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2020 BYU Cougars football
Boca Raton Bowl champion
Boca Raton Bowl, W 49–23 vs. UCF
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record11–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Grimes (3rd season)
Offensive schemePower spread[1]
Defensive coordinatorIlaisa Tuiaki (5th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainMatt Bushman
Lopini Katoa
Brady Christensen
James Empey
Troy Warner
Isaiah Kaufusi
Khyiris Tonga
Zayne Anderson
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 BYU   –     11 – 1  
No. 17 Liberty   –     10 – 1  
Army   –     9 – 3  
New Mexico State   –     1 – 1  
UMass   –     0 – 4  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season; New Mexico State was the only FBS school to play a spring schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the 10th year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent.

Before the season

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Coaching changes

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Running back coach A.J. Steward took a position on the University of Arizona coaching staff and was replaced by former BYU fullback Harvey Unga.

2020 recruits

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Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters QB 6'0" 190 Laie, Hawaii [2]
Kody Epps WR 5'10" 170 Los Angeles, California [3]
Isaiah Tupuo OL 6'3" 316 Sacramento, California Mission prior to enrolling[4]
Josh Larsen DL 6'4" 230 Woods Cross, Utah Absent From Fall Roster [5]
Micah Harper DB 5'11" 170 Chandler, Arizona [6]
Josh Wilson LB 6'0" 210 Draper, Utah [7]
Terence Fall WR 6'2" 185 San Bernardino, California [8]
Alex Muti DL 6'3" 200 Kealakekua, Hawaii [9]
Nukuluve Helu RB 6'1" 195 Tooele, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[10]
Petey Tuipulotu DB 6'3" 190 Fort Mill, South Carolina [11]
Ty Burke DB 6'1" 175 Syracuse, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[12]
Dean Jones DB 6'2" 190 Phoenix, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[13]
Bodie Schoonover LB 6'4" 215 American Fork, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[14]
Logan Pili LB 6'1" 205 Provo, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[15]
John Nelson DL 6'4" 260 Salem, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[16]
Jake Griffin OL 6'6" 265 Mesa, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[17]
Chandler Bird OL 6'1" 285 Ocean City, New Jersey [18]
Devin Downing WR 6'2" 175 American Fork, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[19]
Tate Romney LB 6'3" 220 Chandler, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[20]
Miles Davis RB 6'1" 193 Las Vegas, Nevada [21]
Ace Kaufusi DB 6'3" 200 Kahuku, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[22]
Koa Eldredge WR 6'0" 190 Honolulu, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[23]
Burke Parker OL 6'4" 275 Honolulu, Hawaii [24]

2019 returned missionaries

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Tyler Batty DL 6'5" 261 Freshman [25]
Jacob Conover QB 6'1" 205 Freshman [26]
Mason Fakahua QB 6'2" 217 Freshman [27]
Bentley Hanshaw TE 6'6" 225 Freshman [28]
Preston Lewis LB 6'2" 225 Freshman [29]
Ryan Rehkow P 6'5" 205 Freshman [30]
Andrew Slack DL 6'5" 290 Freshman [31]
Seth Willis OL 6'6" 325 Freshman [32]
Ben Tuipulotu TE 6'4" 200 Freshman [33]
Connor Pay OL 6'6" 295 Freshman [34]
Truman Andrus LB 6'2" 215 Freshman [35]
Joe Nelson WR 6'3" 190 Freshman [36]
Austin Riggs LS 6'5" 215 Freshman [37]
Kade Moore WR 5'11" 170 Freshman [38]
Justen Smith K 6'2" 190 Freshman [39]
Chayce Bolli WR 6'0" 190 Freshman [40]
Jacob Palu DL 6'2" 295 Freshman [41]
Ethan Slade DB 6'0" 175 Freshman [42]

2020 other additions

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Caleb Christensen DB 5'9" 193 Freshman Originally Signed in 2019[43]
Fisher Jackson DL 6'5" 252 Freshman Originally Signed in 2019[44]
Hobbs Nyberg WR 5'11" 195 Freshman Originally Signed in 2019 Baseball[45]
Jaques Wilson DB 5'11" 185 Junior Transfer from West Los Angeles College[46]
Chris Jackson WR 5'10" 180 Junior Transfer from Mt. San Antonio College[47]
Lane Lunt TE 6'4" 230 Junior Transfer from Eastern Arizona College[48]
Hinckley Ropati RB 5'11" 210 Sophomore Transfer from Cerritos College[49]
Theo Dawson RB 6'0" 225 Sophomore Transfer from University of Wyoming[50]
Chase Hughes LB 6'1" 214 Sophomore Transfer from University of Wyoming[51]
Wes Wright DB 6'1" 175 Sophomore Transfer from Snow College[52]
Jason Money DB 6'1" 203 Junior Transfer from Snow College[53]
Hirkley Latu DL 6'3" 240 Sophomore Return after sitting out 2019 [54]
Samuel Allred DB 6'0" 205 Senior [55]

2020 departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Sam Baldwin LB 6'3" 205 Senior Graduation
Emmanuel Esukpa RB 5'11" 225 Senior Graduation
Dayan Ghanwoloku DB 5'11" 200 Senior Graduation
Mitch Harris LS 6'4" 219 Senior Graduation
Aleva Hifo WR 5'10" 187 Senior Graduation
Austin Kafentzis LB 6'1" 200 Senior Graduation
Moroni Laulu-Pututau TE 6'5" 240 Senior Graduation
Austin Lee DB 6'0" 200 Senior Graduation
JJ Nwigwe DL 6'5" 260 Senior Graduation
Trajan Pili DL 6'2" 255 Senior Graduation
Sawyer Powell DB 6'1" 195 Senior Graduation
Addison Pulsipher OL 6'5" 293 Senior Graduation
Thomas Shoaf OL 6'5" 300 Senior Graduation
Talon Shumway WR 6'3" 210 Senior Graduation
Micah Simon WR 6'1" 195 Senior Graduation
Beau Tanner DB 6'0" 189 Senior Graduation
Ty'Son Williams RB 6'0" 220 Senior Graduation
Batchlor Johnson IV WR 5'9" 160 Senior Graduation
Skyler Southam K 6'0" 195 Sophomore Transfer
Devin Kaufusi DL 6'7" 257 Junior Transfer
Austin Chambers DL 6'5" 305 Junior Transfer
Alex Wyble-Meza RB 5'10" 200 Sophomore Transfer
Ethan Atagi OL 6'5" 323 Sophomore Transfer
Darius McFarland DL 6'2" 254 Freshman Transfer
Joe Critchlow QB 6'4" 220 Sophomore
Alex Miskela LB 6'1" 235 Freshman
Danny Jones P 6'4" 240 Junior
Dallin Lee DB 6'2" 200 Freshman
Jacob Smith OL 6'5" 306 Freshman
Austin Whetzel WR 5'11" 175 Junior
Nate Heaps TE 6'4" 260 Sophomore
Brevan Ward OL 6'5" 298 Sophomore
Spencer Romney WR 5'10" 171 Sophomore
Jacob Talbot WR 6'3" 200 Sophomore
Will Watanabe DB 5'10" 202 Freshman
Kimball Henstrom DB 6'0" 191 Freshman
Dimitri Gallow DB 6'0" 190 Junior
Chapman Beaird DB 6'3" 196 Freshman
Koy Harris WR 6'1" 175 Sophomore
Tevita Ika WR 5'8" 186 Freshman
Solofa Funa DL 6'2" 245 Freshman

Schedule

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BYU‘s games against Michigan State, Minnesota, Utah, Arizona State, Stanford and Missouri were all canceled before the season started. These were moves by the Pac-12, Big Ten and SEC related to COVID-19 in order to reduce the spread of the virus through travel restrictions.[56][57][58] Any other changes to the schedule will be made in accordance with these restrictions. On August 8, 2020, the Mid-American Conference suspended their season taking Northern Illinois off of BYU's schedule. On August 10, 2020, Mountain West Conference suspended their 2020 season removing Utah State, Boise State and San Diego State from the Cougars’ 2020 schedule.[59] The game at Army, scheduled for September 19 as part of the replacement slate of games, was postponed indefinitely on September 12 with both the academy and BYU pledging to attempt to reschedule the game for a later date.[60] Subsequently, the Mountain West Conference announced that both Boise State and San Diego State would be permitted to play BYU late in the season.[61][62]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 76:00 p.m.at Navy
ESPNW 55–30
September 268:15 p.m.TroyNo. 18
ESPNW 48–70
October 27:00 p.m.Louisiana TechNo. 22
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 45–140
October 101:30 p.m.UTSAdaggerNo. 15
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 27–200
October 167:40 p.m.at HoustonNo. 14
ESPNW 43–2610,092
October 248:15 p.m.Texas StateNo. 12
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 52–146,570
October 318:15 p.m.Western KentuckyNo. 11
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 41–106,843
November 67:45 p.m.at No. 21 Boise StateNo. 9
FS1W 51–171,100
November 211:00 p.m.North AlabamaNo. 8
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtv/ESPN3W 66–14936
December 53:30 p.m.at No. 18 Coastal CarolinaNo. 13
ESPNUL 17–225,000
December 128:00 p.m.San Diego StateNo. 18
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2W 28–140
December 225:00 p.m.vs. UCFNo. 16
ESPNW 49–236,000

Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——*211822151412119888814141311
Coaches——*222322151311109888816161511
CFPNot released1413181716Not released

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

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The NuSkin BYU Sports Network is owned and operated by BYU Radio and features the talents of Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (reporter/sideline analyst), and Jason Shepherd (host) for the second consecutive year. The network is in charge of producing and broadcasting all BYU Football pre and post game shows as well as coaches shows and live broadcasts. The network also does the radio portion of BYU Football Media Day, but the 2020 Media Day was canceled due to COVID-19.

Affiliates[63]
  • BYU Radio – Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
  • KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah and ksl.com)
  • KSNA – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games)
  • KSPZ – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows)
  • KMXD – Monroe / Manti, Utah
  • KSVC – Richfield / Manti, Utah
  • KDXU – St. George, Utah

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position
Kalani Sitake Head coach
Ed Lamb Assistant head coach/special teams/linebackers coach
Jeff Grimes Offensive coordinator
Eric Mateos Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake Wide receivers coach
Steve Clark Tight end coach
Aaron Roderick Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Ilaisa Tuiaki Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach
Preston Hadley Safeties coach
Jernaro Gilford Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga Running backs coach

Roster

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2020 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Jacob Conover Fr
QB 3 Jaren Hall Injured So
QB 10 Mason Fakahua Fr
QB 10 Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters Fr
QB 19 Rhett Reilly So
QB 16 Baylor Romney So
QB 1 Zach Wilson Jr
OL 56 Clark Barrington So
OL 65 Chandler Bird Fr
OL 67 Brady Christensen Jr
OL 66 James Empey Jr
OL 71 Blake Freeland So
OL 77 Chandon Herring Sr
OL 69 Tristen Hoge Sr
OL 64 Brayden Keim Fr
OL 76 Harris LaChance So
OL 74 Kieffer Longson Sr
OL 75 Burke Parker Fr
OL 70 Connor Pay Fr
OL 61 Keanu Saleapaga Jr
OL 63 Joe Tukuafu Jr
OL 68 Mo Unutoa Jr
OL 72 Seth Willis Fr
RB 25 Tyler Allgeier So
RB 30 Luc Andrada Fr
RB 10 Javelle Brown Fr
RB 19 Miles Davis Fr
RB 43 Theo Dawson So
RB 20 Sione Finau So
RB 4 Lopini Katoa Jr
RB 21 Jackson McChesney Injured Fr
RB 7 Hinckley Ropati Injured So
RB 45 Chase Wester Jr
TE 89 Matt Bushman Injured Sr
TE 42 Kyle Griffitts Sr
TE 82 Bentley Hanshaw Fr
TE 80 Lane Lunt Jr
TE 83 Isaac Rex Fr
TE 35 Ben Tuipulotu Fr
TE 35 Hank Tuipulotu So
TE 13 Masen Wake So
TE 96 Carter Wheat Fr
WR 31 Jacob Boren Fr
WR 27 Chayce Bolli Fr
WR 85 Brayden Cosper So
WR 0 Kody Epps Fr
WR 88 Terence Fall Fr
WR 36 Talmage Gunther Fr
WR 86 Keanu Hill Fr
WR 82 Chris Jackson Jr
WR 5 Dax Milne Jr
WR 15 Kade Moore Fr
WR 13 Joe Nelson Fr
WR 26 Hobbs Nyborg Fr
WR 2 Neil Pau'u Jr
WR 18 Gunner Romney Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Samuel Allred Sr
DB 23 Zayne Anderson Sr
DB 15 Caleb Christensen Fr
DB 2 Keenan Ellis Jr
DB 27 Tavita Gagnier Fr
DB 22 Ammon Hannemann Fr
DB 1 Micah Harper Fr
DB 11 Isaiah Herron So
DB 43 Jared Kapisi Sr
DB 20 Hayden Livingston So
DB 16 D'Angelo Mandell Jr
DB 28 Jason Money Jr
DB 12 Malik Moore Jr
DB 26 Mitchell Price Jr
DB 10 Morgan Pyper So
DB 20 Ethan Slade Fr
DB 28 Petey Tuipulotu Fr
DB 7 George Udo So
DB 4 Troy Warner Sr
DB 32 Chris Wilcox Sr
DB 29 Shamon Willis Jr
DB 13 Jaques Wilson Injured Jr
DB 37 Wes Wright So
DL 92 Tyler Batty Injured Fr
DL 99 Zac Dawe Sr
DL 93 Bracken El-Bakri Sr
DL 55 Lorenzo Fauatea Injured Jr
DL 44 Seleti Fevaleaki Fr
DL 75 JT Gentry So
DL 73 Caden Haws Fr
DL 59 Fisher Jackson Fr
DL 21 Hirkley Latu So
DL 58 Uriah Leiataua Sr
DL 94 Freddy Livai Fr
DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe Injured So
DL 48 Alex Muti Fr
DL 90 Jacob Palu Fr
DL 88 Alema Pilimai So
DL 78 Andrew Slack Fr
DL 98 Gabe Summers So
DL 57 Alden Tofa Jr
DL 95 Khyiris Tonga Sr
DL 51 Jeddy Tuiloma Sr
DL 91 Earl Tuioti-Mariner Jr
LB 3 Chaz Ah You Injured Jr
LB 59 Truman Andrus Fr
LB 33 Ben Bywater Injured Fr
LB 17 Matthew Criddle Jr
LB 34 Kavika Fonua Sr
LB 54 Chase Hughes So
LB 46 Drew Jensen So
LB 53 Isaiah Kaufusi Sr
LB 38 Jackson Kaufusi So
LB 50 Sam Lee Sr
LB 52 Preston Lewis Fr
LB 41 Keenan Pili So
LB 47 Pepe Tanuvasa Jr
LB 94 Kade Pupunu Fr
LB 31 Max Tooley So
LB 49 Payton Wilgar So
LB 52 Josh Wilson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 87 Britton Hogan So
DS 84 Austin Riggs Fr
P 24 Ryan Rehkow Fr
K 39 Jake Oldroyd Jr
K 97 Justen Smith Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed Lamb (BYU)
    Assistant head coach, Special Teams, Linebackers
  • Jeff Grimes (UTEP)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Aaron Roderick (BYU)
    Passing Game Coordintor/quarterbacks
  • Eric Mateos (Southwest Baptist)
    Offensive line
  • Fesi Sitake (Southern Utah)
    Wide receivers
  • Steve Clark (BYU)
    Tight ends
  • Harvey Unga (BYU)
    Running backs
  • Ilaisa Tuiaki (Southern Utah)
    Defensive coordinator, Defensive line
  • Jernaro Gilford (BYU)
    Cornerbacks
  • Preston Hadley (BYU)
    Safeties
  • Nu'u Tafisi (California)
    Director of strength and conditioning
  • Justin McClure (Northern Colorado)
    Football strength and conditioning coach
  • AJ Middleton (Redlands)
    Football strength and conditioning coach
  • Jon Swift (BYU)
    Director of football operations
  • Jack Damuni (BYU)
    Executive coordinator of On-campus Recruiting and Community/Player Relations
  • Jasen Ah You (BYU)
    Executive coordinator of Recruiting and Player Personnel
  • Matt Mitchell (Wheaton (IL))
    Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Spencer Patterson (Utah Tech)
    Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Tanner Jacobson (BYU)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Gavin Fowler (BYU)
    Defensive Graduate Assistant

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

Roster

Depth chart

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Game summaries

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See also: Navy Midshipmen football and 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team
BYU at Navy
1 234Total
• Cougars 14 17177 55
Midshipmen 0 030 3
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Statistics BYU Navy
First downs 28 7
Plays–yards 71–580 47–149
Rushes–yards 49–301 39–119
Passing yards 279 30
Passing: comp–att–int 16–22–1 4–8–0
Time of possession 37:20 22:40
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 13–18–1, 232 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 14 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Gunner Romney 4 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Navy Passing Dalen Morris 2–4–0, 16 yards, 0 TD's
Rushing Myles Fells 3 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Mark Walker 2 receptions, 20 yards

Troy

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See also: Troy Trojans football and 2020 Troy Trojans football team
Troy at BYU
1 234Total
Trojans 0 700 7
• #18/23 Cougars 7 171410 48
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 0[67]
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Winds NW 9 mph; Sunny
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis • Umpire: Ryan Aulds • Linesman: Seth Bussey • Line judge: Terry Allgeier • Back judge: Kevin Mitchell • Field judge: Clay Brownlee • Side judge: Brett Toney • Center judge: Greg LeFils Jr.
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Stormy Buonantony
Sources:

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

Statistics TROY BYU
First downs 8 33
Plays–yards 54–181 83–664
Rushes–yards 18–19 48–192
Passing yards 162 472
Passing: comp–att–int 21–36–0 28–35–0
Time of possession 15:48 44:12
Team Category Player Statistics
TROY Passing Gunnar Watson 21–33–0, 162 yards
Rushing Kimani Vidal 4 rushes, 23 yards
Receiving Tray Eafford 2 recepeptions, 59 yards
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 23–28–0, 392 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Lopini Katoa 11 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving Dax Milne 7 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

Louisiana Tech

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See also: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football and 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Louisiana Tech at BYU
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 007 14
• #22/22 Cougars 7 21107 45
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 0[67]
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Winds NW 4 mph; Mostly Clear
  • Referee: David Alvarez • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Jeff Hutcheon • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Ian Malepeai
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming, Andre Ware, and Stormy Buonantony
Sources:

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

Statistics Tech BYU
First downs 18 36
Plays–yards 63–313 64–513
Rushes–yards 30–74 38–188
Passing yards 239 325
Passing: comp–att–int 22–33–2 24–26–0
Time of possession 30:11 29:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Tech Passing Luke Anthony 18–27–1, 191 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Justin Henderson 13 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Smoke Harris 3 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD's
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 24–26–0, 325 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 10 rushes, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Gunner Romney 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD

UTSA

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See also: UTSA Roadrunners football and 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Homecoming: UTSA at BYU
1 234Total
Roadrunners 3 0314 20
• #15/15 Cougars 0 1476 27
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:58 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 0[68]
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Winds NW 8 mph; Sunny
  • Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Christian Watson • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Jeff Hutcheon • Back judge: Tyree Walton • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Ian Malepeai
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, and Taylor McGregor
Sources:

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

Statistics UTSA BYU
First downs 17 22
Plays–yards 61–359 68–470
Rushes–yards 28–72 38–178
Passing yards 287 292
Passing: comp–att–int 24–33–1 22–30–0
Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Lowell Narcisse 17–20–0, 229 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Sincere McCormick 11 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 7 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 22–30–0, 292 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 19 rushes, 116 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dax Milne 7 receptions, 102 yards

Houston

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See also: Houston Cougars football and 2020 Houston Cougars football team
BYU at Houston
1 234Total
• #14/13 BYU Cougars 14 0722 43
UH Cougars 3 1760 26
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, Texas
  • Game start: 8:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 10,092
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Winds E 3 mph; Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Sheldon Davis • Linesman: Bradford Edwards • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, and Kris Budden
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey, royal blue pants w/ white accents

Statistics BYU UH
First downs 23 26
Plays–yards 59–478 77–438
Rushes–yards 24–78 44–128
Passing yards 400 310
Passing: comp–att–int 25–35–0 21–31–0
Time of possession 25:48 34:12
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 25–35–0, 400 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Zach Wilson 9 rushes, 40 yards
Receiving Dax Milne 9 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TD's
UH Passing Clayton Tune 21–31–0, 310 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Kyle Porter 20 rushes, 94 yards
Receiving Christian Trahan 3 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

Texas State

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See also: Texas State Bobcats football and 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team
Texas State at BYU
1 234Total
Bobcats 7 007 14
• #12/11 Cougars 14 21143 52
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:25 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 6,570
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Winds SW 2 mph; Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Matt Burks • Back judge: Tyree Walton • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Rick Ockey • Center judge: Ian Malepeai
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, and Stormy Buonantony
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jersey w/ white trims and numbers, navy pants w/ white trims

Statistics TXST BYU
First downs 15 30
Plays–yards 57–267 76–579
Rushes–yards 26–117 40–227
Passing yards 150 352
Passing: comp–att–int 17–31–2 25–36–1
Time of possession 25:49 34:11
Team Category Player Statistics
TXST Passing Brady McBride 17–30–2, 150 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Brock Sturges 8 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Marcell Barbee 3 receptions, 48 yards, 2 TD's
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 19–25–1, 287 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 12 rushes, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dax Milne 4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

Western Kentucky

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See also: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football and 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Western Kentucky at BYU
1 234Total
Hilltoppers 3 070 10
• #11/10 Cougars 14 2133 41
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:20 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 6,843
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Winds NW 5 mph; Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Steve Heiman • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony
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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey w/ navy trims and numbers, white pants w/ navy trims; pink gloves, socks, and long sleeves optional (Breast Cancer Survivor game)

Pregame line Over/under
BYU –31 52.5[69]
Statistics WKU BYU
First downs 17 25
Plays–yards 65–262 69–410
Rushes–yards 34–156 32–166
Passing yards 106 244
Passing: comp–att–int 19–31–0 21–37–1
Time of possession 33:04 26:56
Team Category Player Statistics
WKU Passing Tyrrell Pigrome 19–30–0, 106 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Gaej Walker 17 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Xavier Lane 3 receptions, 31 yards
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 18–32–1, 224 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 16 rushes, 95 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dax Milne 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Boise State

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See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2020 Boise State Broncos football team
BYU at Boise State
1 234Total
• #9/9 Cougars 7 92213 51
#21/23 Broncos 3 0014 17
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium
    Boise, Idaho
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 1,100
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Winds 10–15 mph; Clear
  • Referee: David Alvarez • Umpire: Stuart Schake • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Mark Estermyer • Back judge: Terrance Jones • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Corey Luxner • Center judge: Kenneth Ray
  • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith and Petros Papadakis
Sources:

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

Statistics BYU BSU
First downs 25 14
Plays–yards 65–573 65–310
Rushes–yards 38–214 27–61
Passing yards 359 249
Passing: comp–att–int 21–27–0 23–38–1
Time of possession 26:47 33:13
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 21–27–0, 359 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 14 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Gunner Romney 6 receptions, 133 yards
BSU Passing Cade Fennegan 15–26–1, 182 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Andrew Van Buren 16 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Khalil Shakir 10 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD's

North Alabama

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See also: North Alabama Lions football and 2020 North Alabama Lions football team
North Alabama at BYU
1 234Total
Lions 0 707 14
• #8/8 Cougars 14 281410 66
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 936
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds S 3 mph; Sunny
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam • Umpire: Bill Bishop • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Robert Asel • Side judge: Lo van Pham • Center judge: Dan Scanla
  • TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv/ESPN3)
    Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Mitch Mathews (byutv.org)
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet (gray facemasks), navy jersey, white pants

Statistics UNA BYU
First downs 21 25
Plays–yards 68–354 59–555
Rushes–yards 28–49 33–278
Passing yards 305 277
Passing: comp–att–int 26–40–1 18–26–0
Time of possession 33:23 26:37
Team Category Player Statistics
UNA Passing Rett Files 15–21–1, 198 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyler Prince 5 rushes, 24 yards
Receiving Dexter Boykin 3 receptions, 64 yards
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 10–16–0, 212 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 13 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Dax Milne 4 receptions, 101 yards

Coastal Carolina

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Main article: 2020 BYU vs. Coastal Carolina football game
See also: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football and 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
BYU at Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
#8/8/13 Cougars 0 1430 17
• #14/14/18 Chanticleers 6 736 22
  • Date: December 5
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, South Carolina
  • Game start: 5:37 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), No wind; Clear
  • Referee: Kyle Olson • Umpire: Mark Baynes • Linesman: Kevin Vicknair • Line judge: Dion Quinn • Back judge: Larry Whaley • Field judge: Grant Jackson • Side judge: Barry Blackwell • Center judge: Andy Faust
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Bill Roth, Dustin Fox, and Ryan McGee
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmets (grey facemasks), white jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents

Statistics BYU CCU
First downs 21 22
Plays–yards 58–405 69–366
Rushes–yards 26–165 54–281
Passing yards 240 85
Passing: comp–att–int 19–32–1 10–15–0
Time of possession 22:09 37:51
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 19–32–1, 240 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 13 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dax Milne 6 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
CCU Passing Grayson McCall 10–15–0, 85 yards
Rushing C. J. Marable 23 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Kameron Brown 4 receptions, 47 yards

San Diego State

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See also: San Diego State Aztecs football and 2020 San Diego State Aztecs football team
San Diego State at BYU
1 234Total
Aztecs 14 000 14
• #14/16/18 Cougars 7 1038 28
  • Date: December 12
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), Winds N 5 mph; Snowing
  • Referee: Tim Davis • Umpire: Rico Orsot • Linesman: Eric Carmouche • Line judge: Jake Weatherford • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Brian Wirfel • Side judge: Keith Clairborne • Center judge: Bret Bascue
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Stormy Buonantony
Sources:

Uniform combination: black helmets, black jersey w/ white numbers and royal blue stripes, black pants w/ royal blue accents

Statistics SDSU BYU
First downs 23 16
Plays–yards 77–399 53–384
Rushes–yards 46–169 19–74
Passing yards 230 310
Passing: comp–att–int 21–31–1 25–34–0
Time of possession 37:00 23:00
Team Category Player Statistics
SDSU Passing Jordon Brookshire 21–31–1, 230 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kaegun Williams 16 rushes, 92 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Greg Bell 2 receptions, 42 yards
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 25–34–0, 310 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Lopini Katoa 13 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving Neil Pau'u 8 receptions, 117 yards

Boca Raton Bowl: UCF

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See also: 2020 Boca Raton Bowl, UCF Knights football, and 2020 UCF Knights football team
UCF vs. BYU
1 234Total
Knights 0 1076 23
• #13/15/16 Cougars 21 14140 49
Sources:

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

Statistics UCF BYU
First downs 28 34
Plays–yards 88–411 73–655
Rushes–yards 43–194 38–214
Passing yards 217 441
Passing: comp–att–int 21–45–0 27–35–0
Time of possession 26:38 33:22
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 21–45–0, 217 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing Greg McCrae 18 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Harris 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 26–34–0, 425 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 19 rushes, 193 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isaac Rex 5 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD's

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 2 Zach Wilson QB New York Jets
3 70 Brady Christensen OT Carolina Panthers
7 250 Khyiris Tonga DT Chicago Bears
7 251 Chris Wilcox CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7 258 Dax Milne WR Washington Football Team

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