BYU Running Back Enoch Nawahine Gives Cougars Lead With First Career Touchdown

Sep 6, 2024, 7:58 PM | Updated: Sep 10, 2024, 11:21 am

BYU running back Enoch Nawahine scores the first touchdown of his career as BYU takes a second-half lead against SMU.

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DALLAS, Texas – BYU redshirt junior running back Enoch Nawahine gave life to an anemic BYU offense and gave the Cougars a second lead against SMU. The Cougars went for two following the touchdown to take a 15-12 lead into the final quarter.

The Cougars are in the Lone Star State against the SMU Mustangs for their first road game of 2024.

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Touchdown #BYU RB @EnochNawahine!

Cougs back in front.#BYUFootball #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/nwkIfs1ppa

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 7, 2024

Nawahine entered after the Cougar’s top two running backs, LJ Martin and Hickley Ropati, left with injuries. The Kahuku, Hawai’i native carried once for six yards last week against Southern Illinois.

Nawahine transferred to BYU after playing ten games at Utah State in 2019.

. @EnochNawahine FINDS PAY DIRT!!!

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— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) September 7, 2024

The Cougars offense has struggled without LJ Martin but pieced together a seven-play, 61-yard drive to grab the lead back after four unanswered SMU field goals. Jake Retzlaff is 11-of-21 for 172 yards and two turnovers. Retzlaff is the team’s leading rusher with 57 yards on eight attempts. Darius Lassiter has one catch for 57 yards.

BYU Cougars 2024 Schedule

Southern Illinois Salukis @ BYU Cougars (41-13 W)
BYU Cougars @ SMU Mustangs
Saturday, September 14 – BYU Cougars @ Wyoming Cowboys | Kickoff 7 p.m. MT
Saturday, September 21 – Kansas State Wildcats @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
Saturday, September 28 – BYU Cougars @ Baylor Bears | Kickoff TBA
BYE
Saturday, October 12 – Arizona Wildcats @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
Friday, October 18 – Oklahoma State Cowboys @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff 8:15 p.m MT
Saturday, October 26 – BYU Cougars @ UCF Knights | Kickoff TBA
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Saturday, November 9 – BYU Cougars @ Utah Utes | Kickoff TBA
Saturday, November 16 – Kansas Jayhawks @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
Saturday, November 23 – BYU Cougars @ Arizona State Sun Devils | Kickoff TBA
Saturday, November 30 – Houston Cougars @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA

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LaVell Edwards Stadium 2024 capacity: 62,073

Despite a slight dip in total capacity at LaVell Edwards Stadium, BYU still has the largest stadium in the 16-team Big 12 Conference. BYU became the owner of the biggest stadium in the league following the departures of Texas and Oklahoma

The next biggest stadium after BYU’s is Iowa State’s Jack Trice Stadium, which has a capacity of 61,500. So BYU has a 573-seat edge on the Cyclones.

📍 Dallas#BYU vs. SMU#BYUFootball #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/Hv0MeaEJGF

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 6, 2024

Four Big 12 stadiums have a capacity of at least 60,000, and six others are between 50 and 54,000. The smallest stadium in the Big 12 is the historic Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s capacity is 38,007 for the 2024 season.

Find a list of the Big 12 largest stadiums by capacity here.

What channel is BYU football on?

The BYU football game against SMU will be broadcast on ESPN+. Anish Schroff, Andre Ware, and Paul Carcaterra will be on the call.

Postgame Show

BYU vs. SMU recap on KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM), sports.ksl.com, and the KSL Sports app.

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