American college football season
2006 BYU Cougars football |
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Mountain West champion Las Vegas Bowl champion |
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Las Vegas Bowl, W 38–8 vs. Oregon |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 15 |
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AP | No. 16 |
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Record | 11–2 (8–0 MW) |
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Head coach | - Bronco Mendenhall (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Robert Anae (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air Raid |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 64,045) |
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The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship outright with an 11–2 record (8–0 in the MWC), their first unbeaten conference play since 2001. This was also BYU's third season with at least a share of the MWC title (co-champions with CSU and Utah in 1999, and sole champions in 2001). The Cougars play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards.
Pre-season
Among the returning starters were quarterback John Beck, running back Curtis Brown, linebacker Cameron Jenson and tight end Jonny Harline.
During the season
The Cougars started the season unranked in either the Coaches Poll or the AP Poll, and would not enter the polls until they had won their eighth game. They steadily rose in the rankings mainly on the strength of an offense that finished the regular season 5th in the nation in scoring and 4th in passing yards of 323.5 per game. The key to their offense was quarterback John Beck, who was one of the nation's top quarterbacks, running back Curtis Brown, and tight end Jonny Harline. They averaged a 465.5 yards and 36.8 points per game.
The Cougars played five bowl-bound teams during the season—Boston College, their second opponent from one of the six BCS conferences; Tulsa; TCU; the New Mexico; and their conference rivals, the Utah Utes. Notably, BYU defeated TCU (then ranked #15) by 31-17 putting an end to the Horned Frogs' 13-game winning streak.
Postseason awards and citations
John Beck
- MWC Offensive Player of the Week for seven weeks
- Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year (unanimous)
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
- Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist
- Heisman candidate
- Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
- Second Team All-America, The Sporting News
- Honorable Mention All-America, CBSSportsline.com, Pro Football Weekly, College Football News
Jonny Harline
- Mackey Award semifinalist
- First Team All-America, The Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, CBSSportsline.com, SI.com
- Third Team All-America, Associated Press
Jake Kuresa
- Second Team All-America, College Football News
- Honorable Mention All-America, The Sporting News
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference
Bronco Mendenhall
- AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year
Curtis Brown
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference
Sete Aulai
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
Cameron Jensen
- First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
- Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week
Quinn Gooch
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
Bryan Kehl
- Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference
Jared McLaughlin
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
Nate Meikle
- Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
- Academic All-District
- National Scholar-Athlete Candidate
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:15 p.m. | at Arizona* | | | TBS | L 13–16 | 58,450 |
September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | | | mtn | W 49–24 | 56,627 |
September 16 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 23 Boston College* | | | ESPN2 | L 23–30 2OT | 40,233 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah State* | | | mtn | W 38–0 | 58,659 |
September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 17 TCU | | | Versus | W 31–17 | 32,190 |
October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | San Diego State | | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| mtn | W 47–17 | 60,804 |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | UNLV | | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| mtn | W 52–7 | 63,341 |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force | | | Versus | W 33–14 | 35,521 |
November 4 | 4:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | | | mtn | W 24–3 | 21,117 |
November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | No. 25 | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| CSTV | W 55–7 | 59,901 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 23 | - LaVell Edwards Stadium
- Provo, UT
| mtn | W 42–17 | 63,814 |
November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Utah | No. 21 | | CSTV/mtn | W 33–31 | 45,330 |
December 21 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Oregon* | No. 19 | | ESPN2 | W 38–8 | 44,615 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
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Coaches Poll | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
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Harris | Not released | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | Not released |
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Roster
(as of September 2006) Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine |
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Wide receivers - 2 Bryce Mahuika - Sophomore
- 3 Michael Reed† - Sophomore
- 5 Brett Cooper - Senior
- 9 Nathan Meikle† - Senior
- 10 Matt Allen† - Junior
- 19 Zac Erekson - Sophomore
- 80 McKay Jacobson - Freshman
- 82 Ryan Neeley - Junior
- 83 Saia Hafoka - Sophomore
- 85 Zac Collie - Senior
- 86 Daniel Tervort - Freshman
- 87 Matt Smith - Senior
Offensive guards - 62 Braden Hansen - Freshman
- 74 Travis Bright† - Sophomore
- 76 Ray Feinga† - Sophomore
Offensive tackles - 65 Dallas Reynolds† - Sophomore
- 66 Garrett Reden - Freshman
- 68 David Oswald - Sophomore
- 73 Jake Kuresa† - Senior
Centers - 60 Ryan Freeman - Freshman
- 67 Sete Aulai† - Junior
Offensive linemen - 53 Tom Sorensen - Sophomore
- 55 Jeff Rhea - Junior
- 59 Eddie Keele - Senior
- 61 Jackson Smith - Freshman
- 69 John Barrett - Freshman
- 71 Rick Wolfley - Freshman
- 72 Nick Longshore - Senior
- 75 Walter Kahaialii -Freshman
- 77 Jason Speredon - Freshman
- 79 Erik Freeman - Junior
- 58 Jayson Clark - Senior
| | Tight ends - 13 Jonny Harline† - Senior
- 20 Daniel Coats - Senior
- 37 Vic So'oto - Sophomore
- 84 Jeff Allen - Freshman
- 88 Andrew George - Freshman
- 89 Brock Hansen - Freshman
Fullbacks - 11 Manase Tonga† - Sophomore
- 27 Joe Semanoff - Junior
Quarterbacks - 4 James Lark - Freshman
- 7 Jason Beck - Senior
- 11 Sam Doman - Freshman
- 12 John Beck† - Senior
- 16 Jacob Bower - Freshman
- 24 Kurt McEuen - Freshman
Running backs - 1 Fui Vakapuna - Sophomore
- 6 Curtis Brown† - Senior
- 22 Ray Hudson - Sophomore
- 31 Isaac Taylor - Sophomore
- 32 Mike Hague - Freshman
- 45 Harvey Unga - Freshman
Defensive line - 54 Kyle Luekenga - Sophomore
- 57 Dan Alleto - Freshman
- 75 Jordan Richardson - Freshman
- 77 Ian Dulan - Freshman
- 90 Mosese Foketi - Junior
- 92 Brett Denney - Freshman
- 93 Sean Sullivan - Junior
- 94 Tommy Nelson - Freshman
- 95 Temana Paongo - Freshman
- 96 Kalama Kaluhiokalani - Freshman
- 97 Garrett Eskelsen - Freshman
Defensive ends - 70 Hala Paongo† - Senior
- 84 Jan Jorgensen† - Freshman
- 91 Judd Anderton - Junior
- 99 Matangi Tonga - Freshman
Defensive tackles - 51 Russell Tialavea† - Freshman
- 98 Romney Fuga - Freshman
| | Defensive backs - 4 Brandon Howard - Freshman
- 6 Jordan Stephan - Freshman
- 10 Jeff Sorensen - Freshman
- 14 Tyler Kozlowski - Freshman
- 16 Kellen Fowler - Junior
- 18 Aaron Attig - Freshman
- 19 Brandon Bradley - Freshman
- 20 Michael Moore - Freshman
- 22 Carter Mees - Freshman
- 24 Nate Hutchinson - Freshman
- 26 Aaron Gordon - Senior
- 29 Kelly Bills - Sophomore
- 30 Robbie Buckner - Freshman
- 31 Chris Warner - Sophomore
- 32 Scott Johnson - Sophomore
- 39 Cole Miyahira - Senior
Linebackers - 35 Cameron Jensen† - Senior
- 36 Markell Staffieri - Junior
- 41 Bryan Kehl† - Junior
- 42 Gary Lovely - Senior
- 43 David Nixon - Sophomore
- 44 Dan Van Sweden - Freshman
- 45 Rex Doman - Junior
- 45 Zed Mendenhall - Freshman
- 46 Kelly Poppinga - Junior
- 47 Terrance Hooks - Freshman
- 48 Andrew Stacey - Senior
- 49 Shawn Doman - Freshman
- 50 Chris Bolden - Junior
- 52 Aaron Wagner - Senior
- 53 Austin Nielsen - Freshman
- 55 Skyler Stephens - Sophomore
- 56 Dan Bates - Senior
- 58 Jeff Bell - Freshman
- 63 Connell Hess - Freshman
Cornerbacks - 15 Justin Robinson† - Senior
- 21 Ben Criddle† - Junior
- 33 Andre Saulsberry - Junior
- 34 Kayle Buchanan† - Junior
Safeties - 25 Quinn Gooch† - Junior
- 23 David Tafuna - Junior
- 28 Dustin Gabriel† - Junior
Punters - 29 Derek McLaughlin† - Senior
- 30 Jared McLaughlin - Senior
Kickers - 30 Jared McLaughlin† - Senior
- 29 Derek McLaughlin - Senior
- 38 Spencer Covert- Freshman
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† Starter at position * Injured |
Regular season
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | BYU | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | • Arizona | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:52 | UA | Nick Folk 30-yard field goal | UA 3-0 | | 1 | 2:06 | BYU | Daniel Coats 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-3 | | 2 | 12:53 | UA | Nick Folk 22-yard field goal | BYU 7-6 | | 3 | 10:08 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 20-yard field goal | BYU 10-6 | | 3 | 6:52 | UA | Anthony Johnson 2-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Nick Folk kick) | UA 13-10 | | 4 | 5:23 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal | TIED 13-13 | | 4 | 0:01 | UA | Nick Folk 48-yard field goal | UA 16-13 | |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Tulsa | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | • BYU | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | - Date: September 9
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 2:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 4:04
- Game attendance: 56,627
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy and warm, wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h), 53 minute rain/lightning delay
- Referee: Steve Barth
- TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Toby Christensen (mtn.)
Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:04 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 7-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 2 | 11:03 | TU | Kyle Grooms 6-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) | TIED 7-7 | | 2 | 8:16 | TU | Jarod Tracy 25-yard field goal | TU 10-7 | | 2 | 3:51 | BYU | Manase Tonga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-10 | | 2 | 0:47 | BYU | Matt Allen 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 21-10 | | 3 | 13:52 | BYU | Curtis Brown 62-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 28-10 | | 3 | 9:56 | TU | Tarrion Adams 1-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) | BYU 28-17 | | 3 | 0:21 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 35-17 | | 4 | 11:36 | BYU | Zac Collie 16-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 42-17 | | 4 | 9:56 | BYU | Harvey Unga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 49-17 | | 4 | 2:01 | TU | Courtney Tennial 5-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) | BYU 49-24 | |
Boston College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | BYU | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | • #23 Boston College | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 30 | |
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| 1 | 10:49 | BYU | John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 2:09 | BC | Brian Toal 1-yard run (Ryan Ohliger kick failed) | BYU 7-6 | | 2 | 11:15 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 45-yard field goal | BYU 10-6 | | 2 | 6:35 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 50-yard field goal | BYU 13-6 | | 2 | 3:22 | BC | Tony Gonzales 18-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick failed) | BYU 13-12 | | 3 | 10:27 | BC | Matt Ryan 1-yard run (Kevin Challenger pass from Matt Ryan) | BC 20-13 | | 4 | 14:56 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | TIED 20-20 | | 4 | 10:07 | BC | Ryan Ohliger 20-yard field goal | BC 23-20 | | 4 | 6:33 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 25-yard field goal | TIED 23-23 | | 2OT | | BC | Tony Gonzales 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick) | BC 30-23 | |
Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • BYU | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 | - Date: September 23
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 2:49
- Game attendance: 58,659
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)
- Referee: Bill Athan
- TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson (mtn.)
Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:22 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 4:53 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 44-yard field goal | BYU 10-0 | | 2 | 14:02 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 17-0 | | 2 | 5:24 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 24-0 | | 3 | 8:21 | BYU | Justin Robinson 64-yard Interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 31-0 | | 4 | 2:16 | BYU | Jonny Harline 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 38-0 | |
TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • BYU | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | #15 TCU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 3:40 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal | BYU 3-0 | | 2 | 10:03 | BYU | Manase Tonga 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 10-0 | | 2 | 0:04 | TCU | Chris Manfredini 36-yard field goal | BYU 10-3 | | 3 | 10:26 | BYU | Michael Reed 40-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick | BYU 17-3 | | 3 | 6:04 | TCU | Brent Hecht 2-yard pass from Jeff Ballard (Chris Manfredini kick) | BYU 17-10 | | 4 | 12:33 | BYU | Matt Allen 26-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 24-10 | | 4 | 7:27 | BYU | Jonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 31-10 | | 4 | 1:55 | TCU | Aaron Brown 7-yard run (Chris Manfredini kick) | BYU 31-17 | |
San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | • BYU | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 47 | - Date: October 7
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 2:57
- Game attendance: 60,804
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy, wind S 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
- Referee: Rich Kollen
- TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.)
Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) |
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| 1 | 13:19 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 14-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 10:12 | SDSU | Garrett Palmer 48-yard field goal | BYU 7-3 | | 1 | 6:47 | BYU | Zac Collie 29-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-3 | | 1 | 2:38 | BYU | Curtis Brown 4-yard run (kick blocked) | BYU 20-3 | | 2 | 10:06 | BYU | Jonny Harline 8-yard pass from John Beck (kick failed) | BYU 26-3 | | 2 | 8:13 | BYU | Dustin Gabriel 38-yard interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 33-3 | | 2 | 3:03 | BYU | Curtis Brown 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 40-3 | | 3 | 12:20 | SDSU | Brandon Bornes 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) | BYU 40-10 | | 3 | 9:41 | BYU | Manase Tonga 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 47-10 | | 3 | 4:35 | SDSU | Tyler Campbell 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) | BYU 47-17 | |
UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | UNLV | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • BYU | 21 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 52 | - Date: October 21
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:15
- Game attendance: 63,341
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy, wind WNW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
- Referee: Gerald Wright
- TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.)
Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) |
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| 1 | 12:29 | BYU | Jonny Harline 48-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 5:32 | BYU | John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-0 | | 1 | 3:50 | BYU | Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 21-0 | | 2 | 7:48 | UNLV | Casey Flair 3-yard pass from Rocky Hinds (Sergio Aguayo kick) | BYU 21-7 | | 2 | 2:48 | BYU | McKay Jacobson 28-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 28-7 | | 3 | 5:08 | BYU | Jonny Harline 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 35-7 | | 3 | 0:40 | BYU | McKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 42-7 | | 4 | 8:12 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 34-yard field goal | BYU 45-7 | | 4 | 3:21 | BYU | Mike Hague 81-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 52-7 | |
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • BYU | 7 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 33 | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | - Date: October 28
- Location: Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO
- Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 2:56
- Game attendance: 35,521
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), mostly sunny, wind SE 10 mph (16 km/h)
- Referee: Rich Kollen
- TV announcers (VS.): Gary Bender, Glenn Parker, Argy Stathapolous
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| 1 | 7:53 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 2 | 10:12 | BYU | Michael Reed 8-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-0 | | 2 | 0:58 | BYU | Jonny Harline 1-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 21-0 | | 3 | 11:08 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 53-yard field goal | BYU 24-0 | | 3 | 3:54 | AFA | Shaun Karney 1-yard run (Zach Sasser kick) | BYU 24-7 | | 4 | 13:40 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) | BYU 30-7 | | 4 | 6:38 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 27-yard field goal | BYU 33-7 | | 4 | 0:27 | AFA | Beau Suder 3-yard run (Zach Sasser kick) | BYU 33-14 | |
Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • BYU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | Colorado State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - Date: November 4
- Location: Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
- Game start: 4:36 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 2:38
- Game attendance: 21,117
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy, wind SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Terry Leyden
- TV announcers (mtn.): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson
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| 1 | 6:43 | BYU | Manase Tonga 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 2 | 8:18 | CSU | Jason Smith 28-yard field goal | BYU 7-3 | | 2 | 0:55 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 5-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-3 | | 3 | 0:22 | BYU | Fui Vakapuna 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 21-3 | | 4 | 7:35 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 25-yard field goal | BYU 24-3 | |
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • #25 BYU | 21 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 55 | - Date: November 9
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 6:06 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 2:50
- Game attendance: 59,901
- Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), overcast, wind N 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CSTV, BYU SN): Jonathan Coachman, Chris Rix (CSTV)
Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) |
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| 1 | 13:03 | BYU | Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 7:53 | BYU | Jonny Harline 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-0 | | 1 | 4:35 | BYU | Michael Reed 33-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 21-0 | | 2 | 6:38 | BYU | Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 28-0 | | 2 | 0:31 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal | BYU 31-0 | | 3 | 12:12 | BYU | John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 38-0 | | 3 | 2:58 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 18-yard field goal | BYU 41-0 | | 4 | 9:30 | BYU | John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 48-0 | | 4 | 7:44 | BYU | McKay Jacobson 77-yard punt return (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 55-0 | | 4 | 6:25 | WY | Devin Moore 71-yard run (Jake Scott kick) | BYU 55-7 | |
New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | • #23 BYU | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 | - Date: November 18
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
- Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:02
- Game attendance: 63,814
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), partly cloudy, no wind
- Referee: Karl Richins
- TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): Rich Cellini, Jon Berger, Blaine Fowler (mtn.)
Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:53 | BYU | Curtis Brown 49-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 7:51 | BYU | McKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-0 | | 1 | 3:01 | UNM | Kenny Byrd 31-yard field goal | BYU 14-3 | | 2 | 13:26 | BYU | Jonny Harline 71-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 21-3 | | 2 | 1:02 | BYU | Curtis Brown 9-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 28-3 | | 3 | 13:51 | UNM | Travis Brown 35-yard pass from Chris Nelson (Kenny Byrd kick) | BYU 28-10 | | 3 | 8:56 | UNM | Quincy Black 88-yard interception return (Kenny Byrd kick) | BYU 28-17 | | 3 | 4:58 | BYU | Matt Allen 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 35-17 | | 4 | 4:53 | BYU | John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 42-17 | |
Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #21 BYU | 14 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | Utah | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 | - Date: November 25
- Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
- Game start: 1:38 p.m. MST
- Elapsed time: 3:18
- Game attendance: 45,330
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), mostly sunny, wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
- Referee: Rich Kollen
- TV announcers (mtn., CSTV): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler
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| 1 | 10:38 | BYU | Manase Tonga 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 7-0 | | 1 | 6:48 | BYU | Jonny Harline 36-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 14-0 | | 2 | 9:18 | UTAH | Brent Casteel 18-yard pass from Eric Weddle (Louie Sakoda kick) | BYU 14-7 | | 2 | 0:00 | UTAH | Louie Sakoda 24-yard field goal | BYU 14-10 | | 3 | 8:24 | UTAH | Marquis Wilson 57-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) | UTAH 17-14 | | 3 | 1:41 | UTAH | Colt Sampson 4-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) | UTAH 24-14 | | 4 | 13:15 | BYU | Jonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) | UTAH 24-20 | | 4 | 3:23 | BYU | Daniel Coats 2-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 27-24 | | 4 | 1:19 | UTAH | Brent Casteel 19-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) | UTAH 31-27 | | 4 | 0:00 | BYU | Jonny Harline 11-yard pass from John Beck (run failed) | BYU 33-31 | |
- Announcer James Bates: "Five in a row won't happen." Referring to Utah winning the past four years in the rivalry series.
Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #19 BYU | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
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| 2 | 13:25 | BYU | Jared McLaughlin 24-yard field goal | BYU 3-0 | | 2 | 6:57 | BYU | Curtis Brown 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 10-0 | | 2 | 1:50 | BYU | Jonny Harline 41-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 17-0 | | 3 | 3:42 | BYU | Curtis Brown 4-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 24-0 | | 4 | 11:29 | BYU | John Beck 13-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 31-0 | | 4 | 10:27 | ORE | Brian Paysinger 47-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Jeremiah Johnson run) | BYU 31-8 | | 4 | 9:14 | BYU | Manase Tonga 17-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) | BYU 38-8 | |
- "Um, remind me again who's in the Mountain West Conference." - Mike Bellotti on BYU's undefeated conference record
- "Collectively, no, they couldn't compete at the highest level in the Pac-10. They lost to Arizona this year. They wouldn't even be a midlevel Pac-10 team." - Bellotti on BYU as Pac-10 team
- BYU first bowl win since 1996 season
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