2014 BYU Cougars football team

2014 BYU Cougars football
Miami Beach Bowl vs. Memphis, L 48–55 2OT
Conference	Independent
2014 record	8–5
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (8th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple formation
Defensive coordinator	Nick Howell (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Taysom Hill
Captain	Paul Lasike
Captain	Craig Bills
Captain	Remington Peck
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 63,470)
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 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
As of 29 November 2014; Rankings from AP Poll

BYU at UConn

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 14 14 0 7 35 Huskies 0 7 0 3 10 Date: August 29 Location: The Rent East Hartford, CT Game start: 7:02 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 35,150 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Clear and mild, winds S at 7mph Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell, & Allison Williams Sources:

BYU at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 3 3 28 7 41 #NR/25 Longhorns 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 6 Location: Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Game start: 6:36 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 93,463 Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C), Sunny w/ 39% humidity, winds SE at 9mph Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (FS1/ESPN Radio): Joe Davis, Joey Harrington, & Kris Budden (FS1) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, & Joe Schad (ESPN Radio) Sources:

Houston at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total UH Cougars 0 15 0 10 25 • #25/NR BYU Cougars 16 7 3 7 33 Date: September 11 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 7:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 57,630 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear w/ 34% humidity, winds NW at 5 mph Referee: Todd LaPenta TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder (ESPN) Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Andy Boyce, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:

Virginia at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 9 0 17 33 • #21/23 Cougars 3 10 14 14 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:

Utah State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Aggies 7 21 7 0 35 #18/19 Cougars 7 7 3 3 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:

BYU at UCF

1 2 3 4 OT Total Cougars 0 3 21 0 0 24 • Knights 10 0 7 7 7 31 Date: October 9 Location: Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 7:32 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 41,547 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds E 11mph Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, & Samantha Ponder Sources:

Nevada at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 3 10 7 22 42 Cougars 7 21 0 7 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:

BYU at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 16 7 7 30 • Broncos 10 31 7 7 55 Date: October 25 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 7:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 36,752 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Clear, Winds WNW 8mph Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, David Diaz-Infante, & Allison Williams Sources:

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.

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.

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.

18 return missionaries will join BYU for the 2014 season.

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.

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