEEK (BYU 14, Stanford 18) Graduate Assistant . Kevin McGiven Despite leading for most of the game and holding Stanford to 200 total yards with only 56 passing yards, BYU fell 18-14 BYU SUPPORT STAFF Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The Cougars had Director of Football Operations . Duane Busby an opportunity late in the game to take the lead, driving to the Stanford nine-yard line after a 29-yard pass from John Beck Equipment Manager . Mick Hill to Chris Hale. But the Cougars would get no closer as Beck Head Trainer . George Curtis was sacked two times in the Cougars' last four plays, forcing Orthopedic Surgeon . Dr. Kirt Kimball BYU to turn the ball over on downs with 23 seconds left in Team Physician . TBA the game. Crowton said the Cardinal took care of the ball Video Coordinator . Keith Kearl when they needed to and took advantages of the opportuni- Assistant to Head Coach . Camie Wangsgard ties BYU gave them. The defense played well, recording four Football Administrative Asst. Roselyn Daley sacks, including two by Levi Madarieta, and two intercep- Football Administrative Asst. Shirley Johnson tions. They held Stanford 257 yards below Stanford's output Academic Coach . Jim Hamblin in its first game. BYU got on the board first, scoring with Media Relations Director . Jeff Reynolds 4:33 left in the first quarter, driving 78 yards in just under three minutes. On the drive, Beck was 6 for 8 and hit Toby Special Events Director . Larry Duffin Christensen for a 27-yard touchdown pass. Beck finished the Ticket Manager . David Miles The BYU defense held Stanford to just 200 game 22 for 45 for 279 yards and that one touchdown. Director Photo Services . Mark Philbrick yards of total offense, including just 56 yards Christensen led BYU in receiving, hauling in seven passes passing. The defense also recorded five sacks for 86 yards. Crowton said he thought Beck played well for against the Cardinal. his first game and he made some good decisions, but said he 2002 RESULTS still has a lot to learn. Stanford got on the board just before Date Opponent Time/Result the end of the first quarter on a four-yard run by Kenneth Tolon, but defensive tackle Manaia Aug. 29 SYRACUSE . W, 42-21 Brown blocked the Cardinal's extra point attempt. The Cardinal would add a 38-yard field goal in the third quarter to take a 9-7 lead. But BYU would answer, scoring on a 31-yard pass from Lance Sept. 6 HAWAII . W, 35-32 Pendleton to Daniel Coats. On the play, Todd Mortenson, who was subbing for Beck, threw a Sept. 14 at Nevada . L, 28-31 backward pass to Pendleton who hit Coats for the score. On the drive Beck completed a pass to Sept. 21 at Georgia Tech . L, 28-19 Rod Wilkerson for 56 yards -- the longest pass play for the Cougars' this season. After the Oct. 4 at Utah State . W, 35-34 Cardinal forced BYU to punt midway through the fourth quarter, Stanford's Luke Powell returned Oct. 12 at Air Force* . L, 9-52 the ball 68 yards to the Cougar twenty-five, but the Cougar defense would hold Stanford to a 38- Oct. 19 UNLV* . L, 3-24 yard field goal. BYU's offense struggled for much of the fourth quarter. Stanford's defense forced Oc. 24 at Colorado State* . L, 10-37 Beck to throw two interceptions and held the Cougars without a first down until their final drive. Nov. 2 SANDIEGOSTATE* . W, 34-10 The last interception came deep in BYU territory with 4:10 left in the game, and Stanford scored Nov. 9 WYOMING* . W, 35-31 the game-winning touchdown four plays later on a 14-yard run by quarterback Trent Edwards. Nov. 16 NEW MEXICO* . L, 16-20 Crowton said the team isn't going to make any excuses for the loss despite starting a true fresh- Nov. 23 at Utah* . L, 6-13 man in Beck at quarterback.