BYU vs UTEP — October 19, 1974
| Date | October 19, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Weather | Clear skies |
| Attendance | 19,628 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Gil Bartosh |
| Opp Final Record | 4-7 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
Clear skies and fair weather drew a mere 19,628 out to Cougar Stadium for the second WAC game...and the Cats took an early lead and never looked back after the first quarter score of 21-7...Sheide completed 27 of 40 for 388 yards and 5 TDs to spearhead the Cougar victory...three of the TD passes saw Jeff Nilsson on the receiving end...on the ground Jeff Blanc provided the thrills rushing for 89 yards and another TD...Blanc also caught a TD pass and, in the process, racked up another 90 yards in seven receptions...Cougars had 542 total offensive yards to UTEP's 332.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:44 | UTEP | Bob McKinley 64-yard run (Bronko Belichesky PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 11:35 | BYU | Gary Sheide 21-yard pass to Jeff Nilsson (Dev Duke PAT made) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 05:11 | BYU | Gary Sheide 4-yard pass to Kirk Tanner (Dev Duke PAT made) | 14 | 7 |
| 1 | 00:38 | BYU | Gary Sheide 10-yard pass to Jeff Nilsson (Dev Duke PAT made) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | 11:55 | UTEP | Bob McKinley 7-yard pass to Tanny Johnson (Bronko Belichesky PAT made) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | 09:47 | BYU | Gary Sheide 18-yard pass to Jeff Blanc (Dev Duke PAT made) | 28 | 14 |
| 2 | 07:02 | UTEP | Bob McKinley 52-yard pass to Flash Collins (Bronko Belichesky PAT made) | 28 | 21 |
| 2 | 00:27 | BYU | Gary Sheide 17-yard pass to Jeff Nilsson (Dev Duke PAT made) | 35 | 21 |
| 3 | 01:55 | BYU | Jeff Blanc 5-yard run (Dev Duke PAT made) | 42 | 21 |
| 4 | 10:21 | BYU | Dev Duke 23-yard field goal | 45 | 21 |
| Statistic | BYU | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 28 | 16 |
| Rushing | 6 | 10 |
| Passing | 20 | 4 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | 148 | 213 |
| Attempts | 38 | 44 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 393 | 121 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 28-42-1 | 7-18-0 |
| Completion % | 66.7 | 38.9 |
| Yds/Attempt | 9.4 | 6.7 |
| Yds/Catch | 14.0 | 17.3 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 541 | 334 |
| Plays | 80 | 62 |
| Avg per Play | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 5-92-0 | 1-6-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 18.4 | 6.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 4-76-0 | 4-82-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 19.0 | 20.5 |
| Punting | 4-147 | 8-348 |
| Avg Punt | 36.8 | 43.5 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-72 | 6-66 |
| Sacks By | 1 | 2 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 10-16 | 7-17 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-1 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheide | 27 | 40 | 67.5 | 388 | 9.7 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 185.2 | 1 |
| Mark Giles | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 1 | 16 |
| Mark Giles | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Tim Mahoney | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Ah You | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Todd Christensen | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Sheide | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Nilsson | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 3 | 46 |
| Jeff Blanc | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 1 | 18 |
| John Betham | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Todd Christensen | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Sam LoBue | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Brian Billick | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Kirk Tanner | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Mahoney | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tom Dignan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Betham | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Larry Tucker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Betham | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carr | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Shaw | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivera | 9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Carlson | 8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Varner | 6 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Jensen | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Adams | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Russell | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Wilgar | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McCluskey | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Linford | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Livingston | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dewey | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Baker | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Tucker | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rice | 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 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Giles | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 44 |
UTEP
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby McKinley | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 121 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 148.5 | |
| Don Amerson | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby McKinley | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 1 | 64 |
| Ray Holt | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 19 |
| Tanny Johnson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Belew | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Don Amerson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Don Willis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Collins | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | 52 |
| Ray Holt | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Tanny Johnson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Brad Locknecker | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Elliott | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Don Willis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Parr | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Thompson | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hal Barnett | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Vasteney | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Parr | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Wallace | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| LaFreddie Coleman | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gordon Harper | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| WC Paige | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Phil Harris | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grady Ray | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie Smith | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Joe Stair | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jerry Knoepfel | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronko Belichesky | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walker | 8 | 348 | 43.5 | 55 |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UTEP | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP35 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Mark Uselman kickoff 51 yards to the UTEP9, Robert Elliott return 27 yards to the UTEP36. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP36 | 0 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 64 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:44, Bron Belichesky kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | UTEP35 | 0 | 7 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | ||
| 1 | 14:44 | 1 | UTEP40 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UTEP illegal kicking 5 yards to the UTEP35. | |
| 1 | 1 | UTEP35 | 0 | 7 | Bron Belichesky kickoff 61 yards to the BYU4, John Betham return 22 yards to the BYU26. | ||
| 1 | 14:44 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU30. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU30 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU33 | 0 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to John Betham for 30 yards to the UTEP37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP37 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UTEP33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UTEP33 | 0 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 11 yards to the UTEP22, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP22 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UTEP21 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 21 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:35, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 11:35 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 7 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, Robert Elliott return 20 yards to the UTEP20. | |
| 1 | 11:35 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 2 yards to the UTEP22. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UTEP22 | 7 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 7 yards to the UTEP29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | UTEP29 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 12 yards to the UTEP41, 1ST DOWN UTEP, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP41 | 7 | 7 | Don Willis rush for 4 yards to the UTEP45. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UTEP45 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 1 yard to the UTEP46. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | UTEP46 | 7 | 7 | Bob McKinley sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | UTEP41 | 7 | 7 | Mike Walker punt 35 yards to the BYU24, John Betham return 15 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 1 | 08:30 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU40. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU40 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Todd Christensen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | BYU40 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 12 yards to the UTEP48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP48 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UTEP48 | 7 | 7 | Todd Christensen rush for 4 yards to the UTEP44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | UTEP44 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | UTEP44 | 7 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 44 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 06:00 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY UTEP personal foul 15 yards to the UTEP5. |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | UTEP05 | 7 | 7 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP05 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 1 yard to the UTEP6, fumble by Mike Belew recovered by BYU Stan Varner at UTEP6. | |
| 1 | 05:50 | 1 | UTEP06 | 7 | 7 | Todd Christensen rush for 2 yards to the UTEP4. | |
| 1 | 2 | UTEP04 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | ||
| 1 | 3 | UTEP04 | 14 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Kirk Tanner for 4 yards to the UTEP0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 05:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 7 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 14 | 7 | UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 1 | 05:11 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 14 | 7 | Don Willis rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UTEP21 | 14 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP18. | |
| 1 | 3 | 12 | UTEP18 | 14 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP27. | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | UTEP27 | 14 | 7 | Mike Walker punt 44 yards to the BYU29, John Betham return 17 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 04:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 14 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the UTEP48. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | UTEP48 | 14 | 7 | Tim Mahoney rush for 7 yards to the UTEP41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP41 | 14 | 7 | PENALTY BYU illegal forward pass 3 yards to the UTEP44. | |
| 1 | 2 | 13 | UTEP44 | 14 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 15 yards to the UTEP29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP29 | 14 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UTEP24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | UTEP24 | 14 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Tim Mahoney for 11 yards to the UTEP13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP13 | 14 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the UTEP10. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | UTEP10 | 21 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 10 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:38, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 21 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:38 | 1 | BYU40 | 21 | 7 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 21 | 7 | UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 1 | 00:38 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 21 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for loss of 4 yards to the UTEP16, fumble by Mike Belew recovered by UTEP Mike Belew at UTEP16. |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 14 | UTEP16 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | UTEP16 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Ray Holt for 22 yards to the UTEP38, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP38 | 21 | 7 | Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP39. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UTEP39 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Mike Walker. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UTEP39 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 8 yards to the UTEP47. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | UTEP47 | 21 | 7 | Mike Walker punt 31 yards to the BYU22, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 12:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 21 | 7 | Tim Mahoney rush for 2 yards to the BYU24. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU24 | 21 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass intercepted by LaFredd Coleman at the UTEP45, LaFredd Coleman return 48 yards to the BYU7. | |
| 2 | 12:00 | 1 | BYU07 | 21 | 14 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Tanny Johnson for 7 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:55, Bron Belichesky kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | UTEP35 | 21 | 14 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | ||
| 2 | 11:55 | 1 | UTEP40 | 21 | 14 | PENALTY UTEP offside 5 yards to the UTEP35. | |
| 2 | 1 | UTEP35 | 21 | 14 | Bron Belichesky kickoff 43 yards to the BYU22, Dave Lowry return 16 yards to the BYU38. | ||
| 2 | 11:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 21 | 14 | Jeff Blanc rush for 16 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP46 | 21 | 14 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 5 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UTEP41 | 21 | 14 | Tim Mahoney rush for 2 yards to the UTEP39. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | UTEP39 | 21 | 14 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Brian Billick for 10 yards to the UTEP29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP29 | 21 | 14 | PENALTY UTEP pass interference 11 yards to the UTEP18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP18 | 28 | 14 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 18 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:47, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 28 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 09:47 | 1 | BYU40 | 28 | 14 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 28 | 14 | UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 2 | 09:47 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 28 | 14 | Bob McKinley rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UTEP21 | 28 | 14 | Ray Holt rush for no gain to the UTEP21. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UTEP21 | 28 | 14 | Bob McKinley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP30, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP30 | 28 | 14 | Tanny Johnson rush for no gain to the UTEP30, fumble by Tanny Johnson recovered by UTEP Tanny Johnson at UTEP30, Tanny Johnson for 13 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP43 | 28 | 14 | Tanny Johnson rush for 5 yards to the UTEP48, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UTEP48 | 28 | 14 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Mike Walker. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | UTEP48 | 28 | 20 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Flash Collins for 52 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:02. | |
| 2 | 07:02 | 1 | BYU03 | 28 | 21 | Bron Belichesky PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | UTEP35 | 28 | 21 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | ||
| 2 | 07:02 | 1 | UTEP40 | 28 | 21 | Gary Jones kickoff 56 yards to the BYU4, John Betham return 23 yards to the BYU27, PENALTY BYU clipping 14 yards to the BYU13, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU13. | |
| 2 | 07:02 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 28 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU22. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU22 | 28 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 28 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU26 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 29 yards to the UTEP45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP45 | 28 | 21 | Tim Mahoney rush for 2 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UTEP43 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Tim Mahoney for loss of 6 yards to the UTEP49. | |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | UTEP49 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Kirk Tanner for 3 yards to the UTEP46. | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | UTEP46 | 28 | 21 | Mark Giles punt 33 yards to the UTEP13. | |
| 2 | 04:00 | 1 | 10 | UTEP13 | 28 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP12. |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | UTEP12 | 28 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 5 yards to the UTEP17. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for no gain to the UTEP17. | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 41 yards to the BYU42, John Betham return 15 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 2 | 03:00 | 1 | 10 | UTEP43 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 11 yards to the UTEP32, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP32 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 15 yards to the UTEP17, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UTEP17 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 17 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:27, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 35 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 00:27 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 21 | Mark Uselman kickoff 39 yards to the UTEP21, Don Willis return 10 yards to the UTEP31. | |
| 2 | 00:27 | 1 | 10 | UTEP31 | 35 | 21 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN UTEP. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for no gain to the UTEP46. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Tanny Johnson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 43 yards to the BYU11, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 00:01 | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide rush for no gain to the BYU11. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU11 | 35 | 21 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | UTEP40 | 35 | 21 | Gary Jones kickoff 56 yards to the BYU4, Larry Tucker return 15 yards to the BYU19. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU22 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Todd Christensen for 22 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 35 | 21 | Todd Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU48 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | BYU50 | 35 | 21 | Charlie Ah You rush for 8 yards to the UTEP42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP42 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to John Betham for 7 yards to the UTEP35. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UTEP35 | 35 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UTEP40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UTEP40 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | UTEP40 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 12 yards to the UTEP28, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP28 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP31. | |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | UTEP31 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Todd Christensen for 7 yards to the UTEP24, fumble by Todd Christensen recovered by UTEP Rick Parr at UTEP24. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP24 | 35 | 21 | Clock 11:30. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP24 | 35 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 4 yards to the UTEP28. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UTEP28 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Tanny Johnson for 11 yards to the UTEP39, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP39 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 4 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UTEP43 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for loss of 2 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | UTEP41 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 2 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | UTEP43 | 35 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 55 yards to the BYU2, John Betham return 30 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 3 | 09:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU34. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Cra Van Leeuwen. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU32 | 35 | 21 | Mark Giles punt 37 yards to the UTEP31, Rick Parr return 6 yards to the UTEP37. | |
| 3 | 08:40 | 1 | 10 | UTEP37 | 35 | 21 | Tanny Johnson rush for 10 yards to the UTEP47, 1ST DOWN UTEP. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP47 | 35 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 19 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Tanny Johnson. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for no gain to the BYU34, fumble by Bob McKinley recovered by UTEP TEAM at BYU34, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bron Belichesky field goal attempt from 52 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 06:00. | |
| 3 | 06:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU23. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 17 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU42 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Brian Billick for 7 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU49 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 46 yards to the UTEP5, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | UTEP05 | 41 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UTEP0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:55. | ||
| 3 | 01:55 | 1 | UTEP03 | 42 | 21 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 01:55 | 1 | BYU35 | 42 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40, Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, Robert Elliott return 25 yards to the UTEP25. | |
| 3 | 01:47 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 42 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UTEP30. |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | UTEP30 | 42 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 6 yards to the UTEP36, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP36 | 42 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP37. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UTEP37 | 42 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Brad Longnecker for 5 yards to the UTEP42. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 4 | UTEP42 | 42 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 1 yard to the UTEP43. |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | UTEP43 | 42 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 49 yards to the BYU8, John Betham return 15 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 4 | 14:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 42 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the BYU29. |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | BYU29 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 16 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 42 | 21 | Tim Mahoney rush for 4 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU43 | 42 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Sam LoBue for 27 yards to the UTEP23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Sam LoBue. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UTEP23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UTEP23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 10 yards to the UTEP13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP13 | 42 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the UTEP6. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UTEP06 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Tim Mahoney. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UTEP06 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Tom Toolson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | UTEP06 | 45 | 21 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 10:21. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 45 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 10:21 | 1 | BYU40 | 45 | 21 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback, UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 4 | 10:21 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 7 yards to the UTEP27. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UTEP27 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 2 yards to the UTEP29. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UTEP29 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 9 yards to the UTEP38, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP38 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP39. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UTEP39 | 45 | 21 | Tanny Johnson rush for 2 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | UTEP41 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Flash Collins for 15 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU44 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Brad Longnecker for 9 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 45 | 21 | PENALTY UTEP holding 15 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | UTEP50 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Brad Longnecker. | |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | UTEP50 | 45 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 06:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 45 | 21 | Todd Christensen rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU17. |
| 4 | 2 | 13 | BYU17 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | BYU09 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles pass incomplete to Cra Van Leeuwen. | |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | BYU09 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles punt 33 yards to the BYU42, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 05:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 45 | 21 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UTEP. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 10 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU18 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson rush for 10 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU08 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 2 yards to the BYU6, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU06 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson rush for 1 yard to the BYU5. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU05 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU10, out-of-bounds. | ||
| 4 | 3 | BYU10 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson pass incomplete to Brad Longnecker. | ||
| 4 | 4 | BYU10 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson pass incomplete to Tanny Johnson. | ||
| 4 | 01:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles rush for 31 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UTEP personal foul 15 yards to the UTEP44, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP44 | 45 | 21 | 1st and 10. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP44 | 45 | 21 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | BYU41 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles rush for 11 yards to the UTEP48. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | UTEP48 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles pass complete to Tom Dignan for 6 yards to the UTEP42. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UTEP | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP35 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Mark Uselman kickoff 51 yards to the UTEP9, Robert Elliott return 27 yards to the UTEP36. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP36 | 0 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 64 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:44, Bron Belichesky kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | UTEP35 | 0 | 7 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | ||
| 1 | 14:44 | 1 | UTEP40 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UTEP illegal kicking 5 yards to the UTEP35. | |
| 1 | 1 | UTEP35 | 0 | 7 | Bron Belichesky kickoff 61 yards to the BYU4, John Betham return 22 yards to the BYU26. | ||
| 1 | 14:44 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU30. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU30 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU33 | 0 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to John Betham for 30 yards to the UTEP37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP37 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UTEP33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UTEP33 | 0 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 11 yards to the UTEP22, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP22 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UTEP21 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 21 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:35, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 11:35 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 7 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, Robert Elliott return 20 yards to the UTEP20. | |
| 1 | 11:35 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 2 yards to the UTEP22. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UTEP22 | 7 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 7 yards to the UTEP29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | UTEP29 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 12 yards to the UTEP41, 1ST DOWN UTEP, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP41 | 7 | 7 | Don Willis rush for 4 yards to the UTEP45. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UTEP45 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 1 yard to the UTEP46. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | UTEP46 | 7 | 7 | Bob McKinley sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | UTEP41 | 7 | 7 | Mike Walker punt 35 yards to the BYU24, John Betham return 15 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 1 | 08:30 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU40. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU40 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Todd Christensen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | BYU40 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 12 yards to the UTEP48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP48 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UTEP48 | 7 | 7 | Todd Christensen rush for 4 yards to the UTEP44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | UTEP44 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | UTEP44 | 7 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 44 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 06:00 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 7 | 7 | PENALTY UTEP personal foul 15 yards to the UTEP5. |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | UTEP05 | 7 | 7 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP05 | 7 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for 1 yard to the UTEP6, fumble by Mike Belew recovered by BYU Stan Varner at UTEP6. | |
| 1 | 05:50 | 1 | UTEP06 | 7 | 7 | Todd Christensen rush for 2 yards to the UTEP4. | |
| 1 | 2 | UTEP04 | 7 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | ||
| 1 | 3 | UTEP04 | 14 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Kirk Tanner for 4 yards to the UTEP0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 05:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 7 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 14 | 7 | UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 1 | 05:11 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 14 | 7 | Don Willis rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UTEP21 | 14 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP18. | |
| 1 | 3 | 12 | UTEP18 | 14 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP27. | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | UTEP27 | 14 | 7 | Mike Walker punt 44 yards to the BYU29, John Betham return 17 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 04:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 14 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the UTEP48. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | UTEP48 | 14 | 7 | Tim Mahoney rush for 7 yards to the UTEP41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP41 | 14 | 7 | PENALTY BYU illegal forward pass 3 yards to the UTEP44. | |
| 1 | 2 | 13 | UTEP44 | 14 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 15 yards to the UTEP29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP29 | 14 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UTEP24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | UTEP24 | 14 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Tim Mahoney for 11 yards to the UTEP13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP13 | 14 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the UTEP10. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | UTEP10 | 21 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 10 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:38, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 21 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:38 | 1 | BYU40 | 21 | 7 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 21 | 7 | UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 1 | 00:38 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 21 | 7 | Mike Belew rush for loss of 4 yards to the UTEP16, fumble by Mike Belew recovered by UTEP Mike Belew at UTEP16. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UTEP | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 14 | UTEP16 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | UTEP16 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Ray Holt for 22 yards to the UTEP38, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP38 | 21 | 7 | Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP39. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UTEP39 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Mike Walker. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UTEP39 | 21 | 7 | Bob McKinley rush for 8 yards to the UTEP47. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | UTEP47 | 21 | 7 | Mike Walker punt 31 yards to the BYU22, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 12:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 21 | 7 | Tim Mahoney rush for 2 yards to the BYU24. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU24 | 21 | 7 | Gary Sheide pass intercepted by LaFredd Coleman at the UTEP45, LaFredd Coleman return 48 yards to the BYU7. | |
| 2 | 12:00 | 1 | BYU07 | 21 | 14 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Tanny Johnson for 7 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:55, Bron Belichesky kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | UTEP35 | 21 | 14 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | ||
| 2 | 11:55 | 1 | UTEP40 | 21 | 14 | PENALTY UTEP offside 5 yards to the UTEP35. | |
| 2 | 1 | UTEP35 | 21 | 14 | Bron Belichesky kickoff 43 yards to the BYU22, Dave Lowry return 16 yards to the BYU38. | ||
| 2 | 11:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 21 | 14 | Jeff Blanc rush for 16 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP46 | 21 | 14 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 5 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UTEP41 | 21 | 14 | Tim Mahoney rush for 2 yards to the UTEP39. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | UTEP39 | 21 | 14 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Brian Billick for 10 yards to the UTEP29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP29 | 21 | 14 | PENALTY UTEP pass interference 11 yards to the UTEP18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP18 | 28 | 14 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 18 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:47, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 28 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 09:47 | 1 | BYU40 | 28 | 14 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 28 | 14 | UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 2 | 09:47 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 28 | 14 | Bob McKinley rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UTEP21 | 28 | 14 | Ray Holt rush for no gain to the UTEP21. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UTEP21 | 28 | 14 | Bob McKinley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP30, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP30 | 28 | 14 | Tanny Johnson rush for no gain to the UTEP30, fumble by Tanny Johnson recovered by UTEP Tanny Johnson at UTEP30, Tanny Johnson for 13 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP43 | 28 | 14 | Tanny Johnson rush for 5 yards to the UTEP48, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UTEP48 | 28 | 14 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Mike Walker. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | UTEP48 | 28 | 20 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Flash Collins for 52 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:02. | |
| 2 | 07:02 | 1 | BYU03 | 28 | 21 | Bron Belichesky PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | UTEP35 | 28 | 21 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. | ||
| 2 | 07:02 | 1 | UTEP40 | 28 | 21 | Gary Jones kickoff 56 yards to the BYU4, John Betham return 23 yards to the BYU27, PENALTY BYU clipping 14 yards to the BYU13, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU13. | |
| 2 | 07:02 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 28 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU22. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU22 | 28 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 28 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU26 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 29 yards to the UTEP45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP45 | 28 | 21 | Tim Mahoney rush for 2 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UTEP43 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Tim Mahoney for loss of 6 yards to the UTEP49. | |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | UTEP49 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Kirk Tanner for 3 yards to the UTEP46. | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | UTEP46 | 28 | 21 | Mark Giles punt 33 yards to the UTEP13. | |
| 2 | 04:00 | 1 | 10 | UTEP13 | 28 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP12. |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | UTEP12 | 28 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 5 yards to the UTEP17. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for no gain to the UTEP17. | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 41 yards to the BYU42, John Betham return 15 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 2 | 03:00 | 1 | 10 | UTEP43 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 11 yards to the UTEP32, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP32 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 15 yards to the UTEP17, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UTEP17 | 28 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UTEP17 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 17 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:27, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 35 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 00:27 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 21 | Mark Uselman kickoff 39 yards to the UTEP21, Don Willis return 10 yards to the UTEP31. | |
| 2 | 00:27 | 1 | 10 | UTEP31 | 35 | 21 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN UTEP. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for no gain to the UTEP46. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Tanny Johnson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | UTEP46 | 35 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 43 yards to the BYU11, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 00:01 | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide rush for no gain to the BYU11. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU11 | 35 | 21 | UTEP ball on UTEP40. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UTEP | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | UTEP40 | 35 | 21 | Gary Jones kickoff 56 yards to the BYU4, Larry Tucker return 15 yards to the BYU19. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU22 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Todd Christensen for 22 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 35 | 21 | Todd Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU48 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | BYU50 | 35 | 21 | Charlie Ah You rush for 8 yards to the UTEP42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP42 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to John Betham for 7 yards to the UTEP35. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UTEP35 | 35 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UTEP40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UTEP40 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to John Betham. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | UTEP40 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 12 yards to the UTEP28, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP28 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP31. | |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | UTEP31 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Todd Christensen for 7 yards to the UTEP24, fumble by Todd Christensen recovered by UTEP Rick Parr at UTEP24. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP24 | 35 | 21 | Clock 11:30. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP24 | 35 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 4 yards to the UTEP28. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UTEP28 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Tanny Johnson for 11 yards to the UTEP39, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP39 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 4 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UTEP43 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for loss of 2 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | UTEP41 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 2 yards to the UTEP43. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | UTEP43 | 35 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 55 yards to the BYU2, John Betham return 30 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 3 | 09:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU34. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Cra Van Leeuwen. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU32 | 35 | 21 | Mark Giles punt 37 yards to the UTEP31, Rick Parr return 6 yards to the UTEP37. | |
| 3 | 08:40 | 1 | 10 | UTEP37 | 35 | 21 | Tanny Johnson rush for 10 yards to the UTEP47, 1ST DOWN UTEP. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP47 | 35 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 19 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Tanny Johnson. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for no gain to the BYU34, fumble by Bob McKinley recovered by UTEP TEAM at BYU34, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU34 | 35 | 21 | Bron Belichesky field goal attempt from 52 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 06:00. | |
| 3 | 06:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU23. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 17 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 35 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU42 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Brian Billick for 7 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU49 | 35 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 46 yards to the UTEP5, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | UTEP05 | 41 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UTEP0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:55. | ||
| 3 | 01:55 | 1 | UTEP03 | 42 | 21 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 01:55 | 1 | BYU35 | 42 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40, Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, Robert Elliott return 25 yards to the UTEP25. | |
| 3 | 01:47 | 1 | 10 | UTEP25 | 42 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UTEP30. |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | UTEP30 | 42 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 6 yards to the UTEP36, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UTEP36 | 42 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP37. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UTEP37 | 42 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Brad Longnecker for 5 yards to the UTEP42. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UTEP | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 4 | UTEP42 | 42 | 21 | Bob McKinley rush for 1 yard to the UTEP43. |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | UTEP43 | 42 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 49 yards to the BYU8, John Betham return 15 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 4 | 14:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 42 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the BYU29. |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | BYU29 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 16 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 42 | 21 | Tim Mahoney rush for 4 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU43 | 42 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Sam LoBue for 27 yards to the UTEP23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Sam LoBue. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UTEP23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UTEP23 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 10 yards to the UTEP13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP13 | 42 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the UTEP6. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UTEP06 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Tim Mahoney. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UTEP06 | 42 | 21 | Gary Sheide pass incomplete to Tom Toolson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | UTEP06 | 45 | 21 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 10:21. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 45 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 10:21 | 1 | BYU40 | 45 | 21 | Mark Uselman kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback, UTEP ball on UTEP20. | |
| 4 | 10:21 | 1 | 10 | UTEP20 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 7 yards to the UTEP27. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UTEP27 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 2 yards to the UTEP29. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UTEP29 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 9 yards to the UTEP38, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP38 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP39. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UTEP39 | 45 | 21 | Tanny Johnson rush for 2 yards to the UTEP41. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | UTEP41 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Flash Collins for 15 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Flash Collins. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU44 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass complete to Brad Longnecker for 9 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 45 | 21 | PENALTY UTEP holding 15 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | UTEP50 | 45 | 21 | Bob McKinley pass incomplete to Brad Longnecker. | |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | UTEP50 | 45 | 21 | Mike Walker punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 06:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 45 | 21 | Todd Christensen rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU17. |
| 4 | 2 | 13 | BYU17 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | BYU09 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles pass incomplete to Cra Van Leeuwen. | |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | BYU09 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles punt 33 yards to the BYU42, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 05:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 45 | 21 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UTEP. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 10 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU18 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson rush for 10 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU08 | 45 | 21 | Ray Holt rush for 2 yards to the BYU6, 1ST DOWN UTEP. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU06 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson rush for 1 yard to the BYU5. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU05 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU10, out-of-bounds. | ||
| 4 | 3 | BYU10 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson pass incomplete to Brad Longnecker. | ||
| 4 | 4 | BYU10 | 45 | 21 | Don Amerson pass incomplete to Tanny Johnson. | ||
| 4 | 01:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles rush for 31 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UTEP personal foul 15 yards to the UTEP44, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP44 | 45 | 21 | 1st and 10. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UTEP44 | 45 | 21 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | BYU41 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles rush for 11 yards to the UTEP48. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | UTEP48 | 45 | 21 | Mark Giles pass complete to Tom Dignan for 6 yards to the UTEP42. |