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BRIGHAM YOUNG F O O T B A L L Athletic Media Relations • 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, UT 84602 • 801-422-8948 • Fax 801-422-0633 BYU 2002 SCOREBOARD Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 • Game 6 Date Opponent Time/Result (TV) Aug. 29 SYRACUSE . W,. 42-21. Brigham Young (3-2) Sept. 6 HAWAII . .W, . .35-32 . Sept. 14Nevada . .L, . 28-31. at No. 19 Air Force (5-0) Sept. 21Georgia Tech . .L, . 19-28. Oct. 4 Utah State . W,. 35-34. Oct. 12 Air Force* . .8 .p.m. (ESPN2) Oct. 12, 2002 • 8 p.m. (MST) • ESPN2 Oct. 19 UNLV* . .TBA . .(TBD) . Colorado Springs, Colo. • Falcon Stadium (30,257) Oct. 24 Colorado State* . .8 . p.m.. (ESPN2) Nov. 2 SANDIEGOSTATE* . TBA. .(TBD) ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 •ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 • ESPN2 Nov. 9 WYOMING* . .TBA . .(KSL, SportsWest) Nov. 16 NEWMEXICO* . .TBA . (KSL, SportsWest)COUGARS TRAVEL TO AIR FORCE FOR MWC OPENER Nov. 23 UTAH* . .TBA . .(TBD) . Following the Cougars’largest come-from-behind victory in school history, a 35-34 win at Utah State on Friday, BYU (3-2) will travel to 19th ranked Air Force (5-0) on Saturday, Oct. 12. While * - MWCGame the Falcons are already 2-0 in league play, Saturday’s game will mark the first MWC game for the All Times are Local to Site and are Subject to Change Cougars this season. BYU will be playing its fourth straight road game, while Air Force will be hosting its fourth game of the season. Game time is slated for 8 p.m. (MDT) and will be broad- MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION cast nationally on ESPN2. Football Contact . .Jeff Reynolds E-Mail . [email protected] SCHEDULE/TRAVEL INFORMATION Office Phone . .(801) 422-4909 FAX . .(801) 422-0633MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT Practice* Practice* Media Luncheon Practice** Walk-through** Game Day Home Phone . .(801) 798-92215:00 - 6:00 p.m. 3:50 - 6:00 p.m. 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. 4:20 - 6:00 p.m. 1 - 1:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Cell Phone . .(801) 372-2080 Practice* (Closed) Depart Provo Pressbox . (801). 378-2609. 3:50 - 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m All practices are closed to the general public. Homepage . .www.byucougars.com* - Media may conduct interviews with Coach Crowton prior to practice, and players following practice. ** - Practices scheduled for Thursday and Friday are closed. BYU QUICK FACTS The Cougars will travel to Colorado Springs via SportsJet, departing Provo on Friday, Oct. 11 at Location . P. rovo,. .Utah . 84602 2 p.m. (MDT), and arriving in Colorado Springs at 3:10 p.m. (MST). While in Colorado Springs, Enrollment . 30,069. (Daytime). the team will stay at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. BYU will return to Provo via SportsJet Founded . .Oct. .15, . 1875. immediately following the game. Colors . Dark. .Blue, . White and Tan Nickname . Cougars. BROADCAST. PLANS Mascot . Cosmo. .(the . Cougar) Saturday’s game will be broadcast live to a national television audience on ESPN2, beginning at Affiliation . .NCAA . Division. I-A 8 p.m. (MDT). Jeff Hullinger will call the action, with former Cougars standout, Todd Conference . Mountain. West Christensen, lending color analysis. Stacy Paetz will report from the sidelines. Fans can also tune Stadium . LaVell. Edwards Stadium (65,000)to KSL 1160-AM with Greg Wrubell calling the action and Marc Lyons lending expert analysis. Bill Riley will report from the sidelines. The game will be re-broadcast Monday, Oct. 14 on BYU- Surface . Natural. Grass. TV at 8 p.m. (MST) and on KBYU at 10:30 p.m. (MST). President . Merrill. J.. .Bateman Men’s AD . V.al . .Hale . .MWC . OPENERS Ticket Office Phone . (801). 378-BYU1 The Cougars have posted a 2-1 record in league-openers since joining the Mountain West Homepage . www.byucougars.com. Conference in 1999. Entering the 2002 season, the Cougars were tied with Air Force, New All-Time Record . 445-340-26. (.565) Mexico, Utah and San Diego State with a 2-1 record in league-openers. The Falcons won their 2002 league-opener, defeating New Mexico, 38-31, in Colorado Springs. Ironically, the Cougars’ only league-opening loss came at the hands of the Falcons during the 2000 season in Colorado Springs. In its third straight road game, including back-to-back trips to the East Coast, Air Force 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 1 took advantage of a worn down BYUsquad, edging the Cougars, 31-23. M W C MWC Opening Games F o o t b a l l 1999: def. Colorado State, 34-132000: lost at Air Force, 23-31 2001: def. UNLV, 35-31 C h a m p i o n s www.byucougars.com/football BRIGHAM YOUNG F O O T B A L L BYU vs. AIR FORCE BYU COACHING STAFF Saturday’s game at Air Force will mark the 23rd meeting between the two schools, dating back Head Coach . .Gary Crowtonto the first meeting during the 1956 season. The Cougars own an 18-4 record against the Falcons, At BYU . .15-4 . (.789); 2nd Season including a mark of 9-1 in Provo and a record of 8-2 in Colorado Springs. (BYU is 1-1 against Career . 36-17. .(.679) . Air Force when playing at a neutral site.) While BYU has won 14 of the last 17 meetings, includ- Asst. Head Coach (O-Line) . .Lance . .Reynolds . ing two of the last three, Air Force has won three of the last five games between the two schools. Offensive Coordinator (Receivers) . Mike. Borich Including a 31-23 win in Colorado Springs during the 2000 season, the Falcons have won three Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers) . .Ken Schmidtstraight games away from Provo, including two straight in Colorado Springs, and one game in Special Teams Coord. (Safeties) . .Barry . .Lamb . Las Vegas (at the 1998 WAC Championship game). Last season, the Cougars upended the Falcons in Provo, posting a 63-33 victory over the Academy. Entering the 1995 contest in Recruiting Coord. (Running Backs). P.aul . Tidwell Colorado Springs, the Cougars had never lost to the Falcons at Falcon Stadium. However, with Quarterbacks . Robbie. .Bosco . a 38-12 Air Force victory that season, that all changed. Including the 1995 loss at Falcon Tight Ends . Mike. Empey. Stadium, the Cougars are 0-2 in Colorado Springs. Over the years, BYU has averaged 32.2 Cornerbacks . Brian. Mitchell. points per game at Falcon Stadium, while limiting Air Force to just 20.1 points per contest. Defensive Line . .T om. .Ramage . However, entering Saturday’s game, the Falcons are averaging a league-leading 38.2 points per Strength and Conditioning . Jay. .Omer . contest, while BYU is averaging 31.8 points per game. Since 1994, following a BYU victory, Graduate Assistant . Dustin. .Staley Air Force has come back to win the next game, averaging a 34.5-17.5 margin of victory. Graduate Assistant . Kalani. .Sitake A LOOK BACK (BYU 63, AFA 33) BYU SUPPORT STAFF In the 2001 meeting between BYU and Air Force, senior tight end Doug Jolley led the Cougars to a 63-33 victory over the Falcons. Entering the game with only eight receptions for 117 yards, Director of Football Operations . .Duane . Busby Jolley, a fifth-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders, registered 10 receptions for a MWC- Equipment Manager . .Mick . Hill. record 177 yards and three touchdowns. The Cougars didn’t take long to seize control of the Head Trainer . George. .Curtis . game. BYU scored on its first possession, an 18-yard strike to Jolley. On the ensuing kickoff, Orthopedic Surgeon . .Dr. Kirt. Kimball Aaron Edmonds recovered his own on-side kick and the Cougars drove the ball down the field, Team Physician . .Dr. .Darrell . Stacey scoring on a two-yard Luke Staley run. BYU continued to dominate the Falcons in the first half, Video Coordinator . .Chad . Bunn. taking a 42-13 lead into the locker room. BYU pushed the lead to 63-13 after three quarters, Football Administrative Asst. .Shirley . Johnson. scoring 21 points in each of the first three quarters. Senior quarterback Brandon Doman earned Football Administrative .Asst. Roselyn. Daley an early third-quarter rest after posting 338 yards passing on 20-of-32 attempts, including four Football Administrative Asst. .Karilyn . .McMahan . touchdown completions. Staley rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns and was also given a Director High SchoolRelations . Chris. Pella rest after just two offensive series in the second half. Academic Coach . .E.J. Caffaro. Media Relations Coord. Jeff. Reynolds. NEXT WEEK Marking the first game in Provo since Sept. 6, BYU will return to the friendly confines of Special Events Director . Larry. .Duffin . Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 5 p.m. (MT). The game will be produced Ticket Manager . David. Miles. by SportsWest and will be broadcast locally on KSL, Ch. 5. Director Photo Services . Mark. Philbrick. Business Manager . Mike. .King . GOOD GRIEF, CURTIS BROWN In his first career start (at Utah State), true freshman Curtis Brown ran for 217 yards and three 2001 BYU RESULTS touchdowns, helping BYU record its largest come-from-behind victory in school history. Fueled Date Opponent Time/Result by Brown's performance, the Cougars erased a 27-point halftime deficit to beat Utah State, 35- Aug. 25 TULANE . .W, . .70-35 . 34, on Friday in Logan. Brown, who averaged 6.6 yards on 33 carries, also added 49 yards on 4 Sept. 1 NEVADA . .W, . .52-7 . receptions and was named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week. Brown became the sixth back in BYU history to rush for over 200 yards in a single game, and his performance ranks Sept.