2016 Schedule

http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/byu-cougars-football/2015/6/3/8713787/who-fills-out-the-rest-of-the-2016-byu-football-schedule-possible-opponents" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Who will fill our open dates?

Tulane makes sense. They have a road game slot (at least one they haven't announced) and from going off of fbschedules, they still owe BYU a home game. Then a FCS also makes sense.

The home schedule becomes:

UCLA

Mississippi State

Utah State

UMass

Tulane (?)

FCS



Half those games are P5 or in-state rivals. I don't think you can complain much about that.

UAB is bringing football back in 2016. They could be an option as well.

Ok, scratch Tulane. http://www.fbschedules.com/2015/06/tulane-umass-schedule-football-series-2016-2022/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



They just announced they have a road game against UMass in 2016 and then their home game will be filled by Southern. So they are now full.

And the UMass game in 2016 with us is slotted for November 19 now per FBSchedules.com.



So get your parkas ready. Home games on Nov 19 against UMass and Nov 26 against Utah State. :whistle:

The article suggested Army--but they already have 12 scheduled opponents so scratch them too.



Others that I think are possible but a long shot:

- UAB (Conference USA) - Recent tweets have hinted it would be more feasible to bring back their program in 2017 since the players and coaches have mostly transferred and scheduling a full OOC within a year would be tough. I'm assuming they will not be available for 2016.

- Florida International (Conference USA) - They have an opening for a road game but there were rumors about Miami (FL) renewing their series. As luck would have it, Miami also has an opening for a game with 6 home and 5 road games scheduled.



These appear to be the most likely unless schedule changes are announced:

- UCF (AAC) - They currently have 6 home games and 5 road games announced. BYU won 24-17 at home in 2011 and lost 24-31 OT on the road in 2014. A new series would be exciting.

- Kansas State (Big 12) - The only P5 candidate in the list, they have 6 home games (including FCS Missouri State and Florida Atlantic) and 5 road games announced. I'm not sure how likely it is but this one but would be the best available team.

- Marshall (Conference USA) - They currently have 6 home games and 5 road games announced. In their only previous meeting, Marshall topped BYU 21-3 in the 1999 Motor City bowl.

- Buffalo (Mid-American) - Buffalo has only announced 5 home and 5 road games. The teams have never met either, but who knows.

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