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2022 BYU Cougars football team

2022 BYU Cougars football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 24–23 vs. SMU
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Roderick (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorIlaisa Tuiaki (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Notre Dame   –     9 – 4  
Liberty   –     8 – 5  
BYU   –     8 – 5  
New Mexico State   –     7 – 6  
Army   –     6 – 6  
UConn   –     6 – 7  
UMass   –     1 – 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by seventh-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the 12th and final year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent as in 2023, the football program joined the Big 12 Conference.[1]

Before the season

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Coaching changes

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2022 recruits

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Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes
Noah Moeaki TE 6'3" 220 American Fork, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[2]
Peter Falaniko OL 6'3" 315 St. George, Utah [3]
Parker Kingston WR 6'0" 180 Layton, Utah [4]
Brooks Jones DL 6'6" 190 Queen Creek, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[5]
Kaden Chidester DL 6'8" 240 Richfield, Utah Absent From Fall Roster[6]
Dominique Mckenzie WR 6'0" 165 St. George, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[7]
Cooper Ross DL 6'5" 245 Mesa, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[8]
Trevin Ostler OL 6'5" 240 Bountiful, Utah [9]
Cody Hagen WR 6'1" 180 Draper, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[10]
Aisea Moa DL 6'3" 245 North Ogden, Utah [11]
Marcus Mckenzie DB 6'0" 170 St. George, Utah Absent From Fall Roster[12]
Cannon Devries DB 6'0" 165 North Ogden, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[13]
Liutai Kinikini LB 6'3" 195 Herriman, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[14]
Vae Soifua OL 6'4" 190 Orem, Utah [15]
Maika Kaufusi LB 6'3" 185 Cottonwood Heights, Utah Absent From Fall Roster[16]
Jarinn Kalama WR 6'3" 200 Honolulu, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[17]
Talin Togiai OL 6'5" 291 Rigby, Idaho [18]
Micah Wilson LB 6'3" 215 Draper, Utah [19]
Zion Allen DB 6'1" 150 Stockton, California [20]
Korbyn Green DB 6'0" 175 Tulsa, Oklahoma [21]
Nathaniel Gillis DB 6'1" 174 San Diego, California [22]
Zoom Esplin DL 6'8" 250 Encinitas, California Absent From Fall Roster[23]
Evan Johnson DB 6'1" 175 Monterey, California [24]
Chika Ebunoha DB 6'0" 175 Tucson, Arizona [25]
Anthony Olsen TE 6'4" 220 Salt Lake City, Utah [26]

2021 returned missionaries

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Bruce Mitchell DL 6'4" 265 Freshman [27]
Michael Daley LB 6'3" 220 Freshman [28]
Logan Fano LB 6'4" 225 Freshman [29]
Isaiah Glasker DB 6'5" 205 Freshman [30]
Kyson Hall WR 5'11" 180 Freshman [31]
Sonny Makasini OL 6'3" 335 Freshman [32]
Samisoni Peaua TE 6'3" 225 Freshman [33]
Logan Pili LB 6'1" 205 Freshman [34]
Preston Rex WR 6'0" 187 Freshman [35]
Tate Romney LB 6'3" 220 Freshman [36]
Bodie Schoonover LB 6'4" 215 Freshman [37]
Isaiah Perez DL 6'4" 265 Freshman [38]
Carter Krupp DB 6'1" 210 Freshman [39]

2022 other additions

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Kingsley Suamataia OL 6'6" 330 Freshman Transfer from University of Oregon[40]
Christopher Brooks RB 6'1" 235 Senior Transfer from University of California[41]
Houston Heimuli RB 5'11" 265 Senior Transfer from Stanford University[41]
Lisala Tai OL 6'7" 336 Sophomore Transfer from Snow College[42]
Gabe Jeudy-Lally DB 6'2" 185 Sophomore Transfer from Vanderbilt University[43]
Enoch Nawahine RB 5'11" 195 Sophomore Transfer from Utah State University[44]
Sam Dawe OL 6'3" 298 Freshman Transfer from Idaho State University[45]
Mory Bamba DB 6'2" 190 Junior Transfer from Tyler Junior College[46]
Sione Veikoso OL 6'7" 325 Freshman Transfer from Arizona State University[47]
Kyle Hester TE 6'4" 250 Freshman Transfer from University of New Mexico[48]

2022 departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Jared Kapisi DB 6'0" 195 Senior Graduation
Uriah Leiataua DL 6'4" 255 Senior Graduation
Samson Nacua WR 6'4" 195 Senior Graduation
Tyler Allgeier RB 5'11" 220 Sophomore NFL Draft
Maguire Anderson WR 6'0" 187 Freshman Mission
Dylan Rollins OL 6'6" 295 Freshman Mission
Bentley Hanshaw TE 6'5" 245 Freshman Transfer
Viliami Tausinga LB 6'2" 235 Freshman Transfer
Rhett Reilly QB 6'2" 180 Sophomore Transfer
Javelle Brown DB 6'1" 187 Sophomore Transfer
Sione Finau RB 5'11" 185 Sophomore Transfer
Mitchell Price DB 6'0" 195 Junior Transfer
Brock Gunderson OL 6'4" 290 Freshman Transfer
Jacques Wilson DB 5'11" 185 Junior
Cade Parish OL 6'5" 295 Freshman
Jaylon Vickers DB 5'10" 195 Sophomore
James Empey OL 6'4" 303 Junior
Neil Pau'u WR 6'4" 215 Junior
Baylor Romney QB 6'2" 195 Sophomore
JT Gentry OL 6'5" 304 Sophomore
Jason Money DB 6'1" 203 Junior
Drew Jensen LB 6'2" 215 Sophomore
Keenan Ellis DB 6'0" 181 Sophomore
Tysen Lewis OL 6'5" 290 Freshman
Jacob Palu DL 6'2" 319 Freshman
Shamon Willis DB 5'10" 180 Junior
John Bosco LB 6'2" 235 Freshman
Chandler Bird OL 6'1" 295 Freshman
Theo Dawson LB 6'0" 225 Sophomore
Hunter Hill OL 6'5" 285 Freshman
Isaiah Herron DB 6'1" 180 Junior
Cade Hoke LB 6'0" 220 Freshman
Burke Parker OL 6'4" 300 Freshman
Mike Petty DL 6'3" 240 Freshman
Kade Pupunu LB 6'3" 235 Sophomore
Seth Willis OL 6'5" 315 Sophomore
Isaac Matua LB 6'3" 220 Freshman
Nick Nethercott DB 6'3" 220 Freshman
Ben Tuipulotu LB 6'3" 230 Freshman
Cooper McMullin OL 6'6" 300 Freshman
Alex Muti LB 6'3" 235 Freshman

Schedule

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BYU hosted six home games, traveled to five different away games, and played at a neutral site game in Las Vegas against Notre Dame.[49][50]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:00 p.m.at South FloridaNo. 25
ESPNU/ESPNews*W 50–2131,521
September 108:25 p.m.No. 9 BaylorNo. 21
ESPNW 26–20 2OT63,470
September 171:30 p.m.at No. 25 OregonNo. 12
FOXL 20–4154,463
September 248:15 p.m.WyomingNo. 19
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 38–2460,092
September 296:00 p.m.Utah StateNo. 19
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (rivalry)
ESPNW 38–2659,417
October 85:30 p.m.vs. Notre DameNo. 16
NBCL 20–2862,742
October 151:30 p.m.Arkansasdagger
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNL 35–5263,470
October 221:30 p.m.at Liberty
ESPNUL 14–4124,012
October 286:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2L 24–2755,525
November 55:00 p.m.at Boise State
FS2W 31–2836,461
November 191:30 p.m.Utah Tech
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtv/ESPN3W 52–2656,069
November 269:00 p.m.at Stanford
FS1W 35–2625,094
December 175:30 p.m.vs. SMU
ABCW 24–2322,209

Game summaries

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South Florida

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See also: South Florida Bulls football and 2022 South Florida Bulls football team
BYU at USF
1 234Total
• No. 25/RV Cougars 28 1093 50
Bulls 0 7140 21
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 6:37 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 31,521
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Winds NW 7 mph; Cloudy; 2 1/2 weather delay from thunderstorms and lightning
  • Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Marlow Fitzgerald • Linesman: Bradford Edwards • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Darren Winkley
  • TV announcers (ESPNU/ESPNews): Ted Emrich, Barrett Brooks, and Ashley Stroehlein
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ navy stripes, white pants w/ navy accents

Statistics BYU USF
First downs 27 12
Plays–yards 69–575 56–293
Rushes–yards 37–314, 3 TD's 26–121, 2 TD's
Passing yards 261 172
Passing: comp–att–int 25—32–1, 2 TD's 17–30–1
Time of possession 32:52 23:52
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 25—32–1, 261 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 13 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chase Roberts 3 receptions, 41 yards
USF Passing Gerry Bohanon 17–30–1, 172 yards
Rushing Jaren Mangham 10 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Weaver 5 receptions, 113 yards

No. 9 Baylor

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See also: Baylor Bears football and 2022 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor at BYU
1 234OT2OTTotal
No. 9/8 Bears 0 67700 20
• No. 21/25 Cougars 3 710006 26
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:54
  • Game attendance: 63,470
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Winds E 1 mph, Clear
  • Referee: Derek Anderson • Umpire: Michael Henderson • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Gabreil DeLeon • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Brian Also
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, and Quint Kessenich
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jersey w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Statistics BAY BYU
First downs 22 24
Plays–yards 80–289 73—366
Rushes–yards 52–152, 2 TD's 33–83, 1 TD
Passing yards 137 283
Passing: comp–att–int 18–28, 1 TD 24–40, 2 TD's
Time of possession 34:15 25:45
Team Category Player Statistics
BAY Passing Blake Shapen 18–28, 137 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Craig Williams 17 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Hal Presley 3 receptions, 31 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 23–39, 261 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Christopher Brooks 13 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Chase Roberts 8 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD

No. 25 Oregon

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See also: Oregon Ducks football and 2022 Oregon Ducks football team
BYU at Oregon
1 234Total
No. 12/14 Cougars 0 7013 20
• No. 25/24 Ducks 10 14143 41
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Autzen Stadium
    Eugene, OR
  • Game start: 12:41 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 54,463
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Winds W 5 mph, Clear
  • Referee: Mark Duddy • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Harold Mitchell • Line judge: Tim Messuri • Back judge: David Ross • Field judge: Kevin Keiser • Side judge: Shane Anderson • Center judge: Christopher Wiggins
  • TV announcers (Fox; Westwood One): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams (Fox)
    Sam Neidermann and Ryan Leaf (Westwood One)
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics BYU ORE
First downs 20 23
Plays–yards 65–366 64–439
Rushes–yards 24–61 44–212
Passing yards 305 227
Passing: comp–att–int 29–41, 2 TD's 14–20–1, 2 TD's
Time of possession 26:49 33:11
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 29–41, 305 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 10 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chase Roberts 4 receptions, 60 yards
ORE Passing Bo Nix 13–18, 222 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Bucky Irving 14 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Troy Franklin 3 receptions, 84 yards

Wyoming

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See also: Wyoming Cowboys football and 2022 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Wyoming at BYU
1 234Total
Cowboys 3 7014 24
• No. 19/23 Cougars 7 71410 38
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 60,092
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Winds SW 4 mph, Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: David Young • Back judge: Joe Wetzel • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Dustin Fox, and Lauren Sisler
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Uniform combination: white helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, navy pants w/ white accents

Statistics WYO BYU
First downs 22 19
Plays–yards 61–278 63–525
Rushes–yards 34–124, 1 TD 30–188, 1 TD
Passing yards 154 337
Passing: comp–att–int 14–27, 2 TD's 26–33, 4 TD's
Time of possession 29:37 30:23
Team Category Player Statistics
WYO Passing Andrew Peasley 14–27, 154 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Titus Swen 20 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Joshua Cobb 4 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 26–32, 332 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Miles Davis 13 carries, 131 yards
Receiving Keanu Hill 5 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD's

Utah State

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See also: Utah State Aggies football and 2022 Utah State Aggies football team
Utah State at BYU
1 234Total
Aggies 7 1036 26
• 'No. 19/20 Cougars 14 3147 38
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 59,417
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Winds W 9 mph, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Christian Watson • Umpire: John Schindler • Linesman: Bret Bascue • Line judge: Justin Gragg • Back judge: Bobby Lynn • Field judge: Matt Binford • Side judge: Danny Hoeft • Center judge: Scott Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, and Harry Lyles Jr.
Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics USU BYU
First downs 24 20
Plays–yards 82–392 60–396
Rushes–yards 49–204, 1 TD 32–117, 1 TD
Passing yards 188 279
Passing: comp–att–int 19–32–2, 2 TD's 18–28, 3 TD's
Time of possession 29:26 26:39
Team Category Player Statistics
USU Passing Cooper Legas 19–31–2, 2 TD's
Rushing Calvin Tyler Jr. 18 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Brian Cobbs 10 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD's
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 17–27, 3 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 11 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kody Epps 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

Notre Dame

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See also: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, and Shamrock Series
BYU vs. Notre Dame
1 234Total
No. 16/16 Cougars 6 077 20
• Fighting Irish 3 1573 28
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Allegiant Stadium
    Paradise, NV
  • Game start: 4:36 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 62,742
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins • Umpire: Johnnie Forte • Linesman: Steve Clein • Line judge: Johnnie Forte • Back judge: Ken Bushey • Field judge: Hans Wittelsberger • Side judge: Milton Britton • Center judge: Scott Held
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, and Zora Stephenson
Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Stretch Y w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents

Statistics BYU ND
First downs 13 24
Plays–yards 46–276 73–496
Rushes–yards 29–156 45–234
Passing yards 120 262
Passing: comp–att–int 9–17–1 22–28–1
Time of possession 19:05 40:55
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 9–17, 120 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Christopher Brooks 14 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kody Epps 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
ND Passing Drew Pyne 22–28, 262 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Audric Estimé 14 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Michael Mayer 11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Arkansas

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See also: Arkansas Razorbacks football and 2022 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas at BYU
1 234Total
• Razorbacks 7 24147 52
Cougars 13 8140 35
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:35 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 63,470
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Winds E 5 mph, Clear
  • Referee: David Smith • Umpire: Paul Myers • Linesman: Johnny Crawford • Line judge: Michael Taylor • Back judge: Paul Schardein • Field judge: Raymond Tate III • Side judge: Bryan Murphy • Center judge: Eddie Allbritton
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill
Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets w/ dual custom design (Wasatch range/cougar face), white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics ARK BYU
First downs 34 27
Plays–yards 82–644 71–471
Rushes–yards 42–277, 2 TD's 30–115
Passing yards 367 356
Passing: comp–att–int 29–40, 5 TD's 26–41–1, 3 TD's
Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics
ARK Passing KJ Jefferson 29–40, 367 yards, 5 TD's
Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 carries, 175 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Matt Landers 8 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD's
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 26–41–1, 356 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 10 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Puka Nacua 8 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD

Liberty

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See also: Liberty Flames football and 2022 Liberty Flames football team
BYU at Liberty
1 234Total
Cougars 14 000 14
• Flames 3 17147 41
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 24,012
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Winds S 3 mph, Sunny
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone • Umpire: Ian Malepeai • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Carlos Owens • Back judge: Michael Aaronian • Field judge: Trey Castleberry • Side judge: Richard Corona • Center judge: Krystle Apellaniz
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Statistics BYU LIB
First downs 12 28
Plays–yards 50–258 77–547
Rushes–yards 16–71 48–300
Passing yards 187 247
Passing: comp–att–int 16–34, 2 TD's 24–29–1, 2 TD's
Time of possession 20:47 39:13
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 16–34, 187 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 3 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Puka Nacua 7 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
LIB Passing Johnathan Bennett 24–29–1, 247 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dae Dae Hunter 23 carries, 213 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Noah Frith 4 receptions, 70 yards

East Carolina

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See also: East Carolina Pirates football and 2022 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina at BYU
1 234Total
• Pirates 7 1073 27
Cougars 3 1470 24
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 55,525
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Winds SE 6 mph, Clear
  • Referee: Edwin Lee • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Baron Ballester • Line judge: Lance Thompson • Back judge: Nathan Umberger • Field judge: Sean McKinnie • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mark Mobra
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, and Paul Carcaterra
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics ECU BYU
First downs 20 22
Plays–yards 58–424 67–388
Rushes–yards 36–227 42–244
Passing yards 197 144
Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 18–25–0
Time of possession 26:04 33:56
Team Category Player Statistics
ECU Passing Holton Ahlers 15–22, 197 yards
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 21 carries, 176 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaiah Winstead 5 receptions, 63 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 18–25, 144 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Lopini Katoa 20 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Puka Nacua 7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD

Boise State

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See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2022 Boise State Broncos football team
BYU at Boise State
1 234Total
• Cougars 7 01014 31
Broncos 7 0714 28
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 36,461
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds NW 10 mph, Cloudy
  • Referee: Derek Anderson • Umpire: Michael Henderson • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Gabriel DeLeon • Side judge: Mark Graves • Center judge: Brian Alos
  • TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents

Statistics BYU BSU
First downs 27 16
Plays–yards 74–532 53–324
Rushes–yards 32–155 30–104
Passing yards 377 220
Passing: comp–att–int 29–42–2, 3 TD's 17–20, 2 TD's
Time of possession 36:01 23:59
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 29–42–2, 377 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Jaren Hall 12 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Puka Nacua 14 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD's
BSU Passing Taylen Green 17–23, 220 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing George Holani 20 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Latrell Caples 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

Utah Tech

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See also: Utah Tech Trailblazers football and 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team
Utah Tech at BYU
1 234Total
Trailblazers 6 1406 26
• Cougars 0 28717 52
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:35 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 56,069
  • Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), Winds SE 6 mph, Sunny
  • Referee: Jon Noli • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Jason Moore • Line judge: John Kilmer • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Tito Smith • Side judge: Duane Moku • Center judge: Edgar Reed
  • TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Statistics UTU BYU
First downs 18 30
Plays–yards 71–420 76–676
Rushes–yards 21–80 41–220
Passing yards 340 456
Passing: comp–att–int 25–50–1, 3 TD's 23–25–1, 5 TD's
Time of possession 27:49 32:11
Team Category Player Statistics
UTU Passing Victor Gabalis 25–50–1, 340 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Quali Conley 18 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Deven Osborne 3 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 23–25–1, 456 yards, 5 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 12 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Keanu Hill 6 receptions, 137 yards, 3 TD's

Stanford

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See also: Stanford Cardinal football and 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team
BYU at Stanford
1 234Total
• Cougars 14 1407 35
Cardinal 3 9014 26
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, CA
  • Game start: 8:10 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 25,094
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Winds NW 0 mph, Clear
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Robert Asel • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Chris Tallent
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents

Statistics BYU STAN
First downs 26 20
Plays–yards 62–451 61–371
Rushes–yards 50–358 19–53
Passing yards 93 318
Passing: comp–att–int 7–12, 2 TD's 32–42, 1 TD
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 7–11, 93 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Christopher Brooks 23 carries, 164 yards
Receiving Isaac Rex 2 receptions, 44 yards, 2 TD's
STAN Passing Tanner McKee 31–40, 313 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Mitch Leigber 12 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brycen Tremayne 11 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

New Mexico Bowl: SMU

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See also: SMU Mustangs football, 2022 SMU Mustangs football team, and 2022 New Mexico Bowl
SMU vs. BYU
1 234Total
Mustangs 10 0013 23
• Cougars 7 3140 24
Sources:

Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Sailor Cougar w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents

Statistics SMU BYU
First downs 28 16
Plays–yards 87–389 54–256
Rushes–yards 50–171 42–209
Passing yards 218 47
Passing: comp–att–int 27–37–1 7–12–1
Time of possession 28:25 31:35
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 27–37–1, 218 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Lavine 23 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kelvontay Dixon 6 receptions, 60 yards
BYU Passing Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters 7–12–1, 47 yards
Rushing Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters 14 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaac Rex 1 reception, 27 yards

Rankings

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Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP252112191916RV—————————
CoachesRV2514232016RV————————RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

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The NuSkin BYU Sports Network is owned and operated by BYU Radio and features the talents of Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (reporter/sideline analyst), and Jason Shepherd (host) for the third consecutive year, with Ben Bagley subbing in for Jason Shepherd when he has women's soccer broadcasts. The network is in charge of producing and broadcasting all BYU Football pre and post game shows as well as coaches shows and live broadcasts.

Affiliates[51]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position
Kalani Sitake Head coach
Ed Lamb Assistant head coach/special teams/safeties coach
Aaron Roderick Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Darrell Funk Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Steve Clark Tight end coach
Ilaisa Tuiaki Defensive coordinator/interior defensive line coach
Preston Hadley Defensive ends/hybrids coach
Jernaro Gilford Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga Running backs coach
Kevin Clune Linebackers coach

Roster

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2022 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Jacob Conover Fr
QB 15 Nick Billoups Fr
QB 11 Cade Fennegan Fr
QB 3 Jaren Hall Jr
QB 10 Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters Fr
OL 74 Campbell Barrington So
OL 56 Clark Barrington Jr
OL 75 Sam Dawe Fr
OL 68 Peter Falaniko Fr
OL 71 Blake Freeland Jr
OL 77 Donovan Hanna Fr
OL 64 Brayden Keim So
OL 76 Harris LaChance So
OL 60 Tyler Little So
OL 66 Sonny Makasini Fr
OL 61 Trevin Ostler Fr
OL 70 Connor Pay So
OL 73 Vae Soifua Fr
OL 78 Kingsley Suamataia Fr
OL 59 Lisala Tai Jr
OL 65 Talin Togiai Fr
OL 52 Joe Tukuafu Sr
OL 72 Sione Veikoso Fr
OL 79 Ben Ward So
RB 2 Christopher Brooks Sr
RB 19 Miles Davis Fr
RB 22 Mason Fakahua Fr
RB 35 Houston Heimuli Sr
RB 4 Lopini Katoa Sr
RB 21 Jackson McChesney Fr
RB 32 Enoch Nawahine Fr
RB 7 Hinckley Ropati So
RB 26 Beau Robinson Fr
TE 97 Ethan Erickson Fr
TE 47 Kyle Hester Fr
TE 5 Dallin Holker Jr
TE 80 Lane Lunt Sr
TE 85 Anthony Olsen Fr
TE 44 Samisoni Peaua Fr
TE 83 Isaac Rex So
TE 13 Masen Wake Jr
TE 96 Carter Wheat Fr
WR 20 Brayden Cosper So
WR 0 Kody Epps Fr
WR 88 Terence Fall Fr
WR 36 Talmage Gunther So
WR 30 Kyson Hall Fr
WR 86 Dom Henry Fr
WR 1 Keanu Hill So
WR 82 Parker Kingston Fr
WR 89 Kade Moore Fr
WR 12 Puka Nacua Jr
WR 23 Hobbs Nyberg So
WR 38 Preston Rex Fr
WR 27 Chase Roberts Fr
WR 18 Gunner Romney Sr
WR 28 Tanner Wall Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Talan Alfrey Fr
DB 35 Zion Allen Fr
DB 19 Mory Bamba Jr
DB 20 Jacob Boren Jr
DB 4 Caleb Christensen Fr
DB 17 Matthew Criddle Sr
DB 23 Chika Ebunoha Fr
DB 33 Nathaniel Gillis Fr
DB 16 Isaiah Glasker Fr
DB 29 Korbyn Green Fr
DB 22 Ammon Hannemann So
DB 1 Micah Harper Fr
DB 18 Kaleb Hayes Sr
DB 16 Chris Jackson Sr
DB 11 Gabe Jeudy-Lally So
DB 36 Evan Johnson Fr
DB 21 Dean Jones Fr
DB 15 Carter Krupp Fr
DB 28 Hayden Livingston Jr
DB 5 D'Angelo Mandell Sr
DB 12 Malik Moore Sr
DB 30 Quenton Rice Fr
DB 0 Jakob Robinson So
DB 26 Ethan Slade Fr
DB 7 George Udo Jr
DL 92 Tyler Batty So
DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea Sr
DL 97 Hunter Greer Fr
DL 95 Caden Haws So
DL 53 Fisher Jackson So
DL 57 Josh Larsen Fr
DL 59 Logan Lutui So
DL 93 Blake Mangelson Fr
DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe Jr
DL 96 Bruce Mitchell Fr
DL 58 Aisea Moa Fr
DL 94 John Nelson Fr
DL 50 Isaiah Perez Fr
DL 99 Alema Pilimai Jr
DL 90 Joshua Singh Fr
DL 98 Gabe Summers Jr
DL 51 Alden Tofa Sr
DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner Sr
LB 3 Chaz Ah You Sr
LB 2 Ben Bywater So
LB 44 Michael Daley Fr
LB 56 Logan Fano Fr
LB 27 Tavita Gagnier So
LB 13 Jackson Kaufusi Jr
LB 41 Keenan Pili Jr
LB 46 Logan Pili Fr
LB 10 Morgan Pyper Jr
LB 32 Tate Romney Fr
LB 48 Bodie Schoonover Fr
LB 45 Pepe Tanuvasa Sr
LB 31 Max Tooley Jr
LB 49 Payton Wilgar Jr
LB 34 Josh Wilson So
LB 43 Micah Wilson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 87 Britton Hogan Jr
DS 84 Austin Riggs So
DS 54 Dalton Riggs Fr
P 24 Ryan Rehkow So
K 99 Cash Peterman So
K 39 Jake Oldroyd Jr
K 37 Justen Smith Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed Lamb (BYU)
    Assistant head coach, special teams, safeties
  • Aaron Roderick (BYU)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Darrell Funk (Colorado State)
    Offensive line
  • Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah)
    Passing game coordintor/wide receivers
  • Steve Clark (BYU)
    Tight ends
  • Harvey Unga (BYU)
    Running backs
  • Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah)
    Defensive coordinator, interior defensive line
  • Jernaro Gilford (BYU)
    Cornerbacks
  • Preston Hadley (BYU)
    Defensive ends/hybrids
  • Kevin Clune (Cal State Fullerton)
    Linebackers
  • Nu'u Tafisi (California)
    Director of strength and conditioning
  • Justin McClure (Northern Colorado)
    Football strength and conditioning coach
  • Kalani Simeona (BYU)
    Football strength and conditioning coach
  • Jon Swift (BYU)
    Chief of staff
  • Jack Damuni (BYU)
    Director of football relations
  • Justin Anderson (BYU)
    Chief of staff
  • Billy Nixon (BYU)
    Director of football operationst
  • Brandon Bradley (BYU)
    Director of campus experience
  • Mike Hall (BYU)
    Director of player development
  • Josh Hewitt (BYU)
    Director of equipment operations for football
  • Kurt Hunsaker (BYU-Idaho)
    Director of compliance
  • Dan Wilcox(BYU)
    Director of football sports performance nutrition
  • Tyson McDaniel (Arizona State)
    Offensive analyst
  • Matt Mitchell (Wheaton)
    Offensive analyst
  • Alfred Pupunu (Weber State)
    Offensive analyst
  • Vince Feula (BYU)
    Defensive analyst
  • Jan Jorgensen (BYU)
    Defensive analyst
  • Randy Coy Jr. (Utah Valley)
    Defensive analyst
  • Gavin Fowler (BYU)
    Defensive and special teams analyst
  • Jordan Howard (UMKC)
    Offensive graduate assistant
  • Spencer Patterson (Utah Tech)
    Offensive graduate assistant
  • DJ Williams (Utah State)
    Defensive graduate assistant

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

Roster

Depth Chart

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