2020_BYU_Cougars_football_team

2020 BYU Cougars football
2020 BYU Cougars football
Boca Raton Bowl champion
Boca Raton Bowl, W 49–23 vs. UCF
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	11–1
Head coach	Kalani Sitake (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Grimes (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Power spread
Defensive coordinator	Ilaisa Tuiaki (5th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Matt Bushman; Lopini Katoa; Brady Christensen; James Empey; Troy Warner; Isaiah Kaufusi; Khyiris Tonga; Zayne Anderson
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

The 2020 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the 10th year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent.

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Before the season

Schedule

BYU‘s games against Michigan State, Minnesota, Utah, Arizona State, Stanford and Missouri were all canceled before the season started. These were moves by the Pac-12, Big Ten and SEC related to COVID-19 in order to reduce the spread of the virus through travel restrictions.^[56]^[57]^[58] Any other changes to the schedule will be made in accordance with these restrictions. On August 8, 2020, the Mid-American Conference suspended their season taking Northern Illinois off of BYU's schedule. On August 10, 2020, Mountain West Conference suspended their 2020 season removing Utah State, Boise State and San Diego State from the Cougars’ 2020 schedule.^[59] The game at Army, scheduled for September 19 as part of the replacement slate of games, was postponed indefinitely on September 12 with both the academy and BYU pledging to attempt to reschedule the game for a later date.^[60] Subsequently, the Mountain West Conference announced that both Boise State and San Diego State would be permitted to play BYU late in the season.^[61]^[62]

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Personnel

Roster

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2020 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Jacob Conover	Fr
QB	`3`	Jaren Hall	So
QB	`10`	Mason Fakahua	Fr
QB	`10`	Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters	Fr
QB	`19`	Rhett Reilly	So
QB	`16`	Baylor Romney	So
QB	`1`	Zach Wilson	Jr
OL	`56`	Clark Barrington	So
OL	`65`	Chandler Bird	Fr
OL	`67`	Brady Christensen	Jr
OL	`66`	James Empey	Jr
OL	`71`	Blake Freeland	So
OL	`77`	Chandon Herring	Sr
OL	`69`	Tristen Hoge	Sr
OL	`64`	Brayden Keim	Fr
OL	`76`	Harris LaChance	So
OL	`74`	Kieffer Longson	Sr
OL	`75`	Burke Parker	Fr
OL	`70`	Connor Pay	Fr
OL	`61`	Keanu Saleapaga	Jr
OL	`63`	Joe Tukuafu	Jr
OL	`68`	Mo Unutoa	Jr
OL	`72`	Seth Willis	Fr
RB	`25`	Tyler Allgeier	So
RB	`30`	Luc Andrada	Fr
RB	`10`	Javelle Brown	Fr
RB	`19`	Miles Davis	Fr
RB	`43`	Theo Dawson	So
RB	`20`	Sione Finau	So
RB	`4`	Lopini Katoa	Jr
RB	`21`	Jackson McChesney	Fr
RB	`7`	Hinckley Ropati	So
RB	`45`	Chase Wester	Jr
TE	`89`	Matt Bushman	Sr
TE	`42`	Kyle Griffitts	Sr
TE	`82`	Bentley Hanshaw	Fr
TE	`80`	Lane Lunt	Jr
TE	`83`	Isaac Rex	Fr
TE	`35`	Ben Tuipulotu	Fr
TE	`35`	Hank Tuipulotu	So
TE	`13`	Masen Wake	So
TE	`96`	Carter Wheat	Fr
WR	`31`	Jacob Boren	Fr
WR	`27`	Chayce Bolli	Fr
WR	`85`	Brayden Cosper	So
WR	`0`	Kody Epps	Fr
WR	`88`	Terence Fall	Fr
WR	`36`	Talmage Gunther	Fr
WR	`86`	Keanu Hill	Fr
WR	`82`	Chris Jackson	Jr
WR	`5`	Dax Milne	Jr
WR	`15`	Kade Moore	Fr
WR	`13`	Joe Nelson	Fr
WR	`26`	Hobbs Nyborg	Fr
WR	`2`	Neil Pau'u	Jr
WR	`18`	Gunner Romney	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`25`	Samuel Allred	Sr
DB	`23`	Zayne Anderson	Sr
DB	`15`	Caleb Christensen	Fr
DB	`2`	Keenan Ellis	Jr
DB	`27`	Tavita Gagnier	Fr
DB	`22`	Ammon Hannemann	Fr
DB	`1`	Micah Harper	Fr
DB	`11`	Isaiah Herron	So
DB	`43`	Jared Kapisi	Sr
DB	`20`	Hayden Livingston	So
DB	`16`	D'Angelo Mandell	Jr
DB	`28`	Jason Money	Jr
DB	`12`	Malik Moore	Jr
DB	`26`	Mitchell Price	Jr
DB	`10`	Morgan Pyper	So
DB	`20`	Ethan Slade	Fr
DB	`28`	Petey Tuipulotu	Fr
DB	`7`	George Udo	So
DB	`4`	Troy Warner	Sr
DB	`32`	Chris Wilcox	Sr
DB	`29`	Shamon Willis	Jr
DB	`13`	Jaques Wilson	Jr
DB	`37`	Wes Wright	So
DL	`92`	Tyler Batty	Fr
DL	`99`	Zac Dawe	Sr
DL	`93`	Bracken El-Bakri	Sr
DL	`55`	Lorenzo Fauatea	Jr
DL	`44`	Seleti Fevaleaki	Fr
DL	`75`	JT Gentry	So
DL	`73`	Caden Haws	Fr
DL	`59`	Fisher Jackson	Fr
DL	`21`	Hirkley Latu	So
DL	`58`	Uriah Leiataua	Sr
DL	`94`	Freddy Livai	Fr
DL	`62`	Atunaisa Mahe	So
DL	`48`	Alex Muti	Fr
DL	`90`	Jacob Palu	Fr
DL	`88`	Alema Pilimai	So
DL	`78`	Andrew Slack	Fr
DL	`98`	Gabe Summers	So
DL	`57`	Alden Tofa	Jr
DL	`95`	Khyiris Tonga	Sr
DL	`51`	Jeddy Tuiloma	Sr
DL	`91`	Earl Tuioti-Mariner	Jr
LB	`3`	Chaz Ah You	Jr
LB	`59`	Truman Andrus	Fr
LB	`33`	Ben Bywater	Fr
LB	`17`	Matthew Criddle	Jr
LB	`34`	Kavika Fonua	Sr
LB	`54`	Chase Hughes	So
LB	`46`	Drew Jensen	So
LB	`53`	Isaiah Kaufusi	Sr
LB	`38`	Jackson Kaufusi	So
LB	`50`	Sam Lee	Sr
LB	`52`	Preston Lewis	Fr
LB	`41`	Keenan Pili	So
LB	`47`	Pepe Tanuvasa	Jr
LB	`94`	Kade Pupunu	Fr
LB	`31`	Max Tooley	So
LB	`49`	Payton Wilgar	So
LB	`52`	Josh Wilson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DS	`87`	Britton Hogan	So
DS	`84`	Austin Riggs	Fr
P	`24`	Ryan Rehkow	Fr
K	`39`	Jake Oldroyd	Jr
K	`97`	Justen Smith	Fr

Head coach

Kalani Sitake (BYU)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ed Lamb (BYU)
Assistant head coach, Special Teams, Linebackers
Jeff Grimes (UTEP)
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Roderick (BYU)
Passing Game Coordintor/quarterbacks
Eric Mateos (Southwest Baptist)
Offensive line
Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah)
Wide receivers
Steve Clark (BYU)
Tight ends
Harvey Unga (BYU)
Running backs
Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah)
Defensive coordinator, Defensive line
Jernaro Gilford (BYU)
Cornerbacks
Preston Hadley (BYU)
Safeties
Nu'u Tafisi (California)
Director of strength and conditioning
Justin McClure (Northern Colorado)
Football strength and conditioning coach
AJ Middleton (Redlands)
Football strength and conditioning coach
Jon Swift (BYU)
Director of football operations
Jack Damuni (BYU)
Executive coordinator of On-campus Recruiting and Community/Player Relations
Jasen Ah You (BYU)
Executive coordinator of Recruiting and Player Personnel
Matt Mitchell (Wheaton (IL))
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Spencer Patterson (Utah Tech)
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Tanner Jacobson (BYU)
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Gavin Fowler (BYU)
Defensive Graduate Assistant

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Notes
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters	QB	6'0"	190	Laie, Hawaii	^[2]
Kody Epps	WR	5'10"	170	Los Angeles, California	^[3]
Isaiah Tupuo	OL	6'3"	316	Sacramento, California	Mission prior to enrolling^[4]
Josh Larsen	DL	6'4"	230	Woods Cross, Utah	Absent From Fall Roster ^[5]
Micah Harper	DB	5'11"	170	Chandler, Arizona	^[6]
Josh Wilson	LB	6'0"	210	Draper, Utah	^[7]
Terence Fall	WR	6'2"	185	San Bernardino, California	^[8]
Alex Muti	DL	6'3"	200	Kealakekua, Hawaii	^[9]
Nukuluve Helu	RB	6'1"	195	Tooele, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[10]
Petey Tuipulotu	DB	6'3"	190	Fort Mill, South Carolina	^[11]
Ty Burke	DB	6'1"	175	Syracuse, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[12]
Dean Jones	DB	6'2"	190	Phoenix, Arizona	Mission prior to enrolling^[13]
Bodie Schoonover	LB	6'4"	215	American Fork, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[14]
Logan Pili	LB	6'1"	205	Provo, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[15]
John Nelson	DL	6'4"	260	Salem, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[16]
Jake Griffin	OL	6'6"	265	Mesa, Arizona	Mission prior to enrolling^[17]
Chandler Bird	OL	6'1"	285	Ocean City, New Jersey	^[18]
Devin Downing	WR	6'2"	175	American Fork, Utah	Mission prior to enrolling^[19]
Tate Romney	LB	6'3"	220	Chandler, Arizona	Mission prior to enrolling^[20]
Miles Davis	RB	6'1"	193	Las Vegas, Nevada	^[21]
Ace Kaufusi	DB	6'3"	200	Kahuku, Hawaii	Mission prior to enrolling^[22]
Koa Eldredge	WR	6'0"	190	Honolulu, Hawaii	Mission prior to enrolling^[23]
Burke Parker	OL	6'4"	275	Honolulu, Hawaii	^[24]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Tyler Batty	DL	6'5"	261	Freshman	^[25]
Jacob Conover	QB	6'1"	205	Freshman	^[26]
Mason Fakahua	QB	6'2"	217	Freshman	^[27]
Bentley Hanshaw	TE	6'6"	225	Freshman	^[28]
Preston Lewis	LB	6'2"	225	Freshman	^[29]
Ryan Rehkow	P	6'5"	205	Freshman	^[30]
Andrew Slack	DL	6'5"	290	Freshman	^[31]
Seth Willis	OL	6'6"	325	Freshman	^[32]
Ben Tuipulotu	TE	6'4"	200	Freshman	^[33]
Connor Pay	OL	6'6"	295	Freshman	^[34]
Truman Andrus	LB	6'2"	215	Freshman	^[35]
Joe Nelson	WR	6'3"	190	Freshman	^[36]
Austin Riggs	LS	6'5"	215	Freshman	^[37]
Kade Moore	WR	5'11"	170	Freshman	^[38]
Justen Smith	K	6'2"	190	Freshman	^[39]
Chayce Bolli	WR	6'0"	190	Freshman	^[40]
Jacob Palu	DL	6'2"	295	Freshman	^[41]
Ethan Slade	DB	6'0"	175	Freshman	^[42]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Caleb Christensen	DB	5'9"	193	Freshman	Originally Signed in 2019^[43]
Fisher Jackson	DL	6'5"	252	Freshman	Originally Signed in 2019^[44]
Hobbs Nyberg	WR	5'11"	195	Freshman	Originally Signed in 2019 Baseball^[45]
Jaques Wilson	DB	5'11"	185	Junior	Transfer from West Los Angeles College^[46]
Chris Jackson	WR	5'10"	180	Junior	Transfer from Mt. San Antonio College^[47]
Lane Lunt	TE	6'4"	230	Junior	Transfer from Eastern Arizona College^[48]
Hinckley Ropati	RB	5'11"	210	Sophomore	Transfer from Cerritos College^[49]
Theo Dawson	RB	6'0"	225	Sophomore	Transfer from University of Wyoming^[50]
Chase Hughes	LB	6'1"	214	Sophomore	Transfer from University of Wyoming^[51]
Wes Wright	DB	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Transfer from Snow College^[52]
Jason Money	DB	6'1"	203	Junior	Transfer from Snow College^[53]
Hirkley Latu	DL	6'3"	240	Sophomore	Return after sitting out 2019 ^[54]
Samuel Allred	DB	6'0"	205	Senior	^[55]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Sam Baldwin	LB	6'3"	205	Senior	Graduation
Emmanuel Esukpa	RB	5'11"	225	Senior	Graduation
Dayan Ghanwoloku	DB	5'11"	200	Senior	Graduation
Mitch Harris	LS	6'4"	219	Senior	Graduation
Aleva Hifo	WR	5'10"	187	Senior	Graduation
Austin Kafentzis	LB	6'1"	200	Senior	Graduation
Moroni Laulu-Pututau	TE	6'5"	240	Senior	Graduation
Austin Lee	DB	6'0"	200	Senior	Graduation
JJ Nwigwe	DL	6'5"	260	Senior	Graduation
Trajan Pili	DL	6'2"	255	Senior	Graduation
Sawyer Powell	DB	6'1"	195	Senior	Graduation
Addison Pulsipher	OL	6'5"	293	Senior	Graduation
Thomas Shoaf	OL	6'5"	300	Senior	Graduation
Talon Shumway	WR	6'3"	210	Senior	Graduation
Micah Simon	WR	6'1"	195	Senior	Graduation
Beau Tanner	DB	6'0"	189	Senior	Graduation
Ty'Son Williams	RB	6'0"	220	Senior	Graduation
Batchlor Johnson IV	WR	5'9"	160	Senior	Graduation
Skyler Southam	K	6'0"	195	Sophomore	Transfer
Devin Kaufusi	DL	6'7"	257	Junior	Transfer
Austin Chambers	DL	6'5"	305	Junior	Transfer
Alex Wyble-Meza	RB	5'10"	200	Sophomore	Transfer
Ethan Atagi	OL	6'5"	323	Sophomore	Transfer
Darius McFarland	DL	6'2"	254	Freshman	Transfer
Joe Critchlow	QB	6'4"	220	Sophomore
Alex Miskela	LB	6'1"	235	Freshman
Danny Jones	P	6'4"	240	Junior
Dallin Lee	DB	6'2"	200	Freshman
Jacob Smith	OL	6'5"	306	Freshman
Austin Whetzel	WR	5'11"	175	Junior
Nate Heaps	TE	6'4"	260	Sophomore
Brevan Ward	OL	6'5"	298	Sophomore
Spencer Romney	WR	5'10"	171	Sophomore
Jacob Talbot	WR	6'3"	200	Sophomore
Will Watanabe	DB	5'10"	202	Freshman
Kimball Henstrom	DB	6'0"	191	Freshman
Dimitri Gallow	DB	6'0"	190	Junior
Chapman Beaird	DB	6'3"	196	Freshman
Koy Harris	WR	6'1"	175	Sophomore
Tevita Ika	WR	5'8"	186	Freshman
Solofa Funa	DL	6'2"	245	Freshman

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPN	W 55–3	0
September 26	8:15 p.m.	Troy	No. 18	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 48–7	0
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	No. 22	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 45–14	0
October 10	1:30 p.m.	UTSA	No. 15	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 27–20	0
October 16	7:40 p.m.	at Houston	No. 14	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	W 43–26	10,092
October 24	8:15 p.m.	Texas State	No. 12	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 52–14	6,570
October 31	8:15 p.m.	Western Kentucky	No. 11	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 41–10	6,843
November 6	7:45 p.m.	at No. 21 Boise State	No. 9	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FS1	W 51–17	1,100
November 21	1:00 p.m.	North Alabama	No. 8	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 66–14	936
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Coastal Carolina	No. 13	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (College GameDay)	ESPNU	L 17–22	5,000
December 12	8:00 p.m.	San Diego State	No. 18	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 28–14	0
December 22	5:00 p.m.	vs. UCF	No. 16	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–23	6,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

2020_BYU_Cougars_football_team

2020 BYU Cougars football team

Before the season

Coaching changes

2020 recruits

2019 returned missionaries

2020 other additions

2020 departures

Schedule

Rankings

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

Navy

Troy

Louisiana Tech

UTSA

Houston

Texas State

Western Kentucky

Boise State

North Alabama

Coastal Carolina

San Diego State

Boca Raton Bowl: UCF

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 BYU		–		11	–	1
No. 17 Liberty		–		10	–	1
Army		–		9	–	3
New Mexico State		–		1	–	1
UMass		–		0	–	4

Note: Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season; New Mexico State was the only FBS school to play a spring schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—*	21	18	22	15	14	12	11	9	8	8	8	8	14	14	13	11
Coaches	—	—*	22	23	22	15	13	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	16	16	15	11
CFP	Not released												14	13	18	17	16	Not released

Name	Position
Kalani Sitake	Head coach
Ed Lamb	Assistant head coach/special teams/linebackers coach
Jeff Grimes	Offensive coordinator
Eric Mateos	Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake	Wide receivers coach
Steve Clark	Tight end coach
Aaron Roderick	Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Ilaisa Tuiaki	Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach
Preston Hadley	Safeties coach
Jernaro Gilford	Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga	Running backs coach

Statistics	BYU	Navy
First downs	28	7
Plays–yards	71–580	47–149
Rushes–yards	49–301	39–119
Passing yards	279	30
Passing: comp–att–int	16–22–1	4–8–0
Time of possession	37:20	22:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	13–18–1, 232 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	14 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Gunner Romney	4 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Dalen Morris	2–4–0, 16 yards, 0 TD's
	Rushing	Myles Fells	3 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Mark Walker	2 receptions, 20 yards

Statistics	TROY	BYU
First downs	8	33
Plays–yards	54–181	83–664
Rushes–yards	18–19	48–192
Passing yards	162	472
Passing: comp–att–int	21–36–0	28–35–0
Time of possession	15:48	44:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TROY	Passing	Gunnar Watson	21–33–0, 162 yards
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	4 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Tray Eafford	2 recepeptions, 59 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	23–28–0, 392 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Lopini Katoa	11 rushes, 76 yards
	Receiving	Dax Milne	7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Tech	BYU
First downs	18	36
Plays–yards	63–313	64–513
Rushes–yards	30–74	38–188
Passing yards	239	325
Passing: comp–att–int	22–33–2	24–26–0
Time of possession	30:11	29:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	18–27–1, 191 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Justin Henderson	13 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Smoke Harris	3 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD's
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	24–26–0, 325 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	10 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gunner Romney	7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	UTSA	BYU
First downs	17	22
Plays–yards	61–359	68–470
Rushes–yards	28–72	38–178
Passing yards	287	292
Passing: comp–att–int	24–33–1	22–30–0
Time of possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Lowell Narcisse	17–20–0, 229 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	11 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Zakhari Franklin	7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	22–30–0, 292 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	19 rushes, 116 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dax Milne	7 receptions, 102 yards

Statistics	BYU	UH
First downs	23	26
Plays–yards	59–478	77–438
Rushes–yards	24–78	44–128
Passing yards	400	310
Passing: comp–att–int	25–35–0	21–31–0
Time of possession	25:48	34:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	25–35–0, 400 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Zach Wilson	9 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Dax Milne	9 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TD's
UH	Passing	Clayton Tune	21–31–0, 310 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Kyle Porter	20 rushes, 94 yards
	Receiving	Christian Trahan	3 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	TXST	BYU
First downs	15	30
Plays–yards	57–267	76–579
Rushes–yards	26–117	40–227
Passing yards	150	352
Passing: comp–att–int	17–31–2	25–36–1
Time of possession	25:49	34:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TXST	Passing	Brady McBride	17–30–2, 150 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Brock Sturges	8 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	3 receptions, 48 yards, 2 TD's
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	19–25–1, 287 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	12 rushes, 76 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dax Milne	4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	WKU	BYU
First downs	17	25
Plays–yards	65–262	69–410
Rushes–yards	34–156	32–166
Passing yards	106	244
Passing: comp–att–int	19–31–0	21–37–1
Time of possession	33:04	26:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WKU	Passing	Tyrrell Pigrome	19–30–0, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gaej Walker	17 rushes, 75 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Lane	3 receptions, 31 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	18–32–1, 224 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	16 rushes, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dax Milne	5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	BYU	BSU
First downs	25	14
Plays–yards	65–573	65–310
Rushes–yards	38–214	27–61
Passing yards	359	249
Passing: comp–att–int	21–27–0	23–38–1
Time of possession	26:47	33:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	21–27–0, 359 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	14 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Gunner Romney	6 receptions, 133 yards
BSU	Passing	Cade Fennegan	15–26–1, 182 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Andrew Van Buren	16 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Khalil Shakir	10 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD's

Statistics	UNA	BYU
First downs	21	25
Plays–yards	68–354	59–555
Rushes–yards	28–49	33–278
Passing yards	305	277
Passing: comp–att–int	26–40–1	18–26–0
Time of possession	33:23	26:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNA	Passing	Rett Files	15–21–1, 198 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Prince	5 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Dexter Boykin	3 receptions, 64 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	10–16–0, 212 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	13 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Dax Milne	4 receptions, 101 yards

Statistics	BYU	CCU
First downs	21	22
Plays–yards	58–405	69–366
Rushes–yards	26–165	54–281
Passing yards	240	85
Passing: comp–att–int	19–32–1	10–15–0
Time of possession	22:09	37:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	19–32–1, 240 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	13 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dax Milne	6 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
CCU	Passing	Grayson McCall	10–15–0, 85 yards
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	23 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Kameron Brown	4 receptions, 47 yards

Statistics	SDSU	BYU
First downs	23	16
Plays–yards	77–399	53–384
Rushes–yards	46–169	19–74
Passing yards	230	310
Passing: comp–att–int	21–31–1	25–34–0
Time of possession	37:00	23:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SDSU	Passing	Jordon Brookshire	21–31–1, 230 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kaegun Williams	16 rushes, 92 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Greg Bell	2 receptions, 42 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	25–34–0, 310 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Lopini Katoa	13 rushes, 83 yards
	Receiving	Neil Pau'u	8 receptions, 117 yards

Statistics	UCF	BYU
First downs	28	34
Plays–yards	88–411	73–655
Rushes–yards	43–194	38–214
Passing yards	217	441
Passing: comp–att–int	21–45–0	27–35–0
Time of possession	26:38	33:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	21–45–0, 217 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Greg McCrae	18 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Harris	4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	26–34–0, 425 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	19 rushes, 193 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Isaac Rex	5 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD's

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	2	Zach Wilson	QB	New York Jets
3	70	Brady Christensen	OT	Carolina Panthers
7	250	Khyiris Tonga	DT	Chicago Bears
7	251	Chris Wilcox	CB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	258	Dax Milne	WR	Washington Football Team