The 2022 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by seventh-year head coach Kalani Sitake and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. 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 Big 12 Conference.
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 Las Vegas 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
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ navy stripes, white pants w/ navy accents
No. 9 Baylor
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jersey w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents
No. 25 Oregon
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents
Wyoming
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Uniform combination: white helmets, navy jersey w/ white stripes, navy pants w/ white accents
Utah State
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents
Notre Dame
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Uniform combination: royal helmets featuring Stretch Y w/ black gradient, black jerseys w/ royal stripes, black pants w/ royal accents
Arkansas
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Uniform combination: royal helmets w/ dual custom design (Wasatch range/cougar face), white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents
Liberty
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jersey w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents
East Carolina
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Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, white pants w/ royal accents
Boise State
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Uniform combination: white helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, white pants w/ royal accents
Utah Tech
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Uniform combination: white helmets, royal jerseys w/ white stripes, royal pants w/ white accents
Stanford
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Uniform combination: royal helmets, white jerseys w/ royal stripes, royal pants w/ white accents
New Mexico Bowl: SMU
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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
The NuSkin BYU Sports Network is owned and operated by BYU Radio and features the talents of Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), Mitchell Juergens (reporter/sideline analyst), and Jason Shepherd (host) for the third consecutive year, with 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
BYU Radio – 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 and ksl.com) KSNA – 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