This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2016, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
BYU's 2016 football schedule will include at least two Friday games this year.
Monday, BYU announced that its home game against the SEC's Mississippi State will be played on Friday, Oct. 14, and will be televised by either ESPN or ESPN2.
Exact kickoff time will be released in the fall.
The Cougars were already scheduled to play one other Friday night game, on Sept. 30 against the Toledo Rockets. That is the Friday before LDS General Conference weekend.
It would not be a surprise if a couple more games are moved to Friday — perhaps the October game at Boise State or the early November game at Cincinnati.
BYU will return the Mississippi State game on Oct. 14, 2017, in Starkville, Miss.
The Bulldogs last played in Provo in 2000, beating the Cougars 44-28 on Sept. 14 that year.
Here is BYU's 2016 schedule:
Sept. 3 — vs. Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Sept. 10 — at Utah
Sept. 17 — UCLA
Sept. 24 — vs. West Virginia at FedEx Field, Landover, Md.
Sept. 30 — Toledo
Oct. 8 — at Michigan State
Oct. 14 (FRIDAY) — Mississippi State
Oct. 22 — at Boise State
Nov. 5 — at Cincinnati
Nov. 12 — Southern Utah
Nov. 19 — Massachusetts
Nov. 26 — Utah State