BYU Football Announces 2020 Games Against UTSA, Texas State

Aug 26, 2020, 4:08 PM | Updated: Aug 28, 2020, 12:59 am

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The BYU Cougars announced the addition of football games against UTSA and Texas State to the 2020 schedule.

BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe announced the games on Wednesday, August 26.

The Cougars will play the UTSA Roadrunners on October 10 and the Texas State Bobcats on October 24.

Both games will be played at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.

BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe has announced the addition of two home games to the 2020 schedule.

The Cougs will host UTSA from Conference USA on Oct. 10 and Texas State of the Sun Belt Conference on Oct. 24 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.#BYUFOOTBALL #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/bASv4cX9vt

— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) August 26, 2020

“We are fortunate that UTSA and Texas State had open dates on their schedules which allowed them to travel to Provo,” Holmoe said of the games. “We look forward to hosting them in LaVell Edwards Stadium and are excited to play football this fall.”

With the two games, BYU now has eight games on its 2020 college football schedule.

#BYU's game against UTSA and Texas State are now official. Both teams coming to Provo. Roadrunners on October 10th and Texas State traveling to LES on October 24th. #BYUFootball @kslsports

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) August 26, 2020

UTSA Roadrunners

Last season, UTSA posted a 4-8 record while going 3-5 in Conference-USA games.

The Roadrunners had wins over Old Dominion, UTEP, and Incarnate Word. UTSA had 2019 losses to Baylor, Army, and Texas A&M.

Our regular season schedule is complete. We will travel to Utah to face BYU on Oct. 10.

🔗 https://t.co/LMuo1VW8z6 #BirdsUp 🤙 pic.twitter.com/ApWtH97GYK

— UTSA Football 🏈 (@UTSAFTBL) August 26, 2020

Texas State Bobcats

In 2019, Texas State finished with a 3-9 record, including a 2-6 record in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Bobcats had wins over Georgia State, Nicholls, and South Alabama. Last season, Texas State had losses to No. 12 Texas A&M, Wyoming, Troy, and No. 24 Appalachian State.

Let's head west for a business trip 💼

🆚 @BYUfootball
🗓: Saturday 10/24
📍: Provo, Utah
🎟: @txstatetix
#TEAM #EatEmUp pic.twitter.com/ATSSMon1l0

— Texas State Football (@TXSTATEFOOTBALL) August 26, 2020

2020 BYU Football Schedule

Currently, BYU’s 2020 campaign consists of the following games:

September 7 @ Navy
September 19 @ Army
September 26 vs. Troy
October 10 vs. UTSA
October 16 vs. Houston
October 24 vs. Texas State
October 31 vs. Western Kentucky
November 21 vs. Northern Alabama

The Cougars open the schedule on the road against the Naval Academy on Labor Day, Monday, September 7.

The game will take place at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and will start at 6 p.m. (MDT). It will be broadcast on ESPN and KSL NewsRadio 1160 AM & 102.7 FM.

BYU said that “kickoff times and broadcast plans will be announced at a later date, as will additional games as they are finalized.”

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