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2012 BYU Cougars football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 23–6 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brandon Doman (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Base defense	3–4
Captains	David Foote Riley Nelson Brandon Ogletree
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Seasons← 20112013 →

The 2012 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the second year BYU competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.

Before the season

2012 Recruits

As the home of the Cougars, BYUtv would sponsor their own National Letter of Intent Day signing day special. The special aired on Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m. MT and was rebroadcast that night at 10 p.m. MT and Thursday morning at 1 a.m. MT. Additionally a signing day press conference was broadcast on BYUtvsports.com live at 1:30 p.m. MT. The following athletes signed letters of intent to play for BYU in the coming seasons.

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Philip Amone LB	Orlando, FL	Dr. Phillips	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 4, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Dylan Collie WR	El Dorado Hills, CA	Oak Ridge	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 24, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Matt Hadley DB	Connell, WA	Connell	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 29, 2010
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Micah Hannemann DB	Alpine, UT	Lone Peak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 30, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Taysom Hill QB	Pocatello, ID	Highland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Troy Hinds LB	Kaysville, UT	Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 8, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Austin Hoyt OL	Jackson, CA	Argonaut	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 4, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Marques Johnson DL	Los Angeles	El Camino CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Theodore King DL	San Jose, CA	Valley Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 30, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Jherremya Leuta-Douyere LB	Garden Grove, CA	Servite	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 30, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Tanner Mangum QB	Eagle, ID	Eagle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 7, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Ammon Olsen QB	Draper, UT	Southern Utah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: TR
Butch Pau'u LB	Anaheim, CA	Servite	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 30, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Sawyer Powell LB	Richland, WA	Richland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 14, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Steven Richards DL	Sandy, UT	Alta	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 14, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Rhett Sandlin LB	Sandy, UT	Alta	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 29, 2010
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Taumata Tofi DL	Perris, CA	Perris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 2, 2012
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Josh Weeks WR	Show Low, AZ	Show Low	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 18, 2010
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Jamaal Williams RB	Fontana, CA	Summit	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jul 7, 2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 60   Rivals: 61  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "BYU 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 BYU Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

6 of the Cougar commitments (Amone, Hannemann, Hinds, Mangum, Richards, and Weeks) plan to serve full-time church missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before joining the BYU team. 3 Cougars commitments (Hill, Johnson, and Olsen) were mid-year enrollees. Powell graduated High School in winter 2011 and was already taking classes at BYU, so there was no letter of intent for him to sign. He plans to grey-shirt before going on a church mission. With 6 other QB's on the roster, Mangum also chose to grey-shirt the 2012 season.

2012 Return Missionary Commitments

BYU also announced a large list of return missionaries that would help bolster their roster this season. Commit dates in this section are dates in which it was announced these players would return to BYU, not when they actually first signed with BYU.

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Terrence Alletto OL	Parker, CO	Ponderosa	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Trevor Bateman DB	Palm Desert, CA	Palm Desert	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Craig Bills DB	Provo, UT	Timpview	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Tui Crichton DL	Orem, UT	Timpview	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	357 lb (162 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Jacob Hannemann DB	Highland, UT	Lone Peak	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Bronson Kaufusi DL	Provo, UT	Timpview	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Mitch Mathews WR	Beaverton, OR	Southridge	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Remington Peck DL	South Jordan, UT	Bingham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Brett Thompson WR	El Dorado Hills, CA	Oak Ridge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Russell Tialavea DL	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: Committed before ESPN started giving scores
Fono Vialavea OL	Bryan, TX	Bryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: No Score
Brad Wilcox OL	Edmond, OK	North	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 60   Rivals: 61  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "BYU 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 BYU Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

2012 Departures

The following Cougars graduated, transferred, or chose to serve two-year Church Missions after the 2011 season and didn't return to the team in 2012.

Spring Game

The BYU 2012 Spring game was held on March 24, 2012. Due to a high number of injuries in spring football, it was downgraded to a scrimmage. All the starters were benched. Each of the remaining 4 quarterbacks got 2 series to play against selected defensive players. The scrimmage would end in a scoreless fashion at 0–0. However Coach Bronco Mendenhall said the game accomplished what he wanted it to. He was able to find a set of players that would be beneficial to the team this fall as starters or backups.

Transfers

Controversy arose with the BYU football team in April 2012 when it was revealed that Michael Wadsworth, a defensive back, had requested a transfer from Hawaiʻi while on his church mission. The reason he gave stated he wanted to play closer to his home in Orem, Utah. Hawaiʻi denied his request and asked him to complete one more season. Despite appeals to the coach, Greg McMackin, and others higher up at the university, Wadsworth was denied his attempt to transfer. When Norm Chow became the new coach of the Warriors, he was contacted by the Wadsworth's about the possible transfer. Chow said Wadsworth could transfer to any school except BYU. Despite being a former offensive coordinator at BYU, Chow claimed it was his belief that BYU had an unfair recruiting advantage with missionaries. Bronco Mendenhall and the staff have made it clear that they don't contact any missionaries in the field for recruiting purposes, and they have not made any contact with the Wadsworth family. At this time Wadsworth plans on go to BYU in the fall, but he won't be able to play football with BYU or even talk to the coaches about possibly playing football with them until June 2013.

On May 2, BYU learned that Colorado State transfer Drew Reilly would come to BYU. Reilly was a starting safety for the Rams 2011 season. Reilly's reasons for transferring were solely to seek a better atmosphere for his LDS beliefs. As is required, Reilly will sit out the 2012 season, but he will become a full scholarship student at BYU in January 2013 and be able to participate in spring ball in April 2013.

Pre-season honors

1 BYU Cougar was selected as a 2012 All-American participant, and 16 BYU Cougars were selected to the Phil-Steele All-Independent team to begin 2012 (Cody Hoffman was selected for two different positions).

Media

2012 Media Day

On the BYU Spring Football Special aired April 2, 2012, it was announced that BYUtv would provide coverage of the national media day, probably sometime in July. On May 7 it was announced that BYU Football National Media Day would take place on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from the BYU Broadcasting Center.

For football Media Day Dave McCann, Bronco Mendenhall, Tom Holmoe, and Trevor Matich discussed what the Cougars goals were for the 2012 season during the State of the Program discussion. They also discussed the new playoff format that will begin in 2014.

One of the hot topics was the BYU-Utah rivalry and if 2012 would be the last year for this traditional rivalry. Both Holmoe and Mendenhall said they want the rivalry to continue and that it is up in the hands of Utah's board. However, they hoped that with Strength of Schedule being one of the factors in the new playoff system, it should provide extra incentive for Utah to want to continue the rivalry.

Another topic discussed was moving the Utah State- BYU game from conference weekend back to November. Mendenhall said he liked the idea of having a traditional rival as the final game, and with the improvements Gary Andersen continued to make at Utah State, it would be a desirable outcome if both schools could make it happen.

Finally the discussion of realignment and the BYU–Notre Dame alliance was discussed. Holmoe made it clear that Independence is the course that BYU will continue to take at this time, and they thanked Notre Dame football for providing a voice for BYU and Notre Dame in scheduling this new playoff format. He admitted BYU would keep an eye on the continuing changes of the college football landscape, but BYU and Notre Dame will continue to be partners in Independence for the foreseeable future.

The second program on Media Day was a True Blue 2012 Football Season Preview. Brandon Doman, Riley Nelson, Kyle Van Noy, and others were brought in to discuss what the coaches, offensive players, and defensive players are doing to get ready for the 2012 season. They also stated their goals. Bruce Binkowski, the Poinsettia Bowl and Holiday Bowl GM Association Executive Director, attended the show and discussed why the Poinsettia Bowl had signed BYU up for the 2012 season. He also revealed the ideal match for the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl would be BYU vs. San Diego State, a match-up which eventually came to fruition.

The third program held was a round table discussion. It focused on how Bronco Mendenhall has focused on changing the offense and defense at BYU since he became the head coach. John Beck, Curtis Brown, Vic So'oto, Max Hall, Austin Collie, and Dennis Pitta came back to discuss how playing at BYU has prepared them for the NFL, what their favorite moments were at BYU, and how Mendenhall changed the program into the 6th most winning program in NCAA Football during his 7 years at BYU.

Throughout the day Robbie Bullough also had live chats online with current BYU players and coaches.

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)
BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
KIDO- Boise, ID
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT
KSHP- Las Vegas, NV

Roster

2012 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 4 Taysom Hill  Fr QB 7 Alex Kuersa Fr QB 3 James Lark Sr QB 11 Jason Munns Jr QB 13 Riley Nelson (C) Sr QB 15 Ammon Olsen So RB 42 Michael Alisa  Jr RB 24 Brayden El-Bakri  Fr RB 34 Bryan Engstrom Fr RB 27 David Foote (C) Sr RB 22 Adam Hine Fr RB 33 Paul Lasike So RB 35 Zed Mendenhall Sr RB 5 Iona Pritchard So RB 28 Levi Te'o Fr RB 21 Jamaal Williams Fr TE 93 Trevor Brown Fr TE 83 Mike Edmunds Fr TE 82 Kaneakua Friel Jr TE 88 Austin Holt Jr TE 84 Devin Mahina So TE 80 Marcus Mathews Jr TE 83 Stehly Reden Fr TE 89 Darin Tuttle Fr TE 18 Richard Wilson Jr WR 1 Ross Apo So WR 9 Dylan Collie  Fr WR 85 Dallin Cutler Jr WR 12 JD Falslev Jr WR 25 Kurt Henderson Fr WR 2 Cody Hoffman Jr WR 11 Terenn Houk Fr WR 10 Mitch Mathews Fr WR 31 Cody Raymond Fr WR 29 Skyler Ridley Jr WR 23 Jordan Smith Jr WR 19 Brett Thompson So OL 70 Terrance Alletto Fr OL 56 Famika Anae  So OL 75 Braden Brown Sr OL 94 Tui Crichton Fr OL 64 Quin Ficklin  Fr OL 50 Ryan Freeman Sr OL 76 Braden Hansen Sr OL 66 Austin Hoyt  Fr OL 67 Kyle Johnson  Fr OL 73 Solomone Kafu So OL 71 Walter Kahaiali'i Sr OL 67 Quinn Lawlor So OL 72 Ryker Mathews Fr OL 78 Houston Reynolds  Jr OL 74 Brock Stringham So OL 54 Blair Tushaus So OL 79 Manaaki Vaitai Jr OL 65 Fono Vakalahi So OL 68 Brad Wilcox  Fr OL 77 Michael Yeck So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Craig Bills  So DB 26 Robbie Buckner Sr DB 24 Cameron Comer So DB 21 DeQuan Everett Sr DB 17 Matt Hadley Fr DB 7 Preston Hadley Sr DB 32 Mike Hague  Sr DB 30 Micah Hannemann Fr DB 16 Adam Hogan Jr DB 6 Jordan Johnson So DB 23 Blake Morgan Jr DB 29 Skye PoVey  Jr DB 28 Sawyer Powell  Fr DB 36 Drew Reilly So DB 1 Joe Sampson (S) Sr DB 9 Daniel Sorensen Jr DB 18 Morgan Unga  Fr DL 62 Roman Andrus Fr DL 58 Justin Blackmore So DL 57 Tyson Brook Fr DL 92 Michael Doman Fr DL 39 Ian Dulan Sr DL 98 Romney Fuga Sr DL 91 Marques Johnson Jr DL 90 Bronson Kaufusi Fr DL 97 Theodore King Fr DL 56 Jheremmya Leuta-Douyere Fr DL 55 Eathyn Manumaleuna   Sr DL 95 Mike Muehlmann Jr DL 50 Remington Peck Fr DL 52 Russell Tialavea Sr DL 93 Simote Vea Sr LB 47 Ezekiel Ansah Sr LB 45 Tyler Beck Jr LB 46 Kevan Bills Fr LB 53 Tanner Cox So LB 5 Alani Fua So LB 2 Spencer Hadley Jr LB 34 Austen Jorgensen Sr LB 27 Teu Kautai Fr LB 4 Uona Kaveinga Sr LB 51 Lene Lesatele Fr LB 44 Brandon Ogeltree (C) Sr LB 38 Butch Pau'u  Fr LB 22 Manoa Pikula Fr LB 48 Nate Sampson  So LB 43 Rhett Sandlin  Fr LB 10 Zac Stout (S) So LB 41 Uani 'Unga Jr LB 3 Kyle Van Noy Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 96 Reed Hornung Sr PK 37 Justin Sorensen Jr PK, P 99 Riley Stephenson Sr P 28 Scott Arellano So KR 2 Cody Hoffman Jr KR 32 Mike Hague Sr PR 12 JD Falslev Jr H 3 James Lark Sr	Head coach Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State) Defensive coordinator Coordinators/assistant coaches Brandon Doman (BYU) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Lance Reynolds (BYU) Asst. head coach/tight ends Ben Cahoon (BYU) Receivers Joe DuPaix (Southern Utah) Running backs/recruiting coordinator Nick Howell (Weber State) Secondary/special teams Steve Kaufusi (BYU) Defensive line Kelly Poppinga (BYU) Outside linebackers Paul Tidwell (Utah State) Inside linebackers Mark Weber (Idaho State) Offensive line Jay Omer (Auburn) Strength & conditioning Duane Busby (Arizona State) Director of football operations Patrick Hickman (Boise State) Football H. S. relations coordinator Max Hall (BYU) Offensive student assistant – mostly QB's Jray Galea'i (BYU) Student assistant Jordan Richardson (BYU) Student assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

Rankings

Schedule

Game summaries

Washington State

BYU alum Mike Leach returned to Provo with a football team for the first time since he got his bachelor's when Washington State came to Provo. Leach didn't play or coach football while at BYU, so it was his first time on the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium. It was the first of a two-year home-and-home series between the schools and the fourth time they had met overall. BYU led the series 2–1.

After the game, Riley Nelson and Kaneakua Friel were announced as Co-Offensive FBS Independent Players of the Week. Riley Stephenson was announced as the Special Teams player of the Week. It was Nelson's fifth FBS Independent Player of the Week award while it was a first for both Stephenson and Friel. BYU's performance in the game led Mark Schlabach and Jesse Palmer to compare Riley Nelson with Tim Tebow while also announcing that BYU's defense was one of the most underrated groups in all of college football.

Weber State

For only the third time in the schools histories, BYU and Weber State will meet in a collegiate football game. The series has been rather lopsided in BYU's favor. In the first meeting in 1973 BYU won 45–14. In the second meeting in 1979 BYU again prevailed 48–3.

Thanks to an average of 53.2 yards per punt, BYU punter Riley Stephenson was named the FBS Independents Special Teams player of the week. Stephenson punted 5 times during the game with a long punt of 61 yards occurring.

Utah

The sixth year of the Deseret First Duel returns to Salt Lake City for the 2012 football match-up between BYU and Utah. It's the 88th meeting between the two schools since Brigham Young Academy became BYU. Utah leads the series 52–31–4 and has a current two game winning streak. Utah has a 4–3 record against current coach Bronco Mendenhall. BYU will look to end Utah's winning streak at Rice-Eccles against the Cougs, as the Utes have won 2 straight and 4 of the last 5 at Rice-Eccles.

#24 Boise State

The Cougars and Broncos begin the first of a 12-year football series with this 2012 match. Boise State leads the all-time series 2–0, having won previous matches in 2003 and 2004.

Despite the loss, Stephenson was once again awarded the FBS Independents Special Teams Player of the Week award. Stephenson punted 6 times during the game, with an average of 47 yards per punt, but what was impressive were his consistent 50+ yard punts: 52, 55, 56, and 57. On four of the six punts, Boise State had to start the next possession inside their own 20 yard line.

Hawaii

Hawaii returns to Provo for the first time since 2002 to continue their rivalry with BYU. It will be the 29th meeting overall, with BYU holding a 20–8 advantage. It will be the first time former BYU offensive coordinator Norm Chow faces his old school as a head coach.

The following Monday QB Taysom Hill was awarded the FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week award and CB Preston Hadley was awarded the FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week award.

Utah State

BYU looks for their second straight win in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel as BYU and Utah State meet for the 82nd time. BYU owns a 44–34–3 record overall against Utah State and a 26–16–1 record in matches in Provo.

#10 Oregon State

Bronco Mendenhall meets his alma mater for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years as coach at BYU. The winner of the game will take the lead in the series all time, which is even at 5–5. BYU is 2–1 in meetings in Provo. BYU is looking for their fourth straight win over Oregon State having won games in 1986, 2009, and 2011.

#5 Notre Dame

The first of 6 matches between the Cougars and Irish before 2020 begins what most people believe is BYU's hardest road stretch of the year. BYU looks to cut into the 4–2 record Notre Dame has against the Cougars.

Georgia Tech

The first game in a 4-game series against Georgia Tech (that is expected to be cut to two games) continues BYU's road stretch in ACC country. The two schools have met twice before, in a home-and-home series in 2002 and 2003, in which each school prevailed at home.

Idaho

BYU finishes their home schedule with the first of 3 consecutive games against the Western Athletic Conference. BYU and Idaho meet for the fifth time with a 2–2 record against each other.

San Jose State

BYU begins their final road trip in San Jose to face off with the Spartans and try to cut down the deficit record they have against the Spartans all-time: 6–9.

New Mexico State

The Cougars end their regular season with their first trip to Las Cruces for a football game. The Cougars and Aggies meet for the second-straight year with the Cougars owning a 1–0 record in the all-time series.

Poinsettia Bowl

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• 2012 NCAA Division I FBS independents football season
• BYU Cougars football seasons
• Poinsettia Bowl champion seasons
• 2012 in sports in Utah