2001–present BYU Cougars football



fans storming field @ lavell edwards stadium in 2009 after #19 byu beat #21 utah 26–23 in overtime



byu wide receiver cody hoffman making catch @ reser stadium in corvallis, oregon in 2011 game against oregon state, cougars won 38–28.


former chicago bears offensive coordinator gary crowton hired replace edwards. first season successful, earning 12–2 record , running luke staley earning doak walker award, cougars posted losing records following 3 seasons (including 9 conference wins) , received negative publicity infractions of university s honor code. forced resign on december 1, 2004.


on september 1, 2010, byu announced begin competition football independent starting in 2011 season, due years of frustration lack of tv coverage in mountain west conference , university of utah s departure pac-12 conference. byu later entered 8-year contract espn in 11 games broadcast on 1 of espn networks , byu retain rights utilize on-campus broadcasting facilities , nationally syndicated station. cougars reportedly considered invitations big xii conference , former big east conference sports during period, neither opted add byu. in february 2011, cfl s outstanding canadian award ben cahoon joined coaching staff wide receivers coach.


in 2011, byu changed quarterbacks mid-season sophomore jake heaps junior riley nelson, , in 2012 3 different quarterbacks utilized @ different points in season. during 2012 offseason, graduated defensive end ziggy ansah drafted #5 overall pick of 2013 nfl draft, tied highest draft byu alumnus jim mcmahon 82. 2013 byu football season, cougars slated compete against 4 pre-season-ranked teams.


in january 2015, atlantic coast conference (acc), had announced 2017 forward members had play @ least 1 non-conference game each season against power 5 team (i.e., school in acc, big ten, big 12, pac-12, or sec, plus notre dame, fbs independent otherwise acc member), announced games against byu not count toward power 5 requirement, stipulation held sec. weeks later, both leagues reversed course , opted count games against byu , other remaining fbs independent @ time, army, toward meeting p5 provision. in case of sec, change in policy driven more trend of power 5 leagues requiring 9 conference games. @ time of report, big ten, big 12, , pac-12 either had nine-game conference schedules or introducing them in near future. acc has eight-game schedule, has scheduling alliance notre dame has 5 acc members playing fighting irish each season. additionally, 3 sec teams had total of 5 games scheduled byu 2015 2020. in july 2015, big ten announced games against byu count toward conference s power 5 scheduling requirement takes effect in 2016. in late 2015, big xii conference added power 5 non-conference scheduling requirement , stated byu not count toward filling mandate.


on december 4, 2015, bronco mendenhall accepted head coach position virginia in atlantic coast conference (acc). byu spent more week courting navy midshipmen football head coach ken niumatalolo take on cougars program. after several days, included visit provo , public remarks considering job, niumatalolo declined byu s offer in order remain navy. top choice no longer available, athletics director tom holmoe moved on several other potential candidates , on dec. 19 introduced oregon state defensive coordinator , former cougars fullback kalani sitake byu s next head coach.








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