BYU vs Utah State — October 6, 1973
| Date | October 6, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Romney Stadium |
| Location | Logan, UT |
| Television | |
| Weather | 68°, cloudy and windy |
| Attendance | 15,486 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Independent |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Phil Krueger |
| Opp Final Record | 7-4 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
Afternoon game, cloudy and windy (68 deg), 15486 (new Romney Stadium record) - Aggies in control most of the way until Cougars, behind the passing of Gary Sheide, launched desperation drive with 1:08 left in the game...clock ran out with the Cougars in possession on the four-yard line...Sheide completed five passes on the drive...one pass went to Lynn Zwahlen in the end zone, but he fell out of bounds...Archie Gibson rushed for 135 yards and Al Knapp kicked two field goals...freshman Mark Terranova scored BYU's only TD, a 20-yard jaunt to tie score 7-7 in second quarter...Ags had only 218 yards total offense, 66 less than Cougars.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:06 | USU | Archie Gibson 1-yard run (Al Knapp PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 11:47 | BYU | Mark Terranova 21-yard run (Dev Duke PAT made) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 02:21 | USU | Al Knapp 27-yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 07:15 | USU | Al Knapp 35-yard field goal | 7 | 13 |
| Statistic | BYU | USU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 15 |
| Rushing | 8 | 10 |
| Passing | 8 | 1 |
| Penalty | 1 | 4 |
| Rushing | 136 | 203 |
| Attempts | 44 | 62 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 148 | 22 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 14-29-3 | 3-6-0 |
| Completion % | 48.3 | 50.0 |
| Yds/Attempt | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| Yds/Catch | 10.6 | 7.3 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 284 | 225 |
| Plays | 73 | 68 |
| Avg per Play | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 1-10-0 | 1-3-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-66-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 22.0 | |
| Punting | 7-213 | 6-249 |
| Avg Punt | 30.4 | 41.5 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 5-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-64 | 10-92 |
| Sacks By | 1 | 2 |
| FG Made-Att | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 8-19 | 4-16 |
| 4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 1-1 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Litchfield | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 91 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 64.7 | 2 |
| Gary Sheide | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 107.9 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Terranova | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 27 |
| Gil Gillenwater | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Randy Litchfield | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Wayne Bower | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Stratton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Lynn Zwahlen | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Miller | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | 22 |
| Lynn Zwahlen | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Mike Pistorius | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gil Gillenwater | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Bower | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Terranova | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Terranova | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Betham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carr | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Atkinson | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Preston | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Russell | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Molifua | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Larsen | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Linford | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Varner | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Echo Hawk | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Jensen | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wells | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Baker | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Gempeler | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Price | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Adams | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivera | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dev Duke | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Giles | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 54 |
Utah State
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wilson | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 80.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Gibson | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 1 | 26 |
| Jerry Cox | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Wilson | 17 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Louie Giammona | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Jesse Kemp | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris DeWan | 4 | -15 | -3.8 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Deist | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Orlando Nelson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Giammona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Giammona | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Longuevan | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pete Lavarato | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rod Rosa | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Williams | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ray Scott | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Valley Coleman | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Fuhriman | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Alan McMurray | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dan Jenkins | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Al Bettman | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Dzierzak | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Sanduk | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dan Garcia | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dell Redfern | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Robinson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Nelson | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Wayne Crawford | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff Kemp | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Knapp | 2 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunther Gutierrez | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 67 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Randy Litchfield |
| TB | Gil Gillenwater |
| FB | Dan Taylor |
| FL | Lynn Zwahlen |
| SE | Jay Miller |
| TE | Mike Pistorius |
| LT | Craig Denney |
| LG | Dave Brooks |
| C | Joe Bailey |
| RG | Lance Reynolds |
| RT | Steve Price |
Utah State
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Stan Varner |
| DE | Bob Larsen |
| DT | Wayne Baker |
| DT | Paul Linford |
| LB | Larry Carr |
| LB | Mike Preston |
| LB | Phil Jensen |
| CB | Reed Gempeler |
| CB | Dave Atkinson |
| FS | John Betham |
| SS | Tom Echo Hawk |
Utah State
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | USU ball on USU30. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 0 | 0 | Al Knapp kickoff 70 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Rand Litchfield rush for 1 yard to the BYU22. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 0 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Gil Gillenwater for 4 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Mark Giles punt 15 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 13:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Cox rush for 6 yards to the BYU30. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU30 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 5 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 4 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Cox rush for 3 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU18 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the BYU17. | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | BYU17 | 0 | 0 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 34 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 10:06. | |
| 1 | 10:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Rand Litchfield rush for 18 yards to the BYU39, fumble by Rand Litchfield recovered by USU Steve Maughan at BYU39. | |
| 1 | 09:19 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 20 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 11 yards to the BYU8, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU08 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 4 yards to the BYU4. | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU04 | 0 | 0 | Tom Wilson rush for 2 yards to the BYU2. | ||
| 1 | 3 | BYU02 | 0 | 0 | Tom Wilson rush for 1 yard to the BYU1. | ||
| 1 | 4 | BYU01 | 0 | 6 | Archie Gibson rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:06. | ||
| 1 | 07:06 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 7 | Al Knapp PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU35 | 0 | 7 | USU ball on USU30. | ||
| 1 | 07:06 | 1 | 65 | USU30 | 0 | 7 | Al Knapp kickoff 69 yards to the BYU1, Mark Terranova return 45 yards to the BYU46. |
| 1 | 07:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 3 yards to the BYU49. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU49 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU45 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Mike Pistorius. | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | BYU45 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 22 yards to the USU33. | |
| 1 | 05:00 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 0 | 7 | Louie Giammona rush for loss of 3 yards to the USU30. |
| 1 | 2 | 13 | USU30 | 0 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for 4 yards to the USU34. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | USU34 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY USU IP 5 yards to the USU29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 14 | USU29 | 0 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 5 yards to the USU24. | |
| 1 | 4 | 19 | USU24 | 0 | 7 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 67 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 1 | 03:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU09 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 5 yards to the BYU14. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU14 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for no gain to the BYU14. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU14 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 7 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 4 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | Steve Stratton rush for 4 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU29 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 27 yards to the USU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU42 | 0 | 7 | Steve Stratton rush for no gain to the USU42. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU42 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield rush for no gain to the USU42. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | USU42 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for loss of 7 yards to the USU49. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 4 | 17 | USU49 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU IP 5 yards to the BYU46. |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | BYU46 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 54 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 7 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 2 | 13:25 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 2 yards to the USU22. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU22 | 0 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for no gain to the USU22. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | USU22 | 0 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 8 yards to the USU30, PENALTY USU holding 14 yards to the USU8, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | USU08 | 0 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 6 yards to the USU14. | |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | USU14 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY USU IP 6 yards to the USU8. | |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | USU08 | 0 | 7 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 33 yards to the USU41, John Betham return 10 yards to the USU31. | |
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 8 yards to the USU23. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | USU23 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the USU21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU21 | 6 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 21 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:47. | |
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | USU03 | 7 | 7 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU30. | ||
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | 65 | BYU30 | 7 | 7 | Dev Duke kickoff 70 yards to the USU0, touchback. |
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU10. |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | USU10 | 7 | 7 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the USU11. | |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | USU11 | 7 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 1 yard to the USU12. | |
| 2 | 3 | 23 | USU12 | 7 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 9 yards to the USU21, PENALTY USU clipping 10 yards to the USU11. | |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | USU11 | 7 | 7 | 3rd and 19. | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | USU11 | 7 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 2 yards to the USU13. | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | USU13 | 7 | 7 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 40 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 09:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 7 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 4 yards to the USU49. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | USU49 | 7 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 4 yards to the USU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | USU45 | 7 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass intercepted by Bob Fuhriman at the USU30, Bob Fuhriman return 16 yards to the USU46, fumble by Bob Fuhriman recovered by BYU TEAM at USU46, PENALTY USU personal foul 10 yards to the USU36, 3rd and 22, BYU ball on USU36. | |
| 2 | 06:30 | 3 | 22 | USU36 | 7 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for no gain to the USU36. |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | USU36 | 7 | 7 | Mark Giles punt -1 yards to the USU37. | |
| 2 | 06:30 | 1 | 10 | USU37 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Orlando Nelson for 5 yards to the USU42. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU42 | 7 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for 4 yards to the USU46. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | USU46 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU50 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Orlando Nelson for 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | BYU45 | 7 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for no gain to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | BYU45 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU50 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 6 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | BYU44 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 2 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU27 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY BYU face mask 13 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 7 | 7 | Louie Giammona rush for 9 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU05 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU6, fumble by Tom Wilson recovered by USU Tom Wilson at BYU6. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU06 | 7 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for 1 yard to the BYU5. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | BYU05 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY USU delay of game 6 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | BYU11 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 02:21. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU35 | 7 | 10 | USU ball on USU30. | ||
| 2 | 02:21 | 1 | 65 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp kickoff 54 yards to the BYU16, Mark Terranova return 4 yards to the BYU20. |
| 2 | 02:21 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 11 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 6 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU37 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 1 yard to the BYU38. | |
| 2 | 01:25 | 3 | 3 | BYU38 | 7 | 10 | Timeout BYU, clock 01:25. |
| 2 | 01:25 | 3 | 3 | BYU38 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 5 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for no gain to the BYU43. | |
| 2 | 00:54 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 10 | Timeout BYU, clock 00:54. |
| 2 | 00:54 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU36. |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | BYU36 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 22 yards to the USU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU42 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 5 yards to the USU37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU37 | 7 | 10 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 55 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 00:00. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | USU ball on USU30. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp kickoff 60 yards to the BYU10, Mark Terranova return 17 yards to the BYU27. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Jay Miller. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 3 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU30 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 27 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Steve Stratton rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU45 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Jay Miller. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | USU45 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 13 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Mike Pistorius. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU32 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Sam Lobue. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | USU32 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass intercepted by Ray Scott at the USU32, Ray Scott return 19 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 12:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 26 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 5 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU18 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for no gain to the BYU18. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU18 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 12 yards to the BYU6, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU06 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the BYU5. | ||
| 3 | 2 | BYU05 | 7 | 10 | TEAM rush for 2 yards to the BYU3, fumble by TEAM recovered by BYU Mike Russell at BYU3. | ||
| 3 | 10:03 | 1 | 10 | BYU03 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 2 yards to the BYU5. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU05 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 1 yard to the BYU6. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU06 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 3 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | BYU09 | 7 | 10 | Mark Giles punt 51 yards to the USU40, Louie Giammona return 3 yards to the USU43. | |
| 3 | 08:00 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Chris Dewan rush for no gain to the USU43. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 5 yards to the USU38, fumble by Tom Wilson recovered by BYU Stan Varner at USU38. | |
| 3 | 07:30 | 1 | 10 | USU38 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Mike Pistorius. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU38 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | USU38 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Mark Terranova for loss of 2 yards to the USU40. | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | USU40 | 7 | 10 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 57 MISSED - short, spot at USU20, clock 06:30. | |
| 3 | 06:30 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU18 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson sacked for loss of 4 yards to the USU14. | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | USU14 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass incomplete to Kelley Deist. | |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | USU14 | 7 | 10 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 20 yards to the USU34. | |
| 3 | 05:15 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 6 yards to the USU28. |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | USU28 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the USU26. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | USU26 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 7 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass intercepted by Dave Williams at the USU9, Dave Williams return 0 yards to the USU9. | |
| 3 | 04:12 | 1 | 10 | USU09 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 3 yards to the USU12. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU12 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass incomplete to Paul Tippets. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | USU12 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass incomplete to Kelley Deist. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | USU12 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp punt 32 yards to the USU44. | |
| 3 | 03:19 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 3 yards to the USU41. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU41 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the USU39. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | USU39 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Wayne Bower for 2 yards to the USU37. | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | USU37 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 4 yards to the USU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 3 yards to the USU30. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 2 yards to the USU28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | USU28 | 7 | 10 | Lynn Zwahlen rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU30. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at USU20, clock 00:05. | |
| 3 | 00:05 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 5 yards to the USU25. |
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 5 | USU25 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 10 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 6 yards to the USU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU41 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the USU42. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USU42 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 1 yard to the USU43. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp punt 57 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 13:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU19. |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU19 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU14. | |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | BYU14 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 1 yard to the BYU15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | BYU15 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | BYU15 | 7 | 10 | Mark Giles punt 39 yards to the USU46. | |
| 4 | 11:37 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 8 yards to the BYU46. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU46 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for no gain to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU46 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 2 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Kelley Deist for 12 yards to the BYU32, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 2 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU30 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 6 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU24 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 4 yards to the BYU20, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | BYU22 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 3 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | BYU19 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 1 yard to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU18 | 7 | 13 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 07:15. | |
| 4 | 1 | USU35 | 7 | 13 | USU ball on USU30. | ||
| 4 | 07:15 | 1 | 65 | USU30 | 7 | 13 | Al Knapp kickoff 70 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 7 | 13 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 07:15 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 13 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the BYU22. |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU22 | 7 | 13 | Mark Terranova rush for 1 yard to the BYU23. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU23 | 7 | 13 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | BYU23 | 7 | 13 | Mark Giles punt 33 yards to the USU44. | |
| 4 | 05:57 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 7 | 13 | Archie Gibson rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU50 | 7 | 13 | Louie Giammona rush for 8 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 7 | 13 | Jerry Cox rush for 5 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU37 | 7 | 13 | Craig Clark rush for 4 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU33 | 7 | 13 | PENALTY BYU offside 6 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 13 | Louie Giammona rush for 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 4 | 2 | 14 | BYU31 | 7 | 13 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Craig Clark for 7 yards to the BYU24, PENALTY BYU roughing passer 15 yards to the BYU16, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 7 | 13 | Chris Dewan rush for loss of 10 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 2 | 20 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | TEAM rush for no gain to the BYU26, fumble by TEAM recovered by USU TEAM at BYU26. | |
| 4 | 01:48 | 3 | 20 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | Timeout BYU, clock 01:48. |
| 4 | 01:48 | 3 | 20 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | Jerry Cox rush for 4 yards to the BYU22. |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | BYU22 | 7 | 13 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide right, spot at BYU20, clock 01:08. | |
| 4 | 01:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 13 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU33 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 12 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 11 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen, PENALTY USU pass interference 16 yards to the USU28, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU28 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Mike Pistorius for 5 yards to the USU23. | |
| 4 | 00:11 | 2 | 5 | USU23 | 7 | 13 | Timeout BYU, clock 00:11. |
| 4 | 00:11 | 2 | 5 | USU23 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | USU23 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 18 yards to the USU5, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | USU ball on USU30. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 0 | 0 | Al Knapp kickoff 70 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Rand Litchfield rush for 1 yard to the BYU22. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 0 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Gil Gillenwater for 4 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Mark Giles punt 15 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 13:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Cox rush for 6 yards to the BYU30. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU30 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 5 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 4 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Cox rush for 3 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU18 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the BYU17. | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | BYU17 | 0 | 0 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 34 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 10:06. | |
| 1 | 10:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Rand Litchfield rush for 18 yards to the BYU39, fumble by Rand Litchfield recovered by USU Steve Maughan at BYU39. | |
| 1 | 09:19 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 20 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 11 yards to the BYU8, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU08 | 0 | 0 | Archie Gibson rush for 4 yards to the BYU4. | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU04 | 0 | 0 | Tom Wilson rush for 2 yards to the BYU2. | ||
| 1 | 3 | BYU02 | 0 | 0 | Tom Wilson rush for 1 yard to the BYU1. | ||
| 1 | 4 | BYU01 | 0 | 6 | Archie Gibson rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:06. | ||
| 1 | 07:06 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 7 | Al Knapp PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU35 | 0 | 7 | USU ball on USU30. | ||
| 1 | 07:06 | 1 | 65 | USU30 | 0 | 7 | Al Knapp kickoff 69 yards to the BYU1, Mark Terranova return 45 yards to the BYU46. |
| 1 | 07:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 3 yards to the BYU49. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU49 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU45 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Mike Pistorius. | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | BYU45 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 22 yards to the USU33. | |
| 1 | 05:00 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 0 | 7 | Louie Giammona rush for loss of 3 yards to the USU30. |
| 1 | 2 | 13 | USU30 | 0 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for 4 yards to the USU34. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | USU34 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY USU IP 5 yards to the USU29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 14 | USU29 | 0 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 5 yards to the USU24. | |
| 1 | 4 | 19 | USU24 | 0 | 7 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 67 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 1 | 03:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU09 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 5 yards to the BYU14. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU14 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for no gain to the BYU14. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU14 | 0 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 7 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 4 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | Steve Stratton rush for 4 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU29 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 27 yards to the USU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU42 | 0 | 7 | Steve Stratton rush for no gain to the USU42. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU42 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield rush for no gain to the USU42. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | USU42 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for loss of 7 yards to the USU49. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 4 | 17 | USU49 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU IP 5 yards to the BYU46. |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | BYU46 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 54 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 7 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 2 | 13:25 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 2 yards to the USU22. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU22 | 0 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for no gain to the USU22. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | USU22 | 0 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 8 yards to the USU30, PENALTY USU holding 14 yards to the USU8, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | USU08 | 0 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 6 yards to the USU14. | |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | USU14 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY USU IP 6 yards to the USU8. | |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | USU08 | 0 | 7 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 33 yards to the USU41, John Betham return 10 yards to the USU31. | |
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 0 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 8 yards to the USU23. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | USU23 | 0 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the USU21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU21 | 6 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 21 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:47. | |
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | USU03 | 7 | 7 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU30. | ||
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | 65 | BYU30 | 7 | 7 | Dev Duke kickoff 70 yards to the USU0, touchback. |
| 2 | 11:47 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU10. |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | USU10 | 7 | 7 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the USU11. | |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | USU11 | 7 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 1 yard to the USU12. | |
| 2 | 3 | 23 | USU12 | 7 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 9 yards to the USU21, PENALTY USU clipping 10 yards to the USU11. | |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | USU11 | 7 | 7 | 3rd and 19. | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | USU11 | 7 | 7 | Archie Gibson rush for 2 yards to the USU13. | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | USU13 | 7 | 7 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 40 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 09:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 7 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 4 yards to the USU49. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | USU49 | 7 | 7 | Mark Terranova rush for 4 yards to the USU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | USU45 | 7 | 7 | Rand Litchfield pass intercepted by Bob Fuhriman at the USU30, Bob Fuhriman return 16 yards to the USU46, fumble by Bob Fuhriman recovered by BYU TEAM at USU46, PENALTY USU personal foul 10 yards to the USU36, 3rd and 22, BYU ball on USU36. | |
| 2 | 06:30 | 3 | 22 | USU36 | 7 | 7 | Gil Gillenwater rush for no gain to the USU36. |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | USU36 | 7 | 7 | Mark Giles punt -1 yards to the USU37. | |
| 2 | 06:30 | 1 | 10 | USU37 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Orlando Nelson for 5 yards to the USU42. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU42 | 7 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for 4 yards to the USU46. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | USU46 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU50 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Orlando Nelson for 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | BYU45 | 7 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for no gain to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | BYU45 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU50 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 6 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | BYU44 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for 2 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU27 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY BYU face mask 13 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 7 | 7 | Louie Giammona rush for 9 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU05 | 7 | 7 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU6, fumble by Tom Wilson recovered by USU Tom Wilson at BYU6. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU06 | 7 | 7 | Jesse Kemp rush for 1 yard to the BYU5. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | BYU05 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY USU delay of game 6 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | BYU11 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 02:21. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU35 | 7 | 10 | USU ball on USU30. | ||
| 2 | 02:21 | 1 | 65 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp kickoff 54 yards to the BYU16, Mark Terranova return 4 yards to the BYU20. |
| 2 | 02:21 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 11 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 6 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU37 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 1 yard to the BYU38. | |
| 2 | 01:25 | 3 | 3 | BYU38 | 7 | 10 | Timeout BYU, clock 01:25. |
| 2 | 01:25 | 3 | 3 | BYU38 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 5 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for no gain to the BYU43. | |
| 2 | 00:54 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 10 | Timeout BYU, clock 00:54. |
| 2 | 00:54 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU36. |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | BYU36 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Jay Miller for 22 yards to the USU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU42 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 5 yards to the USU37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU37 | 7 | 10 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 55 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 00:00. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | USU ball on USU30. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp kickoff 60 yards to the BYU10, Mark Terranova return 17 yards to the BYU27. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Jay Miller. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 3 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU30 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 27 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Steve Stratton rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU45 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Jay Miller. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | USU45 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 13 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Mike Pistorius. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU32 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Sam Lobue. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | USU32 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass intercepted by Ray Scott at the USU32, Ray Scott return 19 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 12:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 26 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 5 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU18 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for no gain to the BYU18. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU18 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 12 yards to the BYU6, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU06 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the BYU5. | ||
| 3 | 2 | BYU05 | 7 | 10 | TEAM rush for 2 yards to the BYU3, fumble by TEAM recovered by BYU Mike Russell at BYU3. | ||
| 3 | 10:03 | 1 | 10 | BYU03 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 2 yards to the BYU5. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU05 | 7 | 10 | Gil Gillenwater rush for 1 yard to the BYU6. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU06 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield rush for 3 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | BYU09 | 7 | 10 | Mark Giles punt 51 yards to the USU40, Louie Giammona return 3 yards to the USU43. | |
| 3 | 08:00 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Chris Dewan rush for no gain to the USU43. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 5 yards to the USU38, fumble by Tom Wilson recovered by BYU Stan Varner at USU38. | |
| 3 | 07:30 | 1 | 10 | USU38 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Mike Pistorius. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU38 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | USU38 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Mark Terranova for loss of 2 yards to the USU40. | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | USU40 | 7 | 10 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 57 MISSED - short, spot at USU20, clock 06:30. | |
| 3 | 06:30 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU18 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson sacked for loss of 4 yards to the USU14. | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | USU14 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass incomplete to Kelley Deist. | |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | USU14 | 7 | 10 | Gunth Gutierrez punt 20 yards to the USU34. | |
| 3 | 05:15 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 6 yards to the USU28. |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | USU28 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the USU26. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | USU26 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 7 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass intercepted by Dave Williams at the USU9, Dave Williams return 0 yards to the USU9. | |
| 3 | 04:12 | 1 | 10 | USU09 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 3 yards to the USU12. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU12 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass incomplete to Paul Tippets. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | USU12 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass incomplete to Kelley Deist. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | USU12 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp punt 32 yards to the USU44. | |
| 3 | 03:19 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 3 yards to the USU41. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU41 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the USU39. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | USU39 | 7 | 10 | Rand Litchfield pass complete to Wayne Bower for 2 yards to the USU37. | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | USU37 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for 4 yards to the USU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 3 yards to the USU30. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 2 yards to the USU28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | USU28 | 7 | 10 | Lynn Zwahlen rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU30. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | USU30 | 7 | 10 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at USU20, clock 00:05. | |
| 3 | 00:05 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 5 yards to the USU25. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 5 | USU25 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 10 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 6 yards to the USU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU41 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 1 yard to the USU42. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USU42 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 1 yard to the USU43. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | USU43 | 7 | 10 | Al Knapp punt 57 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 13:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | Mark Terranova rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU19. |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU19 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU14. | |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | BYU14 | 7 | 10 | Wayne Bower rush for 1 yard to the BYU15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | BYU15 | 7 | 10 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | BYU15 | 7 | 10 | Mark Giles punt 39 yards to the USU46. | |
| 4 | 11:37 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 8 yards to the BYU46. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU46 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for no gain to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU46 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 2 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Kelley Deist for 12 yards to the BYU32, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 2 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU30 | 7 | 10 | Archie Gibson rush for 6 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU24 | 7 | 10 | Jerry Cox rush for 4 yards to the BYU20, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | BYU22 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 3 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | BYU19 | 7 | 10 | Tom Wilson rush for 1 yard to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU18 | 7 | 13 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 07:15. | |
| 4 | 1 | USU35 | 7 | 13 | USU ball on USU30. | ||
| 4 | 07:15 | 1 | 65 | USU30 | 7 | 13 | Al Knapp kickoff 70 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 7 | 13 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 07:15 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 13 | Mark Terranova rush for 2 yards to the BYU22. |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU22 | 7 | 13 | Mark Terranova rush for 1 yard to the BYU23. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU23 | 7 | 13 | Rand Litchfield pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | BYU23 | 7 | 13 | Mark Giles punt 33 yards to the USU44. | |
| 4 | 05:57 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 7 | 13 | Archie Gibson rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU50 | 7 | 13 | Louie Giammona rush for 8 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 7 | 13 | Jerry Cox rush for 5 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU37 | 7 | 13 | Craig Clark rush for 4 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU33 | 7 | 13 | PENALTY BYU offside 6 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 13 | Louie Giammona rush for 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 4 | 2 | 14 | BYU31 | 7 | 13 | Tom Wilson pass complete to Craig Clark for 7 yards to the BYU24, PENALTY BYU roughing passer 15 yards to the BYU16, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 7 | 13 | Chris Dewan rush for loss of 10 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 2 | 20 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | TEAM rush for no gain to the BYU26, fumble by TEAM recovered by USU TEAM at BYU26. | |
| 4 | 01:48 | 3 | 20 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | Timeout BYU, clock 01:48. |
| 4 | 01:48 | 3 | 20 | BYU26 | 7 | 13 | Jerry Cox rush for 4 yards to the BYU22. |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | BYU22 | 7 | 13 | Al Knapp field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide right, spot at BYU20, clock 01:08. | |
| 4 | 01:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 13 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU33 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 12 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 11 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen, PENALTY USU pass interference 16 yards to the USU28, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU28 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Mike Pistorius for 5 yards to the USU23. | |
| 4 | 00:11 | 2 | 5 | USU23 | 7 | 13 | Timeout BYU, clock 00:11. |
| 4 | 00:11 | 2 | 5 | USU23 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | USU23 | 7 | 13 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jay Miller for 18 yards to the USU5, 1ST DOWN BYU. |