1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3. .Quick Facts 4. ESPN and BYUtv 5. 2020 Schedule 6-7 ..................................................................2020 Offense/Defensive Outlook 8. .Returning starters and stats 9. 2020 Projected Depth Chart 10-12 ................................................................................2020Rosters 13. 2020 Recruiting Class and Newcomers 14-31 ......................................................................... Returning Player Bios 32. Head Coach Kalani Sitake 33-39 ............................................................................BYU Football Staff 40. BYU Athletic Administration 41-42 .......................................................................Brigham Young University 43. .Mission Service 44. Cougar Club 45-46 ....................................................................... LaVell Edwards Stadium 47. .Facilities 48-51 ............................................................2020 Schedule and Opponent Outlooks 52. 2020 Bowl Games 53. .2019 Season Review 54-66 .........................................................................2019 Game-by-Game 67. .2019 Award Winners 68-73 ..............................................................................2019 Statistics 74. .1984 National Championship 75. LaVell Edwards 76-77 ..............................................................................The QB Factory 78-79 ......................................................................... Major Award Winners 80. Polynesian Pipeline 81. .Tight End Tradition 82-83 ............................................................College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 84-86 ...............................................................................All-Americans 87. Academic All-Americans 88-89 ......................................................................All-Conference Selections 90. Conference History 91-92 .............................................................................BYU and the NFL 93. Players in the Super Bowl 94-95 ..................................................................................NFL Draft 96-101 .........................................................................Year-by-Year Results 102-103 .................................................................50-Year Results and Rankings 104. All-Time Opponent W/L Record 105-115 ..............................................................................Bowl History 116-122 ................................................................................Lettermen 123-125 ............................................................................ Yearly Leaders 126-134 ..........................................................................Individual Records 134-136 ..................................................................NCAA Rankings and Records 136-146 .......................................................................Team Season Records 146-150 ........................................................................Team Game Records 151. Media Services 152. Media Partners 2 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION With a load of returning talent including several upperclassmen, BYU football looks to take a Location .................Provo, Utah step forward in 2020. Founded .................Oct. 16, 1875 The Cougars return eight starters on offense and seven on defense. Top target Matt Bush- Elevation .................4,553 feet man returns for his senior season at the tight end position and on the defensive side, the Enrollment ................33,517 man in the middle, defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga is back for one more year . Nickname ................Cougars Led by All-America candidates Brady Christensen and James Empey, the offensive line Mascot ..................Cosmo continues to be a strength, with every player that started a game in 2019 back this year. All Colors ...................Blue and White three quarterbacks with starting experience return, including Zach Wilson, Jaren Hall and Stadium ..................LaVell Edwards Stadium Baylor Romney. The top two rushers are back in Lopini Katoa and Sione Finau while wide- . .(63,470) outs Gunner Romney and Dax Milne look to build on a successful 2019 where the offense passed for 200 or more yards in every game and a string of 15 straight, the longest streak Surface ..................Natural Grass since the 2007-08 seasons. President .................Kevin J Worthen Athletics Director ...........Tom Holmoe On defense, in addition to Tonga, several impact players return including defensive linemen Lorenzo Fauatea, Bracken El-Bakri and Zac Dawe, all with starting experience. The line- PROGRAM HISTORY backer room is still loaded with seniors Isaiah Kaufusi and Kavika Fonua leading the charge, joined by breakout stars Payton Wilgar and Max Tooley. The Cougars will get a boost from National Championships ......1 (1984) Zayne Anderson and defensive backs Troy Warner and Chris Wilcox returning after redshirt- Conference Championships ...23 (last 2007)* ing last year. Bowl Appearances ..........37 The kicking game should continue to improve after Jacob Oldroyd kicked not one but two Bowl Record ..............15-21-1 50-yard field goals last season, in addition to averaging 43.2 yards per punt. Last Bowl Appearance .......2019 Hawai’i Bowl Last Bowl Victory ...........2018 Potato Bowl The 2020 season begins on Monday, Sept. 7 in a Labor Day matchup at Navy. 49-18 vs. WMU FOOTBALL STAFF 2019 record ..............7-6 Head Coach .............................Kalani Sitake (BYU ‘00) First Year of Football ........1922 Seasons ...............................Entering fifth year Career Record ..........................27-25 All-time Record ............582-427-26 (.575) Record at BYU ...........................same All-time Home Record .......318-144-6 (.686) Assistant HC/Sp. Tms Coordinator/LB ..........Ed Lamb (BYU ‘96) All-time Road Record ........236-257-19 (.480) Offensive Coordinator ......................Jeff Grimes (UTEP ‘91) All-time Neutral Record ......28-26-1 (.518) Defensive Coordinator/DL ...................‘Ilaisa Tuiaki (SUU ‘06) Pass Game Coordinator/QB .................Aaron Roderick (BYU ‘98) All-time Independent Record ..70-47 (.602) Offensive Line ...........................Eric Mateos (Southwest Bapstist ‘11) Stadium Record ............240-80 (.758) Running Backs ..........................Harvey Unga (BYU ‘12) *Independent since 2011 Receivers ..............................Fesi Sitake (SUU ‘11) Tight Ends ..............................Steve Clark (BYU ‘92) Cornerbacks ............................Jernaro Gilford (BYU ‘04) MEDIA RELATIONS Safeties ................................Preston Hadley (BYU ‘13) Head FB Strength & Conditioning. ..............Nu’u Tafisi (Cal ‘06) Football Media Relations Director ............ Brett Pyne Strength & Conditioning Assistant. ............Justin McClure Office .............................801-422-4912 Strength & Conditioning Assistant .............AJ Middleton Cell ...............................801-367-1631 Football Analyst (Offense) ...................Blair Peterson Football Analyst (Defense) ..................Vince Feula Email [email protected] Graduate Assistant ........................Tanner Jacobson Assistant FB Media Relations Director .........Kenny Cox Graduate Assistant ........................Gavin Fowler Office .............................801-422-5202 Graduate Assistant ........................Spencer Patterson Cell ...............................801-420-7703 Graduate Assistant ........................Matt Mitchell Email [email protected] Director of Operations .....................Jon Swift Community Relations Coordinator .............Jack Damuni FB Media Relations Graduate Assistant ..........Ari Davis Support Services Coordinator ................Jasen Ah You Office .............................801-422-8999 Football Equipment Manager ................Mick Hill Cell ...............................801-243-8265 Video and Technology Coordinator ............Brayden Woodall Email [email protected] Head Football Trainer ......................Steve Pincock Sports Medicine Rehab Coordinator ............. Brett Mortensen Associate AD/Communications ...............Duff Tittle Director, Student Academic Center ............Trevor Wilson Office .............................(801) 422-4910 Football Academic Advisor ..................Jim Hamblin Email [email protected] Media Relations Main Office ............801-422-8948 TEAM INFORMATION Defense. .Multiple LaVell Edwards Stadium Press Box .......801-422-2609 Offense ...........................Multiple Website ......................www.byucougars.com Total lettermen RET. (R)/LOST (L) .........58/17 Twitter @BYUcougars, @BYUgamenotes, @BYUCougarsPR Offensive Lettermen R/L ...............24/6 Facebook ...................facebook.com/byufootball Defensive Lettermen R/L ..............33/8 Specialist Lettermen R/L. .1/3 Address .......LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 84602 Starters R/L ........................15/7 Offensive Starters R/L ................8/3 Defensive Starters R/L ................7/4 3 ESPN AND BYUTV As an FBS Independent, BYU attracts national exposure and national schedule As an FBS independent, BYU annually plays a national schedule featuring teams from the top conferences and is one No. 18 of the nation’s most showcased programs in national television games. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic