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1 Athletic Media Relations 30 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT Fax BYU 2003 SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Time/Result (TV) Aug. 28 GEORGIATECH W, (ESPN2) Sept. 6 at #4 USC L, (ABC) Sept. 13 at New Mexico* W, 10-7 (SWP/KSL) Sept. 20 STANFORD L, (SWP/KSL) Sept. 27 AIRFORCE* L, (ESPN+) Oct. 4 San DiegoState*.....W, (SWP/KSL) Oct. 9 COLORADOSTATE*......L, (ESPN2) Oct. 18 Wyoming* L, (SWP/KSL) Oct. 25 UNLV* W, OT (ABC) Oct. 30 BOISESTATE L, (ESPN) Nov. 15 at Notre Dame L, (NBC) Nov. 22 UTAH* p.m. (ESPN+) * - MWCGame All Times are Local to Site and are Subject to Change G A M E # 1 2 Utah (8-2, 5-1) at BYU ( ) Saturday, Nov. 22, p.m. (MST) SETTING THE GAME KICKOFF:... 1:05 p.m. (MST) SITE:... Provo, Utah; LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) TELEVISION (Regional):... ESPN+Plus; Gary Bender J.C. Pearson and Anne Marie Anderson, (KJZZ, Ch. 14) RADIO:...KSL-Radio, 1160 AM (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, Bill Riley) INTERNET WEBCAST:... THE SERIES:...Utah leads, THE SERIES (In Provo):...Utah leads, LAST MEETING:...Nov. 23, 2002 (UU, 13-6) LAST MEETING (In Provo):...Nov. 17, 2001 (BYU, 24-21) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact Jeff Reynolds jeff_reynolds@byu.edu Office Phone (801) FAX (801) Cell Phone (801) Pressbox (media only) (801) Homepage BYU QUICK FACTS Location Provo, Utah Enrollment ,122 (Daytime) Founded Oct. 15, 1875 Colors Dark Blue, White and Tan Nickname Cougars Mascot Cosmo (the Cougar) Affiliation NCAA Division I-A Conference Mountain West Stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) Surface Natural Grass President Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson Men s AD Val Hale Ticket Office Phone (801) 378-BYU1 All-Time Record (.560) , M W C F o o t b a l l C h a m p i o n s COUGARS HOST UTES IN SEASON FINALE After suffering its seventh defeat of the season a loss at Notre Dame BYU will return to Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 22 to take on in-state rival Utah in the 2003 season finale. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. (MST). The game will be broadcast regionally by ESPN+Plus, and will be carried locally on KJZZ, Ch. 14. The Cougars will enter the game having won just one of their previous five games, including back-to-back losses against Boise State and Notre Dame. The Utes, who have clinched at least a share of the Mountain West Conference title, will enter the contest needing a victory to win their first outright league championship since BATTLE FOR THE BOOT First instituted in 1971, the Beehive Boot is the symbol of gridiron supremacy in the state of Utah. Estimated to be over 100 years old, the Beehive Boot is an authentic piece of Utah history. Unlike other rivalry trophies, the Beehive Boot is presented to the team with the best record against all in-state opponents. BYU has won the boot 19 times in the past 28 years, including a stretch of five straight years from 1983 to Utah has won the boot seven times, while Utah State has claimed it six times over the years. The Boot currently resides at Utah after beating both BYUand Utah State last season, ending a two-year stretch at BYU. While Utah defeated Utah State earlier this season, the Cougars have not played an in-state opponent. The winner of Saturday s game will win the boot for the 2003 season. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 16 No Practice Practice* Practice* 6 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Media Luncheon Noon Practice* 3:30 p.m. Practice** 3:30 p.m Walkthrough Utah at BYU 1:00 p.m. (MST) All practices are closed to the general public. * - Most practices will be open to credentialed media. Media may conduct interviews with Coach Crowton before practice and with players following practice. ** - Practices scheduled for Thursday and Friday are closed.

2 BYU COACHING STAFF Head Coach Gary Crowton At BYU (.567); 3rd Season Career (.592) Asst. Head Coach (O-Line) Lance Reynolds Offensive Coordinator (Receivers) Todd Bradford Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks)..... Robbie Bosco Defensive Coordinator (Safeties)....Bronco Mendenhall Special Teams Coord. (Running Backs).... Paul Tidwell Recruiting Coord. (Tight Ends) Mike Empey Cornerbacks Brian Mitchell Defensive Line Steve Kaufusi Linebackers Barry Lamb Strength and Conditioning Jay Omer Graduate Assistant Dustin Staley Graduate Assistant Kevin McGiven BYU SUPPORT STAFF Director of Football Operations Duane Busby Equipment Manager Mick Hill Head Trainer George Curtis Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Kirt Kimball Team Physician TBA Video Coordinator Keith Kearl Assistant to Head Coach Camie Wangsgard Football Administrative Asst Roselyn Daley Football Administrative Asst Shirley Johnson Academic Coach Jim Hamblin Media Relations Director Jeff Reynolds Special Events Director Larry Duffin Ticket Manager David Miles Director Photo Services Mark Philbrick 2002 RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 29 SYRACUSE W, Sept. 6 HAWAII W, Sept. 14 at Nevada L, Sept. 21 at Georgia Tech L, Oct. 4 at Utah State W, Oct. 12 at Air Force* L, 9-52 Oct. 19 UNLV* L, 3-24 Oc. 24 at Colorado State* L, Nov. 2 SAN DIEGOSTATE* W, Nov. 9 WYOMING* W, Nov. 16 NEW MEXICO* L, Nov. 23 at Utah* L, 6-13 * - MWCGame COMPLETE BROADCAST PLANS TELEVISION - Saturday s game will be broadcast to a regional audience by ESPN+Plus on KJZZ, Ch. 14 in Salt Lake City. The game will be broadcast beginning at 1 p.m. (MST). Gary Bender will call the action with J.C. Pearson lending expert analysis and Anne Marie Anderson reporting from the sidelines. RADIO - Fans can tune to KSL Radio the 50,000-watt home of the Cougars and follow the action with the broadcast team of Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Bill Riley. INTERNET -A live webcast of the game, which includes play-by-play and up-to-the-minute statistics, can be viewed by logging on to: In addition, a live audio stream of the game will be available at both of the following URL s: UP OR DOWN The following BYU coaches will be working from the sidelines for the Colorado State game: Gary Crowton (head coach), Bronco Mendenhall (defensive coordinator/safeties), Steve Kaufusi (defensive line), Robbie Bosco (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Lance Reynolds (offensive line), Paul Tidwell (special teams coordinator/running backs).the remaining assistant coaches, including Barry Lamb (linebackers), Brian Mitchell (cornerbacks), Todd Bradford (co-offensive coordinator/receivers) and Mike Empey (recruiting coordinator/tight ends) will coach from the booth. A LITTLE HISTORY: BYU vs. Utah Saturday s in-state battle between Utah and BYU will mark the 79th meeting between the two schools, dating back to Utah owns a lead in the 78-year rivalry. Prior to 1922, Utah and then B.Y. Academy met six times, posting an identical 3-3 record. (The two teams met three times in 1896, twice in 1897 and once in 1898 before the Academy disbanded its football team.for various reasons, including the death of a player, the Academy did not field a team again until 1922.) Over the past six seasons, no team has won by more than seven points. Interestingly, no team has ever won more than nine straight games in the series. Utah reeled off nine straight wins from 1929 to 1937, and while it took some 50 years, BYU managed to win nine straight from 1979 to It wasn t until the 1969 season that BYU and Utah started playing each other at the end of the season, as opposed to earlier in the year. For many years, the Utah-Utah State game marked the end of the Ute s regular season. However, since 1969, BYU and Utah have met 24 different times in the regular-season finale (for one or both teams.) This year s game will mark the regular-season ending for both teams. The Cougars own an 18-7 record against Utah when playing in the final game of the regular season, including a stretch of 13 straight victories from 1974 to Since 1993 however, the Utes have posted a 6-3 mark against the Cougars when playing in the regular-season finale. Since the Mountain West Conference was formed in 1999, the Cougars and Utes have battled to a 2-2 record. With BYU needing a win in 1999 to win the MWC title outright, the Utes upset the Cougars in Provo, A year later, the Cougars overcame improbable odds to record one of the greatest come-back victories in BYU history, upending Utah, 34-27, in LaVell Edwards final game. The Cougars claimed the win again in 2001, escaping with the win to claim the first undefeated season in the league s history and the outright MWC title. In 2002, the Utes gave Ron McBride a 13-6 win in what would become his final season as head coach, and snuffed the Cougars shot at a bowl bid. THE STREAK IS STILL ALIVE GAMES AND COUNTING Following Rey Brathwaite s 18-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Notre Dame, BYU extended its NCAA-record streak to 361 games without being shutout. BYU was last shutout during the 1975 season (Sept. 27, 1975 vs. Arizona State.) Interestingly, the Cougars do not have a single player on their rosters who was alive the last time BYU was shutout. IN THE TRENCHES The BYU offensive line, which includes three seniors and two freshmen, weighs in at a beefy 1,600 pounds, averaging 320 pounds per man. The O-line will be squaring off against a Utah defensive line (two sophomores, a junior and a senior) that tips the scales at an average pounds per man. On defense, the Cougars line (three seniors) weighs in at pounds per man, while the Ute offensive line (three juniors, one freshman and one senior) average 307 pounds per man.

3 OPPONENT MEDIA RELATIONS INFO GEORGIA TECH Media Relations Contact..... Allison George Phone (404) USC Media Relations Contact Tim Tessalone Phone (213) NEW MEXICO Media Relations Contact....Greg Remington Phone (505) STANFORD Media Relations Contact Gary Migdol Phone (650) AIR FORCE Media Relations Contact Troy Garnhart Phone (719) SAN DIEGO STATE Media Relations Contact....Kevin Klintworth Phone (619) /3023 COLORADO STATE Media Relations Contact Gary Ozello Phone (970) WYOMING Media Relations Contact.... Kevin McKinney Phone (307) UNLV Media Relations Contact.... Mark Wallington Phone (702) BOISE STATE Media Relations Contact Max Corbet Phone (208) NOTRE DAME Media Relations Contact John Heisler Phone (574) UTAH Media Relations Contact Liz Abel Phone (801) TELEVISION RECORD From national publications to live television broadcasts, BYU football is one of the more visible programs in the country. Since its first national television appearance in 1974, BYU has posted a record when playing nationally televised games, including a mark on ABC and a record on ESPN or ESPN2. On Sept. 1, 1984, Robbie Bosco led BYU to a victory over Pitt in the first live ESPN College football broadcast. MILESTONE VICTORY The Cougars win over San Diego State on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003 marked BYU s 450th alltime victory, dating back to the 1922 season. Over that 80-plus-year span, the Cougars have posted a mark of (.562). The win also marked the 20th victory for head coach Gary Crowton since taking over the helm of the BYU program in In his third season at BYU, Crowton has racked up a record of (.588). Over the span of his career, including three years as the head coach at Louisiana Tech Crowton is (.603). SATURDAY S STORYLINES With an 8-2 record on the season, including a 5-2 league mark, Utah needs a win on Saturday to claim its first outright league championship title since BYU will honor 24 players, who will be playing in their final game, in a brief ceremony 20 minutes prior to kickoff. The list of players who will be receiving their senior blankets include: Chad Barney, Colby Bockwoldt, Josh Brandon, Brent Carlson, Quinn Christensen, Toby Christensen, Tyson Dunham, Jernaro Gilford, Ryan Gunderson, Forrest Hansen, Brandon Heaney, Scott Jackson, Justin Jory, Levi Madarieta, Ammon Mauga, Jared Meibos, Kip Nielson, Ifo Pili, Brandon Stephens, Mike Tanner, J.R. Thulin, Kyle Wilson, Bill Wright, Vincent Xanthos. Senior defensive tackle Ifo Pili will be participating in his 45th game as a Cougars, dating back to the 1998 season, while senior linebacker Colby Bockwoldt will be playing in his 44th game. A win on Saturday would give the Cougars a 4-3 league record. If BYU, Air Force, Colorado State and Wyoming win this weekend, the Cougars could end up in a four-way tie for second place. If BYU wins, and New Mexico beats Wyoming, the Cougars would end in a potential tie for third place. A loss on Saturday would give the Cougars a 4-8 overall record its lowest winning percentage since posting a 3-8 record in No matter Saturday s outcome, BYU will finish the season with its second straight losing season. This year s sub-.500 record marks the first time since the 1970 and 1971 seasons the Cougars have posted back-to-back losing seasons. As a result, the team will not qualify for a post-season bowl bid. Having also missed out on a bowl invitation last season (by one game), it marks the first time since the 1972 and 1973 campaigns BYUhas not qualified for a bowl game in back-to-back seasons. The Cougars enter Saturday s game having lost two straight games. Should BYU lose on Saturday, it will mark only the fourth time in the past 10 seasons the Cougars have lost three straight games in a single season. COUGARS EQUAL 35-YEAR OLD RECORD With the Cougars loss against Boise State on Thursday, Oct. 30, the Cougars have lost four straight games at home for the first time since 1968 a 35-year-old record. After opening the season with a win over Georgia Tech at Edwards Stadium, the Cougars have dropped four straight home games, posting a 1-4 mark at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the season. The Cougars lost an decision to Stanford on Sept. 20, followed by a loss against Air Force on Sept. 27. Most recently, BYU lost to Colorado State, 58-13, on Oct. 9, marking the most points ever allowed and the largest losing margin ever recorded in Provo. The record was equaled over two weeks ago after a loss on Oct. 30 against Boise State the night before Halloween. In 1968, under head coach Tommy Hudspeth, the Cougars were 0-5 in Provo. Even if the Cougars defeat Utah at home in the season finale on Nov. 22, the Cougars will have suffered their first home losing season in 32 years. PAPER OR PLASTIC Against San Diego State, BYU recorded six sacks, improving its season total to 17. Against Colorado State and Wyoming the Cougars sacked the opposing quarterback three times each contest. The Cougars managed two sacks against Notre Dame to bring the season total to 25. In the season s first five games the Cougars had recorded 11 sacks, averaging 2.2 sacks per contest. Brady Poppinga leads the team with five sacks, followed by Colby Bockwoldt with 4.5 and John Denney with 3.5. BYU has seven players with at least two sacks on the season.

4 THE CROWTON FILE In 2001, Gary Crowton, a native of Orem, Utah, took over a BYU program that had been under the direction of college football s sixth all-time winningest coach, LaVell Edwards ( ;.716). In his first season, Crowton guided the Cougars to an impressive 12-2 season, climbed as high as No. 9 in the national polls, lead the nation in scoring and yards-per-game average, won the MWC title and earned a trip to the 2001 Liberty Bowl. Crowton, 46, came to BYU with a long and proven list of coaching accomplishments. Prior to serving two seasons as the offensive coordinator with the NFL s Chicago Bears, where his offense ranked third in the NFL in passing yardage during the 1999 season, Crowton was head coach at Louisiana Tech from There he guided the Bulldogs to a (.618) record over three seasons, including a 9-2 mark in Competing as an independent for three straight years, Louisiana Tech recorded wins over the likes of Mississippi State, Cal and Alabama. Using its Crowton-designed, high-powered offense, the program also recorded impressive wins by scoring 50-or-more points against eight different opponents, including games of 60-or-more points in five different games. Crowton s offense ranked third in the nation, both in passing and total offense, while the Bulldogs racked up 12,746 yards passing in three years, an average of 4,249 yards per season. The prolific Tech offense also produced 115 touchdown receptions, averaging 38.3 TDs per season. Under Crowton, Louisiana Tech engineered 22 different 300-yard passing games, including a school-record 10, 300-yard outings during the 1998 season. In 1998, Crowton s final season at Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs combined for a school-record 4,943 yards passing. Crowton s coaching career actually began in 1982 as a student assistant under Edwards at BYU. While at BYU he worked with current Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren and future NFL Hall of F a m e r, Steve Young. From BYU, Crowton moved on to Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he coached from While at Snow College, Crowton moved from defensive backs coach to offensive coordinator. Under his offensive leadership, the Badgers won the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship in From Snow College, Crowton moved to Western Illinois for one season, before taking over as the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire. In 1991, Crowton was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Boston College under head coach Tom Coughlin. There he helped develop quarterback Glenn Foley as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy. After three successful seasons with the Eagles, Crowton was hired as the co-offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, where his offense led the Yellow Jackets to a No. 21 national ranking in his first and only season in Atlanta. In 1995, Crowton was hired as the offensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech, where he would become the head coach the following season. Crowton, who is the first-ever head football coach at BYU to serve an LDS Church mission, is married to the former Maren Peterson of Bountiful, Utah. The couple was married in 1985 and have seven children. UP CLOSE Age Hometown Orem,Utah Wife Maren Peterson (Bountiful, Utah) Married Aug. 3, 1985 Children Dane (16), Tara (15), Jenessa (12), Quinn (9) Mikauli (7), Toriana (3) and Macloud (1) Mission South Korea ( ) Education Orem High School (1975) Brigham Young University (1983) Playing Experience Quarterback at Orem High School Quarterback at Snow College Quarterback at Colorado State Coaching Experience Student Asst. (BYU, 1982) Def. Backs (Snow College, 1983) Offensive Coordinator (Snow College, ) Passing Coordinator (Western Illinois, 1987) Offensive Coordinator (New Hampshire, ) Quarterbacks Coach (Boston College, ) Co-Offensive Coordinator (Georgia Tech, 1994) Offensive Coordinator (Louisiana Tech, 1995) Head Coach (Louisiana Tech, ) Offensive Coordinator (Chicago Bears, ) Head Coach (BYU, 2001-present) IT S NO COINCIDENCE While at Louisiana Tech, Gary Crowton recorded three straight seasons with a scoring average of 33 points per game or better. In 1996, the Crowton-led Bulldogs averaged 36.4 points per game, but dropped off to a mere 33.1 points per game in In 1998, Crowton s final season at Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs published a 41.1 points-per-game average. During the 2001 season, his first year at BYU, Crowton and the Cougars lead the nation with an amazing 46.7 points per game average. CROWTON NOTABLES Crowton is the first coach in BYU history to win more than seven games in his first season. In only his fourth year as a Division-IA coach, Crowton recorded his 30th career victory a victory over Sonny Lubick and the Colorado State Rams during the 2001 season. In his fifth season as a collegiate head coach, Crowton coached in his 50th career game, defeating Hawaii, Crowton s 20th victory at BYU came on Oct. 4, 2003 at San DiegoState a win over the Aztecs. Crowton became only the second coach in BYU football history to win 12 games in a single season after defeating Mississippi State, 41-38, during the 2001 season. LaVell Edwards accomplished the feat three different times during his 29-year career, including a 14-win season during the 1996 campaign. Crowton s previous single-season best win total was 9-2 at Louisiana Tech during the 1997 season. CROWTON; YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School W L Conference 1996 Louisiana Tech 6 5 Independent 1997 Louisiana Tech 9 2 Independent 1998 Louisiana Tech 6 6 Independent 2001 Brigham Young 12 2 MWC 2002 Brigham Young 5 7 MWC 2003 Brigham Young 4 7 MWC (.592)

5 2003 SUPERLATIVES Overall Record Current Streak L2 MWCRecord All-Time MWCRecord Non-Conference Record Home Record Home Streak L Road Record Road Streak L1 Day Games Night Games When BYU Wins Coin Toss When BYULoses Coin Toss When BYULeads After First Quarter When BYU Trails After First Quarter When BYU Leads at the Half When BYU Trails at the Half When BYU Leads After Third Quarter When BYU Trails After Third Quarter Record in August Record in September Record in October Record innovember Record in December Record vs. Top-25 Teams Record vs. Non-Ranked Teams Record on Natural Grass Record on Artificial Surface Record When BYU has 100-Yard Rusher Record When Opponent has 100-Yard Rusher Record When BYU has 300-Yards Passing Record When Opponent has 300-Yards Passing When BYUScores First BYU Opponent Scores First On ABC On ESPN On ESPN On ESPN+Plus On SportsWest MEDIA LUNCHEONS Each Tuesday BYU and Tucanos Brazilian Grill will host the weekly Tucanos BYU Football Media Luncheon in the Cougar Room at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Regularly-credentialed media are invited to attend the weekly luncheon. Please contact Jeff Reynolds in the Media Relations office for more information. LAST TIME OUT (Notre Dame 33, BYU 14) Notre Dame's Julius Jones ran for 161 yards on 25 carries, leading the Fighting Irish to a win over BYU on Saturday in front of 80,795 at Notre Dame Stadium. The Cougars continued to struggle with turnovers, coughing up the ball four different times, including three in the first half. Entering the game ranked 103rd in the nation -- with a minus-10 turnover margin -- BYU turned the ball over in its first two possessions of the game and gave it up twice more throughout the game. The Irish scored six of their 33 points as a result. Notre Dame struck first after J.J. Fitzpatrick connected on a 27-yard field goal with 7:38 left in the first quarter, capping a four -- play, five-yard drive that started as a result of a Fui Vakapuna fumble at BYU's own 19-yard line. The Cougars looked as though their luck might be changing on the following drive. Rey Brathwaite was credited with 33 of BYU's 76 yards in the four-play drive, giving the Cougars a 7-6 lead. Brathwaite scored on an 18-yard run -- his second rushing touchdown of the season and his first in over 18 quarters. Notre Dame added two more field goals by Fitzpatrick, including one as a result of another BYU turnover, to take a 9-7 lead with 3:38 left in the first half. Just over two minutes later, Jones lunged in the endzone for a one-yard touchdown, giving the Irish a 16-7 lead. In the second half, the Irish were all about controlling the ball and consequently, the tempo of the game. The Irish defense held the BYU offense at bay for much of the second half, allowing the Cougars just 26 plays in the entire second half. The Cougars had five yards passing, but minus -- 5 yards rushing in the entire third quarter. After Jones scored on a 23-yard run in the third quarter, and Fitzpatrick added another field goal early in the fourth quarter, BYU quarterback Matt Berry scored a touchdown on a one-yard run to cut the Notre Dame lead to The Irish added one more touchdown by Jones -- his third of the night -- with under a minute in the game, bringing the final score to Berry finished the night 17-of-29 for 231 yards and one rushing touchdown. Brathwaite totaled 77 yards on 14 carries. Junior safety Aaron Francisco led the BYU defense with 13 total tackles, while James Allen had a team-leading six solo takedowns. With the loss, the Cougars fall to 4-7 on the season, and as a result, will face their second straight losing season, something that hasn't happened at BYU since the 1970 and 1971 seasons. WHAT A PAYNE Junior punter/kicker Matt Payne leads the Mountain West in punting and ranks 13th nationally with an average 44.2 yards per punt. He is also third in the league after connecting on 14-of-17 (.824) field goals, including a long of 53 yards the second longest field goal in BYU history behind a 56-yarder by Owen Pochman. Payne also leads the Mountain West with a perfect 20-for- 20 mark in point-after attempts. Twenty of Payne s 71 punts have landed inside the 20-yard line. Against UNLV, Payne nailed 40- and 50-yard field goals and had five punts for 258 yards, averaging a career-high 51.6 yards per punt. RUSHING TOUCHDOWN DROUGHT COMES TO AN END Prior to the Cougars game at San Diego State, BYU had not scored a rushing touchdown over 30 straight quarters, dating back to a second-quarter touchdown run from Lance Pendleton against Wyoming on Nov. 9, 2002 in Provo. Over that span, including the second half of the 2002 Wyoming game, the Cougars posted a record of 3-5, scoring a total of 11 touchdowns. Quarterback John Beck put an end to the streak, scoring on a four-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Since that touchdown, the Cougars have scored three more rushing touchdowns, including another rushing TD at SDSU, a two-yard run at Wyoming and a 1-yard run at UNLV. GET TO THE POINT Prior to the Cougars' 44-point offering against San Diego State, the Cougars had scored just 76 points through the first five games, marking the lowest overall scoring total to start a season since 1970 when BYU scored just 55 points in the first five games. That stretch also included a 17-0 shutout at UTEP, and a 10-7 win over North Texas. The Cougars started 1-4 in 1975 and finished with an overall record of 3-8. The Cougars posted more points against the Aztecs, eclipsing their combined total over the previous three games. In fact, BYU racked up 24 points in the second quarter, marking the highest single-quarter point total of the season. Against Wyoming, the Cougars managed just 10 points, marking the fifth time this season BYU has scored 14 or less points. Through the first nine games of the season, the Cougars have scored 170 points, averaging 18.9 points per game. The scoring average is the lowest through nine games since the 1970 season when BYU averaged 13 points through nine games.

6 BY THE NUMBERS Prior to last season s 5-7 overall record, the number of years the Cougars went without a losing season Total number of bowl games BYU has played in. The Cougars earned their first-ever bowl bid in 1974, taking on Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. Prior to John Beck s four-yard touchdown run at SDSU, the number of quarters BYU went without a rushing touchdown. Percent of capacity the Cougars had on hand at Edwards Stadium for the season-opener against Georgia Tech. Official attendance was 61,930. The number of nationally-ranked opponents BYUwill face this season, according to the USAToday Coaches Top-25 Preseason Poll. Total number of victories BYU has produced since the program was reinstated in Number of players on the 2003 roster who have graduated and are currently attending graduate school. Number of players on the 2003 roster who are fluent in at least one foreign language. Number of married players on this year s team. Number of players who have children. Number of players who are engaged to be married. Number of road victories this season, including a overtime win over UNLV. Number of times this season BYU has scored just 10 points in a single game. STATISTICAL COMPARISON (BYU vs. Utah) Utah BYU SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS RUSHING YARDAGE Average Per Rush Average Per Game PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Reception Average Per Game TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Game FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS TIMEOF POSSESSION/GAME :08 30:01 3rd DOWN CONVERSIONS /151 54/173 4th DOWN CONVERSIONS /20 9/18 SACKSBY/YARDS TOUCHDOWNSSCORED FIELD GOALS/ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE/GAME ,478 60,903 PLAYING AT EDWARDS STADIUM With a perfect 6-0 record in Provo during the 2001 season, the Cougars have recorded 12 undefeated home season since the 1967 campaign. In fact, since the stadium was expanded to 65,000, the Cougars have posted eight different seasons without losing a game in Provo. The 2001 perfect home season marked the first since BYUfinished the 2002 season with a 4-2 home record, marking the team s 31st consecutive non-losing home season. The Cougars are (.748) in Provo, dating back 40 years (1963), including a 10-7 (.589) home record against MWC opponents since However, during the 2003 season, the Cougars have lost four out of their last five, marking the first time since 1968 the Cougars have lost four games at home in a single season. A BRATH OF FRESH AIR After running back Marcus Whalen went down with a foot injury in the Cougars season-opener against Georgia Tech, junior running back Reynaldo Brathwaite burst on to the scene and hasn t looked back. Brathwaite leads the Cougars with 812 yards rushing on the season, ranking fourth overall in the Mountain West. Brathwaite, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound junior has 145 carries on the season, averaging 5.6 yards per carry. He has posted a BYU record 95-yard touchdown run (at San Diego State), in addition to an 89-yard run in the Cougars 10-7 win at New Mexico. SCORING DRIVE INFORMATION On the season the Cougars have allowed 45 scoring drives, including 16 drives of 38 yards or less. The longest drive for an opponent this season has been an 89 yarder (vs. Boise State), while the shortest was an 5-yard drive posted by Notre Dame. BYU opponents average scoring drive covers 49.7 yards. Offensively, BYU has had 33 scoring drives, averaging just over 56.4 yards per drive. The Cougars longest drive was a 95-yarder against San Diego State, while the shortest was a 7-yard drive at UNLV. Nine of the Cougars 33 scoring drives have been 78 yards or longer. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON A loss against Utah in the 2002 season-finale marked the first losing season at BYU since the Cougars posted a 5-6 record in Like Crowton in 2002, it was also LaVell Edwards second season at the helm. Following a win over Air Force on Oct. 20, 2001, the Cougars claimed their 28th straight non-losing season. The Cougars streak of 28 straight non-losing seasons ranked 10th all-time at the NCAADivision I-Alevel and was the third longest streak in the nation. Nebraska currently ranks first with 41 straight seasons without a losing campaign. After the Cougars posted a losing season in 1973, they went on to win a National Championship in 1984, 21 league titles and made 23 bowl appearances, including 17 straight bowl trips from

7 ON THE AIR The exclusive radio home of BYU Football and flagship of the Cougar Sports Network is 50,000-watt KSL Newsradio 1160 in Salt Lake City. The "Voice of the Cougars is Greg Wrubell, now in his 3rd season as play-by-play commentator. A BYU alum, Wrubell joined the broadcast crew in 1992 as the sideline/lockerroom reporter. He began calling BYU basketball games in Joining Wrubell is game analyst and former BYU quarterback Marc Lyons. Lyons is a 22-year veteran of Cougar football broadcasts, and contributes to KSL's extensive midweek and gameday coverage. In his second season on the sidelines is Bill Riley. Riley also hosts the weekly "Gary Crowton Show" (Wednesday nights at 7:00) and "Coordinators' Corner" with Robbie Bosco and Bronco Mendenhall (Thursday nights at 7:00 live at Tucano's Restaurant). Chief Engineer John Dehnel returns for his 18th season, while veteran statistician Ralph Sokolowsky and spotter Doug Martin complete the lineup in the booth. KSL's gameday coverage begins two hours prior to kickoff with the "Cougar Countdown Show." The "Cougar Pregame Scoreboard Show" starts the broadcast's second hour, with the "Cougar Pregame Coach's Show" 35 minutes prior to kickoff, followed by the "Cougar Kickoff Show." After the game, KSL presents the "Cougar Postgame Scoreboard Show," followed by the "Cougar Lockerroom Show," "Cougar Postgame Coach's Show," "IFA Country Store Replay," and "Cougar Call-In Show." Stations on KSL's Cougar Sports Network include: KSL-AM - Salt Lake City, UT KDXU-AM - St. George, UT KMTI-AM- Manti, UT KSVC-AM - Richfield, UT KNAK - AM - Delta, UT KIOV-Boise, ID KPLV-FM - Idaho Falls & Blackfoot, ID KZNI-AM - Idaho Falls, ID KZNR-AM - Blackfoot, ID KART-AM - Jerome, ID KSHP-AM- Las Vegas, NV SWEET REVENGE Since 1980, BYU has had 67 different opportunities to repay an opponent for a previous loss. When the Cougars face an opponent, having lost in the previous meeting, they have recorded a (.642) record. Since Nov. 7, 1998 BYU has lost only three games to an opponent in a payback situation, posting a 18-3 record. BYU knocked off Syracuse on Aug. 29, 2002 and held off Hawaii on Sept. 6, In 2003, the Cougars have posted a 3-2 record in payback opportunities, defeating Georgia Tech, 24-13, New Mexico, 10-7 and UNLV 27-20, while losing to Air Force and Colorado State 58-13, in the first five of six total payback games this season. Of the six-payback opportunities, the Cougars will face four opponents in Provo. Following is a look at the Cougars payback victories since 1998: 2003 Payback Opportunities Previous Result Year BYUdef. Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech def. BYU, BYUdef. New Mexico, 10-7 New Mexico def. BYU, Air Force def. BYU, Air Force def. BYU, Colorado State def. BYU, Colorado State def. BYU, BYU def. UNLV, OT UNLVdef. BYU, Utah at BYU Utah def. BYU, Paybacks Previous Result Year BYUdef. Hawaii, Hawaii def. BYU, BYU def. Syracuse, Syracuse def. BYU, Paybacks Previous Result Year BYU def. Tulane, Tulane def. BYU, BYUdef. Air Force, Air Force def. BYU, BYU def. San Diego State, San Diego State def. BYU, BYUdef. Colorado State, Colorado State def. BYU, BYUdef. Mississippi State, Mississippi State def. BYU, Paybacks Previous Result Year Florida State def. BYU, 29-3 FSU def. BYU, BYUdef. Virginia, Virginia def. BYU, BYU def. Wyoming, 19-7 Wyoming def. BYU, BYU def. Utah, Utah def. BYU, Paybacks Previous Result Year BYU def. Washington, Washington def. BYU, BYUdef. Air Force, Air Force def. BYU, Paybacks Previous Result Year BYU def. New Mexico, 31-7 New Mexico def. BYU, BYUdef. UTEP, UTEP def. BYU, BYU def. Utah, Utah def. BYU, AMONG THE BEST IN THE MWC In the four-year history of the Mountain West Conference, the Cougars have posted a record against league opponents. During that span, the Cougars have registered a combined, overall record of (.621). Overall, the Cougars have won more league titles, and have been to more bowl games than any other team in the MWC. BYU has won two of the four MWC titles. Of the seven MWC opponents, only Air Force and Colorado State have a winning record over the Cougars with both posting a 3-2 record against BYU in the five-year history of the Mountain West. Utah has posted a 2-2 record against BYU. The Cougars own a winning record over four MWC opponents, including New Mexico (4-1), San Diego State (4-1), UNLV (4-1) and Wyoming (3-2). Following is a look at the cumulative MWC league standings, dating back to 1999: ALL-TIME MWC STANDINGS TEAM W L Pct. League Titles Colorado State * (1999, 2000, 2002) BYU * (1999, 2001) Utah * (1999) New Mexico Air Force UNLV San Diego State Wyoming

8 OPPONENT SNAPSHOT OVERALL Opponent W L Pct. Georgia Tech USC New Mexico Stanford Air Force San DiegoState Colorado State Wyoming UNLV Boise State Notre Dame Utah ON THE ROAD Opponent W L Pct. Georgia Tech USC New Mexico Stanford Air Force San DiegoState Colorado State Wyoming UNLV Boise State Notre Dame Utah AT HOME Opponent W L Pct. Georgia Tech USC New Mexico Stanford Air Force San DiegoState Colorado State Wyoming UNLV Boise State Notre Dame Utah THIS WEEK Team Opponent Georgia Tech off USC UCLA (Nov. 22) New Mexico at Wyoming (Nov. 22) Stanford California (Nov. 22) Air Force at San Diego State (Nov. 22) San DiegoState Air Force (Nov. 22) Colorado State at UNLV (Nov. 22) Wyoming New Mexico (Nov. 22) UNLV Colorado State (Nov. 22) Boise State at Fresno State (Nov. 21) Notre Dame off Utah at BYU (Nov. 22) DEFENSIVE NOTES The Cougar defense, which ranks 18th nationally and yields 315 yards per game, will face a Utah offense that is 38th in the nation in total offense with an average of yards per game. Ute quarterback Alex Smith is 1st in the MWC and 7th in the nation in pass efficiency. The Cougar defense is 16th in the nation against the pass yielding just 182 yards per game in the air. BYU s defense is also tied for 28th in the nation in interceptions with 13. Jernaro Gilford, John Denney, Colby Bockwoldt and Aaron Francisco shate the team lead in interceptions with two a piece. nine Cougars have at least one interception. Against UNLV, Francisco grabbed his first interception of the year to seal the Cougars victory in overtime. The following week Francisco intercepted Bronco quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie--the first interception Dinwiddie had thrown in 173 attempts and only his second of the season. The BYU defense has scored one touchdown on the season. Interestingly, that touchdown came against San Diego State, marking the third straight game at Qualcomm Stadium the Cougars have scored a defensive touchdown ('99, Hans Olson; '01, Isaac Kelley; '03, Colby Bockwoldt.). On the season, the BYU defense has prevented its opponents from gaining its season average in eight of ten games. Following is a game-bygame look at the BYU defensive totals on the season: Opponent Total Yds. Allowed Previous Season Avg. Difference Georgia Tech NA NA USC New Mexico Stanford Air Force San Diego State Colorado State Wyoming UNLV Boise State Notre Dame TURNOVER A NEW LEAF Last season the Cougars gave up an average 2.9 turnovers per game. After 11 games, BYU has produced a minus 13 turnover margin. While recording four turnovers against Georgia Tech, allowing just two, the Cougars gave up five turnovers against USC, while forcing just three turnovers. In a defensive battle at New Mexico, the Cougars recovered one fumble, and did not allow a single turnover. Stanford won the turnover battle, throwing two interceptions while recovering three BYU fumbles and intercepting two passes. Against Air Force BYU had one interception and lost one fumble. Against San Diego State BYU recovered two fumbles and intercepted one pass, while the Aztecs recovered three Cougar fumbles. Against Colorado State, BYU recovered two fumbles, while the Rams also recovered two fumbles and recorded two interceptions. Wyoming and BYU committed three turnovers a piece. BYU produced a minus two turnover margin against the Rebels. The Cougars had a minus three turnover margin against both Bosie State and Notre Dame On the season BYU committed 36 turnovers, while its opponents have committed 22. Opponent Brigham Young Opponent Fumbles Lost Had Int. Fumbles Lost Had Int. Advantage Georgia Tech #4 USC New Mexico Stanford Air Force Even San Diego State Even Colorado State Wyoming Even UNLV Boise State Notre Dame OVERALL

9 AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST OVERALL STANDINGS Team W L Pct. Utah Air Force New Mexico Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Wyoming Brigham Young LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L Pct. Utah New Mexico Air Force Colorado State Brigham Young Wyoming San Diego State UNLV THIS WEEK Match-up Date/Time/TV Utah at BYU Nov. 22/1 p.m./espn + New Mexico at Wyoming Nov. 22/12 p.m./krqe (delay) Air Force at San Diego State Nov. 22/6 p.m./sportswest Colorado State at UNLV Nov. 22 /4 p.m./sportswest ALLTIMES LOCALTOSITE LAST WEEK S RESULTS Match-up Results (Att.) BYU at Notre Dame Notre Dame def. BYU, (80,795) San Diego State at Colorado State...CSU def. SDSU, 21-6 (29,127) Air Force at New Mexico......UNM def. Air Force, (35,132) Wyoming at Utah Utah def. Wyoming, (41,307) MWC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Throughout the season, the Cougars have had two different players earn Mountain West Conference player-of-the-week honors: Junior running back Reynaldo Brathwaite was named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 after racking up 169 yards on 19 carries in the Cougars' 10-7 win over New Mexico. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound junior college transfer (Grossmont JC) recorded the Cougars' first 100-yard rushing performance of the season, averaging an impressive 8.9 yards per carry. He was also credited with three receptions for 18 yards, in addition to a game-saving pass completion to Toby Christensen for 26 yards. Brathwaite's rushing average was enhanced following an 89-yard run on the Cougars' second drive of the game, setting up a 20-yard Matt Payne field goal that would prove to be the difference in BYU's three-point MWC victory over the Lobos. On the play, Brathwaite took the handoff to the left side and promptly ran in to a wall of New Mexico defenders. After changing directions, and picking up a key block from tackle Brandon Stephens, Brathwaite sprinted down the sideline 89 yards before being brought down at the UNM 1-yard line. Brathwaite's run marked the longest in BYU history since Weldon Jackson rumbled for a school-record 93 yards way back in 1958 over 45 years ago. Brathwaite's run also tied Colorado State's Cecil Sapp for the second longest run in MWC history.with his performance, Brathwaite became only the seventh player to eclipse the 100-yard mark against the Lobos since the start of the 2000 season a span of 40 games. It was also the most yards recorded by a single player against New Mexico since Utah's Dameon Hunter reeled off 177 yards in Perhaps the most crucial series of the game came with 4:47 remaining in the fourth quarter.with the game still very much in doubt, Brathwaite became the go-to-guy for the Cougars. On first-and-10 from the BYU 30-yard line, Brathwaite was credited with a nineyard carry, setting up a second-and-one from the BYU 39. Another Brathwaite carry gained four yards, followed by another one-yard run. Two plays later, facing second-and-12 from the New Mexico 42-yard line, Brathwaite picked up six more yards. On third-and-six, head coach Gary Crowton went to his bag-o-tricks. Brathwaite took the pitch from quarterback Todd Mortensen, looked off his primary receiver, Jason Kukahiko, and found Toby Christensen for a 26-yard pass that gave BYU the game-clinching first down. All totaled, Brathwaite was credited for 213 of the Cougars' 308 total net yards percent of BYU's total offense in a 10-7 victory over New Mexico. BYU freshman tight end Daniel Coats was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1 after helping the Cougars to a season-opening victory over Georgia Tech. In his first collegiate game, Coats not only earned the starting assignment against Georgia Tech, he also led the entire team with six receptions for 93 yards. Coats, a graduate of Northridge HS in Layton, Utah, was also credited with a game-high two touchdown receptions and averaged 15.5 yards per reception. With BYU trailing 3-0 with 5:07 remaining in the first quarter, facing a fourth-and-three from the Georgia Tech 38 yards line, sophomore QB Matt Berry found Coats over the top for a 38-yard, finger-tip touchdown catch his first, career reception. In the third quarter, trailing the Yellow Jackets 13-7, Berry hooked up with Coats for what would be the game-winning touchdown a 15-yard pass in the endzone to cap a seven-play, 80-yard drive to start the second half. With his performance, Coats ranked as the nation's top tight end with an average 6.0 receptions and 93.0 yards per game. He was also the nation's second-leading freshman receiver.