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 • [email protected] • (801) 372-2080 • Asst. Football Contact • Kyle Chilton • [email protected] • (801) 378-5737 2005 SCHEDULE/SCOREBOARD BYU (0-0) vs. #22 Boston College (0-0) Date Opponent Time/Results Sept. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE . 1:36 p.m. (ABC-R) LaVell Edwards Stadium Sept. 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS . 1 p.m. (SportsWest) Sept. 24 TCU . 1 p.m. (ESPN+Plus; KJZZ, Ch. 14) Provo, Utah Oct. 1 at San Diego State . 7:05 p.m. (ESPN Classic) September 3, 2005 Oct. 8 at New Mexico . 6 p.m. (SportsWest) 1:30 p.m. (MT); ABC-Regional (KTVX, Ch. 4 local) Oct. 15 COLORADO STATE . TBA Oct. 22 at Notre Dame . 1:30 p.m. (NBC) Game Information Oct. 29 AIR FORCE . TBA KICKOFF: . 1:36 p.m. (MST) Nov. 5 at UNLV . TBA SITE: . Provo, Utah; LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Nov. 12 at Wyoming . TBA TELEVISION: . ABC-Regional (KTVX, Ch. 4) Nov. 19 UTAH . TBA RADIO (Local): . KSL-Radio; 1160 AM (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and James Dye) INTERNET WEBCAST: . http://www.byucougars.com 2005 QUICK FACTS THE SERIES: . BYU leads, 1-0 Location: . .Provo, Utah IN PROVO: . .(First Meeting) 0-0 Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 LAST MEETING: . Aug. 29, 1985 (at Giants Stadium), BYU won 28-14 Elevation: . 4,553 feet Enrollment: . 33,278 Nickname: . Cougars SEASON KICKS OFF AGAINST 22nd RANKED BOSTON COLLEGE Mascot: . Cosmo With Bronco Mendenhall leading the way, the BYU Cougars will start the 2005 season at home Colors: . Dark Blue and White against No. 22 Boston College. Under first-year head coach Mendenhall, BYU is looking to bounce Stadium (capacity): . LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) back after three losing seasons and return to the top of the Mountain West Conference. The Cougars Surface: . Natural Grass return a total of 13 starters from last seasonʼs 5-6 team that finished third in the conference at 4-3. Conference: . Mountain West Conference Seven offensive starters return including senior receiver and All-America candidate Todd Watkins President: . Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson and Preseason All-MWC quarterback John Beck. Watkins led the MWC with 1,042 yards in 2004 Athletics Director: . Tom Holmoe and is one of 15 receivers in the country that had 1,000 or more yards in 2004. Beck averaged a Head Coach: . Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, ‘88) conference best 261.0 yards per contest against league foes in 2004. Returning to anchor the defense Seasons: . .First Year is junior linebacker Cameron Jensen, who led the team in tackles with 103 last season. Career Record: . 0-0 Seasons at BYU: . .First Year Record at BYU: . 0-0 FAN FRIENDLY SCHEDULE 2004 Overall Record: . 5-6 (.455) After playing several games that started at 7 p.m. or later in 2004, the Cougars have two games with MWC Record: . 4-3 1:30 p.m. kickoff times (vs. Boston College and at Notre Dame) and two others that will start at 1 Final Conference Finish: . 3rd p.m. (vs. Eastern Illinois and vs. TCU). Two other game times have been announced, including at First Year of Football: . 1922 San Diego State (7:05 p.m. PST) and at New Mexico (6 p.m. MST). All-time Record: . 456-359-26 (.558) All-time Home Record: . 247-123-6 (.665) SEASON OPENING SUCCESS All-time Road Record: . 190-218-19 (.467) The Cougars have opened the last four seasons at home, going 4-0 over that stretch. After winning All-time Neutral Record: . 19-18-1 (.513) the openers from 2001-03 by an average margin of 24.3 points, BYU escaped the 2004 opener with All-time MWC Record: . 25-17-0 (.595) a 20-17 win over Notre Dame. Watkins made his debut in that game and came up big, catching five All-time MWC Home Record: . 12-9 (.571) passes for 115 yards, including a 50-yard grab that set up the Cougarsʼ first touchdown and a 37- All-time MWC Road Record: . 13-8 (.619) yard catch that helped BYU run out the clock. The last time the Cougars lost a season opener was Stadium Record: . 175-58 (.751) in 2000 against Florida State, 29-3. Including 1999, BYU has won five-straight season openers at Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): . 106-36 (.746) home. The Cougars last lost a season opener at home in 1997, 42-20 against Washington. Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): . 15-10 (.600) Conference Championships: . 21 BYU in season openers at home: 5-0 since 1999; 26-10-1 overall Bowl Game Appearances: . 23 BYU in season openers: 5-1 since 1999; 47-31-2 overall Last Bowl Appearance: . 2001, Liberty Bowl Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 40/21 COUGARS ON TELEVISION Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 19/11 Three of BYUʼs games are already scheduled for regional or national broadcast. The season opener Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 21/10 will be on ABC and broadcast to a regional audience. The San Diego State game, slated for Oct. 1, Starters Returning/Lost: . 13/9 will be broadcast nationally on ESPN Classic. It will be a sequel of sorts as the 1991 game between Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 7/4 the teams ended in an epic 52-52 draw, and is often replayed on the station. The second nationally Offensive Players Returning with Starting Experience: . 11 televised game is against Notre Dame, scheduled for Oct. 22 in South Bend, Ind. NBC will broad- Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . .6/5 cast the game from Notre Dame Stadium. Defensive Players Returning with Starting Experience: . 11 THE RANKED TEAMS BYU has not defeated a ranked opponent since beating No. 23 Colorado State, 34-13, on Sept. 16, 1999. Since that victory over the Rams, the Cougars are 0-10 against ranked opponents, including a record of 0-2 at Edwards Stadium. Interestingly, BYU has not defeated a ranked opponent on the road since beating Arizona State, 13-10, on Sept. 20, 1997. BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 2 • BYU Football 2005 “FAN”TASTIC FANS SERIES INFORMATION Nearly 351,000 fans attended six different home games at Edwards Stadium during Saturdayʼs matchup marks only the second meeting between BYU and the 2004 season, averaging 58,475 fans per game. The Cougars finished the season Boston College. When the schools met in 1985, the Cougars defeated ranked as the top team in the Mountain West Conference in average attendance. the Eagles 28-14 in Giants Stadium in New York in front of 51,227 fans. BYU finished ranked sixth overall in the west behind USC (77,804), Washington Robbie Bosco led the BYU attack that accumulated 535 yards of total (64,737), California (64,019), Arizona State (62,641) and UCLA (60,515). offense by throwing for 508. Bosco completed 35-of-53 attempts and threw three touchdown passes and four interceptions. Glen Kozlowski BYU, which boasts the largest on-campus home stadium in the Mountain West was Boscoʼs top target as he caught 10 passes for 241 yards and one touchdown. His Conference, has led the MWC in home attendance in all six years of the leagueʼs 241-yard performance ranks him fourth all-time in school history for most receiving existence, averaging 61,401 fans per game since the 1999 season. In fact, Edwards yards in a game. Boston Collegeʼs Mike Ruth had an incredible day, recording 13 tackels Stadium has been the site of the leagues all-time top-seven crowds. (12 solo), four quarterback sacks, one caused fumble and one interception. Since 1982, BYU has consistently ranked among the top-three programs in average BYU BY THE RECORDS attendance in the west, averaging 63,810 fans per game. vs. ACC (current members): 3-5 overall; 2-1 home vs. Boston College: 1-0 EDWARDS STADIUM In home openers: 5-0 since 1999; 26-10-1 overall LaVell Edwards Stadium, with its 64,045-seat In season openers: 5-1 since 1999; 47-31-2 overall capacity and immaculate surroundings, is home All-time Record: 456-359-26 (.558) to BYU football. Originally Cougar Stadium All-time Home Record: 247-123-6 (.665) was built in 1964 and seated 45,000. It was All-time Road Record: 190-218-19 (.467) expanded in 1982 to seat 65,000. In 1982, 1988 All-time Neutral Record: 19-18-1 (.513) and 1997, the Football Writers Association of All-time MWC Record: 25-17-0 (.595) America cited BYU for its “outstanding press- All-time MWC Home Record: 12-9 (.571) box working area.” All-time MWC Road Record: 13-8 (.619) Stadium Record: 175-58 (.751) YOUNG GUN Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): 106-36 (.746) While Mendenhall has 16 years of assistant coaching experience, he is now a head Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): 15-10 (.600) coach for the first time in his career. Despite his extensive experience, he is the fourth Last Six Home Games: 3-3 (.500) - Last season; 2004 youngest coach in NCAA Division I-A football at the age of 39. Mike Gundy of Okla- Last 12 Home Games: 4-8 (.333) - Last two seasons; 2003-2004 homa State is 38 and is one year, five months and 22 days younger than Mendenhall. Last 18 Home Games: 8-10 (.444) - Last three seasons; 2002-2004 Last 24 Home Games: 14-10 (.583) - Last four seasons; 2001-2004 Coach School Birthday Last 30 Home Games: 18-12 (.600) - Last five seasons; 2000-2004 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 08/12/67 Shane Montgomery Miami (Ohio) 03/14/67 COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS Greg Schiano Rutgers 06/01/66 TELEVISION: ABC Sports will broadcast BYUʼs game against No.