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2016 BYU Football

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DateAPOpponentScoreStadiumLocationAttendance
Sep 3vs Arizona18-16 WUniversity of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ50,528
Sep 10RVat Utah19-20 LRice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT46,915
Sep 17UCLA14-17 LLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT62,904
Sep 24vs West Virginia32-35 LFedExFieldLandover, MD38,207
Sep 30Toledo55-53 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT62,230
Oct 8at Michigan State31-14 WSpartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI74,214
Oct 14Mississippi State28-21 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT62,184
Oct 20at No. 14 Boise State27-28 LAlbertsons StadiumBoise, ID34,575
Nov 5at Cincinnati20-3 WNippert StadiumCincinnati, OH37,522
Nov 12Southern Utah37-7 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT59,302
Nov 19Massachusetts51-9 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT51,190
Nov 26Utah State28-10 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT53,603
Dec 21vs Wyoming24-21 WQualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA28,114
Statistic BYU OPP
Scoring384254
Points per game29.519.5
First Downs299245
Rushing14180
Passing130142
Penalty2823
Rushing Yardage26151467
Rushing attempts544431
Average per rush4.83.4
Average per game201.2112.8
TDs Rushing2814
Passing Yardage25733278
Comp-Att-Int245-412-12271-429-21
Completion pct59.5%63.2%
Average per pass6.27.6
Average per catch10.512.1
Average per game197.9252.2
TDs Passing1517
Total Offense51884745
Total plays956860
Average per play5.45.5
Average per game399.1365.0
Kick returns: #-Yards33-70050-915
Average per return21.218.3
Punt returns: #-Yards24-20417-43
Average per return8.52.5
Fumbles-Lost15-728-10
Penalties-Yards83-78882-747
Punts-Yards58-245961-2550
Average per punt42.441.8
Sacks by2926
Field goals-attempts20-268-17
3rd-down conversion93/19566/177
3rd-down pct47.7%37.3%
4th-down conversion12/199/22
4th-down pct63.2%40.9%

Passing

Player Cmp Att Pct Yards Yds/Att TD Int Eff Lng Sacked Sack Yards
Taysom Hill22237259.723276.31211117.07522117
Tanner Mangum223366.72417.331152.039436
Mitchell Juergens11100.099.000175.6900

Rushing

Player Att Yards Yds/Att TD Lng
Jamaal Williams23413755.91262
Taysom Hill1366004.4839
Squally Canada743154.3221
KJ Hall351845.3222
Harvey Langi16794.9215
Algernon Brown16432.7012
Tanner Mangum9333.7135
Colby Hansen4102.505
Colby Pearson133.003
Brayden El-Bakri221.011
Aleva Hifo200.006
Jonny Linehan1-3-3.000

Receiving

Player Rec Yards Yds/Rec TD Lng
Nick Kurtz4954111.0239
Colby Pearson3838410.1433
Mitchell Juergens343339.8233
Jonah Trinnaman2832111.5175
Moroni Laulu-Pututau2727710.3219
Tanner Balderree1315612.0227
Brayden El-Bakri58817.6027
Jamaal Williams78011.4039
KJ Hall57815.6032
Algernon Brown66711.2024
Hunter Marshall7669.4119
Aleva Hifo11585.3013
Talon Shumway34916.3020
Garrett Juergens4369.0112
Nate Sampson11212.0012
Corbin Kaufusi199.009
Squally Canada372.305
Beau Tanner155.005
Ului Lapuaho144.004
Quin Ficklin122.002

Kick Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Aleva Hifo1939720.9012
Matt Hadley719527.9041
Brayden El-Bakri22311.5013
Garrett Juergens12323.0023
Jonah Trinnaman11313.0013
Adam Pulsipher166.006

Punt Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Garrett Juergens191638.600
Micah Hannemann3237.700
Mitchell Juergens2199.500
Morgan Unga133.000

Defense

Player Tkl Solo Ast Sacks TFL PBU INT Yds TD FF FR Blk
Fred Warner8647391.510.562611200
Butch Pau'u8345381.57.001200100
Francis Bernard8047332.05.534471110
Harvey Langi5731262.05.02000100
Sae Tautu5026247.510.53000100
Kai Nacua484080.01.526620110
Dayan Ghanwoloku4833150.02.0431131110
Logan Taele3718193.06.52000100
Corbin Kaufusi3118132.52.51000002
Micah Hannemann2816120.00.05100000
Matt Hadley241590.00.00000000
Kavika Fonua2413110.01.00000000
Michael Davis231850.02.501400010
Troy Warner211650.00.00000010
Eric Takenaka191360.00.50000010
Adam Pulsipher161060.01.50000000
Kesni Tausinga164120.00.52000000
Tevita Mo'unga14680.00.50000000
Tomasi Laulile13943.03.00000101
Zayne Anderson11650.00.00000010
Handsome Tanielu11380.00.51000010
Chris Wilcox9810.00.00000000
Austin Heder8350.50.50000000
Phillip Amone8440.00.00000000
Trajan Pili8532.55.00000000
Tanner Jacobson8350.00.01000000
Merrill Taliauli7340.01.00000000
Austin McChesney7610.00.001370000
Morgan Unga6510.01.00000001
Moses Kaumatule6332.52.52000000
Michael Shelton5410.00.01000010
Kamel Greene4310.00.00000000
Travis Tuiloma4040.51.00000000
Johnny Tapusoa3210.00.00000000
Sawyer Powell3300.00.00000100
Grant Jones3301.01.00000100
Garrett Juergens2200.00.00000000
Solomone Wolfgramm2020.50.50000000
Sam Baldwin2110.00.00000000
Rhett Sandlin1010.00.00000000
Hiva Lee1100.00.00000000
Isaiah Armstrong1100.00.00100000
Jamaal Williams1010.00.00000000
Cody Stewart1100.00.00000000
Taysom Hill1100.00.00000000
Va'a Niumatalolo1100.00.00000000
Nate Sampson0000.00.00100000

Kicking

Player FG FGA Pct Lng 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk XPM XPA XP Blk
Rhett Almond172181.0372-28-97-70-30-0139400
Jake Oldroyd3475.0430-00-01-12-20-11110
Andrew Mikkelsen010.000-00-00-00-10-00220

Punting

Player Punt Yds Avg Lng PuntBlk
Jonny Linehan57242042.5620
Rhett Almond13939.0390

Kickoffs

Player No Yds TB OB
Corey Edwards583549174
Andrew Mikkelsen1271501
Jake Oldroyd523010

Roster

No. Name Class Position Height Weight Hometown High School Previous School
David Low SO DL 6-2 220 Philadelphia, PA Methacton HS Southern Utah
Clark Brown RS (SO) Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
Colin Tompson RS Crystal, NM Navajo Pine HS
1 Moroni Laulu-Pututau SO WR 6-4 220 Hyrum, UT Mountain Crest HS
1 Akile Davis RS (SO) CB 6-2 191 DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS
2 Matt Hadley JR FS 6-0 205 Connell, WA Connell HS
2 Young Tanner JR QB 6-0 190 Gilbert, AZ Gilbert HS Phoenix Junior College
3 Isaiah Armstrong SO DB 6-2 193 Redlands, CA Redlands East Valley High Riverside City College
3 Colby Pearson SR WR 6-1 203 Blackfoot, ID Blackfoot HS
4 Beau Hoge RS (SO) QB 6-1 210 Fort Thomas, KY Highlands HS
4 Fred Warner JR LB 6-4 230 San Marcos, CA Mission Hills HS
5 Nick Kurtz R-SR WR 6-6 215 El Cajon, CA Valhalla HS Grossmont College
5 Dayan Ghanwoloku R-FR CB 5-11 200 Layton, UT Northridge HS
6 Trey Dye RS RB 5-9 181 Abilene, TX Cooper HS
7 Taysom Hill R-SR QB 6-2 235 Pocatello, ID Highland HS
7 Micah Hannemann JR SS 6-0 205 Alpine, UT Lone Peak HS
10 Squally Canada SO RB 5-11 200 Milpitas, CA Milipitas HS Washington State
10 Kamel Greene JR DB 5-11 189 East Palo Alto, CA St. Francis HS Washington State
10 Koy Detmer Jr. RS QB 5-10 170 Somerset, TX Somerset HS
11 Troy Warner FR CB 6-1 195 San Marcos, CA Mission Hills HS
12 Kai Nacua SR FS 6-2 215 Las Vegas, NV Liberty HS
12 Tanner Mangum SO QB 6-3 215 Eagle, ID Eagle HS
13 Francis Bernard SO LB 6-1 239 Herriman, UT Herriman HS
15 Hayden Livingston RS QB 6-1 185 Rigby, ID Rigby HS
15 Michael Davis SR CB 6-2 196 Glendale, CA Glendale HS
16 Sione Takitaki RS LB 6-2 240 Fontana, CA Heritage HS
17 Chris Badger R-SR DB 6-1 200 Provo, UT Timpview HS Notre Dame
18 Michael Shelton SO CB 5-8 175 Raleigh, NC Wakefield HS
19 Micah Simon RS (SO) WR 6-1 189 Dallas, TX Bishop Dunne HS
19 Trevor Brent R-FR DB 5-10 180 Balch Springs, TX West Mesquite HS
20 KJ Hall R-FR RB 5-9 175 Spanish Fork, UT Maple Mountain HS
21 Jamaal Williams R-SR RB 6-2 220 Fontana, CA Summit HS
21 Harvey Langi SR LB 6-3 252 South Jordan, UT Bingham HS Utah
22 Hiva Lee JR DB 5-8 190 Ellensburg, WA Ellensburg HS Willamette University
22 Phillip Amone R-SO LB 6-0 240 Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips HS
23 Garrett Juergens SR WR 5-10 184 Houston, TX Langham Creek HS
23 Rickey Shumway SO WR 6-2 200 Provo, UT Timpview HS
24 Algernon Brown R-SR FB 6-1 250 Magna, UT Skyline HS
25 Tanner Jacobson SO DB 5-10 185 Southlake, TX Carroll HS Texas Tech
25 Taggart Krueger SO WR 6-3 180 Sammamish, WA Skyline HS
26 Rhett Almond R-SO K 6-4 195 Valencia, CA Hart HS
27 Austin McChesney FR DB 6-1 190 Highland, UT Lone Peak HS
28 Sawyer Powell JR DB 6-1 200 West Richland, WA Richland HS
28 Corey Edwards JR K 6-0 206 Hurricane, UT Hurricane HS
29 Andrew Mikkelsen SO K 6-0 200 Canby, OR Canby HS Oregon State
29 Cody Stewart R-JR DB 6-3 191 Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
30 Kavika Fonua SO LB 6-0 220 Syracuse, UT Syracuse HS
30 Colby Hansen R-JR RB 5-11 195 Clarkston, WA Clarkston HS
31 Sae Tautu R-SR LB 6-4 245 Alpine, UT Lone Peak HS
32 Chris Wilcox FR DB 6-2 175 Fontana, CA Eleanor Roosevelt HS
32 Gavin Fowler RS-Medical DB 6-0 186 Kaysville, UT Davis HS
33 Eric Takenaka SR SS 5-10 210 Salt Lake City, UT West HS Snow College
34 Riggs Powell SO DB 6-0 205 Aptos, CA Aptos HS Cabrillo College
34 Riley Burt RS RB 6-1 205 Mantua, UT Box Elder HS
35 Va'a Niumatalolo R-JR LB 6-2 238 Annapolis, MD Broadneck HS
35 Brayden El-Bakri R-SO FB 6-0 235 Salt Lake City, UT Brighton HS
36 Caden Dortch R-FR DB 6-0 185 Saratoga Springs, UT Westlake HS
36 Zayne Anderson SO DB 6-2 200 Stansbury Park, UT Stanbury HS
36 Mitch Harris R-FR LS 6-4 215 Gilbert, AZ Perry HS
37 Grant Jones R-JR LB 6-6 215 Concord, CA Ygnacio Valley HS
38 Butch Pau'u R-SO LB 6-1 223 Anaheim, CA Servite HS
39 Jake Oldroyd RS (FR) K/P 6-1 170 Southlake, TX Carroll HS
41 Adam Pulsipher R-SO LB 6-1 227 Temecula, CA Temecula Valley HS
42 Kyle Griffitts RS Windermere, FL West Orange HS
42 Austin Heder SR LB 6-2 240 Pleasant Grove, UT Pleasant Grove HS
43 Rylee Gautavai FR LB 6-1 238 Bountiful, UT Bountiful HS
43 Johnny Tapusoa FR LB 5-10 225 Laie, HI Kahuku HS
44 Keenan Pili RS LB 6-2 196 Provo, UT Timpview HS
44 Troy Hinds R-SO TE 6-5 245 Kaysville, UT Davis HS
45 Alema Pilimai FR TE 6-4 205 Tustin, CA Tustin HS
45 Sam Baldwin FR DB 6-3 196 Rexburg, ID Madison HS
46 Rhett Sandlin R-SO LB 6-3 245 Draper, UT Alta HS
46 Morgan Unga R-SO LB 6-5 210 Ogden, UT Bonneville HS
46 Creed Richardson R-SO RB 6-1 238 Provo, UT Timpview HS
47 Scott Huntsman RS LB 6-4 227 Coppell, TX Coppell HS
48 Tomasi Laulile R-JR DL 6-4 285 Westlake, CA Westlake HS
49 Moses Kaumatule R-SO DL 6-2 280 South Jordan, UT Bingham HS
50 Tevita Mo'unga SO DL 6-3 314 Murrieta, CA Vista Murrieta HS
51 Lene Lesatele JR LB 6-2 245 Artesia, CA Gahr HS
52 Zac Dawe RS OL 6-4 275 Pleasant Grove, UT Pleasant Grove HS
52 Sam Morell FR LB 6-1 223 Plano, TX Plano HS
53 Isaiah Kaufusi RS LB 6-2 216 Cottonwood Heights, UT Brighton HS
54 Merrill Taliauli SO DL 6-2 305 Salt Lake City, UT East HS
54 Parker Dawe SR OL 6-3 307 Pleasant Grove, UT Pleasant Grove HS
55 Quin Ficklin SO OL 6-3 280 Mesa, AZ Red Mountain HS
56 Tejan Koroma JR OL 6-0 290 Allen, TX Allen HS
57 LeRoy Sitake-Tanoai FR OL 6-4 315 Sherman Oaks, CA Notre Dame HS
58 Uriah Leiataua RS DL 6-4 240 Compton, CA Dominguez HS
58 Austin Chambers RS (FR) OL 6-4 270 Shawnee Mission, KS Shawnee Mission West HS
59 Thomas Shoaf FR OL 6-5 275 Columbus, IN Columbus North HS
60 Britton Hogan RS (FR) LS 6-3 220 Salt Lake City, UT Olympus HS
62 Logan Taele SR DL 6-2 295 Columbus, OH Dixie Flyers
64 Matt Foley SO LS 6-1 215 Temecula, CA Temecula Valley HS
65 JJ Nwigwe SO OL 6-5 278 Rockwall, TX Rockwall-Heath HS
67 Kyle Johnson R-SR OL 6-4 319 Sandy, UT Jordan HS
70 Jacob Jimenez SO OL 6-5 292 Pflugerville, TX Pflugerville HS
71 Austin Hoyt R-SO OL 6-8 295 Ione, CA Argonaut HS
72 Addison Pulsipher R-FR OL 6-5 280 Temecula, CA Temecula Valley HS
73 Ului Lapuaho RS-Medical OL 6-7 335 West Valley City, UT Hunter HS
74 Kieffer Longson RS OL 6-7 295 San Ramon, CA Dougherty Valley HS
75 Brad Wilcox R-SR OL 6-7 310 Edmond, OK North HS
76 Kamalani Kaluhiokalani R-SO DL 6-0 296 Kane'ohe, HI Kamehameha HS
76 Keyan Norman JR OL 6-3 305 Alpine, UT Lone Peak HS Southern Utah
77 Chandon Herring RS (FR) OL 6-7 270 Gilbert, AZ Perry HS
78 Tuni Kanuch R-JR OL 6-3 335 South Jordan, UT Bingham HS
79 Andrew Eide R-SR OL 6-5 301 Orem, UT Timpanogos HS Southern Utah
80 Beau Tanner SO WR 6-0 188 Gilbert, AZ Shadow Mountain HS Scottsdale Community College
82 Jake Ziolkowski R-SR WR 6-1 195 Island Lake, IL Wauconda HS
82 Talon Shumway FR WR 6-3 200 South Jordan, UT Lone Peak HS
83 Inoke Lotulelei RS WR 5-9 190 Midvale, UT Cottonwood HS
84 Jonah Trinnaman JR WR 6-0 190 Highland, UT American Fork HS Snow College
85 Nate Sampson R-SO TE 6-2 240 Pleasant Grove, UT Pleasant Grove HS
86 Mack Richards RS WR 6-1 190 Sandy, UT Alta HS
87 Mitchell Juergens R-SR WR 5-10 181 Houston, TX Langham Creek HS
88 Aleva Hifo FR WR 5-10 180 Menifee, CA Heritage HS
89 Tanner Balderree JR TE 6-3 252 Sherwood, OR Sherwood HS
89 Steven Richards SO TE 6-3 247 Sandy, UT Alta HS
90 Corbin Kaufusi SO DE/TE 6-9 270 Provo, UT Timpview HS
91 Travis Tuiloma R-SR DL 6-2 301 Topeka, KS Washburn Rural HS
92 Handsome Tanielu JR DL 6-2 318 Waianae, HI Waianae HS Snow College
93 Kainoa Fuiava RS DL 6-5 295 Downey, CA Warren HS
94 Kesni Tausinga JR DL 6-1 303 South Jordan, UT Bingham HS
95 David Weekes SO TE 6-5 220 Provo, UT Timpview HS
95 Cody Savage SO TE 6-6 260 Lovell, WY Lovell HS
96 Hunter Marshall SO TE 6-3 242 Acworth, GA Kell HS Georgia Tech, Snow College
97 Tico Fuga FR DL 6-1 280 Huntington Beach, CA Edison HS
98 Maurice Maxwell SR DL 6-4 260 Las Vegas, NV Palo Verde HS Dixie State
98 Trajan Pili R-FR LB 6-1 225 Las Vegas, NV Centennial HS
99 Solomone Wolfgramm SO TE 6-5 260 Menlo Park, CA Pinewood HS BYU-Hawaii

Coaching Staff

CoachPosition
Billy Nixon Football Equipment Manager
Ben Cahoon Wide Receivers
Ed Lamb Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Safeties
Harvey Unga Graduate Assistant
Hebron Fangupo Defensive Intern
Ilaisa Tuiaki Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers
Jack Damuni Director of Player Personnel
Jan Jorgensen Graduate Assistant
Jasen Ah You Director of Athletic Relations
JD Falslev Graduate Assistant - Offense
Jernaro Gilford Cornerbacks
Kalani Sitake Head Coach
Mike Empey Offensive Line
Reno Mahe Running Backs
Russell Tialavea Director of Football Operations
Sione Kinikini Director of Player Development
Steve Clark Tight Ends
Steve Clark Tight Ends
Steve Kaufusi Defensive Line
Tevita Ofahengaue Director of Recruiting
Tom Holmoe Athletic Director
Ty Detmer Quarterbacks
Vince Feula Graduate Assistant - Defensive Line

Starters