Cougar Football Archive

2015 BYU Football

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Date	AP	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Location	Attendance
Sep 5	RV	at Nebraska	33-28 W	Memorial Stadium	Lincoln, NE	89,959
Sep 12	RV	No. 20 Boise State	35-24 W	LaVell Edwards Stadium	Provo, UT	63,470
Sep 19	19	at No. 10 UCLA	23-24 L	Rose Bowl Stadium	Pasadena, CA	67,612
Sep 26	22	at Michigan	0-31 L	Michigan Stadium	Ann Arbor, MI	108,940
Oct 2	RV	Connecticut	30-13 W	LaVell Edwards Stadium	Provo, UT	56,393
Oct 10	RV	East Carolina	45-38 W	LaVell Edwards Stadium	Provo, UT	60,186
Oct 16	RV	Cincinnati	38-24 W	LaVell Edwards Stadium	Provo, UT	57,612
Oct 24	RV	Wagner	70-6 W	LaVell Edwards Stadium	Provo, UT	56,015
Nov 6	RV	at San Jose State	17-16 W	Spartan Stadium	San Jose, CA	15,652
Nov 14		vs Missouri	16-20 L	Arrowhead Stadium	Kansas City, MO	42,824
Nov 21	RV	Fresno State	52-10 W	LaVell Edwards Stadium	Provo, UT	57,515
Nov 28	RV	at Utah State	51-28 W	Maverik Stadium	Logan, UT	22,509
Dec 19	RV	vs No. 20 Utah	28-35 L	Sam Boyd Stadium	Las Vegas, NV	42,213

Statistic	BYU	OPP
Scoring	438	297
Points per game	33.7	22.8
First Downs	274	245
Rushing	89	91
Passing	158	132
Penalty	27	22
Rushing Yardage	1668	1884
Rushing attempts	413	511
Average per rush	4.0	3.7
Average per game	128.3	144.9
TDs Rushing	28	22
Passing Yardage	3854	2630
Comp-Att-Int	302-504-12	226-402-15
Completion pct	59.9%	56.2%
Average per pass	7.6	6.5
Average per catch	12.8	11.6
Average per game	296.5	202.3
TDs Passing	26	12
Total Offense	5522	4514
Total plays	917	913
Average per play	6.0	4.9
Average per game	424.8	347.2
Kick returns: #-Yards	34-727	44-921
Average per return	21.4	20.9
Punt returns: #-Yards	25-217	21-260
Average per return	8.7	12.4
Fumbles-Lost	17-8	15-7
Penalties-Yards	85-750	86-763
Punts-Yards	64-2697	74-3177
Average per punt	42.1	42.9
Sacks by	40	33
Field goals-attempts	14-17	11-19
3rd-down conversion	73/182	76/199
3rd-down pct	40.1%	38.2%
4th-down conversion	11/21	10/20
4th-down pct	52.4%	50.0%

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Eff	Lng	Sacked	Sack Yards
Tanner Mangum	267	446	59.9	3377	7.6	23	10	136.0	84	29	184
Taysom Hill	21	34	61.8	268	7.9	1	1	131.8	53	3	11
Beau Hoge	10	17	58.8	137	8.1	1	1	134.2	47	1	8
Koy Detmer Jr.	3	3	100.0	57	19.0	0	0	259.6	47	0	0
Remington Peck	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	1	0	556.0	15	0	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Lng
Algernon Brown	127	709	5.6	11	53
Francis Bernard	52	334	6.4	7	40
Adam Hine	64	326	5.1	2	29
Nate Carter	37	148	4.0	2	70
Riley Burt	14	86	6.1	0	41
Taysom Hill	9	72	8.0	2	35
Beau Hoge	16	49	3.1	2	16
Harvey Langi	5	23	4.6	0	11
Colby Hansen	5	17	3.4	0	8
Toloa'i Ho Ching	2	10	5.0	0	5
Jonny Linehan	2	7	3.5	0	7
Squally Canada	1	1	1.0	0	1
Trey Dye	4	-1	-0.3	0	5
Koy Detmer Jr.	1	-9	-9.0	0	0
Tanner Mangum	62	-85	-1.4	2	11

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD	Lng
Mitch Mathews	54	737	13.6	11	72
Devon Blackmon	46	669	14.5	0	70
Nick Kurtz	39	578	14.8	3	53
Terenn Houk	37	490	13.2	2	46
Mitchell Juergens	37	471	12.7	2	84
Colby Pearson	22	210	9.5	1	33
Francis Bernard	17	156	9.2	2	35
Moroni Laulu-Pututau	6	112	18.7	1	54
David Kessler	3	78	26.0	1	47
Remington Peck	7	75	10.7	1	19
Algernon Brown	13	71	5.5	2	22
Trey Dye	4	67	16.8	0	47
Kurt Henderson	4	58	14.5	0	38
Josh Weeks	3	23	7.7	0	13
Jake Ziolkowski	2	20	10.0	0	13
Adam Hine	4	15	3.8	0	5
Nate Carter	2	11	5.5	0	7
Akile Davis	1	9	9.0	0	9
Tanner Mangum	1	4	4.0	0	4

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Riley Burt	13	318	24.5	27
Devon Blackmon	5	84	16.8	29
Harvey Langi	3	62	20.7	17
Eric Takenaka	3	53	17.7	19
Garrett Juergens	2	40	20.0	22
Adam Hine	2	27	13.5	27
Manoa Pikula	1	9	9.0	9
Grant Jones	1	4	4.0	4

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg
Michael Shelton	10	110	11.0
Garrett Juergens	3	51	17.0
Micah Hannemann	10	35	3.5
Bronson Kaufusi	1	15	15.0
Eric Takenaka	1	3	3.0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	PBU	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR	Blk
Michael Wadsworth	79	51	28	0.0	2.5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Langi	68	43	25	4.5	6.5	1	2	21	0	0	0	0
Fred Warner	67	46	21	4.0	11.5	1	2	27	0	0	4	0
Kai Nacua	66	38	28	0.0	1.0	6	6	137	2	0	0	0
Bronson Kaufusi	64	45	19	11.0	20.0	2	1	10	0	3	1	4
Manoa Pikula	55	28	27	2.0	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jherremya Leuta-Douyere	49	28	21	0.5	2.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Hannemann	46	32	14	1.0	1.5	7	2	29	0	0	0	0
Sae Tautu	38	24	14	4.0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Taele	27	12	15	1.5	6.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Davis	27	22	5	0.0	1.5	10	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tomasi Laulile	26	14	12	4.0	5.5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Travis Tuiloma	25	11	14	2.5	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Shelton	25	17	8	0.0	2.0	2	1	4	0	0	0	0
Jordan Preator	21	16	5	0.0	1.0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0
Sione Takitaki	21	11	10	3.5	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Hadley	17	9	8	0.0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Graham Rowley	17	11	6	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teu Kautai	16	9	7	0.0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Jones	15	9	6	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Badger	14	6	8	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Heder	12	9	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Takenaka	11	8	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kesni Tausinga	8	5	3	0.0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Remington Peck	8	2	6	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tevita Mo'unga	5	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zayne Anderson	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lene Lesatele	3	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett Juergens	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rhett Sandlin	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moses Kaumatule	2	1	1	0.0	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phillip Amone	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Huntsman	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tanner Mangum	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taysom Hill	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Dye	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Colby Pearson	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Pct	Lng	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Blk	XPM	XPA	XP Blk
Trevor Samson	14	17	82.4	45	0-0	4-4	5-6	5-7	0-0	1	52	55	0

Punting

Player	Punt	Yds	Avg	Lng	PuntBlk
Jonny Linehan	62	2649	42.7	77	0
Rhett Almond	1	48	48.0	48	0
TEAM	1	0	0.0		1

Kickoffs

Player	No	Yds	TB	OB
Austin Brasher	74	4674	33	3
Corey Edwards	7	395	1	0

Roster

No.	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Previous School
1	Micah Simon	FR	DB	6-1	187	Dallas, TX	Bishop Dunne HS
1	Akile Davis	FR	WR	6-2	196	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS
1	Moroni Laulu-Pututau	FR	WR	6-4	190	Hyrum, UT	Mountain Crest HS
2	Matt Hadley	SO	DB	6-0	195	Connell, WA	Connell HS
2	Troy Hinds	RS	LB	6-5	233	Kaysville, UT	Davis HS
3	Colby Pearson	JR	WR	6-1	204	Blackfoot, ID	Blackfoot HS
4	Fred Warner	SO	LB	6-4	225	San Marcos, CA	Mission Hills HS
4	Taysom Hill	RS-Medical	QB	6-2	234	Pocatello, ID	Highland HS
5	Nick Kurtz	R-JR	WR	6-5	205	El Cajon, CA	Valhalla HS	Grossmont College
5	Dayan Ghanwoloku	RS (FR)	DB	5-11	190	Layton, UT	Northridge HS
6	Trey Dye	SO	WR	5-9	172	Abilene, TX	Cooper HS
7	Micah Hannemann	SO	CB	6-0	200	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak HS
7	Beau Hoge	FR	QB	6-1	198	Fort Thomas, KY	Highlands HS
10	Mitch Mathews	R-SR	WR	6-6	215	Beaverton, OR	Southridge HS
11	Terenn Houk	R-SR	WR	6-5	225	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw HS
12	Tanner Mangum	FR	QB	6-3	210	Eagle, ID	Eagle HS
12	Kai Nacua	JR	FS	6-2	213	Las Vegas, NV	Liberty HS
13	Kurt Henderson	R-SR	WR	6-1	190	St. George, UT	Snow Canyon HS
13	Koy Detmer Jr.	FR	QB	5-10	180	Somerset, TX	Somerset HS
15	Michael Davis	JR	CB	6-2	195	Glendale, CA	Glendale HS
16	Sione Takitaki	SO	LB	6-2	240	Fontana, CA	Heritage HS
17	McCoy Hill	R-SO	QB	6-6	235	Sandy, UT	Jordan HS
17	Colby Jorgensen	R-SO	TE	6-7	228	Provo, UT	Timpview HS
17	Chris Badger	R-JR	FS	6-1	195	Provo, UT	Timpview HS	Notre Dame
18	Elliot Knox	R-JR	WR	6-4	193	St. George, UT	Snow Canyon HS	Dixie State
18	Michael Shelton	FR	CB	5-9	169	Raleigh, NC	Wakefield HS
18	Josh Weeks	FR	WR	6-3	217	Show Low, AZ	Show Low HS
19	Devon Blackmon	R-SR	WR	6-0	187	Fontana, CA	Summit HS	Oregon, Riverside City College
19	Trevor Brent	RS	DB	5-10	172	Balch Springs, TX	West Mesquite HS
20	Jordan Preator	R-SO	CB	6-0	183	Plain City, UT	Fremont HS
20	KJ Hall	RS	DB	5-9	175	Spanish Fork, UT	Maple Mountain HS
21	Harvey Langi	JR	LB	6-3	240	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS	Utah
22	Manoa Pikula	SR	LB	6-1	235	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS
23	Rickey Shumway	FR	WR	6-2	197	Provo, UT	Timpview HS
23	Garrett Juergens	JR	DB	5-10	185	Houston, TX	Langham Creek HS
24	Brayden El-Bakri	R-FR	RB	6-1	220	Salt Lake City, UT	Brighton HS
24	Zayne Anderson	FR	DB	6-2	195	Stansbury Park, UT	Stanbury HS
24	BJ Fifita	R-FR	DB	6-0	182	Westlake Village, CA	Oaks Christian HS	North Dakota
24	Algernon Brown	R-JR	FB	6-1	235	Magna, UT	Skyline HS
25	Teu Kautai	SR	LB	6-1	228	Arlington, TX	The Oakridge School
25	Talon Shumway	RS	WR	6-3	205	South Jordan, UT	Lone Peak HS
26	Nate Carter	R-SR	RB	5-9	189	St. George, UT	Dixie HS	College of the Desert
27	Trevor Samson	SR	K	5-11	177	Fresno, CA	Clovis West HS	Fresno City College
27	Morgan Unga	R-FR	DB	6-5	215	Ogden, UT	Bonneville HS
28	Adam Hine	R-SR	RB	6-1	216	Santa Clara, UT	Snow Canyon HS
28	Sawyer Powell	RS	DB	6-1	197	West Richland, WA	Richland HS
29	Zachary Saunders	FR	WR	5-11	180	Highland, UT	Lone Peak HS
29	Rhett Almond	R-FR	P	6-4	190	Valencia, CA	Hart HS
29	Cody Stewart	R-SO	WR	6-3	185	Mesa, AZ	Mountain View HS
30	Colby Hansen	R-SO	RB	5-11	200	Clarkston, WA	Clarkston HS
30	Michael Wadsworth	SR	DB	6-2	221	Orem, UT	Silverado HS	Hawaii
31	Sae Tautu	R-JR	LB	6-4	246	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak HS
32	Peter Welsh	R-JR	RB	5-11	205	Bakersfield, CA	Baksersfield HS
32	Riley Burt	FR	RB	6-1	195	Mantua, UT	Box Elder HS
32	Gavin Fowler	R-SO	DB	6-0	190	Kaysville, UT	Davis HS
33	Squally Canada	FR	RB	5-10	192	Milpitas, CA	Milipitas HS	Washington State
33	Eric Takenaka	JR	S	5-11	205	Salt Lake City, UT	West HS	Snow College
33	Corey Edwards	SO	K	5-11	211	Hurricane, UT	Hurricane HS
34	Bryan Engstrom	R-FR	RB	5-8	175	Sandy, UT	Alta HS
34	AJ Moore	R-JR	DB	5-10	185	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley HS
35	Va'a Niumatalolo	R-SO	LB	6-2	229	Annapolis, MD	Broadneck HS
36	Nathan DeBeikes	RS	LB	6-2	196	Thousand Oaks, CA	Thousand Oaks HS
36	Francis Bernard	FR	RB	6-0	235	Herriman, UT	Herriman HS
37	Grant Jones	R-SO	S	6-6	210	Concord, CA	Ygnacio Valley HS
38	Butch Pau'u	R-FR	LB	6-1	220	Anaheim, CA	Servite HS
39	Phillip Amone	R-FR	LB	5-11	230	Orlando, FL	Dr. Phillips HS
41	Zach Newman	R-SO	LB	6-3	215	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak HS
41	Sam Morell	RS	LB	6-1	217	Plano, TX	Plano HS
41	Adam Pulsipher	R-FR	LB	6-1	222	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley HS
41	Paul Langi	RS	LB	6-1	200	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS
42	Austin Heder	JR	LB	6-2	242	Pleasant Grove, UT	Pleasant Grove HS
43	Jherremya Leuta-Douyere	SR	LB	6-0	230	Garden Grove, CA	Servite HS
44	Remington Peck	R-SR	DE/TE	6-4	270	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS
45	Toloa'i Ho Ching	R-SO	FB	6-1	240	Sandy, UT	Alta HS
46	Rhett Sandlin	R-FR	LB	6-3	230	Draper, UT	Alta HS
47	Scott Huntsman	FR	LB	6-4	220	Coppell, TX	Coppell HS
48	Tomasi Laulile	R-SO	DL	6-4	280	Westlake, CA	Westlake HS
49	Moses Kaumatule	R-FR	DL	6-2	245	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS
50	Sam Baldwin	RS				Rexburg, ID	Madison HS
50	Tevita Mo'unga	FR	DL	6-3	340	Murrieta, CA	Vista Murrieta HS
51	Lene Lesatele	SO	LB	6-1	231	Artesia, CA	Gahr HS
52	Nate Sampson	RS	LB	6-1	237	Pleasant Grove, UT	Pleasant Grove HS
53	Creed Richardson	R-FR	LB	6-1	228	Provo, UT	Timpview HS
53	Ryan Jensen	FR	LB	6-4	216	Sandy, UT	Alta HS
54	Parker Dawe	JR	OL	6-3	295	Pleasant Grove, UT	Pleasant Grove HS
55	Quin Ficklin	FR	OL	6-3	250	Mesa, AZ	Red Mountain HS
55	Felesi Tofi	FR	DL	6-3	280	Perris, CA	Perris HS
56	Tejan Koroma	SO	OL	6-0	290	Allen, TX	Allen HS
57	LeRoy Sitake-Tanoai	RS	OL	6-5	290	Sherman Oaks, CA	Notre Dame HS
58	Demetrius Davis	RS	OL	6-4	275	Pleasant Grove, UT	Pleasant Grove HS
59	Roman Andrus	R-FR	DL	6-4	265	El Dorado Hills, CA	El Dorado Hills HS
60	Darren Denucci	RS	OL	6-5	306	Bountiful, UT	Bountiful HS	North Texas, Snow College
62	Logan Taele	JR	DE	6-2	293	Columbus, OH	Dixie Flyers
64	Matt Foley	FR	LS	6-1	215	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley HS
65	JJ Nwigwe	FR	OL	6-5	265	Rockwall, TX	Rockwall-Heath HS
67	Kyle Johnson	R-JR	OL	6-4	303	Sandy, UT	Jordan HS
68	Brian Rawlinson	SO	OL	6-7	285	Oologah, OK	Oologah-Talala HS
70	Jacob Jimenez	FR	OL	6-5	286	Pflugerville, TX	Pflugerville HS
71	Austin Hoyt	R-FR	OL	6-8	270	Ione, CA	Argonaut HS
72	Ryker Mathews	R-SR	OL	6-6	322	American Fork, UT	American Fork HS
73	Ului Lapuaho	SO	OL	6-7	330	West Valley City, UT	Hunter HS
74	Figgs Hofheins	RS	OL	6-4	280	Provo, UT	Timpview HS
75	Brad Wilcox	R-JR	OL	6-7	287	Edmond, OK	North HS
77	Jaterrius Gulley	SO	OL	6-2	340	Hoover, AL	Hoover HS
78	Tuni Kanuch	R-SO	OL	6-3	330	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS
80	Taggart Krueger	FR	WR	6-3	180	Sammamish, WA	Skyline HS
80	DJ Doman	R-JR	WR	6-1	203	Lindon, UT	Pleasant Grove HS
82	Jake Ziolkowski	R-JR	WR	6-1	200	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda HS
83	David Kessler	R-JR	WR	6-2	193	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Claremont HS
84	Jackson Kaka	SO	TE	6-4	241	Kahuku, HI	Kahuku HS	New Mexico State
84	Austin Brasher	R-JR	K	6-0	183	Edmond, OK	Edmond HS
85	Bryan Sampson	R-JR	TE	6-4	235	Pleasant Grove, UT	Pleasant Grove HS
86	Travis Frey	R-JR	WR	6-2	177	Bountiful, UT	Viewmont HS
87	Mitchell Juergens	R-JR	WR	5-10	182	Houston, TX	Langham Creek HS
88	Tanner Balderree	SO	TE	6-2	242	Sherwood, OR	Sherwood HS
88	Tyler Cook	R-FR	LB	6-3	220	Murrieta , CA	Vista Murrieta HS
89	Steven Richards	FR	TE	6-3	246	Sandy, UT	Alta HS
90	Bronson Kaufusi	SR	DE	6-8	280	Provo, UT	Timpview HS
91	Travis Tuiloma	R-JR	NT	6-2	300	Topeka, KS	Washburn Rural HS
92	Graham Rowley	SR	DE	6-4	280	Waialua, HI	Waialua HS
94	Kesni Tausinga	SO	NT	6-1	302	South Jordan, UT	Bingham HS
95	Cody Savage	FR	DL	6-6	245	Lovell, WY	Lovell HS
96	Adam Ingersoll	JR	DL	6-5	262	Boise, ID	Centennial HS
97	Theodore King	JR	DL	6-2	265	San Jose, CA	Valley Christian HS
98	Maurice Maxwell	JR	DL	6-4	230	Las Vegas, NV	Palo Verde HS	Dixie State
98	Mitch Harris	RS	LS			Gilbert, AZ	Perry HS

Coaching Staff

Coach	Position
Brandon Bradley	Graduate Assistant - Defense
Bronco Mendenhall	Head Coach
Famika Anae	Undergrad Assistant
Garrett Tujague	Offensive Line
Guy Holliday	Wide Receivers
Hebron Fangupo	Defensive Intern
Jan Jorgensen	Graduate Assistant
Jason Beck	Quarterbacks
JD Falslev	Graduate Assistant - Offense
Justin Anderson	Director of Player Personnel
Kelly Poppinga	Outside Linebackers, Special Teams Coordinator
Kyle Visciglia	Special Teams Graduate Assistant
Mark Atuaia	Running Backs
Nick Howell	Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
Patrick Hickman	Director of Football Operations
Paul Tidwell	Inside Linebackers
Robert Anae	Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers
Shane Hunter	Graduate Assistant - Defense
Steve Kaufusi	Defensive Line
Tom Holmoe	Athletic Director
Vic So'oto	Intern
Vince Feula	Student Assistant - Nose Tackles

Starters

Offense

Pos	Player
QB	Tanner Mangum
RB	Algernon Brown
WR	Terenn Houk
WR	Devon Blackmon
WR	Mitch Mathews
WR	Mitchell Juergens
LT	Ryker Mathews
LG	Kyle Johnson
C	Tejan Koroma
RG	Tuni Kanuch
RT	Brad Wilcox

Defense

Pos	Player
DE	Bronson Kaufusi
DE	Logan Taele
NT	Travis Tuiloma
ILB	Harvey Langi
ILB	Jherremya Leuta-Douyere
OLB	Fred Warner
OLB	Sae Tautu
CB	Michael Davis
CB	Micah Hannemann
S	Kai Nacua
S	Michael Wadsworth

Special Teams

Pos	Player
PK	Trevor Samson
P	Jonny Linehan
KR	Riley Burt
PR	Michael Shelton