The 2022 BYU Cougars football team represented

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in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by seventh-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

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. This was the 12th and final year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent as in 2023, the football program joined the

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Before the season

Coaching changes

2022 recruits

2021 returned missionaries

2022 other additions

2022 departures

Schedule

BYU hosted six home games, traveled to five different away games, and played at a neutral site game in

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against Notre Dame. * Game moved to ESPNews at the end of the first quarter, shortly before 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Game summaries

South Florida

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ navy stripes, white pants w/ navy accents'' ----

No. 9 Baylor

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jersey w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

No. 25 Oregon

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Wyoming

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, navy pants w/ white accents '' ----

Utah State

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Notre Dame

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Stretch Y w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Arkansas

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets w/ dual custom design (Wasatch range/cougar face), white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Liberty

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

East Carolina

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Boise State

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Utah Tech

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

Stanford

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

New Mexico Bowl: SMU

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Sailor Cougar w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Rankings

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

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and features the talents of

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(play-by-play)
Riley Nelson
(analyst)
Mitchell Juergens
(reporter/sideline analyst), an
Jason Shepherd
(host) for the third consecutive year, wit
Ben Bagley
subbing in for Jason Shepherd when he has women's soccer broadcasts. The network is in charge of producing and broadcasting all BYU Football pre and post game shows as well as coaches shows and live broadcasts. :Affiliates *

– Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2
TuneIn
radio, and byuradio.org) * KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah an
ksl.com
*

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– Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games) *

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– Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows) *

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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– Richfield / Manti, Utah *

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 1 ...

– St. George, Utah

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth Chart

References

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