The 2017 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the seventh year BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent. BYU had 13 regular season games scheduled in the season, due to their finale game at Hawaii, which NCAA rules allow them to schedule one extra home game. They finished the season 4–9.

Before the season

2017 recruits Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Notes Langi Tuifua DL 230 South Jordan, Utah Chaz Ah You LB 199 Eagle Mountain, Utah Bentley Hanshaw TE 225 Moorpark, California Keenan Ellis DB 170 Chula Vista, California Alden Tofa DL 260 West Jordan, Utah Seleti Fevaleaki DL 290 Corona, California Mission prior to enrolling Donovan Hanna TE 230 Queen Creek, Arizona Mission prior to enrolling Tyler Batty DL 235 Payson, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Ammon Hannemann DB 190 Highland, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Ryan Rehkow P 205 Veradale, Washington Mission prior to enrolling Isaac Rex TE 235 San Clemente, California Mission prior to enrolling Lorenzo Fauatea DL 260 West Valley, Utah Preston Lewis LB 225 Alpine, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Tongi Langi DB 180 South Jordan, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Ben Bywater LB 210 Salt Lake City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Jackson McChesney RB 187 Highland, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Mason Fakahua QB 210 Cedar City, Utah Mission prior to enrolling Tariq Buchanan WR 175 Elgin, Texas Seth Willis OL 325 Sandy Hook, Connecticut Mission prior to enrolling Tanner Baker DL 255 Acworth, Georgia Chayce Bolli WR 190 Boerne, Texas

2017 returned missionaries Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Garrett England LB 210 Earl Tuioti-Mariner DL 260 Matt Bushman TE 230 Neil Pau'u TE 205 Brady Christensen OL 240 Tommy Nelson DB 190 Motekiai Langi DL 410 Will Sedgwick LB 230 Kody Wilstead QB 222 Jared Kapisi WR 185 Bracken El-Bakri RB 261

2017 other additions Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes A.J. Lolohea DL 240 Transfer from Weber State University Ula Tolutau RB 255 Transfer from University of Wisconsin Joe Tukuafu TE 280 Transfer from Utah State University Joe Critchlow QB 210 Transfer from Southern Utah University Khyiris Tonga DL 300 Transfer from University of Utah James Empey OL 270 Transfer from University of Utah Lopini Katoa RB 200 Transfer from Oregon State University Nate Heaps TE 245 Transfer from Weber State University Austin Whetzel DB 175 Transfer from Weber State University Christian Folau LB 240 Transfer from Oregon State University Taipe Vaka OL 275 Transfer from Diablo Valley College Wayne Tei-Kirby DL 305 Transfer from University of Oregon Keanu Saleapaga DL 290 Originally Signed 2016 Sione Takitaki DL 245 Return after sitting out 2016 Marvin Hifo DB 195 Transfer from Mt. San Jacinto College Austin Lee DB 202 Transfer from University of Utah Trevion Greene DB 190 Transfer from Chabot College Austin Kafentzis RB 195 Transfer from Arizona Western College Tristen Hoge OL 303 Transfer from University of Notre Dame

2017 departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Chris Badger DB 200 Graduation Algie Brown RB 250 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks Michael Davis DB 196 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Los Angeles Chargers Parker Dawe OL 307 Graduation Andrew Eide OL 301 Graduation Austin Heder LB 240 Graduation Taysom Hill QB 235 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers Kyle Johnson OL 319 Graduation Garrett Juergens WR 184 Graduation Mitchell Juergens WR 181 Graduation Nick Kurtz WR 215 Graduation Harvey Langi LB 252 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the New England Patriots Maurice Maxwell DL 260 Graduation Kai Nacua DB 215 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns Colby Pearson WR 203 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers Logan Taele DL 295 Graduation Eric Takenaka DB 210 Graduation Sae Tautu DL 245 Graduation, signed free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints Travis Tuiloma DL 301 Graduation Jamaal Williams RB 215 Graduation, drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2017 NFL draft Hayden Livingston QB 185 LDS mission Keenan Pili LB 215 LDS mission Jake Oldroyd K 170 LDS mission Alema Pilimai TE 220 LDS mission Britton Hogan DS 220 LDS mission Quin Ficklin OL 280 Transfer to Utah State University Trevor Brent DB 185 Medical Troy Hinds TE 245 Medical Zac Dawe OL 280 Medical Ului Lapuaho OL 335 Medical Mack Richards WR 190 Medical Scott Huntsman LB 230 Medical Sam Baldwin DB 195 Medical David Weekes TE 220 Colby Hansen RB 195 Sam Morell LB 223 Lene Lesatele DL 245 Tomasi Laulile DL 285 Moses Kaumatule DL 275 Caden Dortch DB 190

During the season 2017 departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Notes Marvin Hifo DB 195 Francis Bernard LB 240 Transfer to University of Utah

Media

Football Media Day

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BYU Radio – Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org) KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – (Salt Lake City/ Provo, Utah and ksl.com) KIDO – Boise, Idaho (football only) KTHK – Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, Idaho KSUB – Cedar City, Utah KMGR – Manti, Utah KDXU – St. George, Utah KSHP – Las Vegas, Nevada (football only) TuneIn – Nu Skin BYU Sports Network

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

The game between LSU and BYU was originally scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium in Houston. However, due to massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, school and game officials decided to relocate the game to New Orleans.

Game summaries Portland State

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Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.

LSU

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Key injury: TE Moroni Laulu-Pututau

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.

Utah

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Key injury: Starting QB Tanner Mangum was knocked out with an ankle injury.

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.

Wisconsin

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Key injury: RB Trey Dye was injured.

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, white pants.

Utah State

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Key injury: Starting QB Beau Hoge was knocked out with a concussion.

Uniform combination: white helmet, royal blue jersey, white pants.

Boise State

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Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants.

Mississippi State

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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

ECU

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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

San Jose State

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Key injury: Starting RB K.J. Hall was knocked out with an injury after rushing for over 100 yards in the first half. Hall was the first RB this season to rush for over 100 yds. The former starting RB, Ula Tolutau, was suspended after being charged with marijuana possession.

Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants, pink accents (in honor of breast cancer awareness month).

Fresno State

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Key injury: Starting QB Tanner Mangum was knocked out with a right Achilles injury. It is a season ending injury.

Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

UNLV

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Uniform combination: white helmet, white jersey, blue pants.

UMass

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Uniform combination: white helmet, blue jersey, white pants w/ blue accents

Hawaii

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