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Game 13 | No. 13 BYU vs. Blazers | Saturday, Dec. 18 | 2:30 p.m. CST | Shreveport, Louisiana | Independence Stadium | ESPN | BYU Sports Network |

UAB BLAZERS (8-4)

Head Coach Bill Clark (6th year) Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville State, 1990 Career Record 59-30 Record at UAB 48-26 Clark vs. BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First meeting

UAB

29.4 22.8 17.5 176.6 104.1 207.8 219.2 384.3 323.3 16.3 11.0 91.7 39.2 31:33 39.5 66.7 31-198 32-228 85.7

UAB 1991, 1996 (FBS)

160 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2

CATEGORY

Scoring Offense Scoring Defense

First Downs Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Passing Offense Passing Defense

Total Offense Total Defense Kickoff Return Punt Return Penalties (YPG) Net Punting Time of Possession 3rd Down % 4th Down % Sacks-Yards Sacks Allowed Red Zone %

HISTORICAL

First Year of Football Wins

10-Win Seasons Bowl Games

Conference Titles National Titles

Weeks in AP Poll Weeks at No. 1

Consensus All-Americans

Heisman Winners NFL Draft Picks First Round Picks

COACH SITAKE NEWS

BYU

33.5 24.2 23.7 187.3 151.3 269.8 235.5 457.1 386.8 17.8 9.0 44.1 42.9 29:39 46.9 66.7 17-126 14-109 88.5

BYU 1922 603 18 39 23

1 269 4 14 1 148 12

BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe on Friday, Dec. 10 announced head coach Kalani Sitake has agreed to a new, unprecedented contract that runs through the 2027 season. "In recent days and weeks there has been a lot of movement among college football head coaches," Holmoe said. "Today, I'm thrilled to know that Kalani will continue to be our leader, coach and mentor going forward. In the past 50 years, BYU has had only four head football coaches. Consistency, creativity and culture have been our hallmarks. Kalani will continue to strengthen our football team culture and develop young leaders based on his emphasis of 'love and learning.' I'm grateful for Kalani and the Sitake family for their commitment to BYU." Read more at

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Kickoff 2:30 p.m. CST TV ABC

Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Radio . . . . . BYU Sports Network, BYUradio Sirius XM 143/ BYUradio App,BYUCougars App, KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (sideline)

Radio start 12:30 p.m. CST Pregame show BYUtv, 1:00 p.m. CST

BYU VS. UAB

? THE SERIES. BYU and the University of Alabama-Birmingham are meeting for the first time in football. The Cougars have a 39-12-1 record against teams from Conference USA in football. ? INDEPENDENCE BOWL. Established in 1976, the Independence Bowl received its name because of the nation's bicentennial celebration (1776). Throughout the first 44 years of the game's history, 71 First Round NFL Draft selections ? including 2019 sixth overall pick Daniel Jones, five Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees ? including 2020 inductee Jimmy Johnson, 19 College Football Hall of Famers ? including 2018 honorees Frank Beamer and Mack Brown, and seven National Championship-winning coaches have participated in the Independence Bowl. It is currently the 11th oldest bowl game playing to date. ? LOUISIANA. BYU is playing just its third game in the Bayou state and first postseason contest. The Cougars played both previous games in the Superdome in New Orleans. Most recently, BYU played LSU in 2017 and back in 2009 matched up with Tulane. ? BIG 12. On Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, BYU accepted an offical invitation to join the Big 12 Conference in all sports. The Cougars joined Cincinnati, Houston and UCF as the four new members. BYU is expected to play its first season in the Power 5 conference in 2023. The Cougars have a record of 86-50 since becoming an independent in 2011. (Read more) ? TOP 25. BYU is ranked No. 13 in the latest College Football Playoff poll (released Tuesdays). The Cougars are also No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25 and No. 14 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. BYU is 18-4 under Kalani Sitake when playing as a ranked team. ? BOWL GAMES. BYU is in a bowl game for the 16th time in 17 seasons, and fifth in six seasons under Sitake. BYU is 3-1 under Sitake in bowl games. The Independence Bowl is BYU's 39th bowl game in school history. The Cougars 39 bowl appearances is tied for 20th in the FBS. BYU has played in more bowl games than several storied programs, including Notre Dame, UCLA, Wisconsin, Stanford, Michigan State, Virginia Tech and Utah. ? ALL-AMERICANS. Offensive lineman Clark Barrington earned All-America honors from the Action Sports Network (2nd Team) and Pro Football Focus (3rd Team) while his younger brother Campbell was named a freshman All-American by the Maxwell Football Club and the Athletic (2nd Team). Defensive back Jakob Robinson was also named a second-team freshman All-American selection by the Athletic.

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13BYU COUGARS (10-2)

Head CoachKalani Sitake (6th year) Alma MaterBYU, 2000 Career Record 48-28 Record at BYUsame Sitake vs. UAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First meeting

2021 BYU SCHEDULE (All times local)

DATE OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT TV

9/4 vs. Arizona (1-11)

W 24-16 ESPN

BYU beat Arizona for the third time in six years in the season opener with a 24-16 win at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Neil Pau'u caught eight passes for 126 yards for two touchdowns while linebacker Keenan Pili had 17 total tackles.

9/11 Utah (9-3)

W 26-17 ESPN

The Cougars owned the trenches and powered their way to their first win in the series since 2009 with a 26-17 triumph over the Utes at LaVell Edwards Stadium. BYU led from start to finish and did not turn the ball over while forcing two against Utah.

9/18 Arizona State (8-4)

W 27-17 ESPN

BYU forced four turnovers and cashed in on several Arizona State mistakes to beat the Sun Devils 27-17 in front of another big crowd at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Jaren Hall threw two touchdown passes in the win.

9/25 South Florida (2-10)

W 35-27 ESPN2

Baylor Romney led a fast start to the offense with 21 straight points to start the game and BYU outlasted the USF Bulls 35-27. Romney threw for 305 yards while Gunner Romney and Puka Nacua both posted 100-yard receiving games.

10/1 at Utah State (9-3)

W 34-20 CBS Sports

Tyler Allgeier ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns as the ground game pounded Utah State all night and the Cougars ran to a 34-20 win. BYU's defense allowed just 22 rushing yards to a USU team averaging 213.5 rushing yards coming in.

10/9 Boise State (7-5)

L 26-17 ABC

Three fumbles, an interception and two turnovers on downs doomed the Cougars in their first loss of the 2021 season. BYU couldn't finish enough drives to stay in front of fell to Boise State 26-17 in a wet and rainy game.

10/16 at Baylor (10-2)

L 38-24 ESPN

Baylor was able to bottle up the Cougars' run game and ran past BYU 38-24 in a preview of future Big 12 matchups. Jaren Hall threw for a career-best 342 yards and Puka Nacua caught five passes for 168 yards and his first Cougar touchdown.

10/23 at Washington St. (7-5) W 21-19 FS1

The ground game was the answer again at WSU as Tyler Allgeier ran for a career-high 32 carries and 191 yards and two scores. Leading by two points with 4 minutes left, BYU ran Allgeier seven times in a row for three first downs to run out the clock and win.

10/30 Virginia (6-6)

W 66-49 ESPN2

BYU's offense racked up 734 yards and beat Virginia in a wild 66-49 shootout to spoil Bronco Mendenhall's return to Provo. Tyler Allgeier ran for 266 yards and five touchdowns to tie the single-game record at BYU.

11/6 Idaho State (1-10)

W 59-14 BYUtv

Idaho State comes south from Pocatello for a game against the Cougars after visiting LaVell Edwards Stadium in 2019. BYU is 6-0 against the FCS opponent and won the last meeting by a score of 42-10.

11/20 at Georgia Southern (3-9) W 34-17 ESPN+

BYU rolled up 510 yards of total offense and held the Eagles to just 268, forcing two second-half turnovers and pitching a shutout in the second half to beat Georgia Southern 34-17 in Statesboro.

11/27 at USC (4-8)

W 35-31 ESPN

Despite being banged up on both sides of the ball, BYU gutted out a 35-31 win over the Trojans in LA. Jackson McChesney ran for the go-ahead score with 4 minutes remaining and Kaleb Hayes made a game-saving tackle to preserve the victory.

MEDIA INFORMATION - 2

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS

Football Communications Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Pyne Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-4912 Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-367-1631 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brett_pyne@byu.edu Athletic Communications Manager (Credentials, Press Box). . . Kenny Cox Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-420-7703 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kenny_cox@byu.edu Senior Manager - Athletic Communications (sideline) . . . . . . Duff Tittle Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801 372-4401 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . duff_tittle@byu.edu Associate AD - Commuications and Media Strategy (Athletic Director, Administration Requests). . . . . . . . . . . Jon McBride Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jonathanmcbride@byu.edu Media Relations Main Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-8948 LaVell Edwards Stadium Press Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-2609 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twitter . . . . . . . . @BYUcougars, @BYUgamenotes, @BYUCougarsPR Facebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . byufootball Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB 301, Provo, UT 84602

2021 QUICK FACTS

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provo, Utah 84602 Elevation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,553 feet Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,181 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 16, 1875 Owned . . . . . . . . . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cougars Mascot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmo the Cougar Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and White Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVell Edwards Stadium Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Grass BYU President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1982) Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kalani Sitake (BYU, 2000) Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th year Career Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-28 Record at BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same Defensive Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Offensive Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple 2021 Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 2021 National Ranking/high. . . . . . . . . . . 12/14 (AP, Coaches)/10 2020 Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 2020 National Ranking/high. . . . . . . . . . . 11 (Coaches), 11 (AP)/8 Total Lettermen Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66/23 Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29/12 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33/11 Specialist Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/0 Total Starters Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/13 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/8 Placekicker/Punter Starters Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/0 National Championships1 (1984) Conference Championships 23 (last 2007)* Bowl Appearances39 Bowl Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-21-1 Last Bowl Appearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2020 Boca Raton Bowl Last Bowl Victory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2020 Boca Raton Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-23 vs. UCF First Year of Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922 Total games played. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,059 All-time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-430-26 (.582) Total home games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481 All-time Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-145-6 (.692) Total road games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 All-time Road Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243-259-19 (.485) Total neutral games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 All-time Neutral Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-26-1 (.535) Total games as an independent 140 All-time Independent Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-50 (.643) Total games at LaVell Edwards Stadium 333 Stadium Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252-81 (.757)

BRETT PYNE

Football Communications Director (Interview requests) Office: (801) 422-4912 Cell: (801) 367-1631 Email: brett_pyne@byu.edu @brettpyne

KENNY COX

Athletic Communications Manager (Credentials, Press box) Office: (801) 422-5202 Cell: (801) 420-7703 Email: kenny_cox@byu.edu @kennycoxkc

BYU MEDIA AVAILABILITY - UAB (subject to change)

MON 12/13 2:15 p.m. MT Head coach Kalani Sitake and select players media

availability via Zoom

TUE 12/14 Team Arrival Media Availability Hilton Shreveport

4:15 p.m. CT

WED 12/15 Early Signing Day Media Briefing - Kalani Sitake via Zoom

3:30 p.m. CST

THU 12/16 Pre-practice availability - Coaches and Players 11:45 a.m. CT Loyola College Prep

DUFF TITTLE

Senior Manager Athletic Communications (sideline) Office: (801) 422-4910 Cell: (801) 372-4401 Email: duff_tittle@byu.edu @dufftittle

FRI 12/17 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl - Press Conference Kalani Sitake and select players 10 a.m. CT Independence Stadium Media Room

SAT 12/18 BYU vs. UAB Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl ABC 2:30 p.m. CST Head coach Kalani Sitake and select players available at postgame press conference

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ATHLETIC STAFF INTERVIEWS Interview requests for director of athletics Tom Holmoe or any other member of the athletic administration should be directed to associate director of athletics for communications Jon McBride at jonathanmcbride@byu.edu.

POSTGAME MEDIA AVAILABILITY After home games, postgame press conference will be conducted via Zoom at LaVell Edwards Stadium. At the descretion of the visiting team, opponent interviews will be conducted in person or via Zoom. Coach Sitake and select players will be available following the NCAA mandatory cooling off period. Members of the media are invited to participate in the Zoom media sessions with login credentials provided by the BYU Athletic Communications staff and opponent communications staff. A direct video feed will also be sent to the press box from the BYU postgame press conference. A basic transcript of Sitake's comments from the postgame press conference will be provided with additional player quotes upon availability. For road games, BYU will conduct interviews either in-person or via Zoom as directed by site host.

POLICY REMINDERS Other than during the recognized interview times indicated, interviews and information inquiries must be initiated and arranged through the Athletic Communications office prior to being conducted. Media members should not contact directly BYU players, coaches, support staff or other athletic department personnel for any reason. Some players may not be available depending on circumstances such as classes, exams or other obligations. We support and maintain the philosophy that reports submitted via blog, Twitter or any other form of social media or mass communication should maintain the same standards of professional conduct, judgment and ethics as would any reports broadcast or published by your organization under the scrutiny of standard professional editorial guidelines and principles. We request your cooperation in our efforts to maintain a professional environment.

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT BYU football players James Empey, Ryan Rehkow and Ben Bywater have been named to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must be a starter or significant contributor and maintain a minimum 3.30 cumulative GPA.

2021 WATCH LISTS/AWARDS Tyler Allgeier Maxwell Award Doak Walker Award (Semifinalist) Paul Hornung Award CFPA National Performer of the Year

Campbell Barrington Freshman All-America - The Athletic

Clark Barrington Lombardi Award Second Team All-America - Action Sports Network Third Team All-America - Pro Football Focus

Lombardi Award Preseason All-America, Fourth Team - Athlon Sports Jason Whitten Man of the Year (Semifinalist)

Jaren Hall Davey O'Brien Award Midseason Watch List

Keanu Hill Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

Jake Oldroyd Lou Groza Award Preseason All-America, Fourth Team - Athlon Sports

Isaac Rex Mackey Award

Gunner Romney Biletnikoff Award Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

Payton Wilgar Bronko Nagurski Butkus Award

James Empey AFCA Good Works Team Rimington Trophy Outland Trophy Wuerffel Trophy (Semifinalist)

Ryan Rehkow Ray Guy Award

Jakob Robinson Freshman All-America - The Athletic

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GAME 13 - UAB BLAZERS

Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 | 2:30 p.m. CST, ABC

Independence Stadium (50,000) | Shreveport, Louisiana

GENERAL INFO University Established: 1969 Enrollment: 22,563 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Football Conference: Conference USA 2021 Season: 8-4 Conference Championships: 2 National Championships: 0 Bowl Game Appearances: 5 All-Time Record: 161-173-2 Consensus All-Americans: 0 Heisman Trophy Winners: 0

COACHING STAFF Head coach: Bill Clark Alma Mater: Jacksonville State (1990) Overall Record: 59-30 At UAB: 48-26 OC/AHC/QB: Bryant Vincent DC/LB: David Reeves OL: Richard Owens TE: Joe Craddock WR: Larry Smith DL: Kyle Tatum OLB: Nick Gentry DB: Blake Shrader CB: Jay Simpson RB/Special Teams: Heath Thomas

BLAZERS 2021 SCHEDULE

Date

Opponent

9/1

Jacksonville State

9/11

at Georgia

9/18

at North Texas

9/25

at Tulane

10/2

Liberty

10/9

Florida Atlantic

10/16

at Southern Miss

10/23

Rice

11/6

Louisiana Tech

11/13

at Marshall

11/20

at UTSA

11/26

UTEP

Location Montgomery, Alabama Athens, Georgia Denton, Texas New Orleans, Louisiana Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Hattiesburg, Mississippi Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Huntington, West Virginia San Antonio, Texas Birmingham, Alabama

W 31-0 L 56-7 W 40-6 W 28-21 L 36-12 W 31-14 W 34-0 L 30-24 W 52-38 W 21-14 L 34-31 W 42-25

BYU?UAB SERIES All-Time Series: First Meeting

UAB PLAYERS TO WATCH #9 | DYLAN HOPKINS | QB | 6-2 | 215 | R-JR. | MARYVILLE, TN | MARYVILLE HS

GP EFFIC CMP ATT INT % YDS TD Long R ATT R YDS TD Long

12 164.5 136 212 6 64.2 2,085 15 74 80 24

5

27

#1 | GERRIT PRINCE | TE | 6-5 | 240 | R-SR. | SHAWNEE, KS | BUTLER CC

GP

REC

YDS

TD

Long

12

32

656

8

72

#28 | DEWAYNE MCBRIDE | RB | 5-11 | 215 | SO | STARKE, FL | VANGUARD HS

GP

RUSH YDS TD Long AVG/A AVG/G

REC REC LNG TD

12

176 1,188 12

67

6.8

99.0

3

19

7

0

#50 | NOAH WILDER | LB | 6-0 | 235 | R-SR | BESSEMER, AL | GARDNER-WEBB

GP

SOLO

AST

TOT TFL-YDS SACKS INT

PBU

FF

FR

12

31

55

86

5.0-9 0.5-2

1

1

0

0

UAB STATISTICAL RANKINGS (as of 12/9/21)

Total Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384.3 (78) Total Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.3 (15) Passing Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207.8 (91) Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219.2 (50) Passing Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156.1 (17) Pass Efficiency Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.9 (60) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176.6 (52) Rushing Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.2 (12) Scoring Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.4 (58) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.8 (41) First Downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 (112) Third Down Conversions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 (74) Net Punting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.48 (77) Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 (121) Turnover Margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.25 (45)

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BOWL GAME HISTORY

APPEARANCES BYU has made 38 previous bowl appearances with a record of 15?21?1. The Cougars have appeared in 19 different bowl games against 34 different opponents.

BOWL RECORDS BYU's record in each bowl game: Holiday Bowl (4?6?1), the Cotton Bowl Classic (1?0), the Las Vegas Bowl (3?3), the Copper Bowl (1?0), the Tangerine/Citrus Bowl (0?2), the Freedom Bowl (1?1), the Liberty Bowl (0?2), the Aloha Bowl (0?1), the Fiesta Bowl (0?1), the Motor City Bowl (0?1), the All-American Bowl (0?1), the New Mexico Bowl (1?0), the Armed Forces Bowl (1?0), the Poinsettia Bowl (2?0), Fight Hunger Bowl (0?1), the Miami Beach Bowl (0?1), the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (1?0), Hawaii Bowl (0?1), Boca Raton Bowl (1-0)

BYU OFFENSE BY THE NUMBERS

1 BYU's biggest bowl victory came in 1984 as the No. 1 ranked Cougars rallied from a 17-10 deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines 24-17. The win preserved a perfect 13-0 season and kept BYU at No. 1 in both the AP and UPI Coaches polls. On Jan. 2, 1985, BYU was crowned National Champions in all the polls. It's the only time in college football history that the eventual national champion played its bowl game prior to New Years Eve.

3 Only three quarterbacks have lead BYU to multiple wins in bowl games. Consensus All-American Jim McMahon lead a Cougars to back-to-back Holiday Bowl wins in 1980 and 1981, while Max Hall guided the Cougars to two bowl victories in 2007 and 2009, both at the Las Vegas Bowl. Zach Wilson went a perfect 18 of 18 in the 2018 Potato Bowl victory and led the Cougars to last year's Boca Raton Bowl win in 2020.

4 BYU longest consecutive bowl winning streak came between 2009 to 2012. The four-straight included wins over Oregon State, UTEP, Tulsa and San Diego State. Four is also the longest losing skid in BYU bowl history, which happened twice. The first four bowl games in 1974-76-78-79 and again in 1998-99-2001-2005.

10 Since going independent in football in 2011, the Cougars have been invited to play in 10 bowl games over the past 11 seasons. Of the 10, the Poinsettia (2012, 2016) is the only bowl BYU played in more than once.

38 Beginning with the Fiesta Bowl in 1974, BYU has appeared in 38 bowl games over the past 46 seasons. The Cougars have an overall record of 16-21-1.

BYU BOWL STATISTICS

YEAR BOWL

1974 FIESTA 1976 TANGERINE 1978 HOLIDAY 1979 HOLIDAY 1980 HOLIDAY 1981 HOLIDAY 1982 HOLIDAY 1983 HOLIDAY 1984 HOLIDAY 1985 CITRUS 1986 FREEDOM 1987 ALL-AMERICAN 1988 FREEDOM 1989 HOLIDAY 1990 HOLIDAY 1991 HOLIDAY 1992 ALOHA 1993 HOLIDAY 1994 COPPER 1996 COTTON 1998 LIBERTY 1999 MOTOR CITY 2001 LIBERTY 2005 LAS VEGAS 2006 LAS VEGAS 2007 LAS VEGAS 2008 LAS VEGAS 2009 LAS VEGAS 2010 NEW MEXICO 2011 ARMED FORCES 2012 POINSETTIA 2013 FIGHT HUNGER 2014 MIAMI BEACH 2015 LAS VEGAS 2016 POINSETTIA 2018 POTATO 2019 HAWAII 2020 BOCA RATON

38 GAMES

OPPONENT

OKLAHOMA STATE OKLAHOMA STATE NAVY INDIANA SMU WASHINGTON ST OHIO STATE MISSOURI MICHIGAN OHIO STATE UCLA VIRGINIA COLORADO PENN STATE TEXAS A&M IOWA KANSAS OHIO STATE OKLAHOMA KANSAS STATE TULANE MARSHALL LOUISVILLE CALIFORNIA OREGON UCLA ARIZONA OREGON STATE UTEP TULSA SAN DIEGO STATE WASHINGTON MEMPHIS UTAH WYOMING WESTERN MICHIGAN HAWAII UCF 34 OPPONENTS

RESULT

L 16-6 L 49-21 L 23-16 L 38-37 W 46-45 W 38-36 L 47-17 W 21-17 W 23-17 L 10-7 L 31-10 L 22-16 W 20-17 L 50-39 L 65-14 T 13-13 L 23-20 L 28-21 W 31-6 W 19-15 L 41-27 L 21-3 L 28-10 L 35-28 W 38-8 W 17-16 L 31-21 W 44-20 W 52-24 W 24-21 W 23-6 L 31-16 L 55-48 2OT L 35-28 W 24-21 W 49-18 L 38-34 W 49-23 16-21-1

RUSH ATT 36 26 33 30 24 32 18 25 27 22 43 26 42 23 21 33 32 25 33 36 25 30 32 27 31 28 32 35 50 40 30 47 42 25 35 33 40 38 1,207

RUSH YDS 130 46 74 140 -2 69 60 106 112 88 73 95 152 75 -12 80 142 50 71 59 54 -16 84 94 173 34 116 116 219 94 52 180 77 71 216 132 231 214 3,749

RUSH TD 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 48

PASS ATT 31 34 34 43 49 44 46 37 49 50 43 61 28 59 32 44 31 44 46 36 44 29 38 53 47 35 46 30 36 40 44 50 49 56 15 19 41 35 1,528

PASS COMP

15 23 16 28 32 28 28 25 35 26 25 37 15 42 15 29 15 25 32 21 27 16 18 35 28 21 30 19 26 17 23 25 23 25 8 19 24 27 923

PASS YDS

181 209 181 380 446 368 352 328 371 261 221 394 168 576 197 350 262 389 485 291 267 220 192 352 375 231 328 192 295 250 244 293 348 315 96 358 274 441 11,481

PASS TD 0 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 71

INT

TOTAL YDS

3

311

4

255

2

255

3

520

1

444

0

437

1

412

3

434

3

483

4

349

3

294

1

489

1

322

2

651

1

185

1

430

1

318

1

439

0

556

1

350

1

321

1

204

3

276

2

446

2

548

1

265

1

444

0

308

2

514

2

344

3

296

1

473

3

425

3

386

1

312

0

490

2

505

0

655

64 15,146

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BOWL FACTS AND FIGURES

Of BYU's 38 bowl appearances, 18 of them have been decided by a one-score margin or less, including two of the three games in Sitake era -- the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl (24-21 victory over Wyoming) and the 2019 Hawaii Bowl (38-34 loss to Hawaii).

TAKING IT TO THE HOUSE Listed below are the longest scoring plays in BYU bowl history from various scoring categories: ? Passing: 70 yards ? Aleva Hifo from Zach Wilson in the 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ? Rushing: 39 yards ? Tyler Allgeier in the 2020 Boca Raton Bowl ? Interception return: 35 yards ? Tom Holmoe in the 1981 Holiday Bowl ? Fumble return: 34 yards ? Matt Bauman in the 2009 Las Vegas Bowl ? Kickoff return: 102 yards ? Dave Lowry in the 1976 Citrus Bowl ? Punt return: 83 yards ? Vai Sikahema in the 1980 Holiday Bowl ? Field goal: 45 yards ? Justin Sorensen in the 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl and Trevor Sampson in the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl

THE HOLIDAY SEASON Bowl games tend to fall on or near one of the many holidays in December and January. Over the years, BYU has played on New Year's Eve twice (1998 Liberty Bowl, 2001 Liberty Bowl), New Year's Day once (1997 Cotton Bowl), Christmas Day once (1992 Aloha Bowl) and Christmas Eve once (2019 Hawaii Bowl).

OPPONENT BOWL STATISTICS

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE BYU defeated San Diego State 23-6 in the 2012 Poinsettia bowl behind the super-human performance of All-American Kyle Van Noy. The junior linebacker finished the night with two touchdowns, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery for a score, an interception returned for a touchdown, eight tackles and a blocked punt. In all, Van Noy recored an amazing 7.5 disruptive plays in the box score and scored 12 of BYU's 23 points.

YEAR

1974

1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020

BOWL

OPPONENT

RESULT

FIESTA

TANGERINE HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY CITRUS FREEDOM ALL-AMERICAN FREEDOM HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY ALOHA HOLIDAY COPPER COTTON LIBERTY MOTOR CITY LIBERTY LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS NEW MEXICO ARMED FORCES POINSETTIA FIGHT HUNGER MIAMI BEACH LAS VEGAS POINSETTIA POTATO HAWAII BOCA RATON

OKLAHOMA ST

OKLAHOMA ST NAVY INDIANA SMU WASHINGTON ST OHIO STATE MISSOURI MICHIGAN OHIO STATE UCLA VIRGINIA COLORADO PENN STATE TEXAS A&M IOWA KANSAS OHIO STATE OKLAHOMA KANSAS STATE TULANE MARSHALL LOUISVILLE CALIFORNIA OREGON UCLA ARIZONA OREGON STATE UTEP TULSA SAN DIEGO ST. WASHINGTON MEMPHIS UTAH WYOMING WESTERN MICHIGAN HAWAII UCF

L 16-6

L 49-21 L 23-16 L 38-37 W 46-45 W 38-36 L 47-17 W 21-17 W 23-17 L 10-7 L 31-10 L 22-16 W 20-17 L 50-39 L 65-14 T 13-13 L 23-20 L 28-21 W 31-6 W 19-15 L 41-27 L 21-3 L 28-10 L 35-28 W 38-8 W 17-16 L 31-21 W 44-20 W 52-24 W 24-21 W 23-6 L 31-16 L 55-48 2OT L 35-28 W 24-21 W 49-18 L 38-34 W 49-23 TOTALS

RUSH ATT

55

70 58 59 66 53 66 64 49 42 49 43 60 54 64 35 50 56 33 32 41 31 37 43 30 47 28 27 22 27 39 43 51 47 46 39 27 43 1,726

RUSH YDS

180

375 214 183 393 245 329 266 120 133 423 187 273 249 356 125 169 330 72 41 252 147 58 241 94 162 91 88 -12 37 119 190 174 126 166 138

2 194 6,930

RUSH TD

1

6 1 3 4 5 6 2 1 0 3 2 2 3 5 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 76

PASS ATT

18

10 14 30 11 25 19 16 15 36 21 19 16 21 18 28 24 13 30 28 38 28 28 23 34 29 35 47 33 32 29 27 46 16 33 37 47 45 1,019

PASS COMP

7

3 8 11 6 8 11 7 7 19 8 10 5 11 16 19 12 6 13 14 23 17 19 16 16 11 24 22 14 18 12 18 24 9 17 20 28 21 530

PASS YDS

77

38 138 171 53 106 132 86 82 196 95 162 64 215 324 221 200 61 163 233 276 207 228 228 166 154 325 217 245 235 144 129 306 71 207 175 493 217 6,347

PASS TD

1

0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 0 1 4 0 2 0 4 2 46

INT

TOTAL YDS

0

257

0

413

0

352

1

354

0

446

2

351

0

461

2

352

1

202

0

329

1

518

2

349

2

337

1

464

0

680

1

346

0

369

0

391

1

235

2

274

0

528

1

354

1

286

0

469

2

260

0

316

0

416

1

305

3

233

0

272

3

263

1

319

3

480

0

197

2

373

1

313

0

495

0

411

34 13,770

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