Matt Bauman News

Having started the 2009 college football season with an eye-opening upset of Oklahoma, the BYU Cougars finished it Tuesday night with another performance they hope will garner the national attention and respect they and their conference mates so desperately seek.

BYU used a rare fumble by Oregon State's star running back Jaquizz Rodgers and a six-yard Beaver punt into a 45-mile-an-hour wind to punch out an impressive 23-7 halftime lead over the Pac-10 runnerup Tuesday night in the Maaco Las Vegas Bowl in Sam Boyd Stadium.

Ask BYU's Matt Bauman the differences between the football program in 2004, when he played as a walk-on linebacker under coach Gary Crowton, and now, and the senior from Salt Lake City says it would take him all day to describe them.

Since becoming BYU's head coach on Dec. 13, 2004, Bronco Mendenhall has experienced a transformation, just like the program he oversees.

Turns out that donning royal blue uniforms wasn't a one-time thing for BYU, after all.

Turns out that donning royal blue uniforms wasn't a one-time thing for BYU, after all.

BYU senior linebacker Matt Bauman was one of 16 student-athletes honored Tuesday by the National Football Foundation at its 52nd annual awards dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

BYU tight end Dennis Pitta will find out tonight if he is the recipient of the 2009 John Mackey Award.

As a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing will be an honoree at the annual National Football Foundation Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City Tuesday, Dec.

In its 24-19 victory over then-winless New Mexico on Nov. 14, BYU played as if it were going through the motions.

Once again, a football game between BYU and Utah came down to an incredible finish.

It's that time of the year again! Get the latest on one of the most anticipated games of the year.

With the home finale Saturday against Utah and a bowl game in December remaining on the schedule, BYU needs one more victory to reach the double-digit win plateau for the fourth consecutive season.

BYU defensive back Scott Johnson, linebacker Matt Bauman and Utah offensive lineman Zane Beadles were named Academic All-Americans Tuesday by ESPN the Magazine.

As BYU linebacker Matt Bauman trudged off the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium last November, a delirious Utah fan accosted him and threw a cup of beer in his face, Bauman says.

Sophomore swingman Charles Abouo, who spent his summer with the Ivory Coast National... In Mountain West football action, No.

Heading into its final road game of the season, BYU is on the brink of accomplishing something it hasn't done in 25 years.

As painful and frustrating as BYU's 38-7 loss to TCU last month was, tight end Dennis Pitta and linebacker Matt Bauman know things could be much worse.

Asked to describe BYU linebacker Shawn Doman, teammates and coaches all seem to settle on two words for the senior from Oregon.

He's a humble, quiet and down-to-earth guy who is from Wales, Utah , a town of about 300 people.