Cougar Football Archive

2006 BYU Football

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DateAPOpponentScoreStadiumLocationAttendance
Sep 2RVat Arizona13-16 LArizona StadiumTucson, AZ58,450
Sep 9Tulsa49-24 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT56,627
Sep 16at No. 23 Boston College23-30 LAlumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA40,233
Sep 23Utah State38-0 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT58,659
Sep 28at No. 17 TCU31-17 WAmon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX32,190
Oct 7RVSan Diego State47-17 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT60,804
Oct 21RVUNLV52-7 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT63,341
Oct 28RVat Air Force33-14 WFalcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO35,521
Nov 4RVat Colorado State24-3 WHughes StadiumFort Collins, CO21,117
Nov 925Wyoming55-7 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT59,901
Nov 1823New Mexico42-17 WLaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT63,814
Nov 2521at Utah33-31 WRice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT45,330
Dec 2119vs Oregon38-8 WSam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NV44,615
Statistic BYU OPP
Scoring478191
Points per game36.814.7
First Downs307238
Rushing9087
Passing199132
Penalty1819
Rushing Yardage18451483
Rushing attempts437408
Average per rush4.23.6
Average per game141.9114.1
TDs Rushing2710
Passing Yardage42062666
Comp-Att-Int311-452-9245-445-18
Completion pct68.8%55.1%
Average per pass9.36.0
Average per catch13.510.9
Average per game323.5205.1
TDs Passing3312
Total Offense60514149
Total plays889853
Average per play6.84.9
Average per game465.5319.2
Kick returns: #-Yards28-57359-1139
Average per return20.519.3
Punt returns: #-Yards31-39915-131
Average per return12.98.7
Fumbles-Lost14-421-9
Penalties-Yards94-76968-553
Punts-Yards41-163666-2841
Average per punt39.943.0
Sacks by2415
Field goals-attempts14-1810-15
3rd-down conversion94/16858/177
3rd-down pct56.0%32.8%
4th-down conversion5/1011/24
4th-down pct50.0%45.8%

Passing

Player Cmp Att Pct Yards Yds/Att TD Int Eff Lng Sacked Sack Yards
John Beck28941769.338859.3328169.17117110
Jason Beck223171.032110.411162.13500
Curtis Brown010.000.000.0000
Jared McLaughlin010.000.000.0000

Rushing

Player Att Yards Yds/Att TD Lng
Curtis Brown20110105.0749
Fui Vakapuna924454.8838
Manase Tonga441974.5419
Mike Hague211567.4187
Joe Semanoff5295.8018
Ray Hudson5122.404
Jason Beck5102.0011
Harvey Unga492.316
Nathan Meikle382.705
John Beck50-8-0.2613

Receiving

Player Rec Yards Yds/Rec TD Lng
Jonny Harline5893516.11271
Curtis Brown625669.1362
McKay Jacobson2854719.5352
Zac Collie2643716.8243
Matt Allen2742015.6338
Michael Reed2533913.6340
Nathan Meikle2130414.5038
Daniel Coats2223910.9226
Manase Tonga2323010.0222
Fui Vakapuna11877.9324
Bryce Mahuika57615.2030
Joe Semanoff22211.0016
Mike Hague144.004

Kick Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Curtis Brown1328822.2048
McKay Jacobson712818.3032
Nathan Meikle210351.5084
Mike Hague22412.0016
Manase Tonga11515.0015
Joe Semanoff166.006
Corby Hodgkiss166.006
Daniel Coats122.002
Andrew George1-1-1.00

Punt Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Nathan Meikle2932411.2038
McKay Jacobson27537.5177

Defense

Player Tkl Solo Ast Sacks TFL PBU INT Yds TD FF FR Blk
Cameron Jensen10757504.09.533200030
Aaron Wagner7543320.04.02100000
Bryan Kehl7035353.08.06000010
Quinn Gooch6637290.00.042380200
David Nixon6237253.010.55000200
Ben Criddle534760.03.09200000
Justin Robinson413380.01.064691000
Dustin Gabriel3716210.01.511381110
Kelly Poppinga3615212.03.512330000
Jan Jorgensen3414204.05.00000020
Hala Paongo2816124.55.52000000
Russell Tialavea2211111.03.01000022
Markell Staffieri187110.01.02000000
Terrance Hooks181080.00.00000100
Judd Anderton16972.04.00000100
David Tafuna15870.00.00000000
Corby Hodgkiss15870.00.02000000
Shawn Doman14950.00.51000000
Matangi Tonga131031.02.00100000
Cole Miyahira121020.01.02140000
Chris Bolden10640.01.00000000
Romney Fuga9450.02.00000000
Ian Dulan7430.01.00000100
Kayle Buchanan5320.00.01000000
Mike Hague4310.00.00000000
Dan Bates4310.00.00000000
Dan Van Sweden4220.00.00000000
Aaron Gordon4220.00.00000000
Andrew Stacey4310.00.00160000
Gary Lovely3120.00.00000000
Kyle Luekenga3120.00.00000000
McKay Jacobson2110.00.00000000
Brett Denney2110.00.00000000
Tico Pringle2110.00.00000000
Brandon Howard1100.00.00000000
Andre Saulsberry1010.00.00000000
Chris Warner1100.00.00000000
Sean Sullivan1100.01.00000000
Zac Collie0000.00.00000001

Kicking

Player FG FGA Pct Lng 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk XPM XPA XP Blk
Jared McLaughlin141877.8531-16-63-32-42-4058623

Punting

Player Punt Yds Avg Lng PuntBlk
Derek McLaughlin40163640.9660
TEAM100.001

Kickoffs

Player No Yds TB OB
Jared McLaughlin895554264

Roster

No. Name Class Position Height Weight Hometown High School Previous School
1 Fui Vakapuna SO RB 6-1 234 Glendale, UT East HS
2 Bryce Mahuika R-SO WR 5-9 185 Vancouver, WA Evergreen HS
3 Michael Reed R-SO WR 6-1 202 Baytown, TX Robert E. Lee HS
4 Brandon Howard R-FR CB 5-8 155 Riverside, CA La Sierra HS
4 James Lark RS QB 6-3 212 St. George, UT Pine View HS
5 Brett Cooper R-SR WR 5-11 183 South Ogden, UT Bonneville HS
6 Curtis Brown R-SR RB 6-0 203 Palmdale, CA Paraclete HS
6 Jordan Stephan RS DB 6-1 185 Highland, UT Lone Peak HS
7 Jason Beck R-SR QB 6-2 201 Oxnard, CA Hueneme HS College of the Canyons, Ventura College
9 Nathan Meikle R-SR WR 5-9 181 Idaho Falls, ID Hillcrest HS Snow College
10 Jeff Sorensen RS DB 5-8 187 Salt Lake City, UT Brighton HS
10 Matt Allen R-JR WR 6-0 177 Peoria, AZ Cactus HS
11 Manase Tonga SO FB 6-0 234 San Mateo, CA Aragon HS
11 Sam Doman RS QB 6-3 228 Canby, OR Canby HS
12 John Beck SR QB 6-2 216 Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
13 Jonny Harline R-SR TE 6-4 238 Orem, UT Orem HS Ricks College
14 Tyler Kozlowski RS DB 5-9 170 Wildwood, IL Warren Township HS
14 Corby Hodgkiss R-JR S 5-11 206 Irving, TX Irving HS
15 Justin Robinson SR CB 5-9 168 Tulsa, OK Bishop Kelley HS Independence Community College
16 Kellen Fowler RS S 5-11 190 Kaysville, UT Davis HS
16 Jacob Bower RS QB 6-3 235 Meridian, ID Mountain View HS
17 Tico Pringle JR DB 5-10 184 Las Vegas, NV Bonanza HS Snow College
18 Aaron Attig R-FR DB 6-2 204 Logandale, NV Moapa Valley HS
19 Brandon Bradley RS (FR) DB 6-0 195 Tallahassee, FL Lincoln HS
19 Zac Erekson SO WR 5-9 186 Mapleton, UT Springville HS Dixie College
20 Michael Moore RS DB 6-1 200 Moreno Valley, CA Canyon Springs HS
20 Daniel Coats R-SR TE 6-3 263 Layton, UT Northridge HS
21 Ben Criddle R-JR CB 6-0 185 Glendale, AZ Mountain Ridge HS Eastern Arizona College, Glendale College
22 Ray Hudson R-SO RB 5-9 189 Wharton, TX Wharton HS
22 Carter Mees RS DB 5-11 193 St. George, UT Pine View HS
23 David Tafuna JR S 6-1 206 Mesa, AZ Mesa HS
24 Nate Hutchinson R-FR DB 6-3 187 St. George, UT Pine View HS
24 Kurt McEuen RS QB 6-2 205 Heber City, UT Wasatch HS
25 Quinn Gooch R-JR S 6-0 196 Tucson, AZ Sabino HS
26 Aaron Gordon R-SR S 6-0 184 Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
27 David Foote RS St. George, UT Pine View HS
27 Joe Semanoff JR RB 5-11 220 Lehighton, CA Lehighton HS
28 Dustin Gabriel R-JR S 6-1 213 Allen, TX Allen HS
29 Derek McLaughlin SR P 6-1 200 Mesa, AZ Mesa HS Washington
29 Kelly Bills RS DB 6-0 210 Littleton, CO Arapahoe HS Southern Utah
30 Robbie Buckner RS DB 5-10 172 Ashdown, AR Ashdown HS
30 Jared McLaughlin R-SR K 6-4 206 Wetumpka, AL Wetumpka HS
31 Chris Warner R-FR DB 6-1 191 Reno, NV McQueen HS
31 Isaac Taylor RS RB 5-11 186 Camino, CA El Dorado HS Modesto Junior College
32 Scott Johnson R-FR DB 5-11 180 Provo, UT Timpview HS
32 Mike Hague FR RB 5-10 202 Salt Lake City, UT Brighton HS
33 Andre Saulsberry JR CB 5-10 178 Long Beach, CA Rialto HS Riverside City College, Riverside Community College
34 Kayle Buchanan JR CB 6-1 191 San Jose, CA Santa Clara HS
35 Cameron Jensen R-SR LB 6-2 247 Bountiful, UT Bountiful HS Ricks College
36 Markell Staffieri R-JR LB 6-3 232 Del Mar, CA Torrey Pines HS
37 Vic So'oto RS TE 6-3 233 Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad HS
38 Mitch Payne RS K 6-2 201 North Ogden, UT Weber HS
39 Cole Miyahira SR S 6-0 197 Las Vegas, NV Centennial HS Antelope Valley College
41 Bryan Kehl JR LB 6-3 231 Salt Lake City, UT Brighton HS
42 Gary Lovely SR LB 6-1 200 San Jose, CA Gunderson HS Foothill College
43 David Nixon SO LB 6-3 223 College Station, TX A&M Consolidated
44 Dan Van Sweden R-FR LB 6-2 221 West Point, UT Northridge HS
45 Rex Doman SR LB 6-1 219 Woodburn, OR Woodburn HS Dixie College
45 Harvey Unga RS RB 6-1 221 Provo, UT Timpview HS
45 Zed Mendenhall RS LB 5-11 210 Alpine, UT Lone Peak HS
46 Kelly Poppinga R-JR LB 6-2 240 Evanston, WY Evanston HS Utah State
47 Terrance Hooks R-FR LB 6-1 218 Tempe, AZ Marcos de Niza HS
48 Andrew Stacey R-SR LB 6-3 219 Novelty, OH West Geauga HS
49 Shawn Doman R-FR LB 6-2 219 Woodburn, OR Canby HS
50 Wes Anderson SO LB 5-11 240 Acton, CA Vasquez HS College of the Canyons
50 Chris Bolden R-JR LB 6-0 248 Hephzibah, GA Hephzibah HS Concord, Riverside City College, Riverside Community College
51 Russell Tialavea R-FR NT 6-3 300 Oceanside, CA Oceanside HS
53 Tom Sorensen RS OL 6-5 315 Salt Lake City, UT Pine View HS Vanderbilt
53 Austin Nielsen RS (FR) LB 6-0 230 Glendale, CA Sandra Day O'Connor HS
54 Kyle Luekenga SO DE 6-3 278 West Valley City, UT Granger HS
55 Jeff Rhea R-JR OL 6-4 295 South Jordan, UT Bingham HS
55 Skyler Stephens SO LB 6-0 219 Kaysville, UT Davis HS Eastern Arizona College
56 Dan Bates SR LB 5-11 230 Boise, ID Boise HS Ricks College
57 Dan Alletto SO DL 6-1 221 Parker, CO Ponderosa HS
58 Jayson Clark SR DS 6-1 215 Centerville, UT Snow College
59 Eddie Keele R-SR OL 6-6 314 Othello, WA Othello HS
60 Ryan Freeman FR OL 6-2 269 Orem, UT Orem HS
62 Braden Hansen RS (FR) OL 6-5 290 Sandy, UT Alta HS
63 Connell Hess RS LB 6-0 215 Boise, ID Capital HS
65 Dallas Reynolds SO OL 6-4 328 Provo, UT Timpview HS
66 Garrett Reden RS OL 6-3 273 Valley Center, CA Valley Center HS
67 Sete Aulai R-JR OL 6-0 290 Carson, CA Carson HS El Camino College
68 David Oswald R-SO OL 6-8 325 Sandy, UT Brighton HS
69 John Barrett FR OL 6-0 328 Provo, UT Timpview HS
70 Hala Paongo SR NT 6-2 280 Kahuku, HI Kahuku HS
71 Rick Wolfley RS OL 6-3 326 Afton, WY Star Valley HS
72 Nick Longshore R-SR OL 6-4 302 Canyon Country, CA Canyon HS Cal State Northridge, College of the Canyons
73 Jake Kuresa R-SR OL 6-4 330 Millville, UT Mountain Crest HS
74 Travis Bright R-SO OL 6-5 314 Queen Creek, AZ Highland HS
75 Jordan Richardson RS DL 6-3 267 Idaho Falls, ID Bonneville HS
75 Walter Kahaiali'i RS OL 6-3 320 Lahaina, HI Kamehameha HS
76 Ray Feinga R-SO OL 6-5 322 West Valley City, UT Hunter HS
77 Ian Dulan FR DL 6-1 274 Hilo, HI Kamehameha HS
77 Jason Speredon RS OL 6-5 275 West Valley City, UT Granger HS
79 Erik Freeman SR OL 6-3 293 Orem, UT Orem HS Snow College
80 McKay Jacobson FR WR 5-11 185 Southlake, TX Southlake Carroll HS
82 Ryan Neeley RS WR 6-0 176 Draper, UT Alta HS Dixie College, Snow College
83 Saia Hafoka R-SO WR 5-9 179 Kahuku, HI Kahuku HS
84 Jan Jorgensen R-FR DE 6-3 260 Helper, UT Carbon HS
84 Jeff Allen FR TE 6-4 215 Glendale, AZ Mountain Ridge HS
85 Zac Collie R-SR WR 5-11 188 El Dorado Hills, CA Oakridge HS
86 Daniel Tervort R-FR WR 5-11 200 Payson, UT Payson HS Southern Utah
87 Matt Smith R-SR WR 6-2 185 Missoula, MT Hellgate HS
88 Andrew George R-FR TE 6-5 240 Englewood, CO Cherry Creek HS
89 Brock Hansen SO TE 6-2 225 Salt Lake City, UT Alta HS Snow College
90 Mosese Foketi RS DE 6-0 270 Oakland, CA James Logan HS Laney College
91 Judd Anderton R-JR DE 6-5 270 Tacoma, WA Curtis HS
92 Brett Denney R-FR DE 6-4 251 Thornton, CO Legacy HS
93 Sean Sullivan R-FR DL 6-3 240 Provo, UT Provo HS
94 Tommy Nelson FR DL 6-3 275 Tremonton, UT Bear River HS
96 Kalama Kaluhiokalani FR DL 6-1 250 Kaneohe, HI Kamehama HS
97 Garrett Eskelsen FR DL 6-4 213 Ballwin, MO Parkway West HS
98 Romney Fuga FR DL 6-1 301 Huntington Beach, CA Edison HS
99 Matangi Tonga FR DL 6-2 288 San Mateo, CA Aragon HS
David Burton FR OL 6-2 255 Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo HS
Landon Fowler RS Kaysville, UT Davis HS
Reed White RS WR Gilbert, AZ Gilbert HS Arizona State
Max Hall R-FR QB 6-1 200 Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS Arizona State
Wayne Latu RS RB 6-0 222 Provo, UT Timpview HS

Coaching Staff

CoachPosition
Barry Lamb Safeties
Brandon Doman Quarterbacks
Bronco Mendenhall Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator
Duane Busby Director of Football Operations
Jeff Grimes Offensive Line
Lance Reynolds Sr. Assistant Head Coach, Running Backs
Micah Alba Defensive Graduate Assistant
Patrick Higgins Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Receivers
Paul Tidwell Recruiting Coordinator, Inside Linebackers
Robert Anae Offensive Coordinator, Inside Receivers
Steve Clark Offensive Graduate Assistant
Steve Kaufusi Defensive Line
Tom Holmoe Athletic Director

Starters

Offense
PosPlayer
QBJohn Beck
RBCurtis Brown
FBManase Tonga
WRMatt Allen
WRMichael Reed
TEJonny Harline
LTDallas Reynolds
LGRay Feinga
CSete Aulai
RGTravis Bright
RTJake Kuresa
Defense
PosPlayer
DEHala Paongo
DEJan Jorgensen
NTRussell Tialavea
ILBAaron Wagner
ILBCameron Jensen
OLBDavid Nixon
OLBBryan Kehl
CBBen Criddle
CBJustin Robinson
SDustin Gabriel
SQuinn Gooch
Special Teams
PosPlayer
PKJared McLaughlin
PDerek McLaughlin
KRCurtis Brown
PRNathan Meikle