2023 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

2023 BYU Cougars football

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 5–7 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Kalani Sitake (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Aaron Roderick (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple[1]
Defensive coordinator| Jay Hill (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple[1]
Home stadium| LaVell Edwards Stadium

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Texas y$^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 16 Oklahoma State y  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 15 Oklahoma |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Iowa State |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
No. 18 Kansas State |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
West Virginia |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Texas Tech |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
No. 23 Kansas |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
UCF |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
TCU |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Houston |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
BYU |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Baylor |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Cincinnati |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The season was the first year that BYU competed in the Big 12.[2]

## Offseason

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### Coaching changes

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On November 28, 2022 defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki announced his resignation. On December 7, 2022 Jay Hill was announced as his replacement leaving his head coaching position at Weber State University.[3] Hill was also given the title of associate head coach replacing Ed Lamb who was named the Head coach at Northern Colorado.[4] Preston Hadley joined Lamb at Northern Colorado as the defensive coordinator. Kelly Poppinga returned to BYU after stints with the University of Virginia and Boise State University as the special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.[5] On December 20, 2022, former NFL player Sione Pouha was hired as a defensive assistant coach.[6] On January 2, 2023, it was announced that Kevin Clune was not retained and the final defensive assistant coaching position was announced as Justin Ena who played for the cougars and coached with Hill previously.[7]

### 2023 recruits

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Jackson Bowers | TE | 6'5" | 245 | Mesa, Arizona | [8]
Owen Borg | LB | 6'2" | 200 | Draper, Utah | Mission prior to enrolling[9]
Ryder Burton | QB | 6'2" | 200 | Springville, Utah | [10]
Pierson Watson | LB | 6'3" | 210 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Mission prior to enrolling[11]
David Tangilanu | DL | 6'5" | 255 | East Palo Alto, California | Mission prior to enrolling[12]
Jojo Phillips | WR | 6'5" | 195 | Lancaster, California | [13]
Miles Hall | WR | 6'2" | 205 | St. George, Utah | [14]
Siale Esera | LB | 6'3" | 250 | Provo, Utah | [15]
Saimone Davis | DL | 6'5" | 220 | Hau'ula, Hawaii | Mission prior to enrolling[16]
Matthew Fredrick | TE | 6'5" | 230 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Mission prior to enrolling[17]
Talitu'i Pututau | DL | 6'5" | 260 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Mission prior to enrolling[18]
Ethan Thomason | OL | 6'8" | 320 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Mission prior to enrolling[19]
LJ Martin | RB | 6'2" | 205 | El Paso, Texas | [20]
Kevin Doe | WR | 6'5" | 190 | Salt Lake City, Utah | [21]
Motekiai Mo'Unga | DL | 6'3" | 250 | Provo, Utah | Mission prior to enrolling[22]
Jake Hill | WR | 6'3" | 195 | St George, Utah | [23]
Naseri Danielson | DB | 6'2" | 200 | Stockton, California | [24]
Nason Coleman | TE | 6'3" | 235 | Chandler, Arizona | [25]
Jordan Kapisi | K | 6'0" | 190 | Honolulu, Hawaii | [26]

### 2022 returned missionaries

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Nukuluve Helu | RB | 6'1" | 215 | Freshman | [27]

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Ace Kaufusi | LB | 6'3" | 205 | Freshman | [28]
Devin Downing | WR | 6'2" | 190 | Freshman | [29]
Jake Griffin | OL | 6'6" | 285 | Freshman | [30]
Ty Burke | DB | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | [31]
Koa Eldredge | WR | 6'0" | 195 | Freshman | [32]
Raider Damuni | DB | 6'2" | 210 | Freshman | [33]
Cole Hagen | QB | 6'2" | 185 | Freshman | [34]
John Henry Daley | DL | 6'5" | 225 | Freshman | [35]
Petey Tuipulotu | DB | 6'3" | 195 | Freshman | [36]
Weston Jones | OL | 6'5" | 255 | Freshman | [37]
Lucky Finau | LB | 6'0" | 230 | Freshman | [38]
Kasen Krebs | LB | 6'1" | 210 | Freshman | [39]
Landon Rehkow | P | 5'11" | 170 | Freshman | [40]
Matthias Dunn | K | 6'0" | 175 | Freshman | [41]
Bentley Redden | TE | 6'5" | 220 | Freshman | [42]

### 2023 other additions

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Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school

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Kedon Slovis | QB | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Transfer from University of Pittsburgh[43]
Jayden Dunlap | DB | 6'1" | 173 | Junior | Transfer from Cerritos College[44]
Aidan Robbins | RB | 6'3" | 230 | Junior | Transfer from University of Nevada Las Vegas[45]
Isaiah Bagnah | DL | 6'4" | 235 | Junior | Transfer from Boise State University[46]
Will Ferrin | K | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Transfer from Boise State University[47]
Jackson Cravens | DL | 6'2" | 305 | Junior | Transfer from Boise State University[48]
Weylin Lapuaho | OL | 6'4" | 310 | Sophomore | Transfer from Utah State University[49]
Nuuletau Sellesin | DL | 6'1" | 240 | Sophomore | Transfer from Weber State University[50]
Ian Fitzgerald | OL | 6'5" | 305 | Senior | Transfer from Missouri State University[51]
Jake Retzlaff | QB | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | Transfer from Riverside City College[52]
Paul Maile | OL | 6'2" | 300 | Senior | Transfer from University of Utah[53]
Crew Wakley | DB | 6'0" | 203 | Sophomore | Transfer from Utah State University[54]
Eddie Heckard | DB | 5'10" | 190 | Senior | Transfer from Weber State University[55]
Dylan Flowers | DB | 5'11" | 180 | Sophomore | Transfer from Southern Utah University[56]
David Latu | DL | 6'4" | 300 | Sophomore | Transfer from Snow College[57]
AJ Vongphachanh | LB | 6'2" | 230 | Senior | Transfer from Utah State University[58]
Caleb Etienne | OL | 6'7" | 325 | Junior | Transfer from Oklahoma State University[59]
Jake Eichorn | OL | 6'5" | 285 | Sophomore | Transfer from Weber State University[60]
Darius Lassiter | WR | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Transfer from Eastern Michigan University[61]
Keelan Marion | WR | 6'0" | 200 | Junior | Transfer from University of Connecticut[62]
Kamden Garrett | DB | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Transfer from Weber State University[63]
Ray Paulo | TE | 6'3" | 255 | Junior | Transfer from Allan Hancock College[64]
Deion Smith | RB | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Transfer from University of Colorado[65]
Harrison Taggart | LB | 6'1" | 216 | Freshman | Transfer from University of Oregon[66]
Sione Moa | LB | 6'1" | 220 | Sophomore | Transfer from Utah State University[67]
Simi Moala | OL | 6'7" | 312 | Senior | Transfer from University of Utah[68]
Mata'ava Ta'ase | TE | 6'3" | 255 | Junior | Transfer from Southern Utah University[69]
Joseph Paulo | OL | 6'8" | 330 | Junior | Transfer from San Mateo College[70]
Wyatt Dawe | DL | 6'0" | 300 | Sophomore | Transfer from Southern Utah University[71]
Malae Tanuvasa | DB | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Transfer from University of Utah[72]
Marcus Mckenzie | DB | 6'0" | 172 | Freshman | Originally Signed in 2022[73]
Maika Kaufusi | LB | 6'4" | 210 | Freshman | Originally Signed in 2022[74]
Kaden Chidester | DL | 6'8" | 290 | Freshman | Originally Signed in 2022[75]

### 2023 departures

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Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Reason

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Matthew Criddle | DB | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Graduation
Lorenzo Fauatea | DL | 6'4" | 310 | Senior | Graduation
Alden Tofa | DL | 6'4" | 277 | Senior | Graduation
Earl Tuioti-Mariner | DL | 6'4" | 288 | Senior | Graduation
Lane Lunt | TE | 6'4" | 235 | Senior | Graduation
Kaleb Hayes | DB | 6'0" | 195 | Senior | Graduation
Chris Jackson | DB | 5'10" | 184 | Senior | Graduation
Joe Tukuafu | OL | 6'4" | 300 | Senior | Graduation
D'Angelo Mandell | DB | 6'1" | 192 | Senior | Graduation
Christopher Brooks | RB | 6'1" | 230 | Senior | Graduation
Lopini Katoa | RB | 6'1" | 210 | Senior | Graduation
Pepe Tanuvasa | LB | 6'1" | 245 | Senior | Graduation
Houston Heimuli | RB | 5'11" | 265 | Senior | Graduation
Harris LaChance | OL | 6'8" | 310 | Junior | Graduation
Brayden Cosper | WR | 6'3" | 205 | Junior | Graduation
Jake Oldroyd | K | 6'1" | 195 | Junior | Graduation
Gunner Romney | WR | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Graduation
Jaren Hall | QB | 6'1" | 205 | Junior | NFL Draft
Puka Nacua | WR | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | NFL Draft
Blake Freeland | OT | 6'8" | 305 | Junior | NFL Draft
Payton Wilgar | LB | 6'3" | 235 | Junior | Graduation
Jackson Kaufusi | LB | 6'2" | 226 | Junior | Graduation
Hayden Livingston | DB | 6'1" | 205 | Junior | Graduation
Alema Pilimai | DL | 6'4" | 275 | Junior | Graduation
Gabe Summers | DL | 6'2" | 295 | Junior | Graduation
Carter Wheat | TE | 6'4" | 236 | Junior | Graduation
Britton Hogan | LS | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Graduation
Jackson McChesney | RB | 6'0" | 225 | Sophomore | Graduation
Masen Wake | TE | 6'1" | 260 | Junior | Graduation
Morgan Pyper | LB | 6'2" | 215 | Junior | Graduation
Dallin Holker | TE | 6'5" | 240 | Sophomore | Transfer
Jacob Conover | QB | 6'1" | 205 | Freshman | Transfer
Campbell Barrington | OL | 6'6" | 295 | Sophomore | Transfer
Terence Fall | WR | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Transfer
Tate Romney | LB | 6'3" | 220 | Freshman | Transfer
Logan Fano | DL | 6'4" | 240 | Freshman | Transfer
Keenan Pili | LB | 6'3" | 237 | Junior | Transfer
Nathaniel Gillis | DB | 6'1" | 174 | Freshman | Transfer
Clark Barrington | OL | 6'6" | 305 | Junior | Transfer
Gabe Jeudy-Lally | DB | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Transfer
Korbyn Green | DB | 6'0" | 175 | Freshman | Transfer
Isaiah Perez | DL | 6'3" | 280 | Freshman | Transfer
Tallinn Togiai | OL | 6'5" | 320 | Freshman | Transfer
Logan Pili | LB | 6'1" | 225 | Freshman | Transfer
George Udo | DB | 6'1" | 200 | Junior | Transfer
Dean Jones | DB | 6'2" | 205 | Sophomore | Transfer
Vae Soifua | OL | 6'4" | 296 | Freshman | Transfer
Cash Peterman | K | 6'0" | 200 | Freshman | Transfer
Samisoni Peaua | DL | 6'3" | 225 | Freshman | Transfer
Sione Veikoso | OL | 6'7" | 305 | Freshman |
Josh Wilson | LB | 6'0" | 215 | Sophomore |
Tavita Gagnier | LB | 6'2" | 225 | Sophomore |
Hunter Greer | DL | 6'5" | 275 | Freshman |
Carter Krupp | DB | 6'1" | 210 | Freshman |
Donovan Hanna | OL | 6'4" | 307 | Freshman |
Micah Wilson | LB | 6'3" | 213 | Freshman |
Josh Larsen | DL | 6'4" | 292 | Freshman |
Kyson Hall | WR | 5'11" | 182 | Freshman |
Kyle Hester | TE | 6'4" | 245 | Freshman |
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters | QB | 6'1" | 200 | Freshman |
Lisala Tai | OL | 6'7" | 230 | Sophomore |
Justen Smith | K | 6'2" | 205 | Sophomore |

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 8:15 p.m.| Sam Houston*|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| FS1| W 14–0| 59,006
September 9| 1:00 p.m.| Southern Utah*|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ESPN+| W 41–16| 60,834
September 16| 5:30 p.m.| at Arkansas*|

* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| ESPN2| W 38–31| 74,826
September 23| 1:30 p.m.| at Kansas|

* David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| ESPN| L 27–38| 47,233
September 29| 8:15 p.m.| Cincinnati|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ESPN| W 35–27| 63,834
October 14| 1:30 p.m.| at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| ESPN| L 11–44| 44,599
October 21| 5:00 p.m.| Texas Tech|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| FS1| W 27–14| 63,523
October 28| 1:30 p.m.| at No. 7 Texas|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| ABC| L 6–35| 101,670
November 4| 5:00 p.m.| at West Virginia|

* Milan Puskar Stadium
* Morgantown, WV

| FOX| L 7–37| 50,266
November 11| 8:15 p.m.| Iowa State|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ESPN| L 13–45| 60,754
November 18| 10:00 a.m.| No. 14 Oklahoma|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ESPN| L 24–31| 63,714
November 25| 1:30 p.m.| at No. 20 Oklahoma State|

* Boone Pickens Stadium
* Stillwater, OK

| ABC| L 34–40 2OT| 53,885

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game
* All times are in Mountain time

## Rankings

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Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| —| —| —| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches| RV| —| —| RV| —| RV| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
CFP| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Game summaries

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### Sam Houston

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See also: Sam Houston Bearkats football and 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

Sam Houston at BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Bearkats | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• Cougars | 7 | 0| 0| 7 | 14

* Date: September 2
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
* Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
* Elapsed time: 3:20
* Game attendance: 59,006
* Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Winds NE 3 mph
* Referee: Dan Scanlan
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis

Sources:

Brigham Young University entered the season at home against the transitioning FCS to FBS team, Sam Houston State. BYU were favorites to win the game, especially at home.

BYU started off the game with an 8 play, 50 yard drive ending it with a 5-yard Kedon Slovis touchdown run. Two quarters went by with no score attempted by both the Cougars and Bearkats, before an 11-play, 55 yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and Kedon Slovis ended the drive with a 1 yard touchdown run.

The Cougars ended off the game winning 14-0 in their first ever meeting with Sam Houston State.

Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | SHSU  | BYU
1  | 10:39  | 8  | 50  | 2:54  | BYU  | Kedon Slovis 5-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 0  | 7
4  | 14:49  | 11  | 55  | 4:56  | BYU  | Kedon Slovis 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 0  | 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0  | 14
Statistics  | SHSU  | BYU

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First downs | 11 | 12
Plays–yards | 57–185 | 67–257
Rushes–yards | 24–38 | 34–112, 2 TD's
Passing yards | 147 | 145
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–3 | 20–33
Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33
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SHSU  | Passing | Keegan Shoemaker | 18–33–3, 147 yards
Rushing | John Gentry | 8 carries, 19 yards
Receiving | Noah Smith | 3 receptions, 44 yards
BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 20–33, 145 yards
Rushing | LJ Martin | 16 carries, 91 yards
Receiving | Darius Lassiter | 4 receptions, 43 yards

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### Southern Utah

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See also: Southern Utah Thunderbirds football and 2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Southern Utah at BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Thunderbirds | 3 | 0| 7| 6 | 16
• Cougars | 6 | 21| 7| 7 | 41

* Date: September 9
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
* Game start: 1:02 p.m. MDT
* Elapsed time: 3:12
* Game attendance: 60,834
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Winds NE 3 mph
* Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Schumacker, Brad Hopkins, and Shane Sparks

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | SUU  | BYU
1  | 7:17  | 9  | 52  | 4:06  | SUU  | 29-yard field goal by Tyler Graham  | 3  | 0
1  | 1:03  | 9  | 85  | 4:23  | BYU  | Isaac Rex 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick no good  | 3  | 6
2  | 12:36  | 5  | 36  | 2:12  | BYU  | Keanu Hill 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 3  | 13
2  | 5:47  | 8  | 78  | 4:22  | BYU  | Darius Lassiter 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 3  | 20
2  | 00:30  | 4  | 70  | 0:30  | BYU  | Deion Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 3  | 27
3  | 11:00  | 7  | 75  | 4:00  | SUU  | Isaiah Wooden 33-yard touchdown reception from Justin Miller, Tyler Graham kick good  | 10  | 27
3  | 0:36  | 7  | 72  | 3:25  | BYU  | Kedon Slovis 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 10  | 34
4  | 9:39  | 1  | 39  | 0:09  | BYU  | Chase Roberts 39-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 10  | 41
4  | 5:15  | 8  | 75  | 4:24  | SUU  | Targhee Lambson 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Graham kick no good  | 16  | 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 16  | 41
Statistics  | SUU  | BYU

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First downs | 16 | 18
Plays–yards | 60–346 | 55–394
Rushes–yards | 27–84, 1 TD | 23–46, 2 TD's
Passing yards | 262 | 348
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–33–1, 1 TD | 22–32–1, 4 TD's
Time of possession | 31:19 | 28:41
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SUU  | Passing | Justin Miller | 16–30–1, 235 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Zach Mitchell | 7 receptions, 135 yards
BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 22–32–1, 348 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing | LJ Martin | 6 carries, 27 yards
Receiving | Isaac Rex | 4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD

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### Arkansas

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See also: Arkansas Razorbacks football and 2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

BYU at Arkansas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Cougars | 14 | 7| 10| 7 | 38
Razorbacks | 14 | 10| 7| 0 | 31

* Date: September 16
* Location: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Fayetteville, AR
* Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 3:39
* Game attendance: 74,826
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Winds NW 3 mph
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, and Lauren Sisler

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | BYU  | ARK
1  | 13:21  | 4  | 75  | 1:39  | ARK  | AJ Green 55-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 11:29  |  |  |  | ARK  | Punt returned 88 yards for touchdown by Isaiah Sategna, Cam Little kick good  | 0  | 14
1  | 1:03  | 9  | 85  | 4:23  | BYU  | Deion Smith 37-yard touchdown reception from Parker Kingston, Will Ferrin kick good  | 7  | 14
1  | 2:24  | 1  | 45  | 0:10  | BYU  | LJ Martin 45-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 14  | 14
2  | 12:54  | 10  | 70  | 3:20  | BYU  | LJ Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 21  | 14
2  | 1:43  | 10  | 70  | 5:32  | ARK  | Luke Hasz 19-yard touchdown reception from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick good  | 21  | 21
2  | 0:00  | 5  | 36  | 1:34  | ARK  | 26-yard field goal by Cam Little  | 21  | 24
3  | 11:41  | 4  | 53  | 1:57  | ARK  | AJ Green 7-yard touchdown run, Cam Little kick good  | 21  | 31
3  | 4:43  | 6  | 24  | 2:31  | BYU  | 43-yard field goal by Will Ferrin  | 24  | 31
3  | 1:52  | 1  | 20  | 0:10  | BYU  | Parker Kingston 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 31  | 31
4  | 8:00  | 9  | 69  | 4:46  | BYU  | Chase Roberts 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 38  | 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 38  | 31
Statistics  | BYU  | ARK

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First downs | 17 | 21
Plays–yards | 57–281 | 74–424
Rushes–yards | 31–77, 2 TD's | 39–177, 2 TD's
Passing yards | 204 | 247
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–26, 3 TD's | 24–35–1, 1 TD
Time of possession | 24:50 | 35:10
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 13–25, 167 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing | LJ Martin | 23 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving | Parker Kingston | 3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
ARK  | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 24–35–1, 247 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | AJ Green | 9 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving | Andrew Armstrong | 9 receptions, 86 yards

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### Kansas

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See also: Kansas Jayhawks football and 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team

BYU at Kansas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Cougars | 7 | 10| 3| 7 | 27
• Jayhawks | 14 | 0| 14| 10 | 38

* Date: September 23
* Location: David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS
* Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 3:14
* Game attendance: 47,233
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Winds S 9 mph
* Referee: Stephen Baron
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Louis Riddick, and Quint Kessenich

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | BYU  | KU
1  | 10:38  |  |  |  | KU  | Fumble recovery returned 22 yards for touchdown by Cobee Bryant, Seth Keller kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 5:48  | 10  | 75  | 4:50  | BYU  | Darius Lassiter 7-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 7  | 7
1  | 1:33  | 8  | 86  | 4:10  | KU  | Trevor Kardell 15-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels, Seth Keller kick good  | 7  | 14
2  | 11:00  | 13  | 75  | 5:25  | BYU  | LJ Martin 10-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 14  | 14
2  | 00:13  | 12  | 68  | 4:07  | BYU  | 33-yard field goal by Will Ferrin  | 17  | 14
3  | 14:38  |  |  |  | KU  | Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Kenny Logan Jr., Seth Keller kick good  | 17  | 21
3  | 10:55  | 8  | 58  | 3:46  | BYU  | 34-yard field goal by Will Ferrin  | 20  | 21
3  | 4:53  | 10  | 75  | 6:05  | KU  | Luke Grimm 5-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels, Seth Keller kick good  | 20  | 28
4  | 13:36  | 7  | 64  | 3:38  | KU  | Luke Grimm 13-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels, Seth Keller kick good  | 20  | 35
4  | 8:02  | 12  | 75  | 5:34  | BYU  | Keelan Marion 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 27  | 35
4  | 1:33  | 12  | 69  | 6:29  | KU  | 23-yard field goal by Seth Keller  | 27  | 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 27  | 38
Statistics  | BYU  | KU

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First downs | 23 | 23
Plays–yards | 73–366 | 56–351
Rushes–yards | 22–9, 1 TD | 37–221
Passing yards | 357 | 130
Passing: comp–att–int | 30–51–2, 2 TD's | 14–19, 3 TD's
Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 30–51–2, 357 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing | LJ Martin | 11 carries, 28 yards
Receiving | Chase Roberts | 5 receptions, 89 yards
KU  | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 14–19, 130 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing | Devin Neal | 17 carries, 91 yards
Receiving | Lawrence Arnold | 4 receptions, 34 yards

* * *

### Cincinnati

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See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football and 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Cincinnati at BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Bearcats | 0 | 10| 10| 7 | 27
• Cougars | 7 | 7| 14| 7 | 35

* Date: September 29
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
* Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
* Elapsed time: 3:26
* Game attendance: 63,834
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Winds SE 6 mph
* Referee: Michael VanderValde
* TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick, Aaron Murray, and Lauren Sisler

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | CIN  | BYU
1  | 8:28  |  |  |  | BYU  | Interception returned 42 yards for touchdown by Jakob Robinson, Will Ferrin kick good  | 0  | 7
2  | 10:59  | 17  | 90  | 6:49  | CIN  | Chamon Metayer 27-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good  | 7  | 7
2  | 00:44  | 9  | 42  | 2:49  | CIN  | 33-yard field goal by Carter Brown  | 10  | 7
2  | 0:06  | 3  | 82  | 0:30  | BYU  | Darius Lassiter 22-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 10  | 14
3  | 11:38  | 5  | 73  | 2:02  | BYU  | LJ Martin 29-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 10  | 21
3  | 00:44  | 14  | 71  | 6:14  | CIN  | 22-yard field goal by Carter Brown  | 13  | 21
3  | 2:53  | 4  | 75  | 2:31  | BYU  | Darius Lassiter 22-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis, Will Ferrin kick good  | 13  | 28
3  | 0:59  | 5  | 75  | 1:54  | CIN  | Chamon Metayer 23-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good  | 20  | 28
4  | 12:41  | 5  | 15  | 2:19  | BYU  | LJ Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 20  | 35
4  | 0:26  | 8  | 80  | 1:10  | CIN  | Braden Smith 31-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good  | 27  | 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 27  | 35
Statistics  | CIN  | BYU

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First downs | 26 | 17
Plays–yards | 84–498 | 53–295
Rushes–yards | 47–242 | 28–70, 2 TD's
Passing yards | 256 | 225
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–37–1, 3 TD's | 14–25, 2 TD's
Time of possession | 35:01 | 24:59
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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CIN  | Passing | Emory Jones | 23–37–1, 256 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing | Emory Jones | 14 carries, 94 yards
Receiving | Xzavier Henderson | 7 receptions, 74 yards
BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 13–24, 223 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing | LJ Martin | 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving | Chase Roberts | 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

* * *

### TCU

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See also: TCU Horned Frogs football and 2023 TCU Horned Frogs football team

BYU at TCU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Cougars | 0 | 8| 3| 0 | 11
• Horned Frogs | 14 | 17| 10| 3 | 44

* Date: October 14
* Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Ft. Worth, TX
* Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 3:27
* Game attendance: 44,599
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Winds NW 16 mph
* Referee: Henry Johns
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, and Kayla Burton

Sources:
Scoring summary

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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |  |
Statistics  | BYU  | TCU

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First downs | 15 | 30
Plays–yards | 66–243 | 86–584
Rushes–yards | 32–91 | 27–137
Passing yards | 152 | 447
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–34–1 | 38–59–2, 4 TD's
Time of possession | 29:22 | 30:38
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 15–34–1, 152 yards
Rushing | LJ Martin | 14 carries, 56 yards
Receiving | Chase Roberts | 3 receptions, 63 yards
TCU  | Passing | Josh Hoover | 37–58–2, 439 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing | Emani Bailey | 13 carries, 61 yards
Receiving | JP Richardson | 6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD

* * *

### Texas Tech

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See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders football and 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech at BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Red Raiders | 0 | 7| 0| 7 | 14
• Cougars | 14 | 10| 3| 0 | 27

* Date: October 21
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
* Game attendance: 63,534
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
* TV announcers (FS1 & Gridiron Radio Network): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis (FS1)
Noah Britt, Jon Reynolds, and Bob Marshall (Gridiron Radio Network)

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | TTU  | BYU
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |  |
Statistics  | TTU  | BYU

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First downs | 19 | 12
Plays–yards | 80–389 | 57–277
Rushes–yards | 43–153 | 30–150
Passing yards | 236 | 127
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–37–3 | 15–27–0
Time of possession | 30:55 | 29:05
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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TTU  | Passing | Jake Strong | 19/37, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 31 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving | Xavier White | 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD
BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 15/27, 127 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | L. J. Martin | 10 carries, 93 yards
Receiving | Darius Lassiter | 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD

* * *

### No. 7 Texas

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See also: Texas Longhorns football and 2023 Texas Longhorns football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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Texas -17.5  | 51[76]
BYU at No. 7 Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Cougars | 0 | 3| 3| 0 | 6
• No. 7 Longhorns | 14 | 7| 0| 14 | 35

* Date: October 28
* Location: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Austin, TX
* Game start: 2:41 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 101,670
* Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C), wind S at 8 mph (13 km/h)
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | BYU  | Texas
1st  | 12:08  | —  | —  | —  | Texas  | Punt returned 74 yards for touchdown by Xavier Worthy, Bert Auburn kick good  | 0  | 7
1st  | 04:10  | 6  | 26  | 03:07  | Texas  | Jonathon Brooks 4-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good  | 0  | 14
2nd  | 04:57  | 16  | 64  | 09:57  | BYU  | 24-yard field goal by Will Ferrin  | 3  | 14
2nd  | 00:58  | 10  | 75  | 03:59  | Texas  | Adonai Mitchell 30-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good  | 3  | 21
3rd  | 07:58  | 7  | 68  | 03:43  | BYU  | 32-yard field goal by Will Ferrin  | 6  | 21
4th  | 09:07  | 1  | 8  | 00:04  | Texas  | Adonai Mitchell 13-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good  | 6  | 28
4th  | 01:43  | 3  | 39  | 00:58  | Texas  | Jaydon Blue 34-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good  | 6  | 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 6  | 35
Statistics  | BYU  | UT

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First downs | 17 | 16
Plays–yards | 66–292 | 60–354
Rushes–yards | 26–95 | 35–194
Passing yards | 197 | 170
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–40–2 | 16–25–1
Time of possession | 33:06 | 26:54
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 25–40, 197 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Aidan Robbins | 17 carries, 56 yards
Receiving | Darius Lassiter | 5 receptions, 75 yards
UT  | Passing | Maalik Murphy | 16–25, 170 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jonathon Brooks | 16 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Adonai Mitchell | 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD

* * *

### West Virginia

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See also: West Virginia Mountaineers football and 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

BYU at West Virginia  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Cougars | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Mountaineers | 14 | 13| 10| 0 | 37

* Date: November 4
* Location: Milan Puskar Stadium
Morgantown, WV
* Game start: 7:15 p.m. EDT
* Elapsed time: 3:27
* Game attendance: 50,266
* Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C), SW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* Television network: FOX

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | BYU  | WVU
1st  | 9:59  | 11  | 75  | 5:01  | West Virginia  | CJ Donaldson 2-yard touchdown run, Michael Hayes kick good  | 0  | 7
1st  | 6:17  | 5  | 52  | 1:50  | West Virginia  | CJ Donaldson 1-yard touchdown run, Michael Hayes kick good  | 0  | 14
2nd  | 10:47  | 6  | 37  | 3:03  | West Virginia  | 46-yard field goal by Michael Hayes  | 0  | 17
2nd  | 2:18  | 10  | 93  | 5:35  | West Virginia  | Preston Fox 12-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick good  | 0  | 24
2nd  | 0:00  | 9  | 78  | 1:05  | West Virginia  | 22-yard field goal by Michael Hayes  | 0  | 27
3rd  | 10:35  | 8  | 53  | 2:44  | West Virginia  | 23-yard field goal by Michael Hayes  | 0  | 30
3rd  | 1:09  | 7  | 85  | 4:14  | West Virginia  | Kole Taylor 43-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Greene, Michael Hayes kick good  | 0  | 37
4th  | 6:24  | 8  | 62  | 2:57  | BYU  | Aidan Robbins 10-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 7  | 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 7  | 37
Statistics  | BYU  | WVU

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First downs | 20 | 30
Plays–yards | 63–277 | 76–567
Rushes–yards | 21–67 | 48–336
Passing yards | 210 | 231
Passing: comp–att–int | 24–42–0 | 16–28–0
Time of possession | 24:33 | 35:27
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 24/42, 210 yards
Rushing | Aidan Robbins | 10 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving | Parker Kingston | 6 receptions, 57 yards
WVU  | Passing | Garrett Greene | 12/24, 205 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jahiem White | 16 carries, 146 yards
Receiving | Devin Carter | 3 receptions, 56 yards

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### Iowa State

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See also: Iowa State Cyclones football and 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State at BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Cyclones | 17 | 14| 14| 0 | 45
Cougars | 7 | 0| 6| 0 | 13

* Date: November 11
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
* Game start: 8:24 p.m. MDT
* Elapsed time: 3:09
* Game attendance: 60,754
* Game weather: clear; NW 3 MPH • Temperature: 43°F
* Referee: Henry Johns
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | ISU  | BYU
1st  | 13:32  | 3  | 28  | 1:16  | Iowa State  | Jaylin Noel 4-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick good  | 7  | 0
1st  | 11:34  | 4  | 4  | 1:57  | Iowa State  | 31-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz  | 10  | 0
1st  | 8:47  | 7  | 75  | 2:47  | BYU  | Jojo Phillips 5-yard touchdown reception from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick good  | 10  | 7
1st  | 1:03  | 9  | 72  | 4:49  | Iowa State  | Eli Sanders 4-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good  | 17  | 7
2nd  | 8:02  | 11  | 80  | 5:27  | Iowa State  | Cartevious Norton 11-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good  | 24  | 7
2nd  | 1:28  | 9  | 66  | 5:14  | Iowa State  | Abu Sama 13-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good  | 31  | 7
3rd  | 10:05  | 7  | 65  | 3:31  | BYU  | Isaac Rex 26-yard touchdown reception from Parker Kingston, Jake Retzlaff kick failed  | 31  | 13
3rd  | 8:27  | 3  | 75  | 1:38  | Iowa State  | Jaylin Noel 66-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick good  | 38  | 13
3rd  | 5:36  | 2  | 64  | 0:16  | Iowa State  | Abu Sama 59-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good  | 45  | 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 45  | 13
Statistics  | ISU  | BYU

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First downs | 21 | 18
Plays–yards | 62–443 | 66–318
Rushes–yards | 37–234 | 38–188
Passing yards | 209 | 130
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–25–0 | 11–28–2
Time of possession | 33:01 | 26:59
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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ISU  | Passing | Rocco Becht | 15/23, 203 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Abu Sama III | 8 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
BYU  | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 10/27, 104 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Jake Retzlaff | 17 carries, 64 yards
Receiving | Isaac Rex | 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

* * *

### No. 14 Oklahoma

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See also: Oklahoma Sooners football and 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma at BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 14 Sooners | 7 | 10| 7| 7 | 31
Cougars | 7 | 10| 7| 0 | 24

* Date: November 18
* Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
* Game attendance: 63,714
* Game weather: Cloudy Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C)
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play) , Louis Riddick (analyst) & Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | OU  | BYU
1st  | 8:04  | 7  | 85  | 3:17  | Oklahoma  | Nic Anderson 3-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good  | 7  | 0
1st  | 3:05  | 10  | 75  | 4:59  | BYU  | Chase Roberts 23-yard touchdown reception from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick good  | 7  | 7
2nd  | 13:06  | 7  | 52  | 2:16  | Oklahoma  | Jayden Gibson 27-yard touchdown reception from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmit kick good  | 14  | 7
2nd  | 7:49  | 10  | 75  | 5:17  | BYU  | Isaac Rex 1-yard touchdown reception from Jake Retzlaff, Will Ferrin kick good  | 14  | 14
2nd  | 2:43  | 12  | 71  | 5:06  | Oklahoma  | 23-yard field goal by Zach Schmit  | 17  | 14
2nd  | 0:00  | 11  | 33  | 2:43  | BYU  | 49-yard field goal by Will Ferrin  | 17  | 17
3rd  | 5:55  | 4  | 58  | 1:55  | Oklahoma  | Interception returned 100 yards for touchdown by Billy Bowman Jr., Zach Schmit kick good  | 24  | 17
3rd  | 1:19  | 8  | 75  | 4:36  | BYU  | Jake Retzlaff 10-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good  | 24  | 24
4th  | 7:57  | 3  | 25  | 0:46  | Oklahoma  | Gavin Sawchuk 16-yard touchdown run, Zach Schmit kick good  | 31  | 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31  | 24
Statistics  | OU  | BYU

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First downs | 20 | 18
Plays–yards | 368 | 390
Rushes–yards | 34–144 | 38–217
Passing yards | 224 | 173
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–30–0 | 15–26–1
Time of possession | 28:50 | 31:10
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OU  | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 13/21, 191 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Gavin Sawchuk | 14 carries, 107 yards, TD
Receiving | Jalil Farooq | 5 receptions, 53 yards
BYU  | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 15/26, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Aidan Robbins | 22 carries, 182 yards
Receiving | Kody Epps | 6 receptions, 90 yards

* * *

### No. 20 Oklahoma State

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See also: Oklahoma State Cowboys football and 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

BYU at Oklahoma State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| OT| 2OT| Total

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Cougars | 7 | 17| 0| 3| 7| 0 | 34
• No. 20 Cowboys | 6 | 0| 7| 14| 7| 6 | 40

* Date: November 25
* Location: Boone Pickens Stadium
Stillwater, OK
* Game attendance: 53,865
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 40
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ABC): Anish Schroff (play-by-play) , Andre Ward (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Sources:
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | BYU  | OS0U
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |  |
Statistics  | BYU  | OSU

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First downs | 14 | 28
Plays–yards | 69–327 | 88–503
Rushes–yards | 37–130 | 41–182
Passing yards | 197 | 321
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–31–0 | 31–47–2
Time of possession | 25:30 | 34:30
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Jake Retzlaff | 14/30, 161 yards
Rushing | Aidan Robbins | 16 carries, 74 yards
Receiving | Keanu Hill | 2 receptions, 69 yards
OSU  | Passing | Alan Bowman | 31/47, 321 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Ollie Gordon II | 34 carries, 166 yards, 5 TD
Receiving | Leon Johnson III | 9 receptions, 132 yards

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## Personnel

[edit]

### Coaching staff

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Name  | Position

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Kalani Sitake | Head coach
Jay Hill | Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Kelly Poppinga | Special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach
Aaron Roderick | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Darrell Funk | Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake | Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Justin Ena | Linebackers coach
Steve Clark | Tight ends coach
Jernaro Gilford | Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga | Running backs coach
Sione Po'uha | Defensive tackles coach

### Roster

[edit]

2023 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `15` | Nick Billoups | So
QB | `18` | Ryder Burton | Fr
QB | `11` | Cade Fennegan | So
QB | `16` | Cole Hagen | Fr
QB | `12` | Jake Retzlaff | Jr
QB | `10` | Kedon Slovis | Sr
OL | `79` | Kaden Chidester | Fr
OL | `75` | Sam Dawe | Fr
OL | `56` | Jake Eichorn | So
OL | `76` | Caleb Etienne | Jr
OL | `68` | Peter Falaniko | Fr
OL | `65` | Ian Fitzgerald | Sr
OL | `77` | Jake Griffin | Fr
OL | `73` | Weston Jones | Fr
OL | `64` | Brayden Keim | Jr
OL | `61` | Weylin Lapuaho | So
OL | `60` | Tyler Little | So
OL | `54` | Paul Maile | Sr
OL | `51` | Sonny Makasini | Fr
OL | `69` | Simi Moala | Sr
OL | `74` | Trevin Ostler | Fr
OL | `55` | Joseph Paulo | So
OL | `70` | Connor Pay | Jr
OL | `78` | Kingsley Suamataia | So
OL | `52` | Ben Ward | Jr
RB | `4` | Miles Davis | So
RB | `20` | Nukuluve Helu | Fr
RB | `27` | LJ Martin | Fr
RB | `21` | Enoch Nawahine | So
RB | `3` | Aidan Robbins | Jr
RB | `7` | Hinckley Ropati | Sr
RB | `20` | Deion Smith | Sr
TE | `41` | Jackson Bowers | Fr
TE | `49` | Nason Coleman | Fr
TE | `87` | Ethan Erickson | So
TE | `22` | Mason Fakahua | Jr
TE | `85` | Anthony Olsen | Fr
TE | `42` | Ray Paulo | Jr
TE | `35` | Bentley Redden | Fr
TE | `83` | Isaac Rex | Jr
TE | `99` | Mata'ava Ta'ase | Jr
WR | `31` | Kevin Doe | Fr
WR | `88` | Devin Downing | Fr
WR | `80` | Koa Eldredge | Fr
WR | `0` | Kody Epps | So
WR | `36` | Talmage Gunther | Jr
WR | `30` | Miles Hall | Fr
WR | `86` | Dom Henry | Fr
WR | `29` | Jake Hill | Fr
WR | `1` | Keanu Hill | Jr
WR | `82` | Parker Kingston | Fr
WR | `5` | Darius Lassiter | Sr
WR | `17` | Keelan Marion | Jr
WR | `89` | Kade Moore | So
WR | `23` | Hobbs Nyberg | Jr
WR | `19` | Jojo Phillips | Fr
WR | `2` | Chase Roberts | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `25` | Talan Alfrey | So
DB | `35` | Zion Allen | Fr
DB | `19` | Mory Bamba | Jr
DB | `20` | Jacob Boren | Sr
DB | `32` | Ty Burke | Fr
DB | `4` | Caleb Christensen | So
DB | `33` | Raider Damuni | Fr
DB | `43` | Naseri Danielson | Fr
DB | `29` | Jayden Dunlap | Jr
DB | `23` | Chika Ebunoha | Fr
DB | `21` | Dylan Flowers | So
DB | `7` | Kamden Garrett | Sr
DB | `1` | Micah Harper | So
DB | `5` | Eddie Heckard | Sr
DB | `36` | Evan Johnson | Fr
DB | `27` | Marcus Mckenzie | Fr
DB | `12` | Malik Moore | Sr
DB | `17` | Preston Rex | Fr
DB | `30` | Quenton Rice | So
DB | `0` | Jakob Robinson | Jr
DB | `26` | Ethan Slade | So
DB | `37` | Malae Tanuvasa | Fr
DB | `42` | Petey Tuipulotu | Fr
DB | `38` | Crew Wakley | So
DB | `28` | Tanner Wall | So
DL | `13` | Isaiah Bagnah | Jr
DL | `92` | Tyler Batty | Jr
DL | `91` | Jackson Cravens | Jr
DL | `46` | John Henry Daley | Fr
DL | `45` | Michael Daley | So
DL | `98` | Wyatt Dawe | So
DL | `95` | Caden Haws | Jr
DL | `90` | David Latu | So
DL | `59` | Logan Lutui | Jr
DL | `93` | Blake Mangelson | So
DL | `62` | Atunaisa Mahe | Sr
DL | `96` | Bruce Mitchell | So
DL | `58` | Aisea Moa | Fr
DL | `94` | John Nelson | So
DL | `48` | Bodie Schoonover | Fr
DL | `56` | Nuuletau Sellesin | So
DL | `99` | Joshua Singh | So
LB | `3` | Chaz Ah You | Sr
LB | `2` | Ben Bywater | Jr
LB | `54` | Siale Esera | Fr
LB | `49` | Lucky Finau | Fr
LB | `16` | Isaiah Glasker | Fr
LB | `22` | Ammon Hannemann | Jr
LB | `53` | Fisher Jackson | Jr
LB | `18` | Ace Kaufusi | Fr
LB | `34` | Maika Kaufusi | Fr
LB | `50` | Kason Krebs | Fr
LB | `41` | Sione Moa | Fr
LB | `11` | Harrison Taggart | Fr
LB | `31` | Max Tooley | Sr
LB | `10` | AJ Vongphachanh | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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|
|

DS | `84` | Austin Riggs | Jr
DS | `54` | Dalton Riggs | Fr
P | `39` | Landon Rehkow | Fr
P | `24` | Ryan Rehkow | Jr
K | `97` | Matthias Dunn | Fr
K | `44` | Will Ferrin | So
K | `37` | Jordan Kapisi | Fr

Head coach

* Kalani Sitake (BYU)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Jay Hill (Utah)
Associate head coach, Defensive coordinator/safeties

* Aaron Roderick (BYU)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks

* Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
Special teams coordinator/defensive ends

* Darrell Funk (Colorado State)
Offensive line

* Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah)
Passing Game Coordintor/wide receivers

* Steve Clark (BYU)
Tight ends

* Harvey Unga (BYU)
Running backs

* Justin Ena (BYU)
Linebackers

* Jernaro Gilford (BYU)
Cornerbacks

* Sione Po'uha (Utah)
Defensive tackles

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

* * *

Roster

### Depth Chart

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Defense

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| FS

Crew Wakley
Preston Rex
Malik Moore

| WLB | MLB | SLB

|
|

Max Tooley | Harrison Taggart  | AJ Vongphachanh
Ammon Hannemann  | Siale Esera  | Sione Moa
Chaz Ah You  | Ace Kaufusi  | Fisher Jackson
| SS

Ethan Slade
Chika Ebunoha
Raider Damuni
| CB

Eddie Heckard
Mory Bamba
Evan Johnson

| DE | DT | DT | DE

|
|
|

Tyler Batty | Atunaisa Mahe  | Jackson Cravens  | Isaiah Bagnah
Blake Mangelson  | Caden Haws  | John Nelson  | John Henry Daley
Bodie Schoonover  | Joshua Singh  | David Latu  | Logan Lutui
|  | CB

Jakob Robinson
Kamden Garrett
Caleb Christensen

Offense

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| X-Receiver

Chase Roberts
Kody Epps
Keelan Marion
|  | LT | LG | C | RG | RT

|
|
|
|

Kingsley Suamataia | Paul Maile  | Connor Pay  | Weylin Lapuaho  | Brayden Keim
Simi Moala  | Ian Fitzgerald  | Paul Maile  | Caleb Etienne  | Tyler Little
Jake Griffin  | Sonny Makasini  | Peter Falaniko  | Jake Eichorn  | Ben Ward
| TE

Isaac Rex
Mata'ava Ta'ase
Jackson Bowers
| Z-Receiver

Keanu Hill
Darius Lassiter
Parker Kingston
|  | QB

Kedon Slovis
Jake Retzlaff
Cade Fennegan
| Key reserves

TE Ethan Erickson
RB Miles Davis
DB Jacob Boren
DB Marcus McKenzie
DL Aisea Moa
WR Jojo Phillips
WR Talmage Gunther
LB Isaiah Glasker
| RB

LJ Martin
Deion Smith
Aidan Robbins
|  | FB

Mason Fakahua
Ray Paulo
Nason Coleman
| Special teams

PK Will Ferrin
PK Matthias Dunn
P Ryan Rehkow
P Landon Rehkow
KR Hobbs Nyborg
KR Parker Kingston
PR Hobbs Nyborg
PR Parker Kingston
LS Austin Riggs
LS Dalton Riggs
H Ryan Rehkow
H Talmage Gunther
|  |

## References

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For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2024 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2024 BYU Cougars softball team

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3. ^ "BYU taps Weber State's Jay Hill as next defensive coordinator".
4. ^ "Ed Lamb the next coach at Northern Colorado, brings BYU staffer with him".
5. ^ "Kelly Poppinga returns to BYU as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant coach".
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7. ^ "Sitake announces hiring of former BYU linebacker and veteran defensive coach Justin Ena".
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