TAYSOM HILL | QB 2014 ALL-AMERICA AND NATIONAL AWARDS CANDIDATE BYU FOOTBALL - A WINNING TRADITION • 1984 National Champions • 32 bowl game appearances over past 40 seasons • Tied No. 4 among FBS programs in total wins (353) over last 40 seasons (Nebraska 389, Oklahoma 368 and Ohio State 362, BYU, Michigan and Florida State tied at 353 victories) • Ranked in the Top 25 during 31 of last 40 seasons with 18 final Top 25 rankings • One of only six schools with winners of the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Davey O’Brien Award & Doak Walker Award (BYU, Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Iowa, Boston College) • Nearly 300 Cougars signed with the NFL, includ- ing 61 Super Bowl appearances • 82-34 record under Coach Bronco Mendenhall ranks No. 12 nationally for total victories • 6-3 bowl record in nine seasons under Coach Mendenhall (only Florida State has more wins in last nine years) • Five Top 25 finishes under Coach Mendenhall while being ranked during seven of nine seasons • Seven Academic All-American selections under Coach Bronco Mendenhall ranks tied for 5th among FBS programs since 2005 • Tops all FBS programs for most players selected (35) to NFF Hampshire Honor Society since program began in 2007 (starter/significant contributor finishing career with 3.2 GPA or better) • BYU ranked 28th nationally in attendance (61,225) in 2013 and No. 5 in the West, with larger home crowds than 38 Power 5 conference schools. BYU averaged more fans than all but Texas and Oklahoma in the Big 12, Clemson, Florida State and Virginia Tech from the ACC, and more than half the programs from the Big 10 and Pac-12 and four teams from the SEC. • BYU’s 24 games on one of the major national TV channels (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) over the past three seasons ranks 15th nationally. • BYU is the only school in the country to broadcast a nationally televised live 60-minute pregame show and live 30-minute postgame show before and after every game, home and away. BYU’s pregame and postgame shows are available nationally to more than 55 million homes on BYUtv. he 2014 BYU Football Almanac is designed to Tprovide local, regional and national media with useful informa- tion about the BYU football program, its history and tradition. Additional information, including the most up to date rosters, statistics and news is avail- able online at byucougars.com. 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LB ALANI FUA 2014 HONORS CANDIDATE < 3 > 2014 BYU FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1-5 COVER PAGE, QUICK facts 6-24 2014 SEASON PREVIEW 25-49 PLAYER PROFILES 50-61 COACHING staff 62-69 THE UNIVERSITY 70-84 2014 OPPONENTS 85-109 2013 REVIEW 110-139 BYU TRADITION 140-159 FOOTBALL RECORDS 160-184 FOOTBALL HISTORY 185-189 RB JAMaal WILLIAMS COUGARS IN THE PROS 2014 HONORS 190-192 CANDIDATE MEDIA INFO < 4 > 2014 SCHEDULE 2014 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPP PLACE TIME/TV CREDITS Aug. 29 Fri Connecticut East Hartford, CT 7:00 ET/ESPN Produced by: Aaron Sorenson, Brett Sept. 6 Sat Texas Austin, TX 6:30 CT/FoxSports1 Pyne and Dave Broberg Sept. 11 Thu Houston Provo, UT 7:00 MT/ESPN Layout & Design by: Aaron Sorenson, Sept. 20 Sat Virginia Provo, UT TBA Erin Tew, Blaine Panell, Dave Broberg Oct. 3 Fri Utah State Provo, UT 8:15 MT/ESPN and Kenny Cox Oct. 9 Thu Central Florida Orlando, FL TBA/ESPN Editorial content provided by: Aaron Oct. 18 Sat Nevada Provo, UT TBA Sorenson, Jared Houghton, Spencer Oct. 24 Fri Boise State Boise, ID 7:00 MT/ESPN* Shamo and Brett Pyne Nov. 1 Sat Middle Tennessee St. Murfreesboro, TN 2:30 CT/CBS Sports Editing by: Aaron Sorenson, Brett Nov. 15 Sat UNLV Provo, UT TBA Pyne, Kevin Nielsen, Spencer Shamo, Nov. 22 Sat Savannah State Provo, UT 1:00 MT/BYUtv Kelby Jones, Sam Yoshida and Ralph Nov. 29 Sat California Berkeley, CA TBA Sokolowsky Subject to change, all times local to site Photography by: Mark Philbrick & Jaren *ESPN or ESPN2 Wilkey If bowl eligible, BYU has accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park < 5 > 2014 BYU FOOTBALL 2014 BYU FOOTBALL ::Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF Location: ..................... Provo, Utah Head Coach: . Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, ’88) Founded: ................... Oct. 15, 1875 Seasons: .......................entering 10th Elevation: ...................... 4,553 feet Career Record: ...................82-34 (.707) Enrollment: ...................... 30,243 Record at BYU: ........................ same Nickname: .......................Cougars Off. Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach:Robert Anae, 8th Yr.* Mascot: .........................Cosmo Offensive Line: ............Garett Tujague, 2nd Yr. Colors: .................Dark Blue and White Running Backs: ............ Mark Atuaia, 2nd Yr. Stadium (capacity): LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) Receivers: ................Guy Holliday, 2nd Yr. Surface: .....................Natural Grass Quarterbacks ...............Jason Beck, 2nd Yr. President: ...............Kevin J Worthen J.D. Inside Linebackers: ..........Paul Tidwell, 14th Yr. Athletics Director: ...............Tom Holmoe Defensive Line: ............Steve Kaufusi, 13th Yr. Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: . Nick Howell, 5th Yr. MEDIA RELATIONS Sp. Teams Coord./Outside LBs: . Kelly Poppinga, 4th Yr. Football Media Relations: ........... Brett Pyne Strength & Conditioning: ........Jay Omer, 14th Yr. Office Phone: ................801-422-4912 Offensive Graduate Assistant ....... Andrew George Cell Phone: .................801-367-1631 Offensive Graduate Assistant ........ Matt Edwards Football Assistant .............Aaron Sorenson Defensive Graduate Assistant ........ Shane Hunter Cell Phone ..................801-903-3500 Defensive Graduate Assistant ...... Brandon Bradley Football Assistant ..............Rachel Hawks Director of Football Operations ........Zach Nyborg Cell Phone ..................801-380-9668 High School Relations Dir.: ........Patrick Hickman Media Relations Main Office: .....801-422-8948 Video Coordinator: .................Errol Seaver Media Relations Fax: ...........801-422-0633 Equipment Manager: .................Mick Hill Edwards Stadium Press Box: .....801-422-2609 Football Sports Medicine Coordinator . Brett Mortensen Website: ............... www.byucougars.com Head Football Trainer ............. Steve Pincock Address: ...........30 SFH; Provo, UT 84602 Director, Student Academic Center .....Trevor Wilson *2nd year of 2nd stint (previous 2005-2010) < 6 > QUICK FACTS FOOTBALL TEAM INFORMATION STARTERS/LETTERWINNERS RETURNING Defense: ........................... 3-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ........... 44/21 Offense: ..................Multiple Formation Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost:. 25/10 2013 Record: ........................ 8-5 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .... 19/11 Affiliation ..................FBS Independent Specialist Letterwinners Returning/Lost (also counted among off/def): ................. 4/2 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: .......... 8/3 PROGRAM HISTORY Other Offensive Returners with Starting Exp. ..12 National Championships: ............1 (1984) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ......... 6/5 Conference Championships: ..... 23 (last 2007)* Other Defensive Returners with Starting Exp. ...4 Bowl Appearances: .....................32 Bowl Record ......................13-18-1 CODY HOFFMAN CODY Last Bowl Appearance: ..2013 Fight Hunger Bowl . L, 31-16 vs. Washington Last Bowl Victory: ........ 2012 Poinsettia Bowl . (23-6 vs. San Diego State) Bowl Streak: ..................9 (6-3 record) First Year of Football: .................1922 All-time Record: ...........538-393-26 (.577) All-time Home Record: .......294-132-6 (.688) All-time Road Record: .......219-240-19 (.477) All-time Neutral Record .........26-21-1 (.553) All-time Independent Record: ......25-13 (.657) Stadium Record: ..............221-67 (.767) Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): 152-42 (.783) Stadium Record (since 2000 renaming): 61-19 (.762) *Independent since 2011 << 7 >> 2014 BYU FOOTBALL COUGAR FOOTBALL 2014 BYU FOOTBALL PREVIEW OFFENSE DEFENSE Status: Up and coming Status: New faces, same defense Last year, Robert Anae and the BYU staff morphed the Four BYU players from 2013 participated at the NFL offense to a fast-paced system that produced the No. combine this February — only three college programs 14 total offense in the nation and the 10th-best rushing had more defensive players invited. Among those players offense, including two 1,000-yard rushers in QB Taysom are the BYU current-era single-season leading tackler in Hill and RB Jamaal Williams. One of the nation's top tal- Uani 'Unga and one of the most versatile defensive play- ents, Hill is poised to have a strong junior season leading ers in Cougar history in Kyle Van Noy. the Cougars' up-tempo attack. Although the Cougars need to replace those high-caliber The fast-paced system took time to develop but could players, head coach Bronco Mendenhall has a proven be firing on all cylinders in 2014 with a year's worth record of keeping up a nationally ranked defense, with of experience for the returning offensive corps. Hill and the players who suit up on Saturdays. His teams espe- Williams are among eight returning starters, including the cially excel at keeping opponents out of the end zone, entire backfield and offensive line. The offense needs to averaging a No. 20 scoring-defense