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2023 BYU Cougars football team

The 2023 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The season was the first year that BYU competed in the Big 12.[2]

2023 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–7 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Roderick (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple[1]
Defensive coordinatorJay Hill (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple[1]
Home stadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Texas y$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
No. 18 Kansas State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
West Virginia   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     7 – 6  
No. 23 Kansas   5 – 4     9 – 4  
UCF   3 – 6     6 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Houston   2 – 7     4 – 8  
BYU   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Baylor   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Cincinnati   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason edit

Coaching changes edit

On November 28, 2022 defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki announced his resignation. On December 7, 2022 Jay Hill was announced as his replacement leaving his head coaching position at Weber State University.[3] Hill was also given the title of associate head coach replacing Ed Lamb who was named the Head coach at Northern Colorado.[4] Preston Hadley joined Lamb at Northern Colorado as the defensive coordinator. Kelly Poppinga returned to BYU after stints with the University of Virginia and Boise State University as the special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.[5] On December 20, 2022, former NFL player Sione Pouha was hired as a defensive assistant coach.[6] On January 2, 2023, it was announced that Kevin Clune was not retained and the final defensive assistant coaching position was announced as Justin Ena who played for the cougars and coached with Hill previously.[7]

2023 recruits edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes
Jackson Bowers TE 6'5" 245 Mesa, Arizona [8]
Owen Borg LB 6'2" 200 Draper, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[9]
Ryder Burton QB 6'2" 200 Springville, Utah [10]
Pierson Watson LB 6'3" 210 Flagstaff, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling[11]
David Tangilanu DL 6'5" 255 East Palo Alto, California Mission prior to enrolling[12]
Jojo Phillips WR 6'5" 195 Lancaster, California [13]
Miles Hall WR 6'2" 205 St. George, Utah [14]
Siale Esera LB 6'3" 250 Provo, Utah [15]
Saimone Davis DL 6'5" 220 Hau'ula, Hawaii Mission prior to enrolling[16]
Matthew Fredrick TE 6'5" 230 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[17]
Talitu'i Pututau DL 6'5" 260 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[18]
Ethan Thomason OL 6'8" 320 Fort Collins, Colorado Mission prior to enrolling[19]
LJ Martin RB 6'2" 205 El Paso, Texas [20]
Kevin Doe WR 6'5" 190 Salt Lake City, Utah [21]
Motekiai Mo'Unga DL 6'3" 250 Provo, Utah Mission prior to enrolling[22]
Jake Hill WR 6'3" 195 St George, Utah [23]
Naseri Danielson DB 6'2" 200 Stockton, California [24]
Nason Coleman TE 6'3" 235 Chandler, Arizona [25]
Jordan Kapisi K 6'0" 190 Honolulu, Hawaii [26]

2022 returned missionaries edit

Nukuluve Helu RB 6'1" 215 Freshman [27]
Ace Kaufusi LB 6'3" 205 Freshman [28]
Devin Downing WR 6'2" 190 Freshman [29]
Jake Griffin OL 6'6" 285 Freshman [30]
Ty Burke DB 6'1" 175 Freshman [31]
Koa Eldredge WR 6'0" 195 Freshman [32]
Raider Damuni DB 6'2" 210 Freshman [33]
Cole Hagen QB 6'2" 185 Freshman [34]
John Henry Daley DL 6'5" 225 Freshman [35]
Petey Tuipulotu DB 6'3" 195 Freshman [36]
Weston Jones OL 6'5" 255 Freshman [37]
Lucky Finau LB 6'0" 230 Freshman [38]
Kasen Krebs LB 6'1" 210 Freshman [39]
Landon Rehkow P 5'11" 170 Freshman [40]
Matthias Dunn K 6'0" 175 Freshman [41]
Bentley Redden TE 6'5" 220 Freshman [42]

2023 other additions edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Previous school
Kedon Slovis QB 6'3" 215 Senior Transfer from University of Pittsburgh[43]
Jayden Dunlap DB 6'1" 173 Junior Transfer from Cerritos College[44]
Aidan Robbins RB 6'3" 230 Junior Transfer from University of Nevada Las Vegas[45]
Isaiah Bagnah DL 6'4" 235 Junior Transfer from Boise State University[46]
Will Ferrin K 6'3" 175 Sophomore Transfer from Boise State University[47]
Jackson Cravens DL 6'2" 305 Junior Transfer from Boise State University[48]
Weylin Lapuaho OL 6'4" 310 Sophomore Transfer from Utah State University[49]
Nuuletau Sellesin DL 6'1" 240 Sophomore Transfer from Weber State University[50]
Ian Fitzgerald OL 6'5" 305 Senior Transfer from Missouri State University[51]
Jake Retzlaff QB 6'2" 205 Junior Transfer from Riverside City College[52]
Paul Maile OL 6'2" 300 Senior Transfer from University of Utah[53]
Crew Wakley DB 6'0" 203 Sophomore Transfer from Utah State University[54]
Eddie Heckard DB 5'10" 190 Senior Transfer from Weber State University[55]
Dylan Flowers DB 5'11" 180 Sophomore Transfer from Southern Utah University[56]
David Latu DL 6'4" 300 Sophomore Transfer from Snow College[57]
AJ Vongphachanh LB 6'2" 230 Senior Transfer from Utah State University[58]
Caleb Etienne OL 6'7" 325 Junior Transfer from Oklahoma State University[59]
Jake Eichorn OL 6'5" 285 Sophomore Transfer from Weber State University[60]
Darius Lassiter WR 6'3" 200 Senior Transfer from Eastern Michigan University[61]
Keelan Marion WR 6'0" 200 Junior Transfer from University of Connecticut[62]
Kamden Garrett DB 5'11" 175 Senior Transfer from Weber State University[63]
Ray Paulo TE 6'3" 255 Junior Transfer from Allan Hancock College[64]
Deion Smith RB 6'0" 190 Senior Transfer from University of Colorado[65]
Harrison Taggart LB 6'1" 216 Freshman Transfer from University of Oregon[66]
Sione Moa LB 6'1" 220 Sophomore Transfer from Utah State University[67]
Simi Moala OL 6'7" 312 Senior Transfer from University of Utah[68]
Mata'ava Ta'ase TE 6'3" 255 Junior Transfer from Southern Utah University[69]
Joseph Paulo OL 6'8" 330 Junior Transfer from San Mateo College[70]
Wyatt Dawe DL 6'0" 300 Sophomore Transfer from Southern Utah University[71]
Malae Tanuvasa DB 6'0" 180 Freshman Transfer from University of Utah[72]
Marcus Mckenzie DB 6'0" 172 Freshman Originally Signed in 2022[73]
Maika Kaufusi LB 6'4" 210 Freshman Originally Signed in 2022[74]
Kaden Chidester DL 6'8" 290 Freshman Originally Signed in 2022[75]

2023 departures edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Reason
Matthew Criddle DB 6'1" 195 Senior Graduation
Lorenzo Fauatea DL 6'4" 310 Senior Graduation
Alden Tofa DL 6'4" 277 Senior Graduation
Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL 6'4" 288 Senior Graduation
Lane Lunt TE 6'4" 235 Senior Graduation
Kaleb Hayes DB 6'0" 195 Senior Graduation
Chris Jackson DB 5'10" 184 Senior Graduation
Joe Tukuafu OL 6'4" 300 Senior Graduation
D'Angelo Mandell DB 6'1" 192 Senior Graduation
Christopher Brooks RB 6'1" 230 Senior Graduation
Lopini Katoa RB 6'1" 210 Senior Graduation
Pepe Tanuvasa LB 6'1" 245 Senior Graduation
Houston Heimuli RB 5'11" 265 Senior Graduation
Harris LaChance OL 6'8" 310 Junior Graduation
Brayden Cosper WR 6'3" 205 Junior Graduation
Jake Oldroyd K 6'1" 195 Junior Graduation
Gunner Romney WR 6'2" 195 Junior Graduation
Jaren Hall QB 6'1" 205 Junior NFL Draft
Puka Nacua WR 6'2" 205 Junior NFL Draft
Blake Freeland OT 6'8" 305 Junior NFL Draft
Payton Wilgar LB 6'3" 235 Junior Graduation
Jackson Kaufusi LB 6'2" 226 Junior Graduation
Hayden Livingston DB 6'1" 205 Junior Graduation
Alema Pilimai DL 6'4" 275 Junior Graduation
Gabe Summers DL 6'2" 295 Junior Graduation
Carter Wheat TE 6'4" 236 Junior Graduation
Britton Hogan LS 6'3" 200 Junior Graduation
Jackson McChesney RB 6'0" 225 Sophomore Graduation
Masen Wake TE 6'1" 260 Junior Graduation
Morgan Pyper LB 6'2" 215 Junior Graduation
Dallin Holker TE 6'5" 240 Sophomore Transfer
Jacob Conover QB 6'1" 205 Freshman Transfer
Campbell Barrington OL 6'6" 295 Sophomore Transfer
Terence Fall WR 6'3" 185 Freshman Transfer
Tate Romney LB 6'3" 220 Freshman Transfer
Logan Fano DL 6'4" 240 Freshman Transfer
Keenan Pili LB 6'3" 237 Junior Transfer
Nathaniel Gillis DB 6'1" 174 Freshman Transfer
Clark Barrington OL 6'6" 305 Junior Transfer
Gabe Jeudy-Lally DB 6'2" 185 Sophomore Transfer
Korbyn Green DB 6'0" 175 Freshman Transfer
Isaiah Perez DL 6'3" 280 Freshman Transfer
Tallinn Togiai OL 6'5" 320 Freshman Transfer
Logan Pili LB 6'1" 225 Freshman Transfer
George Udo DB 6'1" 200 Junior Transfer
Dean Jones DB 6'2" 205 Sophomore Transfer
Vae Soifua OL 6'4" 296 Freshman Transfer
Cash Peterman K 6'0" 200 Freshman Transfer
Samisoni Peaua DL 6'3" 225 Freshman Transfer
Sione Veikoso OL 6'7" 305 Freshman
Josh Wilson LB 6'0" 215 Sophomore
Tavita Gagnier LB 6'2" 225 Sophomore
Hunter Greer DL 6'5" 275 Freshman
Carter Krupp DB 6'1" 210 Freshman
Donovan Hanna OL 6'4" 307 Freshman
Micah Wilson LB 6'3" 213 Freshman
Josh Larsen DL 6'4" 292 Freshman
Kyson Hall WR 5'11" 182 Freshman
Kyle Hester TE 6'4" 245 Freshman
Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters QB 6'1" 200 Freshman
Lisala Tai OL 6'7" 230 Sophomore
Justen Smith K 6'2" 205 Sophomore

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:15 p.m.Sam Houston*
FS1W 14–059,006
September 91:00 p.m.Southern Utah*
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN+W 41–1660,834
September 165:30 p.m.at Arkansas*
ESPN2W 38–3174,826
September 231:30 p.m.at Kansas
ESPNL 27–3847,233
September 298:15 p.m.Cincinnati
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 35–2763,834
October 141:30 p.m.at TCU
ESPNL 11–4444,599
October 215:00 p.m.Texas Tech 
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
FS1W 27–1463,523
October 281:30 p.m.at No. 7 Texas
ABCL 6–35101,670
November 45:00 p.m.at West Virginia
FOXL 7–3750,266
November 118:15 p.m.Iowa State
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNL 13–4560,754
November 1810:00 a.m.No. 14 Oklahoma
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNL 24–3163,714
November 251:30 p.m.at No. 20 Oklahoma State
ABCL 34–40 2OT53,885

Rankings edit

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———RV————————————
CoachesRV——RV—RVRV—————————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries edit

Sam Houston edit

See also: Sam Houston Bearkats football and 2023 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
Sam Houston at BYU
1 234Total
Bearkats 0 000 0
• Cougars 7 007 14
Sources:

Brigham Young University entered the season at home against the transitioning FCS to FBS team, Sam Houston State. BYU were favorites to win the game, especially at home.

BYU started off the game with an 8 play, 50 yard drive ending it with a 5-yard Kedon Slovis touchdown run. Two quarters went by with no score attempted by both the Cougars and Bearkats, before an 11-play, 55 yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and Kedon Slovis ended the drive with a 1 yard touchdown run.

The Cougars ended off the game winning 14-0 in their first ever meeting with Sam Houston State.

Statistics SHSU BYU
First downs 11 12
Plays–yards 57–185 67–257
Rushes–yards 24–38 34–112, 2 TD's
Passing yards 147 145
Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–3 20–33
Time of possession 28:27 31:33
Team Category Player Statistics
SHSU Passing Keegan Shoemaker 18–33–3, 147 yards
Rushing John Gentry 8 carries, 19 yards
Receiving Noah Smith 3 receptions, 44 yards
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 20–33, 145 yards
Rushing LJ Martin 16 carries, 91 yards
Receiving Darius Lassiter 4 receptions, 43 yards

Southern Utah edit

See also: Southern Utah Thunderbirds football and 2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
Southern Utah at BYU
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 076 16
• Cougars 6 2177 41
Sources:
Statistics SUU BYU
First downs 16 18
Plays–yards 60–346 55–394
Rushes–yards 27–84, 1 TD 23–46, 2 TD's
Passing yards 262 348
Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–1, 1 TD 22–32–1, 4 TD's
Time of possession 31:19 28:41
Team Category Player Statistics
SUU Passing Justin Miller 16–30–1, 235 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Targhee Lambson 7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Zach Mitchell 7 receptions, 135 yards
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 22–32–1, 348 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing LJ Martin 6 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Isaac Rex 4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD

Arkansas edit

See also: Arkansas Razorbacks football and 2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
BYU at Arkansas
1 234Total
• Cougars 14 7107 38
Razorbacks 14 1070 31
Sources:
Statistics BYU ARK
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 57–281 74–424
Rushes–yards 31–77, 2 TD's 39–177, 2 TD's
Passing yards 204 247
Passing: comp–att–int 14–26, 3 TD's 24–35–1, 1 TD
Time of possession 24:50 35:10
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 13–25, 167 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing LJ Martin 23 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Parker Kingston 3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
ARK Passing KJ Jefferson 24–35–1, 247 yards, 1 TD
Rushing AJ Green 9 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Andrew Armstrong 9 receptions, 86 yards

Kansas edit

See also: Kansas Jayhawks football and 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team
BYU at Kansas
1 234Total
Cougars 7 1037 27
• Jayhawks 14 01410 38
Sources:
Statistics BYU KU
First downs 23 23
Plays–yards 73–366 56–351
Rushes–yards 22–9, 1 TD 37–221
Passing yards 357 130
Passing: comp–att–int 30–51–2, 2 TD's 14–19, 3 TD's
Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 30–51–2, 357 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing LJ Martin 11 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Chase Roberts 5 receptions, 89 yards
KU Passing Jalon Daniels 14–19, 130 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Devin Neal 17 carries, 91 yards
Receiving Lawrence Arnold 4 receptions, 34 yards

Cincinnati edit

See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football and 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Cincinnati at BYU
1 234Total
Bearcats 0 10107 27
• Cougars 7 7147 35
Sources:
Statistics CIN BYU
First downs 26 17
Plays–yards 84–498 53–295
Rushes–yards 47–242 28–70, 2 TD's
Passing yards 256 225
Passing: comp–att–int 23–37–1, 3 TD's 14–25, 2 TD's
Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics
CIN Passing Emory Jones 23–37–1, 256 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Emory Jones 14 carries, 94 yards
Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 74 yards
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 13–24, 223 yards, 2 TD's
Rushing LJ Martin 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD's
Receiving Chase Roberts 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

TCU edit

See also: TCU Horned Frogs football and 2023 TCU Horned Frogs football team
BYU at TCU
1 234Total
Cougars 0 830 11
• Horned Frogs 14 17103 44
Sources:
Statistics BYU TCU
First downs 15 30
Plays–yards 66–243 86–584
Rushes–yards 32–91 27–137
Passing yards 152 447
Passing: comp–att–int 15–34–1 38–59–2, 4 TD's
Time of possession 29:22 30:38
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 15–34–1, 152 yards
Rushing LJ Martin 14 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Chase Roberts 3 receptions, 63 yards
TCU Passing Josh Hoover 37–58–2, 439 yards, 4 TD's
Rushing Emani Bailey 13 carries, 61 yards
Receiving JP Richardson 6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD

Texas Tech edit

See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders football and 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Texas Tech at BYU
1 234Total
Red Raiders 0 707 14
• Cougars 14 1030 27
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, UT
  • Game attendance: 63,534
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1 & Gridiron Radio Network): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis (FS1)
    Noah Britt, Jon Reynolds, and Bob Marshall (Gridiron Radio Network)
Sources:
Statistics TTU BYU
First downs 19 12
Plays–yards 80–389 57–277
Rushes–yards 43–153 30–150
Passing yards 236 127
Passing: comp–att–int 19–37–3 15–27–0
Time of possession 30:55 29:05
Team Category Player Statistics
TTU Passing Jake Strong 19/37, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Tahj Brooks 31 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Xavier White 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 15/27, 127 yards, 2 TD
Rushing L. J. Martin 10 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Darius Lassiter 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD

No. 7 Texas edit

See also: Texas Longhorns football and 2023 Texas Longhorns football team
Pregame line Over/under
Texas -17.5 51[76]
BYU at No. 7 Texas
1 234Total
Cougars 0 330 6
• No. 7 Longhorns 14 7014 35
Sources:
Statistics BYU UT
First downs 17 16
Plays–yards 66–292 60–354
Rushes–yards 26–95 35–194
Passing yards 197 170
Passing: comp–att–int 25–40–2 16–25–1
Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 25–40, 197 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Aidan Robbins 17 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Darius Lassiter 5 receptions, 75 yards
UT Passing Maalik Murphy 16–25, 170 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jonathon Brooks 16 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Adonai Mitchell 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD

West Virginia edit

See also: West Virginia Mountaineers football and 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
BYU at West Virginia
1 234Total
Cougars 0 000 0
Mountaineers 0 000 0
Sources:
Statistics BYU WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
WVU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Iowa State edit

See also: Iowa State Cyclones football and 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State at BYU
1 234Total
• Cyclones 17 14140 45
Cougars 7 060 13
Sources:
Statistics ISU BYU
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 62–443 66–318
Rushes–yards 37–234 38–188
Passing yards 209 130
Passing: comp–att–int 16–25–0 11–28–2
Time of possession 33:01 26:59
Team Category Player Statistics
ISU Passing Rocco Becht 15/23, 203 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Abu Sama III 8 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaylin Noel 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 10/27, 104 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 17 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Isaac Rex 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

No. 14 Oklahoma edit

See also: Oklahoma Sooners football and 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Oklahoma at BYU
1 234Total
• No. 14 Sooners 7 1077 31
Cougars 7 1070 24
Sources:
Statistics OU BYU
First downs 20 18
Plays–yards 368 390
Rushes–yards 34–144 38–217
Passing yards 224 173
Passing: comp–att–int 18–30–0 15–26–1
Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics
OU Passing Dillon Gabriel 13/21, 191 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 14 carries, 107 yards, TD
Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 53 yards
BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 15/26, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Aidan Robbins 22 carries, 182 yards
Receiving Kody Epps 6 receptions, 90 yards

No. 20 Oklahoma State edit

See also: Oklahoma State Cowboys football and 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
BYU at Oklahoma State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Cougars 7 170370 34
• No. 20 Cowboys 6 071476 40
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Boone Pickens Stadium
    Stillwater, OK
  • Game attendance: 53,865
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 40
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (ABC): Anish Schroff (play-by-play) , Andre Ward (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Sources:
Statistics BYU OSU
First downs 14 28
Plays–yards 69–327 88–503
Rushes–yards 37–130 41–182
Passing yards 197 321
Passing: comp–att–int 15–31–0 31–47–2
Time of possession 25:30 34:30
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 14/30, 161 yards
Rushing Aidan Robbins 16 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Keanu Hill 2 receptions, 69 yards
OSU Passing Alan Bowman 31/47, 321 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ollie Gordon II 34 carries, 166 yards, 5 TD
Receiving Leon Johnson III 9 receptions, 132 yards

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Name Position
Kalani Sitake Head coach
Jay Hill Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Kelly Poppinga Special teams coordinator/defensive ends coach
Aaron Roderick Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Darrell Funk Offensive line coach
Fesi Sitake Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach
Justin Ena Linebackers coach
Steve Clark Tight ends coach
Jernaro Gilford Cornerbacks coach
Harvey Unga Running backs coach
Sione Po'uha Defensive tackles coach

Roster edit

2023 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Nick Billoups So
QB 18 Ryder Burton Fr
QB 11 Cade Fennegan So
QB 16 Cole Hagen Fr
QB 12 Jake Retzlaff Jr
QB 10 Kedon Slovis Sr
OL 79 Kaden Chidester Fr
OL 75 Sam Dawe Fr
OL 56 Jake Eichorn So
OL 76 Caleb Etienne Jr
OL 68 Peter Falaniko Fr
OL 65 Ian Fitzgerald Sr
OL 77 Jake Griffin Fr
OL 73 Weston Jones Fr
OL 64 Brayden Keim Jr
OL 61 Weylin Lapuaho So
OL 60 Tyler Little So
OL 54 Paul Maile Sr
OL 51 Sonny Makasini Fr
OL 69 Simi Moala Sr
OL 74 Trevin Ostler Fr
OL 55 Joseph Paulo So
OL 70 Connor Pay Jr
OL 78 Kingsley Suamataia So
OL 52 Ben Ward Jr
RB 4 Miles Davis So
RB 20 Nukuluve Helu Fr
RB 27 LJ Martin Fr
RB 21 Enoch Nawahine So
RB 3 Aidan Robbins Jr
RB 7 Hinckley Ropati   Sr
RB 20 Deion Smith Sr
TE 41 Jackson Bowers Fr
TE 49 Nason Coleman Fr
TE 87 Ethan Erickson So
TE 22 Mason Fakahua Jr
TE 85 Anthony Olsen Fr
TE 42 Ray Paulo Jr
TE 35 Bentley Redden Fr
TE 83 Isaac Rex Jr
TE 99 Mata'ava Ta'ase Jr
WR 31 Kevin Doe Fr
WR 88 Devin Downing Fr
WR 80 Koa Eldredge Fr
WR 0 Kody Epps So
WR 36 Talmage Gunther Jr
WR 30 Miles Hall Fr
WR 86 Dom Henry Fr
WR 29 Jake Hill Fr
WR 1 Keanu Hill Jr
WR 82 Parker Kingston Fr
WR 5 Darius Lassiter Sr
WR 17 Keelan Marion Jr
WR 89 Kade Moore So
WR 23 Hobbs Nyberg Jr
WR 19 Jojo Phillips Fr
WR 2 Chase Roberts So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Talan Alfrey So
DB 35 Zion Allen Fr
DB 19 Mory Bamba Jr
DB 20 Jacob Boren Sr
DB 32 Ty Burke Fr
DB 4 Caleb Christensen So
DB 33 Raider Damuni Fr
DB 43 Naseri Danielson Fr
DB 29 Jayden Dunlap Jr
DB 23 Chika Ebunoha Fr
DB 21 Dylan Flowers So
DB 7 Kamden Garrett Sr
DB 1 Micah Harper   So
DB 5 Eddie Heckard Sr
DB 36 Evan Johnson Fr
DB 27 Marcus Mckenzie Fr
DB 12 Malik Moore Sr
DB 17 Preston Rex Fr
DB 30 Quenton Rice So
DB 0 Jakob Robinson Jr
DB 26 Ethan Slade So
DB 37 Malae Tanuvasa Fr
DB 42 Petey Tuipulotu Fr
DB 38 Crew Wakley So
DB 28 Tanner Wall   So
DL 13 Isaiah Bagnah Jr
DL 92 Tyler Batty Jr
DL 91 Jackson Cravens Jr
DL 46 John Henry Daley Fr
DL 45 Michael Daley So
DL 98 Wyatt Dawe So
DL 95 Caden Haws Jr
DL 90 David Latu So
DL 59 Logan Lutui Jr
DL 93 Blake Mangelson So
DL 62 Atunaisa Mahe Sr
DL 96 Bruce Mitchell So
DL 58 Aisea Moa Fr
DL 94 John Nelson So
DL 48 Bodie Schoonover Fr
DL 56 Nuuletau Sellesin So
DL 99 Joshua Singh So
LB 3 Chaz Ah You Sr
LB 2 Ben Bywater   Jr
LB 54 Siale Esera Fr
LB 49 Lucky Finau Fr
LB 16 Isaiah Glasker Fr
LB 22 Ammon Hannemann Jr
LB 53 Fisher Jackson Jr
LB 18 Ace Kaufusi Fr
LB 34 Maika Kaufusi Fr
LB 50 Kason Krebs Fr
LB 41 Sione Moa Fr
LB 11 Harrison Taggart Fr
LB 31 Max Tooley Sr
LB 10 AJ Vongphachanh Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 84 Austin Riggs Jr
DS 54 Dalton Riggs Fr
P 39 Landon Rehkow Fr
P 24 Ryan Rehkow Jr
K 97 Matthias Dunn Fr
K 44 Will Ferrin So
K 37 Jordan Kapisi Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[77]

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

Roster

Depth Chart edit

References edit

For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2024 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2024 BYU Cougars softball team
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  3. ^ "BYU taps Weber State's Jay Hill as next defensive coordinator".
  4. ^ "Ed Lamb the next coach at Northern Colorado, brings BYU staffer with him".
  5. ^ "Kelly Poppinga returns to BYU as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant coach".
  6. ^ "Sitake announces hiring of Sione Po'uha on defensive staff".
  7. ^ "Sitake announces hiring of former BYU linebacker and veteran defensive coach Justin Ena".
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