The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

The school announced that the annual BYU Football Media days would be July 12, 2011 and would be broadcast live on BYUtv.

Special question and answer segments with current players and BYU Hall of Famers would take place throughout the day on BYUtv.org.

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM – Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com) BYU Radio – Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org) KIDO – Boise, ID [football only] KTHK – Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID KMGR – Manti, UT KSUB – Cedar City, UT KDXU – St. George, UT KSHP – Las Vegas, NV [football only] KNZZ – Grand Junction, CO [football only] [26] Quarterbacks Running backs Offensive line Coaches Wide receivers Tight ends Defensive line Deep Snapper Linebackers Defensive backs Kickers/ Punters BYU's first game as a football independent.

During Spring Training QB Jake Heaps was named one of the top 3 non-AQ players to watch in 2011 by ESPN's Andrea Adelson.

Nelson rallied the Cougars to beat the Aggies and would become the starting QB for every game he was healthy in the rest of the season.