2016 schedule
BYU
FBS Independents
Final rank
#9
Record
8-4
Points
23
Diff
+127
Scored
360
Allowed
233
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5188
Yards allowed
4734
Rushing yards
2615
Passing yards
2573
Turnovers
19
3rd down conv.
93
4th down conv.
12
Penalties
83
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2016 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Taysom HillQB222
- 2. Tanner MangumQB22
- 3. Mitchell JuergensWR1
TD
- 1. Taysom HillQB12
- 2. Tanner MangumQB3
- 3. Mitchell JuergensWR0
YDS
- 1. Taysom HillQB2323
- 2. Tanner MangumQB241
- 3. Mitchell JuergensWR9
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Jamaal WilliamsRB234
- 2. Taysom HillQB136
- 3. Squally CanadaRB74
TD
- 1. Jamaal WilliamsRB12
- 2. Taysom HillQB8
- 3. Harvey LangiRB2
YDS
- 1. Jamaal WilliamsRB1375
- 2. Taysom HillQB600
- 3. Squally CanadaRB315
Receiving
REC
- 1. Nick KurtzWR49
- 2. Colby PearsonWR38
- 3. Mitchell JuergensWR34
TD
- 1. Colby PearsonWR4
- 2. Mitchell JuergensWR2
- 3. Tanner BalderreeTE2
YDS
- 1. Nick KurtzWR541
- 2. Colby PearsonWR384
- 3. Mitchell JuergensWR333
Defense
SACKS
- 1. Sae TautuLB6.0
- 2. Logan TaeleDL3.0
- 3. Tomasi LaulileDL3
TFL
- 1. Sae TautuLB11.0
- 2. Fred WarnerLB10.5
- 3. Butch Pau'uLB7.0
TOT
- 1. Fred WarnerLB86
- 2. Butch Pau'uLB83
- 3. Francis BernardLB79
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Kai NacuaDB6
- 2. Fred WarnerLB3
- 3. Francis BernardLB3
TD
- 1. Fred WarnerLB1
- 2. Francis BernardLB1
- 3. Dayan GhanwolokuDB1
YDS
- 1. Dayan GhanwolokuDB113
- 2. Kai NacuaDB62
- 3. Fred WarnerLB61
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Rhett AlmondP17
- 2. Jake OldroydPK3
- 3. Andrew MikkelsenPK0
PTS
- 1. Rhett AlmondP90
- 2. Jake OldroydPK10
- 3. Andrew MikkelsenPK2
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2016 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arizona(Tier 2) | away | 18 – 16 | W | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | Utah(Premier) | away | 19 – 20 | L | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | UCLA(Premier) | home | 14 – 17 | L | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | West Virginia(Tier 2) | away | 32 – 35 | L | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Toledo(Tier 3) | home | 55 – 53 | W | +3 | 7 |
| 7 | Michigan State(Premier) | away | 31 – 14 | W | +5 | 12 |
| 8 | Mississippi State(Tier 3) | home | 28 – 21 | W | +3 | 15 |
| 9 | Boise State(Premier) | away | 27 – 28 | L | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Cincinnati(Tier 2) | away | 20 – 3 | W | +4 | 19 |
| 12 | FCS opponent | home | 37 – 7 | W | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Massachusetts(Tier 5) | home | 51 – 9 | W | +1 | 20 |
| 14 | Utah State(Tier 3) | home | 28 – 10 | W | +3 | 23 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster126 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akile Davis | WR | 6'2" · 200 lb | DeSoto, TX |
| 2 | Austin Lee | DB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Draper, UT |
| 2 | Matt Hadley | RB | 6'0" · 215 lb | Connell, WA |
| 2 | Neil Pau'u | WR | 6'4" · 215 lb | Santa Ana, CA |
| 3 | Colby Pearson | WR | 6'0" | Blackfoot, ID |
| 3 | Isaiah Armstrong | DB | 6'2" · 195 lb | Redlands, CA |
| 3 | Jonah Trinnaman | WR | 6'0" · 190 lb | Highland, UT |
| 4 | Fred Warner | LB | 6'4" · 230 lb | San Marcos, CA |
| 4 | Trey Dye | RB | 5'9" · 180 lb | Abilene, TX |
| 4 | Troy Warner | DB | 6'1" · 200 lb | San Marcos, CA |
| 5 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | DB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Layton, UT |
| 5 | Dayan Lake | DB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Layton, UT |
| 5 | Nick Kurtz | WR | 6'6" | El Cajon, CA |
| 5 | Ula Tolutau | RB | 6'1" · 242 lb | Glendale, UT |
| 7 | Beau Hoge | QB | 6'1" · 220 lb | Fort Thomas, KY |
| 7 | Micah Hannemann | DB | 6'0" · 190 lb | Alpine, UT |
| 7 | Taysom Hill | QB | 6'2" | Pocatello, ID |
| 10 | Kamel Greene | DB | 5'11" · 185 lb | East Palo Alto, CA |
| 10 | Koy Detmer Jr. | QB | 5'10" · 175 lb | Somerset, TX |
| 12 | Kai Nacua | DB | 6'2" | Las Vegas, NV |
| 12 | Tanner Mangum | QB | 6'3" · 215 lb | Eagle, ID |
| 12 | Trevion Greene | DB | 6'3" · 190 lb | East Palo Alto, CA |
| 13 | Francis Bernard | LB | 6'0" · 240 lb | Herriman, UT |
| 13 | Micah Simon | WR | 6'1" · 195 lb | Dallas, TX |
| 15 | Aleva Hifo | WR | 5'10" · 187 lb | Menifee, CA |
| 15 | Hayden Griffitts | QB | 6'2" · 205 lb | Windermere, FL |
| 15 | Michael Davis | DB | 6'2" | Glendale, CA |
| 16 | Gavin Fowler | DB | 6'0" · 191 lb | Kaysville, UT |
| 16 | Sione Takitaki | LB | 6'2" · 231 lb | Fontana, CA |
| 17 | Chris Badger | DB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Provo, UT |
| 17 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | TE | 6'5" · 240 lb | Hyrum, UT |
| 18 | Michael Shelton | DB | 5'8" · 175 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 19 | Trevor Brent | DB | 5'10" · 180 lb | Balch Springs, TX |
| 20 | Rickey Shumway | WR | 6'2" · 200 lb | Provo, UT |
| 21 | Harvey Langi | RB | 6'1" | South Jordan, UT |
| 21 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 6'2" | Fontana, CA |
| 21 | Talon Shumway | WR | 6'3" · 210 lb | South Jordan, UT |
| 22 | Hiva Lee | DB | 5'10" · 190 lb | Ellensburg, WA |
| 22 | Nephi Stevens | WR | 5'11" · 190 lb | Aiea, HI |
| 22 | Squally Canada | RB | 5'11" · 210 lb | Milpitas, CA |
| 23 | Batchlor Johnson | WR | 5'9" · 160 lb | Katy, TX |
| 23 | Dylan Collie | WR | 5'10" · 175 lb | El Dorado Hills, CA |
| 23 | Garrett Juergens | WR | 5'10" | Houston, TX |
| 23 | Zayne Anderson | LB | 6'2" · 210 lb | Stansbury Park, UT |
| 24 | Algernon Brown | RB | 6'1" | Magna, UT |
| 24 | Austin Kafentzis | DB | 6'1" · 200 lb | Sandy, UT |
| 24 | KJ Hall | RB | 5'9" · 182 lb | Spanish Fork, UT |
| 24 | Young Tanner | DB | 6'0" · 195 lb | Gilbert, AZ |
| 25 | Taggart Krueger | WR | 6'3" · 190 lb | Sammamish, WA |
| 25 | Tanner Jacobson | DB | 5'10" · 185 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 26 | Rhett Almond | P | 6'4" · 200 lb | Valencia, CA |
| 27 | Austin McChesney | DB | 6'1" · 180 lb | Highland, UT |
| 27 | Beau Tanner | DB | 6'0" · 189 lb | Gilbert, AZ |
| 28 | Sawyer Powell | DB | 6'1" · 200 lb | West Richland, WA |
| 29 | Andrew Mikkelsen | PK | 6'0" · 200 lb | Canby, OR |
| 29 | Cody Stewart | DB | 6'3" · 185 lb | Mesa, AZ |
| 30 | Colby Hansen | RB | 5'11" | Clarkston, WA |
| 30 | Corey Edwards | PK | 6'0" · 210 lb | Hurricane, UT |
| 31 | Jonny Linehan | P | 6'0" · 205 lb | Auckland |
| 31 | Sae Tautu | LB | 6'4" | Alpine, UT |
| 32 | Chris Wilcox | DB | 6'2" · 195 lb | Fontana, CA |
| 33 | Eric Takenaka | DB | 5'10" | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 34 | Kavika Fonua | LB | 6'0" · 205 lb | Syracuse, UT |
| 34 | Riley Burt | RB | 6'1" · 215 lb | Mantua, UT |
| 35 | Brayden El-Bakri | RB | 6'0" · 240 lb | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 35 | Nate Sampson | LB | 6'2" · 236 lb | Pleasant Grove, UT |
| 35 | Va'a Niumatalolo | LB | 6'2" · 235 lb | Annapolis, MD |
| 36 | Caden Dortch | DB | 6'0" · 185 lb | Saratoga Springs, UT |
| 36 | Creed Richardson | RB | 6'1" · 235 lb | Provo, UT |
| 37 | Grant Jones | LB | 6'6" · 205 lb | Concord, CA |
| 38 | Butch Pau'u | LB | 6'0" · 225 lb | Anaheim, CA |
| 39 | Jake Oldroyd | PK | 6'1" · 195 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 39 | Phillip Amone | LB | 6'0" · 235 lb | Orlando, FL |
| 41 | Adam Pulsipher | LB | 6'1" · 220 lb | Temecula, CA |
| 42 | Austin Heder | LB | 6'2" | Pleasant Grove, UT |
| 42 | Johnny Tapusoa | RB | 5'10" · 225 lb | Laie, HI |
| 43 | Jared Kapisi | DB | 6'0" · 195 lb | Maui, HI |
| 43 | Rylee Gautavai | LB | 6'1" · 225 lb | Bountiful, UT |
| 44 | Riggs Powell | LB | 6'2" · 215 lb | Aptos, CA |
| 44 | Troy Hinds | LB | 6'5" · 245 lb | Kaysville, UT |
| 46 | Rhett Sandlin | LB | 6'3" · 235 lb | Sandy, UT |
| 47 | Scott Huntsman | LB | 6'4" · 227 lb | Coppell, TX |
| 48 | Tomasi Laulile | DL | 6'4" | Westlake, CA |
| 49 | Langi Tuifua | DL | 6'3" · 227 lb | South Jordan, UT |
| 49 | Moses Kaumatule | DL | 6'2" | South Jordan, UT |
| 50 | Sam Baldwin | LB | 6'3" · 205 lb | Rexburg, ID |
| 50 | Tevita Mo'Unga | DL | 6'3" · 314 lb | Murrieta, CA |
| 50 | Tevita Mo'unga | DL | 6'3" · 340 lb | Murrieta, CA |
| 51 | Lene Lesatele | LB | 6'2" · 245 lb | Artesia, CA |
| 51 | Morgan Unga | LB | 6'5" · 220 lb | Ogden, UT |
| 51 | Quin Ficklin | OL | 6'2" · 290 lb | Mesa, AZ |
| 52 | Sam Morell | LB | 6'1" · 223 lb | Plano, TX |
| 52 | Trajan Pili | DL | 6'2" · 255 lb | Las Vegas, NV |
| 54 | Merrill Taliauli | DL | 6'2" · 305 lb | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 54 | Parker Dawe | OL | 6'3" · 307 lb | Pleasant Grove, UT |
| 56 | Tejan Koroma | OL | 6'0" · 290 lb | Allen, TX |
| 57 | LeRoy Sitake-Tanoai | OL | 6'4" · 320 lb | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| 59 | Thomas Shoaf | OL | 6'5" · 300 lb | Columbus, IN |
| 62 | Jacob Jimenez | OL | 6'5" · 300 lb | Pflugerville, TX |
| 64 | Matt Foley | ? | 6'1" · 210 lb | Temecula, CA |
| 67 | Kyle Johnson | OL | 6'4" · 319 lb | Sandy, UT |
| 71 | Austin Hoyt | OL | 6'8" · 315 lb | Ione, CA |
| 72 | Addison Pulsipher | OL | 6'5" · 293 lb | Temecula, CA |
| 73 | Ului Lapuaho | OL | 6'7" · 340 lb | West Valley City, UT |
| 76 | Keyan Norman | OL | 6'3" · 305 lb | Alpine, UT |
| 78 | Kamalani Kaluhiokalani | DL | 6'0" · 290 lb | Kane'ohe, HI |
| 78 | Tuni Kanuch | OL | 6'3" · 320 lb | South Jordan, UT |
| 79 | Andrew Eide | OL | 6'5" · 301 lb | Orem, UT |
| 83 | Inoke Lotulelei | WR | 5'9" · 190 lb | Midvale, UT |
| 86 | Mack Richards | WR | 6'1" · 190 lb | Sandy, UT |
| 87 | Hunter Marshall | TE | 6'3" · 230 lb | Acworth, GA |
| 87 | Mitchell Juergens | WR | 5'10" | Houston, TX |
| 88 | JJ Nwigwe | DL | 6'5" · 260 lb | Rockwall, TX |
| 88 | Tanner Balderree | TE | 6'3" · 250 lb | Sherwood, OR |
| 90 | Corbin Kaufusi | DL | 6'9" · 280 lb | Provo, UT |
| 91 | Travis Tuiloma | DL | 6'2" | Topeka, KS |
| 92 | Handsome Tanielu | DL | 6'2" · 315 lb | Waianae, HI |
| 94 | Kesni Tausinga | DL | 6'1" · 300 lb | South Jordan, UT |
| 95 | Cody Savage | DL | 6'6" · 265 lb | Lovell, WY |
| 95 | David Weekes | TE | 6'5" · 220 lb | Provo, UT |
| 95 | Kainoa Fuiava | DL | 6'3" · 300 lb | Downey, CA |
| 95 | Logan Taele | DL | 6'2" | Columbus, OH |
| 96 | David Low | DL | 6'2" · 250 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 98 | Maurice Maxwell | DL | 6'4" · 260 lb | Las Vegas, NV |
| 98 | Mitch Harris | ? | 6'4" · 219 lb | Gilbert, AZ |
| 99 | Solomone Wolfgramm | DL | 6'5" · 285 lb | Menlo Park, CA |