2011 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV Sept. 3 at Ole Miss 3:45 pm ESPN Sept. 10 at Texas 6:00 pm ESPN2 Sept. 17 Utah 7:15 pm ESPN2 Sept. 23 UCF 6:00 pm ESPN Sept. 30 Utah State 6:00 pm ESPN VS. Oct. 8 San Jose State TBA Oct. 15 at Oregon State TBA Oct. 22 Idaho State 1:00 pm BYUtv BYU OLE MISS Oct. 28 vs. TCU 7:00 pm ESPN COUGARS REBELS Nov. 12 Idaho TBA (0-0) Nov. 19 New Mexico State TBA (0-0) Dec. 3 at Hawai’i 2:30 pm ESPN2 All times local to site Bold signifies home game SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 FOLLOW THE GAME 3:46 PM CT OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI TELEVISION ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN3.COM VaughT-HEMINGWAY Bob Wischusen, Play-by-play STADIUM Bob Davie, Color Jessica Mendoza, Sideline BYUTV Watch the football pregame and postgames shows a half WHAT TO WATch FOR hour before and after kickoff along with complete replays of every game on BYUtv, BYUtvsports.com and BYUtv.org - After 918 games and and 86 seasons as a football program, BYU begins its first year as an independent program at Ole Miss on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. RADIO KSL (1160 AM, 102.7 FM, KSL.COM) - Dating back to 1972 when LaVell Edwards became head coach, BYU is 24-15 in season Greg Wrubell, Play-by-play openers, including a 12-4 mark at home, 10-8 on the road and 2-3 at netural sites. Coach Marc Lyons, Color Scott Johnson, Sideline Bronco Mendenhall is 4-2 all-time in season openers - BYU and Ole Miss have never played each other. The Cougars are 2-2 all-time against BYU RADIO (SIRIUS XM 143) Greg Wrubell, Play-by-play teams from Mississippi and 1-3 against SEC teams, earning their only win in 2001 at Mis- Marc Lyons, Color sissippi State. Scott Johnson, Sideline - The BYU offense has scored in 22-straight quarters dating back to the second quarter TOUCHDOWN RADIO against Wyoming last season. Roxy Bernstein, Play-by-play Gino Torretta, Color - Two members of the BYU coaching staff will be coaching their first games as Cougar Steve White, Studio host assistants - running backs coach Joe DuPaix and receivers coach Ben Cahoon. DuPaix comes over after coaching at Navy while Cahoon will experience his first game ever as INTERNET a coach. In addition, outside linebackers coach Kelly Poppinga will begin his first year on BYUCOUGARS.COM the staff after taking over as an interim coach midway through last season. Go to www.byucougars.com for links to live stats, live video, live audio and complete pregame and postgame stories, - Sophomore quarterback Jake Heaps will start a season opener for the first time in his notes and quotes career against the Rebels. Though he did not start, Heaps played in last year’s opener against his hometown school of Washington in Provo, throwing for 131 yards in BYU’s 23-17 victory. TradiTion • SpiriT • Honor 1 2011 COUGAR FOOTBALL MEDIA AVAILABILITY - OLE MISS FOOTBALL CONTacTS BYUCOUGARS.COM Please visite byucougars.com for press releases, updated player and coach bios, statistics, games notes, press Football SID ..............Brett Pyne conference transcripts and schedules. With one of the best video players of any collegiate athletics website in the Office ...................801-422-4912 Cell .....................801-367-1631 country, numerous videos of highlights, interviews and features are posted daily. The 2011 BYU Football Alamanac Email [email protected] is also available online in PDF and HTML at www.byucougars/almanac/m-football/2011. Assistant SID .............Jordan Christiansen Office ...................801-422-8999 Cell .....................801-717-5217 Assistant SID .............Kenny Cox WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENce Cell .....................801-4737434 BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will hold a weekly press conference on Monday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. MT on Email [email protected] the second floor of Legends Grille in the Student Athlete Building. If you are unable to attend, a live feed will be Media Relations Main Office . 801-422-8948 availabe on www.byutv.org. A transcript and video of the press conference will be available online at byucougars. Media Relations Fax .......801-422-0633 Edwards Stadium Press Box . 801-422-2609 com. A clean satellite feed will also be provided; outlets using any clips or sound from the event should give verbal Website .................www.byucougars.com and/or graphic courtesy to BYUtv. Please contact the Media Relations office for satellite information. Several play- Twitter ..................@byuathletics ers will also be available for live interviews following Coach Mendenhall. Address .................30 SFH Provo, UT 84602 2011 QUICK FACTS WEEKLY TELECONFERENce BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will also hold a weekly teleconference on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 9:30 a.m. MT. Location: ............................Provo, Utah Please contact the Media Relations office for the teleconference phone number and password. Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 Elevation: ............................ 4,553 feet Enrollment: . 33,278 Nickname: . Cougars PRacTIces Colors: . Dark Blue and White Coaches and players will be available for interviews following practice on Tuesday and Wednesday (see schedule Stadium (capacity): . .LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,725) below). Be advised that Wednesday is the final day of media availability; there will be no availability Thursday or Surface: . Natural Grass President: ............... Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson Friday. Please give at least 24 hours notice with special requests. Athletics Director: . Tom Holmoe Head Coach: . .Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon St., ‘88) Seasons: . .entering 7th ATHLETIC STAFF INTERVIEWS Career Record: . 56-21 (.727) Seasons at BYU: . entering 7th Interview requests for director of athletics Tom Holmoe or any other member of athletic administration should be di- Record at BYU: . 56-21 (.727) rected to associate director of athletics Duff Tittle. Duff can be contacted at [email protected] or at 801-422-4910. 2010 Overall Record: . 7-6 First Year of Football: . 1922 All-time Record: ................ 512-381-26 (.571) All-time Home Record: . 278-129-6 (.680) All-time Road Record: . .211-232-19 (.477) All-time Neutral Record: . .24-20-1 (.544) All-time MWC Record: . 64-26 (.711) Stadium Record: . 205-64 (.762) Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): . 136-42 (.764) Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): . 45-16 (.738) Conference Championships: . 23 Bowl Game Appearances: . 29 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................62/16 Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . .31/4 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . .28/11 Starters Returning/Lost: . .18/7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: �����������������������������10/1 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . .8/6 THiS week’S media availabiliTy (SubjecT To cHange) MONdaY TuesdaY WEDNesdaY THURsdaY FRIdaY 10 a.m. Head coach Bronco 9:30 a.m. Head coach Bronco 5:20 p.m. Coaches after-prac- No media availability No media availability Mendenhall Press Conference Mendenhall Teleconference tice availability (Live online at byutv.org) 5:40 p.m. Players / Coaches 6 p.m. Players after-practice 10:25 a.m. Several players after-practice availability (SAB availability available on site at Legends practice field) Grille 7 p.m. KSL Coach’s Show with Bronco Mendenhall and one player (Live online at ksl.com) TradiTion • SpiriT • Honor 2 2011 COUGAR FOOTBALL LAST TIME COugaRS claIM NEW MEXICO BOWL WIN BYU BOWL RECORDS ALBUQUERQUE -- BYU opened the 2010 bowl season with its fourth bowl victory in the last five years with a 52-24 triumph over UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. The Cougars had a record-setting day to finish the SET lasT YEAR season with a 7-6 record and wins in five of their last six games. New Mexico Bowl Offensive MVP Jake Heaps went 25-of-34 for 264 yards and four touchdown passes, passing Ty Detmer’s freshman record for most touchdown passes. Heaps also set the BYU bowl record for best comple- TEAM tion percentage (.735) in a bowl game. Senior safety Andrew Rich was awarded the game’s Defensive MVP in his - Most Points: 52 final game as a Cougar, finishing with four solo tackles, two interceptions, one tackle-for-loss, one sack and a pass - Rushing Attempts: 50 breakup. - Rushing Yards: 219 BYU played well for the start at University Stadium, scoring on its first five possessions to take a 31-3 lead and set a new first-half New Mexico Bowl scoring record. While BYU’s offense was successfully moving the ball, the Cougar defense was equally successful keeping the INDIVIDUAL Miners from gaining ground. BYU finished the first quarter with a 17-3 lead while totaling 143 yards and holding - Most Touchdown Passes: 4, Jake Heaps (tied) UTEP to minus-5 yards. - Best Completions Percentage: 73.5%, Jake BYU finished the half with 286 yards of total offense with Heaps connecting on 18-of-25 passes for 185 yards and Heaps (25/34) three touchdowns. The Cougar defense held the Miners to 80 yards, with 67 of that total coming on one play. - Most Touchdown Receptions: 3, Cody Hoffman Hoffman set career highs across the board with eight receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns, tying a BYU (tied) bowl game record for most touchdown receptions in a game. - Most All-Purpose Yards: 262, Cody Hoffman Overall, BYU outgained the Miners, now 6-7 on the year, 514 total yards to 233. Quezada rushed for a game-high - Most Interceptions: 2, Andrew Rich (tied) 101 yards on 15 carries to average 6.7 yards per carry while Di Luigi added 98 yards on 20 carries as the Cougars - Longest Punt: 60, Riley Stephenson (tied own totaled 219 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Through the air, Heaps and sophomore James Lark com- record set in 2009 Las Vegas Bowl) bined for 295 yards with Heaps finishing the game with four touchdowns.