 In a game against Houston, BYU had 456 yards of offense in the first half alone, and Cody Hoffman became the all-time leading receiver in BYU history while the Cougars set the all-time school mark with 41 first downs in a single game.However, the team's defense was not as strong as usual, and BYU finished 8–5 after a loss in its bowl game against Washington.For the second consecutive year, BYU throttled the #25 Texas Longhorns on both sides of the ball and won the game going away, 41–7, in front of nearly 100,000 Texas fans at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium.