BYU at Mississippi State Saturday, Oct :00 a.m. CT Starkville, MS Davis Wade Stadium SEC Network BYU Sports Network

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1 BYU at Mississippi State Saturday, Oct :00 a.m. CT Starkville, MS Davis Wade Stadium SEC Network 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. No. 12/13 LSU L 27-0 ESPN No. 12/13 LSU shut out BYU 27-0 in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff that was moved to the Superdome in New Orleans due to Hurricane Harvey in Houston. 9/9 No. 23 UTAH L ESPN2 In another close one, Utah held on despite a late surge from the Cougars in the second half. 9/16 No. 10/12 Wisconsin L 40-6 ABC No. 10 Wisconsin beat the Cougars 40-6 in the Badgers first trip to LaVell Edwards Stadium. Beau Hoge made his first start at quarterback for the Cougars. 9/29 at Utah State L CBSSports Despite a 21-7 start, injuries and turnovers plagued the Cougars and Utah State came back with a win to take the Old Wagon Wheel. 10/6 BOISE STATE L 24-7 ESPN After scoring a touchdown on the first possession, BYU was shut out the rest of the way and fell to Boise State /14 at MISSISSIPPI STATE 11:00 a.m. SECNetwork The Cougars return a home game to the Bulldogs after a wild double overtime victory in Provo last year. 10/21 at East Carolina 7 p.m. CBSSports 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 on Twitter throughout gameday. Track milestones, news and notes as they happen, along with other exciting facts, stats and more. BYU (1-5) COUGARS Head Coach...Kalani Sitake Alma Mater BYU, 2000 Career Record Record at BYU... same Sitake vs. MS GAME STORYLINES TEAM COMPARISON MSU CATEGORY BYU 31.2 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 :03 Time of Poss. 25: rd Down % th Down % Sacks-Yards Sacks Allowed Blue Zone % Opp. Blue Zone % 79.3 GAME INFORMATION Kickoff...11:00 a.m. CT TV...SEC Network Dave Neal (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) Dawn Davenport (sideline) Radio...BYU Sports Network BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Marc Lyons (analyst), Nate Meikle (sideline) Radio coverage start :00 a.m. CT TV pregame show...byutv, 10 a.m. CT SERIES INFORMATION Series In Starkville In Provo Neutral Last meeting...byu won 28-21/2OT in Provo, Oct. 14, 2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-2) BULLDOGS Head Coach...Dan Mullen Alma Mater...Ursinus College (1994) Career Record Record at MS... same Mullen vs. BYU A LITTLE MORE COWBELL. BYU and Mississippi State are meeting for the fourth time in the history of the two programs. BYU holds a 2-1 edge after last season's double overtime victory at LaVell Edwards Stadium. In the only other matchup in Starkville, BYU defeated the Bulldogs in 2001 on a game-winning field goal from Matt Payne. Current Cougar running backs coach Reno Mahe had 10 receptions, 189 yards and two touchdowns in the game. ONE MISSISSIPPI, TWO MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi State and Ole Miss are the only two SEC teams BYU has defeated on the road. The Cougars currently have a.500 record against the current teams in the SEC at 6-6. Earlier this season, BYU fell to LSU in a neutral site game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. TEAMS COMING OFF A BYE. Mississippi State is coming off of a bye week just like Boise State was last week when the Cougars faced them. BYU also hosts San Jose State later this season after the Spartans are coming off of their bye. The Cougars were in a similar situation in 2016 and went 2-1 against teams coming off of bye weeks (West Virginia, Toledo, UMass). INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN. BYU's trip to Starkville is the first of back-to-back long road trips for the Cougars. As the crow flies, the trip to Mississippi State will be 2,706 miles total (round trip), while BYU's trip to Greenville, North Carolina next week racks up 3,798 round-trip miles. Combined, that's 6,504 miles. By comparison, Mississippi State's longest road trip this season is a round trip of 978 miles and Alabama's entire schedule away from Tuscaloosa adds up to 2,329 miles (round trip). With six road games and one neutral site game, BYU will accumulate about 17,246 miles of travel during the regular season. ROUGH PATCH. This is the first time BYU has lost five consecutive games since the 1970 season. A win over the Bulldogs would avoid BYU dropping to 1-6, a start the team hasn't experienced since 1968 when the team won the first game and then lost seven in a row, falling to 1-7. 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. BYU STAT LEADERS PASSING TANNER MANGUM, QB YARDS 630 COMPLETIONS 67 ATTEMPTS 123 TOUCHDOWNS 2 RUSHING ULA TOLUTA'U, RB YARDS 226 ATTEMPTS 49 TOUCHDOWNS 2 YARDS PER CARRY 4.6 RECEIVING MATT BUSHMAN, TE YARDS 246 RECEPTIONS 23 TOUCHDOWNS 0 YARDS PER RECEPTION 10.7 DEFENSE FRED WARNER, LB TACKLES 51 TACKLES FOR LOSS 6.0 SACKS 1.0 PASS BREAKUPS 2

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... 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 (.577) All-time Home Record (.689) All-time Road Record (.481) All-time Neutral Record (.518) All-time Independent Record (.631) LaVell Edwards Stadium Record (.765) 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 #BYUvsMSU #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 10/9 11:10 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 10/10 11:10 a.m. MT Post-practice availability - 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 10/11 No media availability THU 10/12 No media availability KRISTEN KERR Football Media Relations Graduate Assistant Office: (801) Cell: (801) FRI 10/13 8:15 p.m. MT ESPN BYU vs. Boise State Head coach Kalani Sitake and select players available postgame. DUFF TITTLE Associate Athletic Director Communications Office: (801) Cell: (801) SAT 10/4 11:00 a.m. CT SEC Network BYU at Mississippi State Head coach Kalani Sitake and select players available postgame.

3 2017 BYU FOOTBALL OPPONENT OUTLOOK-3 NO. 24 BULLDOGS DROP DECISION AT NO. 13 AUBURN AUBURN, Ala. - In a Top-25 matchup on the Plains Saturday night, No. 24 Mississippi State (3-2, 1-2 SEC) fell to No. 13 Auburn (4-1, 2-0) by a final score of A 59-yard rush by Tiger tailback Kerryon Johnson on AU's first possession set the tone for a night in which the Auburn offense did most of its damage on big plays and took an early lead that the Bulldogs were never able to claw back from. Auburn initially jumped out to a 21-3 lead, MSU's lone early points coming from a Jace Christmann field goal after sophomore defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons forced a fumble by AU quarterback Jarrett Stidham that was recovered by junior linebacker Montez Sweat. The Bulldogs got into the end zone later in the first half when sophomore quarterback Nick Fitzgerald rolled out and threw across his body to an open Justin Johnson for a six-yard score. Fitzgerald finished the game 13-of-33 passing for 157 yards, two interceptions and one touchdown, and he was also the team's leading rusher, rushing 13 times for 56 yards. With 60 yards on two catches, sophomore Jamal Couch was MSU's leading receiver. The Bulldogs will be off next Saturday before returning home Oct. 14 to begin a two-game homestand. On that date, State will entertain BYU with kickoff time expected to be announced this Monday, Oct. 2. MSU will follow that contest by hosting SEC foe Kentucky for Homecoming on Oct. 21. HEAD COACH DAN MULLEN QUOTES On the lack of competitiveness "If I would've known that we had close to the same rushing yards as them at the beginning of the fourth quarter, I would've said it was a three-point game and we're going to try to win it at the end. The big plays really hurt today on the defensive side of the ball. There were some missed opportunities on the offensive side. Last week I don't think we played well. I'm anxious to see the film this week to see if we played better than last week, but just missed some plays. If that's the case then we'll take a look and try to get that fixed. If we played worse than that'll just be disappointing that we didn't get better." On the younger guys "With two starters out, it gives the younger guys some opportunities to make some plays. We do have to play better and make plays. The opportunities are there, we just have to make plays." MISSISSIPPI STATE 2017 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Time/Result 9/2 Sat. Charleston So. W /9 Tech W /16 Sat. LSU W /23 L /30 L /14 Sat. BYU 11:00 a.m. 10/21 Sat. Kentucky TBA 10/28 A&M TBA 11/4 Sat. UMass TBA 11/11 Sat. Alabama TBA 11/18 TBA 11/23 Thurs. Mississippi 5:30 p.m. All times local MISSISSIPPI STATE COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Dan Mullen, Ursinus College, '94 (61-42, 9th season) Defensive Line...Brian Baker, nd season Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coord.....Terrell Buckley, nd season Quarterbacks...Brett Elliott, st season Safeties...Ron English, st season Co-Offensive Coordinator/WRs... Billy Gonzales, th season Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers...Todd Grantham, st season Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL... John Hevesy, th season Special Teams Coordinator/RBs Greg Knox, th season Tight Ends...D.J. Looney, st season MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS Location...Starkville, Miss. Founded Enrollment... 21,622 Nickname...Bulldogs President...Dr. Mark Keenum Faculty Athletics Representative... Dr. Steven Turner Conference....Southeastern (West) Colors...Maroon (PMS 202) and White Stadium (Capacity)...Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Surface... Hybrid Bermuda Grass 2016 Overall Record SEC Record (T-5th in West, T-9th overall) MISSISSIPPI STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH BYU VS. CURRENT SEC OPPONENTS Alabama Georgia LSU Mississippi St Missouri Ole Miss Texas A&M Total BYU VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES BYU vs. Mississippi State Series (Year by Year) , BYU , BYU , MSU BYU vs. Mississippi State Series (Overall) at BYU at Mississippi State Total TALE OF THE TAPE MSU PROJECTED STARTERS BYU 282 DL WT OL WT DL HT OL HT OL WT DL WT OL HT DL HT 6-4 MISSISSIPPI STATE STATISTICAL RANKINGS (as of 10/8) Total Offense (57) Total Defense (17) Passing Offense (110) Pass Defense (9) Passing Efficiency (112) Pass Efficiency Defense (95) Rushing Offense (17) Rushing Defense (63) Scoring Offense (58) Scoring Defense (41) First Downs (54) Third Down Conversions (54) Net Punting (11) Kickoff Returns (80) Turnover Margin (50) Sacks (85) Tackles for loss (79) Sacks Allowed (6) #7 NICK FITZGERALD QB JR. RICHMOND HILL, GA RICHMOND HILL HS GP EFFIC COMP ATT YDS Y/G PCT LNG INT TD R ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD % #23 KEITH MIXON WR SO. BIRMINGHAM, AL SHADES VALLEY SCHOOL GP REC YDS Y/A LNG TD #22 AERIS WILLIAMS RB JR. WEST POINT, MS WEST POINT HS GP RUSH YDS Y/A LNG TD REC YDS Y/A LNG TD #94 JEFFERY SIMMONS DL SO. MACON, MS NOXUBEE COUNTY HS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL YDS SACKS YDS FR YDS

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. BYU VS. POWER 5 TEAMS BYU is tied for the most wins (23) over Power 5 opponents by a non-power 5 school since The Cougars also have the longest streak among non-power 5 teams with 11 consecutive seasons with at least one win over a Power 5 opponent. 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) LSU Norm Dixon ('86-90), James Dye ('95-96), Dustin Rykert ('82-02) Utah Kelly Smith ('80, '82-85), Robert Parker ('84-86), Tom Holmoe ('77-81), Robbie Bosco ('81-85) Wisconsin Brian McDonald ('00-01), Ross Apo ('10-14), Cody Hoffman ('09-13), Austin Collie ('04, '07-08) Utah State Moose Bingham ('13-14), Steven Richards ('14-15), Todd Barker ('98-02), Derik Stevenson ('92, '95-98), Jason Cooper ('89, '92-95) Boise State Garrett Juergens ('13-16), Mitchell Juergens ('10, '13-16), Hala Paongo ('03-06), Travis Uale ('08-11) 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: (.767) 2017 stadium record: 1-2 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. 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 NATIONAL RANKINGS: WEEK SEVEN Associated Press Top 25 # Team (1st place) Record Votes 1 Alabama (43) Clemson (18) Penn State Georgia Washington TCU Wisconsin Washington State Ohio State Auburn Miami Oklahoma USC Oklahoma State Virginia Tech Notre Dame Michigan South Florida San Diego State NC State Michigan State UCF Stanford Texas Tech Navy Dropped from rankings: Louisville 17, Utah 20, Florida 21, West Virginia 23 Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 39, West Virginia 26, Louisville 25, Utah 17, LSU 9, Florida 9, Kentucky 6, Iowa State 5, Texas A&M 4, Memphis 2 USA Today Coaches Poll # Team (1st place) Record Votes 1 Alabama (57) Clemson (8) Penn State Washington Georgia Wisconsin TCU Ohio State Washington State Miami Auburn Oklahoma USC Oklahoma State South Florida Michigan Virginia Tech San Diego State Notre Dame NC State UCF Michigan State Utah Navy Stanford Dropped from rankings: Louisville 17, Florida 20, West Virginia 23 Others receiving votes: Louisville 85, Georgia Tech 47, Kentucky 41, West Virginia 29, Texas Tech 29, Florida 23, Texas A&M 14, Troy 10, Memphis 9, LSU 9, Wake Forest 5, Virginia 5, Iowa State 4, Mississippi State 3, Iowa 3, South Carolina 3, Texas 2, Colorado State 2 Italics = 2017 opponent 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 1-5 L, 24-7 Boise State Mississippi State Army 4-2 W, Rice Eastern MI Notre Dame 5-1 W, UNC USC UMass 0-6 L, Ohio GA Southern 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.

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 six sets of brothers on the current roster. El-Bakri Hifo Pau'u Pulsipher Tanner Warner Brayden (Jr. RB) and Bracken (So. DL) Marvin (Sr. DB) and Aleva (So. WR) Butch (Jr. LB) and Neil (Fr. WR) Adam (So. LB) and Addison (Fr. OL) Young (Sr. DB) and Beau (Jr. WR) Fred (Jr. LB) and Troy (Fr. DB) 2017 OPPONENTS WEEKLY PORTLAND STATE 0-5 Last week L at Montana State This week Northern Arizona Next week at Idaho State LSU 4-2 Last week W at Florida This week Auburn Next week at Mississippi UTAH 4-1 Last week L vs. Stanford This week at USC Next week Arizona state WISCONSIN 5-0 Last week W at Nebraska This week Purdue Next week Maryland UTAH STATE 3-3 Last week L vs. Colorado State This week Wyoming Next Week at UNLV BOISE STATE 3-2 Last week W 24-7 at BYU This week at San Diego State Next week Wyoming MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-2 Last week Bye This week BYU Next week Kentucky EAST CAROLINA 1-5 Last week L vs. Temple This week at UCF Next week BYU SAN JOSE STATE 1-6 Last week L vs. Fresno State This week at Hawaii Next week Bye FRESNO STATE 3-2 Last week W at San Jose State This week New Mexico Next week at San Diego State UNLV 2-3 Last week L San DIego State This week at Air Force Next week Utah State UMASS 0-6 Last week Bye This week at South Florida Next week Georgia Southern HAWAII 3-3 Last week L at Nevada This week San Jose State Next week Bye Combined record: BOISE STATE SHUTS DOWN COUGARS 24-7 PROVO, Utah BYU scored a first-possession touchdown but couldn't find the end zone again in a 24-7 loss against Boise State Friday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. "We did some positive things," BYU head coach Kalani Sitake said. "We really don't have a chance to compete if we're unproductive on offense though. We're anxious to get to work and fix things." Freshman tight end Matt Bushman had career highs of seven receptions and 65 yards against the Broncos. Junior quarterback Tanner Mangum completed 18 of 33 passes for 164 yards on the game, but was picked off twice. Freshman Joe Critchlow got his first collegiate action behind center, with 2 of 4 passes complete for eight yards. Freshman running back Ula Tolutau carried the ball nine times for 38 yards and a touchdown. On defense, senior linebacker Grant Jones got his first career interception for the Cougars. Senior linebacker Fred Warner led BYU with 10 tackles. The Cougars (1-5) were outgained 300 to 238 total yards of offense by the Broncos (3-2). Jones intercepted the Broncos on the first drive of the game to give the ball to the Cougars. Mangum marched BYU 48 yards on 10 plays for the first touchdown of the game halfway through the first quarter. Tolutau punched in a three-yard touchdown run, and the Cougars led 7-0. Boise State tied the game at 7-7 with an early second-quarter touchdown. Alex Mattison crossed the goal line after a 12-yard run to level the score with 11:51 until the half. The Broncos kicked a field goal with 3:49 left in the third quarter after an interception. Their 10-7 lead was extended just before the half ended, as Brett Rypien connected with Sean Modster for a 24-yard touchdown pass over the middle. Boise State led 17-7 going into the locker room. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but Boise State had the ball on the BYU 9-yardline as the gun sounded. Three plays into the fourth quarter, Mattison ran into the end zone from two yards out for a touchdown and 24-7 Boise State 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 56 Baker, Tanner DL Fr. Moorpark, CA / Allatoona HS 3 Trinnaman, Jonah WR Squally Canada squall-ee 88 Balderree, Tanner TE Sr. Sherwood, OR / Sherwood HS 4 Dye, Trey RB 13 Bernard, Francis LB Jr. Herriman, UT / Herriman HS Akile Davis ah-kee-lay 4 Warner, Fred LB 27 Bolli, Chayce WR Fr. Cave Creek, AZ / Boerne Champion HS 5 Ghanwoloku, Dayan DB Trey Dye tray die 5 Toluta'u, Ula RB 82 Buchanan, Tariq WR Fr. Elgin, TX / Elgin HS 34 Burt, Riley DB R-So. Mantua, UT / Box Elder HS Brayden El-Bakri el-back-ree 7 Hannemann, Micah DB 7 Hoge, Beau QB 89 Bushman, Matt TE Fr. Tucson, AZ / Sabino HS Lorenzo Fauatea Fow-uh-tay-uh 10 Detmer Jr., Koy QB 22 Canada, Squally RB R-Jr. Milpitas, CA / Washington State 58 Chambers, Austin OL R-Fr. Shawnee Mission, KS / Shawnee Mission West HS Kavika Fonua ka-vee-kah fo-noo-ah 10 Greene, Kamel DB 11 Critchlow, Joe QB 67 Christensen, Brady OL Fr. Bountiful, UT / Bountiful HS Kainoa Fuiava Ky-No-ah Foo-ee-Ah-vah 11 Lee, Austin DB 11 Critchlow, Joe QB Fr. Franklin, TN / Franklin HS 1 Davis, Akile WR R-So. DeSoto, TX / DeSoto HS Rylee Gautuvai nah-too-vai 12 Greene, Trevion DB 12 Mangum, Tanner QB 10 Detmer Jr., Koy QB R-So. Somerset, TX / Somerset HS Dayan Ghanwoloku Dyan (Like Ryan) 13 Bernard, Francis LB 26 Dortch, Caden DB R-So. Saratoga Springs, UT / Westlake HS 4 Dye, Trey RB Jr. Abilene, TX / Cooper HS GAH-WOH-lo-koo 13 Simon, Micah WR 13 Wilstead, Kody QB 30 Edwards, Corey K Sr. Hurricane, UT / Hurricane HS (Wearing Liberian family name on jersey this year, last year had 15 Hifo, Aleva WR 53 El Bakri, Bracken DL So. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS last name, Lake ) 16 Fowler, Gavin DB 35 El-Bakri, Brayden RB R-Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS 16 Takitaki, Sione DL 30 Ellis, Keenan DB Fr. Chula Vista, CA / Bonita Vista HS Kamel Greene kah-mel 17 Hifo, Marvin DB 66 Empey, James OL Fr. American Fork, UT / American Fork HS Micah Hannemann HANN-uh-mann 17 Laulu-Pututau, Moroni TE 47 England, Garrett LB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline HS 18 Shelton, Michael DB 55 Fauatea, Lorenzo DL Fr. West Valley, Utah / Hunter HS Aleva Hifo Uh-leh-vuh Hee-fo 19 Ah You, Chaz DB 31 Folau, Christian LB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS Hoge hawj 20 Shumway, Rickey WR 64 Foley, Matt LS Jr. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS 21 Shumway, Talon WR 44 Fonua, Kavika RB R-Jr. Syracuse, UT / Syracuse HS Jacob Jimenez him-en-ez 22 Canada, Squally RB 16 Fowler, Gavin DB R-Sr. Kaysville, UT / Davis HS Austin Kafentzis Kah-Fents-iss 22 Lee, Hiva DB 93 Fuiava, Kainoa DL R-Fr. Downey, CA / Warren HS 23 Anderson, Zayne DB 43 Gautavai, Rylee LB R-So. Bountiful, UT / Bountiful HS Tuni Kanuch Too-nee ka-nooch 24 Hall, KJ RB 5 Ghanwoloku, Dayan DB R-So. Layton, UT / Northridge HS Motekiai Langi Mo-teh-kee-ah-ee 24 Tanner, Young DB 10 Greene, Kamel DB R-Sr. Mountain View, CA / Washington State 25 Jacobson, Tanner DB 12 Greene, Trevion DB So. East Palo Alto, CA / Chabot College (Mo for short) 26 Almond, Rhett P/K 43 Griffitts, Kyle RB So. Windermere, FL / West Orange HS Long-ee 26 Dortch, Caden DB 2 Hadley, Matthew LB Sr. Connell, WA / Connell HS 27 Bolli, Chayce WR Moroni 24 Hall, KJ RB R-So. Spanish Fork, UT / Maple Mountain HS 27 McChesney, Austin DB 7 Hannemann, Micah DB Sr. Alpine, UT / Lone Peak HS Laulu-Pututau more-oh-nigh La-OO-loo 28 Powell, Sawyer DB 29 Stewart, Cody DB 86 Hanshaw, Bentley TE Fr. Moorpark, CA / Moorpark HS Poo-too-tau 30 Edwards, Corey K 98 Harris, Mitch LS Jr. Gilbert, AZ / Perry HS 80 Heaps, Nate TE Fr. American Fork, UT / American Fork HS Hiva Lee hee-vah lee 30 Ellis, Keenan DB 31 Folau, Christian LB 77 Herring, Chandon OL R-Fr. Gilbert, AZ / Perry HS Uriah Leiataua Ur-eye-uh 31 Linehan, Jonny P 15 Hifo, Aleva WR So. Menifee, CA / Heritage HS 17 Hifo, Marvin DB Sr. Menifee, CA /Mt. San Jacinto College Lay-ah-Ta-OO-ah 32 Wilcox, Chris DB 33 Tanner, Beau WR 7 Hoge, Beau QB R-So. Fort Thomas, KY / Highlands HS Jonny Linehan lin-uh-hann 34 Burt, Riley DB 69 Hoge, Tristen OL R-So. Pocatello, Idaho / Notre Dame 71 Hoyt, Austin OL R-Jr. Ione, CA / Argonaut HS AJ Lolohea Lo-lo-Hay-uh 34 Sedgwick, Will LB 35 El-Bakri, Brayden RB 25 Jacobson, Tanner DB Jr. Southlake, TX / Texas Tech Inoke Lotulelei in-oh-keh lo-too-leh-lay 35 Niumatalolo, Va a LB 70 Jimenez, Jacob OL Jr. Pflugerville, TX / Pflugerville HS Tanner Mangum Maingum 36 Richardson, Creed RB 37 Jones, Grant LB R-Sr. Concord, CA / Ygnacio Valley High School 37 Jones, Grant LB 2 Kafentzis, Austin RB R-So. Sandy, UT / Arizona Western College Tevita Mo unga teh-vee-tah 38 Pau u, Butch LB 78 Kanuch, Tuni OL R-Sr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS mo-oong-gah 39 Amone, Phillip LB 90 Kaufusi, Corbin DL R-Jr. Provo, UT / TImpview 41 Pulsipher, Adam LB 53 Kaufusi, Isaiah LB R-Fr. Cottonwood Heights, UT / Brighton HS Va a Niumatalolo vah-ah 42 Tapusoa, Johnny LB 56 Koroma, Tejan OL Sr. Allen, TX / Allen HS nee-oo-mah-tah-lo-lo 43 Gautavai, Rylee LB 80 Krueger, Taggart WR Jr. Sammamish, WA / Skyline HS 43 Griffitts, Kyle RB 60 Langi, Motekiai DL Fr. Matangiake, Tonga / Tonga HS JJ Nwigwe no-wig-wee 44 Fonua, Kavika RB 17 Laulu-Pututau, Moroni TE Jr. Hyrum, UT / Mountain Crest HS Pau u pauw-oo 46 Sandlin, Rhett DL 11 Lee, Austin DB R-So. Sandy, UT / Utah/SLCC 47 England, Garrett LB 22 Lee, Hiva DB Sr. Ellensburg, WA / Ellensburg HS Trajan Pili Tray-jun Pee-lee 49 Tuifua, Langi DL 58 Leiataua, Uriah DL Fr. Compton, CA / Dominguez HS Merill Taliauli tall-ee-ah-oo-lee 50 Mo unga, Tevita DL 31 Linehan, Jonny P R-Sr. Auckland, New Zealand / Takapuna Grammar 50 Vaka, Taipe OL 91 Lolohea, AJ DL Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / West HS Leroy Sitake-Tanoai See-tah-kay Tah-no-eye 51 Tuatagaloa, Brigham LS 74 Longson, Kieffer OL R-Fr. San Ramon, CA / Dougherty Valley HS Sione Takitaki See-oh-nay Tock-ee- 51 Unga, Morgan LB 83 Lotulelei, Inoke WR So. Midvale, UT / Cottonwood HS 52 Pili, Trajan DL Tock-ee 12 Mangum, Tanner QB Jr. Eagle, ID / Eagle HS 53 El Bakri, Bracken DL 87 Marshall, Hunter TE R-Jr. Acworth, GA / Snow College Handsome Tanielu Tawn-ee-A-loo 53 Kaufusi, Isaiah LB 54 Taliauli, Merrill DL 27 McChesney, Austin DB So. Highland, UT / Lone Peak HS Johnny Tapusoa Tap-oo-So-ah 55 Fauatea, Lorenzo DL 83 Mikkelsen, Andrew K Jr. Canby, OR / Oregon State 50 Mo unga, Tevita DL Jr. Murrieta, CA / Vista Murrieta HS Kesni Tausinga kez-nee tau-sing-ah 56 Baker, Tanner DL 56 Koroma, Tejan OL 35 Niumatalolo, Va a LB R-Sr. Annapolis, MD / Broadneck HS Wayne Tei-Kirby Tay-Kirby 57 Sitake-Tanoai, Leroy OL 76 Norman, Keyan OL Sr. Highland, UT / Southern Utah 96 Nwigwe, JJ OL/TE Jr. Rockwall, TX / Rockwall-Heath HS Alden Tofa All-den TOH-fa 58 Chambers, Austin OL 58 Leiataua, Uriah DL 84 Pau u, Neil WR Fr. Anaheim, CA / Servite HS Ula Toluta'u Oo-luh Toll-oo-Ta-oo 59 Shoaf, Thomas OL 38 Pau u, Butch LB R-Jr. Anaheim, CA / Servite HS 52 Pili, Trajan DL R-So. Las Vegas, NV / Centennial HS Khyiris Tonga Kye-ris 59 Tofa, Alden DL 60 Finau, Mango OL 28 Powell, Sawyer DB R-Sr. West Richland, WA / Richland HS Langi Tuifua Long-ee Too-ee-foo-uh 60 Langi, Motekiai DL 41 Pulsipher, Adam LB R-Jr. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS 72 Pulsipher, Addison OL R-So. Temecula, CA / Temecula Valley HS Earl Tuioti-Mariner Too-ee-oh-tee Mare-in-er 64 Foley, Matt LS 66 Empey, James OL 36 Richardson, Creed RB R-Jr. Provo, UT / Timpview HS Joe Tukuafu Too-koo-Ah-foo 67 Christensen, Brady OL 97 Saleapaga, Keanu DL Fr. Lakewood, California / La Mirada HS Morgan Unga Oong-gah Taipe Vaka Tie-pay Vock-uh Hoge, Tristen Jimenez, Jacob OL OL 46 Sandlin, Rhett 97 Savage, Cody DL DL R-Jr. Jr. Draper, UT / Alta HS Lovell, WY / Lovell HS Hoyt, Austin Pulsipher, Addison OL OL 34 Sedgwick, Will 18 Shelton, Michael LB DB Fr. R-Jr. Laguna Hills, CA / Laguna Hills HS Raleigh, NC / Wakefield HS 74 Longson, Kieffer OL 59 Shoaf, Thomas OL R-So. Columbus, IN / Columbus HS 75 Tei-Kirby, Wayne DL 20 Shumway, Rickey WR So. Provo, UT / Timpview HS Solomone Wolfgramm Solo-mo-nay Wolf-gram **Please visit with BYU s media relations staff for the most up-todate and correct pronunciation 78 Kanuch, Tuni OL 57 Sitake-Tanoai, Leroy OL R-So. Sherman Oaks, CA / Notre Dame HS 79 Tuioti-Mariner, Earl DL 29 Stewart, Cody DB R-Sr. Mesa, AZ / Mountain View HS 80 Krueger, Taggart WR 16 Takitaki, Sione DL R-Jr. Fontana, CA / Heritage HS 82 Buchanan, Tariq WR 54 Taliauli, Merrill DL Jr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS 83 Lotulelei, Inoke WR 92 Tanielu, Handsome DL Sr. Waianae, HI / Snow College 83 Mikkelsen, Andrew K 33 Tanner, Beau WR Jr. Gilbert, AZ / Scottsdale CC 84 Pau'u, Neil WR 24 Tanner, Young DB Sr. Gilbert, AZ / Phoenix College 86 Hanshaw, Bentley TE 42 Tapusoa, Johnny LB So. Laie, HI / Kahuku HS 87 Marshall, Hunter TE 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 59 Tofa, Alden DL Fr. West Jordan, UT / West Jordan HS 90 Kaufusi, Corbin DL 5 Toluta'u, Ula RB Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS 91 Lolohea, AJ DL 95 Tonga, Khyiris DL Fr. West Valley, UT / Granger HS 92 Tanielu, Handsome DL 3 Trinnaman, Jonah WR Sr. Highland, UT / Snow College 93 Fuiava, Kainoa DL 51 Tuatagaloa, Brigham LS Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 94 Tausinga, Kesni DL 49 Tuifua, Langi DL Fr. South Jordan, UT / Bingham HS 95 Tonga, Khyiris DL 79 Tuioti-Mariner, Earl DL Fr. Topeka, KS / Washburn HS Norman, Keyan Herring, Chandon OL OL 21 Shumway, Talon 13 Simon, Micah WR WR R-So. R-So. South Jordan, UT / Lone Peak HS Dallas, TX / Bishop Dunne HS 96 Nwigwe, JJ OL/TE 87 Tukuafu, Joe TE Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / East HS 97 Saleapaga, Keanu DL 51 Unga, Morgan LB R-Jr. Ogden, UT / Bonneville HS 97 Savage, Cody DL 50 Vaka, Taipe OL Jr. Oakland, CA / Diablo Valley College 98 Harris, Mitch LS 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. 11 Joe Critchlow Fr. -or- 7 Beau Hoge So. DEFENSE E 90 Corbin Kaufusi Jr. 52 Trajan Pili So. 58 Uriah Leiataua Fr. TB 22 Squally Canada Jr. -or- 44 Kavika Fonua Jr. HB 4 Trey Dye Jr. 2 Austin Kafentzis So. BB 5 Ula Toluta'u Fr. 44 Kavika Fonua Jr. FB 35 Brayden El-Bakri Jr. 43 Kyle Griffitts So. WR 3 Jonah Trinnaman Sr. 33 Beau Tanner Jr. WR 84 Neil Pau u Fr. -or- 13 Micah Simon So. WR 13 Micah Simon So. -or- 15 Aleva Hifo 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 Pulsipher So. RT 71 Austin Hoyt Jr. 74 Kieffer Longson Fr. N 95 Khyiris Tonga Fr. 54 Merrill Taliauli Jr. T 92 Handsome Tanielu Sr. 94 Kesni Tausinga Sr. 99 Solomone Wolfgramm Jr. OE 16 Sione Takitaki Jr. 49 Langi Tuifua Fr. -or- 46 Rhett Sandlin Jr. FLB 4 Fred Warner Sr. 19 Chaz Ah You Fr. MLB 38 Butch Pau u Jr. -or- 42 Johnny Tapusoa So. 41 Adam Pulsipher Jr. WLB 41 Adam Pulsipher Jr. -or- 37 Grant Jones Sr. 19 Chaz Ah You Fr. NICKEL 19 Chaz Ah You Fr. -or- 37 Grant Jones Sr. DIME 25 Tanner Jacobson Jr. 19 Chaz Ah You Fr. LC 1 Troy Warner So. 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. 32 Chris Wilcox So. 18 Michael Shelton Jr. 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. -or- 98 Mitch Harris Jr. P 31 Jonny Linehan Sr. 26 Rhett Almond Jr. KRET 3 Jonah Trinnaman Sr. 4 Trey Dye Jr. 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/TE WR/TE WR/TE WR/TE LT LG C RG RT PORTLAND ST MANGUM CANADA A. HIFO BUSHMAN T. SHUMWAY TRINNAMAN SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT LSU MANGUM CANADA EL-BAKRI NWIGWE T. SHUMWAY B. TANNNER SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT UTAH MANGUM FONUA BALDERREE BUSHMAN B. TANNER TRINNAMAN SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT WISCONSIN HOGE TOLUTA'U SIMON NWIGWE T. SHUMWAY TRINNAMAN SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT UTAH STATE HOGE TOLUTA'U EL-BAKRI NWIGWE T. SHUMWAY TRINNAMAN SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT BOISE ST MANGUM DYE BALDERREE BUSHMAN T. SHUMWAY TRINNAMAN SHOAF NORMAN KOROMA KANUCH HOYT MISSISSIPPI ST EAST CAROLINA SAN JOSE ST FRESNO ST UNLV UMASS HAWAII 2017 DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME E N T 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 C. KAUFUSI TAUSINGA MO'UNGA TAKITAKI F. WARNER B. PAU'U HADLEY T. WARNER ANDERSON HANNEMANN GHANWOLOKU UTAH C. KAUFUSI TANIELU MO'UNGA TAKITAKI F. WARNER B. PAU'U HADLEY T. WARNER ANDERSON JACOBSON GHANWOLOKU WISCONSIN C. KAUFUSI TANIELU TONGA TAKITAKI F. WARNER B. PAU'U HADLEY T. WARNER M. HIFO HANNEMANN GHANWOLOKU UTAH STATE C. KAUFUSI TAUSINGA TANIELU TAKITAKI F. WARNER B. PAU'U HADLEY T. WARNER ANDERSON HANNEMANN GHANWOLOKU BOISE ST C. KAUFUSI TANIELU TONGA TAKITAKI F. WARNER TAPUSOA JONES T. WARNER ANDERSON HANNEMANN GHANWOLOKU 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 4-5-1:33 3 Utah Ula Tolutau 1-yard run :35 4 Utah Trey Dye 7-yard pass from Tanner Mangum (Rhett Almond kick) :13 1 Wisconsin Rhett Almond 31-yard field goal :54 2 Wisconsin Rhett Almond 32-yard field goal :25 1 Utah State Micah Hannemann 46-yard interception return (Rhett Almond kick) Utah State Brayden El-Bakri 26-yard pass from Beau Hoge (Rhett Almond kick) :04 2 Utah State Beau Tanner 40-yard pass from Beau Hoge (Rhett Almond kick) :53 4 Utah State Rhett Almond 37-yard field goal :20 1 Boise State Ula Tolutau 3-yard run (Rhett Almond kick) : BYU SUPERLATIVES Overall record 1-5 Current streak Lost 5 Home record 1-3 Current home streak Lost 3 Road record 0-1 Current road streak Lost 1 Neutral record 0-1 Current neutral streak Lost 1 Day games 1-1 Current day streak Lost 1 Night games 0-4 Current night streak Lost 4 Friday games 0-2 Current Friday streak Lost 2 BYU wins toss 1-4 BYU loses toss 0-1 BYU scores first 1-1 Opp. scores first 0-3 BYU leads after 1Q 1-2 BYU trails after 1Q 0-2 Tied after 1Q 0-1 BYU leads at half 1-0 BYU trails at half 0-5 Tied at the half 0-0 BYU leads after 3Q 1-0 BYU trails after 3Q 0-5 Tied after 3Q 0-0 OT Games 0-0 BYU has more yards 1-1 Opp. has more yards 0-4 BYU has more turnovers 0-5 Opp. has more turnovers 1-0 Turnovers are equal 0-0 Record in August 1-0 Streak Won 2 (2014) Record in September 0-4 Streak Lost 4 Record in October 0-1 Streak Lost 2 (2016) Record in November 0-0 Streak Won 6 (2015) Vs. top-25 teams 0-3 Streak Lost 5 (2015) Vs. non-ranked teams 1-2 Streak Lost 2 On ESPN 1-2 On ESPN2 0-1 On ESPNU 0-0 On ESPN3 0-0 On ESPNWS 0-0 On ABC 0-1 On NBC 0-0 On FOX 0-0 On Fox Sports 0-0 On CBS Sports 0-1 On SEC Network 0-0 On BYUtv 0-0

9 BYU FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE NOTES-9 BYU OFFENSE BY THE NUMBERS 4 2: ,000 Freshman tight end Matt Bushman is No. 4 in receptions (23) among tight ends in the FBS. His 246 yards rank No. 10 among all tight ends in the FBS. The Cougar offense has had five scoring drives of two minutes or less this season. The quickest was a 25 second drive just before halftime against Wisconsin. Micah Simon hauled in a 50-yard pass to set up a 32-yard field goal by Rhett Almond. The offense has had 13 different receivers catch a pass this season. Matt Bushman leads the way with 23 receptions, while Talon Shumway has 15. BYU has a lot of experience on the offensive line, including three seniors in the middle with Tejan Koroma (44 starts), Tuni Kanuch (22 starts) and Keyan Norman (19 starts). As a unit, the Cougar offensive line has 110 combined starts. Tanner Mangum passed the 4,000 career passing yards mark against Utah. He is the 18th player in BYU history to top 4,000 yards. He currently has 4,248 yards. #12 TANNER MANGUM QB JR. EAGLE, ID EAGLE HS Named team captain for Davey O'Brien Award watch list Has 28 career passing touchdowns and 4,248 yards Has played in 22 career games with 17 starts (10-7 as a starter) Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year (2015) Freshman-record 3,377 passing yards and 23 touchdowns in 2015 #21 TALON SHUMWAY WR SO. SOUTH JORDAN, UT LONE PEAK HS Started against Portland State, LSU and Boise State Has five receptions this season for 65 yards Played in seven games last season Also played basketball in high school at Lone Peak 2017 RECEIVING STATS GP REC YDS Y/R LNG TD #5 ULA TOLUTA'U RB FR. GLENDALE, UT EAST HS Started against Wisconsin, Utah State and Boise State Ran for 102 yards against Utah State Averages 4.6 yards per carry Ran for over 2,400 yards as a senior at East High School 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 No. 4 among FBS tight ends with 23 receptions Had seven receptio s for 65 yards against Boise State Led BYU in receiving yards against Portland State, LSU and Boise State Had a 36-yard reception against the Vikings Played for the BYU baseball team last season CAREER HIGHS (2017) Receptions 7, vs. Boise State Receiving Yards 65, vs. Boise State Receiving TD -- Long Reception 36, Portland State All-Purpose Yards 65, vs. Boise 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 44 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) 2017 PASSING STATS RUSHING STATS GP EFFIC COMP ATT YDS Y/A PCT LNG INT TD ATT YDS Y/A LNG TD CAREER HIGHS Receptions 4, Wisconsin (2017) Receiving Yards 47, Portland State (2017) Receiving TD -- Long Reception 33, Portland State (2017) All-Purpose Yards 47, Portland State (2017) CAREER HIGHS (2017) Rushing att. 21, at Utah State Rushing yards 102, at Utah State Rushing TD 1, Utah Long Rush 18, Wisconsin All-Purpose Yards 102, at Utah State BYU OFFENSE IN THE NCAA (as of 10.8) TEAM Total Offense (127) Passing Offense (116) Passing Efficiency (126) Rushing Offense (120) Scoring Offense (127) Total First Downs (124) Third Down Conversions (106) Sacks Allowed/G (50) Fumbles lost... 3 (34) Passing yards per completion (122) Red zone conversions (105) Time of Possession... 25L16 (124) INDIVIDUAL Passing Yards...Tanner Mangum 630 (114) Receiving yards...matt Bushman 246 (186) Receptions per game...matt Bushman 3.8 (149) Rush yards per game...ula Toluta'u 45.2 (183) Rushing yards... Ula Toluta'u 226 (191) OTHER OFFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH #4 Trey Dye, RB, Jr. Had two receptions for 35 yards against Boise State. Caught a 7-yard touchdown against Utah. Had two catches for eight yards against LSU. Son of former BYU punt returner James Dye. #7 Beau Hoge, QB, So. Started against Wisconsin and Utah State. Has played in five career games, completing 26 of 46 passes for 343 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions. He has also rushed 25 times for 77 yards and two touchdowns. #11 Joe Critchlow, QB, Fr. Saw first career action against Boise State. Completed 2 of 4 passes for eight yards. Returned missionary, prepped at Franklin High in Tennessee. Threw for over 2,300 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior. #13 Micah Simon, WR, So. Led BYU with 60 receiving yards against Wisconsin. Had a 50-yard reception against the Badgers. Had two receptions for 28 yards against LSU. Redshirted the 2016 season. Played in two games in #15 Aleva Hifo, WR, So. Had four receptions for 23 yards vs. Utah. Led BYU with four receptions vs. the Vikings in season opener. Had 11 receptions on the year for 58 yards in Also spent time as a kick returner. #22 Squally Canada, RB, Jr. Played in all six games, starting two. Has 187 rushing yards and one touchdown. Averages 5.1 yards per carry. Had 98 yards against Portland State. #33 Beau Tanner, WR, Jr. Caught a 40-yard touchdown against Utah State. Had two receptions for 24 yards against Utah. Started against LSU. Caught first career pass at Boise State in #35 Brayden El-Bakri, RB, Jr. Caught a 26-yard touchdown against Utah State. 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. Led BYU with four receptions against Utah State. Caught first touchdown (28 yards) of the season for BYU against Portland State. Younger brother of linebacker Butch Pau'u. True freshman, returned missionary. #88 Tanner Balderree, TE, Sr. Started against Utah. 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, Gary Sheide... 4, Sean Covey... 4, Brandon Doman... 4, Tanner Mangum... 4,248 Passing Completions (Career) 1. Ty Detmer Steve Sarkisian Gifford Nielsen Jake Heaps Gary Sheide Tanner Mangum Passing Attempts (Career) 1. Ty Detmer... 1, Virgil Carter Gifford Nielsen Jake Heaps Tanner Mangum Passing Touchdowns (Career) 1. Ty Detmer Taysom Hill Brandon Doman Riley Nelson Tanner Mangum...28 Rushing Yards (Career) 1. Jamaal Williams... 3, Dave Swanson Tom Tuipulotu Roger Gurley Dave Lowry Squally Canada Rushing Attempts (Career) 1. Jamaal Williams Wally Hawkins Robert Parker Reno Mahe Phil Brady Mike O'Brien Squally Canada Receptions (Career) 1. Cody Hoffman Nati Valdez Four players Three players Jonah Trinnaman...36 Receiving Yards (Career) 1. Cody Hoffman... 3, Oneill Chambers Marcus Mathews Roger Gourley Jonah Trinnaman THE BYU OFFENSE YOUNG GUNS. After graduating several playmakers in 2016, a new crop of youngsters are making an impact in More than 15 underclassmen are part of the two-deep on the offensive side of the ball, including six true freshman. The Cougars current rushing leader is true freshman Ula Toluta'u with 49 carries for 226 yards and two touchdowns while the top receiver is tight end Matt Bushman with 23 receptions and 246 yards. BYU's first touchdown of the year was scored by freshman Neil Pau'u. QUARTERBACKS. Due to various injuries, BYU has had five different players take snaps at quarterback this year. Tanner Mangum has started four games while Beau Hoge has started the other two. The Cougars have also had Koy Detmer Jr. see time as well as true freshman Joe Critchlow. Sophomore Austin Kafentzis has also seen time as a wildcat option quarterback. BYU has had at least two different quarterbacks start games every year over the past four seasons and in seven of the last eight seasons. NOTEABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS 2017 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS IN A GAME #1 AKILE DAVIS, WR #13 MICAH SIMON, WR #35 BRAYDEN EL-BAKRI, RB Rec. -/1, Wagner '15 Rec. 3, Wisconsin/same Rec. 1, at USU/4, SUU '16 Rec. Yds -/9, Wagner '15 Rec. Yds 60, Wisconsin/same Rec. Yds 26, at USU/69, SUU '16 Rec. TD - Rec. TD - Rec. TD 1, at USU/same Long Rec. -/9, Wagner '15 Long Rec. 50, Wisconsin/same #3 JONAH TRINNAMAN, WR Rec. 3, BSU/6, twice '16 Rec. Yds 39, at USU/75, Toledo '16 Rec. TD -/1, Toledo '16 Long Rec. 39, at USU/75, Toledo '16 #4, TREY DYE, RB Rec. 3, Utah/sames Rec. Yds 35, BSU/55, Wagner '15 Rec. TD 1, Utah/Same Long Rec. 18, BSU/47, Wagner '15 Rush Att. 2, twice/same Rush Yards 6, Utah/same Rush TD - Long Rush 4, Utah/5, East Carolina '15 #5, ULA TOLUTA'U, RB Rec. - Rec. Yds - Rec. TD - Long Rec. - Rush Att. Rush Yards Rush TD Long Rush 21, at USU/same 102, at USU/same 1, twice/same 18, Wisconsin/same #7 BEAU HOGE, QB Comp. 11, Wisconsin/same Attempts 20, Wisconsin/same Pass Yds 111, Wisconsin/117, Wagner '15 Pass TD 2, at USU/same Long Pass 50, Wisconsin/same Rushes 6, Wisconsin/12, Wagner '15 Rush Yds 25, at USU/47, Wagner '15 Rush TD -/2, Wagner '15 Long Rush 10, Wisconsin/16, Wagner '15 #12 TANNER MANGUM, QB Comp. 21, Utah/35, UConn '15 Attempts 39, Utah/56, vs. Utah '15 Pass Yds 194, PSU/365, UConn '15 Pass TD 1, '15 Long Pass 36, PSU/84, Boise State '15 Rushes 6, Utah/11, twice '15 Rush Yds 0, BSU/42, SUU '16 Rush TD -/1, three times Long Rush 12, Utah/35, SUU '16 #15 ALEVA HIFO, WR Rec. 4, twice/same (3 times) Rec. Yds 23, Utah/26, vs. WVU '16 Rec. TD - Long Rec. 12, Utah/13, 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. 4, Wisconsin/same Rec. Yds 47, PSU/same Rec. TD - Long Rec. 33, 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. 2,Utah/same Rec. Yds 40, at USU/same Rec. TD 1, at USU/same Long Rec. 40, at USU/same Long Rec. 26, at USU/27, SUU '16 Rush Att. 1, LSU/1, twice '16 Rush Yards 0, LSU/1, twice '16 Rush TD -/1, vs. AZ '16 Long Rush 0, LSU/1, twice 16 #44, KAVIKA FONUA, RB Rec. 2, Utah/same Rec. Yds 14, Utah/same Rec. TD - Long Rec. 8, Utah/same 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 4, at USU/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. 7, BSU/same Rec. Yds 65, BSU/same Rec. TD - Long Rec. 36, PSU/same

11 2017 BYU FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE NOTES-11 BYU DEFENSE BY THE NUMBERS BYU DEFENSE IN THE NCAA (As of 10/8) The BYU kept Utah to just one touchdown and four field goals on seven Blue Zone scoring opportunities. Cougars has a season-best four sacks against Utah State. It was the first time BYU has had at least four sacks since UMass last year. BYU's defensive leader, Fred Warner, is averaging 8.5 tackles per game. The senior captain upped his average from last year at 6.6 tackles per game. The Cougar defense ranks No. 18 nationally in 4th down conversions, allowing opponents to convert just 33.3 percent of the time. In 2016, BYU stopped 40.9 percent of opponent 4th downs and ended the season ranked No. 30. Defensive back Micah Hannemann recorded his first career pick-six against Utah State on a 46-yard return. It was his fourth career interception and first this season. TEAM Total Defense (53) Pass Defense (37) Pass Efficiency Defense (103) Rushing Defense (78) Scoring Defense (64) Sacks (96) First Downs Allowed/G (67) 3rd Down Conversions (93) 4th Down Conversions (18) Blue Zone Conversions Allowed (47) Tackles for Loss (86) Turnovers Gained... 5 (104) Passes Intercepted... 3 (92) INDIVIDUAL Total Tackles...Fred Warner, 51 (29) Solo Tackles Fred Warner, 32 (20) Fumbles Recovered...Fred Warner, 1 (35) Troy Warner, 1 (35) #4 FRED WARNER LB JR. SAN MARCOS, CA MISSION HILLS HS Named a team captain in 2017 Ties for third in individual career fumble recoveries in BYU program history CAREER HIGHS Tackles 14, West Virginia Posted 10 tackles against Portland State Solo 9, twice Assisted 5, four times Led BYU in total tackles in 2016 with 86 TFL 3, Utah State Younger brother Troy is a defensive back on the team 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 Named a team captain in 2017 Had 9 or more tackles in five games as a sophomore CAREER HIGHS Tackles 19, UCLA Came back from injury against Mississippi State and had 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL Solo 11, UCLA Assisted 8, UCLA Notched a career-high 19 tackles against UCLA along with 2.5 tackles for loss TFL 2.5, twice Younger brother Neil is a wide receiver on the team Sacks Intercetions 1, West Virginia PBU 1, twice 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 Career-best eight tackles against LSU and Utah Blocked a field goal at Utah State Forced a fumble against Utah Played in all 13 games in 2016, starting five 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 two solo tackles against LSU 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 FF 8, twice 6, Utah 6, LSU 1, four times 1.0, four times 1, three times 1, Utah 2017 DEFENSIVE STATS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS TD FF FR QBH PBU BLKD / CAREER HIGHS Tackles Mich (2015) Solo Mich (2015) Assisted 5, twice TFL 1, Utah (2015) Sacks 1, Utah (2015) Interceptions 1, four times GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS TD FF FR FRYDS QBH PBU s #5 DAYAN GHANWOLOKU DB SO. LAYTON, UT NORTHRIDGE PEAK HS Had season-high six tackles against Utah 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 65, USU 1, SUU 1, three times 1, six times OTHER DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH #1 Troy Warner, DB, So. Had nine tackles against LSU, including four solo stops. Recovered his first career tackle for loss against Wisconsin and had a fumble against Utah. In 2016, totaled 21 tackles, including 16 solo stops. Posted a team-best seven pass breakups. Recovered a fumble at Boise State. #2, Matt Hadley, DB, Sr. Totaled six tackles against Portland State, LSU and Utah. 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. #16 Sione Takitaki, DL, Jr. Had nine tackles at Utah State. Also had 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. Had a career-high nine tackles at Utah State. In his first career start against Portland, notched his first career interception to go along with four tackles and a pass breakup. #41 Adam Pulsipher, LB, Jr. Totaled seven tackles against Portland State, including five solo stops. Played in 12 games in 2016, starting two. Has 16 total tackles, including 10 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. #42 Johnny Tapusoa, LB, So. Had five total tackles against Wisconsin, including two solo stops. Started against Portland State. Had four total tackles last year over nine games. #92 Handsome Tanielu, DL, Sr. Played in 13 games as a junior. Had four tackles and one tackle for loss against Wisconsin. He also had 11 total tackles, one pass breakup, fumble recovery and QBH last season. #94 Kesni Tausinga, DL, Sr. Had two tackles against both LSU and Utah State. In 2016, played in 12 games and started the final four. Totaled 16 tackles and had pass breakups vs. UCLA and Utah State. #95 Khyiris Tonga, DL, Fr. Had career-high five tackles twice at Utah State and a pass breakup against Utah. Has played in every game this season DEFENSIVE STATS GP SOLO AST TOT TFL/Y SACKS YDS INT YDS FF FR FRYD QBH PBU BLKD /

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 ( ) 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: 3 Fred Warner Individual Career Fumble Recoveries 1. 6 Jan Jorensen ( ) 6 Shawn Doman ( ) 3. 5 Spencer Hadley (2008, 11-13) 5 Fred Warner (2014-present) 5. 4 Matt Bauman (2004, 07-09) 4 Brett Denney ( ) 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: 203 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. WARNER BROS. Fred and Troy Warner combined for 17 total tackles against LSU, with a career-high nine for Troy and eight for Fred. The older brother, Fred, led the team with 86 total tackles in 2016 and currently leads this year as well after totaling 51 tackles with 32 solo stops. Fred also recorded both a forced fumble and fumble recovery against Utah. Both brothers are also tied for No. 35 nationally in fumbles recovered with one apiece. TAKITAKI TIME. In his first game since October 16, 2016 (Cincinnati), Sione Takitaki had seven tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks against Portland State. He tied his career record in sacks that game and later recorded a career-high nine tackles at Utah State. Takitaki has 30 tackles on the season. 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. DEFENSIVE PLAYERS' SEASON HIGHS/CAREER HIGHS IN A GAME #1 TROY WARNER DB #17 MARVIN HIFO DB #50 TEVITA MO UNGA DL Tackles 9, LSU/same Tackles 10, LSU/same Tackles 4, LSU/same Solo 4, LSU State '16 Solo 3, twice/same Solo 2, LSU/2, four times Assisted 5, LSU/same Assisted 7, LSU/same Assisted 2, twice/3, Wag 15 FR 1, Utah/twice TFL 0.5, Utah/same #23 ZAYNE ANDERSON DB PBU 2, '16 Tackles 9, USU/ same #54 MERRILL TALIAULI DL INT - Solo 4, BSU/same Tackles 4, Wisc./same #2 MATT HADLEY DB Assisted 6, USU/same Solo 3, Wisc./same Tackles 6, three times/7, ECU 15 PBU 1, PSU/same Assisted 2, three times/2, four times Solo 4, twice/three times TFL -/1, MSU '16 #25 TANNER JACOBSON DB Assisted 3, LSU/4, WVU '16 PBU 1, twice/same Tackles 7, Utah/same TFL 1, PSU/1, three times Solo 6, Utah/same #90 CORBIN KAUFUSI DL #4 FRED WARNER LB Assisted 3, LSU/twice Tackles 8, twice/same Tackles 10, PSU/14, WVU '16 Solo 6, Utah/same #38 BUTCH PAU U LB Solo 9, BSU/twice Assisted 6, LSU/same Tackles 8, LSU/19, UCLA '16 Assisted 6, USU/same TFL 1, twice/1, four times Solo 6, Wisc./11, UCLA '16 TFL 3.0, USU/same Sacks 1, twice/1, four times Assisted 5, LSU/8, UCLA '16 Sacks 1.0, USU/2, twice FF 1, Utah/same TFL 1, USU/2.5, twice PBU 1, twice/2, twice PBU -/1, vs. WVU '16 Sacks -/1, vs. AZ '16 INT -/1, six times QBH -/1, twice INT -/1, vs. WVU '16 FF 1, Utah/1, three times BLKD 1, USU/1, three times TFL '16 FR 1, Utah/1, five times Sacks '16 #92 HANDSOME TANIELU DL #5 DAYAN GHANWOLOKU DB PBU 1, twice/same Tackles 4, Wisc./same Tackles 8, USU/9, Toledo '16 Solo 2, BSU/2, twice #38 GRANT JONES LB Solo 6, Utah/8, Toledo '16 Assisted 3, Wisc./twice Tackles 5, USU/same Assisted 6, USU/same TFL 1, Wisc./same Solo 3, USU/4, Fresno St. '15 TFL 1.0, BSU/twice Assisted 2, USU/three times #94 KESNI TAUSINGA DL PBU 1, twice/1, six times TFL 1.5, USU/same Tackles 2, twice/3, twice INT -/1, three times INT 1, BSU/twice Solo 1, three times/1, 12 times #7 MICAH HANNEMANN DB Assisted 2, State '16 Tackles 7, 15 #39 PHILLIP AMONE LB TFL -/1.5, Fresno State 15 Solo 4, 15 Tackles '16 PBU -/1, three times Assisted 5, USU/twice Solo '16 TFL -/1, vs. Utah 15 Assisted -/2, twice #95 KHYIRIS TONGA DL Sacks -/1 vs. Utah 15 Tackles 5, USU/same #41 ADAM PULSIPHER LB INT 1, USU/1, four times Solo 3, USU/same Tackles 7, PSU/8, Toledo '16 PBU -/2, four times Assisted 2, twice/same Solo 5, twice/6, Toledo '16 TFL 1.0, BSU/same #16 SIONE TAKITAKI DL Assisted 3, USU/same PBU 1, Utah/same Tackles 9, USU/same TFL 1, LSU/twice Solo 6, PSU/same #42 JOHNNY TAPUSOA LB Assisted 3, '15 Tackles 5, Wisc./same TFL 3, PSU/same Solo 2, twice/same Sacks 2, PSU/three times Assisted 3, Wisc./same

13 2017 BYU FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES-13 BYU SPECIAL TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS 3 Corbin Kaufusi picked up his third career block at Utah State, blocking a 38-yard field goal attempt. It was his first of the season and first of the year for the BYU special teams. BYU's longest field goal of the season came against the Aggies for 37 yards by Rhett Almond, tying his career high. Almond also hit a 35-yarder earlier in the season against Portland State. Punter Jonny Linehan averaged 42.3 yards on 31 punts in five games this year. His longest of the season is 53 yards. Kicker Rhett Almond has completed 46-consecutive PATs, dating back to last year's UCLA game on Sept. 17. BYU SPECIAL TEAMS IN THE NCAA (As of 10/8) TEAM Yards/Punt Return (125) Yards/Kick Return (115) Net Punting (38) Kickoffs (71) Opponent Kick Returns (50) Opponent Punt Returns (37) Field Goal Percentage (66) Field Goals Made... 5 (68) INDIVIDUAL Punting...Jonny Linehan, 42.3 (52) Field Goals/G...Rhett Almond, 1.0 (61) Kickoff Returns... Jonah Trinnaman, 19.5 (85) Combined Kickoff Returns...Jonah Trinnaman, 254 (44) 96 Jonah Trinnaman picked up five kickoff returns against LSU for 96 yards. His longest return went for 26 yards. OTHER SPECIAL TEAMERS #2 Matt Hadley, KR, Sr. #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 42-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 Led the team in scoring as a sophomore 2017 FIELD GOAL STATS PAT STATS GP FGM FGA PCT LNG XPM XPA PCT PTS #3 JONAH TRINNAMAN WR/KR SR. HIGHLAND, UT SNOW COLLEGE Leads BYU with 11 kick returns for 219 yards Career-best 45-yard return against Utah Averages 19.9 yards per return Was a junior college All-American returner at Snow College CAREER HIGHS Punts (2015) Yards (2015) Longest Punt (2015) Punts inside 20 State Punts 50+ 3, ECU (2015) CAREER HIGHS Longest FG 37, twice Most FG made 3, twice (2016) Most FG Att. 4, SUU (2016) Most PATs 7, Toledo (2016) Most Points 13, twice (2016) CAREER HIGHS Kick Returns 5, vs. LSU (2017) Kick Return Yards 96, vs. LSU (2017) Long Kick Return 45, Utah (2017) 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. #7 Micah Hannemann, PR/DB, Sr. In 2016, returned three punts, including two for 23 yards against Utah State. Had 11 punt returns in #15 Aleva Hifo, WR/KR, So. Returned one kick 23 yards against Portland State. Was BYUs primary returner in Had 21 kick returns for 440 yards for a 21.0 yard average. #16 Gavin Fowler, H/DB, Sr. Played in four game this season. Limited playing due to injuries throughout his career. Three-year member of the scout team. #64 Matt Foley, LS, Jr. Has played in four games this season. Played in all 13 games as the primary long snapper in both 2016 and Had one tackle on special teams. #83 Andrew Mikkelsen, K, Jr. Kicked three times at Utah State and twice against Portland State. Averages 62.0 yards per kick. Kicked off three times at Cincinnati in 2016 for 194 yards, averaging RETURN STATS GP KR YDS AVG LNG TD PR YDS AVG LNG TD #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. 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. 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) 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 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 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 Tight Ends 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) 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)