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 BYU (2-3, 1-0) vs. UNLV (1-4, 0-1) Date Opponent Time/Result LaVell Edwards Stadium Sept. 4 NOTRE DAME . W, 20-17 Oct. 8, 2004 • Provo, Utah Sept. 11 at Stanford . .L, 10-37 Sept. 18 No. 1 USC . .L, 10-42 Sept. 24 at No. 21Boise State . .L, 27-28 SETTING THE GAME Oct. 2 at Colorado State . W, 31-21 KICKOFF: . .8 p.m. (MST) Oct. 8 UNLV . 8 p.m. SITE: . .LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Oct. 16 WYOMING . TBA TELEVISION (National): . .ESPN2; Dave Pasch, Rodney Gilmore, Trevor Matich and Rob Stone Oct. 23 at Air Force . TBA LAST TEN . .BYU leads 8-2 Nov. 6 SAN DIEGO STATE . TBA LAST FIVE . .BYU leads 4-1 Nov. 13 NEW MEXICO . TBA RADIO (Local): . .KSL-Radio; 1160 AM (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, Bill Riley) Nov. 20 at Utah . TBA INTERNET WEBCAST: . .http://www.byucougars.com/football all times local to site THE SERIES: . .BYU leads 9-2 IN PROVO: . .BYU leads 3-2 2004 QUICK FACTS LAST MEETING: . .Oct. 25, 2003 (BYU, 27-20 OT) Location: . Provo, Utah LAST MEETING IN PROVO . .Oct. 19, 2002 (UNLV, 24-3) Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 Elevation: . 4,553 feet Enrollment: . 32,122 COUGARS TO SQUARE OFF AGAINST REBELS Nickname: . Cougars Following a victory over Colorado State in its first conference game, BYU (2-3, 1-0) looks to stay Mascot: . Cosmo unbeaten in MWC play when UNLV travels to LaVell Edwards Stadium Friday, Oct. 8. UNLV is com- Colors: . Dark Blue, White and Tan ing off of a 48-13 victory over in-state rival Nevada for its first win of the season. Last season the two Stadium (capacity): . LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) teams played an overtime thriller. UNLV and BYU dueled to a 20-20 tie at the end of regulation. The Surface: . Natural Grass Cougars scored a touchdown on their first possession of overtime and intercepted a desperation Kurt Affiliation: . NCAA Division IA Nantkes pass on fourth down to preserve the narrow victory. BYU coach Gary Crowton holds a 2-1 Conference: . Mountain West record against the Rebels. President: . Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson (Utah, ‘66) Athletics Director: . TBA SERIES INFORMATION Head Coach: . Gary Crowton (BYU, ‘83) The series between BYU and UNLV dates back to Dec. 2, 1978, when the two teams traveled to Career Record: . 45-32 (.584) Yokohama, Japan for the Yokohama Bowl. The Cougars won the inaugural game 28-24. The Rebels Record at BYU: . 23-20 (.535) and Cougars faced off four times between 1978 and 1982, with the Cougars winning three of the four 2003 Record: . 4-8 games, but didn’t meet again until UNLV joined the expanded WAC in 1996. From 1996 to 2001, the MWC Record: . 3-4 (T-4th) Cougars went 5-0 against the Rebels. BYU has won every game it has played against the Rebels in All-Time Record: . 453-355-26 (.561) Las Vegas but holds only a 3-2 advantage against UNLV in Provo. The Rebels won the last meeting Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 33/36 in Provo, 24-3, on Oct. 19, 2002. Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 19/16 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 13/19 VIVA LAS VEGAS Specialists Returning/Lost: . 1/1 Despite Utah’s proximity to Nevada, there is only one member of the Cougars’ roster that hails from Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 6/5 the state of Nevada. Fullback Moa Peaua calls Reno home and prepped at McQueen High School, Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 4/7 where as a senior he helped lead his team to an 11-0 record and a state championship. Following the season he was named the Gatorade MVP for the state of Nevada. Two members of BYU’s team served ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFO. LDS church missions in the city of sin. Linebacker Richard Nehiring served in Las Vegas from 2001- Football Contact: . Jeff Reynolds 2003. Washington State transfer Aaron Wagner also served there from 2001-2003. Two Cougar coach- E-Mail: . [email protected] es have ties to the Rebels. Tight ends coach Mike Empey also coached tight ends for the Rebels from Cell: . (801) 372-2080 1997-98, and linebackers coach Barry Lamb served in that same capacity at UNLV from 1981-1986. Asst. Football Contact: . Jon Eyre E-Mail: . [email protected] BYU’S RECORD IN THE MWC Cell: . (801) 318-9101 After defeating CSU in their conference opener, the Cougars improved their record in the MWC to 22- Office Phone: . (801) 422-4909 14. BYU has won one outright MWC title in football when it posted a 7-0 conference record in 2001, FAX: . (801) 422-0633 the only perfect conference record in the brief history of the MWC, and has tied for one championship Press Box (media only): . (801) 422-2609 (1999). In all sports, BYU has won an overwhelming number of MWC championships, bringing home 53 out of a possible 95 championship titles. Brigham Young Football 2004 • Pg. 2 COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS BYU COACHING STAFF TELEVISION: Saturday’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN2. The game will be broadcast beginning at 8 p.m. MST. The ESPN team calling the game consists of Dave Head Coach . .Gary Crowton Pasch on play-by-play with Rodney Gilmore and Trevor Matich offering expert analysis. Rob At BYU . .23-20 (.535); 4th Season Stone will be reporting from the sidelines. 45-32 (.584) Career . RADIO: Fans can tune into KSL Radio—the 50,000-watt home of the Cougars—and follow the Asst. Head Coach (RBs) . .Lance Reynolds action with the broadcast team of Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Bill Riley. The game can also be Defensive Coordinator (Safeties) .Bronco Mendenhall heard on Dish Network channel 980. Offensive Coordinator (WRs) . .Todd Bradford INTERNET: A live webcast of the game, which includes play-by-play and up-to-the-minute sta- Special Teams Coordinator . .Paul Tidwell tistics, can be viewed by logging on to: http://www.byucougars.com/football. In addition to the Offensive Line . .Jeff Grimes webcast, a live audio stream will be available on the following URL: http://ksl.com Linebackers . .Bary Lamb UP OR DOWN Recruiting Coordinator (TEs) . .Mike Empey The following BYU coaches will be working from the sidelines for the Boise State game: Gary Cornerbacks . .Brian Mitchell Crowton (head coach), Todd Bradford (wide receivers), Bronco Mendenhall (defensive coordina- Defensive Line . .Steve Kafusi tor and safeties), Paul Tidwell (special teams coordinator), Jeff Grimes (offensive line) and Steve Kafusi (defensive line). The remaining aassistant coaches, including Lance Reynolds (running Strength and Conditioning . .Jay Omer backs), Mike Empey (tight ends), Barry Lamb (linebackers) and Brian Mitchell (cornerbacks), Graduate Assistant . .Kevin McGiven will coach from the booth. Graduate Assistant . .Steve McKane WATCH OUT FOR THESE GUYS Four members of the 2004 BYU football team—Aaron Francisco, Brady Poppinga, Daniel Coats BYU Support Staff and Matt Payne—have been selected to various “watch lists” for post-season awards. Director of Football Operations . .Duane Busby Aaron Francisco, 6-2, 215, Safety: Aaron Francisco has been selected to the Thorpe Award Equipment Manager . .Mick Hill “watch list,” which honors the nation’s top defensive back. Francisco is a three-year starter, who Head Trainer . .Kevin Morris led BYU in tackles and interceptions as a junior and was second in tackles as a sophomore. Last Orthopedic Surgeon . .Dr. Kirt Kimball year he earned first-team All-MWC honors and was an honorable mention selection as a sopho- more. Francisco is first on the team in tackles with 50, including three tackles for loss and one Team Physician . .Dr. Mitch Pratte sack. He recorded back-to-back games of 16 tackles against No. 1 USC and No. 21 Boise State. Video Coordinator . .Keith Kearl Assistant to Head Coach . .Camie Rassmussen Brady Poppinga, 6-3, 257, Defensive End: Brady Poppinga has been selected to the Bronko Nagurski Award “watch list.” The award honors the nation’s top defensive player. Poppinga Football Secretary . .Shirley Johnson earned first-team All-MWC honors last season after ranking among the league leaders in tackles Football Secretary . .Roselyn Daley with 55 for the season, including 34 solo take downs and a team-leading six sacks. Poppinga Academic Coach . .Jim Hamblin ranks fourth on the team in tackles with 33, including five tackles for a loss and a team-leading three sacks. Against Notre Dame, Poppinga was a one-man wrecking crew, leading the team in Media Relations Director . .Jeff Reynolds tackles with twelve while recording one sack on Irish quarterback Brady Quinn for a loss of 10 Asst. Media Relations Director . .Jon Eyre yards. Special Events Director . .Larry Duffin Daniel Coats, 6-3, 250, Tight End: Daniel Coats has been named to the John Mackey Award Ticket Manager . .David Miles “watch list.” The John Mackey Award is given annually to the nation’s top tight end. Last season Director, Photo Services . .Mark Philbrick as a freshman, Coats recorded 30 receptions for 378 yards and four touchdowns, while earning freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News. On the season, Coats has hauled in six passes for 66 yards. He is seventh on the team in receptions and leads Cougar tight ends in both FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULES receptions and 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 and Ray Guy Award “watch lists.” The Groza Award is given annually to the nation’s best place 2007:Arizona, at UCLA kicker, while the Ray Guy Award is gven to the nation’s best punter.