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BYU FOOTBALL Game 5 | No. 13/14 BYU at Houston | Friday, Oct. 16 | 8:30 p.m. CT | Houston, TX | TDECU Stadium | ESPN | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com Kickoff . 8:30 p .m . CDT 13/14 TV . .ESPN HOUSTON COUGARS (1-0) BYU COUGARS (4-0) Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Head Coach . Kalani Sitake (5th year) Kris Budden (sideline) Head Coach . .Dana Holgersen (2nd year) Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 Radio . .BYU Sports Network, BYUradio Sirius XM 143/ Alma Mater . Iowa Wesleyan, 1993 BYUradio App,BYUCougars App, KSL 1160 AM/102 .7 FM Career Record . .31-25 Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Career Record . .66-49 Record at BYU . same Mitchell Juergens (sideline) Record at Houston . .5-8 Sitake vs . Houston . .First meeting Radio start . 6:30 p .m . CDT Holgersen vs . BYU . .1-0 Pregame show . BYUtv, 7:30 p .m . CDT BYU CATEGORY HOUSTON BYU VS. HOUSTON SERIES 2020 BYU SCHEDULE (All times local) 43 .8 Scoring Offense 49 .0 Total games . .2 DATE OPPONENT TIME TV 11 .0 Scoring Defense 31 .0 Series Record . 2-0 at BYU . 1-0 9/7 at Navy W 55-3 ESPN 27 .0 First Downs 22 .0 at Houston . 1-0 BYU dominated the Midshipmen in every facet of the game, 214 .8 Rushing Offense 157 .0 Neutral . 0-0 outgaining them 580-149 in total yards and held the potent 71 .0 Rushing Defense 70 .0 First game . Oct . 19, 2013, BYU won 47-46 rushing attack to just 3 yards per carry . The Cougars ran for Last game . Sept . 11, 2014, BYU won 33-25 more than 300 yards . 342 .0 Passing Offense 319 .0 Average Score . 40 .0-35 .5 9/19 at Army POSTPONED 179 .5 Passing Defense 141 .0 • THE SERIES . BYU and Houston are meeting for the 556 .8 Total Offense 476 .0 third time . The blue Cougars have taken the first two Due to a small number of Covid-19 cases at BYU, the game matchups, including 2013's 47-46 thriller at Reliant Sta- at Army was postponed with hopes to reschedule for later in 250 .5 Total Defense 211 .0 the 2020 season . It will be the first meeting between the two 20 .2 Kickoff Return 97 .0 dium, home of the Houston Texans . Taysom Hill threw for schools . 417 yards and four touchdowns while running for another 0 .5 Punt Return 15 .4 9/26 Troy W 48-7 ESPN 128 yards . An 11-yard touchdown pass to Skyler Ridley 31 .2 Penalties (YPG) 84 .0 with 1:08 remaining in the game put BYU on top . Zach Wilson put on a passing clinic, going 23 of 28 for 392 43 .2 Net Punting 41 .7 yards and two touchdowns, adding two more rushing scores . • FIRST GAME WITH FANS. After four games with no 35:05 Time of Possession 31:13 The Cougars dominated with 664 yards to 181 for the Trojans, fans allowed in the stadium for BYU, TDECU Stadium is ex- rolling to 2-0 . 51 .1 3rd Down % 46 .2 pected to allow about 25 percent capacity for Friday's game . 10/2 Louisiana Tech W 45-14 ESPN2 44 .4 4th Down % 66 .7 • RANKED TEAM. BYU is currently ranked No . 13 in the 13-77 Sacks-Yards 6-44 After it was 7-7, BYU scored 38 unanswered points as Zach Coaches Poll and No . 14 in the AP Poll, the fifth-consecu- Wilson was near perfect going 24 of 26 with 325 yards and five 2-23 Sacks Allowed 3-15 tive week the Cougars have been in the 2020 rankings . It total touchdown . Gunner Romney hauled in seven passes for 87 .0 Red Zone % 100 .0 is BYU's highest ranking since the 2009 season, when the 101 yards, his third consecutive 100-yard game . 75 .0 Opp. Red Zone % 100 .0 Cougars reached as high as No . 7 in the AP poll . The 2009 10/10 UTSA W 27-20 ESPN2 team finished the year ranked No . 12 . BYU HISTORICAL HOUSTON UTSA gave the Cougars all they could handle as BYU held on to 1922 First Year of Football 1946 • 4-0 STARTS. BYU is 4-0 for the first time since 2014 . win 27-20 . Zach Wilson still went 22 of 30 for 292 yards and This is the ninth 4-0 start in the history of the program . three total touchdowns while Dax Milne and Tyler Allgeier turned 586 Wins 446 The Cougars have gone 5-0 five times (2008, 2001, 1984, in 100-yard games in the air and the ground, respectively . 16 10-Win Seasons 8 1981, 1979) . It is the best start through four games under 10/16 at Houston 8:30 p.m. ESPN 37 Bowl Games 27 head coach Kalani Sitake . BYU beat Houston 33-25 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in 2014 23 Conference Titles 11 • EFFICIENT 1,000. Zach Wilson reached the 1,000 behind 160 rushing yards from Taysom Hill and 139 from passing yard mark in a single season in fewer attempts than Jamaal Williams . The matchup of the Cougars is the third after 1 National Titles 0 any other BYU quarterback with just 73 . Ty Detmer did it in BYU won in 2013 at Reliant Stadium . 249 Weeks in AP Poll 194 94 in 1989 and Steve Sarkisian (1996) and Ryan Hancock 10/24 Texas State 8:15 p.m. ESPN 4 Weeks at No. 1 0 (1992) each did it in 96 attempts . The Bobcats are another relatively new team to the FBS ranks 13 Consensus All-Americans 9 • UNDER PRESSURE. BYU has allowed just two sacks after playing as an independent in 2011, WAC in 2012 and in through four games, with one of them being an intentional the Sun Belt since 2013 . Texas State won back-to-back FCS 1 Heisman Winners 1 national championships in 1981-82 . grounding penalty . That ranks tied for seventh nationally in 143 NFL Draft Picks 177 total sacks allowed and tied for first among teams that have 10/31 Western Kentucky TBA TBA 11 First Round Picks 14 played four games . On defense, the Cougars have 13 sacks, Western Kentucky is coming off a 9-4 campaign in 2019 under C-USA Coach of the Year, Tyson Helton . The Hilltoppers return MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS tied for sixth nationally . In 2019, BYU had 17 total sacks through 13 games . much of their talented squad for 2020 . This will be the first Football Media Relations Director . .Brett Pyne meeting for the two schools . Office . .801-422-4912 • HEISMAN HOUSE. BYU and Houston share more than Cell . 801-367-1631 just a mascot in the Cougars . The two schools are the last 11/7 at Boise State TBA TBA Email . brett_pyne@byu edu. two programs from non-Power 5 leagues to have a Heisman BYU returns to the blue turf of Albertsons Stadium with a Assistant FB Media Relations Director . .Kenny Cox Trophy winner with Houston's Andre Ware winning it in matchup against regional rival Boise State . The Cougars handed the Broncos their only regular season loss in 2019 with a 28-25 Office . .801-422-5202 1989, followed by BYU's Ty Detmer taking home the honor Cell . 801-420-7703 win in Provo last season . in 1990 . Ware will be the analyst on the ESPN broadcast Email . kenny_cox@byu edu. 11/21 North Alabama TBA TBA FB Media Relations Graduate Assistant . Ari Davis this week . Detmer, a Texas native, served as BYU's offensive coordinator during the 2016-17 seasons . BYU hosts the Lions for the first time in program history . North Office . .801-422-8999 Alabama moved from Division II to the FCS in 2018 and has Cell . 801-243-8265 WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? gone 11-10 in its first two years as an independent and a Email . .footballpr@byu edu. member of the Big South Conference . Associate AD/Communications . Duff Tittle Office . (801) 422-4910 12/12 San Diego State TBA TBA Email . duff_tittle@byu. edu. In the only December game ever played in LaVell Edwards Media Relations Main Office . .801-422-8948 Stadium, BYU welcomes San Diego State for a winter matchup LaVell Edwards Stadium Press Box . .801-422-2609 in Provo . The Aztecs beat the Cougars in a 13-3 defensive Website . www byucougars. com. slugfest in 2019 . Twitter . @BYUcougars, @BYUgamenotes, @BYUCougarsPR GAME NOTES TWITTER Facebook . facebook com/byufootball. For the most up-to-date notes follow @BYU- Address . LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 84602 GameNotes on Twitter throughout gameday . Track milestones, news and notes and more . MEDIA INFORMATION - 2 FOOTBALL CONTACTS BRETT PYNE KENNY COX ARI DAVIS DUFF TITTLE Football Media Assistant Football Media Football Media Relations Associate Athletic Director Football Media Relations Director . .Brett Pyne Relations Director Relations Director Graduate Assistant Communications Office . 801-422-4912 Office: (801) 422-4912 Office: (801) 422-5202 Office: (801) 422-8999 Office: (801) 422-4910 Cell: (801) 367-1631 Cell: (801) 420-7703 Cell: (801) 243-8265 Cell: (801) 372-4401 Cell . 801-367-1631 Email: brett_pyne@byu .edu Email: kenny_cox@byu .edu Email: footballpr@byu .edu Email: duff_tittle@byu .edu @brettpyne @kennycoxkc @adavis22_ @dufftittle Email . brett_pyne@byu edu. Assistant FB Media Relations Director . Kenny Cox BYU MEDIA AVAILABILITY - HOUSTON (subject to change) Office . 801-422-5202 MON 10/12 TUE 10/13 WED 10/14 THU 10/15 FRI 10/16 12:05 p .m . MT 6:10 p .m . MT No media availability No media availability BYU at Houston Cell .