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BYU FOOTBALL Game 10 | No. 8 BYU at No. 14 Coastal Carolina | Sat., Dec. 5 | 5:30 p.m. EST | Conway, S.C. | LaVell Edwards Stadium | ESPNU | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com Kickoff . 5:30 p .m . EST TV . ESPNU. 14Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-0) 8BYU COUGARS (9-0) Bill Roth (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) Head Coach � Kalani Sitake (5th year) Ryan McGee (Sideline) Head Coach � � �Jamey Chadwell (3rd year) Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 Radio . BYU Sports Network, BYUradio Sirius XM 143/ Alma Mater . East Tennessee State, 2000 BYUradio App,BYUCougars App, KSL 1160 AM/102 .7 FM Record at BYU . .36-25 Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Record at CCU . .17-16 Career Record . same Mitchell Juergens (sideline) Career Record . .68-51 Sitake vs . Coastal Carolina first meeting Radio start . .3:30 p .m . EST Chadwell vs . BYU . first meeting Pregame show . .BYUtv, . 4:30 p .m . EST BYU CATEGORY CCU BYU VS. CCU STORYLINES 2020 BYU SCHEDULE (All times local) 47 .6 Scoring Offense 38 .7 • FIRST MEETING A NEW FIRST IN BROOKS. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV 13 .9 Scoring Defense 16 .8 BYU and Coastal Carolina will meet for the first time when 9/7 at Navy W 55-3 ESPN 26 .2 First Downs 22 .7 the No . 14 (AP/Coaches) Chanticleers host the No . 8 (AP/ BYU dominated the Midshipmen in every facet of the game, 202 .3 Rushing Offense 222 .0 Coaches) Cougars . BYU will be the first FBS top-25 oppo- nent to play Coastal Carolina at Brooks Stadium . outgaining them 580-149 in total yards and held the potent 89 .1 Rushing Defense 140 .3 rushing attack to just 3 yards per carry . The Cougars ran for • ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY ON SURF TURF. more than 300 yards . 333 .4 Passing Offense 226 .3 ESPN College GameDay heads to the "Surf Turf" this 204 .2 Passing Defense 181 .9 Saturday to go live from Coastal Carolina University prior to 9/19 at Army POSTPONED 535 .8 Total Offense 448 .3 the matchup between BYU and CCU—two of the three 9-0 Due to a small number of Covid-19 cases at BYU, the game at teams in the country (No . 2 Notre Dame is the only other 9-0 Army was postponed with hopes to reschedule for later in 2020 . 293 .3 Total Defense 322 .2 team) . The nation and the CFP selection committee will be 9/26 Troy W 48-7 ESPN 19 .1 Kickoff Return 14 .7 watching . BYU is No . 13 and Coastal Carolina is No . 18 In 3 .5 Punt Return 9 .3 the CFP Top 25 rankings . Zach Wilson put on a passing clinic, going 23 of 28 for 392 yards and two touchdowns, adding two more rushing scores . • 9-0 STARTS. BYU is 9-0 for the first time since 2001 . 38 .2 Penalties (YPG) 28 .7 The Cougars dominated with 664 yards to 181 for the Trojans . 42 .7 Net Punting 36 .7 The Cougars have gone 9-0 four times in program history (2020, 2001, 1984, 1979) . 2020 is the best start through 10/2 Louisiana Tech W 45-14 ESPN2 31:11 Time of Possession 33:36 nine games under head coach Kalani Sitake . BYU has started 48 .0 3rd Down % 54 .5 After it was 7-7, BYU scored 38 unanswered points as Zach 10-0 three times (2001, 1984, 1979) . Wilson was near perfect going 24 of 26 with 325 yards and five 61 .1 4th Down % 83 .3 • RANKED ON THE ROAD. BYU will face its second total touchdown . Gunner Romney hauled in seven passes for 24-129 Sacks-Yards 31-200 nationally ranked opponent on the road this season on 101 yards, his third consecutive 100-yard game . Saturday at No . 14 Coastal Carolina . BYU jumped out to a 8-73 Sacks Allowed 10-52 10/10 UTSA W 27-20 ESPN2 45-3 lead on the way to defeating then-No . 21 Boise State 92 .2 Red Zone % 87 .2 51-17 on the blue turf in Boise on Nov . 6 . The Cougars BYU went up 21-6 after three quarters before UTSA scored 78 .6 Opp. Red Zone % 90 .0 have been ranked No . 8 the past four weeks in both The twice in the final quarter for the final margin . Zach Wilson went 22 of 30 for 292 yards and three total touchdowns while Dax BYU HISTORICAL CCU AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll . BYU's No . 8 ranking Milne and Tyler Allgeier turned in 100-yard games . 1922 First Year of Football 2003 this season boasts the program's highest placement in the respective polls since earning a No . 7 ranking in AP in 10/16 at Houston W 43-26 ESPN 591 Wins 136 2009 and being rated No . 7 by the coaches in 2008 . After going up 14-3, BYU fell behind 26-14 but roared back 16 10-Win Seasons 4 • ONE AND ONLY. BYU is the only FBS team ranked with a second-half comeback including a dominant 22-point in the top 10 in scoring offense (No .4; 47 .6 ppg), scoring fourth quarter to win 43-26 . Zach Wilson and Dax Milne had 37 Bowl Games 0 defense (No . 4; 13 .9 ppg), total offense (No . 5; 535 .8 ypg) career nights with 400 passing yards and 184 receiving yards . 23 Conference Titles 7 and total defense (No . 6; 292 .6 ypg) . Reflecting the strength 10/24 Texas State W 52-14 ESPN 1 National Titles 0 of the rankings in the two national polls, BYU ranks in the top 10 in 14 different statistical categories in the NCAA statistical ratings . After a quick touchdown by Texas State, BYU scored 49 unan- 256 Weeks in AP Poll 7 swered points and linebacker Isaiah Kaufusi chipped in with a • W1LSONHE1SMEN. The one leading BYU's potent pick-six . BYU cruised to a 52-14 victory behind 579 yards of 4 Weeks at No. 1 0 offense is No . 1 Zach Wilson, a junior Heisman candidate offense and allowed just 267 yards . 13 Consensus All-Americans 0 quarterback . His consistent excellence this season has placed him among those being considered to be the nation's 10/31 Western Kentucky W 41-10 ESPN 1 Heisman Winners 0 top player and the nation's top QB (Davey O'Brien Class of BYU used five straight touchdowns in five drives in the first half 143 NFL Draft Picks 6 2020 selection as official candidate for the Davey O'Briend to power a 41-10 victory over Western Kentucky to move to Award) . Some of Wilson's numbers and top national rankings 7-0 for the first time since 2001 . The Cougar defense held the 11 0 First Round Picks are included below: Hilltoppers to 262 yards and just 4 .0 yards per play . Points responsible for . Zach Wilson 208 (No . 1) 11/6 at Boise State 7:45 p�m� FS1 WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? Passing TDs . Zach Wilson 26 (No . 3) BYU dominated No . 21 Boise State getting out to 45-3 lead in a Pass efficiency . Zach Wilson 205 .3 (No . 3) 51-17 win on the blue turf of Albertsons Stadium to record its Passing yards per attempt . Zach Wilson 11 .5 (No . 3) first win against this regional rival in six meetings in Boise . Zach Completion percentage . Zach Wilson .743 (No . 3) WIlson passed for 360 yards & 3 TDs, and added a rushing TD . Passing yards per completion . Zach Wilson (No . 6) 11/21 North Alabama 1 p�m� BYUtv/ESPN3 Passing yards . Zach Wilson 2,724 (No . 7) Points responsible for per game . Zach Wilson 23 .1 (No . 7) BYU downed UNA 66-14 with Zach Wilson throwing for 4 TDs in Passing yards per game . Zach Wilson 302 .7 (No . 11) the first half . Tyler Allgeier had a career-best 141 rushing yards . Total offense . Zach WIlson 323 .9 (No . 11) 12/5 Coastal Carolina 2 p�m� ESPNU BYU travels to Conway, South Carolina, to take on the No . 14 • WORTHY OF MORE THAN A MENTION. BYU has several All-America and individual award candidates in Chanticleers in a nationally ranked matchup put together once it was determined Liberty wasn't able to play CC on Saturday . addition to Wilson who have played at the highest levels in their respective positions . 12/12 San Diego State TBA TBA QB Zach Wilson . Davey O'Brien/Johnny Unitas/Maxwell/Heisman In the first-ever December game ever scheduled in LaVell Ed- LT Brady Christensen . Outland Trophy wards Stadium, BYU welcomes SDSU for a winter matchup . The C James Empey . Rimington Trophy/Outland Trophy Aztecs beat the Cougars in a 13-3 defensive slugfest in 2019 . DT Khyiris Tonga . Bronko Nagurski Trophy/Outland Trophy WR Dax Milne . Belitnikoff Award GAME NOTES TWITTER WR Gunner Romney . .. Belitnikoff Award For the most up-to-date notes follow @BYU- LB Isaiah Kaufusi . Bronko Nagurski Trophy/Ronnie Lott Trophy GameNotes on Twitter throughout gameday . Track milestones, news and notes and more . MEDIA INFORMATION - 2 FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS BYU MEDIA AVAILABILITY - COASTAL CAROLINA (subject to change) CONTACTS MON 11/30 TUE 12/1 WED 12/2 THU-FRI 11/19-20 SAT 11/21 12:05 p .m . MT BYU at Coastal Carolina Football Communications Director . Brett Pyne Monday Press Conference via Zoom 5:30 p .m . EST ESPNU Head coach Kalani Sitake and Office . 801-422-4912 players will be available in post- Cell . 801-367-1631 game press conference via Zoom (link provided via email) Email .