No. 20 BYU at No. 11 Washington | Saturday, Sept. 29 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | Seattle, WA | Husky Stadium | FOX | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com BYU1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOOTBALL • 35 BOWL GAMES • NO. 6 IN WINS OVER LAST 40 SEASONS 2018 SCHEDULE (Local times) GAME INFORMATION Kickoff ..................... 5:30 p.m. PDT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV TV ................................FOX 9/1 at Arizona W 28-23 ESPN Joe Davis or Aaron Goldsmith (PxP), Brady Quinn (analyst), Bruce Feldman (sideline) BYU dominated the line of scrimmage and Squally Canada Radio ................. BYU Sports Network ran for three touchdowns en route to a 28-23 victory on the BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM road at Arizona. Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Marc Lyons (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (sideline) 9/8 California L 21-18 ESPN2 Radio start. 3:30 p.m.PDT Pregame show ...........BYUtv, 4:30 p.m.PDT Despite forcing three turnovers, BYU couldn't get the No. 20 BYU No. 11 WASHINGTON offense going in a 21-18 loss to Cal in the home opener at COUGARS (3-1) SERIES INFORMATION HUSKIES (3-1) LaVell Edwards Stadium. Games Played . 9 Head Coach ..Kalani Sitake (3rd yr) Series �����������������������������������������������������������4-5 Head Coach ....... Chris Petersen 9/15 at Wisconsin W 24-21 ABC Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 In Seattle . .1-3 Alma Mater .........UC Davis, 1988 In Provo ���������������������������������������������������������3-1 BYU stunned the No. 6 team in the country with stout play Career Record ���������������������������16-14 Neutral . .0-1 Career Record �������������������������132-30 in the trenches, going toe-to-toe with Big Ten powerhouse Record at BYU .............. same Last meeting .......Washington won, 31-16 on Record at Washington . .40-18 and winning 24-21. Sitake vs. Washington . .0-0 Dec. 27, 2013 (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) Petersen vs. BYU ..............1-1 9/22 McNeese State W 30-3 BYUtv GAME STORYLINES A 24-point second quarter sparked by a blocked field goal • THE SERIES. BYU and Washington are meeting for the 10th time in the series, with BYU looking to even the series at carried BYU to its third win of the season over McNeese, the five wins apiece. The last time the two schools met was in the 2013 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. The Cougars led 16-14 at No. 10 school in the FCS. halftime but were shutout in the second half and fell to the Huskies 31-16. The last time in Seattle, BYU won 28-27 on a 9/29 at Washington 5:30 p.m. FOX blocked extra point. Its been 10 years since BYU visited Washington. The • GOOD START. BYU is off to its best start since a 4-0 start in 2014. It is just the third time in the last 10 seasons the Cougars blocked the Huskies PAT attempt in 2008 and held Cougars have won at least three of the first four games including the 2014 campaign. BYU got off to a 3-1 start in 2009 on to win 28-27. before finishing the season ranked No. 12 with a record of 11-2. 10/5 Utah State 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 • PAC-12 AGAIN. This will be the third game of four scheduled matchups with the Pac-12 this season. BYU beat Arizona The Aggies return to Provo in a Friday night matchup at 28-23 in the season opener and then fell to Cal 21-18 in week two. The Cougars will end the regular season against Utah. LaVell Edwards Stadium. Utah State took advantage of Four games against the Pac-12 will be the most BYU has ever played in a regular season. Since 2003, BYU has played at seven BYU turnovers last season, winning 40-24. least one team from the Pac-12 every year, including the postseason. The Cougars have played at least two Pac-12 teams in six of eight seasons as an independent. A win for BYU would give the program its first season since 2008 with two wins 10/13 Hawai'i TBA TBA over the Pac-12 in the same year. The Cougars defeated Washington (28-27) and UCLA (59-0) in 2008. BYU defeated Hawai'i in Honolulu last season in the regular-season finale 30-20 behind 285 rushing yards and • POWER 5 WINS. BYU already has two Power 5 wins with victories over Arizona and Wisconsin. A win over Washing- a stout defensive performance. ton would give BYU at least three wins over Power 5 opponents for the second time in three years. In 2016 BYU defeated Arizona, Michigan State and Mississippi State. The Cougars have 25 wins over Power 5 opponents since 2003, the most 10/27 Northern Illinois TBA TBA among non-Power 5 teams. Northern Illinois and BYU meet for the first time. The game • RANKED MATCHUP. The Cougars and Huskies are meeting as ranked teams. The last time BYU played a ranked is the first of a home-and-home series with the Cougars returning the game in 2019. team while being ranked was 2015 against No. 10 UCLA when the Cougars were No. 19. BYU came up just short to the Bruins in a 24-23 loss at the Rose Bowl. 11/3 at Boise State TBA ESPN Networks BYU will head back to the blue turf for the next game of the TEAM COMPARISON GET TO KNOW THE COUGARS series. The road team won for the first time in the renewed BYU CATEGORY WASHINGTON series last year with BSU defeating the Cougars 24-7. LOPINI KATOA 25.0 Scoring Offense 27.2 • LDS MISSION TO MISSOURI - Served his LDS mission to 11/10 at UMass 12 p.m. TBA 17.0 Scoring Defense 12.8 Independence, Missouri. • SCOUT TEAM STAR - Was the scout team running back in A senior day setback in 2017, BYU lost 16-10 to UMass 18.0 First Downs 23.3 2017. Defensive players pushed for him to play in 2017 but he last season. BYU travels to Gillette Stadium, home of the 156.5 Rushing Off. 160.0 redshirted the year. New England Patriots to take on the Minuetmen this year. 143.2 Rushing Def. 148.8 ALEVA HIFO 11/17 New Mexico State TBA TBA 163.8 Passing Off. 272.5 185.0 Passing Def. 154.0 • COUSINS - Hifo and Sione Takitaki are cousins that played at the The Cougars host the Aggies for the second time. BYU same high school, Heritage High School, in California. topped New Mexico State 42-7 in 2011 at LaVell Edwards 320.2 Total Offense 432.5 • EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJOR Stadium and 50-14 in 2012 in Las Cruces. 328.2 Total Defense 302.8 • VERSATILE - In high school, played cornerback, wide receiver, 17.0 Kickoff Return 22.3 running back, kick returner and punter. Hifo averaged 35.3 yards per punt on 15 11/24 at Utah TBA TBA boots as a senior at Heritage HS. He also played baseball. 8.8 Punt Return 5.0 The Deseret Duel returns to the final regular season game for the first time since 2010. BYU looks to snap Utah's 62.8 Penalties (YPG) 51.2 SKYLER SOUTHAM seven game winnng streak. 41.8 Net Punting 30.6 • ARMY ALL-AMERICAN - Southam was named an Army 31:00 Time of Poss. 30:59 All-American in 2015. He set the state record in Utah for field 38.9 3rd Down % 43.4 goals in a single season with 20 makes. GAME NOTES TWITTER • LDS MISSION TO CHILE - Served an LDS mission to Santiago, For the most up-to-date notes follow 33.3 4th Down % 0.0 Chile and returned home in the early spring of 2018. @BYUGameNotes on Twitter throughout 5-44 Sacks-Yards 6-43 • SOCCER FAN. Southam's other favorite sport in soccer, but he is an even bigger gameday. Track milestones, news and 3-19 Sacks Allowed 7-43 fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, due to his ability to connect on free kicks. notes as they happen, along with other 85.7 Blue Zone % 80.0 exciting facts, stats and more. 81.8 Opp. Blue Zone % 72.7 2018 BYU FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION-2 FOOTBALL CONTACTS BRETT PYNE KENNY COX ARI DAVIS DUFF TITTLE Football Media Assistant Football Media Football Media Relations Associate Athletic Director Football Media Relations Director ....................Brett Pyne Relations Director Relations Director Graduate Assistant Communications Office .................................... 801-422-4912 Office: (801) 422-4912 Office: (801) 422-5202 Office: (801) 422-8999 Office: (801) 422-4910 Cell: (801) 367-1631 Cell: (801) 420-7703 Cell: (801) 243-8265 Cell: (801) 372-4401 Cell ...................................... 801-367-1631 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] @brettpyne @kennycoxkc @adavis22_ @dufftittle Email [email protected] Assistant FB Media Relations Director ................ 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