The Cougar Chronicles - BYU's Quest for #1

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With not much to do in my life other than to read law briefs - I have tried to find a little enjoyment during the winter months here in Omaha. I stumbled upon a posting for this game over at the OOTP message boards and, after messing around with the demo for awhile, decided this was a game that I just had to have. So now that I have become rather addicted to Bowl Bound College Football (BBCF), I thought I would share with you how my team (The BYU Cougars) does during the 2006 season and beyond - provided that I don't get fired. :) *** The following posts will be changed to reflect "Take 2" of the 2006 season and beyond. A hard drive failure, coupled with a lack of a saved season file, compels me to give this another shot. Thanks for reading ***

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Since Creighton does not have a football team, I thought I would fall back to my Mormon roots and play with the BYU Cougars :) I will play out all of my games and while I will use the "suggest play" feature to get play calling options, I will make all the calls on offense and defense. I will be using mods as I can find them. I will be using "ICY's" real NCAA teams mod, and hope to find additional player faces and player icons that I have used before. I have 8 conference games that have been selected for me and I am allowed to choose three non-conference games. I think I will schedule weak teams so as to build up my win total. I know that this will hurt my strength of schedule (SOS), but I think if I can get bowl eligible, than I might get some prestige points. *** [B][U][COLOR="Red"]any help on finding additional mods would be greatly appreciated [/COLOR][/U][/B]***

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Here is a breakdown of the team. We don't have much in the way of star players, but we do have a few guys that should make a difference. The team is lead by QB Chris Saunders and has a few receivers that should make good targets. The defense may be a problem though. Not too much to work with. [URL="http://www.byucougars.com/football/"]http://www.byucougars.com/football/[/URL] [IMG]http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/c2/180px-BYU_Logo_1999-Present.gif[/IMG] [code]Brigham Young Team Roster (Starters) Quarterbacks NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 16 QB Chris Saunders (S) 6-0 197 Jr 2.87 75 75 OK North Pole (North Pole, AK) 4.5 4.5 Running Backs NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 37 RB Albert Grant (S) 5-8 184 So 2.79 81 70 OK Grand County (Moab, UT) 2.0 2.5 35 FB Chris Horton (S) 5-11 203 So 2.49 50 28 OK Provo (Provo, UT) 1.0 2.0 Receivers NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 81 WR Daniel James (S) 6-3 188 Jr 3.02 79 74 OK Century (Pocatello, ID) 3.0 4.0 87 WR Johnny Roth (S) 5-9 197 Jr 2.34 99 66 OK Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA) 3.0 4.0 86 TE Larry Green (S) 6-6 231 Jr 1.71 79 44 OK North Summit (Coalville, UT) 3.5 3.5 82 WR Ronald James 5-10 179 Sr 2.05 83 30 OK Hunter (West Valley City, UT) 2.5 2.5 Offensive Lineman NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 75 OT Brian Fleming (S) 6-4 311 Jr 3.44 97 76 OK Juab (Nephi, UT) 3.0 3.0 69 OT Rick Allen (S) 6-5 300 Jr 2.04 79 52 OK Millard (Fillmore, UT) 2.0 3.0 56 C Peter Lee (S) 6-0 269 So 2.04 99 43 OK Red Lodge (Red Lodge, MT) 1.0 2.5 71 OG Scott Ramirez (S) 6-0 313 Jr 2.45 96 51 OK Emery (Castle Dale, UT) 2.5 3.5 65 OG John Smith (S) 6-0 278 Sr 1.97 94 59 OK Pleasant Grove (UT) 1.5 1.5 Defensive Lineman NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 90 DE Joshua Huynh (S) 6-5 262 Sr 3.28 38 77 OK Southeast (Yoder, WY) 2.5 2.5 97 DE Stephen Wilder (S) 6-2 275 Jr 2.34 95 46 OK Jordan (Sandy, UT) 1.5 3.0 98 DT Clayton Hayes (S) 6-0 290 Jr 1.77 78 60 OK Juan Diego Catholic (Draper, UT) 1.0 2.0 92 DT Raymond Brooks (S) 6-5 269 (Jr) 3.53 83 99 OK Sitka (Sitka, AK) 1.0 1.5 Linebackers NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 45 ILB Matthew Mendoza (S) 6-0 232 So 2.21 80 58 OK Hunter (West Valley City, UT) 2.0 4.0 59 ILB Robert Armstrong (S) 6-1 221 Jr 2.58 99 60 OK South (Bakersfield, CA) 2.5 4.0 54 OLB Harlan Carter (S) 5-11 240 So 3.75 88 83 OK Hunter (West Valley City, UT) 3.5 3.5 47 OLB Charles Grenier (S) 6-0 230 So 2.08 48 33 OK West Anchorage (Anchorage, AK) 1.5 3.0 Defensive Backs NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 43 CB Albert Escobedo (S) 6-0 158 Jr 1.93 47 49 OK Ben Lomond (Ogden, UT) 2.0 2.0 38 CB Alejandro Little (S) 5-8 158 Jr 2.01 90 43 OK Canyon View (Cedar City, UT) 2.0 3.0 48 FS Brian Finney (S) 5-10 187 (Jr) 3.59 61 74 OK Emery (Castle Dale, UT) 2.0 2.5 27 SS David Weston (S) 6-2 188 So 2.64 52 71 OK Granger (Granger, WA) 1.0 3.5 Special teams NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 07 K Christopher Wells (S) 6-4 197 Jr 2.66 84 71 OK Duchesne (Duchesne, UT) 3.0 3.5 01 P Donald Estrada (S) 5-10 201 So 3.38 74 76 OK Woods Cross (Woods Cross, UT) 1.0 1.5 [/code]

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I have scheduled my three non-conference games. I will open the season by playing Nevada at home on week 1 (should be an easy win). The next week I play at home against University of Louisiana-Lafayette (should also be another easy win). My final non-conference game comes during week 15 when I play Toledo. All three non-conference teams are listed as having a SOS of 92+ (yes they are bad). I just hope that my strategy does not backfire on me. A loss to one of these teams would be horrible for the program. I will begin the season not ranked (no surprise there) and have been given a conference projection of 5thd place. I have a prestige rating of 50 (average) and a SOS of 103 (YIKES). The team expectations: [QUOTE]The alumni think that this is close to a .500 team if all goes right. We expect a 5th place finish in conference and a win over Utah.[/QUOTE] I will run a "Run & Gun" offense attack and will play a 4-3 defense. The team only has 8 seniors, so I will be playing a lot of sophomores and juniors - which might help the team in the long run.

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Well first up are the Toledo Rockets: [url]http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10000&KEY=&SPID=4082&SPSID=45380[/url] [IMG]http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/ncaa_logos/nevada_logo_2003.gif[/IMG] Nevada is projected to finish 7th in the WAC and are listed as having a recruiting class of 101 - a SOS of 101 - and a prestige rating of low (30). The Wolfpack run a Vertical Passing offense and rely on the QB Ricky Tate. On defense, Nevada use a 3-4 scheme, anchored by DE Karl Jones. Nevada head coach, George Foster, expressed his team's chances this week as being good, despite the overwhelming media consensus that this will be a blowout. Coach Foster stated that his team was "fired up" to start the season and believed that his players would show that they are a legitimate football team. BYU is a 10 point favorite. [QUOTE]We just learned that SS Joseph Ibarra is interested in visiting our game this weekend against Nevada. He is a 4-star rated player ranked No. 207 in the nation. He rates as the 12th best SS and No. 35th in the West region.[/QUOTE]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]BYU Tops Nevada [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] A crowd of 43,400 fans were on hand to enjoy the opening of the 2006 college football season. Despite the best efforts of the young N. Texas team, BYU showed today that they were clearly the better football team. BYU out gained N. Texas 496 to 223 in total yards, and saw flashes of greatness from QB Chris Saunders who threw for 318 yards on 29-48 passing and two touchdowns. BYU struck first with a 10 yard TD pass from Chris Saunders to Johnny Roth. N. Texas responded quickly by tossing a 68 yard bomb on the following possession. BYU made it 10-7 at the end off the 1st quarter when Chris Wells kicked a 34 yard FG. The 2nd quarter saw BYU put another 3 points on the board when Wells kicked a 35 yard FG. BYU went in to the half leading 13-7. The second half began with BYU driving the length of the field only to have QB Chris Saunders get picked off at the goal line. The teams traded punts, yet BYU was able to capitalize on a N. Texas turnover to put up a quick 41 yard FG, and then ended the 3rd quarter with a 33 yard TD pass to Daniel James. The 4th quarter contained no scoring. In his post-game conference, Coach Hinds expressed his satisfaction with his offense, stating that [QUOTE]The team executed its plays well, Saunders looked great, and that overall the team responded to his challenge to start the season the right way.[/QUOTE] While it is obvious that the Cougars are still in early-season form, there were signs of great things to come. QB Saunders looks to be the real deal, and fans are already bringing up past BYU QB's as a comparison. While BYU fans are not ready to forget the greatness of LaVell Edwards - they are excited to see passion and enthusiasm back in the BYU football program.

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[B]Week 1[/B] [code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL North Texas (0-1) 7 0 0 0 7 [B][COLOR="Blue"]Brigham Young (1-0) 10 3 11 0 24 [/COLOR][/B] Team Statistics UNT BYU First Downs 8 28 Rushing 3 11 Passing 4 16 Penalty 1 1 3rd-down Efficiency 1-13 5-18 4th-down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Net Yards 223 [B][COLOR="Blue"]496[/COLOR][/B] Total plays 54 93 Average gain 4.1 5.3 Net Yards Rushing 72 178 Rushes 25 42 Average per rush 2.9 4.2 Net Yards Passing 151 318 Completed-attempted 10-27 29-48 Yards per pass 5.6 6.6 Sacked-yards lost 2-5 3-18 Had intercepted 3 1 Punts-average 10-43.2 6-38.8 Return Yardage 170 213 Punts-returns 2-22 6-123 Kickoffs-returns 6-148 2-44 Interceptions-returns 1-0 3-46 Penalties-yards 3-20 8-50 Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0 Touchdowns 1 2 Rushing 0 0 Passing 1 2 Extra Points 1-1 1-1 Field Goals 0-0 3-5 Red Zone Efficiency 0% 75% Time Of Possession 22:50 [B][COLOR="Blue"]37:10 [/COLOR][/B] [U]PASSING[/U]: N. Texas CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Matheny 10/27 151 1 3 68 2-5 BYU CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK [B][COLOR="Blue"]QB C. Saunders 29/48 318 2 1 33 3-18 [/COLOR][/B] [U]RUSHING[/U]: N. Texas ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB M. Wells 16 49 3.06 0 22 RB R. Stewart 5 24 4.80 0 16 QB J. Matheny 2 4 2.00 0 6 BYU ATT YDS YPC TD LG [B][COLOR="Blue"]RB A. Grant 33 153 4.64 0 16 [/COLOR][/B] RB T. Moore 4 48 12.0 0 24 QB C. Saunders 2 -5 -2.50 0 0 [U]RECEIVING[/U]: N. Texas ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR E. Creech 7 5 125 25.0 24 1 68 0 WR A. Harlow 8 3 21 7.0 3 0 13 0 WR J. Inman 2 1 3 3.0 2 0 3 0 RB M. Wells 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 WR B. Griffin 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 RB R. Stewart 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 TE I. Davis 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 BYU ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR D. James 12 7 101 14.4 37 1 33 1 WR R. James 7 5 55 11.0 11 0 16 0 WR D. Gonzalez 3 3 45 15.0 13 0 32 0 WR J. Roth 12 4 44 11.0 14 1 21 0 TE L. Green 8 5 36 7.2 12 0 11 0 RB A. Grant 5 4 28 7.0 15 0 14 0 RB T. Moore 1 1 9 9.0 4 0 9 0 [U]KICKING[/U]: N. Texas FG LONG XP PTS K T. Rutledge 0/0 0 1/1 1 BYU FG LONG XP PTS K C. Wells 3/5 41 1/1 10 [U]PUNTING[/U]: N. Texas NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P A. Williams 10 43.2 30.9 0 0 52 BYU NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P K. Anderson 6 38.8 35.2 0 0 51 [U]KICK RETURNS[/U]: N. Texas NO AVG TD LONG WR A. Harlow 4 27.0 0 45 RB M. Campos 2 20.0 0 21 BYU NO AVG TD LONG WR D. James 2 22.0 0 27 [U]PUNT RETURNS[/U]: N. Texas NO AVG TD LONG FC CB E. Paine 2 11.0 0 18 1 BYU NO AVG TD LONG FC WR R. James 6 20.5 0 31 1 [U]DEFENSE[/U]: N. Texas Total S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD OLB M. Reynolds 9 8-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ILB C. Cook 13 7-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 SS L. Jones 8 7-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 FS K. Turner 10 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB J. Clark 6 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB J. Knight 5 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB E. Paine 6 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CB S. Zeigler 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FS A. Stokes 3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE W. Martin 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE L. Huff 1 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 OLB T. Marshall 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE J. Anderson 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB R. Mckinney 4 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 BYU Total S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD ILB M. Mendoza 10 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 FS B. Finney 6 5-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OLB H. Carter 5 5-0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 SS D. Weston 4 3-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 FS D. Dudley 2 1-1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 DE A. Jackson 1 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 CB A. Little 3 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB M. Zamora 2 0-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 DT J. Huynh 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB W. Muniz 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [B][COLOR="Red"]Player of the Game Edward Creech, Wide Receiver Rec Yards YAC TD LNG 5 125 24 1 68 [/COLOR][/B] Game Information Attendance: 43,400 Temperature: 82 Weather: Overcast [/code]

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The Ragin Cajuns will travel to Provo, Utah for a week 2 match up. [url]http://www.ragincajuns.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15400&KEY=&SPID=7585&SPSID=67390[/url] [IMG]http://www.raginpagin.com/hotpage/images/louisiana'sragincajuns-red-(200).gif[/IMG] The Cajuns are projected to finish 7th in the Sunbelt, and are listed as having a recruiting class of 112, a SOS of 82, and a prestige rating of low (30). They utilize a "Balanced Offense" relying on the QB Ronald Knight. On defense, the Cajuns run a 4-3 scheme and have a solid DT in Steve Walker. The Cajuns are 0-1 on the season, coming off a a blowout loss to #10 Oklahoma by a score of 61-7 during week 1. Head coach, Robert Pate, expressed concerns with his team's inability to stop the run during their first game and said that the team had focused on that aspect during practice this past week. Coach Johnson did put to rest rumors that star running back, Randall Baldwin, might not make the trip to Provo due to an unspecified infraction of team rules. Coach Johnson said "I spoke to Randy and expressed what I want and expect from all of my players and was assured that those rules and expectations would be met." BYU enters into this game ranked #22 in the nation on offense, and ranked #48 in the nation on defense. The Cajuns enters into game ranked #77 in the nation on offense, and ranked #118 in the nation on defense. BYU is favored by 25 points. [QUOTE] We just learned that CB Daniel Hardwick is interested in visiting our game this weekend against Louisiana-Laf. He is a 3-star rated player ranked No. 273 in the nation. He rates as the 28th best CB and No. 54th in the West region.[/QUOTE]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Cougars Thump Cajuns 53-10[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] BYU is off to a great start on the year. Week 2 action saw the Cougars easily handle the Cajuns of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. While BYU fans did have a scare (falling behind 10-0) during the 1st quarter, the Cougars quickly broke out of their slumber and put up 53 unanswered points to turn the game into a complete rout. QB Chris Saunders was once again the center of attention; throwing for 300 yards and 4 scores. With the BYU passing game doing so well, it allowed A. Grant to turn in another 100+ yard game. While critics will easily dismiss the 2-0 start as being nothing more than a product of an easy schedule, Cougar fans will gladly take the record and stats as they advance to the start of Mountain West Conference games. Despite BYU's great start, there have been some questions about the play of preseason 1st team starter Harlan Carter. For whatever reason, he is clearly not living up to the expectation or hype. BYU fans are hoping that he will come alive once conference play begins.

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Week 2 [code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL Louisiana-Laf (0-2) 10 0 0 0 10 [B][COLOR="Blue"]Brigham Young (2-0) 3 10 19 21 53 [/COLOR][/B] Team Statistics ULL BYU First Downs 13 24 Rushing 3 8 Passing 9 16 Penalty 1 0 3rd-down Efficiency 7-18 7-15 4th-down Efficiency 0-1 0-0 Total Net Yards 292 [B][COLOR="Blue"]436 [/COLOR][/B] Total plays 68 74 Average gain 4.3 5.9 Net Yards Rushing 73 136 Rushes 28 31 Average per rush 2.6 4.4 Net Yards Passing 219 300 Completed-attempted 12-39 24-42 Yards per pass 5.6 7.1 Sacked-yards lost 1-3 1-2 Had intercepted 3 1 Punts-average 7-43.7 4-40.2 Return Yardage 174 154 Punts-returns 0-0 4-33 Kickoffs-returns 9-174 2-43 Interceptions-returns 1-0 3-78 Penalties-yards 6-43 4-37 Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0 Touchdowns 1 6 Rushing 0 2 Passing 1 4 Extra Points 1-1 5-5 Field Goals 1-2 4-4 Red Zone Efficiency 100% 100% Time Of Possession 27:29 32:31 [U]PASSING[/U]: ULL CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB R. Knight 8/27 122 1 3 47 0-0 QB R. Phillips 4/11 97 0 0 51 1-3 P J. Brock 0/1 0 0 0 0 0-0 BYU CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK [B][COLOR="Blue"]QB C. Saunders 24/42 300 4 1 35 1-2 [/COLOR][/B] [U]RUSHING[/U]: ULL ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB R. Baldwin 14 49 3.5 0 19 RB L. Walker 8 11 1.3 0 8 FB A. Fox 4 9 2.2 0 9 WR J. Brown 1 7 7.0 0 7 BYU ATT YDS YPC TD LG [B][COLOR="Blue"]RB A. Grant 22 106 4.8 2 23 [/COLOR][/B] RB T. Moore 7 31 4.4 0 15 QB C. Saunders 1 1 1.0 0 1 [U]RECEIVING[/U]: ULL ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR R. Billings 17 6 133 22.1 21 0 51 3 WR J. Brown 3 1 47 47.0 0 1 47 0 RB R. Baldwin 2 2 17 8.5 10 0 12 0 WR D. Bruno 6 1 15 15.0 1 0 15 1 RB L. Walker 3 1 5 5.0 5 0 5 0 TE R. Buck 4 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 1 FB A. Fox 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 BYU ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP [B][COLOR="Blue"]WR J. Roth 9 8 112 14.0 26 2 33 0 [/COLOR][/B] WR D. James 12 7 97 13.9 40 0 24 1 WR D. Gonzalez 8 4 50 12.5 14 1 35 2 RB A. Grant 3 2 24 12.0 10 0 15 0 WR R. James 4 2 13 6.5 4 0 7 0 TE L. Green 5 1 4 4.0 3 1 4 0 [U]KICKING[/U]: ULL FG LONG XP PTS K J. Wagner 1/2 21 1/1 4 BYU FG LONG XP PTS [B][COLOR="Blue"]K C. Wells 4/4 52 5/5 17 [/COLOR][/B] [U]PUNTING[/U]: ULL NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P J. Brock 7 43.7 39.0 0 0 56 BYU NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P K. Anderson 4 40.2 40.2 1 0 43 [U]KICK RETURNS[/U]: ULL NO AVG TD LONG SS W. Wright 1 25.0 0 25 WR R. Billings 6 19.5 0 28 RB L. Walker 2 16.0 0 16 BYU NO AVG TD LONG WR D. James 2 21.5 0 23 [U]PUNT RETURNS[/U]: BYU NO AVG TD LONG FC WR R. James 4 8.2 0 18 0 [U]DEFENSE[/U]: ULL Total S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD SS P. Gray 10 8-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 OLB A. Adame 10 6-4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 SS C. Collins 6 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CB M. Collins 3 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB C. Allen 5 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB P. Causey 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FS G. Williamson 4 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OLB J. Hubbard 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB A. Watson 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE K. Anderson 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT S. Walker 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB E. Clifton 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BYU Total S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD ILB M. Mendoza 7 6-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 FS D. Dudley 4 4-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 FS B. Finney 5 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OLB H. Carter 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB A. Escobedo 3 2-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 DE T. White 2 2-0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 OLB M. Zamora 2 2-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 DE A. Jackson 2 2-0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 SS D. Weston 3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB W. Muniz 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Little 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 DT J. Huynh 1 1-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 ILB L. Horne 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SS L. Curtis 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 [B][COLOR="Blue"]Player of the Game Chris Saunders, Quarterback CP/AT Yards TD INT 24/42 300 4 1 [/COLOR][/B] Game Information Attendance: 43,534 Temperature: 86 Weather: Sunny and clear [/code]

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[SIZE="5"][B][COLOR="Blue"]Top 25 Polls - Week 2 [/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] BYU did get a few points in the Coaches Poll [code] Media Poll Team Conf Record PTS Top 25 SOS 1. Miami ACC 2-0 (0-0) 1610 1-0 44 2. USC Pac10 2-0 (0-0) 1545 1-0 46 3. Michigan B10 1-0 (0-0) 1472 0-0 45 4. Texas B12 1-0 (0-0) 1419 0-0 5 5. Purdue B10 1-0 (0-0) 1367 0-0 38 6. Oklahoma B12 2-0 (0-0) 1305 0-0 8 7. Georgia SEC 1-0 (0-0) 1217 0-0 14 8. LSU SEC 2-0 (0-0) 1142 0-0 55 9. Florida SEC 1-0 (0-0) 1077 0-0 75 10. Nebraska B12 2-0 (0-0) 1014 1-0 4 11. Wisconsin B10 1-1 (0-0) 929 0-1 42 12. FSU ACC 0-1 (0-0) 873 0-0 39 13. VA. Tech ACC 2-0 (0-0) 826 0-0 17 14. Auburn SEC 1-0 (0-0) 769 1-0 35 15. Penn State B10 1-1 (0-0) 700 0-1 20 16. B.C. ACC 1-0 (0-0) 653 0-0 62 17. Wash State Pac10 2-0 (0-0) 583 0-0 52 18. Ohio State B10 0-1 (0-0) 536 0-1 37 19. Notre Dame Indep 1-1 (0-0) 474 0-1 56 20. Washington Pac10 2-0 (0-0) 422 0-0 61 21. Texas Tech B12 2-0 (0-0) 333 1-0 16 22. UCLA Pac10 1-1 (0-0) 262 0-1 33 23. Oregon St. Pac10 1-0 (0-0) 211 0-0 68 24. Iowa B10 1-1 (0-0) 156 0-0 27 25. Kansas St. B12 2-0 (0-0) 101 0-0 7 Others receiving votes Missouri 68, Arizona 39, Michigan State 36, Miss State 36, Oklahoma State 36, California 34, Iowa State 34, Colorado 32, North Carolina 31, Georgia Tech 26, Maryland 23, Tulsa 18, Northwestern 13, Alabama 8, Kentucky 3, Tulane 3, Air Force 2 Dropped out of the Top 25 Arizona (23), Michigan State (25) [/code] [code] Coaches Poll Team Conf Record PTS Top 25 SOS 1. Miami ACC 2-0 (0-0) 1511 1-0 44 2. USC Pac10 2-0 (0-0) 1456 1-0 46 3. Michigan B10 1-0 (0-0) 1398 0-0 45 4. Texas B12 1-0 (0-0) 1345 0-0 5 5. LSU SEC 2-0 (0-0) 1292 0-0 55 6. Oklahoma B12 2-0 (0-0) 1218 0-0 8 7. Purdue B10 1-0 (0-0) 1135 0-0 38 8. Georgia SEC 1-0 (0-0) 1054 0-0 14 9. Nebraska B12 2-0 (0-0) 974 1-0 4 10. Florida SEC 1-0 (0-0) 909 0-0 75 11. Wisconsin B10 1-1 (0-0) 839 0-1 42 12. Auburn SEC 1-0 (0-0) 778 1-0 35 13. FSU ACC 0-1 (0-0) 729 0-0 39 14. Penn St. B10 1-1 (0-0) 669 0-1 20 15. VA. Tech ACC 2-0 (0-0) 622 0-0 17 16. B.C. ACC 1-0 (0-0) 584 0-0 62 17. Notre Dame Indep 1-1 (0-0) 537 0-1 56 18. Ohio State B10 0-1 (0-0) 458 0-1 37 19. Wash State Pac10 2-0 (0-0) 406 0-0 52 20. Texas Tech B12 2-0 (0-0) 352 1-0 16 21. Washington Pac10 2-0 (0-0) 303 0-0 61 22. UCLA Pac10 1-1 (0-0) 265 0-1 33 23. Oregon St. Pac10 1-0 (0-0) 215 0-0 68 24. Kansas St. B12 2-0 (0-0) 172 0-0 7 25. Michigan St. B10 1-0 (0-0) 128 0-0 73 Others receiving votes Iowa 102, Arizona 72, Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 37, Miss State 32, California 27, Colorado 27, Iowa State 24, North Carolina 23, Georgia Tech 21, Maryland 20, Tulsa 20, Northwestern 20, Tulane 17, Alabama 17, Kentucky 15, Air Force 15, South Carolina 14, NC State 12, Minnesota 12, UTEP 11, [B][COLOR="Blue"]Brigham Young 8[/COLOR][/B], Utah 6, Texas Christian 2 Dropped out of the Top 25 Iowa (22), Arizona (24) [/code]

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Week 3 is an open week for the team, allowing them the opportunity to prepare for their first in conference opponent - the Lobos of New Mexico. The Lobos will travel to Provo, Utah for a week 4 match up between these two conference rivals. [url]http://golobos.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/nm-m-footbl-body.html[/url] [IMG]http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/6c/UNM_Lobo_Logo.png[/IMG] New Mexico is projected to finish 5th in the Mountain West and is listed as having a recruiting class of 103 - a SOS of 51 - and a prestige rating of below average (40). They use a Vertical Passing offense, relying on TE Thomas Hill. On defense, the Lobos run a 3-4 scheme and rely on CB Eric Mullins to anchor the team. The Lobos are off to a 0-2 start on the season, losing 38-26 to Memphis during week 2, and 19-14 to Syracuse during week 3. Head coach, Wilford Sutton said his team his anxious to get to Provo and line up against the Cougars. In assessing his team's performance thus far, Coach Sutton said that he is happy with the solid play that they have gotten from the RB position and was expecting another big game from RB Paul Taylor, who topped the 100 yard mark in the teams last game. [QUOTE]We just learned that CB Joel Keenan is interested in visiting our game this weekend against New Mexico. He is a 4-star rated player ranked No. 301 in the nation. He rates as the 31st best CB and No. 58th in the West region. [/QUOTE] BYU enters the game ranked [B][COLOR="Blue"]28st in the nation on offense and 10th on defense[/COLOR][/B]. The Lobos come into the game ranked 53rd in the nation on offense and 73th on defense. BYU is favored by 16

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Week 3: [code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL New Mexico (2-1) 0 3 0 3 6 Brigham Young (3-0) 7 14 0 7 28 Team Statistics UNM BYU First Downs 18 24 Rushing 4 8 Passing 13 16 Penalty 1 0 3rd-down Efficiency 7-18 8-16 4th-down Efficiency 0-1 0-0 Total Net Yards 305 415 Total plays 77 81 Average gain 4 5.1 Net Yards Rushing 44 90 Rushes 36 34 Average per rush 1.2 2.6 Net Yards Passing 261 325 Completed-attempted 24-40 26-42 Yards per pass 6.5 7.7 Sacked-yards lost 1-6 5-10 Had intercepted 1 0 Punts-average 6-38.8 6-43 Return Yardage 145 76 Punts-returns 2-28 2-15 Kickoffs-returns 5-117 3-51 Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-10 Penalties-yards 4-30 5-55 Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-1 Touchdowns 0 4 Rushing 0 1 Passing 0 3 Extra Points 0-0 4-4 Field Goals 2-4 0-1 Red Zone Efficiency 50% 50% Time Of Possession 30:45 29:17 UNM PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB E. Yates 24/40 261 0 1 47 1-6 BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Willis 26/42 325 3 0 73 5-10 UNM RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB R. Richards 19 32 1.6 0 11 QB E. Yates 4 14 3.5 0 7 RB C. Stevenson 12 4 0.3 0 8 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG QB J. Willis 6 73 12.1 1 22 RB J. Adame 6 21 3.5 0 10 RB M. Campbell 15 6 0.4 0 6 FB D. Ross 2 0 0.0 0 0 UNM RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR T. Clark 16 8 120 15.0 22 0 47 2 WR N. Holden 7 3 46 15.3 1 0 35 1 TE R. James 3 3 42 14.0 6 0 24 0 WR D. Webb 8 5 25 5.0 3 0 8 0 RB R. Richards 2 2 15 7.5 1 0 10 0 WR T. Long 2 2 9 4.5 1 0 8 0 WR F. Bowen 2 1 4 4.0 0 0 4 0 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR D. Scott 14 7 85 12.1 14 0 25 0 WR D. Peoples 5 3 78 26.0 14 1 73 0 WR J. Snyder 10 7 72 10.2 17 1 19 1 FB D. Ross 4 4 33 8.2 21 0 15 0 RB J. Adame 3 2 19 9.5 6 0 14 0 TE T. Owen 2 1 16 16.0 2 0 16 1 RB M. Campbell 3 1 12 12.0 6 1 12 1 TE G. Burgess 1 1 10 10.0 1 0 10 0 UNM KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K K. Wilson 2/4 36 0/0 6 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 0/1 0 4/4 4 UNM PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P T. Staples 6 38.8 36.3 0 0 60 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 6 43.0 38.3 0 0 54 UNM KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR C. Vaughn 5 23.4 0 39 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG RB J. Adame 1 18.0 0 18 WR J. Snyder 2 16.5 0 17 UNM PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR T. Clark 2 14.0 0 17 2 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 1 17.0 0 17 1 WR D. Peoples 1 2.0 0 0 2 UNM DEFENSE: Tack S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD ILB R. Hammond 12 10-2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 SS J. Carr 8 7-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 DE M. Slaughter 5 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 SS M. Mcghee 4 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Sanders 3 3-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OLB A. Thomas 5 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 OLB R. Ness 4 2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 FS K. Sexton 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Perez 2 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 DT J. Kent 1 1-0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 ILB D. Velasco 1 1-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CB S. Page 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 BYU DEFENSE: Tack S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD FS J. Scott 12 11-1 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 OLB R. Marshall 9 8-1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 SS R. Holliday 8 6-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 ILB C. Williams 5 4-1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 OLB S. James 4 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Schultz 3 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB G. Miller 2 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Rosas 2 2-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 2 2-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 DE A. Daugherty 2 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SS D. Haskins 3 1-2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ILB D. Pulliam 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Game: James Scott, Free Safety TAK SCK INT PD TD 12 0 0 2 0 Game Information Attendance: 44,066 Temperature: 86 Weather: Sunny and clear [/code]

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Week 5 will see the Horned Frogs of TCU [IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/tcu-med.gif[/IMG]come to Provo. [url]http://gofrogs.cstv.com/[/url] The Horned Frogs have a record of 2-1 on the season with wins at home against Army and Air Force and a tough road loss to #19 FSU. TCU is projected to finish 2nd in the Mountain West and is listed as having a recruiting class of 72 - a SOS of 47 - and a prestige rating of below average (45). They use a Run and Gun style offense utilizing the talents of QB Miquel Gardner and a 4-6 defensive scheme that focuses on DE David Weaver. Head Coach David Bennett feels that his players are ready for the game and is confident that his team will be up for the challenge.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Cougars victorious over Horned Frogs 37-17[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] BYU moved to 4-0 on the young season with a 37-17 win over the TCU Horned Frogs before a crowd of 43,887. While the score would seem to indicate an easy victory for BYU, this was a much closer game than the Cougars would have liked. TCU jumped out to an early 10-0 lead through the 1st quarter, due to a 39 yard TD pass from Gardner to Chan and than followed that up with a 45 yard FG by Odom. BYU came back strong in the 2nd quarter, scoring twice on passes from Willis - the first coming on a 20 yard catch by Snyder and the 2nd on a 5 yard reception by Burgess. While the momentum was seemingly favoring BYU, the Horned Frogs marched down the field in the close seconds of the 1st half and took the lead on a 16 yard reception by Sanders. After what can only be described as a passionate plea from Coach Hinds to his team, BYU reeled off 23 unanswered 2nd half points to win the game going away. BYU kicker Daniel Abbott contributed by hitting field goals of 20,36, and 44 yards in the 2nd half and QB John Willis connected on a 3 yard pass to TE Gary Burgess and a 12 yard reception by Donald Scott. While the tremendous performance by QB John Willis will, and rightfully so, garner much of the discussion of the game - it was once again apparent that the BYU running game may not be up to the challenge of facing better run defenses. The Cougars RB's were limited to 64 yards on 23 carries - though the team's overall rushing line is bolstered by Willis' 53 yards on 6 carries. Adding in a O-Line performance that was hardly worthy of quality play, 4 sacks and 10 hurries allowed, and there seem to be noticeable weakness in BYU's ability to keep the RB's moving forward and the QB off of his butt.

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[code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL Texas Christian (2-2) 10 7 0 0 17 Brigham Young (4-0) 0 14 6 17 37 Team Statistics TCU BYU First Downs 12 32 Rushing 1 8 Passing 11 23 Penalty 0 1 3rd-down Efficiency 4-13 7-18 4th-down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Net Yards 308 575 Total plays 60 92 Average gain 5.1 6.2 Net Yards Rushing 63 106 Rushes 24 33 Average per rush 2.6 3.2 Net Yards Passing 245 469 Completed-attempted 17-34 38-55 Yards per pass 7.2 8.5 Sacked-yards lost 2-17 4-11 Had intercepted 2 0 Punts-average 8-40.5 5-42 Return Yardage 131 135 Punts-returns 1-7 6-65 Kickoffs-returns 6-124 3-70 Interceptions-returns 0-0 2-0 Penalties-yards 5-39 8-60 Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-1 Touchdowns 2 4 Rushing 0 0 Passing 2 4 Extra Points 2-2 4-4 Field Goals 1-1 3-5 Red Zone Efficiency 100% 75% Time Of Possession 22:58 37:02 TCU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB M. Gardner 17/34 245 2 2 39 2-17 BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK [COLOR="Blue"]QB J. Willis 38/55 469 4 0 45 4-11 [/COLOR] TCU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB B. Cohen 12 50 4.1 0 15 RB R. Garcia 9 25 2.7 0 19 QB M. Gardner 1 5 5.0 0 5 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG QB J. Willis 6 53 8.8 0 17 RB M. Campbell 11 34 3.0 0 13 RB J. Adame 11 25 2.2 0 10 FB D. Ross 1 5 5.0 0 5 TCU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR S. Kelly 10 7 114 16.2 13 0 27 0 WR L. Chan 11 5 77 15.4 30 1 39 1 WR J. Tuttle 8 3 37 12.3 3 0 24 0 WR M. Sanders 3 2 17 8.5 5 1 16 0 RB B. Cohen 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 TE M. Lin 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR D. Peoples 11 6 123 20.5 14 0 45 0 WR J. Snyder 12 9 110 12.2 28 1 24 0 WR D. Scott 10 8 94 11.7 21 1 32 0 TE G. Burgess 9 7 63 9.0 7 2 22 0 FB D. Ross 8 6 53 8.8 26 0 19 0 RB J. Adame 3 2 26 13.0 12 0 15 0 RB M. Campbell 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 TCU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K A. Odom 1/1 45 2/2 5 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 3/5 44 4/4 13 TCU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P V. Doherty 8 40.5 32.4 0 0 50 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 5 42.0 32.6 0 2 50 TCU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG CB G. Mckinney 6 20.7 0 39 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR J. Snyder 3 23.3 0 31 TCU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR M. Sanders 1 7.0 0 7 1 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 6 10.8 0 30 1 TCU DEFENSE Tack S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD OLB R. Stanton 10 9-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 SS R. Wheeler 10 7-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 ILB M. Matthews 9 7-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 FS M. King 10 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE D. Weaver 3 3-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 OLB T. Horton 7 2-5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 CB J. Gonzales 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CB G. Mckinney 2 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CB E. Johnson 4 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DE D. Burton 1 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OLB J. Wakefield 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FS T. Scott 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DT J. Richardson 1 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 BYU DEFENSE: Tack S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD FS J. Scott 6 6-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 CB J. Schultz 6 5-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ILB D. Pulliam 3 3-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OLB S. James 3 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 SS R. Holliday 3 3-0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 OLB R. Marshall 3 2-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 3 2-1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 CB S. Hines 2 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DE A. Daugherty 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB G. Miller 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE R. Parsons 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB T. Nelson 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Game: John Willis, Quarterback CP/AT Yards TD INT RUSH 38/55 469 4 0 53 Game Information Attendance: 43,887 Temperature: 60 Weather: Sunny and clear [/code]

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Week Six brings the UNLV Rebels [IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/unlv-med.gif[/IMG](3-1 on the year) to Provo for an intriguing Mountain West match up. [url]http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/[/url] The Rebels are projected to finish 7th in the Mountain West and are listed as having a recruiting class of 82 - a SOS of 50 - and a prestige rating of below average (40). They run a vertical passing offense and rely on RB Steven Burton and QB Brian Rainey. On defense, UNLV uses a 4-6 scheme and count on OLB Grady Freeman to shut down the opposition. The Rebels have posted home wins against Troy, UTEP, and Wyoming and experienced a tough loss at Pittsburgh. Head coach, Clifton Hernandez, who is in the final year of a 4 year contract, expressed optimism that his team will be able to move the ball against the defense of BYU and that he had a gut feeling that Steven Burton was going to have a breakout game. When asked about contract negotiations with the school, Coach Hernandez said that he loves being a part of the TCU program and that he hopes that the details can all be worked out.

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Cougars squeak out 23-19 victory[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] The challenges keeping getting tougher, but the BYU Cougars showed the crowd of 43,981 fans that they were able to rise to the challenge. In a game that saw 4 lead changes and numerous missed opportunities, the Cougars out gained the Rebels 580 to 395 in total yards. The BYU running game, which had been a source of worry over the last few weeks, once again found its legs. Thanks to Manual Campbell's 92 yards on 20 carries and QB John Willis' 103 yards on 8 carries, the Cougars were able to control the ball for 31:15. While Willis' had a big game on the ground he also put up good numbers through the air. Willis' completed 26 of 48 passes for 388 yards and 2 scores (and two picks). His targets of choice today were Jerome Snyder who caught 8 passes for 143 yards and Donald Scott who caught 7 passes for 133 yards. Despite these outstanding numbers, the player of the game was awarded to BYU free safety James Scott who had 9 tackles, 4 stuffs, and 1 pass deflection. BYU is now 5-0 on the season and has started to get some votes for the top 25. If they can continue to perform well, than it is a legitimate possibility that they could see national recognition in a few weeks.

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[code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL UNLV (3-2) 3 3 10 3 19 Brigham Young (5-0) 3 6 7 7 23 Team Statistics UNLV BYU First Downs 17 32 Rushing 3 9 Passing 12 21 Penalty 2 2 3rd-down Efficiency 4-15 7-14 4th-down Efficiency 0-0 0-1 Total Net Yards 395 580 Total plays 69 88 Average gain 5.7 6.6 Net Yards Rushing 68 192 Rushes 37 37 Average per rush 1.8 5.2 Net Yards Passing 327 388 Completed-attempted 15-28 26-48 Yards per pass 11.7 8.1 Sacked-yards lost 4-11 3-5 Had intercepted 1 2 Punts-average 5-43.8 3-38 Return Yardage 121 104 Punts-returns 1-26 3-23 Kickoffs-returns 5-99 5-71 Interceptions-returns 2-4 1-10 Penalties-yards 6-43 6-51 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Touchdowns 1 2 Rushing 0 0 Passing 1 2 Extra Points 1-1 2-2 Field Goals 4-5 3-3 Red Zone Efficiency 66.7% 100% Time Of Possession 28:45 31:15 UNLV PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB B. Rainey 15/28 327 1 1 52 4-11 BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Willis 26/48 388 2 2 46 3-5 UNLV RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB S. Burton 27 63 2.3 0 11 QB B. Rainey 3 10 3.3 0 9 RB R. Cooper 1 3 3.0 0 3 WR P. Lane 1 2 2.0 0 2 RB T. Taylor 1 1 1.0 0 1 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG QB J. Willis 8 103 12.8 0 22 RB M. Campbell 20 92 4.6 0 21 FB C. Park 1 6 6.0 0 6 FB D. Ross 1 2 2.0 0 2 RB J. Adame 3 -2 -0.6 0 0 WR D. Scott 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 UNLV RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR P. Lane 7 4 132 33.0 7 0 52 0 WR S. Carbone 12 5 117 23.4 11 1 35 1 RB S. Burton 3 3 47 15.6 30 0 33 0 WR H. Lopez 4 3 31 10.3 5 0 14 0 TE G. Krueger 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 WR C. Clark 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR J. Snyder 13 8 143 17.8 37 0 46 1 WR D. Scott 13 7 133 19.0 29 0 39 0 FB D. Ross 3 1 36 36.0 29 0 36 0 RB M. Campbell 7 4 33 8.2 13 0 18 1 WR D. Peoples 4 2 26 13.0 4 0 14 0 FB C. Park 2 2 13 6.5 6 0 9 0 TE G. Burgess 4 2 4 2.0 3 2 2 0 RB J. Adame 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 TE T. Owen 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 UNLV KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K B. Rose 4/5 43 1/1 13 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 3/3 36 2/2 11 UNLV PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P J. Richardson 5 43.8 39.2 0 0 57 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 3 38.0 29.3 0 0 54 UNLV KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR E. Williams 4 22.5 0 37 ILB S. Smith 1 9.0 0 9 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR J. Snyder 4 15.0 0 28 RB J. Adame 1 11.0 0 11 UNLV PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR E. Williams 1 26.0 0 26 0 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 3 7.7 0 11 0 UNLV DEFENSE: TACK S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD OLB F. Thompson 7 7-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 SS J. Lambert 7 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB G. Freeman 6 5-1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 CB R. Hansen 6 3-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 FS W. Walker 6 3-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 OLB A. Alvarez 5 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB D. Parks 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ILB J. Willis 3 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 CB J. Cobbs 3 2-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 DE P. Davis 2 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 DE D. Robbins 1 1-0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 DT L. Gilliam 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 BYU DEFENSE: TACK S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD SS R. Holliday 9 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FS J. Scott 9 6-3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 CB G. Miller 7 5-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 OLB R. Marshall 8 3-5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 OLB S. James 5 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB D. Pulliam 4 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Rosas 2 2-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 DE A. Daugherty 2 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Schultz 3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE M. Johns 1 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Murray 1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB T. Nelson 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB S. Hines 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Game: James Scott, Free Safety TAK SCK INT PD TD 9 0 0 1 0 Game Information Attendance: 43,981 Temperature: 59 Weather: Sunny and clear [/code]

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Week 7 will bring the Cougars toughest challenge to date as they travel to California to square off against the San Diego State Aztecs (2-4) [IMG]http://ideaspot.net/flags/Mt_West/medium/sdsu-white-med.gif[/IMG][url]http://goaztecs.cstv.com/[/url] The Aztecs are projected to finish 5th in the Mountain West and are listed as having a recruiting class of 66 - [COLOR="Red"]a SOS of 8 [/COLOR]- and a prestige rating of below average (40). They use a Run and Gun offense that uses the athleticism of QB James Johnson and run a 3-4 scheme on defense, led by OLB Kenneth Hoffman. The Aztecs have posted wins against Buffalo and Colorado State and have lost to #2 LSU, NC State, Navy, and TCU. During his weekly press conference, Coach Richard Robinson, in response to questions about the health of QB James Johnson who had suffered a concussion during the team's loss to TCU last week, assured the press that Johnson was feeling better and had been cleared to play this week.

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[SIZE="4"][B][COLOR="Blue"]Aztecs dominate Cougars 23-20[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] The Aztecs of San Diego State dominated the BYU Cougars today before a crowd of 43,202. The Aztecs dominated on both sides of the ball as they put up 535 yards of total offense and limited BYU to 302 yards. The Aztec defense was swarming the ball today as they intercepted 2 passes, forced 2 fumbles (recovered both), and sacked the QB once. San Diego State jumped to an early 1st quarter lead with a 28 yard field goal by Robert Austin and followed that up with a 21 yard pass from QB James Johnson to his brother Irvin Johnson. The 2nd quarter began with the Aztecs putting together a 12 play, 87 yard drive that was capped by a 4 yard pass to Brian Burnette. BYU did make a small push as they were able to spring RB Joseph Adame for a 35 yard touchdown run, but the Aztecs responded back with a 11 play, 62 yard drive that was capped by a Robert Austin 23 yard field goal. The second half saw the Aztecs kick another field goal to push their lead to a score of 23-7. While BYU did put a late 4th quarter charge together - a 6 yard fumble return and a 3 yard touchdown pass – it proved to be too little too late. The loss drops BYU to 5-1 on the season and hurts their chances to break into the top 25 in the national polls. The player of the game honors went to BYU free safety James Scott who had a tremendous day in the loss. He had 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, 4 stuffs, and 2 pass deflections and his quickly gaining support for national recognition.

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[code] 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL Brigham Young (5-1) 0 7 0 13 20 San Diego State (3-4) 10 10 3 0 23 Team Statistics BYU SDSU First Downs 17 24 Rushing 6 5 Passing 8 17 Penalty 3 2 3rd-down Efficiency 6-13 8-20 4th-down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Net Yards 302 535 Total plays 66 88 Average gain 4.6 6.1 Net Yards Rushing 143 89 Rushes 32 35 Average per rush 4.5 2.5 Net Yards Passing [COLOR="Red"]159[/COLOR] 446 Completed-attempted [COLOR="red"]11-33[/COLOR] 31-51 Yards per pass 4.8 8.7 Sacked-yards lost 1-4 2-4 Had intercepted 2 2 Punts-average 6-44.8 3-31.3 Return Yardage 180 104 Punts-returns 2-48 2-20 Kickoffs-returns 6-124 3-61 Interceptions-returns 2-8 2-23 Penalties-yards 6-54 6-50 Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-2 Touchdowns 2 2 Rushing 1 0 Passing 1 2 Extra Points 2-2 2-2 Field Goals 0-0 3-4 Red Zone Efficiency 50% 57.1% Time Of Possession 25:14 34:46 BYU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Willis 11/33 159 1 2 50 1-4 SDSU PASSING: CP/AT YDS TD INT LG SACK QB J. Johnson 28/47 430 2 2 45 2-4 QB R. Holloway 3/4 16 0 0 12 0-0 BYU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB M. Campbell 16 59 3.6 0 10 RB J. Adame 5 53 10.6 1 35 FB C. Park 6 26 4.3 0 8 QB J. Willis 3 14 4.6 0 18 WR D. Scott 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 SDSU RUSHING: ATT YDS YPC TD LG RB R. Lewis 29 92 3.1 0 19 RB M. Upchurch 3 3 1.0 0 2 QB J. Johnson 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 BYU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR J. Snyder 10 3 70 23.3 6 1 50 1 WR D. Scott 10 3 38 12.6 9 0 18 1 FB C. Park 3 2 30 15.0 16 0 19 0 RB M. Campbell 7 2 12 6.0 6 0 8 2 WR D. Peoples 3 1 9 9.0 1 0 9 0 SDSU RECEIVING: ATT REC YDS YPC YAC TD LG DRP WR C. Wright 12 8 137 17.1 32 0 45 1 WR D. Bates 13 7 111 15.8 29 0 44 0 WR D. Butler 10 6 90 15.0 4 0 28 1 TE B. Burnette 8 7 71 10.1 18 1 20 0 WR I. Johnson 5 2 35 17.5 1 1 21 1 RB R. Lewis 3 1 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 BYU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K D. Abbott 0/0 0 2/2 2 SDSU KICKING: FG LONG XP PTS K R. Austin 3/4 28 2/2 11 BYU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P C. Simpson 6 44.8 38.2 0 1 58 SDSU PUNTING: NO AVG NET I-20 TB LG P A. Stevens 3 31.3 15.3 0 0 36 BYU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG RB J. Adame 1 35.0 0 35 WR J. Snyder 5 17.8 0 31 SDSU KICK RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG WR I. Johnson 3 20.3 0 23 BYU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Scott 1 30.0 0 30 0 WR D. Peoples 1 18.0 0 18 0 SDSU PUNT RETURNS: NO AVG TD LONG FC WR D. Butler 2 10.0 0 18 0 BYU DEFENSE: TACK S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD FS J. Scott 10 9-1 1 4 0 0 1 2 2 SS R. Holliday 12 6-6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 OLB J. Farrow 8 5-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 OLB R. Marshall 9 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ILB D. Pulliam 5 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT J. Wade 4 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CB G. Miller 4 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 OLB S. James 3 2-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CB S. Hines 3 2-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 SS D. Haskins 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DT M. Rosas 1 1-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 DE M. Johns 1 1-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 CB T. Nelson 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Schultz 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 SDSU DEFENSE: TACK S-A SCK STF HUR DP INT FF PD OLB J. Robb 8 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB K. Hoffman 8 4-4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 FS D. Salinas 5 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB M. Gonzalez 4 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 ILB G. Miller 5 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 SS B. Walker 3 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB J. Granger 3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CB W. Riley 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DT G. Moore 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FS A. Houck 1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SS P. Paul 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 OLB C. Clayton 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player of the Game: James Scott, Free Safety TAK SCK INT PD TD 10 1 1 2 0 Game Information Attendance: 43,202 Temperature: 78 Weather: Slightly overcast [/code]

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[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="4"]Mountain West Standings [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [code] Conference Overall Rank Team W-L PF PA W-L PF PA Streak 1 Utah 3-0 98 26 5-0 171 56 W5 2 Brigham Young 3-1 108 65 5-1 166 68 L-1 3 UNLV 3-1 96 66 5-2 158 104 W2 4 San Diego State 2-1 63 66 3-4 133 175 W1 5 Colorado State 2-2 64 70 2-5 117 146 W1 6 Texas Christian 2-2 94 91 3-3 157 154 L-1 7 New Mexico 1-3 50 82 3-3 87 109 W1 8 Wyoming 1-3 62 100 3-4 133 159 L-1 9 Air Force 0-4 40 109 2-5 114 142 L-5 [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]Media Poll [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] Team Record Points Top 25 SOS 1. Purdue 7-0 (4-0) 1610 4-0 33 2. LSU SEC 7-0 (4-0) 1558 0-0 53 3. Oklahoma State 7-0 (5-0) 1503 1-0 43 4. Georgia 5-1 (3-1) 1448 1-1 13 5. Oklahoma 6-1 (4-1) 1375 2-1 37 6. Texas 6-1 (3-1) 1306 2-1 5 7. Florida 5-1 (3-1) 1222 0-1 19 8. Notre Dame 7-1 (3-0) 1164 2-1 35 9. Texas A&M 6-1 (4-1) 1105 1-1 61 10. Miami 5-2 (3-1) 1038 1-1 49 11. Kansas State 6-2 (3-2) 964 2-2 75 12. Washington 6-1 (3-1) 918 1-0 44 13. Kentucky 7-0 (5-0) 864 0-0 87 14. Michigan 5-2 (3-1) 821 0-2 15 15. Auburn 6-2 (4-1) 749 2-0 27 16. Wisconsin 5-2 (3-1) 691 1-2 9 17. Ohio State 5-2 (2-1) 634 1-2 36 18. Boston College 5-2 (3-2) 582 1-1 28 19. Florida State 4-3 (3-2) 538 1-2 17 20. Nebraska 4-4 (1-4) 460 1-4 11 21. Minnesota 5-2 (2-2) 390 1-2 42 22. Iowa State 4-2 (2-2) 341 1-1 64 23. Wash State 6-1 (4-0) 292 0-0 79 24. Oregon 4-2 (1-2) 231 0-1 88 25. Syracuse 7-0 (4-0) 177 0-0 91 Others receiving votes: Ole Miss 124, Pittsburgh 96, Utah 70, Missouri 41, USC 39, Miss State 34, Maryland 32, Texas Tech 31, Arizona 28, Arizona State 26, [COLOR="Blue"]Brigham Young 26[/COLOR], UNLV 21, Clemson 16, Michigan State 15, Georgia Tech 10, West Virginia 6, Colorado 6, Virginia Tech 6, Tennessee 6, NC State 6, Alabama 6, San Diego State 3 Dropped out of the Top 25: Ole Miss (22), USC (23) [/code]

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[B][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Blue"]BYU Team Stats[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [code] OFFENSE DEFENSE Points Per Game 27.7 (#39) 11.3 (#3) Total Yards Per Game 475.2 (#8) 327.3 (#19) Rushing Attempts 233 (#81) 187 (#4) Rushing Yards Per Game 154.3 (#35) 57.2 (#1) Rushing YPC 4.0 (#28) 1.8 (#1) Passing Attempts 264 (#22) 213 (#31) Passing Yards Per Game 320.8 (#10) 270.2 (#97) Passing Completion % 59.8 (#26) 52.6 (#59) Turnover Margin 6.0 (#24) [/code]