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2011 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV Sept. 3 at Ole Miss W, 14-13 ESPN Sept. 10 at No. 21/24 Texas L, 17-16 ESPN2 Sept. 17 Utah L, 54-10 ESPN2 Sept. 23 UCF W, 24-17 ESPN Sept. 30 Utah State 6:00 pm ESPN VS. Oct. 8 San Jose State TBA ESPN* Oct. 15 at Oregon State TBA TBA Oct. 22 Idaho State 1:00 pm BYUtv BYU UTAH ST. Oct. 28 vs. TCU 7:00 pm ESPN COUGARS aggIES Nov. 12 Idaho TBA ESPN* (1-2, 0-0 Wac) Nov. 19 New Mexico State TBA ESPN* (2-2, INdepeNdeNT) Dec. 3 at Hawai’i 2:30 pm ESPN2 * To air on an ESPN network yet to be determined All times local to site Bold signifies home game Provo, Utah FOLLOW THE GAME LaVell Edwards Stadium TELEVISION September 30, 2011 ESPN, WATCHESPN.COM 6:05 pm MT Joe Tessitore, Play-by-play Rod Gilmore, Color BYUTV Watch the hour-long pregame and half-hour postgame WHAT TO WATch FOR shows, along with complete replays of all home and neutral games on BYUtv, BYUtvsports.com and BYUtv.org. - BYU has won 15-straight games against Utah State at home, last losing to the Aggies in Provo in 1978. Since that time, BYU has outscored USU by an average of 39.8-15.7 at RADIO Edwards Stadium. KSL (1160 AM, 102.7 FM, KSL.COM) BYU RADIO (SIRIUS XM 143) - Excepting three occasions, BYU has played Utah State on a Friday since 1987 in order Greg Wrubell, Play-by-play to avoid conflict with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ General Conference Marc Lyons, Color Scott Johnson, Sideline held the first weekend of every October. BYU had two byes and played on a Thursday the other three Conference weekends. INTERNET - BYU kick returner Cody Hoffman was named the Independent Special Teams Player of BYUCOUGARS.COM the Week and the College Performance Awards Kick Returner of the Week for his efforts Go to www.byucougars.com for links to live stats, live video, vs. UCF. The sophomore returned a kick 93 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter live audio and complete pregame and postgame stories, against the Knights, totaling 129 yards on two returns. notes and quotes. Sophomore linebacker Kyle Van Noy was named Independent Defensive Player of the Week after a career-high eight tackles with a quarterback hurry and late-game heroics including a sack and a pass breakup which led to a BYU interception. - The winner between BYU and Utah State is traditionally awarded the Old Wagon Wheel, a wheel from a pioneer covered wagon that has traveled between the two schools since 1948. TradiTion • SpiriT • Honor 2011 COUGAR FOOTBALL MEDIA AVAILABILITY - UTAH ST. FOOTball CONTacTS TeaM INTERVIEW avaILABILITY All practices are closed to the media during the Utah State week with availability limited to Tuesday evening fol- Football SID ..............Brett Pyne lowing team practice at the Student Athlete Building practice field. When attending an after-practice availability at Office ...................801-422-4912 Cell .....................801-367-1631 the SAB, please wait in the foyer (Legacy Hall) until a member of our staff signifies practice is over. Please arrive Email [email protected] to practice at least 10 minutes before scheduled end time in case practice ends early. For other availability, please Assistant SID .............Jordan Christiansen see the weekly press conference and teleconference sections. Please give at least 24 hours notice with special Office ...................801-422-8999 requests. Cell .....................801-717-5217 Email [email protected] Assistant SID .............Kenny Cox Cell .....................801-473-7434 Weekly PRESS CONFERENce Email [email protected] BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will hold a weekly press conference Monday at 10 a.m. MT on the second Media Relations Main Office . 801-422-8948 Media Relations Fax .......801-422-0633 floor of Legends Grille in the Student Athlete Building. If you are unable to attend, a live feed will be availabe on Edwards Stadium Press Box . 801-422-2609 www.byutv.org. A transcript and video of the press conference will be available online at byucougars.com. A clean Website .................www.byucougars.com satellite feed will also be provided; outlets using any clips or sound from the event should give verbal and/or graphic Twitter ..................@byuathletics courtesy to BYUtv. Please contact the Media Relations office for satellite information. Several players will also be Address .................30 SFH Provo, UT 84602 available for interviews following Coach Mendenhall. 2011 QUICK FACTS Weekly TELECONFERENce Location: ............................Provo, Utah Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will also hold a weekly teleconference on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. MT. Please Elevation: ............................ 4,553 feet contact the Media Relations office for the teleconference phone number and password. Enrollment: . 33,278 Nickname: . Cougars Colors: . Dark Blue and White Stadium (capacity): . .LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) ATHLETIC STAFF INTERVIEWS Surface: . Natural Grass Interview requests for director of athletics Tom Holmoe or any other member of athletic administration should be di- President: ............... Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson rected to associate director of athletics Duff Tittle. Duff can be contacted at [email protected] or at 801-422-4910. Athletics Director: . Tom Holmoe Head Coach: . .Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon St., ‘88) Seasons: . .entering 7th Career Record: . 58-23 (.716) byucOUGARS.COM Seasons at BYU: . entering 7th Please visit byucougars.com for press releases, updated player and coach bios, statistics, games notes, press Record at BYU: . 58-23 (.716) conference transcripts and schedules. With one of the best video players of any collegiate athletics website in the 2010 Overall Record: . 7-6 First Year of Football: . 1922 country, numerous videos of highlights, interviews and features are posted daily. The 2011 BYU Football Alamanac All-time Record: ................ 514-383-26 (.571) is also available online in PDF and HTML at www.byucougars/almanac/m-football/2011. All-time Home Record: . 279-130-6 (.680) All-time Road Record: . .212-233-19 (.477) All-time Neutral Record: . .24-20-1 (.544) COllegepRessbOX.COM All-time MWC Record: . 64-26 (.711) Stadium Record: . 206-65 (.760) collegepressbox.com has partnered with BYU to provide media with a variety of easy-to-access information. Access Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): . 137-43 (.761) and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): . 46-17 (.730) and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a Conference Championships: . 23 password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Bowl Game Appearances: . 29 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................62/16 Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . .31/4 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . .28/11 Starters Returning/Lost: . .18/7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: �����������������������������10/1 THiS week’S media availabiliTy (SubjecT To cHange) MONday Tuesday WEDNesday THURsday FRIday 10 a.m. Head coach Bronco 1:30 p.m. Head coach Bronco No media availability No media availability 6:05 p.m. Kickoff on ESPN Mendenhall Press Conference Mendenhall Teleconference (Live online at byutv.org) 7 p.m. KSL Coach’s Show with 5:45 p.m. Players / Coaches Bronco Mendenhall and player 10:25 a.m. Several players after-practice availability (likely (Live online at ksl.com, 1160 AM, available at Legends Grille (on SAB field) 102.7 FM) site only) TradiTion • SpiriT • Honor 2011 COUGAR FOOTBALL LAST TIME specIAL TeaMS, defeNse lead TO 24-17 WIN UCF PROVO, Utah - Special teams, defense and the running game helped the BYU football team hang on to a 24-17 gaME NOTES win against the UCF Knights at LaVell Edwards Stadium in front of 59,874 fans on Friday. FOR THE LONGEST TIME Defensive back Joe Sampson intercepted a pass tipped by linebacker Kyle Van Noy at the BYU three-yard line to Cody Hoffman’s 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in save a potential game-tying touchdown with 3:10 left in the game. UCF got the ball back with just over one minute the third quarter was the first for Cougar in more than 13 remaining but sacks by Van Noy and defensive end Mike Muehlmann sealed the victory for the Cougars. years or 158 games. Mike Rigell was the last to do it on a 96-yard return in 1998 against Hawaii. The back-and-forth finish to the game also featured wide receiver Cody Hoffman taking a kickoff 93 yards to the Hoffman’s kickoff return was the first touchdown by a house for a touchdown to tie the score at 17-17 in the third quarter. The touchdown return was the first by a BYU BYU special teams unit since McKay Jacobson’s punt player since 1998 when Mike Rigell ran one back 96 yards against Hawaii. return as a freshman in 2006. “Special teams were critical for us,” head coach Bronco Mendenhall said. “We also had timely turnovers forced by HOFFMAN HYPE Hoffman had 153 all-purpose yards, including 24 receiv- our defense and that kept the points where we had a chance.” ing and 129 on kickoff returns, following up on last week’s 277 all-purpose yards. The special teams unit struck again in the fourth quarter when Michael Alisa recovered a muffed punt at the Knights 8-yard line, setting up BYU’s go-ahead score from running back Bryan Kariya on a 6-yard run with 10:29 STREAK CONTINUES left in the game. Junior linebacker Uona Kaveinga forced his third fumble in the last four games. His three forced are tied for Kariya had 14 carries for 52 yards and one touchdown and caught two passes for 11 yards.