BYU, West Virginia to Meet at FedExField in 2016

PROVO -- FedExField, home of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, will host Brigham Young University and West Virginia University in a neutral-site football game scheduled for Sept. 24, 2016.

“This is a unique opportunity for our fans on the East Coast to see our football team play in person,” said BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe. “West Virginia is a very good football program and FedExField is a fantastic NFL venue. It’s a great opportunity for our program.”

Home of the Redskins since 1997, FedExField is located in Landover, Md., and has a seating capacity of 91,704 — the largest stadium in the NFL in terms of regular capacity.

Boise State defeated Virginia Tech, 33-30, at FedEx Field to open the 2010 NCAA Football Season. In addition to the BYU vs. WVU game, FedExField will also host Penn State vs. Indiana on Nov. 20, 2010; Notre Dame vs. Maryland on Nov. 12, 2011; the 112th Army-Navy Game on Dec. 10, 2011; Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati in 2012; and Maryland vs. Texas on Sept. 1, 2018.

The Cougars and Mountaineers have never met before in football. West Virginia has been a member of the Big East Conference since 1991. Both BYU and WVU have been ranked in the top 25 during each of the past five years. Over the past four seasons both programs have won at least nine games per year with the Mountaineers posting a 40-12 record while the Cougars are 43-9.

“BYU has been one of the consistently powerful programs over the last 35-40 years,” WVU Director of Athletics Oliver Luck said. “In so many ways, LaVell Edwards reminds me of Don Nehlen. Both built solid foundations at their respective schools. Anybody that has played quarterback in the NCAA has enormous respect for the quarterback tradition at BYU.”

Information regarding television, tickets sales and kickoff time will be released at a later date.

Over the years, BYU has played in several NFL stadiums, including Cowboys Stadium, Louisiana Superdome, Alltell Stadium, Pontiac Silverdome, The Meadowlands, Veterans Stadium, Orange Bowl, QualComm Stadium, Anaheim Stadium and Sun Devil Stadium.