The 2019 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
2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2019 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 2019. The regular season began on August 24, 2019, and ende ...
. The Cougars were led by fourth-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 eighth year that BYU competed as an
NCAA Division I FBS independent.
Before the season
Coaching changes
On January 14, 2019
Ryan Pugh
Ryan Pugh (born December 4, 1988) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator at Abilene Christian. Previously, he was the offensive line coach and, before that, the offensive line coach and runnin ...
was announced as the new
offensive coordinator at Troy leaving a vacancy on the offensive staff. On February 14, 2019, Eric Mateos was named the offensive line coach.
2019 recruits
2018 returned missionaries
2019 other additions
2019 departures
Schedule
Following their win over Idaho State on November 16, the Cougars accepted an invitation to the
2019 Hawaii Bowl.
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Game summaries
Utah
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants w/ royal blue accents.''
*There was a 58-minute weather delay during the fourth quarter (Thunderstorms).
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At Tennessee
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.''
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USC
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents''
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Washington
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''Uniform combination: (Throwbacks) white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents''
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At Toledo
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, navy pants w/ white accents.''
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At South Florida
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents''
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Boise State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents''
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At Utah State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents''
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Liberty
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, navy jerseys, white pants w/ navy accents''
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Idaho State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents''
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At UMass
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, navy pants w/ white accents''
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At San Diego State
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, white jerseys, royal blue pants w/ white accents''
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Hawai'i
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''Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jerseys, white pants w/ royal blue accents''
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Media
Football Media Day
:Affiliates
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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,
KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2TuneInradio, 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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KSNA
KSNA (100.7 FM, "100.7 My FM") is a radio station broadcasting an Adult CHR format. Licensed to Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States, the station is currently owned by Sand Hill Media Corp and features programming from Jones Radio Networks.
Hist ...
- Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games)
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KSPZ
KSPZ (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Ammon, Idaho, United States, the station serves the Idaho Falls/Ammon area. The station is currently owned by Sandhill Media Group, LLC and features programming f ...
- Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows)
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KMXD
KMXD (100.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Monroe, Utah
Monroe is a city in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,256 at the 2010 United States Census.
Geography
Monroe is located in rural central Utah. According t ...
- Monroe / Manti, Utah
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KSVC
KSVC (980 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk format. Licensed to Richfield, Utah
Richfield is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Utah, United States, and is the largest city in southern-central Utah.
Description
As o ...
- Richfield / 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
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
Depth chart
Rankings
References
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BYU
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-day S ...
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