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2018 BYU Cougars football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Grimes (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorIlaisa Tuiaki (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 63,470)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Notre Dame ^   –     12 – 1  
No. 19 Army   –     11 – 2  
BYU   –     7 – 6  
Liberty   –     6 – 6  
UMass   –     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   –     3 – 9  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Kalani Sitake, and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the seventh year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. They finished the season 7–6. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Western Michigan.

Before the season

Coaching changes

On December 14, 2017, LSU offensive line coach Jeff Grimes was appointed the offensive coordinator replacing Ty Detmer who was relieved as offensive coordinator following the final game of the 2017 season. On December 27, 2017 it was announced that Aaron Roderick, Ryan Pugh, and Fesi Sitake would join the staff as offensive coaches. It was also announced that Steve Clark would remain on staff. On January 19, 2018 Preston Hadley was named to the defensive staff replacing Steve Kaufusi. On February 6, 2018 AJ Seward was named to the offensive staff. Finally Alema Fitisemanu replaced Tevita Ofahengaue as the recruiting coordinator.

2018 recruits

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes
Connor Pay OL 6'5" 270 Highland, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[1]
Campbell Barrington OL 6'7" 275 Spokane, Washington Mission prior to enrolling[2]
Jacob Smith OL 6'5" 295 Rosemount, Minnesota [3]
Tysen Lewis OL 6'5" 260 North Ogden, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[4]
Ben Tuipulotu TE 6'4" 200 Fort Mill, South Carolina Mission prior to enrolling[5]
Brayden Cosper WR 6'3" 200 South Jordan, Utah [6]
Oliver Nasilai LB 6'2" 236 Springdale, Arkansas Mission prior to enrolling[7]
Isaac Matua LB 6'3" 205 Kearns, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[8]
Brach Davis DB 6'1" 170 Salt Lake City, Utah [9]
Talan Alfrey DB 6'3" 185 Auburn, Washington Mission prior to enrolling[10]
Stacy Connor QB 6'5" 187 Wylie, Texas [11]
Zach Wilson QB 6'3" 205 Draper, Utah [12]
Isaiah Herron DB 6'1" 175 Las Vegas, Nevada [13]
Dallin Holker TE 6'5" 225 Lehi, Utah [14]
Gunner Romney WR 6'3" 200 Chandler, Arizona [15]
Viliami Tausinga LB 6'2" 220 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[16]
Malik Moore DB 6'1" 175 San Diego, California [17]
Tyler Allgeier RB 5'11" 200 Fontana, California [18]
Dax Milne WR 6'0" 180 South Jordan, Utah [19]
Payton Wilgar LB 6'3" 210 St George, Utah [20]
Michael Thorson OL 6'5" 290 Ramona, California [21]
Ben Ward TE 6'5" 235 Dallastown, Pennsylvania [22]
Michael Biagi LB 6'3" 205 Provo, Utah [23]
Jaylon Vickers DB 5'10" 180 Salt Lake City, Utah [24]

2017 returned missionaries

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Hank Tuipulotu TE 6'3" 225 Freshman [25]
Jaren Hall QB 6'1" 195 Freshman [26]
Atunaisa Mahe DL 6'1" 286 Freshman [27]
Darius McFarland RB 6'2" 265 Freshman [28]
Hirkley Latu LB 6'3" 230 Freshman [29]
Devin Kaufusi DL 6'7" 250 Freshman [30]
Drew Jensen LB 6'2" 195 Freshman [31]
Max Tooley LB 6'2" 195 Freshman [32]
JT Gentry OL 6'5" 280 Freshman [33]
Clark Barrington OL 6'6" 270 Freshman [34]
Ethan Atagi OL 6'5" 320 Freshman [35]
Sione Finau RB 5'11" 180 Freshman [36]
Jackson Kaufusi LB 6'2" 210 Freshman [37]
Skyler Southam K 6'0" 195 Freshman [38]
Koy Harris WR 6'1" 175 Freshman [39]
Tanner Leishman TE 6'6" 230 Freshman [40]
Brock Bastian LS 6'2" 200 Freshman [41]
Sam Lee LB 6'1" 200 Freshman [42]
Morgan Pyper RB 6'2" 205 Freshman [43]
Mitchell Price DB 6'0" 190 Sophomore [44]

2018 other additions

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Ului Lapuaho OL 6'7" 330 Junior Return after sitting out 2017 [45]
Zac Dawe DL 6'4" 275 Junior Return after sitting out 2017 [46]
Hayden Griffitts QB 6'2" 205 Sophomore Return after sitting out 2017[47]
Harris LaChance OL 6'8" 301 Freshman Transfer from Utah State University [48]
Baylor Romney QB 6'2" 190 Freshman Transfer from University of Nevada [49]
Matthew Criddle LB 6'1" 195 Freshman Transfer from Snow College [50]
Danny Jones P 6'4" 235 Sophomore Transfer from La Trobe University [51]
Michael Bruno DL 6'5" 240 Sophomore Transfer from Weber State[52]
Dylan Collie WR 5'10" 180 Senior Transfer from University of Hawaii [53]
Jeddy Tuiloma DL 6'1" 281 Sophomore Transfer from Butler College [54]
Joshua Buhler DB 6'1" 205 Junior Transfer from Snow College [55]
D'Angelo Mandell DB 6'1" 175 Freshman Originally Signed 2016 [56]

2018 departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Fred Warner LB 6'3" 230 Senior Graduation, drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2018 NFL Draft
Va'a Niumatalolo LB 6'2" 235 Senior Graduation
Grant Jones LB 6'6" 205 Senior Graduation
Jonah Trinnaman WR 6'0" 190 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals
Kesni Tausinga DL 6'1" 300 Senior Graduation
Handsome Tanielu DL 6'2" 315 Senior Graduation
Keyan Norman OL 6'3" 305 Senior Graduation
Tejan Koroma OL 6'0" 290 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Kansas City Chiefs
Tuni Kanuch OL 6'3" 320 Senior Graduation
Cody Stewart DB 6'3" 185 Senior Graduation
Hiva Lee DB 5'10" 190 Senior Graduation
Micah Hannemann DB 6'0" 190 Senior Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns
Kamel Greene DB 5'11" 185 Senior Graduation
Jonny Linehan P 6'0" 205 Senior Graduation
Corey Edwards K 6'0" 210 Senior Graduation
Tanner Balderree TE 6'3" 250 Senior Graduation
Creed Richardson RB 6'1" 235 Senior Graduation
Young Tanner DB 6'0" 195 Senior Graduation
Bentley Hanshaw TE 6'6" 225 Freshman LDS mission
Chaz Ah You LB 6'2" 205 Freshman LDS mission
Tanner Baker DL 6'5" 255 Freshman LDS mission
Chayce Bolli WR 6'0" 190 Freshman LDS mission
Rylee Gautavai LB 6'1" 225 Sophomore Transfer to University of Utah
Koy Detmer Jr. QB 5'10" 175 Sophomore Transfer to Texas A&M University Kingsville [57]
Kainoa Fuiava DL 6'4" 295 Sophomore Transfer to Idaho State University [58]
Kody Wilstead QB 6'6" 223 Freshman Transfer to Coffeyville Community College [59]
Tariq Buchanan WR 6'0" 190 Freshman Transfer to Texas Southern University [60]
Phillip Amone LB 6'0" 235 Junior Medical
Trey Dye RB 5'9" 180 Junior Medical
Morgan Unga LB 6'5" 220 Junior Medical
Cody Savage DL 6'6" 265 Junior
Garrett England LB 6'4" 210 Freshman
Hunter Marshall TE 6'3" 230 Junior
Taggart Krueger WR 6'0" 235 Junior
Solomone Wolfgramm DL 6'5" 285 Junior
Taipe Vaka OL 6'5" 275 Junior
Leroy Sitake-Tanoai OL 6'4" 320 Sophomore
Will Sedgwick LB 6'2" 224 Freshman
Joe Tukuafu TE 6'4" 275 Freshman
Ula Tolutau RB 6'1" 242 Freshman
Rickey Shumway WR 6'2" 196 Junior
Beau Tanner WR 6'0" 189 Junior
David Low DL 6'3" 240 Junior
K.J. Hall RB 5'9" 185 Sophomore Announced Retirement from Playing[61]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award[62] Squally Canada RB SR
John Mackey Award[63] Matt Bushman TE SO
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[64] Corbin Kaufusi DE SR
Paul Hornung Award[65] Austin Kafentzis DB/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[66] Adam Pulsipher LB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[67] Micah Simon WR JR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:45 p.m.at Arizona
ESPNW 28–2351,002
September 88:15 p.m.California
ESPN2L 18–2152,602
September 151:30 p.m.at No. 6 Wisconsin
ABCW 24–2180,720
September 224:00 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) McNeese StateNo. 25
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtv/ESPN3W 30–353,223
September 296:30 p.m.at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 20
FOXL 7–3570,155
October 57:00 p.m.Utah State
ESPN2L 20–4558,087
October 138:15 p.m.Hawaiidagger
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 49–2352,354
October 271:30 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNUL 6–751,084
November 38:15 p.m.at Boise State
ESPN2L 16–2135,241
November 1010:00 a.m.at UMass
BYUtv/ELVNW 35–1614,082
November 178:15 p.m.New Mexico State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 45–1047,505
November 248:00 p.m.at No. 18 Utah
FS1L 27–3546,017
December 212:00 p.m.vs. Western Michigan*
ESPNW 49–1818,711
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Media

Football Media Day

Football Media Day was held at the BYUtv studios on June 22, 2018 and was once again simulcast on BYUtv and ESPN3. TV news was shared as Athletic Director Tom Holmoe announced BYU would formally begin new contract negotiations with ESPN in the fall. Coach Sitake dodged questions about a potential quarterback controversy by saying their main goal was to play the best player possible in each position, and that would be determined in close door practices. The new coaching staff was also interviewed by Dave McCann. Additionally BYU held YouTube and radio player interviews throughout the day and did a feature show on BYU players who are currently in the NFL.[68]

Nu Skin BYU Sports Network

The 2018 BYU Sports Network will appear slightly different from previous years. Greg Wrubell and Marc Lyons return as play-by-play and analyst, and Jason Shepherd returns as the host. However sideline reporter Nate Meikle left after becoming a lawyer, author, and being hired at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business to be a postdoctoral teaching and research fellow.[69] Replacing Nate as the sideline reporter is Mitchell Juergens.

In August, it was announced this will be Marc Lyons final season calling BYU football, his 38th year with that responsibility.[70]

Affiliates[71]
See also: 2018–19 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, and 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
  • BYU Radio- Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
  • KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah and ksl.com)
  • KSNA- Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho
  • KMXD- Monroe / Manti, Utah
  • KSVC- Richfield / Manti, Utah
  • KCLS- St. George, Utah

Roster

2018 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Stacy Connor  Fr
QB 10 Joe Critchlow So
QB 15 Hayden Griffitts Injured  So
QB 16 Jaren Hall Fr
QB 12 Tanner Mangum Sr
QB 13 Baylor Romney Fr
QB 11 Zach Wilson Fr
OL 65 Ethan Atagi Injured  Fr
OL 56 Clark Barrington  Fr
OL 67 Brady Christensen Fr
OL 66 James Empey Fr
OL 68 JT Gentry  Fr
OL 77 Chandon Herring So
OL 69 Tristen Hoge So
OL 71 Austin Hoyt Sr
OL 76 Harris LaChance Fr
OL 70 Jacob Jimenez Jr
OL 73 Ului Lapuaho Sr
OL 74 Kieffer Longson So
OL 61 Keanu Saleapaga Fr
OL 59 Thomas Shoaf Jr
OL 79 Jacob Smith  Fr
OL 78 Michael Thorson  Fr
RB 45 Tyler Allgeier Fr
RB 34 Riley Burt Jr
RB 22 Squally Canada Injured Sr
RB 35 Brayden El-Bakri Sr
RB 23 Sione Finau Fr
RB 44 Kavika Fonua Injured  Jr
RB 42 Kyle Griffitts Injured  Jr
RB 2 Matt Hadley Injured Sr
RB 7 Beau Hoge Injured  Jr
RB 4 Lopini Katoa Injured Fr
RB 48 Darius McFarland Fr
RB 36 Morgan Pyper Fr
RB 42 Johnny Tapusoa Injured  Jr
TE 89 Matt Bushman So
TE 32 Dallin Holker Fr
TE 80 Nate Heaps Injured  Fr
TE 17 Moroni Laulu-Pututau Injured Jr
TE 96 Tanner Leishman Fr
TE 88 JJ Nwigwe  Sr
TE 87 Addison Pulsipher Jr
TE 85 Hank Tuipulotu Injured  Fr
TE 86 Ben Ward  Fr
WR 3 Dylan Collie Sr
WR 85 Brayden Cosper  Fr
WR 1 Akile Davis Jr
WR 33 Koy Harris Fr
WR 15 Aleva Hifo Jr
WR 83 Inoke Lotulelei Jr
WR 82 Dax Milne Fr
WR 84 Neil Pau'u So
WR 80 Gunner Romney Injured Fr
WR 21 Talon Shumway Jr
WR 13 Micah Simon Jr
WR 37 Austin Whetzel So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Isaiah Armstrong Jr
DB 24 Joshua Buhler Jr
DB 4 Brach Davis  Fr
DB 30 Keenan Ellis Fr
DB 27 Gavin Fowler Sr
DB 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku Jr
DB 7 Trevion Greene Injured  Jr
DB 10 Isaiah Herron  Fr
DB 25 Tanner Jacobson Sr
DB 24 Austin Kafentzis Jr
DB 39 Jared Kapisi So
DB 11 Austin Lee Jr
DB 36 D'Angelo Mandell Fr
DB 20 Austin McChesney Injured  So
DB 12 Malik Moore Fr
DB 28 Sawyer Powell Sr
DB 43 Mitchell Price So
DB 18 Michael Shelton Sr
DB 24 Jaylon Vickers  Fr
DB 1 Troy Warner Jr
DB 32 Chris Wilcox Injured Jr
DL 75 Michael Bruno  Fr
DL 97 Austin Chambers So
DL 99 Zac Dawe So
DL 93 Bracken El-Bakri Jr
DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea So
DL 94 Kamalani Kaluhiokalani Sr
DL 90 Corbin Kaufusi Injured Sr
DL 92 Devin Kaufusi Fr
DL 60 Motekiai Langi Injured  Fr
DL 58 Uriah Leiataua So
DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe  Fr
DL 50 Tevita Mo'unga  Jr
DL 52 Trajan Pili Jr
DL 54 Merrill Taliauli Sr
DL 96 Wayne Tei-Kirby So
DL 59 Alden Tofa Fr
DL 95 Khyiris Tonga So
DL 49 Langi Tuifua  So
DL 51 Jeddy Tuiloma So
DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner Fr
LB 23 Zayne Anderson Injured  Sr
LB 48 Michael Biagi Fr
LB 17 Matthew Criddle Fr
LB 31 Christian Folau Injured  Fr
LB 39 Drew Jensen Injured  Fr
LB 53 Isaiah Kaufusi Injured So
LB 47 Jackson Kaufusi Injured Fr
LB 21 Hirkley Latu Injured  Fr
LB 21 Sam Lee Fr
LB 43 A.J. Lolohea Injured  Fr
LB 38 Butch Pau'u Sr
LB 44 Riggs Powell Sr
LB 41 Adam Pulsipher Sr
LB 50 Nate Sampson Sr
LB 46 Rhett Sandlin Sr
LB 16 Sione Takitaki Sr
LB 31 Max Tooley Fr
LB 56 Payton Wilgar Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 82 Brock Bastian Fr
DS 64 Matt Foley Sr
DS 98 Mitch Harris Jr
P 26 Rhett Almond Sr
P 19 Danny Jones So
K 29 Andrew Mikkelsen Sr
K 20 Skyler Southam Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[72]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—RV—2520RV—————————
Coaches———RVRVRV—————————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries

Arizona

See also: Arizona Wildcats football and 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team
BYU at Arizona
1 234Total
• Cougars 0 7210 28
Wildcats 0 10013 23
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tempe, Arizona
  • Game start: 7:50 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 51,002
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Winds S 9 mph; Mostly clear
  • Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tuim Murray • Center judge: Ian Malepeai
  • TV announcers (ESPN/Sports USA): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich (ESPN)
    John Ahlers and Doug Plank (Sports USA)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–12–1 2016 BYU, 18–16

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.

Cal

See also: California Golden Bears football and 2018 California Golden Bears football team
Cal at BYU
1 234Total
• Golden Bears 7 077 21
Cougars 0 378 18
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 52, 602
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Winds S 8 mph; Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Mar Fitzgerald • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey, Mark Morgan (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2014 BYU, 42–35

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin Badgers football and 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team
BYU at Wisconsin
1 234Total
• Cougars 7 773 24
No. 6 Badgers 7 707 21
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, Wisconsin
  • Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 80,720
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Winds SE 6mph, Sunny
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jay Edwards • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Flemming • Center judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 WIS, 40–6

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants w/ white accents.

McNeese

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team
McNeese at BYU
1 234Total
No. 9 (FCS) Cowboys 3 000 3
• No. 25 Cougars 0 2460 30
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 4:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 53,223
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), Winds S 8mph, Sunny w/ some clouds
  • Referee: Brad VanVark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Tuta Salaam • Field judge: Brian Ernest • Side judge: Darren Winkley • Center judge: David Ames
  • TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren McClain
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.

Washington

See also: Washington Huskies football and 2018 Washington Huskies football team
BYU at Washington
1 234Total
No. 20 Cougars 0 007 7
• No. 11 Huskies 7 14140 35
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Seattle, Washington
  • Game start: 5:35 PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 70,155
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Winds SE 5mph, Cloudy
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Jay Bilbo • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Mike Contreraz
  • TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl WASH, 31–16

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy blue pants w/ white accents.

Utah State

See also: BYU–Utah State football rivalry, Utah State Aggies football, and 2018 Utah State Aggies football team
Utah State at BYU
1 234Total
• Aggies 14 71410 45
Cougars 0 767 20
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 58,087
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Winds Calm, Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Carlos Owens • Back judge: Micha Aaronian • Field judge: Scott Melancon • Side judge: Dave Curschman • Center judge: Tyree Walton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Mark Neely, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
48–36–3 2017 USU, 40–24

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.

Hawai'i

See also: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football and 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Hawai'i at BYU
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 3146 23
• Cougars 14 14714 49
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 52,354
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Winds W 3mph, Clear
  • Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Pham • Center judge: Marvel July
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–8 2017 BYU, 30–20

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents.

Northern Illinois

See also: Northern Illinois Huskies football and 2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Northern Illinois at BYU
1 234Total
• Huskies 0 070 7
Cougars 3 030 6
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:35 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 51,084
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Winds Calm, Cloudy
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton • Umpire: John Hanneke • Linesman: Robi DeLorenzo • Line judge: Gary Jagodzinski • Back judge: Reggie Berry • Field judge: Scot McDonald • Side judge: George Plesac • Center judge: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Kevin Brown, Andre Ware (ESPNU)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy blue jersey, white pants w/ pink accents. (Breast cancer awareness game)

Boise State

See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2018 Boise State Broncos football team
BYU at Boise State
1 234Total
Cougars 0 673 16
• Broncos 14 070 21
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, Idaho
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 35,241
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Winds W 6mph, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Stuart Schake • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Dan Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Alex Corddry
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2017 Boise State, 24–7

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants w/ white accents.

UMass

See also: UMass Minutemen football and 2018 UMass Minutemen football team
BYU at UMass
1 234Total
• Cougars 7 7147 35
Minutemen 10 006 16
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Gillette Stadium
    Foxboro, Massachusetts
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 14,082
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds W 14mph, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (BYUtv/ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Bill Spaulding
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2017 UMASS, 16–10

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants w/ white accents.

New Mexico State

See also: New Mexico State Aggies football and 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team
New Mexico State at BYU
1 234Total
Aggies 7 030 10
• Cougars 7 2477 45
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:20 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 47,505
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), Winds ENE 4mph, Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Baron • Umpire: Bill Bishop • Linesman: George Shoup • Line judge: John Kilmer • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Kirk Wisnewski • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Corey Long
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2012 BYU, 50–14

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.

Utah

See also: Holy War (BYU vs. Utah), Utah Utes football, and 2018 Utah Utes football team
BYU at Utah
1 234Total
Cougars 13 770 27
• No. 18 Utes 0 01421 35
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Game start: 8:16 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 46,017
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Winds NE 10mph, Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Jeff Hutcheon • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Bobby Lynn • Field judge: Matt Binford • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Abram Anaya
  • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman, Evan Moore
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–61–4 2017 Utah, 19–13

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.

Western Michigan (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

See also: 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Western Michigan Broncos football, and 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan vs. BYU
1 234Total
Broncos 0 1008 18
• Cougars 7 02814 49
  • Date: December 22
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, Idaho
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 18,711
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Winds NW 11mph, Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker • Umpire: Stan Jackson • Linesman: Mike Boles • Line judge: Ralph Green • Back judge: Lance Bobbitt • Field judge: Brandon Harris • Side judge: Bryan Murphy • Center judge: Mike Block
  • TV announcers (ESPN/Gameday Radio): Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey, Alex Corddry (ESPN)
    Scott Garrard, Hans Olsen, Chris Lewis (Gameday Radio)
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 1970 WMU, 35–17

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, royal blue pants w/ white accents.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 80 Sione Takitaki LB Cleveland Browns

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