2006 BYU Cougars football team

The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship outright with an 11–2 record (8–0 in the MWC), their first unbeaten conference play since 2001. This was also BYU's third season with at least a share of the MWC title (co-champions with CSU and Utah in 1999, and sole champions in 2001). The Cougars play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards.

2006 BYU Cougars football
Mountain West champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 38–8 vs. Oregon
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record11–2 (8–0 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir Raid
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 64,045)
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 BYU $  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 22 TCU  6 –2   11 –2  
Utah  5 –3   8 –5  
Wyoming  5 –3   6 –6  
New Mexico  4 –4   6 –7  
Air Force  3 –5   4 –8  
San Diego State  3 –5   3 –9  
Colorado State  1 –7   4 –8  
UNLV  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

Among the returning starters were quarterback John Beck, running back Curtis Brown, linebacker Cameron Jenson and tight end Jonny Harline.

During the season

The Cougars started the season unranked in either the Coaches Poll or the AP Poll, and would not enter the polls until they had won their eighth game. They steadily rose in the rankings mainly on the strength of an offense that finished the regular season 5th in the nation in scoring and 4th in passing yards of 323.5 per game. The key to their offense was quarterback John Beck, who was one of the nation's top quarterbacks, running back Curtis Brown, and tight end Jonny Harline. They averaged a 465.5 yards and 36.8 points per game.

The Cougars played five bowl-bound teams during the season—Boston College, their second opponent from one of the six BCS conferences; Tulsa; TCU; the New Mexico; and their conference rivals, the Utah Utes. Notably, BYU defeated TCU (then ranked #15) by 31-17 putting an end to the Horned Frogs' 13-game winning streak.

Postseason awards and citations

John Beck

  • MWC Offensive Player of the Week for seven weeks
  • Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year (unanimous)
  • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
  • Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist
  • Heisman candidate
  • Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
  • First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
  • Second Team All-America, The Sporting News
    • Honorable Mention All-America, CBSSportsline.com, Pro Football Weekly, College Football News

Jonny Harline

  • Mackey Award semifinalist
  • First Team All-America, The Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, CBSSportsline.com, SI.com
    • Third Team All-America, Associated Press

Jake Kuresa

  • Second Team All-America, College Football News
    • Honorable Mention All-America, The Sporting News
  • First Team All-Mountain West Conference

Bronco Mendenhall

  • AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year

Curtis Brown

  • First Team All-Mountain West Conference

Sete Aulai

  • Second Team All-Mountain West Conference

Cameron Jensen

  • First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous)
  • Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week

Quinn Gooch

  • Second Team All-Mountain West Conference

Bryan Kehl

  • Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference

Jared McLaughlin

  • Second Team All-Mountain West Conference

Nate Meikle

  • Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
  • Academic All-District
  • National Scholar-Athlete Candidate

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:15 p.m.at Arizona*
TBSL 13–1658,450
September 92:00 p.m.Tulsa*
mtnW 49–2456,627
September 1610:00 a.m.at No. 23 Boston College*
ESPN2L 23–30 2OT40,233
September 231:00 p.m.Utah State*
mtnW 38–058,659
September 284:00 p.m.at No. 17 TCU
VersusW 31–1732,190
October 711:00 a.m.San Diego State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
mtnW 47–1760,804
October 212:30 p.m.UNLVdagger
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
mtnW 52–763,341
October 2812:00 p.m.at Air Force
VersusW 33–1435,521
November 44:30 p.m.at Colorado State
mtnW 24–321,117
November 96:00 p.m.WyomingNo. 25
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
CSTVW 55–759,901
November 182:00 p.m.New MexicoNo. 23
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
mtnW 42–1763,814
November 251:30 p.m.at UtahNo. 21
CSTV/mtnW 33–3145,330
December 216:00 p.m.vs. Oregon*No. 19
ESPN2W 38–844,615
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Rankings
See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV—————RVRVRVRV252321201916
Coaches PollRV————RVRVRVRVRVRV2423212015
HarrisNot released—RVRVRVRVRVRV24211919Not released
BCSNot released————25232120Not released

Roster
(as of September 2006) Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine

Wide receivers

  • 2 Bryce Mahuika - Sophomore
  • 3 Michael Reed† - Sophomore
  • 5 Brett Cooper - Senior
  • 9 Nathan Meikle† - Senior
  • 10 Matt Allen† - Junior
  • 19 Zac Erekson - Sophomore
  • 80 McKay Jacobson - Freshman
  • 82 Ryan Neeley - Junior
  • 83 Saia Hafoka - Sophomore
  • 85 Zac Collie - Senior
  • 86 Daniel Tervort - Freshman
  • 87 Matt Smith - Senior

Offensive guards

  • 62 Braden Hansen - Freshman
  • 74 Travis Bright† - Sophomore
  • 76 Ray Feinga† - Sophomore

Offensive tackles

  • 65 Dallas Reynolds† - Sophomore
  • 66 Garrett Reden - Freshman
  • 68 David Oswald - Sophomore
  • 73 Jake Kuresa† - Senior

Centers

  • 60 Ryan Freeman - Freshman
  • 67 Sete Aulai† - Junior

Offensive linemen

  • 53 Tom Sorensen - Sophomore
  • 55 Jeff Rhea - Junior
  • 59 Eddie Keele - Senior
  • 61 Jackson Smith - Freshman
  • 69 John Barrett - Freshman
  • 71 Rick Wolfley - Freshman
  • 72 Nick Longshore - Senior
  • 75 Walter Kahaialii -Freshman
  • 77 Jason Speredon - Freshman
  • 79 Erik Freeman - Junior
  • 58 Jayson Clark - Senior
  

Tight ends

  • 13 Jonny Harline† - Senior
  • 20 Daniel Coats - Senior
  • 37 Vic So'oto - Sophomore
  • 84 Jeff Allen - Freshman
  • 88 Andrew George - Freshman
  • 89 Brock Hansen - Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 11 Manase Tonga† - Sophomore
  • 27 Joe Semanoff - Junior

Quarterbacks

  • 4 James Lark - Freshman
  • 7 Jason Beck - Senior
  • 11 Sam Doman - Freshman
  • 12 John Beck† - Senior
  • 16 Jacob Bower - Freshman
  • 24 Kurt McEuen - Freshman

Running backs

  • 1 Fui Vakapuna - Sophomore
  • 6 Curtis Brown† - Senior
  • 22 Ray Hudson - Sophomore
  • 31 Isaac Taylor - Sophomore
  • 32 Mike Hague - Freshman
  • 45 Harvey Unga - Freshman

Defensive line

  • 54 Kyle Luekenga - Sophomore
  • 57 Dan Alleto - Freshman
  • 75 Jordan Richardson - Freshman
  • 77 Ian Dulan - Freshman
  • 90 Mosese Foketi - Junior
  • 92 Brett Denney - Freshman
  • 93 Sean Sullivan - Junior
  • 94 Tommy Nelson - Freshman
  • 95 Temana Paongo - Freshman
  • 96 Kalama Kaluhiokalani - Freshman
  • 97 Garrett Eskelsen - Freshman

Defensive ends

  • 70 Hala Paongo† - Senior
  • 84 Jan Jorgensen† - Freshman
  • 91 Judd Anderton - Junior
  • 99 Matangi Tonga - Freshman

Defensive tackles

  • 51 Russell Tialavea† - Freshman
  • 98 Romney Fuga - Freshman
  

Defensive backs

  • 4 Brandon Howard - Freshman
  • 6 Jordan Stephan - Freshman
  • 10 Jeff Sorensen - Freshman
  • 14 Tyler Kozlowski - Freshman
  • 16 Kellen Fowler - Junior
  • 18 Aaron Attig - Freshman
  • 19 Brandon Bradley - Freshman
  • 20 Michael Moore - Freshman
  • 22 Carter Mees - Freshman
  • 24 Nate Hutchinson - Freshman
  • 26 Aaron Gordon - Senior
  • 29 Kelly Bills - Sophomore
  • 30 Robbie Buckner - Freshman
  • 31 Chris Warner - Sophomore
  • 32 Scott Johnson - Sophomore
  • 39 Cole Miyahira - Senior

Linebackers

  • 35 Cameron Jensen† - Senior
  • 36 Markell Staffieri - Junior
  • 41 Bryan Kehl† - Junior
  • 42 Gary Lovely - Senior
  • 43 David Nixon - Sophomore
  • 44 Dan Van Sweden - Freshman
  • 45 Rex Doman - Junior
  • 45 Zed Mendenhall - Freshman
  • 46 Kelly Poppinga - Junior
  • 47 Terrance Hooks - Freshman
  • 48 Andrew Stacey - Senior
  • 49 Shawn Doman - Freshman
  • 50 Chris Bolden - Junior
  • 52 Aaron Wagner - Senior
  • 53 Austin Nielsen - Freshman
  • 55 Skyler Stephens - Sophomore
  • 56 Dan Bates - Senior
  • 58 Jeff Bell - Freshman
  • 63 Connell Hess - Freshman

Cornerbacks

  • 15 Justin Robinson† - Senior
  • 21 Ben Criddle† - Junior
  • 33 Andre Saulsberry - Junior
  • 34 Kayle Buchanan† - Junior

Safeties

  • 25 Quinn Gooch† - Junior
  • 23 David Tafuna - Junior
  • 28 Dustin Gabriel† - Junior

Punters

  • 29 Derek McLaughlin† - Senior
  • 30 Jared McLaughlin - Senior

Kickers

  • 30 Jared McLaughlin† - Senior
  • 29 Derek McLaughlin - Senior
  • 38 Spencer Covert- Freshman
† Starter at position     * Injured

Regular season

Arizona
1 234Total
BYU 7 033 13
• Arizona 3 373 16
Scoring summary
111:52UANick Folk 30-yard field goalUA 3-0
12:06BYUDaniel Coats 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-3
212:53UANick Folk 22-yard field goalBYU 7-6
310:08BYUJared McLaughlin 20-yard field goalBYU 10-6
36:52UAAnthony Johnson 2-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Nick Folk kick)UA 13-10
45:23BYUJared McLaughlin 31-yard field goalTIED 13-13
40:01UANick Folk 48-yard field goalUA 16-13

Tulsa
1 234Total
Tulsa 0 1077 24
• BYU 7 141414 49
  • Source:
Scoring summary
110:04BYUFui Vakapuna 7-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
211:03TUKyle Grooms 6-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick)TIED 7-7
28:16TUJarod Tracy 25-yard field goalTU 10-7
23:51BYUManase Tonga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-10
20:47BYUMatt Allen 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-10
313:52BYUCurtis Brown 62-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 28-10
39:56TUTarrion Adams 1-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick)BYU 28-17
30:21BYUFui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 35-17
411:36BYUZac Collie 16-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 42-17
49:56BYUHarvey Unga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 49-17
42:01TUCourtney Tennial 5-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick)BYU 49-24

Boston College
1 234OT2OTTotal
BYU 7 601000 23
• #23 Boston College 6 68307 30
  • Source:
Scoring summary
110:49BYUJohn Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
12:09BCBrian Toal 1-yard run (Ryan Ohliger kick failed)BYU 7-6
211:15BYUJared McLaughlin 45-yard field goalBYU 10-6
26:35BYUJared McLaughlin 50-yard field goalBYU 13-6
23:22BCTony Gonzales 18-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick failed)BYU 13-12
310:27BCMatt Ryan 1-yard run (Kevin Challenger pass from Matt Ryan)BC 20-13
414:56BYUFui Vakapuna 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)TIED 20-20
410:07BCRyan Ohliger 20-yard field goalBC 23-20
46:33BYUJared McLaughlin 25-yard field goalTIED 23-23
2OTBCTony Gonzales 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick)BC 30-23

Utah State
1 234Total
Utah State 0 000 0
• BYU 10 1477 38
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 58,659
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson (mtn.)
    Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN)
  • Source:
Scoring summary
110:22BYUFui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
14:53BYUJared McLaughlin 44-yard field goalBYU 10-0
214:02BYUFui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 17-0
25:24BYUFui Vakapuna 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 24-0
38:21BYUJustin Robinson 64-yard Interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 31-0
42:16BYUJonny Harline 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 38-0

TCU
1 234Total
• BYU 3 7714 31
#15 TCU 0 377 17
  • Source:
Scoring summary
13:40BYUJared McLaughlin 31-yard field goalBYU 3-0
210:03BYUManase Tonga 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 10-0
20:04TCUChris Manfredini 36-yard field goalBYU 10-3
310:26BYUMichael Reed 40-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kickBYU 17-3
36:04TCUBrent Hecht 2-yard pass from Jeff Ballard (Chris Manfredini kick)BYU 17-10
412:33BYUMatt Allen 26-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 24-10
47:27BYUJonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 31-10
41:55TCUAaron Brown 7-yard run (Chris Manfredini kick)BYU 31-17

San Diego State
1 234Total
San Diego State 3 0140 17
• BYU 20 2070 47
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 60,804
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy, wind S 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.)
    Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN)
  • Source:
Scoring summary
113:19BYUFui Vakapuna 14-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
110:12SDSUGarrett Palmer 48-yard field goalBYU 7-3
16:47BYUZac Collie 29-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-3
12:38BYUCurtis Brown 4-yard run (kick blocked)BYU 20-3
210:06BYUJonny Harline 8-yard pass from John Beck (kick failed)BYU 26-3
28:13BYUDustin Gabriel 38-yard interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 33-3
23:03BYUCurtis Brown 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 40-3
312:20SDSUBrandon Bornes 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick)BYU 40-10
39:41BYUManase Tonga 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 47-10
34:35SDSUTyler Campbell 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick)BYU 47-17

UNLV
1 234Total
UNLV 0 700 7
• BYU 21 71410 52
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 63,341
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy, wind WNW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.)
    Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN)
  • Source:
Scoring summary
112:29BYUJonny Harline 48-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
15:32BYUJohn Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-0
13:50BYUCurtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-0
27:48UNLVCasey Flair 3-yard pass from Rocky Hinds (Sergio Aguayo kick)BYU 21-7
22:48BYUMcKay Jacobson 28-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 28-7
35:08BYUJonny Harline 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 35-7
30:40BYUMcKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 42-7
48:12BYUJared McLaughlin 34-yard field goalBYU 45-7
43:21BYUMike Hague 81-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 52-7

Air Force
1 234Total
• BYU 7 1439 33
Air Force 0 077 14
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO
  • Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 35,521
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), mostly sunny, wind SE 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (VS.): Gary Bender, Glenn Parker, Argy Stathapolous
  • Source:
Scoring summary
17:53BYUFui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
210:12BYUMichael Reed 8-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-0
20:58BYUJonny Harline 1-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-0
311:08BYUJared McLaughlin 53-yard field goalBYU 24-0
33:54AFAShaun Karney 1-yard run (Zach Sasser kick)BYU 24-7
413:40BYUFui Vakapuna 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked)BYU 30-7
46:38BYUJared McLaughlin 27-yard field goalBYU 33-7
40:27AFABeau Suder 3-yard run (Zach Sasser kick)BYU 33-14

Colorado State
1 234Total
• BYU 7 773 24
Colorado State 0 300 3
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, CO
  • Game start: 4:36 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:38
  • Game attendance: 21,117
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy, wind SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (mtn.): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson
  • Source:
Scoring summary
16:43BYUManase Tonga 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
28:18CSUJason Smith 28-yard field goalBYU 7-3
20:55BYUFui Vakapuna 5-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-3
30:22BYUFui Vakapuna 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-3
47:35BYUJared McLaughlin 25-yard field goalBYU 24-3

Wyoming
1 234Total
Wyoming 0 007 7
• #25 BYU 21 101014 55
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 59,901
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), overcast, wind N 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CSTV, BYU SN): Jonathan Coachman, Chris Rix (CSTV)
    Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN)
  • Source:
Scoring summary
113:03BYUCurtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
17:53BYUJonny Harline 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-0
14:35BYUMichael Reed 33-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-0
26:38BYUCurtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 28-0
20:31BYUJared McLaughlin 31-yard field goalBYU 31-0
312:12BYUJohn Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 38-0
32:58BYUJared McLaughlin 18-yard field goalBYU 41-0
49:30BYUJohn Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 48-0
47:44BYUMcKay Jacobson 77-yard punt return (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 55-0
46:25WYDevin Moore 71-yard run (Jake Scott kick)BYU 55-7

New Mexico
1 234Total
New Mexico 3 0140 17
• #23 BYU 14 1477 42
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 63,814
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), partly cloudy, no wind
  • Referee: Karl Richins
  • TV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): Rich Cellini, Jon Berger, Blaine Fowler (mtn.)
    Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN)
  • Source:
Scoring summary
112:53BYUCurtis Brown 49-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
17:51BYUMcKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-0
13:01UNMKenny Byrd 31-yard field goalBYU 14-3
213:26BYUJonny Harline 71-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-3
21:02BYUCurtis Brown 9-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 28-3
313:51UNMTravis Brown 35-yard pass from Chris Nelson (Kenny Byrd kick)BYU 28-10
38:56UNMQuincy Black 88-yard interception return (Kenny Byrd kick)BYU 28-17
34:58BYUMatt Allen 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 35-17
44:53BYUJohn Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 42-17

Utah
1 234Total
• #21 BYU 14 0019 33
Utah 0 10147 31
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 1:38 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 45,330
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), mostly sunny, wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Rich Kollen
  • TV announcers (mtn., CSTV): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler
  • Source:
Scoring summary
110:38BYUManase Tonga 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0
16:48BYUJonny Harline 36-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-0
29:18UTAHBrent Casteel 18-yard pass from Eric Weddle (Louie Sakoda kick)BYU 14-7
20:00UTAHLouie Sakoda 24-yard field goalBYU 14-10
38:24UTAHMarquis Wilson 57-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick)UTAH 17-14
31:41UTAHColt Sampson 4-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick)UTAH 24-14
413:15BYUJonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked)UTAH 24-20
43:23BYUDaniel Coats 2-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 27-24
41:19UTAHBrent Casteel 19-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick)UTAH 31-27
40:00BYUJonny Harline 11-yard pass from John Beck (run failed)BYU 33-31
  • Announcer James Bates: "Five in a row won't happen." Referring to Utah winning the past four years in the rivalry series.

Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl
1 234Total
• #19 BYU 0 17714 38
Oregon 0 008 8
  • Source:
Scoring summary
213:25BYUJared McLaughlin 24-yard field goalBYU 3-0
26:57BYUCurtis Brown 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 10-0
21:50BYUJonny Harline 41-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 17-0
33:42BYUCurtis Brown 4-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 24-0
411:29BYUJohn Beck 13-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 31-0
410:27OREBrian Paysinger 47-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Jeremiah Johnson run)BYU 31-8
49:14BYUManase Tonga 17-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 38-8
  • "Um, remind me again who's in the Mountain West Conference." - Mike Bellotti on BYU's undefeated conference record
  • "Collectively, no, they couldn't compete at the highest level in the Pac-10. They lost to Arizona this year. They wouldn't even be a midlevel Pac-10 team." - Bellotti on BYU as Pac-10 team
  • BYU first bowl win since 1996 season

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