BYU vs. No. 12/13 LSU Saturday, Sept. 2 8:30 p.m. CT New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome ESPN BYU Sports Network

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1 BYU vs. No. 12/13 LSU Saturday, Sept. 2 8:30 p.m. CT New Orleans, Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome ESPN BYU Sports Network BYU FOOTBALL 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 35 BOWL GAMES NO. 5 IN WINS OVER LAST 40 SEASONS 12 CONSECUTIVE BOWL GAMES 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME TV 8/26 Portland State W 20-6 ESPN Squally Canada rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown while Zayne Anderson had a late interception to finish off Portland State in the season opener. 9/2 vs. LSU 8:30 p.m. ESPN BYU and LSU have never played in football before the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. 9/9 Utah 8:15 p.m. ESPN* The rivalry returns with Utah's visit to LaVell Edwards Stadium. BYU is looking to snap a six-game losing skid the Utes. 9/16 Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN Wisconsin of the Big Ten visits BYU for the first time. Wisconsin has won at least 10 games each of the last three seasons. 9/29 at Utah State 6:00 p.m. CBSSports After a bye week, BYU heads to Logan for an in-state matchup with the Aggies for the Old Wagon Wheel. BYU has won five of the last six. 10/6 Boise State 8:15 p.m. ESPN The home team has won this game each of the last five seasons. Last year, the Broncos edged the Cougars on the blue turf. 10/14 at Mississippi State TBA TBA The Cougars return a home game to the Bulldogs after a wild overtime victory in Provo last year. 10/21 at East Carolina TBA TBA The first football trip to the Carolinas features a matchup against the Pirates. BYU beat ECU in Provo in /28 San Jose State TBA TBA BYU edged the Spartans on the road in 2015 after Cougar defensive back Michael Wadsworth batted away a 2-point conversion attempt. 11/4 at Fresno State TBA ESPN* For the first time since 1998, BYU travels to Fresno State to take on the former WAC foe. 11/10 at UNLV 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Former conference opponent UNLV plays host to BYU in a Friday night matchup. 11/18 UMass 1:00 p.m. BYUtv The Cougars will host UMass for the second year in a row. BYU topped the Minutemen 51-9 last year. 11/25 at Hawaii 4:00 p.m. CBSSports An old rivalry is renewed against the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu. The last time BYU played at Hawaii the Cougars won GAME NOTES TWITTER For the most up-to-date notes BYUGameNotes on Twitter throughout gameday. Track milestones, news and notes as they happen, along with other exciting facts, stats and more. No. 12/13 LSU (0-0) TIGERS Head Coach Ed Orgeron Alma Mater. Northwestern State, 1984 Career Record Record at LSU Orgeron vs. BYU GAME STORYLINES FROM HOUSTON TO NEW ORLEANS. Due to Hurricane Harvey, BYU and No. 12/13 LSU will move from NRG Stadium in Houston to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The last time BYU played in the Superdome, the Cougars defeated Tulane, ADVOCARE TEXAS KICKOFF. BYU and LSU are participating in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff. Last year, No. 15 Houston took down the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners at NRG Stadium. BYU vs. RANKED TEAMS. A win over the Tigers would give BYU its first win over a ranked team since a win over No. 20 Boise State in Provo on Sept. 12, The Cougars have gone 3-7 in their last 10 outings against ranked teams. GAME TWO. Thanks to a week zero game, the saying "teams improve the most from game one to game two" will be put to the test this week. BYU is 5-5 in game two of the season over the past 10 seasons. The point differential in those 10 seasons went from +9.8 in BYU's favor in game one to in game two. FACING COACH "O" BYU has never faced Ed Orgeron as a head coach. However, Orgeron has seen the Cougars a few times as an assistant coach over the years, most notably in 1990 as the defensive line coach for the No. 1 ranked Miami Hurricanes. Current BYU offensive coordinator Ty Detmer was under pressure all day and sacked twice by the Hurricane defensive front. Detmer ended up getting the best of them, however, throwing for 406 yards and three touchdowns to give the Cougars one of their most historic wins in program history with a upset in Provo over the reigning national champs. HONORING LAVELL. Legendary hall of famer and beloved head coach at BYU for 29 seasons, LaVell Edwards, passed away on Dec. 29, The always steady and humble coach will be honored in several ways throughout the season, including the team wearing a uniform patch featuring his classic stoic profile he displayed for decades on the Cougar sidelines. TEAM COMPARISON LSU (2016) CATEGORY BYU (2017) 28.3 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense First Downs Rushing Off Rushing Def Passing Off Passing Def Total Offense Total Defense Kickoff Return Punt Return Penalties (YPG) Net Punting :08 Time of Poss. 29: rd Down % th Down % Sacks-Yards Sacks Allowed Blue Zone % Opp. Blue Zone % GAME INFORMATION Kickoff...8:30 p.m. CT TV... ESPN Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Brock Huard (analyst) Allison Williams (sideline) Radio...BYU Sports Network (BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 1160 AM, FM, BYURadio.org, BYUcougars.com, KSL.com) Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) Marc Lyons (analyst) Nate Meikle (sideline) Radio covereage start :30 p.m. CT TV pregame show...byutv, 7:30 p.m. CT SERIES INFORMATION Series First Meeting BYU (1-0) COUGARS Head Coach...Kalani Sitake Alma Mater BYU, 2000 Career Record Record at BYU... same Sitake vs. LSU BYU STAT LEADERS (2017) PASSING TANNER MANGUM, QB YARDS 194 COMPLETIONS 16 ATTEMPTS 27 TOUCHDOWNS 1 RUSHING SQUALLY CANADA, RB YARDS 98 ATTEMPTS 16 TOUCHDOWNS 1 YARDS PER CARRY 6.1 RECEIVING MATT BUSHMAN, TE YARDS 56 RECEPTIONS 3 TOUCHDOWNS 0 YARDS PER RECEPTION 18.7 DEFENSE FRED WARNER, LB TACKLES 10 TACKLES FOR LOSS 1.0 SACKS 0.0 INTERCEPTIONS 0

2 2017 BYU FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION-2 FOOTBALL CONTACTS Football Media Relations Director...Brett Pyne Office Cell Assistant FB Media Relations Director... Kenny Cox Office Cell FB Media Relations Graduate Assistant...Kristen Kerr Office Cell Associate AD/Communications...Duff Tittle Office...(801) Media Relations Main Office Media Relations Fax LaVell Edwards Stadium Press Box Facebook...facebook.com/byufootball Address Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, UT QUICK FACTS Location...Provo, Utah Elevation...4,553 feet Enrollment... 33,363 Founded... October 16, 1875 Owned...LDS Church Nickname...Cougars Mascot...Cosmo the Cougar Colors...Blue and White Stadium...LaVell Edwards Stadium Surface...Natural Grass BYU President... Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1982) Athletics Director...Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) Head Coach... Kalani Sitake (BYU, 2000) Seasons...entering 2nd year Career Record Record at BYU...Same Defensive Set Offensive Set... Pro Style 2017 Record Nat l Ranking (High) RV 2016 Record National Ranking (High)... RV AP /RV Coaches Offensive Starters Returning/Lost... 6/5 Offensive Returners with Starting Exp Defensive Starters Returning/Lost... 6/5 Defensive/Specialist Returners with Starting Exp Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 58/24 Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 21/11 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 32/12 Specialists Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 5/1 National Championships... 1 (1984) Bowl Appearances...35 Bowl Record Last Bowl Appearance Poinsettia Bowl (W vs. Wyoming) Last Bowl Victory...same Bowl Appearance Streak...12 Bowl Streak...Won 1 First Year of Football All-time Record (.580) All-time Home Record (.694) All-time Road Record (.482) All-time Neutral Record (.528) All-time Independent Record (.671) LaVell Edwards Stadium Record (.772) MEDIA AVAILABILITY AND POLICY WEEKLY GAME NOTES Thank you for your coverage of BYU football for the 2017 season. These game notes have been designed to provide local, regional and national media with useful information about the BYU football program, specific to this week s game. Additional information on BYU s history and tradition, along with much more in-depth team information can be found in your copy of the 2017 BYU Football Almanac or at BYUCougars.com. Should you need additional information such as photographs, video or additional almanacs, please contact the BYU Athletic Communications office at (801) SOCIAL MEDIA BYU AthleticsTwitter BYU Game Notes (Follow this account for the most up-to-date notes and milestones during games) Instagram: BYUcougars Facebook: BYU Football Head coach Kalani Use the hashtags #BYUvsLSU #BYUFootball #GoCougs BYUCOUGARS.COM Please visit byucougars.com for press releases, updated player and coach bios, statistics, game notes, press conference transcripts and schedules. In addition, the site features numerous video highlights, interviews and features posted daily. The 2017 BYU Football Almanac is also available online in PDF at BYUtv PREGAME AND POSTGAME SHOWS Watch the football pregame and postgame shows before every kickoff and after the game on BYUtv and byutv.org. Also tune into BYUtv and byutv.org for complete replays of every home game. PRACTICES AND MEDIA AVAILABILITY Members of the media will be invited to conduct interviews at the conclusion of select practices. Please give at least 24 hours notice with special requests. (PLEASE NOTE THE CALENDAR BELOW FOR MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR THE WEEK.) ATHLETIC STAFF INTERVIEWS Interview requests for director of athletics Tom Holmoe or any other member of the athletic administration should be directed to associate director of athletics Duff Tittle. Duff can be contacted at duff_tittle@byu.edu or at (801) POSTGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY After home games, postgame press conference will be conducted in the LaVell Edwards Stadium press room, located on the southeast end of the stadium next to the BYU locker room. At the descretion of the visiting team, opponent interviews will be conducted in the Blue Zone, near the opponent s locker room located on northwest end of the stadium. Coach Sitake and select players will be available following the NCAA mandatory cooling off period. Members of the media are invited to move from the press box down to the field and to the press room four minutes prior to the ending of the game. A direct video feed will also be sent to the press box from the BYU postgame press conference. A basic transcript of Sitake s comments from the postgame press conference will be provided with additional player quotes upon availability. For road games, BYU will conduct interviews outside the locker room or in a location designated by the host school. POLICY REMINDERS Other than during the recognized interview time after practice sessions, press conferences and other organized media availability, interviews and information inquiries must be initiated and arranged through the Athletic Communications office prior to being conducted. Media members should not contact directly BYU players, coaches, support staff or other athletic department personnel for any reason. Some players may not be available at every practice depending on circumstances such as classes, exams or other obligations. We support and maintain the philosophy that reports submitted via blog, Twitter or any other form of social media or mass communication should maintain the same standards of professional conduct, judgment and ethics as would any reports broadcast or published by your organization under the scrutiny of standard professional editorial guidelines and principles. We request your cooperation in our efforts to maintain a professional environment. BYU MEDIA AVAILABILITY (subject to change) MON 8/28 11:55 a.m. MT Press briefing - Kalani Sitake and select players available. Meet in football lobby (2nd floor Student Athlete Building) p.m. MT Coordinators' Corner Radio Show (BYU coordinators) BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, ESPN 960 AM) BRETT PYNE Football Media Relations Director Office: (801) Cell: (801) TUES 8/29 11:10 a.m. MT Post-practice availability - DEFENSE Assistant coaches/players Meet in football lobby (Student Athlete Building). 6-7 p.m. MT BYU Football with Kalani Sitake Show (BYUtv, BYU Radio) 7-8 p.m. MT (Rebroadcast on KSL Radio) KENNY COX Assistant Football Media Relations Director Office: (801) Cell: (801) WED 8/30 11:10 a.m. MT Post-practice availability - OFFENSE Assistant coaches/players Meet in football lobby (Student Athlete Building). THU 8/31 No media availability KRISTEN KERR Football Media Relations Graduate Assistant Office: (801) Cell: (801) FRI 9/1 No media availability DUFF TITTLE Associate Athletic Director Communications Office: (801) Cell: (801) SAT 9/2 8:30 p.m. CT BYU vs. LSU Head coach Kalani Sitake and select players available postgame.

3 2017 BYU FOOTBALL OPPONENT OUTLOOK-3 ETLING NAMED STARTER AS FOOTBALL PREPARES FOR BYU BATON ROUGE Senior Danny Etling was named LSU s starting quarterback on Tuesday as the 13th-ranked Tigers begin their on-field preparation for next week s season-opener against BYU. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron told members of the media that Etling would be the starter when the Tigers take the field against the Cougars on Saturday, September 2 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Etling started the final 10 games of the season for the Tigers in 2016, leading LSU to a 7-3 mark over that span. Another afternoon thunderstorm forced the Tigers indoors for Tuesday s practice. On Monday, LSU held the final 30 minutes of its practice in the rain. We had our first Competition Tuesday and I thought it was a very spirited practice, Orgeron said of Tuesday s practice. Sunday, we watched all of the (scrimmage) tape, and we made the decision to announce Danny (Etling) as our starting quarterback. Danny did a very good job for us, was very competitive, and has handled the competition very well. Myles Brennan was a very close second and so was Lowell Narcisse. (Danny) has shown that he will be an excellent quarterback for us. We are looking forward to Danny being our starting quarterback. Orgeron said on Tuesday, the Tigers began working against the BYU scout squad and presented a scouting report on the Cougars to the team. Today we gave the scouting report on BYU and they are a very strong football team, Orgeron said. They have won eight of their last nine games and they lost only four games by a total of eight points. That has our teams attention. We looked at what they do on offense, defense, and special teams. It was an introduction today. Orgeron said the Tigers worked on first and second down against BYU scout team on Tuesday. They will followed with third down on Wednesday, short-yardage, goal line, and redzone on Thursday. The Tigers will have two full weeks of preparation for BYU, while the Cougars will get only one week to focus on LSU as they open their season on Saturday against Portland State. It can work both ways, obviously, Orgeron said when asked if he thought it would be an advantage for BYU to have a game under its belt before facing the Tigers. They can get the kinks out. That s why we have had preseason games. We tried to match that, but I don t know if you can match it. Obviously, it gives us an advantage because we get to see them play; they don t get to see us play. They still don t know what we are going to run on offense. They can guess, but they don t know what we are going to run. I think it works both ways. LSU PLAYERS TO WATCH LSU 2017 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Time/Result 9/2 Sat. BYU 8:30 p.m. 9/9 Sat. Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. 9/16 St. 6:00 p.m. 9/23 Sat. Syracuse TBA 9/30 Sat. Troy TBA 10/7 TBA 10/14 Sat. Auburn TBA 10/21 Miss TBA 11/4 TBA 11/11 Sat. Arkansas TBA 11/18 TBA 11/25 Sat. Texas A&M TBA All times local LSU COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Ed Orgeron,... Northwestern St., 84 (6-2, 2nd year) Offensive Coordinator...Matt Canada,...Indiana, '93 (1st year) Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord.... Dave Aranda...California Lutheran, 99 (2nd year) Defensive Backs....Corey Raymond...LSU, 92 (6th year) Tight Ends... Steve Ensminger...LSU, 82 (8th year) Defensive Line.... Pete Jenkins...Western Carolina, 64 (2nd year) Offensive Line/Running Game Coord.... Jeff Grimes... UTEP, 91 (4th year) Wide Receivers... Mickey Joseph...Nebraska, 93 (1st year) Asst. HC/RB/Recruiting Coord...Tommie Robinson,...Troy, 85 (1st year) Outside Linebackers...Dennis Johnson...LSU, 12 (2nd year) LSU QUICK FACTS Physical Address...Thomas Boyd Hall,...Baton Rouge, LA Founded Enrollment... 31,527 Nickname...Tigers or Fighting Tigers Colors...Purple & Gold National Affiliation/Conference....NCAA Division I/SEC Home Field (capacity)...tiger Stadium (102,321) President...Dr. F. King Alexander Faculty Athletic Representative...Dr. Bill Demastes Director of Athletics... Joe Alleva 2016 Record SEC Conference Record BYU VS. CURRENT SEC OPPONENTS Alabama Georgia Mississippi St Missouri Ole Miss Texas A&M Total BYU VS. LSU SERIES First meeting Total First Meeting LSU STATISTICAL RANKINGS (2016 final rankings) Total Offense (59) Total Defense (10) Passing Offense (101) Pass Defense (23) Passing Efficiency (65) Pass Efficiency Defense (15) Rushing Offense (21) Rushing Defense (13) Scoring Offense (68) Scoring Defense (5) First Downs (95) Third Down Conversions (38) Net Punting (54) Kickoff Returns (95) Turnover Margin (67) Sacks (26) Tackles for loss (53) Sacks Allowed (25) #16 DANNY ETLING QB SR. TERRE HAUTE, IN PURDUE GP EFFIC COMP ATT YDS Y/G PCT LNG INT TD R ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD , % #5 DERRIUS GUICE RB JR. BATON ROUGE, LA CATHOLIC HS GP RUSH YDS Y/A LNG TD KOR YDS Y/R LNG TD , (TD) #49 ARDEN KEY LB JR. ATLANTA, GA HAPEVILLE CHARTER ACADEMY GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACK YDS INT YDS FF FR QBH PBU / #1 DONTE JACKSON DB JR. METAIRIE, LA RIVERDALE HS GP SOLO AST TOT INT YDS PBU KOR YDS Y/R LNG

4 2017 BYU FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES-4 INDEPENDENCE: YEAR SEVEN The 13-game independent schedule features teams from six different conferences and an independent team. Four games are against Power Five opponents, including teams from the Pac-12, Big Ten and SEC. The opponents on the 2017 features six bowl teams from The Cougars will host six home games and have six true road contests with one neutral site game at a NFL stadium. The home schedule consists of Portland State, Utah, Wisconsin, Boise State, San Jose State and UMass. The season's single neutral site game against LSU will be played at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans. BOWLING OPPONENTS Of BYU s 13 opponents in 2016, six played in a bowl game last year: LSU, Utah, Wisconsin, Boise State, Mississippi State and Hawai'i. TEAM CAPTAINS BYU will have four captains for the 2017 season in linebackers Fred Warner and Butch Pau'u on the defensive side with quarterback Tanner Mangum and offensive lineman Tejan Koroma on offense. FLAG BEARERS BYU s tradition of carrying team flags out of the tunnel, along with an American Flag and alumni flags. Alumni Flag Bearers Portland State Tim Hanshaw ( 88, 91-94), Eric Drage ( 89-93), Troy Stoddard ( 93), Charlie Peterson ( 95, 98-01) LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM LaVell Edwards Stadium with its 63,470-seat capacity is home to BYU football. Originally Cougar Stadium, it was built in 1964 and seated 30,000. It was expanded in 1982 to seat 65,000 permanent seats before official capacity became 63,470 after various refurbishments. For the 2012 season the stadium featured new video walls and LED ribbons on the north and south end zone stands. BYU s record at LaVell Edwards Stadium is ranked No. 12 among teams playing in their current stadium. Stadium record: (.772) 2017 stadium record: 1-0 Since 2005: (.838) MISSIONS Brigham Young University is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The missionary emphasis of the Church is perhaps one of its most recognized characteristics. Since the organization of the Church in 1830, over one million missionaries have served. The Church operates missions around the world in 150 nations speaking more than 160 languages. More than 70,000 missionaries representing the Church are serving proselytizing missions in 422 missions around the world. Most of the Church s proselytizing missionaries are young men between the ages of 18 and 26. A substantial number of young women and older couples also serve proselytizing missions. Missionaries work long hours seven days a week for two years (or 18 months for women and couples) teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and participating in community service NATIONAL RANKINGS Associated Press Top 25 (Preseason) # Team (1st place) Record Votes 1 Alabama(52) Ohio State(3) Florida State(4) USC(2) Clemson Penn State Oklahoma Washington Wisconsin Oklahoma State Michigan Auburn LSU Stanford Georgia Louisville Florida Miami South Florida Kansas State Virginia Tech West Virginia Texas Washington State Tennessee Others receiving votes: TCU 98, Utah 85, Notre Dame 65, Boise State 37, NC State 26, Northwestern 25, Pittsburgh 23, Oregon 21, Houston 19, Colorado 18, San Diego State 9, UCLA 9, BYU 5, Appalachian State 4, Nebraska 4, Tulsa 4, Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 3, Michigan State 1 USA Today Coaches Poll # Team (1st place) Record Votes 1 Alabama (49) Ohio State (5) Florida State (4) USC Clemson (7) Penn State Washington Oklahoma Michigan Wisconsin Oklahoma State LSU Auburn Stanford Georgia Florida Louisville Miami Kansas State West Virginia South Florida Virginia Tech Texas Tennessee Utah Others receiving votes: Washington State 99, Colorado 72, TCU 58, Boise State 49, Notre Dame 49, Texas A&M 46, Pittsburgh 45, NC State 39, Oregon 37, Northwestern 25, Nebraska 23, Arkansas 22, Memphis 22, Mississippi State 19, San Diego State 18, Appalachian State 11, BYU 10, Georgia Tech 10, Tulsa 10, Wyoming 9, Western Michigan 8, Temple 8, North Carolina 8, Houston 7, Minnesota 6, Troy 6, Iowa 5, Louisiana Tech 4, Syracuse 3, Arizona 2, UCLA 1, Colorado State 1, Maryland 1, Michigan State 1, Toledo 1, Army 1 Italics=2017 opponent About 64 percent of the current team has served an LDS mission. Members of the team have served in 28 different countries and six of the seven continents around the globe. BYU currently has about 30 members of the team (previous signees or on roster) that are currently serving in the mission field. HONOR CODE BYU s Honor Code helps maintain this learning environment. Initiated by students in 1949, the Honor Code emphasizes being honest, living a chaste and virtuous life, abstaining from alcohol and tobacco, using clean language, and following other values in line with the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. INDEPENDENTS SNAPSHOT BYU is one of four FBS Independent teams. Here is a look at how the Cougars and the four other independents did last week. Team W-L Last game Next Game BYU 1-0 W, 20-6 Portland State LSU (neutral site) Army 8-5 (2016) vs. Fordham Notre Dame 4-8 (2016) at Temple UMass 0-1 L, Hawaii at Coastal Carolina

5 2017 BYU FOOTBALL TEAM NOTES-5 POLYNESIAN PIPELINE The Polynesian Islands have become a hotbed for recuiting in recent years, but BYU has been one of the pioneers in bringing these players from Tonga, Samoa, the Hawaiian Islands and all of Polynesia to the forefront of college football since the early 1950s. More than 40 members of the current roster are of Polynesian descent. Some of BYU s most celebrated and decorated players have come from the Pacific islands, including All-Americans, national record holders, players who have gone on to compete in the NFL and now, several members of BYU s current coaching and support staff. Kalani Sitake was named BYU s 14th head coach on Dec. 19, 2015, becoming the first Tongan head football coach in the NCAA. His staff includes Polynesians Ilaisa Tuiaki, Steve Kaufusi, Reno Mahe, Nu u Tafisi, Russell Tialavea, Tevita Ofahengaue, Jack Damuni, Jasen Ah You, Sione Kinikini, Vince Feula and Harvey Unga. FORMER PLAYERS ON STAFF There are 20 former BYU football players on the football and athletic admnistration staff. Members of the staff were part of Cougar teams that won the 1980 Miracle Bowl, the 1984 National Championship, Heisman Trophy, 1996 Cotton Bowl along with many other accolades. Eight of BYU's 10 full-time coaches played football for BYU, more former players coaching at the alma mater than any other school. Tom Holmoe DB Athletic Director Kalani Sitake RB/FB 1994, Head Football Coach Chad Lewis TE Associate AD/Development Lee Johnson P Assistant Development Director Robbie Bosco QB Varsity Club/Development Fui Vakapuna RB , Assistant to the AD Ed Lamb LB/DE Asst. Head Coach/Safeties/Sp. Tms Ty Detmer QB Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Steve Kaufusi DL Linebackers Mike Empey OL 1987, Offensive Line Ben Cahoon WR Wide Receivers Reno Mahe RB , Running backs Jernaro Gilford DB Cornerbacks Russell Tialavea DL , 12 Director of Football Operations Tevita Ofahengaue TE Director of Recruiting Operations Jack Damuni DB Director of Player Personnel Vince Feula DL Graduate Assistant/Defense Jan Jorgensen DL Graduate Assistant/Defense Harvey Unga RB Graduate Assistant/Offense Dallas Reynolds OL Graduate Assistant/Offense AVERAGE AGE, MARRIED PLAYERS, ETC. The average age of BYU s 2017 roster is 21.4 years of age. The Cougars also have 32 married players. Six of the married players have a child. FATHERS AND SONS BYU has a family legacy unique to many other institutions. This year's squad features eight players with fathers who also played football at BYU. Chayce Bolli WR Tyler Bolli WR (1990, ) Trey Dye, RB James Dye, WR/PR ( ) Corey Edwards, K Chris Edwards, DB (1984) James Empey, OL Mike Empey, OL (1987, 91-93) Gavin Fowler, DB Blaine Fowler, QB ( ) KJ Hall, RB Kalin Hall, RB ( ) Bentley Hanshaw, TE Tim Hanshaw, OL (1988, 91-94) Corbin Kaufusi, DL Steve Kaufusi, DL ( ) BROTHERS IN ARMS BYU has four sets of brothers on the current roster. Hifo Pau'u Pulsipher Warner Marvin (Sr. DB) and Aleva (So. WR) Butch (Jr. LB) and Neil (Fr. WR) Adam (So. LB) and Addison (Fr. OL) Fred (Jr. LB) and Troy (Fr. DB) 2017 OPPONENTS WEEKLY PORTLAND STATE 0-1 Last week L 20-6 at BYU This week at Oregon State Next week Bye LSU 0-0 Last week -- This week vs. BYU Next week Chattanooga UTAH 0-0 Last week -- This week North Dakota Next week at BYU WISCONSIN 0-0 Last week -- This week Utah State Next week Florida Atlantic UTAH STATE 0-0 Last week -- This week at Wisconsin Next Week Idaho State BOISE STATE 0-0 Last week -- This week Troy Next week at Washington State MISSISSIPPI STATE 0-0 Last week -- This week Charleston Southern Next week at Lousiana Tech EAST CAROLINA 0-0 Last week -- This week James Madison Next week at West Virginia SAN JOSE STATE 0-1 Last week L vs. South Florida This week Cal Poly Next week at Texas FRESNO STATE 0-0 Last week -- This week Incarnate Word Next week at Alabama UNLV 0-0 Last week -- This week Howard Next week at Idaho UMASS 0-1 Last week L vs. Hawaii This week at Coastal Carolina Next week Old Dominion HAWAII 1-0 Last week W at UMass This week Western Carolina Next week at UCLA Combined record: 1-3 DEFENSE, RUNNING BACKS CHARGE 20-6 SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER VIKINGS PROVO, Utah Effective rushing from Squally Canada and Kavika Fonua, along with stingy defense, gave BYU a 20-6 over Portland State in the 2017 season opener Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Freshman tight end Matt Bushman led BYU receivers with 56 yards on three receptions. Canada had a career-best 98 rushing yards on 16 attempts with a touchdown, while Fonua had 59 yards on seven carries in his first game at running back. Junior quarterback Tanner Mangum completed 16 of 27 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown. Fred Warner led the Cougars with 10 tackles. Sione Takitaki had seven tackles, including three for loss and two sacks. Zayne Anderson had a late interception the first of his collegiate career in his first start. The Cougars outgained the Vikings 367 yards to 220 yards. BYU had three sacks and eight tackles for loss. The first points of the game came via a 28-yard touchdown pass from Mangum to wide receiver Neil Pau'u with 2:01 on the clock in the first quarter. A 36-yard connection from Mangum to Bushman keyed the four-play, 64-yard drive. Rhett Almond made good on the PAT for a 7-0 lead, which the Cougars held at the end of the period. Canada punched in a one-yard touchdown run to cap an eight-play, 66-yard touchdown drive in the middle of the second quarter. A 33-yard pass from Mangum to Talon Shumway put BYU in striking range. BYU's lead extended to 14-0 with 7:57 left in the half. The Vikings closed out a 17-play, 87-yard touchdown drive with 1:54 left until halftime. Jalani Eason completed a four-yard pass to Darnell Adams to get in the end zone. The PAT was missed to make the score 14-6 in favor of the Cougars, which stood as the teams headed into their locker rooms. Both defenses pitched shutouts in the third quarter, as the gun sounded with BYU up The Cougars were driving, with the ball on the Portland State 48 yardline. The first play of the fourth quarter was a 34-yard run from Canada that put BYU on the Viking 14 yardline. Almond hit a 27-yard field goal to put the Cougars up 17-6 with 13:22 left in the game. Anderson picked off a pass for BYU's first defensive takeaway late in the quarter and returned it 27 yards to the Portland State 23 yardline. Almond came on for a 35-yard attempt and kicked it down the middle for the 20-6 lead.

6 2017 BYU FOOTBALL ROSTER-6 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School No. Name Pos. 19 Ah You, Chaz DB Fr. Eagle Mountain, UT / Westlake HS/Timpview HS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Davis, Akile WR 26 Almond, Rhett P/K R-Jr. Valencia, CA / Hart HS Phillip Amone ah-mo-nay 1 Warner, Troy DB 39 Amone, Phillip LB R-Jr. Orlando, FL / Dr. Phillips HS 2 Hadley, Matthew DB/LB 23 Anderson, Zayne DB Jr. Stansbury Park, UT / Stansbury HS Tanner Balderree BALD-ah-ree 2 Kafentzis, Austin RB 3 Armstrong, Isaiah DB Jr. Redlands, CA / Riverside City College Tariq Buchanan Tare-ick (like Derrick) 3 Armstrong, Isaiah DB 88 Balderree, Tanner TE Sr. Sherwood, OR / Sherwood HS 3 Trinnaman, Jonah WR Squally Canada squall-ee 13 Bernard, Francis LB Jr. Herriman, UT / Herriman HS 4 Dye, Trey RB 27 Bolli, Chayce WR Fr. Cave Creek, AZ / Boerne Champion HS Akile Davis ah-kee-lay 4 Warner, Fred LB 82 Buchanan, Tariq WR Fr. Elgin, TX / Elgin HS 5 Ghanwoloku, Dayan DB Trey Dye tray die 5 Tolutau, Ula RB 34 Burt, Riley RB R-So. Mantua, UT / Box Elder HS 89 Bushman, Matt TE Fr. Tucson, AZ / Sabino HS Brayden El-Bakri el-back-ree 7 Hannemann, Micah DB 7 Hoge, Beau QB 22 Canada, Squally RB R-Jr. Milpitas, CA / Washington State Lorenzo Fauatea Fow-uh-tay-uh 10 Detmer Jr., Koy QB 58 Chambers, Austin OL R-Fr. Shawnee Mission, KS / Shawnee Mission West HS 67 Christensen, Brady OL Fr. Bountiful, UT / Bountiful HS Mango Finau Fee-now 10 Greene, Kamel DB 11 Critchlow, Joe QB 11 Critchlow, Joe QB Fr. Franklin, TN / Franklin HS Kavika Fonua ka-vee-kah fo-noo-ah 11 Lee, Austin DB 1 Davis, Akile WR R-So. DeSoto, TX / DeSoto HS 10 Detmer Jr., Koy QB R-So. Somerset, TX / Somerset HS Kainoa Fuiava Ky-No-ah Foo-ee-Ah-vah 12 Greene, Trevion DB 12 Mangum, Tanner QB 26 Dortch, Caden DB R-So. Saratoga Springs, UT / Westlake HS Rylee Gautuvai nah-too-vai 13 Bernard, Francis LB 4 Dye, Trey RB Jr. Abilene, TX / Cooper HS 30 Edwards, Corey K Sr. Hurricane, UT / Hurricane HS Dayan Ghanwoloku Dyan (Like Ryan) 13 Simon, Micah WR 13 Wilstead, Kody QB 35 El-Bakri, Brayden RB R-Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS GAH-WOH-lo-koo 15 Hifo, Aleva WR 30 Ellis, Keenan DB Fr. Chula Vista, CA / Bonita Vista HS (Wearing Liberian family name on jersey this year, last year had 16 Fowler, Gavin DB 66 Empey, James OL Fr. American Fork, UT / American Fork HS 16 Takitaki, Sione DL 47 England, Garrett LB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS last name, Lake ) 17 Hifo, Marvin DB 55 Fauatea, Lorenzo DL Fr. West Valley, Utah / Hunter HS Kamel Greene kah-mel 17 Laulu-Pututau, Moroni TE 60 Finau, Mango OL Fr. Kinei, HI / Baldwin HS 18 Shelton, Michael DB 31 Folau, Christian LB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS Micah Hannemann HANN-uh-mann 19 Ah You, Chaz DB 64 Foley, Matt LS Jr. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS Aleva Hifo Uh-leh-vuh Hee-fo 20 Shumway, Rickey WR 44 Fonua, Kavika RB R-Jr. Syracuse, UT / Syracuse HS 21 Shumway, Talon WR 16 Fowler, Gavin DB R-Sr. Kaysville, UT / Davis HS Hoge hawj 22 Canada, Squally RB 93 Fuiava, Kainoa DL R-Fr. Downey, CA / Warren HS Jacob Jimenez him-en-ez 22 Lee, Hiva DB 43 Gautavai, Rylee LB R-So. Bountiful, UT / Bountiful HS 23 Anderson, Zayne DB 5 Ghanwoloku, Dayan DB R-So. Layton, UT / Northridge HS Austin Kafentzis Kah-Fents-iss 24 Hall, KJ RB 10 Greene, Kamel DB R-Sr. Mountain View, CA / Washington State Tuni Kanuch Too-nee ka-nooch 25 Jacobson, Tanner DB 12 Greene, Trevion DB So. East Palo Alto, CA / Chabot College 25 Krueger, Taggart WR 43 Griffitts, Kyle RB So. Windermere, FL / West Orange HS Motekiai Langi Mo-teh-kee-ah-ee 26 Almond, Rhett P/K 2 Hadley, Matthew LB Sr. Connell, WA / Connell HS (Mo for short) 26 Dortch, Caden DB 24 Hall, KJ RB R-So. Spanish Fork, UT / Maple Mountain HS 27 Bolli, Chayce WR Long-ee 7 Hannemann, Micah DB Sr. Alpine, UT / Lone Peak HS 27 McChesney, Austin DB 86 Hanshaw, Bentley TE Fr. Moorpark, CA / Moorpark HS Moroni 28 Powell, Sawyer DB 29 Stewart, Cody DB 98 Harris, Mitch LS Jr. Gilbert, AZ / Perry HS Laulu-Pututau more-oh-nigh La-OO-loo 30 Edwards, Corey K 77 Herring, Chandon OL R-Fr. Gilbert, AZ / Perry HS 15 Hifo, Aleva WR So. Menifee, CA / Heritage HS Poo-too-tau 30 Ellis, Keenan DB 31 Folau, Christian LB 17 Hifo, Marvin DB Sr. Menifee, CA /Mt. San Jacinto College Hiva Lee hee-vah lee 31 Linehan, Jonny P 7 Hoge, Beau QB R-So. Fort Thomas, KY / Highlands HS 69 Hoge, Tristen OL R-So. Pocatello, Idaho / Notre Dame Uriah Leiataua Ur-eye-uh 32 Wilcox, Chris DB 33 Tanner, Beau WR 71 Hoyt, Austin OL R-Jr. Ione, CA / Argonaut HS Lay-ah-Ta-OO-ah 34 Burt, Riley RB 25 Jacobson, Tanner DB Jr. Southlake, TX / Texas Tech 70 Jimenez, Jacob OL Jr. Pflugerville, TX / Pflugerville HS Jonny Linehan lin-uh-hann 34 Sedgwick, Will LB 35 El-Bakri, Brayden RB 37 Jones, Grant WR R-Sr. Concord, CA / Ygnacio Valley High School AJ Lolohea Lo-lo-Hay-uh 35 Niumatalolo, Va a LB 2 Kafentzis, Austin RB R-So. Sandy, UT / Arizona Western College Inoke Lotulelei in-oh-keh lo-too-leh-lay 36 Richardson, Creed RB 78 Kanuch, Tuni OL R-Sr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 37 Jones, Grant WR 90 Kaufusi, Corbin DL R-Jr. Provo, UT / TImpview Tanner Mangum Maingum 38 Pau u, Butch LB 53 Kaufusi, Isaiah LB R-Fr. Cottonwood Heights, UT / Brighton HS Tevita Mo unga teh-vee-tah 39 Amone, Phillip LB 56 Koroma, Tejan OL Sr. Allen, TX / Allen HS 41 Pulsipher, Adam LB 25 Krueger, Taggart WR Jr. Sammamish, WA / Skyline HS mo-oong-gah 42 Tapusoa, Johnny LB 60 Langi, Motekiai DL Fr. Matangiake, Tonga / Tonga HS Va a Niumatalolo vah-ah 43 Gautavai, Rylee LB 98 Latu, Hirkley LB Fr. Kahuku, HI / Kahuku HS 43 Griffitts, Kyle RB 17 Laulu-Pututau, Moroni TE Jr. Hyrum, UT / Mountain Crest HS nee-oo-mah-tah-lo-lo 44 Fonua, Kavika RB 11 Lee, Austin DB R-So. Sandy, UT / Utah/SLCC JJ Nwigwe no-wig-way 46 Sandlin, Rhett DL 22 Lee, Hiva DB Sr. Ellensburg, WA / Ellensburg HS 47 England, Garrett LB 58 Leiataua, Uriah DL Fr. Compton, CA / Dominguez HS Pau u pauw-oo 49 Tuifua, Langi DL 31 Linehan, Jonny P R-Sr. Auckland, New Zealand / Takapuna Grammar Trajan Pili Tray-jun Pee-lee 50 Mo unga, Tevita DL 91 Lolohea, AJ DL Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / West HS 50 Vaka, Taipe OL 74 Longson, Kieffer OL R-Fr. San Ramon, CA / Dougherty Valley HS Merill Taliauli tall-ee-ah-oo-lee 51 Tuatagaloa, Brigham LS 83 Lotulelei, Inoke WR So. Midvale, UT / Cottonwood HS Leroy Sitake-Tanoai See-tah-kay Tah-no-eye 51 Unga, Morgan LB 12 Mangum, Tanner QB Jr. Eagle, ID / Eagle HS 52 Pili, Trajan DL Sione Takitaki See-oh-nay Tock-ee- 87 Marshall, Hunter TE R-Jr. Acworth, GA / Snow College 53 Kaufusi, Isaiah LB 27 McChesney, Austin DB So. Highland, UT / Lone Peak HS Tock-ee 54 Taliauli, Merrill DL 55 Fauatea, Lorenzo DL 83 Mikkelsen, Andrew K Jr. Canby, OR / Oregon State Handsome Tanielu Tawn-ee-A-loo 56 Koroma, Tejan OL 50 Mo unga, Tevita DL Jr. Murrieta, CA / Vista Murrieta HS 35 Niumatalolo, Va a LB R-Sr. Annapolis, MD / Broadneck HS Johnny Tapusoa Tap-oo-So-ah 57 Sitake-Tanoai, Leroy OL 58 Chambers, Austin OL 76 Norman, Keyan OL Sr. Highland, UT / Southern Utah Kesni Tausinga kez-nee tau-sing-ah 58 Leiataua, Uriah DL 96 Nwigwe, JJ OL/TE Jr. Rockwall, TX / Rockwall-Heath HS 84 Pau u, Neil WR Fr. Anaheim, CA / Servite HS Wayne Tei-Kirby Tay-Kirby 59 Shoaf, Thomas OL 59 Tofa, Alden DL 38 Pau u, Butch LB R-Jr. Anaheim, CA / Servite HS Alden Tofa All-den TOH-fa 60 Finau, Mango OL 52 Pili, Trajan DL R-So. Las Vegas, NV / Centennial HS 28 Powell, Sawyer DB R-Sr. West Richland, WA / Richland HS Ula Tolutau Oo-luh Toll-oo-Ta-oo 60 Langi, Motekiai DL 64 Foley, Matt LS 41 Pulsipher, Adam LB R-Jr. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS Khyiris Tonga Kye-ris 66 Empey, James OL 72 Pulsipher, Addison OL R-So. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS 36 Richardson, Creed RB R-Jr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS Langi Tuifua Long-ee Too-ee-foo-uh 67 Christensen, Brady OL 69 Hoge, Tristen OL 97 Saleapaga, Keanu DL Fr. Lakewood, California / La Mirada HS Earl Tuioti-Mariner Too-ee-oh-tee Mare-in-er 70 Jimenez, Jacob OL 46 Sandlin, Rhett DL R-Jr. Draper, UT / Alta HS Joe Tukuafu Too-koo-Ah-foo 71 Hoyt, Austin OL 97 Savage, Cody DL Jr. Lovell, WY / Lovell HS 72 Pulsipher, Addison OL 34 Sedgwick, Will LB Fr. Laguna Hills, CA / Laguna Hills HS Morgan Unga Oong-gah 74 Longson, Kieffer OL 18 Shelton, Michael DB R-Jr. Raleigh, NC / Wakefield HS Taipe Vaka Tie-pay Vock-uh 75 Tei-Kirby, Wayne DL 59 Shoaf, Thomas OL R-So. Columbus, IN / Columbus HS 76 Norman, Keyan OL 20 Shumway, Rickey WR So. Provo, UT / Timpview HS Solomone Wolfgramm Solo-mo-nay Wolf-gram 77 Herring, Chandon OL 21 Shumway, Talon WR R-So. South Jordan, UT / Lone Peak HS 78 Kanuch, Tuni OL 13 Simon, Micah WR R-So. Dallas, TX / Bishop Dunne HS **Please visit with BYU s media relations staff for the most up-todate and correct pronunciation 79 Tuioti-Mariner, Earl DL 57 Sitake-Tanoai, Leroy OL R-So. Sherman Oaks, CA / Notre Dame HS 82 Buchanan, Tariq WR 29 Stewart, Cody DB R-Sr. Mesa, AZ / Mountain View HS 83 Lotulelei, Inoke WR 16 Takitaki, Sione DL R-Jr. Fontana, CA / Heritage HS 83 Mikkelsen, Andrew K 54 Taliauli, Merrill DL Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS 84 Pau'u, Neil WR 92 Tanielu, Handsome DL Sr. Waianae, HI / Snow College 86 Hanshaw, Bentley TE 33 Tanner, Beau WR Jr. Gilbert, AZ / Scottsdale CC 87 Marshall, Hunter TE 42 Tapusoa, Johnny LB So. Laie, HI / Kahuku HS 87 Tukuafu, Joe TE 94 Tausinga, Kesni DL Sr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 88 Balderree, Tanner TE 75 Tei-Kirby, Wayne DL So. Pocatello, Idaho / Oregon 89 Bushman, Matt TE 90 Kaufusi, Corbin DL 59 Tofa, Alden DL Fr. West Jordan, UT / West Jordan HS 91 Lolohea, AJ DL 5 Tolutau, Ula RB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS 92 Tanielu, Handsome DL 95 Tonga, Khyiris DL Fr. West Valley, UT / Granger HS 93 Fuiava, Kainoa DL 3 Trinnaman, Jonah WR Sr. Highland, UT / Snow College 94 Tausinga, Kesni DL 51 Tuatagaloa, Brigham LS Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 95 Tonga, Khyiris DL 49 Tuifua, Langi DL Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 96 Nwigwe, JJ OL/TE 79 Tuioti-Mariner, Earl DL Fr. Topeka, KS / Washburn HS 97 Saleapaga, Keanu DL 87 Tukuafu, Joe TE Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS 97 Savage, Cody DL 51 Unga, Morgan LB R-Jr. Ogden, UT / Bonneville HS 98 Harris, Mitch LS 50 Vaka, Taipe OL Jr. Oakland, CA / Diablo Valley College 98 Latu, Hirkley LB 4 Warner, Fred LB Sr. San Marcos, CA / Mission Hills HS 99 Wolfgramm, Solomone DL 1 Warner, Troy DB So. San Marcos, CA / Mission Hills HS 32 Wilcox, Chris DB So. Fontana, CA / Eleanor Roosevelt HS 13 Wilstead, Kody QB Fr. St. George, UT / Pine View HS 99 Wolfgramm, Solomone DL R-Jr. Menlo Park, CA / BYU-Hawaii

7 2017 BYU FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART-7 OFFENSE QB 12 Tanner Mangum Jr. 7 Beau Hoge So. 10 Koy Detmer Jr So. DEFENSE E 90 Corbin Kaufusi Jr. 52 Trajan Pili So. 58 Uriah Leiataua Fr. TB 22 Squally Canada Jr. 44 Kavika Fonua Jr. -or- 34 Riley Burt So. HB 24 KJ Hall So. 4 Trey Dye Jr. 2 Austin Kafentzis So. BB 44 Kavika Fonua Jr. 5 Ula Tolutau Fr. FB 35 Brayden El-Bakri Jr. 43 Kyle Griffitts So. WR 3 Jonah Trinnaman Sr. 33 Beau Tanner Jr. WR 21 Talon Shumway So. 84 Neil Pau u Fr. WR 15 Aleva Hifo So. 13 Micah Simon So. TE 88 Tanner Balderree Sr. 96 JJ Nwigwe Jr. TE 89 Matt Bushman Fr. 87 Hunter Marshall Jr. LT 59 Thomas Shoaf So. 77 Chandon Herring Fr. LG 76 Keyan Norman Sr. 58 Austin Chambers Fr. C 56 Tejan Koroma Sr. 66 James Empey Fr. RG 78 Tuni Kanuch Sr. 72 Addison Pulspiher So. RT 71 Austin Hoyt Jr. 74 Kieffer Longson Fr. SPECIALISTS PK 26 Rhett Almond Jr. 83 Andrew Mikkelsen Jr. KO 30 Corey Edwards Sr. 83 Andrew Mikkelsen Jr. H 16 Gavin Fowler Sr. 7 Beau Hoge So. LS 64 Matt Foley Jr. 98 Mitch Harris Jr. N 92 Handsome Tanielu Sr. 54 Merrill Taliauli Jr. -or- 95 Khyiris Tonga Fr. T 94 Kesni Tausinga Sr. 50 Tevita Mo'Unga Jr. -or- 99 Solomone Wolfgramm Jr. OE 16 Sione Takitaki Jr. 49 Langi Tuifua Fr. -or- 46 Rhett Sandlin Jr. FLB 4 Fred Warner Sr. 51 Morgan Unga Jr. -or- 19 Chaz Ah You Fr. MLB 38 Butch Pau u Jr. 41 Adam Pulsipher Jr. -or- 42 Johnny Tapusoa So. WLB 2 Matt Hadley Sr. 41 Adam Pulsipher Jr. -or- 53 Isaiah Kaufusi Fr. NICKEL 19 Chaz Ah You Fr. -or- 23 Zayne Anderson Jr. DIME 25 Tanner Jacobson Jr. 2 Matt Hadley Sr. LC 1 Troy Warner So. -or- 32 Chris Wilcox So. 12 Trevion Greene So. FS 23 Zayne Anderson Jr. 11 Austin Lee So. 17 Marvin Hifo Sr. SS 7 Micah Hannemann Sr. 25 Tanner Jacobson Jr. 10 Kamel Greene Sr. RC 5 Dayan Ghanwoloku So. -or- 32 Chris Wilcox So. 18 Michael Shelton Jr. P 31 Jonny Linehan Sr. 26 Rhett Almond Jr. KRET 2 Matt Hadley Sr. 15 Aleva Hifo So. PRET 25 Tanner Jacobson Jr. 7 Micah Hannemann Sr. 18 Michael Shelton Jr.

8 2017 BYU FOOTBALL 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS/SUPERLATIVES/SCORING DRIVES OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME QB RB RB/WR WR WR/TE WR/TE LT LG C RG RT PORTLAND ST MANGUM CANADA A. HIFO TRINNAMAN T. SHUMWAY BUSHMAN SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT LSU UTAH WISCONSIN UTAH STATE BOISE ST MISSISSIPPI ST EAST CAROLINA SAN JOSE ST FRESNO ST UNLV UMASS HAWAII 2017 DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME E N E OE FLB MLB BLB LC FS SS RC PORTLAND ST C. KAUFUSI TAUSINGA TANIELU TAKITAKI F. WARNER TAPUSOA HADLEY T. WARNER ANDERSON JACOBSON GHANWOLOKU LSU UTAH WISCONSIN UTAH STATE BOISE ST MISSISSIPPI ST EAST CAROLINA SAN JOSE ST FRESNO ST UNLV UMASS HAWAII 2017 BYU SCORING DRIVES QTR OPP. SCORING PLAY PLAYS-YDS-TOP 1 Portland State Neil Pau'u 28-yard pass from Tanner Mangum (Rhett Almond kick) :19 2 Portland State Squally Canada 1-yard run (Rhett Almond kick) :25 4 Portland State Rhett Almond 27-yard field goal :02 4 Portland State Rhett Almond 35-yard field goal 4-5-1: BYU SUPERLATIVES Overall record 1-0 Current streak Won 6 (2016) Home record 1-0 Current home streak Won 6 (2016) Road record 0-0 Current road streak Won 1 (2016) Neutral record 0-0 Current neutral streak Won 1 (2016) Day games 1-0 Current day streak Won 5 (2016) Night games 0-0 Current night streak Won 4 (2016) Friday games 0-0 Current Friday streak Won 5 (2015) BYU wins toss 1-0 BYU loses toss 0-0 BYU scores first 1-0 Opp. scores first 0-0 BYU leads after 1Q 1-0 BYU trails after 1Q 0-0 Tied after 1Q 0-0 BYU leads at half 1-0 BYU trails at half 0-0 Tied at the half 0-0 BYU leads after 3Q 1-0 BYU trails after 3Q 0-0 Tied after 3Q 0-0 OT Games 0-0 BYU has more yards 1-0 Opp. has more yards 0-0 BYU has more turnovers 0-0 Opp. has more turnovers 1-0 Turnovers are equal 0-0 Record in August 1-0 Streak Won 2 (2014) Record in September 0-0 Streak Won 1 (2016) Record in October 0-0 Streak Lost 1 (2016) Record in November 0-0 Streak Won 6 (2015) Vs. top-25 teams 0-0 Streak Lost 2 (2015) Vs. non-ranked teams 1-0 Streak Won 7 (2016) On ESPN 1-0 On ESPN2 0-0 On ESPNU 0-0 On ESPN3 0-0 On ESPNWS 0-0 On ABC 0-0 On NBC 0-0 On FOX 0-0 On Fox Sports 0-0 On CBS Sports 0-0 On SEC Network 0-0 On BYUtv 0-0

9 BYU FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE NOTES-9 BYU OFFENSE BY THE NUMBERS ,377 BYU had 10 different receivers catch a pass against Portland State. Aleva Hifo led the way with four receptions, while Matt Bushman posted three and Talon Shumway had a pair of catches. BYU had four plays of 30 yards or more against Portland State, including two pass plays of 30 or more yards. Matt Bushman caught a 36-yarder over the middle while Talon Shumway caught one for 33 yards down the sideline. Last season, it was BYU's fifth game of the season before the offense had its second passing play of 30 yards or more for the season. BYU returns a lot of experience on the offensive line, including three seniors in the middle with Tejan Koroma (39 starts), Tuni Kanuch (17 starts) and Keyan Norman (14 starts). As a unit, the Cougar offensive line has 89 combined starts. BYU rushed for 171 rushing yards against the Vikings. Last season, BYU was 8-1 when rushing for 150 yards or more and 1-3 when under the mark. As a 12-game starter in 2015, Tanner Mangum threw for 3,377 yards. He was the 13th different BYU player to accomplish the feat (Happened 23 times by 13 different players). His coach and Heisman winner Ty Detmer did it three times for BYU with seasons of 5,188, 4,560 and 4,031 yards. BYU OFFENSE IN THE NCAA (as of 8.27) TEAM Total Offense (8) Passing Offense (8) Passing Efficiency (6) Rushing Offense (4) Scoring Offense (8) Total First Downs (9) Third Down Conversions (8) Sacks Allowed/G (2) Time of Possession...29:39 (5) INDIVIDUAL Total Offense... Tanner Mangum (7) Scoring/G... Rhett Almond 8.0 (11) Total Points Scored...Rhett Almond 8 (11) Passing Efficiency... Tanner Mangum (6) Passing Yards...Tanner Mangum 194 (7) Passing Yards/G... Tanner Mangum (7) Completion percentage...tanner Mangum 59.3 (4) Rushing yards per/g squally Canada 98.0 (4) Rush yards per carry squally Canada 6.1 (3) Total Rushing Yards Squally Canada (4) #12 TANNER MANGUM QB JR. EAGLE, ID EAGLE HS Named team captain for Davey O'Brien Award watch list Has 27 career passing touchdowns and 3,812 yards Has played in 19 career games with 14 starts (10-4 as a starter) Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year (2015) Freshman-record 3,377 passing yards and 23 touchdowns in PASSING STATS RUSHING STATS GP EFFIC COMP ATT YDS Y/A PCT LNG INT TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD #3 JONAH TRINNAMAN WR SR. HIGHLAND, UT SNOW COLLEGE Played in all 13 games in 2016 Caught 28 balls for 321 yards and one touchdown last year Had a 75-yard touchdown reception vs. Toledo Averaged 11.5 yards per reception, best among BYU receivers with at least 25 receptions last season 2017 RECEIVING STATS GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD #22 SQUALLY CANADA RB JR. MILPITAS, CA WASHINGTON STATE Played in all 13 games last season, starting two Averaged 4.3 yards per carry Ran for a career best 98 yards last week against Portland State Had a career-long 34-yard scamper vs. the Vikings 2017 RUSHING STATS RECEIVING STATS GP ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD REC YDS Y/R LNG TD #89 MATT BUSHMAN TE FR. TUCSON, AZ SABINO HS Led BYU in receiving yards against Portland State Had a 36-yard reception against the Vikings Played for the BYU baseball team last season CAREER HIGHS (2017) Receptions 3, Portland State Receiving Yards 56, Portland State Receiving TD -- Long Reception 36, Portland State All-Purpose Yards 56, Portland State 2017 RECEIVING STATS GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD #56 TEJAN KOROMA OL SR. ALLEN, TX ALLEN HS Named a team captain for the 2017 season Has played and started in 39 career games Named to 2017 Rimington and Outland Trophy watch lists Pro Football Focus graded as a top four center in NCAA in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Passing Yards 365, UConn (2015) Att 56, Utah (2015) Comp 35, UConn (2015) Passing TD State (2015) Rush Att 11, twice (2015) Rush YDS 42, Southern Utah (2016) Rushing TD 1, twice (2015) CAREER HIGHS Receptions 6, vs. Arizona (2016) Receiving Yards 75, Toledo (2016) Receiving TD 1, Toledo (2016) Long Reception 75, Toledo (2016) All-Purpose Yards 75, Toledo (2016) CAREER HIGHS Rushing att. 21, at Boise State (2016) Rushing yards 98, Portland State (2017) Rushing TD 1, three times Long Rush 34, Portland State (2017) All-Purpose Yards 102, Portland State (2017) OTHER OFFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH #1 Akile Davis, WR, So. Redshirted the 2016 season. Had one reception in #4 Trey Dye, RB, Jr. Had one reception and one rushing attempt vs. Portland State. Son of former BYU punt returner James Dye. #5 Ula Tolutau, RB, Fr. True freshman, returned from mission. Played in football in spring. Had over 2,500 rushing yards as a senior at East High School in Had one rushing attempt against Portland State. #13 Micah Simon, WR, So. Had a four-yard reception against Portland State. Redshirted the 2016 season. Played in two games in #15 Aleva Hifo, WR, So. Led BYU with four receptions vs. the Vikings last week. Had 11 receptions on the year for 58 yards in Also spent time as a kick returner. #20 Rickey Shumway, WR, So. Played in two games in #21 Talon Shumway, WR, So. Had two receptions for 47 yards against Portland State. Played in seven games last season. Had three receptions for 49 yards. #24 KJ Hall, RB, So. Posted 20 all-purpose yards last week. Rushed for 184 yards last season. Is the son of former BYU running back Kalin Hall. #33 Beau Tanner, WR, Jr. Caught first career pass at Boise State. #34 Riley Burt, RB, So. Redshirted in Had 14 carries for 86 yards in Also returned kicks in #35 Brayden El-Bakri, RB, Jr. Posted career highs with four receptions and 69 yards against Southern Utah last season. Scored first touchdown of 2016 on a fullback dive at the goal line against Arizona. #44 Kavika Fonua, RB, Jr. Had seven carries for 59 yards, including a 34-yard run against Portland State. Switched from linebacker in spring of Had 24 tackles last season. #84 Neil Pau'u, WR, Fr. Caught first touchdown (28 yards) of the season for BYU against Portland State. Younger brother of linebacker Butch Pau'u. True freshman, returned missionary. #87 Hunter Marshall, TE, Jr. Caught first career touchdown against Mississippi State. Hasd seven receptions for 66 yards in #88 Tanner Balderree, TE, Sr. Had one 12-yard reception against Portland State. Had 13 receptions, 156 yards and two touchdowns last season.

10 2017 BYU FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE NOTES-10 CHART TOPPERS Passing Yards (Career) 1. Ty Detmer... 15, Sean Covey... 4, Brandon Doman... 4, Riley Nelson... 4, Tanner Mangum ,812 Passing Completions (Career) 1. Ty Detmer Riley Nelson Sean Covey Brandon Doman Tanner Mangum Passing Attempts (Career) 1. Ty Detmer... 1, Riley Nelson Sean Covey Marc Lyons Tanner Mangum Passing Touchdowns (Career) 1. Ty Detmer Taysom Hill Brandon Doman Riley Nelson Tanner Mangum...27 Rushing Yards (Career) 1. Jamaal Williams... 3, Howard Ringwood Jack Gilford Alan Robinson Keith Hubbs Squally Canada Rushing Attempts (Career) 1. Jamaal Williams Jack Gifford Steve Ogden Terry Sanford Gary Sheide Squally Canada...91 Receptions (Career) 1. Cody Hoffman Five players Algernon Brown Kent Oborn Moroni Laulu-Pututau Jonah Trinnaman...29 Receiving Yards (Career) 1. Cody Hoffman... 3, Oneill Chambers Marcus Mathews Roger Gourley Moroni Laulu Pututau Jonah Trinnaman THE BYU OFFENSE YEAR TWO OF TY. Ty Detmer is into his second season directing BYU's offense. Year one relied heavily on a star running back in Jamaal Williams and an experienced, dual-threat quarterback in Taysom Hill as players learned a new scheme. The offense now more comfortable looks to take another step forward in FINDING A BALANCE. BYU had 194 yards passing and 171 yards rushing in game one against Portland State. In 2016, BYU rushed for 2,615 yards and 2,573 passing yards. YOUNG GUNS. After graduating several playmakers in 2016, a new crop of youngsters will look to make an impact in As many as 17 underclassmen will see time as part of the two-deep on the offensive side of the ball. BYU's first touchdown of the year was scored by freshman Neil Pau'u while freshman tight end Matt Bushman led BYU in receiving yards with 56. REDSHIRTS COMING OFF. Several talented players redshirted the 2016 season, including some that saw time in 2015 as true freshmen. Receivers Akile Davis and Micah Simon return after seeing time in 2015, as do running backs Riley Burt and Trey Dye. A talented group of offensive linemen who spent the 2016 season returning to shape after LDS missions include Kieffer Longson, Austin Chambers and Chandon Herring. All of them are expected to contribute in 2017 and most of them saw their first game action against Portland State in game one. NOTEABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS 2017 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS IN A GAME #1 AKILE DAVIS, WR Rec. -/1, Wagner '15 Rec. Yds -/9, Wagner '15 Rec. TD - Long Rec. -/9, Wagner '15 #3 JONAH TRINNAMAN, WR Rec. 1, PSU/6, twice '16 Rec. Yds 12, PSU/75, Toledo '16 Rec. TD -/1, Toledo '16 Long Rec. 12/75, Toledo '16 #4, TREY DYE, RB Rec. 1, PSU/2, twice '15 Rec. Yds 6, PSU/55, Wagner '15 Rec. TD - Long Rec. 6, PSU/47, Wagner '15 Rush Att. Rush Yards 1, PSU/1, six times 1, PSU/5, East Carolina '15 Rush TD - Long Rush 1, PSU/5, East Carolina '15 #5, ULA TOLUTAU, RB Rec. - Rec. Yds - Rec. TD - Long Rec. - Rush Att. 1, PSU/same Rush Yards 3, PSU/same Rush TD - Long Rush 3, PSU/same #12 TANNER MANGUM, QB Comp. 16, PSU/35, UConn '15 Attempts 27, PSU/56, vs. Utah '15 Pass Yds 194, PSU/365, UConn '15 Pass TD 1, '15 Long Pass 36, PSU/84, Boise State '15 Rushes 4, PSU/11, twice '15 Rush Yds -3, PSU/same Rush TD -/1, three times Long Rush 0, PSU/35, SUU '16 #17 MORONI LAULU-PUTUTAU, WR Rec. -/6, UCLA '16 Rec. Yds -/95, Fresno St 15 Rec. TD -/1, three times Long Rec. -/54, Fres. St 15 #20 RICKEY SHUMWAY, WR Rec. - Rec. Yds - Rec. TD - Long Rec. - #21 TALON SHUMWAY, WR Rec. 2, PSU/same (twice) Rec. Yds 47, PSU/same Rec. TD - Long Rec. 36, PSU/same #22 SQUALLY CANADA, RB Rec. 1, PSU/3,@Boise State '16 Rec. Yds 4, State '16 Rec. TD - Long Rec. 4, PSU/5,@Boise State '16 Rush Att. 16, PSU/21,@Boise State '16 Rush Yards Rush TD Long Rush 98, PSU/same 1, PSU/same (three times) 34, PSU/same #24 KJ HALL, RB Rec. 1, PSU/3, SUU '16 Rec. Yds 9, PSU/68, SUU '16 Rec. TD - Long Rec. 9, PSU/32, SUU '16 Rush Att. 3, PSU/18, UMass '16 Rush Yards 11, PSU/101, UMass '16 Rush TD -/1, twice Long Rush 4, PSU/22, UMass '16 #33 BEAU TANNER, WR Rec. -/1, at BSU '16 Rec. Yds -/5, at BSU '16 Rec. TD - Long Rec. -/5 at BSU '16 #35 BRAYDEN EL-BAKRI, RB Rec. -/4, SUU '16 Rec. Yds -/69, SUU '16 Rec. TD - Long Rec. -/27, SUU '16 Rush Att. -/1, twice '16 Rush Yards -/1, twice '16 Rush TD -/1, vs. AZ '16 Long Rush -/1, twice 16 #44, KAVIKA FONUA, RB Rec. - Rec. Yds - Rec. TD - Long Rec. - Rush Att. 7, PSU/same Rush Yards 59, PSU/same Rush TD - Long Rush 34, PSU/same Rec. Rec. Yds Rec. TD Long Rec. #84 NEIL PAU'U, WR 1, PSU/same 28, PSU/same 1, PSU/same 28, PSU/same #87 HUNTER MARSHALL, TE Rec. -/2, twice '16 Rec. Yds -/29, vs. AZ '16 Rec. TD -/1, Miss. St. '16 Long Rec. -/19, vs. AZ '16 #88 TANNER BALDERREE, TE Rec. 1, PSU/3, Toledo '16 Rec. Yds 12, PSU/62, Toledo '16 Rec. TD -/1, twice '16 Long Rec. 12, PSU/27, Toledo '16 #89 MATT BUSHMAN, TE Rec. 3, PSU/same Rec. Yds 56, PSU/same Rec. TD - Long Rec. 36, PSU/same #13 MICAH SIMON, WR Rec. 1, PSU/same Rec. Yds 4, PSU/same Rec. TD - Long Rec. 4, PSU/same #15 ALEVA HIFO, WR Rec. 4, PSU/same (twice) Rec. Yds 16, PSU/26, vs. WVU '16 Rec. TD - Long Rec. 6, PSU/13, SUU '16 #34 RILEY BURT, RB Rec. - Rec. Yds - Rec. TD - Long Rec. - Rush Att. -/10, Fresno St. '15 Rush Yards -/48, Cincinnati '15 Rush TD - Long Rush -/41, Cincinnati '15

11 2017 BYU FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE NOTES-11 BYU DEFENSE BY THE NUMBERS BYU DEFENSE IN THE NCAA (As of 8/27) +1 3 The BYU was +1 in the turnover margin against Portland State. Last season, BYU was ranked No. 7 in turnover margin (0.92) Cougar defense held the Vikings scoreless in three quarters en route to a 20-6 victory. Additionally, BYU scored three points off of turnovers -- Zayne Anderson's pick resulted in a field goal from Rhett Almond. BYU allowed just 14 first downs by Portland State, the best among teams playing in week zero. Last year, the Viking averaged first downs per game. BYU was ranked No. 24 last season in first downs defense. In his first career start, defensive back Zayne Anderson returned an interception 27 yards. It was tied for the second-longest interception return of week zero. The 220 yards given up to the Vikings was the best mark among all defenses in week zero. The 86 rushing yards allowed also ranked No. 1 over the weekend. In 2016, the Vikings averaged total yards per game and yards rushing. #4 FRED WARNER LB JR. SAN MARCOS, CA MISSION HILLS HS Named a team captain in 2017 CAREER HIGHS Posted 10 tackles against Portland State Tackles 14, vs West Virginia Led BYU in total tackles in 2016 Solo 9, vs West Virginia Assisted 5, three times Younger brother Troy is a defensive back on the team TFL 2.5, Wagner (2015) Sacks 2, twice Interceptions 1, five times PBU 2, twice 2017 DEFENSIVE STATS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYD QBH PBU / #38 BUTCH PAU U LB JR. ANAHEIM, CA SERVITE HS Started his first game against Arizona in 2016 First career sack in win over Arizona CAREER HIGHS Tackles 19, UCLA Has had 9 or more tackles in five games as a sophomore Solo 11, UCLA Assisted 8, UCLA Came back from injury against Mississippi State and had 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL TFL 2.5, twice Notched a career-high 19 tackles against UCLA along with 2.5 tackles for loss Sacks 1.0, vs. Arizona Younger brother Neil is a wide receiver on the team Intercetions 1, vs. West Virginia 2017 DEFENSIVE STATS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYDS QBH PBU #90 CORBIN KAUFUSI DL JR. PROVO, UT TIMPVIEW HS Had three tackles against Portland State Played in all 13 games in 2016, starting five Career-best six tackles against Wyoming in Poinsettia Bowl last year Started playing football at BYU after two seasons with men s basketball Younger brother of Baltimore Ravens defensive end Bronson Kaufusi #7 MICAH HANNEMAN DB SR. ALPINE, UT LONE PEAK HS 2017 DEFENSIVE STATS Posted one solo tackle against Portland State Played in 34 games, starting 12 at safety in 2016 and 13 at corner during the 2015 season Recorded 46 tackles as starting cornerback in 2015 Had 28 total tackles, including 16 solo stops in 2016 at safety CAREER HIGHS Tackles Solo Assisted TFL Sacks Blocked kicks 6, Wyoming 4, vs. Arizona 2, twice 1, twice 1.0, twice 1, twice 2017 DEFENSIVE STATS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS TD FF FR QBH PBU BLK CAREER HIGHS Tackles Mich (2015) Solo Mich (2015) Assisted Mich (2015) TFL 1, Utah (2015) Sacks 1, Utah (2015) Interceptions 1, twice GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD #5 DAYAN GHANWOLOKU DB SO. LAYTON, UT NORTHRIDGE PEAK HS Had one solo tackle against Portland State CAREER HIGHS Played in all 13 games, starting eight last season Tackles No. 14 nationally with 113 interception return yards in 2016 Solo Assisted Had three picks on the season, including a 50-yard interception return for a TFL TD at Boise State Intercecptions Posted 48 tackles, including 33 solo stops Pass breakups 9, Toledo 8, Toledo Mich St. 1, SUU 1, three times 1, four times 2017 DEFENSIVE STATS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD TEAM Total Defense (1) Pass Defense (2) Pass Efficiency Defense (2) Rushing Defense (1) Scoring Defense (1) Sacks (2) First Downs Allowed (1) 3rd Down Conversions (4) 4th Down Conversions (3) Blue Zone Conversions Allowed (3) Tackles for Loss (2) Turnovers Gained... 1 (6) Passes Intercepted... 1 (3) INDIVIDUAL Interceptions...Zayne Anderson, 1 (7) Total Tackles...Fred Warner, 10 (6) Sione Takitaki, 7 (16) Adam Pulsipher, 7 (16) Tackles for loss... Sione Takitaki, 3 (1) Solo Tackles Fred Warner, 7 (5) OTHER DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH #2, Matt Hadley, DB, Sr. Totaled six tackles, including four solo stops and two assisted against Portland State this year. In 2016, played in all 13 games at defensive back, special teams cover units and returned kicks. Had seven kick returns for 195 yards, leading the team with 27.9 yards per kick return. Has 49 career tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. #11 Troy Warner, DB, So. Had two solo stops against Portland this year. Played in 10 games in 2016, starting nine at cornerback. Totaled 21 tackles, including 16 solo stops. Posted a team-best seven pass breakups. Recovered a fumble at Boise State. #16 Sione Takitaki, DL, Jr. Had seven tackles, a career-high three tackles for loss and tied career record of two sacks against Portland State. Redshirted in Played in six games as a sophomore in Totaled 21 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks that season. #23 Zayne Anderson, DB, Jr. In his first career start against Portland, notched his first career interception to go along with four tackles and a pass breakup. #39 Phillip Amone, LB, Jr. Played in four games in 2016 and totaled eight tackles, including four solo stops. #41 Adam Pulsipher, LB, Jr. Totaled seven tackles against Portland State, including five solo stops. Played in 12 games, starting two. Has 16 total tackles, including 10 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. #42 Johnny Tapusoa, LB, So. Started against Portland State and had one solo tackle. Had four total tackles last year over nine games. #92 Handsome Tanielu, DL, Sr. A four-star JC recruit from Snow College, Tanielu has played in 13 games. Started against Portland State. He had 11 total tackles, one pass breakup, fumble recovery and QBH last season. #94 Kesni Tausinga, DL, Sr. Started against the Vikings and had one solo stop against Portland State. In 2016, played in 12 games and started the final four. Totaled 16 tackles and had pass breakups vs. UCLA and Utah State.

12 2017 BYU FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE NOTES-12 DEFENSIVE RECORDS SINCE 2000 (Only defensive statistics since 2000 are officially recognized by the NCAA) Individual Career Sacks Jan Jorgensen ( ) Bronson Kaufusi (2012-present) Kyle Van Noy ( ) Brady Poppinga ( ) David Nixon (2003, 06-08) Active leader: 8.5 Sione Takitaki Individual Career Forced Fumbles Kyle Van Noy ( ) 2. 6 Andrew Rich ( ) 6 Aaron Francisco ( ) 3. 5 Bronson Kaufusi ( ) 4. 4 Three players tied with 4 Active player: 2 Fred Warner THE BYU DEFENSE STARTING EXPERIENCE. Most of the projected defensive starters saw action last year and return for the 2017 season. Additionally, three freshman have earned second- or third-string spots. TACKLING TEAM LEADER. Fred Warner led the team with 86 total tackles in 2016 and currently leads this year as well after totaling 10 tackles with seven solo stops against Portland State. TAKITAKI TIME. In his first game since October 16, 2016 (Cincinnati), Sione Takitaki had seven tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks. He set a new career high in tackles for loss and tied his career record in sacks. CHANGE OF NAME. Known as Dayan Lake his freshman year, Dayan now goes by the last name of "Ghanwoloku" to honor his uncle and father's family from Liberia. SCORING DEFENSE. In the last game, the BYU defense held Portland State to just six points. In 2016, the Cougars held eight opponents to 20 points or less (16, 20, 17, 14, 3, 7, 9, 10). NO. 1 RANKINGS. With 10 teams in action in week zero, BYU's defense had the best performance in four categories: total defense (220 yards allowed), rushing defense (86 yards allowed), scoring defense (6 points allowed) and first downs allowed (14). DEFENSIVE PLAYERS' SEASON HIGHS/CAREER HIGHS IN A GAME Individual Career Fumble Recoveries 1. 6 Jan Jorensen ( ) 6 Shawn Doman ( ) 3. 5 Spencer Hadley (2008, 11-13) 4. 4 Matt Bauman (2004, 07-09) 4 Brett Denney ( ) 4 Fred Warner (2014-present) Individual Career Interceptions Kai Nacua ( ) Andrew Rich ( ) 3. 9 Jernaro Gilford (1999, ) Active player: 6 Fred Warner Individual Career Pass Breakups Robertson Daniel ( ) 23 Daniel Sorensen (2008, 11-13) Brian Logan ( ) Preston Hadley ( ) Michael Davis ( ) Active player: 12 Micah Hannemann Individual Career Total Tackles Aaron Francisco ( ) Cameron Jensen ( ) David Nixon (2003, 06-08) Paul Walkenhorst ( ) Brandon Ogletree ( ) Active leader: 175 Fred Warner #1 TROY WARNER DB #16 SIONE TAKITAKI DL #42 JOHNNY TAPUSOA LB Tackles 2, State '16 Tackles 7, PSU/same Tackles 1, PSU/four times Solo 2, PSU State '16 Solo 6, PSU/same Solo 1, PSU/four times Assisted -/1, three times Assisted 1, '15 Assisted -/1, MSU 16 PBU '16 TFL 3, PSU/same #50 TEVITA MO UNGA DL INT - Sacks 2, PSU/three times Tackles -/3, twice #2 MATT HADLEY DB #23 ZAYNE ANDERSON DB Solo -/2, three times Tackles 6, PSU/7, ECU 15 Tackles 4, PSU/ same Assisted -/3, Wag 15 Solo 4, PSU/same Solo 3, PSU/same #54 MERRILL TALIAULI DL Assisted 2, PSU/4, WVU '16 Assisted 1, PSU/3, Wag 15 Tackles 1, PSU/2, four times TFL 1, PSU/1, three times #25 TANNER JACOBSON DB Solo -/2, Wisconsin '13 #4 FRED WARNER LB Tackles 3, PSU/three times Assisted 1, '16 Tackles 10, PSU/14, WVU '16 Solo 1, PSU/2, three times TFL -/1, MSU '16 Solo 7, PSU/9, WVU '16 Assisted 2, PSU/3, Wag 15 #90 CORBIN KAUFUSI DL Assisted 3, PSU/5, three times #38 BUTCH PAU U LB Tackles 3, '16 TFL 1.0, PSU/2.5, Wag 15 Tackles -/19, UCLA '16 Solo 1, '16 Sacks -/2, twice Solo -/11, UCLA '16 Assisted 2, PSU/4, vs. Wyo '16 PBU -/2, twice Assisted -/8, UCLA '16 TFL -/1, twice INT -/1, six times TFL -/2.5, twice Sacks -/1, twice #5 DAYAN GHANWOLOKU DB Sacks -/1, vs. AZ '16 PBU -/1, vs. WVU '16 Tackles 1, PSU/9, Toledo '16 INT -/1, vs. WVU '16 QBH -/1, twice Solo 1, PSU/8, Toledo '16 TFL '16 Assisted '16 Sacks '16 TFL -/1.0, SUU '16 PBU INT -/1, three times -/1, three times #7 MICAH HANNEMANN DB Tackles 1, 15 Solo 1, 15 Assisted 15 TFL -/1, vs. Utah 15 Sacks -/1 vs. Utah 15 INT PBU #39 PHILLIP AMONE LB Tackles '16 Solo '16 Assisted -/2, twice #41 ADAM PULSIPHER LB Tackles 7, PSU/8, Toledo '16 Solo 5, PSU/6, Toledo '16 Assisted 2, PSU/2, three times -/1, three times TFL -/1, MSU '16 -/2, four times #92 HANDSOME TANIELU DL Tackles '16 Solo State '16 Assisted '16 #94 KESNI TAUSINGA DL Tackles 1, PSU/3, twice Solo 1, PSU/1, nine times Assisted State '16 TFL -/1.5, Fresno State 15 PBU -/1, twice/

13 2017 BYU FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES-13 BYU SPECIAL TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS Portland State averaged just one yard on each of its punt returns in the season opener. Last season, BYU was No. 6 nationally in punt coverage, allowing an average return of just 2.53 yards. Aleva Hifo had one of two kick returns for BYU, with his going for 23 yards. BYU's longest field goal of the game against Portland State went for 35 yards. BYU also hit a 27-yarder. Kicker Rhett Almond has completed 41-consecutive PATs, dating back to last year's UCLA game on Sept. 17. Punter Jonny Linehan averaged 42.6 yards on five punts against the Vikings. His longest of the game was 50 yards. BYU SP. TEAMS IN THE NCAA (As of 8/27) TEAM Yards/Punt Return (7) Yards/Kick Return (4) Net Punting (3) Kickoffs (5) Opponent Kick Returns (1) Opponent Punt Returns (4) Field Goal Percentage (5) Field Goals Made... 2 (2) INDIVIDUAL FG/Game... Rhett Almond, 2.0 (2) FG Pct.... Rhett Almond, 0.67 (5) Punt Returns...Tanner Jacobson, -2.5 (3) Punting...Jonny Linehan, (3) Scoring... Rhett Almond, 8.0 (11) Total Points Scored...Rhett Almond, 8.0 (11) #31 JONNY LINEHAN P SR. AUCKLAND, NZ TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR Ray Guy Award Watch List in 2016 and 2017 Had five punts against Portland State, including a long of 50 and one inside the 20 Averaged 42.5 yards per punt with 30 inside the 20 in 2016 Named to the 2016 Wuerffel Trophy List (community, academics, athletics) Joined team after winning three-consecutive national championships with BYU rugby 2017 PUNTING STATS GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG IN FC TB BLK #26 RHETT ALMOND K JR. VALENCIA, CA HART HS Has made 41 consecutive PATs Made 17 of 21 field goals in No. 4 at BYU in single-season FG percentage with percent Kicked a game-winning 19-yard field goal against Toledo in win last year Lead the team in scoring as a sophomore 2017 FIELD GOAL STATS PAT STATS GP FGM FGA LNG PCT XPM XPA PCT PTS CAREER HIGHS Punts (2015) Yards (2015) Longest Punt (2015) Punts inside 20 State Punts 50+ 3, ECU (2015) CAREER HIGHS Longest FG Boise State (2016) Most FG made 3, twice (2016) Most FG Att. 4, SUU (2016) Most PATs 7, Toledo (2016) Most Points 13, twice (2016) OTHER SPECIAL TEAMERS #2 Matt Hadley, KR, Sr. Against Portland State, returned one kickoff for 15 yards. In 2016, had seven returns for 195 yards, averaging 27.9 yards per return. His career long return went for 41 yards. #83 Andrew Mikkelsen, K, Jr. Kicked twice against Portland State. Kicked off three times at Cincinnati in 2016 for 194 yards, averaging In 2014, he played in 11 games and kicked off 72 times. He averaged 59.1 yards. #7, Micah Hannemann, PR/DB, Sr. In 2016, returned three punts, including two for 23 yards against Utah State. Had 11 punt returns in #84 Jonah Trinnaman, KR, Sr. A 2015 NJCAA First Team All-America selection as a return specialist at Snow College. Picked up first BYU kick return of 13 yards against Arizona in Returned 17 kickoffs for 33.9 yards per return at Snow in #64 Matt Foley, LS, Jr. Played in all 13 games as the primary long snapper in both 2016 and Had one tackle on special teams. #15 ALEVA HIFO WR/KR SO. MENIFEE, CA HERITAGE HS Had a 23-yard return against Portland State Tied school record with 8 kick returns against Toledo 440 yards on 21 kick returns Averaged 21 yards per return Had 162 all-purpose yards against the Rockets Season high 50-yard kick return against West Virginia 2017 RETURN STATS GP KR YDS AVG LNG TD PR YDS AVG LNG TD CAREER HIGHS Kick Returns 8, Toledo (2016) Kick Return Yards 148, Toledo (2016) Long Kick Return 50, West Virginia (2016) #30 COREY EDWARDS KO SR. HURRICANE, UT HURRICANE HS One of three kickoff specialists, has seen the most action Had 58 kickoffs in 2016, averaging 61.2 yards Kicked off eight times for 514 yards against Toledo Had seven kickoffs over three games in 2015 for 395 yards, averaging 56.4 yards with one touchback CAREER HIGHS Kick Offs 10, UMass (2016) Kick Off Yards 628, UMass (2016) 2017 KICKOFF STATS GP KO YDS AVG TB OB

14 2017 BYU FOOTBALL COACH SITAKE/COACHES NOTES-14 KALANI SITAKE HEAD COACH YEARS AT BYU 2nd year at BYU YEARS OVERALL 2nd year as head coach, over 15 years in coaching Kalani Sitake (pronounced kah-lah-nee see-tah-kay) was named head coach overseeing the BYU football program on December 19, 2015, by director of athletics Tom Holmoe. Sitake is the 14th head coach in BYU history. He comes to BYU from Oregon State, where he served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. A former Cougar running back (1994, ), Sitake returns to his alma mater with 15 years of coaching experience, including seven years a defensive coordinator and four seasons as an assistant head coach. Prior to serving as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Oregon State in 2015, Sitake spent 10 seasons at the University of Utah. He started at Utah in 2005 as the linebackers coach and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2009 before also being named assistant head coach in Sitake has coached several Pac-12 and Mountain West Conference honorees, including Morris Trophy winners Star Lotulelei (2011) and Nate Orchard (2014). He also helped mentor 14 NFL Draft picks during his time at Utah, including 12 all-league players and three freshmen All-Americans. He helped the Utes win seven of eight bowl games during his tenure. Sitake began his coaching career in 2001 as the defensive backs and special teams coach at Eastern Arizona before becoming a defensive graduate assistant at BYU in Sitake then joined the staff at Southern Utah where he coached running backs, tight ends and offensive line during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. SITAKE COACHING EXPERIENCE BYU Head Coach 2015 Oregon State Assistant HC/DC Utah Assistant HC/DC/ Linebackers Utah Def. Coordinator/LB Utah Linebackers 2004 Southern Utah Offensive Line/TE 2003 Southern Utah Running Backs/TE 2002 BYU GA-Defense 2001 Eastern Arizona Defensive Backs/Sp. Teams Born in Nuku alofa, Tonga, and raised in Laie, Hawai i and Provo, Utah, Sitake becomes the first FBS head football coach of Tongan descent. He is the 14th head coach in BYU history, and just the fourth since 1972, when Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards took over the program. Sitake began his BYU playing career in 1994 prior to serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Oakland, California. After returning and redshirting in 1997, Sitake was a three-year starter at fullback for the Cougars from under Edwards. BYU COACHING STAFF Asst. HC/Sp. Tms. Coord./Saf Ed Lamb (Field) BYU, Assistant Head Coach (2016-present) Southern Utah, Head Coach ( ) University of San Diego, Defensive Backs, Special Teams & Recruiting Coordinator ( ) University of Idaho, Defensive Coordinator ( ) BYU, Defensive Graduate Assistant Linebackers (2001) University of Redlands ( ) Defensive Coordinator ( ) Defensive Line (1997) Offensive Coord./QBs Ty Detmer (Field) BYU, Offensive Coordinator (2016-present) St. Andrews Episcopal School, Head Coach ( ) Defensive Coord./DL Ilaisa Tuiaki (Field) BYU, Defensive Coordinator (2016-present) Offensive Line Linebackers Oregon State, Linebackers & Special Teams (2015) Utah ( ) Defensive Line ( ) Fullbacks, Tight Ends (2012) Utah State ( ) Running Backs (2011) Running Backs & Special Teams ( ) Utah, Defensive Graduate Assistant (2008) Kearns HS ( ) Offensive Coordinator (2007) Receivers & Outside Linebackers (2006) Mike Empey (Field) BYU, Offensive Line Coach (2016-present) Tight Ends Coach ( ) Offensive Tackles and Tight Ends Coach (2000) Graduate Assistant ( ) Snow College, Head coach (1999) UNLV, Tight Ends Coach ( ) American Fork High School, Offensive Coordinator ( ) Steve Kaufusi (Field) BYU, Linebackers Coach (2017-present) Defensive Line Coach ( ) Utah, Defensive Ends Coach ( ) Defensive Line Coach ( ) Graduate Assistant (1994) He was named BYU s Football Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1998, Impact Player of the Year in 1999, along with team captain and the most valuable running back in He signed a free agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001, but was forced to retire due to an injury. Sitake graduated from BYU in 2000 with a bachelor s degree in English. He and his wife Timberly have three children, Skye, Sadie and Kelaokalani (KK). Notables 13 All-Conference players at Oregon State and Utah 15 NFL Draft picks 4 Freshmen All-Americans Won 7 of 8 bowl games at Utah NFL Draft Picks coached by Sitake Star Lotulelei (1st Rd, Carolina) Koa Misi (2nd Rd, Miami) Eric Rowe (2nd Rd, Philadelphia) Nate Orchard (2nd Rd, Cleveland) Jeremiah Poutasi (3rd Rd, Tennessee) Jamaal Williams (4th Rd, Green Bay) Keith McGill (4th Rd, Oakland) Robert Johnson (5th Rd, Tennessee) Stevenson Sylvester (5th Rd, Pittsburgh) Brandon Burton (5th Rd, Minnesota) Spencer Toone (5th Rd, Tennessee) Kaelin Clay (6th Rd, Tampa Bay) R.J. Stanford (7th Rd, Carolina) Joe Kruger (7th Rd, Philadelphia) Trevor Reilly (7th Rd, New York Jets) Playing Career 1994, BYU fullback Team captain 2000 Signed with Cincinnati Bengals in 2001 Education/Family Bachelor of Arts - English (2000) Married to Timberly Friddle 3 children: Skye, Sadie, Kelaokalani Birthplace: Nuku alofa, Tonga Hometown: Laie, Hawai i/provo, Utah LDS Mission: Oakland, California Tight Ends Steve Clark (Booth) BYU, Tight Ends Coach (2016-present) Weber State, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks ( ) Southern Utah, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks ( ) BYU, Graduate Assistant w/offensive line & special teams ( ) Utah, Defensive assistant (2004) St. Mary s, Passing Game Coordinator (2003) Utah, Director of Operations (2002) Provo High School, Offensive coordinator ( ), assistant (1994- Running Backs Wide Receivers Cornerbacks 1996) Reno Mahe (Field) BYU, Running Backs Coach (2016-present) Ben Cahoon (Field) BYU, Receivers Coach (2016-present) BYU, Receivers Coach ( ) Jernaro Gilford (Field) BYU, Cornerbacks Coach (2016-present) Southern Utah, Secondary Coach ( ) Whittier College, Graduate Assistant, Cornerbacks & Special Teams Grad. Asst. (Defense) Grad. Asst. (Defense) Grad Asst. (Offense) Grad Asst. (Offense) ( ) Jan Jorgensen (Booth) Vince Feula (Booth) Dallas Reynolds (Booth) Harvey Unga (Booth)