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BYU football: Coach Bronco Mendenhall's timeline

Bronco Mendenhall's BYU Timeline

2003 • Hired away from New Mexico as BYU's defensive coordinator by Gary Crowton

2004 • Replaces Crowton as BYU's head football coach in December 2004

2005 • Guides Cougars to a 6-6 record and first bowl game since 2001, a 35-28 loss to California

2006 • Gets his first win over rival Utah, 33-31 at Rice-Eccles Stadium, and BYU records first winning season (11-2) in five years

2009 • Directs a 14-13 season-opening win over heavily favored Oklahoma at Arlington Stadium, probably his biggest win in his 11-year tenure as BYU's coach