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PROVO — The Boise State Broncos will travel to Provo to take on the BYU Cougars Friday night. The Broncos have owned the series against the Cougars recently, winning the last three games between the two teams.
The Cougars come off one of their best offensive performances, while the Broncos come into Friday's game after losing starting quarterback Joe Southwick to a season-ending ankle injury.
Here are ten things you need to know to impress your friends as we count you down to kickoff:
- BYU and Boise State meet for the fourth time Friday. BYU is looking for its first win against the Broncos after losing 7-6 in 2012 in Boise.
- BYU (5-2) vs. Boise State (5-2, 3-1 MWC)
- Date: Friday, Oct. 25
- Time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
- Site: LaVell Edwards Stadium (Provo, Utah)
- TV: ESPN
- Radio: KSL 1160 AM, 102 .7 FM
- Series record: Boise State leads 3-0
- Last meeting: 2012 (Boise State 7-6)
- BYU is 273-161-13 vs. Mountain West teams. BYU's last game vs. a Mountain West opponent result- ed in a 31-14 road victory vs. Utah State Oct. 4.
- BYU ranks No. 14 in the nation in rushing offense with 263.4 yards per game earned on the ground. Boise State ranks 20th in rushing yards with 224 per game.
- BYU is also No. 14 in total offense with 503 yards per game, while Boise State is No. 18 with 494.4.
- BYU has two players ranked in the top 25 nationally for rushing yards per game — Taysom Hill (16th) with 110.3 and Jamaal Williams (22nd) with 104.3.
- Cody Hoffman had seven receptions vs. Houston and became the career receptions leader at BYU with 228, passing All-American Dennis Pitta. He is tied for No. 1 at BYU for all-time career touchdown receptions with Austin Collie (30). He needs two more 100-yard receiving games to pass Collie in that category.
- BYU's defense has eight players with 30 or more tackles in 2013, led by Uani 'Unga's 69.
- Kyle Van Noy has 26 career sacks, which is the second most nationally among active players. The senior needs eight more sacks this season to pass the career sack record at BYU (33).
- The Boise State football team will play its final nonconference game of the 2013 regular season Friday, when it travels to Provo, Utah, to take on BYU.
- Boise State's game against BYU will mark head coach Chris Petersen's 100th as head coach of the Broncos. He is 89-10 (.899) in his fi rst 99 games with the Broncos, and is the winningest active coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Rounding out the top five are Ohio State's Urban Meyer (123-23; .843), Oklahoma's Bob Stoops (155-38; .803), TCU's Gary Patterson (119-40; .748) and Alabama's Nick Saban (161-55-1; .744).
