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Brigham Young Football‘04 BYU Athletic Communications • 30 SFH • Provo, UT 84602 • (801) 422-8948 • Fax: (801) 422-0633 • www.byucougars.com

2004 SCHEDULE/SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Time/Result BYUStanford at S Stadiumtanford Sept. 4 NOTRE DAME ...... W, 20-17* Sept. 11, 2004 • Palo Alto, Calif. Sept. 11 at Stanford ...... 7 p.m. Sept. 18 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ...... 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Boise State ...... 8 p.m. SETTING THE GAME Oct. 2 at Colorado State ...... 8 p.m. KICKOFF: ...... 7 p.m. (PST) Oct. 8 UNLV ...... 8 p.m. SITE: ...... Palo Alto, Calif; Stanford Stadium (85,500) Oct. 16 WYOMING ...... TBA TELEVISION (National): ...... CSTV; Tom McCarthy, Tony McGee and Jenny Cavnar (KUTV2 in Utah) Oct. 23 at Air Force ...... TBA RADIO (Local): ...... KSL-Radio; 1160 AM (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, Bill Riley) Nov. 6 SAN DIEGO STATE ...... TBA INTERNET WEBCAST: ...... http://www.byucougars.com/football Nov. 13 NEW MEXICO ...... TBA THE SERIES: ...... Stanford leads 1-0 Nov. 20 at Utah ...... TBA IN PROVO: ...... Stanford leads 1-0 *all times local to site LAST MEETING: ...... Sept. 20, 2003 (Stanford 18-14) LAST MEETING IN PROVO ...... Sept. 20, 2003 (Stanford 18-14) 2004 QUICK FACTS Location: ...... Provo, Utah Founded: ...... Oct. 15, 1875 Elevation: ...... 4,553 feet COUGARS TRAVEL TO STANFORD FOR FIRST ROAD GAME Enrollment: ...... 32,122 After defeating Notre Dame in a close game at LaVell Edwards Stadium to open the season, BYU is Nickname: ...... Cougars traveling to Palo Alto, Calif. to take on the Stanford Cardinal. Last season Stanford defeated BYU 18- Mascot: ...... Cosmo 14 in a game that BYU held a lead until late in the game. Stanford scored nine points in the fourth Colors: ...... Dark Blue, White and Tan quarter to earn the narrow victory. This is only the second meeting between these two programs, and Stadium (capacity): . LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) the first time BYU has traveled to Palo Alto. Surface: ...... Natural Grass Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division IA FIVE OF FIRST SIX GAMES ON NATIONAL TELEVISION Conference: ...... Mountain West The Cougars will play in five nationally televised games during the 2004 season. BYU opened the President: ...... Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson (Utah, ‘66) season on Saturday, Sept. 4 against Notre Dame on ESPN, marking the 10th straight season the Men’s Athletics Director: ...... Q. Val Hale (BYU, ‘81) Cougars have opened the season playing on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. On Sept. 11, BYU will par- Head Coach: ...... Gary Crowton (BYU, ‘83) ticipate in the first Division I-A football game broadcast on CSTV. The Cougars will host defending National Champion USC on Sept. 18 in a nationally broadcast game on ESPN, beginning at 8 p.m. Career Record: ...... 43-30 (.589) (MT). The following week, BYU will travel to Boise State for a second straight nationally televised Record at BYU: ...... 22-17 (.564) game on ESPN. On Oct. 8, the Cougars will host UNLV for a prime time, MWC match-up on ESPN2. 2003 Record: ...... 4-8 MWC Record: ...... 3-4 (T-4th) ROAD OPENERS All-Time Record: ...... 452-353-26 (.561) During the Gary Crowton era, the Cougars are 1-2 in road opening games; however, the two losses Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 33/36 have been closely contested games. Last season, BYU opened on the road against eventual National Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . 19/16 Champion USC. After falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter, the Cougars made a game of it, pulling Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . 13/19 to within three in the fourth quarter before the Trojans added two late touchdowns to account for the Specialists Returning/Lost: ...... 1/1 final score. In 2002, BYU traveled to Reno, Nev. to take on Nevada. The Cougars lost a close game, Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/5 31-28. In Crowton’s first year at BYU, the Cougars also traveled to the Bay Area to take on Cal, with Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 4/7 BYU winning 44-16. GOING BACK TO CALI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFO. When the Cougars travel to Palo Alto to take on Stanford, it will be their 57th trip to the state of Football Contact: ...... Jeff Reynolds California. BYU has an overall record of 24-29-3 (.453), including bowl games, in California. BYU’s E-Mail: ...... [email protected] first game in the state of California came in 1926 when the Cougars dueled to a 0-0 tie with UC Davis. Cell: ...... (801) 372-2080 Last year, BYU posted a 1-1 record in the state of California, losing to USC 35-18 and defeating San Asst. Football Contact: ...... Jon Eyre Diego State 44-36. Also, BYU has 23 players on its roster that hail from California–the second most E-Mail: ...... [email protected] of any state behind Utah. Joe Griffin, a junior college transfer wide receiver who is redshirting this Cell: ...... (801) 318-9101 year, is from East Palo Alto and went to high school at Palo Alto High School. Other Cougars with ties Office Phone: ...... (801) 422-4909 to the Bay Area are Kayle Buchanan (San Jose), Gary and Greg Lovely (Los Altos Hills), Junior Kato FAX: ...... (801) 422-0633 (Daly City) and David Sollami (Daly City). Press Box (media only): ...... (801) 422-2609

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COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS BYU COACHING STAFF TELEVISION: Saturday’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on CSTV. The game will be broadcast beginning at 7:00 PST. Tom McCarthy will be handling the play-by-play, while Head Coach ...... Gary Crowton Tony McGee will offer expert analysis. Jenny Cavnar will be reporting from the sidelines. The At BYU ...... 22-17 (.564); 4th Season game will be rebroadcast on KBYU-TV on Sept. 13 at 10:30 p.m. and on BYU-TV on Sept. 13 at Career ...... 43-30 (.589) 5 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Asst. Head Coach (RBs) ...... Lance Reynolds RADIO: Fans can tune into KSL Radio—the 50,000-watt home of the Cougars—and follow the Defensive Coordinator (Safeties) .Bronco Mendenhall action with the broadcast team of Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Bill Riley. The game can also be Offensive Coordinator (WRs) ...... Todd Bradford heard on Dish Network channel 980. Special Teams Coordinator ...... Paul Tidwell INTERNET: A live webcast of the game, which includes play-by-play and up-to-the-minute sta- Offensive Line ...... Jeff Grimes tistics , can be viewed by logging on to: http://www.byucougars.com/football Linebackers ...... Bary Lamb In addition to the webcast, a live audio stream will be available on the following URLs: Recruiting Coordinator (TEs) ...... Mike Empey http://ksl.com and http://www.byuradio.org/streaming/ Cornerbacks ...... Brian Mitchell UP OR DOWN Defensive Line ...... Steve Kafusi The following BYU coaches will be working from the sidelines for the Notre Dame game: Gary Strength and Conditioning ...... Jay Omer Crowton (head coach), Todd Bradford (wide receivers), Bronco Mendenhall (defensive coordina- Graduate Assistant ...... Kevin McGiven tor and safeties), Paul Tidwell (special teams coordinator), Jeff Grimes (offensive line) and Steve Graduate Assistant ...... Steve McKane Kafusi (defensive line. The remaining aassistant coaches, including Lance Reynolds (running backs), Mike Empey (tight ends), Barry Lamb (linebackers) and Brian Mitchell (cornerbacks) will coach from the booth. BYU Support Staff Director of Football Operations ...... Duane Busby WATCH OUT FOR THESE GUYS Four members of the 2004 BYU football team—Aaron Francisco, Brady Poppinga, Daniel Coats Equipment Manager ...... Mick Hill and Matt Payne—have been selected to various “watch lists” for post-season awards. Head Trainer ...... George Curtis Orthopedic Surgeon ...... Dr. Kirt Kimball Aaron Francisco, 6-2, 215, Safety: Aaron Francisco has been selected to the Thorpe Award “watch list,” which honors the nation’s top defensive back. Francisco is a three-year starter, who Team Physician ...... Dr. Matt Roush led BYU in tackles and interceptions as a junior and was second in tackles as a sophomore. Last Video Coordinator ...... Keith Kearl year he earned first-team All-MWC honors and was an honorable mention selection as a sopho- Assistant to Head Coach ...... Camie Rassmussen more. In the first game of the season against Notre Dame, Francisco finished the game with six tackles, including one for a loss of six yards. Football Secretary ...... Shirley Johnson Football Secretary ...... Roselyn Daley Brady Poppinga, 6-3, 257, Defensive End: Brady Poppinga has been selected to the Bronko Academic Coach ...... Jim Hamblin Nagurski Award “watch list.” The award honors the nation’s top defensive player. Poppinga earned first-team All-MWC honors last season after ranking among the league leaders in tackles Media Relations Director ...... Jeff Reynolds with 55 for the season, including 34 solo take downs and a team-leading six sacks. Against Notre Asst. Media Relations Director ...... Jon Eyre Dame, Poppinga was a one-man wrecking crew, leading the team in tackles with twelve while Special Events Director ...... Larry Duffin recording one sack on Irish quarterback Brady Quinn for a loss of 10 yards. Ticket Manager ...... David Miles Daniel Coats, 6-3, 250, Tight End: Daniel Coats has been named to the John Mackey Award Director, Photo Services ...... Mark Philbrick “watch list.” The John Mackey Award is given annually to the nation’s top tight end. Last season as a freshman, Coats recorded 30 receptions for 378 yards and four touchdowns, while earning freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News. Coats caught two passes in the season FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULES opening game against the Irish–both for 16 yards. 2005: at Notre Dame, Boston College , Utah State Matt Payne, 6-4, 234, Punter/Kicker: Matt Payne has been selected to the Lou Groza Award 2006: at Boston College “watch list” and is expected to be named to the Ray Guy Award “watch list.” The Groza Award is 2007:Arizona, at UCLA given annually to the nation’s best place kicker, while the Ray Guy Award is gven to the nation’s 2008: Nevada, at Washington, UCLA, at Arizona best punter. Payne is a three-year starter as both a punter and kicker. As a sophomore in 2002, Payne was second in the nation in punting with a 47.6 yard-per-punt average, earning an honor- 2009:at Arizona State, Florida State able mention All-America nod. Last year, Payne was selected to both the Lou Groza and Ray 2010: Washington, at Florida State Guy “watch lists.” Payne punted nine times against the Irish, pinning them inside their 20 six 2011: at Washington, Arizona State times. He also kicked two field goals–a 44- and a 53-yarder.

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY WEEKLY SCHEDULE Media access to practice, as well as player and coaching staff interviews will follow in-season Monday: Coach Crowton will hold a weekly 30-minute press conference protocol. Listed in the column to the left will be the typical weekly schedule for attending practice each Monday throughout the season, beginning at 3 p.m. The press con- and interviewing players and coaches. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact ference will be located in the main conference room on the third floor of Jeff Reynolds. the new Student Athlete Building. WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON WEDNESDAYS AT LEGENDS GRILLE • Crowton’s Monday afternoon press conference can also be accessed via conference call. (There will be a press conference on Monday, Sept. 6, but Head coach Gary Crowton, assistant coaches and selected players will participate in the weekly there will not be a teleconference connection.) – see detailed instructions football media luncheon. The weekly event will be held on Wednesdays throughout the season, at right. beginning at noon on the second floor of Legends Grille in the new Student Athlete Building. Lunch • A transcript of the Monday press conference will be available Monday will be served at 11:30 a.m. and the press conference will begin promptly at 12 p.m. The first lunch- evening at http://www.byucougars.com. eon is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 1. • All Monday practices will be closed to the media • No player, assistant coach interviews SATELLITE FEED AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA The Mountain West Conference will provide a weekly satellite feed during the 2004 football sea- Tuesday: Coach Crowton will be available for interviews via the son. The feed will include team-by-team highlights from the previous week's games and Mountain West Conference Football Teleconference. Crowton will be avail- coach/player interviews. The satellite feed will run every Wednesday from 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. able from 10:42 a.m. until 10:52 a.m. Media may dial (801) 303-7410 (MT) for 11 consecutive weeks, starting Sept. 8 and ending Nov. 17. The feed will be available on to access the teleconference. A replay of the weekly teleconference is avail- Galaxy 11, Transponder K12 analog and Downlink 11942 mhz v. For additional information, con- able at (402) 220-0148. A transcript will also be published Tuesday after- tact Lanier Korsmeyer of Link Up Coummunications. He can be reached at (414) 453-8785 or toll noon on the league’s website at http://www.themwc.com. free at (866) 435-8008. • Practice 3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. • Player, coaching staff interviews prior to practice MWC TELECONFERENCE SET FOR TUESDAYS •Interview requests for Tuesday’s pre-practice interviews must be submit- The Mountain West Conference will hold a weekly teleconference every Tuesday. BYU head ted before 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. coach Gary Crowton will be on the teleconference starting at 10:42 a.m. Members of the media • Interviews will begin promptly at 3:25 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. can access the conference by dialing (801) 303-7410. A complete replay of the teleconference •Photographers and videographers may shoot only the first 15 minutes of will be available at (402) 220-0148. Audio clips from each head coach and Commissioner Craig practice. Thompson are available at www.themwc.com each Tuesday by 3 p.m.

Wednesday: Legends Grille BYU Football Media Luncheon A+, A SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE • Food will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. on the second floor at Throughout the 2004 season, the Cougars will wear an "A+" symbol on their helmets Legends Grille (located on the southeast corner of the new Student Athlete as a constant reminder of the team's quest for excellence in all areas, including sports- Building.) manship. In addition, in an effort to remind all student athletes and fans, the "A+" • The press conference will begin promptly at noon. symbol will be displayed prominently at all athletic venues. Specifically, the logo is to • Coach Crowton will address media from noon until 12:30 p.m. Crowton remind student athletes and fans to always be friendly, always be heard, always be considerate, will be available for brief one-on-one interviews from 12:30 p.m. until 1 always be safe and always be true blue. p.m. • Selected players and assistant coaches will be available for brief interviews from noon until 1 p.m. FAMILIAR FOES • A transcript of the Wednesday’s media luncheon will be available Every team on BYU’s schedule in 2004 was on its schedule in 2003. The only opponent missing Wednesday evening at http://www.BYUCougars.com. from BYU’s non conference schedule in 2003 is Georgia Tech. Last season the Cougars finished 1-4 in non-conference games with its only victory coming against the Yellow Jackets. The last • Practice 3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. time there was so little change in BYU’s schedule was 1993. In 1992 the Cougars faced off •Player, coaching staff interviews prior to practice against UCLA, Utah State, Notre Dame and Penn State in their non-conference schedule and • Interview requests for Wednesday’s pre-practice interviews must be sub- played all four of those teams again in 1993. mitted before 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. •Interviews will begin promptly at 3:25 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE PUNTERS/KICKERS •Photographers and videographers may shoot only the first 15 minutes of Matt Payne is just one of 10 players in the country who punts, handles kickoff duties and kicks practice. extra-point and field goals. The others are Geoff Blumenfeld (Navy), Matt Prater (UCF), Brian Huffman (Northwestern), Andrew Wellock (Eastern Michigan), Tony Yelk (Iowa State) Rhys Thursday: Coach Crowton will be available for 10 minutes prior to Lloyd (Minnesota), Ian O'Connor (Marshall), Mike Barrow (Idaho) and John Deraney (N.C. Thursday’s practice. He will be available from 3:25 p.m. until 3:35 p.m. State). • Following the first 15 minutes of practice, Thursday’s practice will be closed to the media. THE GRANITE STATE Both BYU head coach Gary Crowton and Stanford head coach Buddy Teevins have ties to the football hotbed of New Hampshire. Crowton was the offensive coordinator at the University of New Hampshire located in Durham from 1988-1990. Coach Teevins graduated from Dartmouth, which is located in Hanover, in 1979 and was the head coach there from 1987-1991. New Hampshire and Dartmouth squared off once during the two coaches’ tenures, a 21-21 tie in 1990.

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GRIDDERS GET NEW, COMFORTABLE UNIFORMS OPPONENT MEDIA RELATIONS INFO NOTRE DAME In an effort to provide the BYU football team different uniform combinations for both home and Media Relations Contact ...... John Heisler road games, BYU and Nike have been hard at work to produce a new look for the 2004 football season. The new uniforms feature traditional stripes over the shoulder pads and include subtle Phone ...... (574) 631-7516 design changes that will allow the team to wear different combinations at home and on the road. E-mail ...... [email protected] The Cougars will now have the option of wearing all blue uniforms at home or a blue jersey with white pants. When playing on the road, the team will have the option of wearing an all white uni- STANFORD form or a white jersey with blue pants. In a process that has taken more than 18 months, BYU Media Relations Contact ...... Gary Migdol Equipment Manager Mick Hill said the new uniforms feature a style that will be more form fitting Phone ...... (650) 725-4418 and comfortable for the players to wear. In addition, the new uniforms are made with a light-weight E-mail ...... [email protected] material that will prevent the uniform from becoming weighted down with perspiration or water. USC Media Relations Contact . . . . . Tim Tessalone Phone ...... (213) 740-8480 E-mail ...... [email protected]

BOISE STATE Media Relations Contact ...... Max Corbet Phone ...... (208) 426-1515 E-mail ...... [email protected] Home #1 Home #2 Road #1 Road #2

COLORADO STATE Media Relations Contact ...... Gary Ozello OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? Phone ...... (970) 491-0628 The Cougars have four sets of brothers on the roster this year, wide receivers Austin and Zac Collie, E-mail ...... [email protected] junior college transfers Gary and Greg Lovely, defensive linemen Michael and Daniel Marquardt, and Quinn and David Gooch. The Collie’s father, Scott, also played football at BYU from 1979 to UNLV 1982 and later for the Hamilton Tigercats of the CFL. The Gooches’ father, Gary, also has ties to Media Relations Contact . . . . Mark Wallington BYU. Gary Gooch suited up for the Cougar basketball team from 1958 to 1959. Later in the sea- Phone ...... (702) 896-5227 son Todd Watkins will meet up with his brother Travis, an offensive lineman at USC, on Sept. 18 when the Trojans travel to Provo to take on the Cougars. E-mail . . . [email protected] 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HONORED AT FIRST HOME GAME WYOMING Marking the 20th anniversary of the Cougars’ 1984 National Media Relations Contact . . . . Kevin McKinney Championship the team will be this year's sole induction into the BYU Phone ...... (307) 766-2256 Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place Friday E-mail ...... [email protected] evening, Sept. 3, at the Wilkinson Center Ballroom. The team will be honored the next day at Lavell Edwards Stadium during the BYU- AIR FORCE Notre Dame game in pre-game and halftime ceremonies. Only two Media Relations Contact ...... Troy Garnhart other Cougar teams have been inducted into the Hall of Fame: the 1951 Phone ...... (719) 333-9263 NIT Championship Basketball team and the 1966 NIT Championship E-mail ...... [email protected] Basketball team. Cosmo, the Cougarettes and the BYU Marching Band will each play a part in the game-day festivities. There will also be an SAN DIEGO STATE informal golf tournament Friday afternoon where some of the players Media Relations Contact . . . . Kevin Klintworth will play as celebrity guests. In addition to the celebration in the stadi- Phone ...... (619) 594-5547/3023 um, a lithograph has been commissioned in honor of the '84 team. E-mail ...... [email protected] 1,984 numbered lithographs will be available for purchase. The artwork will feature individually autographed pictures of the 24 starters, including Vai Sikahema and Lee Johnson, along with a team NEW MEXICO picture and a picture of coach LaVell Edwards. Media Relations Contact . . . . Greg Remington Phone ...... (505) 925-5520 Familiar players like Glen Kozlowski, Vai Sikahema, Lee Johnson, Mark Bellini and Kelly Smith E-mail ...... [email protected] put Provo on the map in the world of college football. All-Americans like Robbie Bosco, Kyle Morrell, David Mills, Leon White and Marv Allen helped make the team a threat on both sides of UTAH the ball. In total, 15 players from the 1984 squad were drafted by 12 different NFL teams. Now, Media Relations Contact ...... Liz Abel these players—hopefully all 120 of them—will be returning to LaVell Edwards Stadium to be rec- Phone ...... (801) 581-3511 ognized by their alma mater on the 20th anniversary of their epic season. After a perfect 12-0 sea- E-mail ...... [email protected] son, the Cougars went on to defeat Michigan in the Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium. Robbie Bosco's heroic return from an early, second-quarter knee injury, along with a circus catch from Kelly Smith, was only part of the 13-game saga. Many fans remember the famous goal-line stand against Hawaii where Kyle Morrell soared over the offensive line to sack the Warrior quarterback and in the process kept their season unblemished.

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EDWARDS SELECTED TO HALL OF FAME ON THE AIR The exclusive radio home of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame has announced BYU Football and flagship of the 2004 College Football Hall of Fame Division I-A Class. Former BYU head football coach LaVell Edwards is among the list of 14 inductees to this the Cougar Sports Network is year's class. A coaching icon, whose success and longevity are paralleled by 50,000-watt KSL Newsradio few, Edwards guided BYU to heights never before reached in the program's 1160 in Salt Lake City. The history. Edwards posted a record of 257-101-3 (.716) over a span of 29 sea- "Voice of the Cougars” is Greg sons at BYU. From 1972 until his retirement following the 2000 season, Wrubell, now in his 4th season Edwards roamed the sidelines at BYU—a tenure that ranks fifth all-time as play-by-play commentator. among coaches at one school. In 21 of those 29 seasons, the Cougars A BYU alum, Wrubell joined claimed the league title. Guiding BYU to 22 bowl game appearances, including a streak of 17 straight bowl appearances, Edwards reached the pinnacle of coaching suc- the broadcast crew in 1992 as cess in 1984 by winning the National Championship. His 257 wins rank him sixth in NCAA Division the sideline/lockerroom reporter. He began calling BYU basketball I-A history, and he has more victories than every other coach in BYU history combined. At the helm, games in 1996. Edwards compiled a program best .716 win percentage, coached one Heisman Trophy winner, two Outland Trophy recipients, four Davey O'Brien award winners and 32 All-Americans-—not to men- Joining Wrubell is game analyst and former BYU quarterback Marc tion countless players who went on to professional careers in the NFL. BYU's success didn't come Lyons. Lyons is a 23-year veteran of Cougar football broadcasts and without personal reward for Edwards either. He was named NCAA District 8 Coach of the Year eight contributes to KSL's extensive midweek and game day coverage. times, the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 1979 and AFCA National Coach of the Year in 1985. Named the State of Utah's Coach of the Century, Edwards is a member of the State of Utah Sports Hall of Fame. Edwards becomes the fifth person affiliated with BYU football to be inducted In his third season on the sidelines is Bill Riley. Riley also hosts the in to the College Football Hall of Fame. It is no surprise that the four BYU players who are current- weekly "Gary Crowton Show" Wednesday’s at 7 p.m. and "Coordinators' ly enshrined in the Hall of Fame often credit Edwards for their success. BYU's other College Football Corner" with Lance Reynolds and Bronco Mendenhall Thursday’s at 7 Hall of Famers include Steve Young (Class of 2001), Jim McMahon (Class of 1998) , Marc Wilson p.m. Riley also hosts College Football Roundtable on Monday’s at 7 (Class of 1996), Gifford Nielsen (Class of 1994). Edwards, who will turn 74 in October, recently p.m. returned from an LDS Church mission to New York City. Along with his wife, Patti, the Edwards' served as public affairs missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Chief Engineer John Dehnel returns for his 19th season, while veteran Northeastern United States, as well as Eastern Canada. The Edwards have been married for nearly statistician Ralph Sokolowsky and spotter Doug Martin complete the 53 years and have three children, Ann, John and Jim. The Edwards have 14 grandchildren. lineup in the booth. RECORD WATCH After kicking two field goals and two extra points against Notre Dame, senior kicker Matt Payne KSL's game day coverage begins two hours prior to kickoff with the moved past Jamal Willis and Kurt Gunther into third place on BYU’s all-time scoring list. One of "Cougar Countdown Show." The "Cougar Pregame Scoreboard Show" Payne’s field goals was a 53-yarder that matched his career-high that was set in 2003 against USC. starts the broadcast's second hour, with the "Cougar Pregame Coach's In the history of Cougar football there have only been four kicks of 53-yards or more. Matt Payne Show" 35 minutes prior to kickoff, followed by the "Cougar Kickoff has two of those kicks During his sophomore and junior campaigns he led the team in scoring. Now Show." that Payne has passed Gunther and Willis his climb will be a little steeper as he needs to score 45 more points to catch Luke Staley, who is currently second on BYU’s all-time scoring list. Safety After the game, KSL presents the "Cougar Postgame Scoreboard Show," Aaron Francisco currently has 248 career tackles. He trails former Cougar and current Indianapolis followed by the "Cougar Lockerroom Show," "Cougar Postgame Coach's Colts linebacker Rob Morris by 97 tackles for ninth place on BYU’s all-time career tackle list. Show," "IFA Country Store Replay," and "Cougar Call-In Show." Below are the top scorers and top tacklers in Cougar history:

In week programming includes, “Coach’s Corner with Gary Crowton and Name Career Points Name Career Tackles Greg Wrubell” Mondays and Thursdays at 8:45 a.m. and “Cougar 1. Owen Pochman 333 1. Shad Hansen 408 Matchup” Thursdays and Fridays at 8:15 a.m. and 4:15p.m. and 2. Luke Staley 290 2. Ron Wood 394 Saturdays at 6:5 5a.m. 3. Matt Payne 245 3. Larry Carr 389 4. Kurt Gunther 243 4. Glenn Redd 382 5. Jamal Willis 240 5. Rocky Biegel 371 Stations on KSL's Cougar Sports Network include: 6. Lakei Hemuli 192 6. Marv Allen 353 Waymon Hamilton 192 7. Bob Davis 349 KSL-AM - Salt Lake City, UT 8. Matt Belini 176 8. Shay Muirbrook 345 KDXU-AM - St. George, UT 9. Eric Drage 174 9. Rob Morris 345 KMGR- FM - Delta, UT Jeff Blanc 174 KSLJ-AM - Idaho Falls, Blackfoot & Pocatello , ID Ronnie Jenkins 174 KSSL-AM-Idaho Falls, Blackfoot & Pocatello, ID JUST KICKIN’ IT Games can also be heard on ksl.com, byuradio.org and on BYU Radio Matt Payne had a stellar day against Notre Dame in the Cougars’ first game. Payne, who led the on channel 980 of Dish Network. nation in net punting as a sophomore, punted nine times for an average of 46.8 yards per punt. Only two of Payne’s punts were returned and six were downed inside the 20 and four inside the 10, leaving him with a net average of 45.6 yards per punt. As mentioned above, he also kicked two-field goals, one of which tied his career-long of 53 yards set last year against USC. For his efforts, Payne was named the Russell Athletic ESPN Player of the Game.

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Gary Crowton, entering his fourth In 1991, Crowton was hired as the quarterback coach at Boston College under season as the head coach at BYU, head coach Tom Coughlin. There he helped develop quarterback Glenn Foley has guided the Cougars to a 21-17 as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy. After three successful seasons with the record since arriving in Provo. This Eagles, Crowton was hired as the co-offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, season Crowton will lead the where his offense led the Yellow Jackets to a No. 21 national ranking in his Cougars against top teams such as first and only season in Atlanta. In 1995, Crowton was hired as the offensive Notre Dame, Stanford, USC and coordinator at Louisiana Tech, where he would become the head coach the Boise State, as well as a tough following season. league schedule. Crowton was an all-league quarterback at Orem High School before earning In December 2000, Crowton took All-American honors at Snow College. Crowton transferred to Colorado over a BYU program that had been State, where he finished his career. Following an LDS Church mission to under the direction of college foot- South Korea, Crowton attended Idaho State, where he ran track for the ball's sixth all-time winningest Bengals. After returning to BYU in 1982, Crowton earned his bachelor's coach, LaVell Edwards, who posted degree in physical education in 1983. a record of 257-101-3 (.716) over 29 seasons. Crowton, who is the first-ever head football coach at BYU to serve an LDS Church mission, is married to the former Maren Peterson of Bountiful, Utah. In his first season as head coach at The couple was married on August 3, 1985. The Crowtons have seven chil- Head Coach Gary Crowton BYU, Crowton constructed the dren, Dane (18), Tara (16), Jenessa (13), Quinn (10), Mikauli (8) Toriana (4) nation's top-rated offense, posting a and Macloud (2). 12-2 record, including 10 straight victories to start his BYU career. For his efforts, he was named the MWC Coach of the Year as the Cougars won their first-ever, outright MWC championship.

Crowton, 47, came to BYU with a long and proven list of coaching accom- THE CROWTON FILE plishments. Prior to serving as the offensive coordinator with the NFL's Year-by-Year Chicago Bears, where his offense ranked third in the NFL in passing yardage Student Assistant Coach ...... BYU, 1982 during the 1999 season, Crowton was head coach at Louisiana Tech from Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs) ...... Snow College, 1983 1996-1998. There he guided the Bulldogs to a 21-13 (.618) record over three Offensive Coordinator ...... Snow College, 1984 seasons, including a 9-2 mark in 1997. Offensive Coordinator ...... Snow College, 1985 Offensive Coordinator ...... Snow College, 1986 Competing as an independent for three straight years, Louisiana Tech record- Passing Coordinator ...... Western Illinois, 1987 ed wins over the likes of Mississippi State, Cal and Alabama. Using its Offensive Coordinator ...... New Hampshire, 1988 Crowton-designed, high-powered offense, the program also recorded impres- Offensive Coordinator ...... New Hampshire, 1989 sive wins by scoring 50 or more points against eight different opponents, Offensive Coordinator ...... New Hampshire, 1990 including games of 60 or more points in five different games. Crowton's Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks) ...... Boston College, 1991 offense ranked third in the nation, both in passing and total offense, while the Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks) ...... Boston College, 1992 Bulldogs racked up 12,746 yards passing in three years, an average of 4,249 Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks) ...... Boston College, 1993 yards per season. The prolific Tech offense also produced 115 touchdown Co-offensive Coordinator ...... Georgia Tech, 1994 receptions, averaging 38.3 TDs per season. Offensive Coordinator ...... Louisiana Tech, 1995 Head Coach ...... Louisiana Tech, 1996 (6-5) Under Crowton, NFL first-round draft pick Troy Edwards recorded a Tech- Head Coach ...... Louisiana Tech, 1997 (9-2) record 280 receptions and 4,352 yards receiving. Over a span of 34 games, Head Coach ...... Louisiana Tech, 1998 (6-6) Crowton's offense at Louisiana Tech engineered 22 different 300-yard passing Offensive Coordinator ...... Chicago Bears, 1999 games, including school-record 10, 300-yard outings during the 1998 season. Offensive Coordinator ...... Chicago Bears, 2000 In 1998, Crowton's final season at Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs combined for Head Coach ...... Brigham Young, 2001 (12-2) a school record 4,943 yards passing. Head Coach ...... Brigham Young, 2002 (5-7) Head Coach ...... Brigham Young, 2003 (4-8) Crowton's coaching career actually began in 1982 as a student assistant under Head Coach ...... Brigham Young, 2004 (1-0 Edwards at BYU. While at BYU, he worked with current Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren and future NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young. Coaching Record From BYU, Crowton moved on to Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he Louisiana Tech, 1996 ...... 6-5 coached from 1983-86. While at Snow College, Crowton moved from defen- Louisiana Tech, 1997 ...... 9-2 sive backs coach to offensive coordinator. Under his offensive leadership, the Louisiana Tech, 1998 ...... 6-6 Badgers won the National Junior College Athletic Association National Brigham Young, 2001 ...... 12-2 Championship in 1985. Brigham Young, 2002 ...... 5-7 Brigham Young, 2003 ...... 4-8 From Snow College, Crowton moved to Western Illinois, where he directed Brigham Young, 2004 ...... 1-0 the Leathernecks' passing game for a single season. In 1988, Crowton was Total ...... 43-30 (.589) hired as the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, where the Wildcats were the top-rated passing team in the Yankee Conference from 1988-90.

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COUGARS FACE TOUGH SCHEDULE OPPONENT SNAPSHOT BYU is scheduled to play the ninth toughest non conference schedule based on opponents’ winning percentage last season. The Cougars non conference schedule includes Notre Dame, Stanford, co- National Champion and preseason No. 1 USC and Boise State who combined for a 34-16 record. 2004 OVERALL RECORD The overall record of BYU’s opponents including Mountain West Conference teams is 82-54 (.603). Five of the Cougars’ 11 opponents went to a bowl game last year. The teams finished with a 3-2 Opponent W L Pct. bowl record, including USC’s victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl that earned the Trojans a Notre Dame ...... 0 1 .000 share of the National Title. Below is a list of the toughest non-conference schedules in Division I- Stanford ...... 1 0 1.000 A based on opponents’ winning percentage: USC ...... 1 0 1.000 Boise State ...... 1 0 1.000 Colorado State ...... 0 1 .000 Team Percentage UNLV ...... 0 1 .000 1. Oregon State .829 Wyoming ...... 1 0 1.000 2. Iowa State* .789 Air Force ...... 0 1 .000 3.Cincinnati .769 San Diego State ...... 1 0 1.000 4. SMU .757 New Mexico ...... 0 1 .000 Utah ...... 1 0 1.000 5. Arkansas State .755 Overall ...... 6 5 .545 6.Georgia Tech .730 7. Houston .718 8. Colorado .692 ON THE ROAD 9. BYU .680 Opponent W L Pct. 10. Arizona .679 Notre Dame ...... 0 1 .000 Stanford ...... 0 0 .000 *Schedule includes games against I-AA opponents USC* ...... 0 0 .000 Boise State ...... 0 0 .000 Colorado State ...... 0 1 .000 TALE OF THE TAPE UNLV ...... 0 1 .000 BYU’s projected starting offensive line averages an enormous 6-foot-4 and 312 pounds. They Wyoming ...... 0 0 .000 will face a Cardinal defensive line that averages 6-foot-4 and 271 pounds. When Stanford has the Air Force ...... 0 0 .000 ball, Cougar defensive linemen that average 6-foot-4 and 293 pounds will face a Cardinal front San Diego State ...... 0 0 .000 five that are listed at 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds. New Mexico ...... 0 0 .000 Utah ...... 0 0 .000 SWEET REVENGE *USC’s game vs. Va. Tech was played at a neutral site Since 1999, BYU holds a 7-1 (.875)record in payback games against non conference opponents. AT HOME Last year the Cougars defeated Georgia Tech in their home opener 24-13 after losing to the Opponent W L Pct. Yellow Jackets 28-19 the previous year. This year BYU will have four payback opportunities on Notre Dame ...... 0 0 .000 its non conference schedule. The Cougars will look to defeat Notre Dame, a 33-14 winner in Stanford ...... 1 0 1.000 South Bend; Stanford, an 18-14 winner in Provo; USC, a 35-13 winner in Los Angeles; and Boise USC ...... 0 0 .000 State, a 50-12 winner in Provo. BYU won its first payback gamed of 2004, 20-17, over Notre Boise State ...... 1 0 1.000 Dame. Below is a listing of non conference payback games dating back to 1998, including this Colorado State ...... 0 0 .000 year’s games: UNLV ...... 0 0 .000 Wyoming ...... 1 0 1.000 2004 Payback Opportunities Previous Result Year Air Force ...... 0 1 .000 BYU def. Notre Dame, 20-17 Notre Dame def. BYU, 14-33 2003 San Diego State ...... 1 0 1.000 BYU at Stanford (Sept. 11) Stanford def. BYU, 14-18 2003 New Mexico ...... 0 1 .000 USC at BYU (Sept. 18) USC def. BYU, 13-35 2003 Utah ...... 1 0 1.000 BYU at Boise State (Sept. 24) Boise State def. BYU, 12-52 2003 2003 Paybacks Previous Result Year THIS WEEK Team Opponent BYU def. Georgia Tech, 24-13 Georgia Tech def. BYU, 19-28 2002 Notre Dame ...... at Michigan (Sept. 11) 2002 Paybacks Previous Result Year Stanford ...... BYU (Sept. 11) BYU def. Hawaii, 35-32 Hawaii def. BYU, 45-72 2001 USC ...... Colorado State (Sept. 11) BYU def. Syracuse, 42-21 Syracuse def. BYU, 42-14 2000 Boise State ...... Oregon State (Sept. 11) Colorado State ...... at USC (Sept. 11) 2001 Paybacks Previous Result Year UNLV ...... at Wisconsin (Sept. 11) BYU def. Tulane, 70-35 Tulane def. BYU, 27-41 1998 Wyoming ...... Texas A&M (Sept. 11) BYU def. Mississippi State, 41-38 Mississippi State def. BYU, 28-44 2000 Air Force ...... Eastern Washington (Sept. 11) 2000 Paybacks Previous Result Year San Diego State ...... off New Mexico ...... Texas Tech (Sept. 11) Florida State def. BYU, 3-29 Florida State def. BYU, 28-44 1991 Utah ...... at Arizona (Sept. 11) 1999 Paybacks Previous Result Year BYU def. Washington, 35-28 Washington def. BYU, 10-20 1998

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PAYNE, POPPINGA EARN MWC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST For their performances against Notre Dame on Sept. 4, Matt Payne and Brady Poppinga were named MWC Special Teams and Defensive Players of the Week respectively. Payne, one of just 10 players in the country who handles punting, kick-off, field-goal and extra-point duties, leads the Mountain West with a net punting average of 45.56 yards. The 6-foot-4, 234-pound Ray Guy Award candidate totaled nine punts for 421 yards, averaging 46.8 yards per punt, which ranks sixth nationally. On the night, six of Payne's nine punts landed inside the 20-yard line, while four of those six landed inside the 10-yard line. Only two punts were returned all night, one for eight PRESEASON MEDIA POLL yards and one for just three yards. In one of the more memorable punts in BYU football history, Team Points Payne mishandled the snap from center John Denney. In what appeared to be certain disaster, 1. Utah (15) 127 Payne recovered the snap and ran to his right to avoid the Notre Dame rush. On a full sprint--in mid-stride--Payne booted a 58-yard punt, pinning the Irish on their own 2-yard line. Payne was 2. Colorado State (1) 98 also credited with a 63-yard bomb that stranded Notre Dame on its own 8-yard line. While his 3. San Diego State 87 punting alone was spectacular enough to win special teams player-of-the-week honors, Payne, 4. New Mexico 86 who is also a Lou Groza Award candidate, scored a team high eight points in the Cougars' 20-17 5. BYU 54 victory to move into third place on BYU’s all-time scoring list, passing Jamal Willis and Kurt UNLV 54 Gunther. Payne kicked two field goals one of which was a 53-yarder that tied his career-high set last year against USC. It is the fourth time Payne has been named the Mountain West Conference 7. Air Force 42 Special Teams Player of the Week--his first since the 2002 season. 8. Wyoming 23 During the first week of Fall Camp, Poppinga was moved from his familiar position on the defen- 2003 LEAGUE STANDINGS sive line to outside linebacker. Against Notre Dame, he wasted little time letting everyone know Team W L Pct. he was capable of playing that position just as well as he had played at defensive end. On the very first play from scrimmage, Poppinga was credited with a tackle, stopping Notre Dame's Utah ...... 6 1 .857 Marcus Freeman. On the very next play, the 6-foot-3, 257-pound All-America candidate forced New Mexico ...... 5 2 .714 running back Travis Thomas to cough up the football. While Notre Dame recovered the fumble, Colorado State ...... 4 3 .571 Poppinga went on to have a stellar night, posting a career best 12 tackles, including seven solo Air Force ...... 3 4 .429 takedowns. In fact, Poppinga led the Cougars' in a suffocating performance, holding the Irish to San Diego State ...... 3 4 .429 just 11 total yards rushing. Following the first week of the season, BYU ranks third nationally in rushing defense.During the first Notre Dame offensive series of the second quarter, the Irish BYU ...... 3 4 .429 appeared to be driving until Manaia Brown forced a fumble at the Notre Dame 49-yard line UNLV ...... 2 5 .286 where Poppinga was there to recover the turnover. Nearing the 10-minute mark of the third quar- Wyoming ...... 2 5 .286 ter, the Irish lined up on a fourth-and-two from the BYU 28-yard line. Poppinga ended the scoring threat with his first sack of the season -- a 10-yard loss for Notre Dame. Four plays after THIS WEEK Poppinga's sack, Berry hooked up with Collie for a 42-yard touchdown to give the Cougars a 20- 3 lead with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter.On the night, Poppinga was also credited with Match-up Date/Time/TV three quarterback hurries. It is the first Player-of-the-Week citation for the Evanston, Wyo., UNLV at Wisconsin ...... Sept. 11/11 a.m./ESPN native.Since the league was formed in 1999, the Cougars have earned player-of-the-week honors Wyoming at Texas A&M . . . .Sept. 11/2:30 p.m./Fox Sports Net in four of the six season-opening games. It is also the third time since 1999 two BYU players Colorado State at USC ...... Sept. 11/5 p.m./ABC have earned the weekly honor in the same week. Texas Tech at New Mexico ...... Sept. 11/6 p.m./No TV Utah at Arizona ...... Sept. 11/7 p.m./KJZZ LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON BYU at Stanford ...... Sept. 11/8 p.m./CSTV and SWP Running backs coach Lance Reynolds is one of the few coaches in the country who have the opportunity to coach along side their sons at the collegiate level. Lance’s son, Lance Jr., is the Eastern Washington at Air Force ...... Sept. 11/TBA/No TV starting center for the Cougars this year. The younger Lance is a converted linebacker, who had to pack on about 40 pounds to play offensive line. The elder Reynolds is a former all-conference LAST WEEK offensive lineman for the Cougars and is entering his 22nd year coaching at BYU. Lance Jr. is Match-up Date/Time/TV just the first in a long line of Reynolds boys that could play at BYU for their father. Lance’s son Texas A&M at Utah ...... Utah def. TAMU, 41-21 Dallas signed a letter of intent in 2003 to play for BYU, but is currently serving an LDS church misison in Seattle, Wash. Below is a list of college coaches who currently coach their sons: Washington State at New Mexico ...... WSU def. UNM, 21-17 Cal at Air Force ...... Cal def. Air Force, 56-14 Father Son School Appalachian State at Wyoming ...... Wyo. def. App. St., 53-7 Kevin Willis, Defensive Line Keith Willis, DE Boston College Colorado at Colorado State ...... Colo. def. CSU, 27-20 Rick Nelson, Offensive Line Nick Nelson, QB Northern Iowa Idaho State at San Diego State ...... SDSU def. ISU, 38-21 Lance Reynolds, Running Backs Lance Reynolds Jr., C BYU Craig Wederquist, Defensive Line Nate Wederquist, DB UNLV Notre Dame at BYU ...... BYU def. Notre Dame, 20-17 Kirk Ferentz, Head Coach Brian Ferentz, C Iowa UNLV at Tennessee ...... Tennessee def. UNLV, 42-17 Art Briles, Head Coach Kendal Briles, QB Houston 1999, 2001 Tony Samuel, Head Coach Travis Samuel, TE New Mexico State MWC Mike Bellotti, Head Coach Luke Bellotti, PK Oregon Football Champions

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A FAMILY AFFAIR THE COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS Of the 105 players who participated in fall camp, 35 are married. The 35 married players have a total of eight children. Included among the eight children are new additions to Manaia Brown’s Number of married players on BYU’roster and Brady Poppinga’s families. Brown’s wife Tupusina gave birth to Manaia Vaega Vaifoa on 35 Aug. 9, while Poppinga’s wife Brooke gave birth to their new daughter, Jasmine Rene, on Aug. 12. There will be two more additions to the Cougar family later this fall. Defensive back Brett Cooper and his wife, Diana, are expecting their first child in October, while receiver Jason Kukahiko and his wife, Kristin, are expecting their first child in early September. 8 Number of children belonging to BYU football players TRAVEL ITINERARY The Cougars will depart Provo at 2:45 p.m. (MT) on Friday, Sept. 10, arriving in San Jose, Calif. at 3:50 p.m. (PT). The team will headquarter at the Santa Clara Marriott. The Cougars will return to Number of conference championships BYU has Provo immediately following Saturday's game. 21 won in football HISTORIC BROADCAST Saturday’s game will mark the first-ever Division I-A college football broadcast on College Sports Number of games BYU went without being TV. In 1984 BYU was also involved in another historic college football broadcast. The Cougars 361 shutout before a 3-0 loss to Utah in 2003 season-opening game in 1984 against Pittsburgh was the first-ever live Division I-A college football game broadcast on ESPN. Since 1974, BYU has posted a 53-37-2 record on national television, including the Cougars’ 20-17 victory over Notre Dame which appeared nationally on ESPN.

Number of football All-Americans who have ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE 35 played at BYU Stanford is one of the most successful athletics departments in the country. The Cardinal have won 71 national championships since 1980–the most in the nation. The Cougars have also experienced success on a national level. Since 1970 when BYU captured its first NCAA title, the Cougars have Number of All-America citations earned by one ten national championships, including four in cross-country and three in men’s volleyball since 41 those 35 players. 1997. BYU also won the national championship in football in 1984. BYU has also ranked high in the NACDA Director’s cup, an award given to the nation’s best athletic program. The Cougars have accumulated seven top-30 rankings in the directors cup since 1996-97. Below is a list of BYU’s NCAA championship teams: Number of All-American quarterbacks who TEAM YEAR 7 have suited up for the Cougars Men’s Track 1970 Men’s Golf 1981 Football 1984 Women’s Cross-Country 1997 Length in yards of Matt Payne’s career long Men’s Volleyball 1999 53 field goal–the second longest in BYU history Women’s Cross-Country 1999 Men’s Volleyball 2001 Women’s Cross-Country 2001 Women’s Cross-Country 2002 Number of times a BYU quarterback has won Men’s Volleyball 2003 4 the Davey O’Brien Trophy LAST WEEK: BYU VS. NOTRE DAME Behind a stellar effort by its defense, BYU defeated Notre Dame 20-17 Sept. 4 in a sold out LaVell Edwards stadium. BYU held the Irish to just 11 yards rushing, holding Notre Dame score- Number of career wins by legendary Cougar less for much of the first half. The Irish didn’t score their first points of the game until the closing 257 coach LaVell Edwards seconds of the first half, when the Irish kicked a field goal to pull within 10 at 13-3. The Cougars’ scores in the first half came on a five yard run by Fahu Tahi that was set up by a 50-yard reception by Todd Watkins and two Matt Payne field goals of 44 and 53 yards. True freshman Austin Collie, playing in his first collegiate game, caught the Cougars next score–a 42-yard pass from Number of Bowl Games BYU has appeared in Matt Berry. But the Irish wouldn’t quit. Notre Dame pulled to within ten on a 54 yard touchdown 23 pass and then to within three after a pass by Berry was returned 38 yards for a score. The two games then traded possessions, with Payne pinning the Irish deep in their own territory many times. Payne had six punts that were downed inside the 20-yard line. The Cougars were finally able to put the game on ice when Berry hit Watkins for a 37-yard completion to convert a third- Number of losing seasons in the last 30 years and-eight with 1:38 remaining in the game. The Cougars then ran the clock out to earn the nar- 2 row victory.

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post-game notes: PENALTY FACTS BYU was penalized nine times for 74 yards, not much of an improvement notre dame vs. byu over last season. Last year, the Cougars averaged 7.25 penalties resulting in 63.8 yards per game. ATTENDANCE INFORMATION Today’s game is officially listed as a sell-out, marking the 57th sell-out since BLOCKED PUNT 1982 – the year the stadium was expanded. The Cougars have an all-time The BYU special teams unit blocked an Irish punt in the second quarter record of 44-13 (.772) in Edwards Stadium when playing in front of a sell-out marking the first blocked punt for the Cougars since September 21, 2002, crowd. The Cougars’ last sell-out came on Nov. 22, 2003 against Utah. against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Today’s game marks the second straight sell out at Edwards Stadium. HOME OPENING SUCCESS ATTENDANCE RECORD Coach Gary Crowton improved to 4-0 in home/season openers during his The all-time largest crowd to witness a BYU game at Edwards Stadium was tenure at BYU. During his four years with the Cougars, Crowton has opened on Oct. 16, 1993 vs. Notre Dame. The current capacity of Edwards Stadium each season at home. is 64,045. During the 1993 season, the stadium capacity was officially listed at 65,000. LONGEST TOUCHDOWN ALLOWED WHAT A PAYNE The 54-yard touchdown play by the Irish was the longest scoring play allowed by the Cougar defense since Colorado State scored on a 59-yard pass Matt Payne made a 53-yard field goal in the second quarter, tying his career- completion in 2003. high. His other 53-yarder came against USC in 2003. There have only been four field goals of 53 yards or more in school history, Payne owning two. IN THE RED ZONE MOVIN’ ON UP BYU entered the red zone one time against Notre Dame, following a 50-yard reception by Todd Watkins from John Beck. With the Cougars on the 5-yard After making an extra point and a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter, kick- line, running back Fahu Tahi scored on a run up the middle. On the other side er Matt Payne moved passed Jamal Willis into fourth on the all-time scoring of the ball, BYU’s defense allowed the Irish offense to enter the red zone list at BYU with 241. With a 53-yard field goal in the second quarter, he once, holding them to a 21-yard field goal by D.J. Fitzpatrick. Below are the moved into third all-time with 244 points, passing Kurt Gunther. Cougars’ red zone statistics for the 2004 season:

PAYNE’S PUNTING PROWESS Red Zone Offense RZ Pct. TD R/P FG Fumb Int. Downs Other Lou Groza Award candidate Matt Payne had nine punts for an average of 46.8 Notre Dame 1-1 1.000 1 1/0 0-0 0 0 0 0 yards. Payne forced the Irish into terrible field position all night, with six of Totals 1-1 1.000 1 1/0 0-0 0 0 0 0 his punts being downed inside the 20-yard line. He also limited the Irish to only 11 return yards. The highlight of the night came in the third quarter Red Zone Defense RZ Pct. TD R/P FG Fumb Int. Downs Other when he dropped a snap but recovered it, avoided the Irish blitz and got the Notre Dame 1-1 1.000 0 0/0 1-1 0 0 0 0 ball away to pin the Irish on their own two-yard line. Another of his punts Totals 1-1 1.000 0 0/0 1-1 0 0 0 0 went 63-yards and stranded the Irish on their own eight-yard line. SCORING STREAK RESUMES FIRST QUARTER SCORING With a five-yard run in the first quarter, Fahu Tahi snapped BYU’s scoreless Fahu Tahi scored on a three-yard run in the first quarter. It was the first touch- streak that extended back to a 3-0 loss to the University of Utah last year. down the Cougars have scored since the fourth quarter of the Notre Dame Prior to that shutout, the Cougars had scored in an NCAA-record 361 straight game last year. Last season, BYU scored only four touchdowns in the first games, dating back to a 20-0 loss to Arizona State on Sept. 27, 1975. BYU quarter and averaged only 3.25 first-quarter points. After scoring 10 points in has now scored in 362 of 363 games. the first quarter, BYU scored more than seven points in the first quarter for the first time since November 16, 2002, when the Cougars scored 10 against New Mexico. HALF TIME LEAD The last time the Cougars led at the half was against San Diego State last season when BYU had a 31-24 advantage. The Cougars went on to win 44-36. OFFENSE BACK ON TRACK After being shutout for the first time since 1975 (a streak of 361 games) in a 3-0 loss to Utah in last year’s season finale, the Cougars got back on track by scoring 20 against Notre Dame. MOST POINTS BYU’s 20 points against Notre Dame are the most the Cougars have scored since last season’s game against UNLV on Oct. 10 when they scored 27 in an overtime victory over the Rebels.

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Box Scores • Pg. 11

GAME 1 NotreDame at BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Notre Dame 0 3 7 7 17 Record: (0-1) Brigham Young 10 3 7 0 20 Record: (1-0)

Scoring Summary: 1st 09:47 BYU - TAHI, Naufahu 5 yd run (PAYNE, Matt kick), 6-75 1:58, ND 0 - BYU 7 01:31 BYU - PAYNE, Matt 44 yd field goal, 8-29 3:24, ND 0 - BYU 10 2nd 01:34 BYU - PAYNE, Matt 53 yd field goal, 4--4 2:04, ND 0 - BYU 13 00:00 ND - Fitzpatrick, D. 21 yd field goal, 10-77 1:34, ND 3 - BYU 13 3rd 07:47 BYU - COLLIE, Austin 42 yd pass from BERRY, Matt (PAYNE, Matt kick), 4-62 1:27, ND 3 - BYU 20 04:24 ND - McKnight, R. 54 yd pass from Quinn, B. (Fitzpatrick, D. kick), 1-54 0:13, ND 10 - BYU 20 4th 08:19 ND - Jackson, P. 38 yd interception return (Fitzpatrick, D. kick), , ND 17 - BYU 20

ND BYU FIRST DOWNS 15 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-11 35-22 PASSING YDS (NET) 265 263 Passes Att-Comp-Int. 47-26-0 33-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS. 68-276 68-285 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-11 3-26 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-40 3-37 Interception Returns-Yards 1-38 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 11-40.8 9-46.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards 7-55 9-74 Possession Time. 26:28 33:32 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 7 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-31 3-22

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wilson, M. 9-22; Thomas, T. 6-2; Powers-Neal, R. 1-0;Quinn, B. 5-minus 13. Brigham Young-TAHI, Naufahu 12-31; BROWN, Curtis 12-15; BECK, John 3-12; TM 2-minus 2; COLLIE, Austin 1-minus 3; BERRY, Matt 5-minus 31.

PASSING: Notre Dame-Quinn, B. 26-47-0-265. Brigham Young-BERRY, Matt 15-23-1-167; BECK, John 7-10-0-96.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-McKnight, R. 8-92; Fasano, A. 4-60; Powers-Neal, R. 4-24; Freeman, M. 3-28; Stovall, M. 3- 23; Thomas, T. 2-28; Jenkins, J. 2-10. Brigham Young-WATKINS, Todd 5-115; BROWN, Curtis 5-15; COLLIE, Austin 3- 54; TAHI, Naufahu 3-31; COATS, David 2-32; KUKAHIKO, Jason 2-14; PITTA, Dennis 1-4; HALE, Chris 1-minus 2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Jackson, P. 1-38. Brigham Young-None.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Thomas, T. 2-1. Brigham Young-TAHI, Naufahu 2-1; BERRY, Matt 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Curry, D. 1-0; Tuck, J. 1-0; Laws, T. 1-0; Hoyte, B. 1-0. Brigham Young-POPPINGA, Brady 1-0; STAFFIERI, Mark 1-0; MARQUARDT, Dani 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Campbell, C. 7-1; Goolsby, M. 2-9; Hoyte, B. 5-1; Burrell, Q. 4-2; Zbikowski, T. 3-2; Laws, T. 3-2; Curry, D. 2-4; Ellick, D. 3-0; Pauly, G. 2-3; Tuck, J. 1-4; Carlson, J. 2-1; Landri, D. 1-2; Budinscak, K. 1- 1; Mays, C. 1-1; Frome, C. 1-0; Jackson, P. 0-3; Anastasio, C. 0-1; Collins, J. 0-1; Abiamiri, V. 0-1; Parish IV, F. 0-1. Brigham Young-POPPINGA, Brady 7-5; JENSEN, Cameron 5-4; SOELBERG, Natha 4-3; BURBIDGE, Jon 3-4; HEANEY, Brandon 2-5; FRANCISCO, Aaro 2-4; LUETTGERODT, Ju 2-1; WHITE, Spencer 2-0; BROWN, Manaia 1-2; TAFUNA, David 1-0; WILKERSON, Rodn 1-0; STAFFIERI, Mark 1-0; MARQUARDT, Dani 1-1; NUA, Shaun 0-2; BATES, Dan 0-1; PAON- GO, Hala 0-1; FEULA, Vince 0-1.

Stadium: Edwards Stadium Attendance: 65,251 Kickoff time: 7:32 pm End of Game: 11:01 pm Total elapsed time: 3:29 Officials: Referee: Steve Newman; Umpire: Brad O'Hara; Linesman: Ron Torbert; Line judge: Greg Bradley; Back judge: Dino Paganelli; Field judge: Mike Cannon; Side judge: Jon Lucivansky; Temperature: 53 Wind: SW 8 Weather: Partly cloudy

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SPECIAL TEAMS Opp: 2003, Gilligan 209 yds. Boise State (L, 50-12) Opp: 2001, Childs (237), Colorado State (W, 56-34) A KICKOFF WAS RETURNED FOR A TD: BYU: 1998, M. Rigell at Hawaii, 96 yards (W, 31-9) A RECEIVER HAD 10 OR MORE CATCHES: DEFENSE Opp: 2001, C. Owens, Hawaii, 100 yards (L, 72-45) BYU: 2003, Christensen, To. 10 at UNLV (W, 27-20) Opp: 2003, Webb 10, San Diego State (W, 44-36) INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR A TD: BYU: 2002, Jon Burbidge, vs. UNM 80 yds (L, 20-16) A FIELD GOAL WAS BLOCKED: Opp: 2004, Jackson, Notre Dame (W, 20-17) BYU: 2003 by John Denney vs. SDSU (W, 44-36) A QUARTERBACK HAD 25 COMPLETIONS: Opp: 1999 by M. Kemoeatu, Utah (L, 20-17) BYU: 2003, Berry, 31, at UNLV (W, 27-20) Opp: 2002, Hall, 26, San Diego State (L, 34-10) A FUMBLE WAS RETURNED FOR A TD: BYU: 2003, Bockwoldt at SDSU (W, 44-36) A BLOCKED FG RESULTED IN A TD: Opp: 2002, J. Brimmer, UNLV (L, 24-3) BYU: 2001, Ryan Denney at SDSU (W, 59-21) A QUARTERBACK HAD 40 PASS ATTEMPTS: BYU: 2003, Berry, 44 at UNLV (W, 27-20) Opp: 2002, Hall, 46, San Diego State (L, 34-10) A SAFETY WAS SCORED: A PUNT WAS BLOCKED: BYU: 2003, team vs. Boise State (L, 50-12) BYU: 2004 by Team, Notre Dame (W, 20-17) Opp: 2000, Florida State (L, 29-3) Opp: 2003 by Chris Carr, Boise State (L, 50-12) A QB HAD THREE OR MORE TD PASSES: BYU: 2003, Berry, 3 vs. Ga. Tech (W, 24-13) Opp: 2003, Van Pelt 3, Colorado State (L, 58-13) THERE WAS A SHUTOUT: A BLOCKED PUNT RESULTED IN A TD: BYU: 1999 vs. UNLV (W, 29-0) BYU: 1992, Travis Hall vs. Utah (W, 31-22) Opp: 2003, Utah (L, 3-0) Opp: 2003, by Burton vs. Ga. Tech (W, 24-13) A WR HAD THREE OR MORE TD RECEPTIONS: BYU: 2001, Jolley, 3 vs. Air Force (W, 63-33) Opp: 2003, Webb 3, San Diego State (W, 44-36) DEFENSE HAD A SHUTOUT IN THE FIRST HALF: A PAT WAS BLOCKED: BYU: 2003, vs. New Mexico, 10-0 (W, 10-7) BYU: 1998, Stevenson vs. Air Force (L, 20-13) Opp: 2003, Utah, 3-0 (L, 3-0) Opp: 2001 by Utah State (W, 54-34) THERE WAS A 400-YD PASSER: BYU: 2000, Engemann, 447 yds at Virginia (W, 38-35) Opp: 2002, Threadgill, 410, Nevada (L, 31-28 A DEFENDER HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS: A TWO-POINT PAT WAS CONVERTED: BYU: 2002, B. Heaney vs. Ga. Tech (L, 29-18) BYU: 2003, T. Christensen vs. Boise State (L, 50-12) Opp: 200d, Nurse, Boise State (L, 50-12) Opp: 2002, Floyd, Wyoming (W, 35-31) HAD OVER 500 YARDS PASSING: BYU: 1999, 501 yds vs. Washington (W, 35-28) Opp: 2001, Rolovich 543, Hawaii (L, 72-45) A DEFENDER HAD THREE INTERCEPTIONS: A KICKER MADE FOUR FIELD GOALS: BYU: 2000, Smith vs. Wyoming (Wm 19-17) BYU: 2000, Pochman 4, at Utah (W, 34-27) Opp: 2003, Fitzpatrick 4, at Notre Dame (L, 33-14) DID NOT THROW A TD PASS: BYU: 2003 vs. Utah, (L, 3-0) MISCELLANEOUS Opp: 2003, Utah (L, 3-0) THE GAME WAS WON ON A LAST SECOND FG DID NOT SCORE A TOUCHDOWN: BYU: 2001 at Mississippi State (W, 41-38) BYU: 2003, vs. Utah (L, 3-0) HAD LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSING: Opp: 2000, San Diego State (L, 16-15) Opp: 2003, vs. Utah (L, 3-0) BYU: 2003 vs. Utah, 41 yds (L, 3-0) Opp: 2003, Stanford, 56 yds (L, 18-14) HAD A 60-YARD PLUS PUNT: NO TURNOVERS: BYU: 2004, Payne 63 yds vs. Notre Dame (W, 20-17) BYU: 2003, vs. New Mexico (W, 10-7) Opp: 2003, Cook 60 yds at UNLV (W, 27-20) THE RUNNING GAME Opp: 2002, Air Force (L, 52-9) A RUSHER HAD MORE THAN 30 CARRIES: DID NOT PUNT DURING ENTIRE GAME: BYU: 2002, Brown 33, at Utah State (W, 35-34) A TEAM ONLY HAD ONE PENALTY: BYU: 2001 vs. Colorado State (W, 56-34) Opp: 2003, Jones 35, at Notre Dame (L, 33-14) BYU: 2003 vs. UNLV (W, 27-20) Opp: 2003, Wyoming (L, 13-10) MISC. OFFENSE THERE WAS A 100-YARD RUSHER: BYU: 2003, Brathwaite (144), SDSU (W, 44-36) BYU PLAYED TO A SCORELESS TIE: HAD OVER 600 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE: Opp: 2003, Jones (170), Notre Dame, (L, 33-14) BYU: 1957 vs. Wyoming BYU: 2002, 615 yds vs. Syracuse (W, 42-21) Opp: 2001, 646 yds vs. Hawaii (L, 72-45) THERE WERE TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: THE LAST TIME OVERTIME WAS PLAYED: BYU: 2001, Staley (196), Doman (164); vs. CSU BYU: 2003 at UNLV (W, 27-20) SCORED 50 POINTS: Opp: 2001, Childs (237), Van Pelt (189); CSU BYU: 2001, vs. Colorado State (W, 56-34) TEAM WAS AHEAD AT HALF AND LOST: Opp: 2003, Boise State (L, 50-12) THERE WERE THREE 100-YARD RUSHERS: BYU: 2003, vs. Stanford (ahead 7-6, lost 18-14) BYU: 2001, Staley (142), Doman (116), McDonald (110); vs. Tulane Opp: 2003, Ga. Tech, (ahead 13-7, lost 24-13) SCORED 60 POINTS: BYU: 2001, vs. Air Force (W, 63-33) A RUNNING BACK HAD FOUR RUSHING TDS: 10 OR MORE PENALTIES: Opp: 2001, Hawaii (L, 72-45) BYU: 2001, Staley (4) vs. Wyoming (W, 41-34) BYU: 2003, 10 at Wyoming (L, 10-7) Opp: 2002, Harridge (4) Air Force (L, 52-9) Opp: 2001, 10 Miss. State (W, 41-38) THE PASSING GAME OVER 100 PENALTY YARDS: SCORED ON OVER 50-YARD PASS PLAY: HAD OVER 300 YARDS RUSHING: BYU: 2003 vs. Ga. Tech (W, 24-13) BYU: 2002, D. Christensen 50 yds vs. Syracuse BYU: 2001, 410 yds, vs. Colorado State (W, 56-34) Opp: 2001 10-127 Miss. State (W, 41-28) Opp: 2004, McNight, 54 yds from Qunn, Notre Dame Opp: 2002, 386 yds, Air Force (L, 52-9) LOST FOUR OR MORE FUMBLES SCORED ON OVER 70-YARD PASS PLAY: HAD LESS THAN 100 NET YARDS RUSHING: BYU: 2001 at Hawaii, 6 (L, 72-45) BYU: 1999, Hooks from Feterik, 77 yds vs. Utah BYU: 2004, 22 yds, vs. Notre Dame (W, 20-17) Opp: 2001, Hawaii, 4 (L, 72-45) Opp: 2003, Webb from Hall, 70 yds, San Diego St. Opp: 2004, 11 yds, Notre Dame (W, 20-17) HAD FIVE OR MORE FUMBLES: A RECEIVER HAD A 150-YARD GAME: THERE WAS A 200-YARD RUSHER: BYU: 2002 vs. Syracuse, 5 (W, 42-21) BYU, 2001, Mahe 189 yds vs. Miss. State (W, 41-38) BYU: 2002, Brown (217) at Utah State (W, 35-34) Opp: 2000, 5 Utah State (W, 38-14)

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BYU FOOTBALL 2004 Overall Statics

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sept 4, 2004 NOTRE DAME W 20-17 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:29 65251

* indicates conference game Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS BYU OPP ------SCORING...... 20 17 Points Per Game...... 20.0 17.0 FIRST DOWNS...... 13 15 Rushing...... 2 3 Passing...... 10 9 Penalty...... 1 3 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 22 11 Yards gained rushing...... 73 38 Yards lost rushing...... 51 27 Rushing Attempts...... 35 21 Average Per Rush...... 0.6 0.5 Average Per Game...... 22.0 11.0 TDs Rushing...... 1 0 PASSING YARDAGE...... 263 265 Att-Comp-Int...... 33-22-1 47-26-0 Average Per Pass...... 8.0 5.6 Average Per Catch...... 12.0 10.2 Average Per Game...... 263.0 265.0 TDs Passing...... 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 285 276 Total Plays...... 68 68 Average Per Play...... 4.2 4.1 Average Per Game...... 285.0 276.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 3-37 1-40 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 3-26 2-11 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 0-0 1-38 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 12.3 40.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 8.7 5.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 0.0 38.0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 3-1 2-1 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 9-74 7-55 Average Per Game...... 74.0 55.0 PUNTS-YARDS...... 9-421 11-449 Average Per Punt...... 46.8 40.8 Net punt average...... 45.6 38.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 33:32 26:28 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 7/19 3/16 3rd-Down Pct...... 37% 19% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 0/0 1/2 4th-Down Pct...... 0% 50% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 3-22 4-31 MISC YARDS...... 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 2 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 2-2 1-1 PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 2-2 2-2 ATTENDANCE...... 65251 0 Games/Avg Per Game...... 1/65251 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Brigham Young...... 10 3 7 0 - 20 Opponents...... 0 3 7 7 - 17

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Individual Stats

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------TAHI, Naufahu 1 12 34 3 31 2.6 1 11 31.0 MAHUIKA, Bryce 3 26 8.7 0 14 BROWN, Curtis 1 12 22 7 15 1.2 0 6 15.0 Total...... 3 26 8.7 0 14 BECK, John 1 3 17 5 12 4.0 0 11 12.0 Opponents...... 2 11 5.5 0 8 TM 1 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -2.0 COLLIE, Austin 1 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -3.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long BERRY, Matt 1 5 0 31 -31 -6.2 0 0 -31.0 ------Total...... 1 35 73 51 22 0.6 1 11 22.0 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 1 21 38 27 11 0.5 0 12 11.0 Opponents...... 1 38 38.0 1 38

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------BERRY, Matt 1 131.86 23-15-1 65.2 167 1 42 167.0 COOPER, Brett 1 7 7.0 0 7 BECK, John 1 150.64 10-7-0 70.0 96 0 50 96.0 COLLIE, Austin 1 17 17.0 0 17 Total...... 1 137.55 33-22-1 66.7 263 1 50 263.0 MAHUIKA, Bryce 1 13 13.0 0 13 Opponents...... 1 109.70 47-26-0 55.3 265 1 54 265.0 Total...... 3 37 12.3 0 17 Opponents...... 1 40 40.0 0 40 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WATKINS, Todd 1 5 115 23.0 0 50 115.0 ------BROWN, Curtis 1 5 15 3.0 0 7 15.0 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 COLLIE, Austin 1 3 54 18.0 1 42 54.0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 TAHI, Naufahu 1 3 31 10.3 0 14 31.0 COATS, David 1 2 32 16.0 0 16 32.0 KUKAHIKO, Jason 1 2 14 7.0 0 7 14.0 PITTA, Dennis 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 HALE, Chris 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Total...... 1 22 263 12.0 1 50 263.0 Opponents...... 1 26 265 10.2 1 54 265.0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------PAYNE, Matt 0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 BERRY, Matt 1 28 -31 167 136 136.0 COLLIE, Austin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BECK, John 1 13 12 96 108 108.0 TAHI, Naufahu 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TAHI, Naufahu 1 12 31 0 31 31.0 Total...... 2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 20 BROWN, Curtis 1 12 15 0 15 15.0 Opponents...... 2 1-1 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 17 TM 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0 COLLIE, Austin 1 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 Total...... 1 68 22 263 285 285.0 Opponents...... 1 68 11 265 276 276.0

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Individual Stats (cont.)

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------PAYNE, Matt 9 421 46.8 63 0 0 6 0 PAYNE, Matt 2-2 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 53 0 Total...... 9 421 46.8 63 0 0 6 0 Opponents...... 11 449 40.8 56 1 1 2 1 FG SEQUENCE Brigham Young OPPONENTS ------KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Notre Dame (44),(53) (21) ------PAYNE, Matt 5 320 64.0 4 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total...... 5 320 64.0 4 0 Opponents...... 3 166 55.3 0 0

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------WATKINS, Todd 1 0 115 0 0 0 115 115.0 COLLIE, Austin 1 -3 54 0 17 0 68 68.0 TAHI, Naufahu 1 31 31 0 0 0 62 62.0 MAHUIKA, Bryce 1 0 0 26 13 0 39 39.0 COATS, David 1 0 32 0 0 0 32 32.0 BROWN, Curtis 1 15 15 0 0 0 30 30.0 KUKAHIKO, Jason 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 BECK, John 1 12 0 0 0 0 12 12.0 COOPER, Brett 1 0 0 0 7 0 7 7.0 PITTA, Dennis 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 4.0 HALE, Chris 1 0 -2 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 TM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 BERRY, Matt 1 -31 0 0 0 0 -31 -31.0 Total...... 1 22 263 26 37 0 348 348.0 Opponents...... 1 11 265 11 40 38 365 365.0

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Defensive Statistics

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| |------Fumbles-----| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------49 POPPINGA, Brady 1 7 5 12 2-10 1-10 . . 3 1-0 1 . . 35 JENSEN, Cameron 1 5 4 9 1-1 ...... 13 SOELBERG, Natha 1 4 3 7 . . . 1 . . . . . 34 HEANEY, Brandon 1 2 5 7 ...... 37 BURBIDGE, Jon 1 3 4 7 . . . 2 1 . . . . 33 FRANCISCO, Aaro 1 2 4 6 1-3 ...... 99 BROWN, Manaia 1 1 2 3 1-1 . . 1 1 . 1 . . 41 LUETTGERODT, Ju 1 2 1 3 ...... 24 WHITE, Spencer 1 2 . 2 ...... 56 NUA, Shaun 1 . 2 2 ...... 77 MARQUARDT, Dani 1 1 1 2 1-7 1-7 . . 1 . . . . 70 PAONGO, Hala 1 . 1 1 ...... 55 BATES, Dan 1 . 1 1 ...... 26 WILKERSON, Rodn 1 1 . 1 ...... 94 FEULA, Vince 1 . 1 1 ...... 21 TAFUNA, David 1 1 . 1 ...... 36 STAFFIERI, Mark 1 1 . 1 1-5 1-5 . . 1 . . . . 29 HALE, Chris 1 ...... 1 . Total...... 1 32 34 66 7-27 3-22 . 4 7 1-0 2 1 . Opponents...... 1 38 40 78 15-54 4-31 1-38 1 1 1-0 2 . .