BYU Football: Did you know? (BYU vs. Fresno State)

Kai Nacua celebrates an interception against Fresno State, 2015


The BYU Cougars and Fresno State Bulldogs will meet again this Saturday. To help you get ready for the game, and impress your friends and family, here are trivia and fun facts about BYU and Fresno State.

Did you know that neither school has won more than two games in a row against each other? (Current streak: BYU won one)

Did you know that John Wash had 805 yards passing in just two games against Fresno State? (439 and 366)

Did you know that running back Hema Heimuli scored a touchdown against Fresno State on the final play of his college career?

Did you know that BYU had a pair of 45 yard plays in 2015? (Mitch Mathews 45-yard catch, Algernon Brown 45-yard touchdown run)

Did you know that Heshi Robertson returned a blocked field goal 72 yards for a touchdown in 1998?

Did you know that two BYU quarterbacks have had a pass efficiency rating over 200 in games against Fresno State? (Walsh, 1993: 215.4; Steve Sarkisian, 1995: 218.9)

Did you know that no BYU player has had more receiving yards in a game since Eric Drage had 232 yards receiving against Fresno State in 1993?

Did you know that Defensive End/Tight End Remington Peck threw a touchdown pass against Fresno State in 2015?

Did you know that BYU scored a safety in a two-point win against Fresno State in 1994?

Did you know that Carlos Nuno caught a 58-yard touchdown pass from Drew Miller against Fresno State in 1998?

Did you now that both head coaches, Kalani Sitake and Jeff Tedford, played their college football at the schools they are coaching now?

Did you know that Kai Nacua returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown against Fresno State in 2015?

Did you know that Itula Mili had 108 yards receiving against Fresno State in 1994?

Did you now that BYU had two running backs rush for over 100 yards against Fresno State in 1992? (Kalin Hall, 157; Jamal Willis, 129)

Did you know that Ronney Jenkins rushed for 126 yards against Fresno State in 1998?

Did you know that the 52 points BYU scored in 2015 is them most points scored by either team in this series?

Did you know that Walsh had two touchdown passes over 50 yards against Fresno State in 1994? (Tim Nowatzke, 58 yards; Mili, 68 yards)

Did you know that Eric Drage had a season-long 77-yard catch against Fresno State in 1992?

Did you know that Moroni Laulu-Pututau had a 54-yard reception against Fresno State in 2015?

Did you know that the series is tied 5-5?

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