TV Info, Kickoff Time Revealed For BYU Football Game Against Virginia Cavaliers
Oct 18, 2021, 11:29 AM | Updated: 11:37 am
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Head coach Bronco Mendenhall of the Virginia Cavaliers watches his team play against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half of their game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on September 18, 2021 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – The next BYU football home game at LaVell Edwards Stadium will see the return of a familiar face, Bronco Mendenhall.
BYU’s former head coach from 2005-2015 will bring his Virginia Cavaliers squad to Provo for a Halloween tilt on Saturday, October 30. The much-anticipated return of Bronco Mendenhall and his staff filled with former BYU coaches and players now has a kickoff time and designated TV channel.
💥 BROADCAST UPDATE 💥
BYU vs Virginia
October 30
8:15pm MT
ESPN2#BYUFOOTBALL x #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/QHUmxsF3MN— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) October 18, 2021
BYU versus Virginia will kickoff at 8:15 p.m. (MT) and will be televised on ESPN2.
The late-night kick time ends a string of afternoon kickoffs for BYU. Both of BYU’s day games this season have resulted in losses (Boise State, at Baylor). The Cougars have been a perfect 5-0 in games played at 7 p.m. (MT) or later this season.
This will be the sixth meeting all-time against the Virginia Cavaliers, and the first of a three-game series with the Hoos. Virginia leads the series 3-2 with the last meeting coming in 2014 when Bronco Mendenhall was on the BYU sideline. BYU won that game 41-33 in Provo.
Bronco Mendenhall won 99 games during his time as head coach at BYU. He’s the second-winningest coach in program history. Behind only legendary head coach LaVell Edwards (257).
Virginia is 5-2 on the season after reeling off three consecutive wins over ACC foes Miami, Louisville, and Duke. BYU is also 5-2 after back-to-back losses against Boise State and Baylor in consecutive weeks.
BYU Football Remaining TV Schedule for 2021
Oct. 23 – at Washington State, 1:30 p.m., FS1
Oct. 30 – Virginia, 8:15 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 6 – Idaho State, 1 p.m., BYUtv
Nov. 20 – at Georgia Southern, 2 p.m., TBD
Nov. 27 – at USC, TBD
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
