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BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL BYU.Athletic.Communications.•.30.SFH.•.Provo,.UT.•.(801).422-8948.•.Fax:.(801).422-0633.•.www .byucougars .com Football.Contact.Info ..•.Jeff.Reynolds.•.jeff_reynolds@byu .edu.•.(801).372-2080.•.Asst ..Football.Contact.•.Brent.Johnson.•mvolleyball_sid@byu .edu.•.(801).361-7551 2006 SCHEDULE/SCOREBOARD BYU (1-1) at #23 Boston College (2-0) Date Opponent Time/Results Sept ..2. at.Arizona .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...L,.13-16 Alumni Stadium (44,500) Sept ..9. TULSA. W,.49-24 Sept ..16. at.Boston.College . ..12.p .m ..(ESPN.2) Chestnut Hill, Mass. Sept ..23. UTAH.STATE. .1.p .m ..(MTN) September 16, 2006 Sept ..28. at.TCU. 5.p .m ..(VERSUS) 12 p.m. (ET); ESPN2 Oct ..7. SAN.DIEGO.STATE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...12.p .m ..(MTN) Oct ..21. UNLV .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...1.p .m ..(MTN) Game Information Oct ..28. at.Air.Force . ..12.p .m ..(VERSUS) KICKOFF:. .12:06.p .m ..(EDT) Nov ..4. at.Colorado.State. ..4:30.p .m ..(MTN) SITE:. Chestnut.Hill,.Mass ..Alumni.Stadium.(44,500 Nov ..9. WYOMING .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...6.p .m ..(CSTV) TELEVISION:.. .ESPN2.(Sean.McDonough,.Chris.Speilman.and.Rob.Stone) Nov ..18. NEW.MEXICO .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...2.p .m ..(MTN) RADIO.(Local):. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .KSL-Radio;.1160.AM.and.102 .7.FM.(Greg.Wrubell,.Marc.Lyons.and.James.Dye) Nov ..25. at.Utah. ..1:30.p .m ..(CSTV) INTERNET.WEBCAST:. .http://www .byucougars .com . THE.SERIES: . tied,.1-1 2006 QUICK FACTS IN.CHESTNUT.HILL:.. First.Meeting Location:. .Provo,.Utah LAST.MEETING:. .Sept .3,.2005.(Boston.College.won.20-3) Founded:. Oct ..15,.1875 Elevation:.. ..4,553.feet. Enrollment:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .33,278 REVENGE OPPORTUNITY Nickname:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .Cougars Riding the high from a home-opening drubbing of Tulsa, BYU heads back out on the road for its Mascot:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Cosmo longest road trip of the season to take on No. 23/25 Boston College. The Eagles, who spoiled Colors:. .Dark.Blue.and.White Cougars’ head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s head coaching debut last season, mark the first “revenge Stadium.(capacity):.. .LaVell.Edwards.Stadium.(64,045) game” opportunity for BYU this season. Boston College beat BYU 20-3 last season in Provo. Surface:. ..Natural.Grass Conference:.. .Mountain.West.Conference President:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Dr ..Cecil.O ..Samuelson LAST WEEK RECAP Athletics.Director:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Tom.Holmoe BYU’s high-powered offense was back to form Saturday as six different Cougars found their way Head.Coach:. .Bronco.Mendenhall.(Oregon.State,.‘88) into the end zone, leading the team to its first win of the season, 49-24, over theTulsa Golden . Seasons:. 1 Hurricane. Career.Record:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...7-7 . Seasons.at.BYU:.. 1 BYU had put the game away long before a 53-minute lightning scare threatened to end the game . Record.at.BYU:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...7-7 with six minutes still remaining in the fourth quarter. Offensively, BYU racked up 467 total yards 2005.Overall.Record:.. .6-6.( .500) including 240 passing yards from quarterback John Beck. The Cougars took advantage of their MWC.Record:.. .5-3 scoring opportunities going 4-for-4 in the blue zone. Running backs Curtis Brown, Fui Vakapuna, Final.Conference.Finish:.. ..2nd Manase Tonga, Harvey Unga and wide receivers Zac Collie and Matt Allen each scored touchdowns First.Year.of.Football:.. ..1922 in the victory. All-time.Record:.. .464-366-26.( .559) All-time.Home.Record:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .252-126-6.( .664) “Our plan was to have good balance and to be better at what we were already doing,” said BYU All-time.Road.Record:. 193-221-19.( .469) head coach Bronco Mendenhall. “Basically, we need to simply execute what we’re currently doing All-time.Neutral.Record:.. .19-19-1.( .500) at a higher level.” All-time.MWC.Record:.. .30-20-0.( .600) All-time.MWC.Home.Record:.. .14-11.( .560) SERIES INFORMATION All-time.MWC.Road.Record:. .16-9.( .640) BYU and Boston College meet for just the third time. The trip will be the Cougars Stadium.Record:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .179-61.( .746) first to Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Cougars and Eagles have split the two previous Stadium.Record.(since.1982.expansion):. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...110-39.( .738) matchups between the two schools. BYU won the first game, 28-14, in 1985 on a Stadium.Record.(since.renaming.in.2000):. .19-13.( .593) neutral field (The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J.). After a 20-year hiatus, the Conference.Championships:. ..21 two teams met again last year with Boston College taking the 20-3 victory. Bowl.Game.Appearances:.. ..24 Last.Bowl.Appearance:. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .2005,.Las.Vegas.Bowl Letterwinners.Returning/Lost:.. .39/24 2006 SCHEDULE SET Offensive.Letterwinners.Returning/Lost:. .18/7 Due in part to the Mountain West Conference’s new contract with CSTV and the development Defensive.Letterwinners.Returning/Lost:.. .19/16 of The mtn. network, the Cougars already have game times and television programming plans Starters.Returning/Lost:.. .14/10 completed for each of their 12 games. Two of BYU’s first three games will be televised nationally, Offensive.Starters.Returning/Lost: . ..8/3 including a season-opening trip Sept. 2 to Arizona (TBS) and a split national broadcast at Boston Offensive.Players.Returning.with.Starting.Experience:.. ..5 College (ESPN2). The Cougars will also play two games each on CSTV and Versus, including a pair Defensive.Starters.Returning/Lost:. .4/7 of Thursday night games and the remainder of their schedule (six games) will be played on The mtn. Defensive.Players.Returning.with.Starting.Experience:.. ..6 COUGARS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION Two of BYU’s first three games will be broadcast nationally. The Cougars will have a total of five nationally televised games. The season opener at Arizona marked the second time BYU has played on TBS. The Cougars rematch against Boston College will be seen on a split national basis on ESPN 2. BYU will then play four MWC opponents on CSTV and Versus in front of a national BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page.2.•.BYU.Football.2006 audience: TCU (Sept. 28, Versus), Air Force (Oct. 28, Versus) Wyoming (Nov. 9, BYU BY THE RECORDS CSTV) and rival Utah (Nov. 25, CSTV). vs. ACC (current members): 4-7 (.363) overall vs. Boston College: 1-1 LONG ROAD TRIP All-time Record: 464-366-26 (.559) BYU will be making the long trip to the Eastern Time Zone. The estimated 2,090.8 All-time Home Record: 252 -126-6 (.664) miles to Boston is the Cougars longest road trip since 2001, when BYU traveled All-time Road Record: 193-221-19 (.467) traveled to Honolulu, Hawai`i (2994.7 miles). The trip will be the longest BYU has All-time Neutral Record: 19-19-1 (.500) taken within the continental United States. The longest trip the Cougars have ever All-time MWC Record: 30-20-0 (.600) taken was Dec. 5, 1987 when BYU played Colorado State in Melbourne, Australia. All-time MWC Home Record: 14-11 (.560) Below are some of the Cougars previous long trips within the continental U.S.: All-time MWC Road Record: 16-9 (.640) at Miami (1988) Miami, Fla. (2054 miles) EVERY FIVE YEARS... vs. Boston College (1985) East Rutherford, N.J. (1955.9 miles) BYU is on a five-year cycle of fielding top-10 teams. Five years ago, the Cougars at Syracuse (2000) Syracuse, N.Y. (1828.4 miles) started the 2001 campaign 12-0 in Gary Crowton’s first season. The BYU squad vs. Florida State (2000) Jacksonville, Fla. (1812.4 miles) averaged 44.1 points per game and was ranked as high as eight going into the Hawai`i at Virginia (2000) Charlottsville, Va. (1772 miles) game. BOWL MOMENTUM Five years prior, the 1996 Cougars team, led by quarterback Steve Sarkisian went 14-1. BYU set NCAA records for wins (14) and games played (15) in a season. The BYU is coming off its 24th bowl appearance. In seasons following a trip to a bowl Cougars 14-1 record ended in a WAC Championship and a Cotton Bowl victory over game, the Cougars have recorded a combined record of 202-82-2 (.709). Of the 23 Kansas State. After BYU’s Cotton Bowl victory, the Cougars finished the season seasons following a bowl game, the Cougars have averaged nearly nine (8.8) wins ranked No. 5. per season. BYU has had only one losing season following a trip to a bowl game. (In 2002, BYU went 5-7 after playing in the Liberty Bowl in 2001.) LOOKING TO THE FUTURE The following is a list of BYU’s future non-conference schedules: “FAN”TASTIC FANS 2007: Arizona, at UCLA, at Tulsa Nearly 350,000 fans attended six different home games at Edwards Stadium during 2008: Nevada, at Washington, UCLA, at Arizona the 2005 season, averaging 58,204 fans per game. BYU finished ranked seventh 2009: at Arizona State, Florida State overall in the west behind USC (90,812), Washington (64,326), UCLA (64,218), 2010: Washington, at Florida State Arizona State (61,157), California (60,377) and Oregon (58,434). Since the 2011: at Washington, Arizona State inception of the BCS, BYU has annually been the top school in average attendance for teams from conferences that do not receive automatic BCS bowl bids. BYU, IT’S BEEN A WHILE which boasts the largest on-campus home stadium in the Mountain West Conference, BYU has gone 94 games without scoring a touchdown on a kick return, which ranks has led the MWC in home attendance in all seven years of the league’s existence. In the Cougars 10th in the nation in time between touchdown returns. The Cougars fact, Edwards Stadium has been the site of the league’s all-time top-seven crowds. have also gone 106 games without returning a punt for a touchdown. EDWARDS STADIUM TALE OF THE TAPE LaVell Edwards Stadium, with its 64,000-seat capacity, is home to BYU football.