The 2022 BYU Cougars football team represented

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in the

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. The Cougars were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. This was the 12th and final year that BYU competed as an NCAA Division I FBS independent as in 2023, the football program joined the

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Before the season

Coaching changes

2022 recruits

2021 returned missionaries

2022 other additions

2022 departures

Schedule

BYU hosted six home games, traveled to five different away games, and played at a neutral site game in

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against Notre Dame. * Game moved to ESPNews at the end of the first quarter, shortly before 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Game summaries

South Florida

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ navy stripes, white pants w/ navy accents'' ----

No. 9 Baylor

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jersey w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

No. 25 Oregon

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Wyoming

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, navy pants w/ white accents '' ----

Utah State

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Notre Dame

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Stretch Y w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Arkansas

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets w/ dual custom design (Wasatch range/cougar face), white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Liberty

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

East Carolina

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Boise State

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Utah Tech

Sources: ''Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

Stanford

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents'' ----

New Mexico Bowl: SMU

Sources: ''Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Sailor Cougar w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents'' ----

Rankings

NuSkin BYU Sports Network

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and features the talents of

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(play-by-play)
Riley Nelson
(analyst)
Mitchell Juergens
(reporter/sideline analyst), an
Jason Shepherd
(host) for the third consecutive year, wit
Ben Bagley
subbing in for Jason Shepherd when he has women's soccer broadcasts. The network is in charge of producing and broadcasting all BYU Football pre and post game shows as well as coaches shows and live broadcasts. :Affiliates *

– Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2
TuneIn
radio, and byuradio.org) * KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 a.m. – (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah an
ksl.com
*

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– Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games) * KSPZ – Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows) * KMXD – Monroe / Manti, Utah * KSVC – Richfield / Manti, Utah * KDXU – St. George, Utah

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth Chart

References

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