BYU at No. 6 Wisconsin | Saturday, Sept. 15 | 2:30 p.m. CDT | Madison, Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | ABC | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com BYU1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOOTBALL • 35 BOWL GAMES • NO. 6 IN WINS OVER LAST 40 SEASONS 2018 SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION Kickoff ..................... 2:30 p.m. CDT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV TV ................................ABC 9/1 at Arizona W 28-23 ESPN Bob Wischusen (PxP), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline) BYU dominated the line of scrimmage and Squally Canada Radio ................. BYU Sports Network ran for three touchdowns en route to a 28-23 victory on the BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM road at Arizona. Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Marc Lyons (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (sideline) 9/8 California L 21-18 ESPN2 Radio start. 12:30 p.m.CDT Pregame show ...........BYUtv, 1:30 p.m.CDT Despite forcing three turnovers, BYU couldn't get the BYU (1-1) No. 6 WISCONSIN (2-0) offense going in a 21-18 loss to Cal in the home opener at COUGARS SERIES INFORMATION BADGERS LaVell Edwards Stadium. Games Played . 3 Head Coach ..Kalani Sitake (3rd yr) Series �����������������������������������������������������������1-2 Head Coach ... Paul Chryst (4th yr) 9/15 at Wisconsin 2:30 p.m. ABC Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 In Madison . .1-1 Alma Mater ........Wisconsin, 1988 In Provo ���������������������������������������������������������0-1 BYU is back on the road in week three with a stiff test Career Record ���������������������������14-14 Neutral . .0-0 Career Record ���������������������������55-26 against No. 6 Wisconsin. The Cougars held their own in Record at BYU .............. same Last meeting ...Wisconsin won 40-6 in Provo, Record at Wisconsin ���������������������36-7 Madison in 2013 but fell 27-17. Sitake vs. Wisconsin ............0-1 Sept. 16, 2017 Chryst vs. BYU ................1-0 9/22 McNeese State 4:00 p.m. BYUtv GAME STORYLINES FCS power McNeese State will visit Provo for the first time. • SERIES NOTES. BYU and Wisconsin are facing off for the fourth time in the history of the series. Wisconsin leads The Cowboys have 13 consecutive winning seasons entering the series 2-1. Last season the Badgers beat the Cougars 40-6 at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The last time BYU traveled to 2018 and only for losing seasons over the past 30 years. Madison the Cougars came up short 27-17 in 2013. 9/29 at Washington TBA TBA • BIG TEN COUNTRY. BYU is looking for its third win over a Big Ten team on the road in the past four seasons. The Cougars beat Nebraska on the road in 2015 on Tanner Mangum's Hail Mary to Mitch Mathews. In 2016, Taysom Hill and Its been 10 years since BYU visited Washington. The Jamaal Williams ran past the Spartans of Michigan State in East Lansing in a 31-14 victory. BYU has beaten Wisconsin in Cougars blocked the Huskies PAT attempt in 2008 and held Madison before, earning a 28-3 win back in 1980 behind the arm of Jim McMahon. on to win 28-27. • ALMA MATER COACHES. Both head coaches in the matchup are coaching at their respective alma mater. Paul 10/5 Utah State 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Chryst played quarterback for the Badgers from 1986-88 while Kalani Sitake was a fullback at BYU in 1994, 97-2000. • BYU vs. RANKED TEAMS. Wisconsin is ranked No. 6 in both major polls. A win over the Badgers would give BYU its The Aggies return to Provo in a Friday night matchup at first win over a ranked team since a 35-24 win over No. 20 Boise State in Provo on Sept. 12, 2015. LaVell Edwards Stadium. Utah State took advantage of • BOUNCE BACK LIKE LAVELL. Head coach Kalani Sitake and the Cougars are hoping to bounce back in 2018 seven BYU turnovers last season, winning 40-24. similar to how LaVell Edwards and company did after his second season at the helm of the program. Edwards' second 10/13 Hawai'i TBA TBA season (1973) was his only losing season of his 29-year career as the head coach. In season three of Edwards' tenure, the 1974 squad turned around from 5-6 the year before to 7-4-1, a WAC championship and a Fiesta Bowl appearance – the BYU defeated Hawai'i in Honolulu last season in the first bowl appearance in program history. BYU looks to follow in the hall of famers' footsteps. regular-season finale 30-20 behind 285 rushing yards and • NEW PLACES, NEW AND FAMILIAR FACES. BYU had several changes on the coaching staff in the offseason. a stout defensive performance. Jeff Grimes is the new offensive coordinator. Grimes spent the last four seasons as the offensive line coach and run game 10/27 Northern Illinois TBA TBA coordinator at LSU and brings 25 years of coaching experience to his second stint as a Cougar. Grimes was BYU's offensive line coach from 2004-2006. Passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Aaron Roderick played at BYU in the late Northern Illinois and BYU meet for the first time. The game 90s and spent three years as a graduate assistant with the Cougars. Two other offensive coaches joined the program, Fesi is the first of a home-and-home series with the Cougars Sitake and AJ Steward. Sitake was most recently the offensive coordinator at Weber State and Steward coached running returning the game in 2019. backs at Rice. On the defensive side, Preston Hadley is the new safeties coach after coaching defensive backs at Weber 11/3 at Boise State TBA ESPN Networks State. Hadley played cornerback for BYU in 2011-12. BYU will head back to the blue turf for the next game of the TEAM COMPARISON GET TO KNOW THE COUGARS series. The road team won for the first time in the renewed BYU CATEGORY WISCONSIN series last year with BSU defeating the Cougars 24-7. ZAYNE ANDERSON 23.0 Scoring Offense 39.5 • RAN TRACK IN HS - 3A state champion in Utah in the 4x100 11/10 at UMass 12 p.m. TBA 22.0 Scoring Defense 8.5 meter relay, 100-meter, 200-meter and medley relay. • MOVED FROM SAFETY. Started 12 games at safety in 2017 A senior day setback in 2017, BYU lost 16-10 to UMass 20.0 First Downs 26.5 before moving to linebacker in 2018. last season. BYU travels to Gillette Stadium, home of the 137.0 Rushing Off. 325.5 New England Patriots to take on the Minuetmen this year. 156.5 Rushing Def. 100.5 MORONI LAULU-PUTUTAU 11/17 New Mexico State TBA TBA 202.5 Passing Off. 204.0 • LDS MISSION TO CHILE - Served an LDS mission to Antofa- gasta, Chile, the same mission as quarterback Tanner Mangum. The Cougars host the Aggies for the second time. BYU 205.5 Passing Def. 157.5 • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MAJOR topped New Mexico State 42-7 in 2011 at LaVell Edwards 339.5 Total Offense 529.5 • ALSO PLAYED BASKETBALL AND RAN TRACK IN HS - Was a first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior in basketball. Averaged Stadium and 50-14 in 2012 in Las Cruces. 362.0 Total Defense 258.0 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Also ran the hurdles for 17.0 Kickoff Return 19.2 the track team. 11/24 at Utah TBA TBA 6.8 Punt Return 10.0 The Deseret Duel returns to the final regular season game CORBIN KAUFUSI 79.5 Penalties (YPG) 54.5 for the first time since 2010. BYU looks to snap Utah's • FAMILY TIES - Kaufusi is the middle of five kids. All five have seven game winnng streak. 40.5 Net Punting 41.2 played a collegiate sport including football, basketball and soccer. His older brother Bronson plays for the Baltimore Ravens. 32:55 Time of Poss. 35:19 His father, former longtime BYU coach, Steve Kaufusi, played GAME NOTES TWITTER 37.9 3rd Down % 59.1 defensive line at BYU and in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. His mother is Michelle Kaufusi, the current mayor of Provo and a former BYU For the most up-to-date notes follow 40.0 4th Down % 100.0 Cougarette. @BYUGameNotes on Twitter throughout 1-12 Sacks-Yards 2-8 • PLAYED THREE YEARS WITH BYU BASKETBALL - Played three seasons with BYU's basketball team. Played in 86 games, starting 36 at center. gameday. 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