The 2017 BYU Cougars football team represented
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...
in the
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2017. The regular season began on August 26, 2017, and end ...
. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach
Kalani Sitake
Kelaokalani Fifita "Kalani" Sitake (born October 10, 1975) is a Tongan–American football coach and former player. He has been the head football coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) since December 2015, and is the first Tongan to become a ...
and played their home games at
LaVell Edwards Stadium
LaVell Edwards Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the western United States, on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the BYU Cougars, an independent ...
. This was the seventh year BYU competed as an
NCAA Division I FBS independent. BYU had 13 regular season games scheduled in the season, due to their finale game at Hawaii, which NCAA rules allow them to schedule one extra home game. They finished the season 4–9.
Before the season
2017 recruits
2017 returned missionaries
2017 other additions
2017 departures
During the season
2017 departures
Media
Football Media Day
Nu Skin BYU Sports Network Affiliates
*Broadcasters:
Greg Wrubell
Greg Wrubell is a sports broadcaster based out of Cedar Hills, Utah. He is a commentator for college sports, including football, men's basketball, and women's soccer for Brigham Young University's (BYU) Sports Network and was the television voice ...
, Marc Lyons, & Nate Meikle
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BYU Radio
BYU Radio is a talk radio station run by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
Operating at Sirius XM channel 143 (and in northern Utah on 107.9 KUMT and 89.1-2 KBYU-HD2), it is known on-air as BYU Radio. The station features "news, current ...
- Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143
TuneInradio, and byuradio.org)
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KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- (Salt Lake City/ Provo, Utah an
ksl.com
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KIDO Kido or KIDO may refer to:
* Kido (surname) Kido (written: 木戸 lit. "tree door" or "wooden door", or 城戸 lit. "castle door") is a Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname
* Kido Takayoshi (1833–1877), Japanese politician of the ...
- Boise, Idaho (football only)
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KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, Idaho
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KSUB
KSUB (590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Cedar City, Utah, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media.
The station is also heard on a translator, K299BU, at 107.7 FM in Cedar City.
His ...
- Cedar City, Utah
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KMGR- Manti, Utah
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KDXU
KDXU (890 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to St. George, Utah, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media. KDXU is also an affiliate of the BYU Cougars Sports Network.
KDXU signed on in ...
- St. George, Utah
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KSHP
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- Las Vegas, Nevada (football only)
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TuneIn
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TuneIn is operated by the company TuneIn Inc. which is based in San Francisco, California. The compan ...
Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule
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The game between LSU and BYU was originally scheduled to take place at
NRG Stadium
NRG Stadium, formerly Reliant Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. Construction was completed in 2002, at a cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 72,220. It was the first NFL facility to have a retrac ...
in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
. However, due to massive flooding caused by
Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.
Game summaries
Portland State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.''
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LSU
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Key injury: TE Moroni Laulu-Pututau
''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.''
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Utah
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*Key injury: Starting QB Tanner Mangum was knocked out with an ankle injury.
''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.''
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Wisconsin
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Key injury: RB Trey Dye was injured.
''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.''
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Utah State
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*Key injury: Starting QB Beau Hoge was knocked out with a concussion.
''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.''
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Boise State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.''
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Mississippi State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.''
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ECU
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.''
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San Jose State
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*Key injury: Starting RB K.J. Hall was knocked out with an injury after rushing for over 100 yards in the first half. Hall was the first RB this season to rush for over 100 yds. The former starting RB, Ula Tolutau, was suspended after being charged with marijuana possession.
''Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants, pink accents (in honor of breast cancer awareness month).''
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Fresno State
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*Key injury: Starting QB Tanner Mangum was knocked out with a right Achilles injury. It is a season ending injury.
''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.''
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UNLV
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.''
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UMass
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents''
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Hawaii
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References
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