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 Date Opponent Time/Result BYLaVellU v sEdwards. No. Stadium1 USC Sept. 4 NOTRE DAME . W, 20-17 Sept. 18, 2004 • Provo, Utah Sept. 11 at Stanford . .L, 37-10 Sept. 18 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Boise State . 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at Colorado State . 8 p.m. SETTING THE GAME Oct. 8 UNLV . 8 p.m. KICKOFF: . .8 p.m. (MST) Oct. 16 WYOMING . TBA SITE: . .LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,050) Oct. 23 at Air Force . TBA TELEVISION (National): . .ESPN; Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Erin Andrews Nov. 6 SAN DIEGO STATE . TBA RADIO (Local): . .KSL-Radio; 1160 AM (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, Bill Riley) Nov. 13 NEW MEXICO . TBA RADIO (National . .Westwood One (John Castleberry, Foge Fazio) Nov. 20 at Utah . TBA INTERNET WEBCAST: . .http://www.byucougars.com/football all times local to site THE SERIES: . .USC leads 1-0 IN PROVO: . .First-ever meeting in Provo 2004 QUICK FACTS LAST MEETING: . .Sept. 6, 2003 (USC 35-18) Location: . Provo, Utah LAST MEETING IN PROVO . .First-ever meeting in Provo Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 Elevation: . 4,553 feet Enrollment: . 32,122 Nickname: . Cougars BYU TO TAKE ON NO. 1 RANKED USC Mascot: . Cosmo Following a 37-10 loss at Stanford last weekend, BYU returns to LaVell Edwards Stadium to face No. Colors: . Dark Blue, White and Tan 1 ranked and returning National Champion USC. The Trojans enter the game with a 2-0 record fol- Stadium (capacity): . LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) lowing a victory over Virginia Tech in the BCA Classic and a 49-0 rout of Colorado State. The Cougars Surface: . Natural Grass enter the contest at 1-1 following an opening-game victory over Notre Dame at home and the loss to Affiliation: . NCAA Division IA Stanford last weekend. This will be the second meeting between the two schools. USC holds a 1-0 lead Conference: . Mountain West in the series following a 35-18 victory over BYU last year at the Coliseum. President: . Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson (Utah, ‘66) Athletics Director: . TBA BYU AGAINST THE PAC-10 Head Coach: . Gary Crowton (BYU, ‘83) During Gary Crowton’s tenure at BYU, the Cougars have posted a 1-3 victory against the Pac-10. Career Record: . 43-31 (.581) BYU’s only victory over a Pac-10 team came against Cal in the 2001 season. Last year BYU lost to both Stanford and USC of the Pac-10. The Cougars have played every team in the Pac-10 at least once, Record at BYU: . 22-18 (.550) posting a 26-53-1 (.329). Current Pac-10 teams Arizona and Arizona State competed against BYU in 2003 Record: . 4-8 the WAC until the two teams jointed the Pac-10. MWC Record: . 3-4 (T-4th) All-Time Record: . 452-354-26 (.561) OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 33/36 When the Cougars face off against USC this weekend it will not only be a match-up between two col- Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 19/16 lege football teams, but also of two brothers. BYU wide receiver Todd Watkins will face off against Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 13/19 his brother Travis, a Trojan offensive lineman. Besides the Watkins connection BYU also boasts four Specialists Returning/Lost: . 1/1 sets of brothers on this year’s roster: wide receivers Austin and Zac Collie, junior college transfers Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 6/5 Gary and Greg Lovely, defensive linemen Michael and Daniel Marquardt, and Quinn and David Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 4/7 Gooch. The Collies’ father, Scott, also played football at BYU from 1979 to 1982 and later for the Hamilton Tigercats of the CFL. The Gooches’ father, Gary, also has ties to BYU. Gary Gooch suited up for the Cougar basketball team from 1958 to 1959. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFO. Football Contact: . Jeff Reynolds RECORD AGAINST THE RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMPION E-Mail: . [email protected] Saturday’s meeting between BYU and USC will be the third time BYU has faced off against the reign- Cell: . (801) 372-2080 ing National Champion. The first was BYU’s stunning victory over the No. 1 ranked University of Asst. Football Contact: . Jon Eyre Miami in 1990. The Cougars defeated the Hurricaines behind the passing of junior quarterback Ty E-Mail: . [email protected] Detmer, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy later that year. BYU’s second game against the Cell: . (801) 318-9101 defending National Champion came in 2000 when the Cougars sqaured off against 1999 National Office Phone: . (801) 422-4909 Champion, Florida State. The Seminoles defeated the Cougars 29-3 in the 2000 season-opening game FAX: . (801) 422-0633 for both teams. Press Box (media only): . (801) 422-2609 Brigham Young Football 2004 • Pg. 2 COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS BYU COACHING STAFF TELEVISION: Saturday’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN. The game will be broadcast beginning at 8 p.m. MST. Ron Franklin will be calling the action with Mike Head Coach . .Gary Crowton Gottfried serving as color commentator and Erin Andrews will be reporting from the sideline. At BYU . .22-18 (.550); 4th Season RADIO: Fans can tune into KSL Radio—the 50,000-watt home of the Cougars—and follow the Career . .43-31 (.581) action with the broadcast team of Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Bill Riley. The game can also be Asst. Head Coach (RBs) . .Lance Reynolds heard on Dish Network channel 980. The game will also be broadcast to a national audience on Defensive Coordinator (Safeties) .Bronco Mendenhall the Westwood One radion network. John Castleberry will handle the play-by-play, while Foge Offensive Coordinator (WRs) . .Todd Bradford Fazio will offer expert analysis. Special Teams Coordinator . .Paul Tidwell INTERNET: A live webcast of the game, which includes play-by-play and up-to-the-minute sta- Offensive Line . .Jeff Grimes tistics , can be viewed by logging on to: http://www.byucougars.com/football Linebackers . .Bary Lamb In addition to the webcast, a live audio stream will be available on the following URLs: Recruiting Coordinator (TEs) . .Mike Empey http://ksl.com and http://www.byuradio.org/streaming/ Cornerbacks . .Brian Mitchell UP OR DOWN Defensive Line . .Steve Kafusi The following BYU coaches will be working from the sidelines for the Notre Dame game: Gary Strength and Conditioning . .Jay Omer Crowton (head coach), Todd Bradford (wide receivers), Bronco Mendenhall (defensive coordina- Graduate Assistant . .Kevin McGiven tor and safeties), Paul Tidwell (special teams coordinator), Jeff Grimes (offensive line) and Steve Graduate Assistant . .Steve McKane Kafusi (defensive line. The remaining aassistant coaches, including Lance Reynolds (running backs), Mike Empey (tight ends), Barry Lamb (linebackers) and Brian Mitchell (cornerbacks) will coach from the booth. BYU Support Staff Director of Football Operations . .Duane Busby WATCH OUT FOR THESE GUYS Four members of the 2004 BYU football team—Aaron Francisco, Brady Poppinga, Daniel Coats Equipment Manager . .Mick Hill and Matt Payne—have been selected to various “watch lists” for post-season awards. Head Trainer . .George Curtis Orthopedic Surgeon . .Dr. Kirt Kimball Aaron Francisco, 6-2, 215, Safety: Aaron Francisco has been selected to the Thorpe Award “watch list,” which honors the nation’s top defensive back. Francisco is a three-year starter, who Team Physician . .Dr. Matt Roush led BYU in tackles and interceptions as a junior and was second in tackles as a sophomore. Last Video Coordinator . .Keith Kearl year he earned first-team All-MWC honors and was an honorable mention selection as a sopho- Assistant to Head Coach . .Camie Rassmussen more. In the first game of the season against Notre Dame, Francisco finished the game with six tackles, including one for a loss of six yards. He followed that uup with a four tackle performance Football Secretary . .Shirley Johnson against Stanford, including three solo tackles and one sack. Football Secretary . .Roselyn Daley Academic Coach . .Jim Hamblin 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 Media Relations Director . .Jeff Reynolds earned first-team All-MWC honors last season after ranking among the league leaders in tackles Asst. Media Relations Director . .Jon Eyre with 55 for the season, including 34 solo take downs and a team-leading six sacks. Against Notre Special Events Director . .Larry Duffin Dame, Poppinga was a one-man wrecking crew, leading the team in tackles with twelve while recording one sack on Irish quarterback Brady Quinn for a loss of 10 yards. Against the Cardinal Ticket Manager . .David Miles in the second game, Poppinga notched three tackles, including one for a loss, while also recover- Director, Photo Services . .Mark Philbrick ing a fumble that set up BYU’s only touchdown. Daniel Coats, 6-3, 250, Tight End: Daniel Coats has been named to the John Mackey Award FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULES “watch list.” The John Mackey Award is given annually to the nation’s top tight end. Last season 2005: at Notre Dame, Boston College , Utah State as a freshman, Coats recorded 30 receptions for 378 yards and four touchdowns, while earning freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News. Coats caught two passes in the season 2006: at Boston College opening game against the Irish–both for 16 yards. He caught his third pass of the season against 2007:Arizona, at UCLA Stanford to bring his totals for the season to three catches for 41 yards.