2014 BYU Cougars football team

The 2014 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by tenth head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the fourth year BYU competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl where they lost to Memphis.

2014 BYU Cougars football
Miami Beach Bowl, L 48–55 2OT vs. Memphis
ConferenceIndependent
2014 record8–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert Anae (8th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple formation
Defensive coordinatorNick Howell (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
(Capacity: 63,470)
2014 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
BYU    –      8 –5  
Notre Dame    –      8 –5  
Navy    –      8 –5  
Army    –      4 –8  
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

After a season in which the entire offensive staff was changed, BYU is expected to have stability in the coaching ranks as every coach is expected to return.

2014 Recruits

The Cougars have signed 17 high school seniors, 2 junior college transfers, and 2 FBS transfer for the 2014 class. A few members will be going straight out onto their LDS mission. Details on each signee will be added within the next couple of weeks. The class includes 12 defensive and eight offensive players representing seven different states with seven recruits signing out of California, four from Utah, three from Texas, two from both Arizona and Kansas, and one each from Alabama and North Carolina. On defense, BYU adds six recruits at defensive line, three at linebacker and three in the defensive backfield, while signing four wide receivers, three offensive linemen and one tight end on offense. BYU also has two mid-year enrollees that will bolster their ranks.

2014 Returning Missionaries

18 return missionaries will join BYU for the 2014 season.

2014 Departures

5 BYU players were invited to the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine and will not return as they are graduating seniors. The five feature two of BYU's all-time leaders in Kyle Van Noy and Cody Hoffman. Uani Unga, Eathyn Manumaleuna, and Daniel Sorensen round out the list of Cougars invited to the Combine. All five are expected to be taken in the 2014 NFL Draft. Only 13 programs had more than BYU's 5-players invited to the Combine, and out of those 13 only 3 had more than BYU's defense: Alabama, Florida State, and Florida.[1]

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jason Munns11QB6'5"249SeniorKennewick, WAGraduated
Kaneakua Friel82TE6'5"261SeniorKaneohe, HIGraduated
JD Falslev12WR5'8"175SeniorSmithfield, UTGraduated
Cody Hoffman2WR6'4"210SeniorCrescent City, CAGraduated
Skyler Ridley17WR6'0"172SeniorMurrieta, CAGraduated
Manaaki Vaitai79OL6'3"317SeniorEuless, TXGraduated
Mike Hague32DB5'10"190SeniorSalt Lake City, UTGraduated
Adam Hogan16DB5'11"180SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Scott Lefrandt33DB5'11"190SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated
Blake Morgan27DB5'11"195SeniorGreeley, COGraduated
Daniel Sorensen9DB6'2"208SeniorColton, CAGraduated
Eathyn Manumaleuna55DL6'2"305SeniorAnchorage, AKGraduated
Tyler Beck45LB6'1"220SeniorMurrieta, CAGraduated
Spencer Hadley34LB6'1"227SeniorConnell, WAGraduated
Austin Jorgensen34LB6'2"232SeniorMount Pleasant, UTGraduated
Uani Unga41LB6'1"317SeniorRancho Cucamonga, CAGraduated
Kyle Van Noy3LB6'3"245SeniorReno, NVGraduated; Selected in 2014 NFL Draft by Detroit Lions with 40th pick[2]
Justin Sorensen37K6'1"243SeniorSouth Jordan, UTGraduated
Kevin O'Mary96DS6'4"240SeniorSan Diego, CAGraduated
Tanner Cox96LB6'4"226JuniorPleasant View, UTGraduated
Andrew Crawford68OL6'5"222SophomoreFairfax, VA
Tui Crichton52OL6'3"343JuniorProvo, UT
Michael Doman93DL6'4"240SophomorePortland, ORTransferred to Portland State[3]
Cole Jones65OL6'6"282SophomoreCenterville, UT
Benson Manwaring31WR5'5"180JuniorBoise, ID
Ammon Olsen15QB6'3"209SophomoreDraper, UTTransferred to Southern Utah[4]
Rylee Gautavai46LB6'0"219FreshmanBountiful, UTLDS mission (returning in 2016)
Porter Hansen38LB6'3"205FreshmanLa Crescenta, CALDS mission (returning in 2016)
Trajan Pili47LB6'1"225FreshmanLas Vegas, NVLDS mission (returning in 2016)
Addison Pulsipher71OL6'5"264FreshmanTemecula, CALDS mission (returning in 2016)
Thomas Shoaf56OL6'7"255FreshmanColumbus, INLDS mission (returning in 2016)
Nephi Stevens22WR5'11"190FreshmanAiea, HILDS mission (returning in 2016)
Merrill Taliauli46DL6'2"312FreshmanSalt Lake City, UTLDS mission (returning in 2016)
Iona Pritchard5RB6'0"232RS JuniorSouth Jordan, UTGraduate Transfer to Oregon State[5]
Billy Green10QB6'2"206SophomoreWoodway, WATransferred[6]
JonRhyeem Peoples94DL6'4"339RS FreshmanRigby, IDTransferred[7]

Media

Football Media Day

Football Media Day is scheduled to take place in June 2014 and will air live on BYUtv and have player interviews conducted through byutvsports.com.

Cougar IMG Sports Network Affiliates
See also: 2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, and 2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)
BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
KIDO- Boise, ID [football only]
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT
KSHP- Las Vegas, NV [football only]
BYUCougars.com[8]

Roster
2014 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Hunter Moore Fr
QB 4 Taysom Hill  (C) Jr
QB 7 Christian Stewart Sr
QB 10 McCoy Hill Fr
QB 15 Hayden Griffits Fr
RB 21 Jamaal Williams  Jr
RB 24 Algie Brown So
RB 26 Nate Carter Jr
RB 28 Adam Hine  So
RB 32 Peter Welsh Fr
RB 33 Paul Lasike (C) Sr
RB 34 AJ Moore So
RB 36 Joshua Whippy So
TE 17 Colby Jorgensen Fr
TE 80 Matt Sumsion Fr
TE 84 Devin Mahina Sr
TE 85 Bryan Sampson So
WR 1 Ross Apo Sr
WR 3 Colby Pearson So
WR 5 Nick Kurtz  Jr
WR 9 Jordan Leslie  Sr
WR 10 Mitch Mathews Jr
WR 11 Terenn Houk  Jr
WR 13 Kurt Henderson Jr
WR 18 David Kessler Sr
WR 19 Keanu Nelson Jr
WR 82 Jake Ziolkowski So
WR 82 Travis Frey So
WR 83 David Kessler So
WR 86 Trey Dye Fr
WR 86 Chase Frei Jr
WR 87 Mitchell Juergens So
OL 50 Edward Fusi Sr
OL 54 Parker Dawe So
OL 55 Brayden Kearsley  So
OL 56 Tejan Koroma Fr
OL 57 De'Ondre Wesley  Sr
OL 58 Chase Larson Jr
OL 61 Quinn Lawlor Sr
OL 66 Manu Mulitalo So
OL 67 Kyle Johnson So
OL 68 Brian Rawlinson Fr
OL 70 Terrance Alletto Jr
OL 71 Ului Lapuaho Fr
OL 72 Ryker Mathews Jr
OL 73 Solomone Kafu Sr
OL 74 Brock Stringham Sr
OL 78 Tuni Kanuch Fr
OL 75 Brad Wilcox So
OL 77 Michael Yeck Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Harvey Jackson Sr
DB 1 Sam Lee Jr
DB 2 Dallin Leavitt  So
DB 4 Robertson Daniel Sr
DB 6 Jordan Johnson  Sr
DB 7 Skye PoVey Sr
DB 11 Jordan Preator Fr
DB 12 Kai Nacua So
DB 13 Trent Trammell Jr
DB 15 Michael Davis So
DB 16 Michael Shelton  Fr
DB 17 Chris Badger So
DB 20 Craig Bills  (C) Sr
DB 23 Garrett Juergens So
DB 30 Michael Wadsworth Jr
DB 35 Kavika Fonua Fr
DB 37 Grant Jones Fr
DL 44 Remington Peck (C) Jr
DL 48 Tomasi Laulile So
DL 62 Logan Taele So
DL 76 Kamalani Kaluhiokalani Fr
DL 89 Steven Richards Fr
DL 91 Travis Tuiloma Fr
DL 92 Graham Rowley Jr
DL 93 Josh Carter Sr
DL 94 Kesni Tausinga Fr
DL 95 Bracken El-Bakri Fr
DL 95 Jaterrius Gulley  Fr
DL 96 Adam Ingersoll So
DL 97 Theodore King So
DL 99 Marques Johnson Sr
LB 5 Alani Fua  Sr
LB 22 Manoa Pikula Jr
LB 25 Teu Kautai Jr
LB 31 Sae Tautu So
LB 34 Fred Warner Fr
LB 36 Troy Hinds Fr
LB 39 Phillip Amone Fr
LB 41 Austin Heder So
LB 42 Michael Alisa  Sr
LB 43 Jherremya Leuta-Douyere Jr
LB 45 Toloa'i Ho Ching Fr
LB 46 Harvey Langi So
LB 47 Zac Stout Sr
LB 49 Jordan Egbert So
LB 50 DJ Doman So
LB 51 Va'a Niumatalolo Fr
LB 53 Sione Takitaki Fr
LB 88 Tyler Cook  Fr
LB 90 Bronson Kaufusi Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 23 Scott Arellano Sr
P 28 Jordan Miller Jr
P 39 Chasen Brown Fr
K 27 Trevor Samson Sr
K 29 Andrew Mikkelsen Fr
K 38 Vance "Moose" Bingham So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Robert Anae (BYU)
    Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line, Assistant Head Coach
  • Mark Atuaia (BYU)
    Running Backs
  • Garett Tujague (BYU)
    Offensive Line
  • Jason Beck (BYU)
    Quarterbacks
  • Guy Holliday (Cheyney)
    Outside Wide Receivers
  • Nick Howell (Weber State)
    Secondary, Defensive Coorindator
  • Steve Kaufusi (BYU)
    Defensive Line
  • Kelly Poppinga (BYU)
    Outside Linebackers, Special Teams
  • Paul Tidwell (Utah State)
    Inside Linebackers
  • Jay Omer (Auburn)
    Strength & Conditioning
  • Zach Nyborg (BYU)
    Director of Football Operations
  • Patrick Hickman (Boise State)
    Football H. S. Relations Coordinator
  • Geoff Martzen (Fresno State)
    Football Player Personnel & On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator

[9]

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

Roster

Schedule

The 2014 schedule featured a lot of returning opponents in Texas, Houston, Virginia, UCF, Boise State, Utah State, Middle Tennessee, and Nevada. While it was not regarded as being as difficult as the 2013 schedule, it was the first schedule that played in every major recruiting state BYU target: Texas, Florida, and California. They played in the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl.[10]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 295:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPNW 35–10[11]35,150
September 65:30 p.m.at Texas
FS1W 41–7[12][13]93,463
September 117:00 p.m.HoustonNo. 25
ESPNW 33–25[14]57,630
September 201:30 p.m.VirginiaNo. 21
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 41–33[15][16]59,023
October 38:15 p.m.Utah StateNo. 18
ESPNL 20–35[17][18]64,090
October 95:30 p.m.at UCF
ESPNL 24–31[19] OT41,547
October 188:15 p.m.Nevada
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN2L 35–42[20]56,355
October 247:00 p.m.at Boise State
ESPNL 30–55[21]36,752
November 11:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
CBSSNW 27–718,952
November 155:00 p.m.UNLV
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNUW 42–2353,622
November 221:00 p.m.Savannah State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
BYUtvW 64–052,123
November 292:30 p.m.at California
P12NW 42–3547,856
December 2212:00 p.m.vs. Memphis
ESPNL 48–55 2OT20,761

Game summaries

UConn
See also: UConn Huskies football and 2014 UConn Huskies football team
BYU at UConn
1 234Total
• Cougars 14 1407 35
Huskies 0 703 10
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. For the second consecutive season BYU opened up on the East Coast. This time they came not in a white-out fashion. Instead they came with a mixed white and blue uniform, and the lack of rainy conditions allowed BYU to strike early and often in the running game.

BYU would rush for 205 yards and two touchdowns, while Taysom Hill would complete nearly 80% of his passes for 308 yards. While BYU sat out many players due to suspensions, including top Running back Jamaal Williams, BYU's defense kept UConn in must pass situations as they limited UConn's rushing game to 94 yards on31 carries, an average of 2.3 per play.

BYU would walk away with a 1–0 start, but they would also walk away with 2 of the 3 FBS Independent player of the week awards. Taysom Hill would take his first FBS Offensive Player of the Week award, and Bronson Kaufusi would take the FBS Defensive Player of the Week award.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Taysom Hill 28-36-0-308; UConn, Casey Cochran 17-31-1-171, Chandler Whitmer 8-17-0-113.
  • Rushing: BYU, Hill 12–98–2, Paul Lasike 9–49, Algernon Brown 6–35, Adam Hine 6–15, Mitchell Juergens 1–5, Nate Carter 3–4; UConn, Max Delorenzo 9–40, Josh Marriner 9–28–1, Arkeel Newsome 3–10, Ron Johnson 3–9, Blake Feagles 1–6, Cochran 1-(−6), Whitmer 5-(−13).
  • Receiving: BYU, Mitch Mathews 5–62–1, Terenn Houk 4–58–1, Colby Pearson 3–47, Brown 4–44, Adam hine 3–25, Lasike 4–23, Jordan Leslie 2–22, Mitchell Huergens 2–19, Devin Mahina 1–8; UConn, Geremy Davis 7–96, Kamal Abrams 3–38, Sean Mcquillan 3–33, Alec Bloom 2–24, Noel Thomas 2–18, Newsome 1–18, Marriner 1–17, Johnson 1–11, Deshon Foxx 2–8, Jazzmar Clax 1–3, Tommy Myers 1–3.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Craig Bills 1–0.

Texas
See also: Texas Longhorns football and 2014 Texas Longhorns football team
BYU at Texas
1 234Total
• Cougars 3 3287 41
#NR/25 Longhorns 0 070 7
Sources:[22]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes got his first collegiate start for the injured David Ash, who would later retire from collegiate football, and a lot of short passes allowed him to walk away with a high passing percentage. While Texas found itself unable to score often offensively, the defense pestered BYU and kept the game close until the third quarter.

BYU took the ball to open the third quarter and drove for a touchdown. Texas turnovers and an inability to stop BYU in the third turned a close game into a blowout. BYU converted four possessions into four touchdowns ad turned a 6–0 game into 34–0 before Texas was finally able to score.

The highlight of the night came in the third when Taysom Hill took off for a 30-yard touchdown run with a little over 12 minutes remaining in the third. During the run he leaped six feet in the air over one Texas defender. The highlight placed Hill on many people's Heisman watch list and caused Cougar fans to start calling Taysom Taysman.

The Cougars third quarter performance turned what had been a lackluster performance into a blowout and was enough to give Taysom Hill his second consecutive FBS Independent Offisive Player of the Week award. Meanwhile, many Texas fans started claiming they never wanted to see BYU on their schedule again. BYU improved to 4–1 vs. Texas and 6–1 vs. Texas & Oklahoma lifetime with their second consecutive blowout.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Taysom Hill 18-27-1-181; UT, Tyrone Swoopes 20-31-1-176.
  • Rushing: BYU, Hill 24–99–3, Jamaal Williams 19–89, Adam Hine 4–29–2, Algernon Brown 6–29, Nate Carter 2–4, Paul Lasike 1–2; UT, Johnathan Gray 14–47, Malcolm Brown 14–28, Swoopes 7–7.
  • Receiving: BYU, Jordan Leslie 7–85, Brown 4–40, Mitch Mathews 4–24, Terenn Houk 1–14, Williams 1–12, Devin Mahine 1–6; UT, John Harris 8–77–1, Jaxon Shipley 5–36, Lorenzo Joe 1–22, Marcus Johnson 2–20, Geoff Swaim 2–14, Gray 1–5, Brown 1–2.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Michael Alisa 1–30; UT, Quandre Diggs 1–0.

Houston
See also: Houston Cougars football and 2014 Houston Cougars football team
Houston at BYU
1 234Total
UH Cougars 0 15010 25
• #25/NR BYU Cougars 16 737 33
Sources:[23]

Uniform combination: white helmet with stars and stripes, blue jersey, white pants. On 9/11 both BYU and Houston came out with patriotic helmets, and BYU decorated the field with patriotic symbols to remind everyone we never forget what happened on 9–11. The decorations served only as a small distraction as a game was to take place.

BYU and Houston both swapped quarters in terms of offensive efficiency. For the game BYU owned most statistical categories. However Houston was able to keep it close due to turnovers. Houston forced 3 turnovers which they converted into 17 points, 14 of which came in the second quarter and turned a 23–0 game into 23–15 as time expired in the first half.

BYU countered by opening the game with a defensive safety on Houston's first possession. In addition to the turnovers, personal fouls kept a lot of Houston drives alive. BYU committed 11 penalties for 98 yards.

The close game led a lot of people to speculate BYU wasn't truly a top 25 team. However some of the doubters were silenced when Taysom Hill was awarded his third consecutive FBS Independents Offensive player of the week award.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: UH, John O'Korn 30-52-0-307, Greg Ward Jr. 1–1–0–8; BYU, Taysom Hill 21-34-2-200.
  • Rushing: UH, Kenneth Farrow 3–7, O'Korn 6–4, Ward 1–0, Ryan Jackson 3-(−1); BYU, Taysom Hill 26–160–1, Jamaal Williams 28–139–2, Paul Lasike 3–21, Adam Hine 3–7, Scott Arellano 1-(−1).
  • Receiving: UH, Daniel Spencer 10–133–1, Deontay Greenberry 6–74–2, Kenneth Farrow 5–25, Markeith Ambles 3–32, Ward 3–24, Demarcus Ayers 1–14, Wayne Beadle 1–9, Jackson 2–4; BYU, Jordan Leslie 6–79, Mitchell Juergens 1–38, Mitch Mathews 4–22–1, Devin Mahina 1–16, Kurt Henderson 1–11, Williams 1–9, Lasike 2–8, Terenn Houk 1–7, Adam Hine 1–5, Trey Dye 2–4, Devon Blackmon 1–1.
  • Interceptions: UH, Joey Mbu 1–0, Trevon Stewart 1–0.

Virginia
See also: Virginia Cavaliers football and 2014 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Virginia at BYU
1 234Total
Cavaliers 7 9017 33
• #21/23 Cougars 3 101414 41
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 59,023
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny & Clear, winds N at 6mph
  • Referee: Jerry Magallane
  • TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, & Quint Kessenich (ESPN)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources:[24]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants. Virginia entered the game leading the nation in forcing turnovers. They were unable to take the ball once from BYU. However, the Cavaliers were able to limit BYU's offensive possessions. The Cavaliers doubled up BYU in almost every statistical category.

Virginia ran 102 plays to BYU's 60, held the ball 41 minutes to BYU's 19, and outgained BYU 519 yards to 332. However BYU was able to score on virtually every possession they had, and a 99-yard punt return from Adam Hine proved to be the backbreaker for the Cavaliers as BYU improved to 4–0.

For the fourth consecutive week Taysom Hill walked away with the FBS Independents offensive player of the week award, and Scott Arellano, who was awarded the game MVP thanks to his punts of 60+ yards, walked away with the FBS Independents special teams player of the week award.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: VA, Greyson Lambert 21-35-1-188, Matt Johns 14-23-0-139; BYU, Taysom Hill 13-23-0-187.
  • Rushing: VA, Khalek Shepherd 14–73–1, Lambert 5–49–1, Kevin Parks 11–24, Johns 3–22, Taquan Mizzell 8–17, Darius Jennings 3–11; BYU, Hill 17–72–1, Jamaal Williams 13–68–1, Paul Lasike 2–5, Mitchell Juergens 1–3, Adam Hine 1–0, TEAM 3-(−3).
  • Receiving: VA, Miles Gooch 6–65, Parks 6–33, Canaan Severin 4–58, Andre Levrone 3–46, Doni Dowling 4–36, Jennings 3–35, Keeon Johnson 3–21, Kyle Dockins 1–11, Mizzell 2–10, Rob Burns 1–8, Shepherd 2–4; BYU, Devon Blackmon 2–55, Mitch Juergens 2–53–1, Jordan Leslie 4–41–1, Mitch Mathews 3–26, Terenn Houk 1–8, Devin Mahina 1–4.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Robertson Daniels 1–32.

Utah State

[25]

See also: Utah State Aggies football, 2014 Utah State Aggies football team, The Old Wagon Wheel, and Beehive Boot
Utah State at BYU
1 234Total
• Aggies 7 2170 35
#18/19 Cougars 7 733 20
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 64,090
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear, winds NW at 6mph
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Dave Flemming, Mike Bellotti, & Allison Williams (ESPN)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources:[26]

Uniform combination: white helmet with royal blue decals and royal blue chromium facemasks, royal blue jersey, royal blue pants. With no Utah on the schedule, BYU choose the Utah State game to break out the royal blue uniforms. The day also featured the retirement of Jim McMahon's #9 into the Cougar Ring of Fame, making BYU's WR Jordan Leslie the last Cougar to wear the coveted number.[27]

The night began with two pass completions from Taysom Hill to Jordan Leslie totaling 57 yards, setting up a 7-yard run touchdown run from Taysom Hill. Utah State countered by converting linebacker Nick Vigil into a running back. Nick used strong runs around the outside to continually move the ball into BYU territory and give Utah State the short field. Meanwhile, Darrell Garretson completed a QB rating above 230 as Utah State used long, sustained offensive drives to limit BYU's possessions.

A Jamaal Williams fumble in the second quarter allowed the Aggies to take a 21–14 lead. The fumble was the first lost fumble for Williams collegiate career. The fumble began a series of bad stretches for BYU as on the next possession Taysom Hill suffered what appeared to be a fractured leg. Hill was carted off the field and placed in an air cast. Early prognosis stated that is might be season ending, but additional details would be released Monday after X-Rays and an MRI were performed.[28] Backup quarterback Christian Stewart came in to try and rally the BYU cause, but 3 interceptions allowed the Aggies to utilize a short field and ruin any real chances BYU had of coming back.

The loss to Utah State proved to be the first home loss for BYU against the Aggies since 1976. It ended any chances BYU had of making a New Years Six bowl and likely ended any Heisman Campaign Hill was to possibly have. Ironically enough, the last time BYU had lost to the Aggies at home was when Jim McMahon was a QB for BYU.

The loss returned the Wagon Wheel to Logan and allowed Utah State to walk away with the 2014 Beehive Boot, as neither team plays Utah this season.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: USU, Darrell Garretson 19-25-0-321; BYU, Christian Stewart 10-29-3-172, Taysom Hill 8–11–0–99.
  • Rushing: USU, Nick Vigil 16–57–1, Joe Hill 18–54, Rashad Hall 7–10, Kennedy Williams 2–10, LaJuan Hunt 3–8, JoJo Natson 1–6, Garretson 3-(−9); BYU, Jamaal Williams 17–99, Taysom Hill 7–35–1, Christian Stewart 7–11, Paul Lasike 2–6, Algernon Brown 1–3.
  • Receiving: USU, Hunter Sharp 5–173–1, Devon Robinson 6–98–2, JoJo Natson 5–34, Joe Hill 2–11, Ronald Butler 1–5; BYU, Mitch Mathews 8–117–1, Jordan Leslie 4–135, Terenn Houk 3–7, Lasike 1–7, Adam Hine 1–4, Williams 1–1.
  • Interceptions: USU, Devin Centers 1–34, Frank Sutera 1–21, Torrey Green 1–0.

UCF
See also: UCF Knights football and 2014 UCF Knights football team
BYU at UCF
1 234OTTotal
Cougars 0 32100 24
• Knights 10 0777 31
Sources:

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants. Christian Stewart started his first game for BYU at QB hoping to help BYU rebound. The Cougars entered the game with only 2 days of practice to get ready for the Knights and with 5 starters out with injury (Taysom Hill, Brayden Kearsley, Terenn Houk, Alan Fui, and Devin Leavitt).[29] The injuries to Kearsley & Houk allowed UCF's defense to break through the line and pester BYU throughout, sacking Stewart twice forcing one fumble and picking the ball off once. BYU's defense rose to the challenge and was able to stop UCF's offense from scoring on 8 consecutive possessions. The defense picked off two UCF passes and forced two UCF fumbles, allowing BYU to have the short field and take the lead in the third quarter. BYU's defense also forced UCF into two missed field goals in the fourth, forcing the eventual overtime.

Injuries proved once again to be BYU's downfall. Jamaal Williams suffered an ankle injury on the first play of the game, Cornerback Jordan Johnson was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital to have his right arm evaluated, and Craig Bills went out of the game with a concussion. BYU also revealed that receiver Nick Kurtz will seek a redshirt this season and won't play in any of the remaining games.[29]

A conservative rush attack in the fourth quarter forced BYU into 4 consecutive three-and-outs, and UCF won 31–24.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 22-37-1-153; UCF, Justin Holman 30-51-2-326.
  • Rushing: BYU, Algernon Brown 16–80, Stewart 13–52, Paul Lasike 12–51, Adam Hine 5–5, Mitch Juergens 1–2, Jamaal Williams 1–1, Team 1-(−2); UCF, William Stanback 22–44–1, Holman 10–26–1, Team 1-(−7).
  • Receiving: BYU, Devin Mahina 4–46–2, Mitch Mathews 3–24, Colby Pearson 3–22–1, Jordan Leslie 4–21, Lasike 1–19, Juergens 3–14, Brown 2–6, Keanu Nelson 1–3, Hine 1-(−2); UCF, Josh Reese 5–87–1, Breshad Perriman 6–83, Rannell Hall 8–71, J.J. Worton 3–22, Stanback 2–18–1, Justin Tukes 3–15, Jordan Akins 1–14, Jackie Williams 1–10, Kevin Miller 1–6.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Kai Nacua 1–15, Skye Povey 1–15; UCF, Jacoby Glenn 1–0.

Nevada
See also: Nevada Wolf Pack football and 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Nevada at BYU
1 234Total
• Wolf Pack 3 10722 42
Cougars 7 2107 35
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 56,355
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds NW 12mph
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/BYUtv): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, & Dawn Davenport (ESPN2)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources:[30]

Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants. For the second consecutive game Christian Stewart had one quarter where he was on fire, passing for more than 150 yards in the second quarter and throwing for three touchdowns. However Cody Fajardo rebounded from a slow first half to throw for more than 200 of his 285 yards passing in the second half. Nevada was also able to get a running game going in the second half thanks to Don Jackson, who carried 18 times for 62 yards, and the Wolf Pack rallied to hand BYU their third straight loss and second consecutive fourth quarter loss. BYU had the chance with under 2 minutes to tie the game up, but a late fumble at the Nevada 34 yard line, the second fumble within three possessions, sealed the win for the Wolf Pack. It was both fumbles that proved to be the difference in the game. BYU fumbled the ball 3 times, two of which led to Nevada touchdowns. The third allowed Nevada to kneel and run out the clock.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: UNR, Cody Fajardo 26-40-0-285; BYU, Christian Stewart 39-36-0-408.
  • Rushing: UNR, Don Jackson 3–95, Jarred Gipson 4–61, Richy Turner 9–56–1, Hans Henderson 6–47, Kendall Brook 3–21, James Butler 1–5; BYU, Nate Carter 7–87, Christian Stewart 16–47, Paul Lasike 12–46–1, Algernon Brown 1–11, Mitch Juergens 1–5, Jordan Leslie 1–1, Terenn Houk 1-(−4).
  • Receiving: UNR, Don Jackson 18–62, Cody Fajardo 8–47–2, James Butler 9–19–2; BYU, Mitch Mathews 16–182–2, Paul Lasike 5–69–1, Jordan Leslie 6–47, Mitch Juergens 4–41, Devin Mahina 2–19, Keanu Nelson 2–13–1, Colby Pearson 1–13, Algernon Brown 1–11, Terenn Houk 1–9, Trey Dye 1–4.

Boise State
See also: Boise State Broncos football and 2014 Boise State Broncos football team
BYU at Boise State
1 234Total
Cougars 0 1677 30
• Broncos 10 3177 55
Sources:[31]

After four consecutive games where BYU gave up more than 400 yards Bronco Mendenhall took over the defensive playing calling responsibilities. The change in play calling didn't faze Boise State. BYU gave up 9 plays of 15+ yards passing and another 4 against the rush. Boise State would win the turnover battle 2 to 1, and while the Cougars limited their turnovers Boise State would score touchdowns off of both of BYU's turnovers. Jamaal Williams returned and once again assumed the mantle of top running back, but even his spark and a 19-yard touchdown run couldn't help the Cougar D stop the big plays.

BYU's defense gave their offense many opportunities and scored nine points themselves, but ten times Boise's defense held BYU to four or fewer plays. In the end Boise State controlled the ball 13 more minutes than BYU and drove down the field six times for 60 or more yards to pull away from BYU. The fourth consecutive loss for BYU gave the Cougars their first four-game losing streak since 2010 and gave the Cougars their first winless October since 1993.

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 22-38-1-259; BSU, Grant Hedrick 24-31-1-410.
  • Rushing: BYU, Jamaal Williams 16–70–1, Paul Lasike 3–4, Nate Carter 1–0, Christian Stewart 6-(−11); BSU, Jay Ajayi 26–118–2, Jeremy McNichols 4–32, Devan Demas 6–32, Grant Hedrick 8–29–1, Ryan Finley 1–21, Chaz Anderson 1-(−1), Team 2-(−4).
  • Receiving: BYU, Colby Pearson 5–109–1, Jordan Leslie 5–34, Mitch Mathews 4–54, Paul Lasike 3–29, Jamaal Williams 3–1, Mitch Juergens 1–23, Terenn Houk 1–5, Devin Mahina 1–4; BSU, Thomas Sperbeck 6–148–1, Shane Williams-Rhodes 6–89–1, Chaz Anderson 3–78, Jeremy McNichols 2–26, Jay Ajayi 2–26, Jake Roh 2–14–1, Troy Ware 1–19–1, Dallas Burroughs 1–6, Holden Huff 1–4.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Fred Warner 1–20–1; BSU, Darian Thompson 1–2.

Middle Tennessee
See also: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football and 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
BYU at Middle Tennessee
1 234Total
• Cougars 7 0146 27
Blue Raiders 0 700 7
Sources:[32]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants After a four-game losing streak the Cougars headed to Murfreesboro, TN to play their coldest game of the year to date. The wind caused both teams to focus on a run first attack during most of the first half, and the Cougars ended up paying the price when junior running back Jamaal Williams suffered a season ending knee injury. With Williams out the Cougars let Stewart start to pass more frequently. The end result was Stewart's third consecutive game with more than 300 yards passing, his first game with no turnovers, and BYU ended the four game losing streak. The win became Stewart's first win as BYU's starting QB.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 28-45-0-316; MT, Austin Grammer 16-32-2-119.
  • Rushing: BYU, Jamaal Williams 16–49, Paul Lasike 5–28–1, Nate Carter 5–24, Adam Hine 3–25, Christian Stewart 7–5–1, Mitch Juergens 1–5, Team 2-(−8); MT, Shane Tucker 10–49, Jordan Parker 7–32, Reggie Whatley 6–24, AJ Erdely 2–7, Austin Grammer 12-(−3).
  • Receiving: BYU, Mitch Mathews 6–60, Devin Mahina 4–40, Paul Lasike 4–22, Colby Pearson 3–45–1, Jordan Leslie 3–33–1, Terenn Houk 2–28, Jamaal Williams 2–24, Mitch Juergens 2–12, Kurt Henderson 1–33, Keanu Nelson 1–19; MT, Marcus Henry 5–33, Devin Clarke 3–43, Shane Tucker 2–14, Chris Perkins 2–11, D Frazier 2-(−1), Tyler Barron 1–11, Shannon Smith 1–8.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Jordan Praetor 1–0, Tomasi Laulile 1–0.

UNLV
See also: UNLV Rebels football and 2014 UNLV Rebels football team
UNLV at BYU
1 234Total
Rebels 3 10100 23
• Cougars 7 14210 42
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 5:02 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 53,622
  • Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), Cloudy w/ Snow possible, Winds NE 8mph
  • Referee: Rick Louimet
  • TV announcers (ESPNU/BYUtv): Anish Shroff & Kelly Stouffer (ESPNU)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources:[33]

Uniform combination: black helmet with royal blue decals and black facemasks, black jersey, black pants The Rebels surprised BYU by shutting down their running game in the first half. Accompanied by two first half turnovers, the Rebels were able to keep the game close. However BYU let Stewart fly free in the third quarter. Stewart did his best Taysom Hill impression to avoid being sacked multiple times. For the second consecutive game he threw no interceptions and for the fourth straight game he threw over 300 yards. The end result was BYU pulling away for the win. After the game BYU officially accepted a bowl invitation to the Miami Beach Bowl. The key difference in the game was red/blue zone efficiency. BYU went 4/4 with four touchdowns. UNLV went 2/2, but both times they were forced to field goals. Had they capitalized these chances into touchdowns, the first half would have been a very different story.

Game Stats:

  • Passing: UNLV, Blake Decker 10–25–1–90, Jared Lebowitz 10-20-0-114; BYU, Christian Stewart 18-32-0-325.
  • Rushing: UNLV, Shaquielle Murray-Lawrence 20–143–1, Keith Whitely 13–51, Blake Decker 7–8, Marcus Sullivan 2–1, Jared Lebowitz 3-(−4); BYU, Paul Lasike 8–70–2, Nate Carter 7–55, Adam Hine 8–45, Christian Stewart 6–38, Jordan Leslie 2–33–1, Algernon Brown 6–32, Trey Dye 1-(−2).
  • Receiving: UNLV, Devonte Boyd 5–70–1, Devante Davis 5–51, Keith Whitely 4–48, Maika Mataele 2–10, Shaquielle Murray Lawrence 2–8, Kendal Keys 1–11, Marcus Sullivan 1–6; BYU, Mitch Mathews 6–120–1, Jordan Leslie 5–68, Terenn Houk 2–38, Colby Pearson 1–34, Paul Lasike 1–26–1, Devin Mahina 1–15–1, Ross Apo 1–13, Mitch Juergens 1–11.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Kai Nacua 1–32.

Savannah State
See also: Savannah State Tigers football and 2014 Savannah State Tigers football team
Savannah State at BYU
1 234Total
Tigers 0 000 0
• Cougars 21 30013 64
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 52,123
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Cloudy w/ rain, Winds S 5mph
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom
Sources:[34]

Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants

Game Stats:

  • Passing: SSU, Leon Prunty 10–25–1–40, Michael Knox 0–3–0–0; BYU, Christian Stewart 12-17-0-196, McCoy Hill 2–2–0–27.
  • Rushing: SSU, Michael Knox 3–14, Richard Williams II 6–12, Nicholas Bentley 3–7, Anthony Criswell 3–5, Alex Simmons 2–31, Stephen Reynolds 1–0, Leon Prunty 4-(−5); BYU, Nate Carter 20–116–1, AJ Moore 10–62–1, Christian Stewart 5–44–2, Hunter Moore 7–30, McCoy Hill 5–27, Algernon Brown 2–17, Adam Hine 4–9, Paul Lasike 3–8, Toloa Ho Ching 1–0.
  • Receiving: SSU, Jeremiah Harris 4–17, Kris Drummond 2–6, Dereon London 1–11, Keynnard Campbell 1–5, Jaylen McGriff 1–2, Steven Hagan 1-(−1); BYU, Mitch Mathews 4–110–2, Jordan Leslie 3–36–1, Devin Mahina 2–32, Terenn Houk 2–12–1, Mitch Juergens 1–19, Nate Carter 1–8, Paul Lasike 1–6.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Alani Fua 1–20.

Cal
See also: California Golden Bears football and 2014 California Golden Bears football team
BYU at Cal
1 234Total
• Cougars 14 01414 42
Golden Bears 7 1477 35
Sources:[35]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 23-38-1-433; CAL, Jared Goff 38-60-1-393.
  • Rushing: BYU, Paul Lasike 12–63–1, Algernon Brown 11–38, Adam Hine 3–20, Team 2-(−2), Christian Stewart 11-(−12); CAL, Daniel Lasco 26–130, Jared Goff 7–23, Tre Watson 5–18–1, Vic Enwere 2–3, Luke Rubenzer 1(−1).
  • Receiving: BYU, Mitch Juergens 7–107–2, Devon Blackmon 6–60, Jordan Leslie 5–155–2, Algernon Brown 2–31–1, Mitch Mathews 1–39, Paul Lasike 1–28, Terenn Houk 1–13; CAL, Kenny Lawler 12–138–3, Chris Harper 8–98, Bryce Treggs 6–51, Maurice Harris 3–28, Daniel Lasco 3–13, Stephen Anderson 2–30, Trevor Davis 2–22–1, Matt Rockett 2–13.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Skye Povey 1–27; CAL, Caleb Coleman 1–4.

Miami Beach Bowl
See also: Miami Beach Bowl, 2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Memphis Tigers football, and 2014 Memphis Tigers football team
BYU vs. Memphis
1 234OTTotal
Cougars 14 140173 48
• Tigers 17 714710 55
Sources:[36]

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants

Game Stats:

  • Passing: BYU, Christian Stewart 23-48-3-348; MEM, Paxton Lynch 24-46-3-306.
  • Rushing: BYU, Algernon Brown 19–79, Paul Lasike 7–11–2, Mitch Juergens 1–3, Adam Hine 3–0, Team 1-(−5), Christian Stewart 11-(−11); MEM, Brandon Haynes 22–49, Keiwone Malone 2–41, Paxton Lynch 13–38–3, Sam Craft 7–28, Jarvis Cooper 5–18, Mose Frazier 1–1, Team 1-(−1).
  • Receiving: BYU, Mitch Mathews 9–82–1, Mitch Juergens 4–87–1, Devin Mahina 2–54, Terenn Houk 2–42, Jordan Leslie 1–23–1, Paul Lasike 1–19, Devon Blackmon 1–14, Adam Hine 1–11, Keanu Nelson 1–9, Algernon Brown 1–7; MEM, Keiwone Malone 6–75–2, Brandon Hayes 4–35, Mose Frazier 4–31, Alan Cross 3–69–1, Phil Mayhue 2–23, Daniel Montiel 2–17, Rod Proctor 2–14–1, Joe Craig 1–42.
  • Interceptions: BYU, Alani Fua 1–37, Zac Stout 1–19–1, Manoa Pikula 1–2; MEM, Derek Howard 1–2, DeShaughn Terry 1–0, Bobby McCain 1-(−2).

Rankings
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP RV RV 25 21 20 18 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches RV RV RV 23 21 19 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

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