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American college football season
The 2023 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium . The season was the first year that BYU competed in the Big 12.[ 2]
On November 28, 2022 defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki announced his resignation. On December 7, 2022 Jay Hill was announced as his replacement leaving his head coaching position at Weber State University .[ 3] Hill was also given the title of associate head coach replacing Ed Lamb who was named the Head coach at Northern Colorado .[ 4] Preston Hadley joined Lamb at Northern Colorado as the defensive coordinator . Kelly Poppinga returned to BYU after stints with the University of Virginia and Boise State University as the special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.[ 5] On December 20, 2022, former NFL player Sione Pouha was hired as a defensive assistant coach.[ 6] On January 2, 2023, it was announced that Kevin Clune was not retained and the final defensive assistant coaching position was announced as Justin Ena who played for the cougars and coached with Hill previously.[ 7]
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Hometown
Notes
Jackson Bowers
TE
6'5"
245
Mesa, Arizona
[ 8]
Owen Borg
LB
6'2"
200
Draper, Utah
Mission prior to enrolling[ 9]
Ryder Burton
QB
6'2"
200
Springville, Utah
[ 10]
Pierson Watson
LB
6'3"
210
Flagstaff, Arizona
Mission prior to enrolling[ 11]
David Tangilanu
DL
6'5"
255
East Palo Alto, California
Mission prior to enrolling[ 12]
Jojo Phillips
WR
6'5"
195
Lancaster, California
[ 13]
Miles Hall
WR
6'2"
205
St. George, Utah
[ 14]
Siale Esera
LB
6'3"
250
Provo, Utah
[ 15]
Saimone Davis
DL
6'5"
220
Hau'ula, Hawaii
Mission prior to enrolling[ 16]
Matthew Fredrick
TE
6'5"
230
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mission prior to enrolling[ 17]
Talitu'i Pututau
DL
6'5"
260
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mission prior to enrolling[ 18]
Ethan Thomason
OL
6'8"
320
Fort Collins, Colorado
Mission prior to enrolling[ 19]
LJ Martin
RB
6'2"
205
El Paso, Texas
[ 20]
Kevin Doe
WR
6'5"
190
Salt Lake City, Utah
[ 21]
Motekiai Mo'Unga
DL
6'3"
250
Provo, Utah
Mission prior to enrolling[ 22]
Jake Hill
WR
6'3"
195
St George, Utah
[ 23]
Naseri Danielson
DB
6'2"
200
Stockton, California
[ 24]
Nason Coleman
TE
6'3"
235
Chandler, Arizona
[ 25]
Jordan Kapisi
K
6'0"
190
Honolulu, Hawaii
[ 26]
2022 returned missionaries [ edit ]
Nukuluve Helu
RB
6'1"
215
Freshman
[ 27]
Ace Kaufusi
LB
6'3"
205
Freshman
[ 28]
Devin Downing
WR
6'2"
190
Freshman
[ 29]
Jake Griffin
OL
6'6"
285
Freshman
[ 30]
Ty Burke
DB
6'1"
175
Freshman
[ 31]
Koa Eldredge
WR
6'0"
195
Freshman
[ 32]
Raider Damuni
DB
6'2"
210
Freshman
[ 33]
Cole Hagen
QB
6'2"
185
Freshman
[ 34]
John Henry Daley
DL
6'5"
225
Freshman
[ 35]
Petey Tuipulotu
DB
6'3"
195
Freshman
[ 36]
Weston Jones
OL
6'5"
255
Freshman
[ 37]
Lucky Finau
LB
6'0"
230
Freshman
[ 38]
Kasen Krebs
LB
6'1"
210
Freshman
[ 39]
Landon Rehkow
P
5'11"
170
Freshman
[ 40]
Matthias Dunn
K
6'0"
175
Freshman
[ 41]
Bentley Redden
TE
6'5"
220
Freshman
[ 42]
2023 other additions [ edit ]
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Reason
Matthew Criddle
DB
6'1"
195
Senior
Graduation
Lorenzo Fauatea
DL
6'4"
310
Senior
Graduation
Alden Tofa
DL
6'4"
277
Senior
Graduation
Earl Tuioti-Mariner
DL
6'4"
288
Senior
Graduation
Lane Lunt
TE
6'4"
235
Senior
Graduation
Kaleb Hayes
DB
6'0"
195
Senior
Graduation
Chris Jackson
DB
5'10"
184
Senior
Graduation
Joe Tukuafu
OL
6'4"
300
Senior
Graduation
D'Angelo Mandell
DB
6'1"
192
Senior
Graduation
Christopher Brooks
RB
6'1"
230
Senior
Graduation
Lopini Katoa
RB
6'1"
210
Senior
Graduation
Pepe Tanuvasa
LB
6'1"
245
Senior
Graduation
Houston Heimuli
RB
5'11"
265
Senior
Graduation
Harris LaChance
OL
6'8"
310
Junior
Graduation
Brayden Cosper
WR
6'3"
205
Junior
Graduation
Jake Oldroyd
K
6'1"
195
Junior
Graduation
Gunner Romney
WR
6'2"
195
Junior
Graduation
Jaren Hall
QB
6'1"
205
Junior
NFL Draft
Puka Nacua
WR
6'2"
205
Junior
NFL Draft
Blake Freeland
OT
6'8"
305
Junior
NFL Draft
Payton Wilgar
LB
6'3"
235
Junior
Graduation
Jackson Kaufusi
LB
6'2"
226
Junior
Graduation
Hayden Livingston
DB
6'1"
205
Junior
Graduation
Alema Pilimai
DL
6'4"
275
Junior
Graduation
Gabe Summers
DL
6'2"
295
Junior
Graduation
Carter Wheat
TE
6'4"
236
Junior
Graduation
Britton Hogan
LS
6'3"
200
Junior
Graduation
Jackson McChesney
RB
6'0"
225
Sophomore
Graduation
Masen Wake
TE
6'1"
260
Junior
Graduation
Morgan Pyper
LB
6'2"
215
Junior
Graduation
Dallin Holker
TE
6'5"
240
Sophomore
Transfer
Jacob Conover
QB
6'1"
205
Freshman
Transfer
Campbell Barrington
OL
6'6"
295
Sophomore
Transfer
Terence Fall
WR
6'3"
185
Freshman
Transfer
Tate Romney
LB
6'3"
220
Freshman
Transfer
Logan Fano
DL
6'4"
240
Freshman
Transfer
Keenan Pili
LB
6'3"
237
Junior
Transfer
Nathaniel Gillis
DB
6'1"
174
Freshman
Transfer
Clark Barrington
OL
6'6"
305
Junior
Transfer
Gabe Jeudy-Lally
DB
6'2"
185
Sophomore
Transfer
Korbyn Green
DB
6'0"
175
Freshman
Transfer
Isaiah Perez
DL
6'3"
280
Freshman
Transfer
Talin Togiai
OL
6'5"
320
Freshman
Transfer
Logan Pili
LB
6'1"
225
Freshman
Transfer
George Udo
DB
6'1"
200
Junior
Transfer
Dean Jones
DB
6'2"
205
Sophomore
Transfer
Vae Soifua
OL
6'4"
296
Freshman
Transfer
Cash Peterman
K
6'0"
200
Freshman
Transfer
Samisoni Peaua
DL
6'3"
225
Freshman
Transfer
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters
QB
6'1"
200
Freshman
Transfer
Sione Veikoso
OL
6'7"
305
Freshman
Josh Wilson
LB
6'0"
215
Sophomore
Tavita Gagnier
LB
6'2"
225
Sophomore
Hunter Greer
DL
6'5"
275
Freshman
Carter Krupp
DB
6'1"
210
Freshman
Donovan Hanna
OL
6'4"
307
Freshman
Micah Wilson
LB
6'3"
213
Freshman
Josh Larsen
DL
6'4"
292
Freshman
Kyson Hall
WR
5'11"
182
Freshman
Kyle Hester
TE
6'4"
245
Freshman
Lisala Tai
OL
6'7"
230
Sophomore
Justen Smith
K
6'2"
205
Sophomore
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 8:15 p.m. Sam Houston * FS1 W 14–059,006
September 9 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah * LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN+ W 41–1660,834
September 16 5:30 p.m. at Arkansas * ESPN2 W 38–3174,826
September 23 1:30 p.m. at Kansas ESPN L 27–3847,233
8:15 p.m. Cincinnati LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN W 35–2763,834
October 14 1:30 p.m. at TCU ESPN L 11–4444,599
October 21 5:00 p.m. Texas Tech LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT FS1 W 27–1463,523
October 28 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Texas ABC L 6–35101,670
November 4 5:00 p.m. at West Virginia FOX L 7–3750,266
November 11 8:15 p.m. Iowa State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN L 13–4560,754
November 18 10:00 a.m. No. 14 Oklahoma LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN L 24–3163,714
November 25 1:30 p.m. at No. 20 Oklahoma State ABC L 34–40 2OT 53,885
Sam Houston at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Bearkats
0
0 0 0
0
• Cougars
7
0 0 7
14
Sources:
Brigham Young University entered the season at home against the transitioning FCS to FBS team, Sam Houston State . BYU were favorites to win the game, especially at home.
BYU started off the game with an 8 play, 50 yard drive ending it with a 5-yard Kedon Slovis touchdown run. Two quarters went by with no score attempted by both the Cougars and Bearkats, before an 11-play, 55 yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and Kedon Slovis ended the drive with a 1 yard touchdown run.
The Cougars ended off the game winning 14-0 in their first ever meeting with Sam Houston State.
Statistics
SHSU
BYU
First downs
11
12
Plays–yards
57–185
67–257
Rushes–yards
24–38
34–112, 2 TD's
Passing yards
147
145
Passing: comp –att –int
18–33–3
20–33
Time of possession
28:27
31:33
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
SHSU
Passing
Keegan Shoemaker
18–33–3, 147 yards
Rushing
John Gentry
8 carries, 19 yards
Receiving
Noah Smith
3 receptions, 44 yards
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
20–33, 145 yards
Rushing
LJ Martin
16 carries, 91 yards
Receiving
Darius Lassiter
4 receptions, 43 yards
Southern Utah at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds
3
0 7 6
16
• Cougars
6
21 7 7
41
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SUU
BYU
1
7:17
9
52
4:06
SUU
29-yard field goal by Tyler Graham
3
0
1
1:03
9
85
4:23
BYU
Isaac Rex 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick no good
3
6
2
12:36
5
36
2:12
BYU
Keanu Hill 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
3
13
2
5:47
8
78
4:22
BYU
Darius Lassiter 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
3
20
2
00:30
4
70
0:30
BYU
Deion Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
3
27
3
11:00
7
75
4:00
SUU
Isaiah Wooden 33-yard touchdown reception from Justin Miller, Tyler Graham kick good
10
27
3
0:36
7
72
3:25
BYU
Kedon Slovis 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
10
34
4
9:39
1
39
0:09
BYU
Chase Roberts 39-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
10
41
4
5:15
8
75
4:24
SUU
Targhee Lambson 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Graham kick no good
16
41
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
41
Statistics
SUU
BYU
First downs
16
18
Plays–yards
60–346
55–394
Rushes–yards
27–84, 1 TD
23–46, 2 TD's
Passing yards
262
348
Passing: comp –att –int
17–33–1, 1 TD
22–32–1, 4 TD's
Time of possession
31:19
28:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
SUU
Passing
Justin Miller
16–30–1, 235 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Targhee Lambson
7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Zach Mitchell
7 receptions, 135 yards
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
22–32–1, 348 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing
LJ Martin
6 carries, 27 yards
Receiving
Isaac Rex
4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
BYU at Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cougars
14
7 10 7
38
Razorbacks
14
10 7 0
31
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
ARK
1
13:21
4
75
1:39
ARK
AJ Green 55-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good
0
7
1
11:29
ARK
Punt returned 88 yards for touchdown by Isaiah Sategna, Cam Little kick good
0
14
1
1:03
9
85
4:23
BYU
Deion Smith 37-yard touchdown reception from Parker Kingston, Will Ferrin kick good
7
14
1
2:24
1
45
0:10
BYU
LJ Martin 45-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
14
14
2
12:54
10
70
3:20
BYU
LJ Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
21
14
2
1:43
10
70
5:32
ARK
Luke Hasz 19-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good
21
21
2
0:00
5
36
1:34
ARK
26-yard field goal by Cam Little
21
24
3
11:41
4
53
1:57
ARK
AJ Green 7-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good
21
31
3
4:43
6
24
2:31
BYU
43-yard field goal by Will Ferrin
24
31
3
1:52
1
20
0:10
BYU
Parker Kingston 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
31
31
4
8:00
9
69
4:46
BYU
Chase Roberts 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
38
31
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
38
31
Statistics
BYU
ARK
First downs
17
21
Plays–yards
57–281
74–424
Rushes–yards
31–77, 2 TD's
39–177, 2 TD's
Passing yards
204
247
Passing: comp –att –int
14–26, 3 TD's
24–35–1, 1 TD
Time of possession
24:50
35:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
13–25, 167 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing
LJ Martin
23 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving
Parker Kingston
3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
ARK
Passing
KJ Jefferson
24–35–1, 247 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
AJ Green
9 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving
Andrew Armstrong
9 receptions, 86 yards
BYU at Kansas
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
7
10 3 7
27
• Jayhawks
14
0 14 10
38
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
KU
1
10:38
KU
Fumble recovery returned 22 yards for touchdown by Cobee Bryant , Seth Keller kick good
0
7
1
5:48
10
75
4:50
BYU
Darius Lassiter 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
7
7
1
1:33
8
86
4:10
KU
Trevor Kardell 15-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels , Seth Keller kick good
7
14
2
11:00
13
75
5:25
BYU
LJ Martin 10-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
14
14
2
00:13
12
68
4:07
BYU
33-yard field goal by Will Ferrin
17
14
3
14:38
KU
Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Kenny Logan Jr., Seth Keller kick good
17
21
3
10:55
8
58
3:46
BYU
34-yard field goal by Will Ferrin
20
21
3
4:53
10
75
6:05
KU
Luke Grimm 5-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels , Seth Keller kick good
20
28
4
13:36
7
64
3:38
KU
Luke Grimm 13-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels , Seth Keller kick good
20
35
4
8:02
12
75
5:34
BYU
Keelan Marion 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
27
35
4
1:33
12
69
6:29
KU
23-yard field goal by Seth Keller
27
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
38
Statistics
BYU
KU
First downs
23
23
Plays–yards
73–366
56–351
Rushes–yards
22–9, 1 TD
37–221
Passing yards
357
130
Passing: comp –att –int
30–51–2, 2 TD's
14–19, 3 TD's
Time of possession
30:05
29:55
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
30–51–2, 357 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing
LJ Martin
11 carries, 28 yards
Receiving
Chase Roberts
5 receptions, 89 yards
KU
Passing
Jalon Daniels
14–19, 130 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing
Devin Neal
17 carries, 91 yards
Receiving
Lawrence Arnold
4 receptions, 34 yards
Cincinnati at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Bearcats
0
10 10 7
27
• Cougars
7
7 14 7
35
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CIN
BYU
1
8:28
BYU
Interception returned 42 yards for touchdown by Jakob Robinson, Will Ferrin kick good
0
7
2
10:59
17
90
6:49
CIN
Chamon Metayer 27-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good
7
7
2
00:44
9
42
2:49
CIN
33-yard field goal by Carter Brown
10
7
2
0:06
3
82
0:30
BYU
Darius Lassiter 22-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
10
14
3
11:38
5
73
2:02
BYU
LJ Martin 29-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
10
21
3
00:44
14
71
6:14
CIN
22-yard field goal by Carter Brown
13
21
3
2:53
4
75
2:31
BYU
Darius Lassiter 22-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good
13
28
3
0:59
5
75
1:54
CIN
Chamon Metayer 23-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good
20
28
4
12:41
5
15
2:19
BYU
LJ Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
20
35
4
0:26
8
80
1:10
CIN
Braden Smith 31-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good
27
35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
27
35
Statistics
CIN
BYU
First downs
26
17
Plays–yards
84–498
53–295
Rushes–yards
47–242
28–70, 2 TD's
Passing yards
256
225
Passing: comp –att –int
23–37–1, 3 TD's
14–25, 2 TD's
Time of possession
35:01
24:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
CIN
Passing
Emory Jones
23–37–1, 256 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing
Emory Jones
14 carries, 94 yards
Receiving
Xzavier Henderson
7 receptions, 74 yards
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
13–24, 223 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing
LJ Martin
16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving
Chase Roberts
6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
BYU at TCU
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
8 3 0
11
• Horned Frogs
14
17 10 3
44
Sources:
Statistics
BYU
TCU
First downs
15
30
Plays–yards
66–243
86–584
Rushes–yards
32–91
27–137
Passing yards
152
447
Passing: comp –att –int
15–34–1
38–59–2, 4 TD's
Time of possession
29:22
30:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
15–34–1, 152 yards
Rushing
LJ Martin
14 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
Chase Roberts
3 receptions, 63 yards
TCU
Passing
Josh Hoover
37–58–2, 439 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing
Emani Bailey
13 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
JP Richardson
6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
Texas Tech at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders
0
7 0 7
14
• Cougars
14
10 3 0
27
Date: October 21Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game attendance: 63,534Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)Referee: Tutashinda SalaamTV announcers (FS1 & Gridiron Radio Network): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis (FS1) Noah Britt , Jon Reynolds, and Bob Marshall (Gridiron Radio Network)
Sources:
Statistics
TTU
BYU
First downs
19
12
Plays–yards
80–389
57–277
Rushes–yards
43–153
30–150
Passing yards
236
127
Passing: comp –att –int
19–37–3
15–27–0
Time of possession
30:55
29:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
TTU
Passing
Jake Strong
19/37, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Tahj Brooks
31 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving
Xavier White
3 receptions, 98 yards, TD
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
15/27, 127 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
L. J. Martin
10 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
Darius Lassiter
4 receptions, 47 yards, TD
Pregame line
Over/under
Texas -17.5
51[ 76]
BYU at No. 7 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
3 3 0
6
• No. 7 Longhorns
14
7 0 14
35
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
Texas
1st
12:08
—
—
—
Texas
Punt returned 74 yards for touchdown by Xavier Worthy , Bert Auburn kick good
0
7
1st
04:10
6
26
03:07
Texas
Jonathon Brooks 4-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good
0
14
2nd
04:57
16
64
09:57
BYU
24-yard field goal by Will Ferrin
3
14
2nd
00:58
10
75
03:59
Texas
Adonai Mitchell 30-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good
3
21
3rd
07:58
7
68
03:43
BYU
32-yard field goal by Will Ferrin
6
21
4th
09:07
1
8
00:04
Texas
Adonai Mitchell 13-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good
6
28
4th
01:43
3
39
00:58
Texas
Jaydon Blue 34-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good
6
35
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
6
35
Statistics
BYU
UT
First downs
17
16
Plays–yards
66–292
60–354
Rushes–yards
26–95
35–194
Passing yards
197
170
Passing: comp –att –int
25–40–2
16–25–1
Time of possession
33:06
26:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Kedon Slovis
25–40, 197 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Aidan Robbins
17 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
Darius Lassiter
5 receptions, 75 yards
UT
Passing
Maalik Murphy
16–25, 170 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Jonathon Brooks
16 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Adonai Mitchell
3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
BYU at West Virginia
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
0 0 7
7
• Mountaineers
14
13 10 0
37
Date: November 4Location: Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Game start: 7:15 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 50,266Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C), SW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Referee: Kevin BoitmannTelevision network: FOX
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BYU
WVU
1st
9:59
11
75
5:01
West Virginia
CJ Donaldson 2-yard touchdown run, Michael Hayes kick good
0
7
1st
6:17
5
52
1:50
West Virginia
CJ Donaldson 1-yard touchdown run, Michael Hayes kick good
0
14
2nd
10:47
6
37
3:03
West Virginia
46-yard field goal by Michael Hayes
0
17
2nd
2:18
10
93
5:35
West Virginia
Preston Fox 12-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick good
0
24
2nd
0:00
9
78
1:05
West Virginia
22-yard field goal by Michael Hayes
0
27
3rd
10:35
8
53
2:44
West Virginia
23-yard field goal by Michael Hayes
0
30
3rd
1:09
7
85
4:14
West Virginia
Kole Taylor 43-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick good
0
37
4th
6:24
8
62
2:57
BYU
Aidan Robbins 10-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
7
37
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
37
Statistics
BYU
WVU
First downs
20
30
Plays–yards
63–277
76–567
Rushes–yards
21–67
48–336
Passing yards
210
231
Passing: comp –att –int
24–42–0
16–28–0
Time of possession
24:33
35:27
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Jake Retzlaff
24/42, 210 yards
Rushing
Aidan Robbins
10 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving
Parker Kingston
6 receptions, 57 yards
WVU
Passing
Garrett Greene
12/24, 205 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Jahiem White
16 carries, 146 yards
Receiving
Devin Carter
3 receptions, 56 yards
Iowa State at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cyclones
17
14 14 0
45
Cougars
7
0 6 0
13
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ISU
BYU
1st
13:32
3
28
1:16
Iowa State
Jaylin Noel 4-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick good
7
0
1st
11:34
4
4
1:57
Iowa State
31-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz
10
0
1st
8:47
7
75
2:47
BYU
Jojo Phillips 5-yard touchdown reception from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick good
10
7
1st
1:03
9
72
4:49
Iowa State
Eli Sanders 4-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good
17
7
2nd
8:02
11
80
5:27
Iowa State
Cartevious Norton 11-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good
24
7
2nd
1:28
9
66
5:14
Iowa State
Abu Sama 13-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good
31
7
3rd
10:05
7
65
3:31
BYU
Isaac Rex 26-yard touchdown reception from Parker Kingston, Jake Retzlaff kick failed
31
13
3rd
8:27
3
75
1:38
Iowa State
Jaylin Noel 66-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick good
38
13
3rd
5:36
2
64
0:16
Iowa State
Abu Sama 59-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good
45
13
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
45
13
Statistics
ISU
BYU
First downs
21
18
Plays–yards
62–443
66–318
Rushes–yards
37–234
38–188
Passing yards
209
130
Passing: comp –att –int
16–25–0
11–28–2
Time of possession
33:01
26:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
ISU
Passing
Rocco Becht
15/23, 203 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Abu Sama III
8 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jaylin Noel
5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
BYU
Passing
Jake Retzlaff
10/27, 104 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jake Retzlaff
17 carries, 64 yards
Receiving
Isaac Rex
3 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Oklahoma at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 14 Sooners
7
10 7 7
31
Cougars
7
10 7 0
24
Sources:
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OU
BYU
1st
8:04
7
85
3:17
Oklahoma
Nic Anderson 3-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good
7
0
1st
3:05
10
75
4:59
BYU
Chase Roberts 23-yard touchdown reception from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick good
7
7
2nd
13:06
7
52
2:16
Oklahoma
Jayden Gibson 27-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good
14
7
2nd
7:49
10
75
5:17
BYU
Isaac Rex 1-yard touchdown reception from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick good
14
14
2nd
2:43
12
71
5:06
Oklahoma
23-yard field goal by Zach Schmit
17
14
2nd
0:00
11
33
2:43
BYU
49-yard field goal by Will Ferrin
17
17
3rd
5:55
4
58
1:55
Oklahoma
Interception returned 100 yards for touchdown by Billy Bowman Jr. , Zach Schmit kick good
24
17
3rd
1:19
8
75
4:36
BYU
Jake Retzlaff 10-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good
24
24
4th
7:57
3
25
0:46
Oklahoma
Gavin Sawchuk 16-yard touchdown run, Zach Schmit kick good
31
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
24
Statistics
OU
BYU
First downs
20
18
Plays–yards
368
390
Rushes–yards
34–144
38–217
Passing yards
224
173
Passing: comp –att –int
18–30–0
15–26–1
Time of possession
28:50
31:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
OU
Passing
Dillon Gabriel
13/21, 191 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Gavin Sawchuk
14 carries, 107 yards, TD
Receiving
Jalil Farooq
5 receptions, 53 yards
BYU
Passing
Jake Retzlaff
15/26, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Aidan Robbins
22 carries, 182 yards
Receiving
Kody Epps
6 receptions, 90 yards
No. 20 Oklahoma State [ edit ]
BYU at Oklahoma State
1
2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
Cougars
7
17 0 3 7 0
34
• No. 20 Cowboys
6
0 7 14 7 6
40
Date: November 25Location: Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK Game attendance: 53,865Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature : 40Referee: Michael VanderveldeTV announcers (ABC ): Anish Schroff (play-by-play) , Andre Ward (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Sources:
Statistics
BYU
OSU
First downs
14
28
Plays–yards
69–327
88–503
Rushes–yards
37–130
41–182
Passing yards
197
321
Passing: comp –att –int
15–31–0
31–47–2
Time of possession
25:30
34:30
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Jake Retzlaff
14/30, 161 yards
Rushing
Aidan Robbins
16 carries, 74 yards
Receiving
Keanu Hill
2 receptions, 69 yards
OSU
Passing
Alan Bowman
31/47, 321 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Ollie Gordon II
34 carries, 166 yards, 5 TD
Receiving
Leon Johnson III
9 receptions, 132 yards
Name
Position
Kalani Sitake
Head coach
Jay Hill
Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Kelly Poppinga
Special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach
Aaron Roderick
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Darrell Funk
Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake
Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Justin Ena
Linebackers coach
Steve Clark
Tight ends coach
Jernaro Gilford
Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga
Running backs coach
Sione Po'uha
Defensive tackles coach
Defense
[ 78]
FS
Crew Wakley
Preston Rex
Malik Moore
WLB
MLB
SLB
Max Tooley
Harrison Taggart
AJ Vongphachanh
Ammon Hannemann
Siale Esera
Sione Moa
Chaz Ah You
Ace Kaufusi
Fisher Jackson
SS
Ethan Slade
Chika Ebunoha
Raider Damuni
CB
Eddie Heckard
Mory Bamba
Evan Johnson
DE
DT
DT
DE
Tyler Batty
Atunaisa Mahe
Jackson Cravens
Isaiah Bagnah
Blake Mangelson
Caden Haws
John Nelson
John Henry Daley
Bodie Schoonover
Joshua Singh
David Latu
Logan Lutui
Offense
[ 78]
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Kingsley Suamataia
Paul Maile
Connor Pay
Weylin Lapuaho
Brayden Keim
Simi Moala
Ian Fitzgerald
Paul Maile
Caleb Etienne
Tyler Little
Jake Griffin
Sonny Makasini
Peter Falaniko
Jake Eichorn
Ben Ward
Key reserves
TE Ethan Erickson
RB Miles Davis
DB Jacob Boren
DB Marcus McKenzie
DL Aisea Moa
WR Jojo Phillips
WR Talmage Gunther
LB Isaiah Glasker
FB
Mason Fakahua
Ray Paulo
Nason Coleman
Special teams
PK Will Ferrin
PK Matthias Dunn
P Ryan Rehkow
P Landon Rehkow
KR Hobbs NyborgKR Parker Kingston
PR Hobbs NyborgPR Parker Kingston
LS Austin RiggsLS Dalton Riggs
H Ryan RehkowH Talmage Gunther
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^ Drew, Jay (September 10, 2021). "It's official: BYU is Big 12 bound" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 6, 2021 .
^ "BYU taps Weber State's Jay Hill as next defensive coordinator" .
^ "Ed Lamb the next coach at Northern Colorado, brings BYU staffer with him" .
^ "Kelly Poppinga returns to BYU as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant coach" .
^ "Sitake announces hiring of Sione Po'uha on defensive staff" .
^ "Sitake announces hiring of former BYU linebacker and veteran defensive coach Justin Ena" .
^ "Jackson Bowers – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Owen Borg – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Ryder Burton – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Pierson Watson – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "David Tangilanu – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Jojo Phillips – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Miles Hall – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Siale Esera – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Saimone Davis – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Matthew Fredrick – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Talitu'i Pututau – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Ethan Thomason – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "LJ Martin – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Kevin Doe Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Motekiai Mounga – 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ "Jake Hill Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Naseri Danielson Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Nason Coleman Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Jordan Kapisi Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Nukuluve Helu – 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Ace Kaufusi – 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Devin Downing – 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Jake Griffin – 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Ty Burke– 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Koa Eldredge– 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Raider Damuni– 2021 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Former Corner Canyon Quarterback and Yale Signee Cole Hagen Talks Transfer To BYU" . BYU Cougars . June 17, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
^ "John Henry Daley– 2021 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
^ "Petey Tuipulotu– 2020 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2020 .
^ "Weston Jones– 2021 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ "Lucky Finau Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Kason Krebs Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Landon Rehkow Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Matthias Dunn Bio" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "Bentley Redden – 2021 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
^ "Kedon Slovis - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Jayden Dunlap - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Aidan Robbins - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Isaiah Bagnah - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "BYU lands commit from Boise State transfer, K/P Will Ferrin" . BYU Cougars . December 16, 2022.
^ "Jackson Cravens - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Weyling Lapuaho - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Nuuletau Sellesin Bio" . BYU Cougars . January 9, 2023.
^ "Ian Fitzgerald - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Jake Retzlaff - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Paul Maile - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Crew Wakley - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Eddie Heckard - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Dylan Flowers - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "David Latu - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "BYU SIGNS VETERAN LINEBACKER AJ VONGPHACHANH" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .
^ "OFFENSIVE LINEMAN CALEB ETIENNE JOINS FOOTBALL PROGRAM" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
^ "Offensive Lineman Jake Eichorn Signs with BYU Football" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Wide receiver Darius Lassiter joins BYU football program" . BYU Cougars .
^ "BYU Adds UConn Receiver Keelan Marion" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Transfer Cornerback Kamden Garrett Joins Football Program" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Tight End Ray Paulo Joins BYU Football" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Running Back Transfer Deion Smith Joins Football Program" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Oregon Linebacker Transfer Harrison Taggart Signs with BYU" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Sione Moa - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Simi Moala - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Mata'ava Ta'ase - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Joseph Paulo - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Wyatt Dawe - Bio" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Malae Tanuvasa - 2023 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars .
^ "Marcus Mckenzie– 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
^ "Maika Kaufusi– 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
^ "Kaden Chidester– 2022 BYU Football Recruiting Class" . BYU Cougars . Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
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