Brigham Young Cougars

BYU QB Nelson will sit during scrimmage

March 24, 2012

Brigham Young quarterback Riley Nelson will not play in Saturday's scrimmage. There's no injury news to report, just a case of the coaching staff feeling it better to keep its starting quarterback out of harm's way.

Due to injury issues this spring, BYU's scrimmage will feature a healthy dose of second-teamers and other youngsters to evaluate for depth purposes. Nelson doesn't have anything to prove to the coaching staff, so having him sit makes sense.

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2012 SCHEDULE

1vsWashington StateSat, Sep 1, 2012
2vsWebster StateSat, Sep 8, 2012
3atUtahSat, Sep 15, 2012
4atBoise StateSat, Sep 22, 2012
5vsHawaiiSat, Sep 29, 2012
6vsUtah StateFri, Oct 5, 2012
7vsOregon StateSat, Oct 13, 2012
8atNotre DameSat, Oct 20, 2012
9atGeorgia TechSat, Oct 27, 2012
10onBye WeekSat, Nov 3, 2012
11vsIdahoSat, Nov 10, 2012
12atSan Jose StateSat, Nov 17, 2012
13atNew Mexico StateSat, Nov 24, 2012
14onBye WeekSat, Dec 1, 2012
15onBye WeekSat, Dec 8, 2012

Quarterback - 2011 Season Stats

PlayerPass%YdsTDsIntCmp 20+Att RZRushYdsAvgTDsRush 20+Rush RZRush RZ5RecAttYdsAvgTDsRec 20+Att RZPts
R. Nelson116-202 57.4% 1717197 + + 883924.51 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 215.88
J. Lark2-6 33.3% 2100 + + 341.30 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 1.24
J. Munns0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
A. Kuresa0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
T. Mangum0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00

Running Backs - 2011 Season Stats

PlayerPass%YdsTDsIntCmp 20+Att RZRushYdsAvgTDsRush 20+Rush RZRush RZ5RecAttYdsAvgTDsRec 20+Att RZPts
J. Di Luigi0-0 0.0% 000 + + 1165845.03 + + + 27 + 27410.10 + + 103.80
B. Kariya0-0 0.0% 000 + + 742984.06 + + + 13 + 886.81 + + 80.60
M. Alisa0-0 0.0% 000 + + 854555.43 + + + 5 + 5511.01 + + 75.00
J. Quezada0-0 0.0% 000 + + 862983.51 + + + 4 + 215.30 + + 37.90
D. Foote0-0 0.0% 000 + + 1314611.20 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 14.60
Z. Mendenhall0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 2 + 73.50 + + 0.70
R. Folsom0-0 0.0% 000 + + 252.50 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.50
M. Hague0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
N. Carter0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
A. Hine0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
I. Pritchard0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
D. Phillips0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00

Wide Receivers - 2011 Season Stats

PlayerPass%YdsTDsIntCmp 20+Att RZRushYdsAvgTDsRush 20+Rush RZRush RZ5RecAttYdsAvgTDsRec 20+Att RZPts
C. Hoffman0-0 0.0% 000 + + 133.00 + + + 61 + 94315.510 + + 154.60
R. Apo0-0 0.0% 000 + + 1-11-11.00 + + + 34 + 45313.39 + + 98.20
J. Falslev0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 31 + 33010.62 + + 45.00
M. Jacobson0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 25 + 32312.91 + + 38.30
M. Marshall0-1 0.0% 000 + + 122.01 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 6.20
D. Cutler0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 3 + 237.70 + + 2.30
S. Hafoka0-0 0.0% 000 + + 11818.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 1.80
R. Brown0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
T. Houk0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
C. Raymond0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
D. Tollestrup0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
S. Ridley0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
J. Smith0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
J. Weeks0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00

Tight Ends - 2011 Season Stats

PlayerPass%YdsTDsIntCmp 20+Att RZRushYdsAvgTDsRush 20+Rush RZRush RZ5RecAttYdsAvgTDsRec 20+Att RZPts
M. Mathews0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 27 + 29911.11 + + 35.90
R. Wilson0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 11 + 13011.81 + + 19.00
A. Holt0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 11 + 18016.40 + + 18.00
K. Friel0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 7 + 557.91 + + 11.50
M. Edwards0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 1 + 99.01 + + 6.90
C. Jorgensen0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
S. Reden0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
B. Sampson0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
D. Mahina0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00
M. Muehlmann0-0 0.0% 000 + + 000.00 + + + 0 + 00.00 + + 0.00

Placekickers - 2011 Season Stats

PlayerXPaXPmFGaFGmPts
J. Sorensen048211593.00
B. Smith00000.00
R. Stephenson00000.00

Defense/Special Teams - 2011 Season Stats

PlayerSacksStfyIntFumb RecTDPtsAgRuYdAgPaYdAgPts
BYU DFST2311312526514572611116.00