BYU vs New Mexico — October 3, 1975
| Date | October 3, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Attendance | 25,140 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Bill Mondt |
| Opp Final Record | 6-5 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
Sophomore quarterback Gifford Nielsen, who hit 10 of 12 (a WAC record), came into the game in the third quarter with the Cats trailing, 12-0...the winning margin came on a 30-yard field goal by freshman Dave Taylor with 1:48 left in the game...Jeff Blanc rushed for 106 yards, caught four passes for 48 yards and one TD...25,140 saw the night game on a warm evening.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13:38 | UNM | Steve Myer 20-yard pass to Gil Stewart (Bob Berg PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 07:50 | UNM | TEAM safety | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 14:49 | UNM | Bob Berg 27-yard field goal | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 03:09 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 37-yard pass to Dave Lowry (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | 11:48 | UNM | Bob Berg 30-yard field goal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 08:33 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 29-yard pass to Jeff Blanc | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | 01:46 | BYU | Dave Taylor 30-yard field goal | 16 | 15 |
| Statistic | BYU | UNM |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 24 | 20 |
| Rushing | 11 | 8 |
| Passing | 11 | 9 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 152 | 149 |
| Attempts | 48 | 40 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 223 | 193 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 15-33-2 | 16-34-2 |
| Completion % | 45.5 | 47.1 |
| Yds/Attempt | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| Yds/Catch | 14.9 | 12.1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 375 | 342 |
| Plays | 81 | 74 |
| Avg per Play | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 2-18-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 9.0 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-64-0 | 4-55-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 32.0 | 13.8 |
| Punting | 7-276 | 7-276 |
| Avg Punt | 39.4 | 39.4 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-70 | 12-116 |
| Sacks By | 1 | 1 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 8-19 | 6-17 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-0 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 148 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 241.9 | 0 |
| Jeff Duva | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 75 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 36.5 | 1 |
| Mark Giles | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 21 | 106 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Dave Lowry | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeff Duva | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 19 |
| Roger Gourley | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Tom Dignan | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Nilsson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 1 | 37 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brian Billick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bill Allen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Terranova | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisa Finai | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Varner | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Smith | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Carlson | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Shaw | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kanahele | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dewey | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Halverson | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McCluskey | 3 | 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 |
| Bill Rice | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Wilgar | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Terranova | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 57 |
| Mark Giles | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 |
New Mexico
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myer | 16 | 35 | 45.7 | 203 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 92.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Forrest | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Jon Sutton | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Smokey Turman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Steve Myer | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Stewart | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 1 | 38 |
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Pete Robison | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jon Sutton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Forrest | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Haines | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Smokey Turman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jon Sutton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Rich | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mark Rupcich | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| David Thompson | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Andy Frederick | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tim Westcott | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Schultz | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Herron | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gabe Chavez | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Marion Chapman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe Maloof | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Pettet | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron Wallace | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Block | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Earl Pettet | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Robin Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kopecky | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Berg | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Haynes | 8 | 364 | 45.5 | 79 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Mark Giles |
| TB | Jeff Blanc |
| FB | Roger Gourley |
| FL | Jeff Nilsson |
| SE | John Van Der Wouden |
| TE | Bill Allen |
| LT | Dave Meteer |
| LG | Steve Miller |
| C | Orrin Olsen |
| RG | Keith Uperesa |
| RT | Brad Oates |
New Mexico
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Marcus Kanahele |
| DE | Stan Varner |
| DT | Mekeli Ieremia |
| DT | Bill Rice |
| LB | Blake Murdock |
| LB | Phil Jensen |
| MLB | Sid Smith |
| CB | Mark McCluskey |
| CB | Craig Jensen |
| FS | Dana Wilgar |
| SS | Gary Shaw |
New Mexico
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 0 | 0 | UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 0 | Bob Forrest rush for 4 yards to the UNM24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UNM24 | 0 | 0 | Steve Myer pass complete to Preston Dennard for 20 yards to the UNM44, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM44 | 0 | 0 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 9 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Bob Forrest rush for 11 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNM, PENALTY BYU personal foul 11 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Jon Sutton rush for 5 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU20 | 0 | 6 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 20 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:38. | |
| 1 | 13:38 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 7 | Bob Berg PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNM35 | 0 | 7 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | 13:38 | 1 | UNM40 | 0 | 7 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 13:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU29. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU29 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 2 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU39 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 8 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the BYU48. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU48 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles pass incomplete to Bill Allen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | BYU48 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU clipping 22 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 3 | 31 | BYU26 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles pass incomplete to Bob Biddy. | |
| 1 | 4 | 31 | BYU26 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 46 yards to the UNM28, fair catch by Randy Rich. | |
| 1 | 10:44 | 1 | 10 | UNM28 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM clipping 15 yards to the UNM13. |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | UNM13 | 0 | 7 | Bob Forrest rush for 16 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNM29 | 0 | 7 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM29 | 0 | 7 | Steve Myer pass complete to Pete Robison for no gain to the UNM29. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | UNM29 | 0 | 7 | Jim Haynes punt 51 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 1 | 09:32 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU16. | |
| 1 | 2 | 14 | BYU16 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 8 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 1 | 3 | 22 | BYU08 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 18 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU26 | 0 | 9 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 26 yards to the BYU0, fumble by Dave Lowry recovered by BYU Dave Lowry at BYU0, TEAM safety, clock 07:50. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU20 | 0 | 9 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 07:50 | 1 | BYU40 | 0 | 9 | Dave Taylor kickoff 44 yards to the UNM16, Bob Haines return 21 yards to the UNM37, PENALTY UNM clipping 15 yards to the UNM22, 1st and 10, UNM ball on UNM22. | |
| 1 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | UNM22 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UNM13 (Stan Varner;Brad Oates). |
| 1 | 2 | 19 | UNM13 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 12 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | UNM25 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | UNM25 | 0 | 9 | Jim Haynes punt 43 yards to the BYU32, Pisa Finai return 2 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 1 | 06:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU38. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU38 | 0 | 9 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | BYU33 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU40 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Duva pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 19 yards to the UNM41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the UNM40. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNM40 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM41. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Duva pass intercepted by Randy Rich at the UNM32, Randy Rich return 0 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 1 | 03:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 11 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 8 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU49 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass complete to Preston Dennard for 6 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 0 | 9 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 4 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer rush for 9 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 3 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 4 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU23 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU23 | 0 | 9 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | BYU18 | 0 | 9 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 0 | 9 | TEAM rush for 3 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU10 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 3 | 7 | BYU10 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | BYU10 | 0 | 12 | Bob Berg field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 14:49. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNM35 | 0 | 12 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 2 | 14:49 | 1 | UNM40 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Mark Terranova return 47 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 14:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 10 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 1 yard to the UNM42. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva sacked for loss of 8 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | BYU50 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 50 yards to the UNM0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 12:59 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 2 yards to the UNM22. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 38 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for loss of 16 yards to the UNM44, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | UNM29 | 0 | 12 | 2nd and 41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | UNM29 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 7 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 2 | 3 | 34 | UNM36 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 2 | 4 | 34 | UNM36 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 40 yards to the BYU24, Pisa Finai return 16 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 2 | 11:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 3 yards to the BYU43. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | BYU43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to Brian Billick for 13 yards to the UNM44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM44 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | UNM39 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | UNM36 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNM41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM41 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 9 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the UNM30. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNM30 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Bob Biddy. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNM30 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | UNM30 | 0 | 12 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at UNM20, clock 08:17. | |
| 2 | 08:17 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 1 yard to the UNM21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM21 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Hall. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM21 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM21 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 44 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 2 | 07:25 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 9 yards to the BYU44. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU44 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU44. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU44 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for loss of 8 yards to the BYU39, fumble by Jeff Duva recovered by BYU Dave Lowry at BYU39. | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | BYU39 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | BYU39 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 43 yards to the UNM18, fair catch by Randy Rich. | |
| 2 | 04:58 | 1 | 10 | UNM18 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Jon Sutton for 6 yards to the UNM24. |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for no gain to the UNM24. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Bob Forrest. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 63 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 2 | 03:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, for 20 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU36 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | BYU36 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 17 yards to the UNM47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM42. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Kirk Tanner. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 38 yards to the UNM4, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 01:52 | 1 | 10 | UNM04 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the UNM7. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM07 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the UNM12. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNM12 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 4 yards to the UNM16, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM16 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the UNM18. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNM18 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 6 yards to the UNM24. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the UNM26, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM26 | 0 | 12 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM40 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM35. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | UNM35 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU5, Mark Terranova return 17 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU26. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU26 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 19 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU44. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU44 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU50 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to VAN DER WOUDEN,. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 30 yards to the UNM25, downed. | |
| 3 | 13:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 2 yards to the UNM27. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM27 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM holding off-setting, PENALTY BYU pass interference off-setting, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM27 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 1 yard to the UNM28, fumble by Jon Sutton recovered by UNM Jon Sutton at UNM28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | UNM28 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Bob Forrest. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | UNM28 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM13. | |
| 3 | 4 | 22 | UNM13 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 80 yards to the BYU7. | |
| 3 | 10:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU07 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 7 yards to the BYU14. |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | BYU14 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU28 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 3 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 57 yards to the UNM9, downed. | |
| 3 | 07:58 | 1 | 10 | UNM09 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the UNM12. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM12 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 15 yards to the UNM27, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM27 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM26. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | UNM26 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass intercepted by Tim Halverson at the BYU38, Tim Halverson return 0 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 3 | 06:25 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU35. |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | BYU35 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass intercepted by Greg Neubeck at the BYU45, Greg Neubeck return 11 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 05:34 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the BYU32. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU32 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM holding 21 yards to the UNM47. | |
| 3 | 2 | 29 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Pete Robison for 8 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 12 yards to the BYU33, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 04:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 0 | 12 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 19 yards to the UNM48, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM48 | 0 | 12 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 6 yards to the UNM42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 7 | 12 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 37 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:09, Dave Taylor kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 03:09 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 12 | Dave Taylor kickoff 50 yards to the UNM10, Bob Haines return 6 yards to the UNM16. | |
| 3 | 03:09 | 1 | 10 | UNM16 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 1 yard to the UNM17. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UNM17 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 4 yards to the UNM21. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | UNM21 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 6 yards to the UNM27, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM27 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Preston Dennard for 16 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the UNM45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM45 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Bob Forrest for 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | UNM50 | 7 | 12 | Preston Dennard rush for 9 yards to the BYU41, fumble by Preston Dennard recovered by UNM TEAM at BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 8 yards to the BYU33. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU33 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | 7 | 12 | Smokey Turman rush for 12 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU08 | 7 | 12 | PENALTY UNM delay of game 5 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU11 | 7 | 12 | Smokey Turman rush for 3 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | BYU08 | 7 | 12 | PENALTY UNM illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 15 | Bob Berg field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 11:48. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNM35 | 7 | 15 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 4 | 11:48 | 1 | UNM40 | 7 | 15 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 7 | 15 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 11:48 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 3 yards to the BYU23. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 12 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 11 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 7 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the UNM42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM42 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 9 yards to the UNM33. | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | UNM33 | 7 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the UNM33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM33 | 7 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the UNM29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 29 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:33. | |
| 4 | 08:33 | 1 | UNM03 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass attempt failed. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 13 | 15 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 08:33 | 1 | BYU40 | 13 | 15 | Dave Taylor kickoff 48 yards to the UNM12, Jon Sutton return 13 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 4 | 08:15 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 13 | 15 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the UNM28. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | UNM28 | 13 | 15 | Steve Myer rush for 4 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UNM32 | 13 | 15 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Pete Robison. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | UNM32 | 13 | 15 | Jim Haynes punt 32 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Pisa Finai. | |
| 4 | 07:09 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 11 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 13 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UNM48. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | UNM48 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to VAN DER WOUDEN,. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | UNM48 | 13 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 13 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | UNM39 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Bill Allen for 5 yards to the UNM34. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM34 | 13 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 5 yards to the UNM29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the UNM29, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at UNM29. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 13 yards to the UNM16, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM16 | 13 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the UNM15. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNM15 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the UNM15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNM15 | 13 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the UNM14. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | UNM14 | 16 | 15 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 01:46. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 16 | 15 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 01:46 | 1 | BYU40 | 16 | 15 | Dave Taylor kickoff 50 yards to the UNM10, Smokey Turman return 15 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 4 | 01:39 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM25 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass intercepted by Tim Halverson at the BYU35, Tim Halverson return 0 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 01:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 16 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the BYU35. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU35 | 16 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | BYU40 | 16 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | BYU44 | 16 | 15 | Dave Lowry punt 12 yards to the UNM44, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 01:20 | 1 | 10 | UNM44 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 15 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 12 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 16 | 15 | Bob Berg field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 00:06. | |
| 4 | 00:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 16 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the BYU20. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 0 | 0 | UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 0 | Bob Forrest rush for 4 yards to the UNM24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UNM24 | 0 | 0 | Steve Myer pass complete to Preston Dennard for 20 yards to the UNM44, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM44 | 0 | 0 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 9 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Bob Forrest rush for 11 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNM, PENALTY BYU personal foul 11 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Jon Sutton rush for 5 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU20 | 0 | 6 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 20 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:38. | |
| 1 | 13:38 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 7 | Bob Berg PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNM35 | 0 | 7 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | 13:38 | 1 | UNM40 | 0 | 7 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 13:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU29. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU29 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 2 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU39 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 8 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the BYU48. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU48 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles pass incomplete to Bill Allen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | BYU48 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU clipping 22 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 3 | 31 | BYU26 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles pass incomplete to Bob Biddy. | |
| 1 | 4 | 31 | BYU26 | 0 | 7 | Mark Giles punt 46 yards to the UNM28, fair catch by Randy Rich. | |
| 1 | 10:44 | 1 | 10 | UNM28 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM clipping 15 yards to the UNM13. |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | UNM13 | 0 | 7 | Bob Forrest rush for 16 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNM29 | 0 | 7 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM29 | 0 | 7 | Steve Myer pass complete to Pete Robison for no gain to the UNM29. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | UNM29 | 0 | 7 | Jim Haynes punt 51 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 1 | 09:32 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU16. | |
| 1 | 2 | 14 | BYU16 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 8 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 1 | 3 | 22 | BYU08 | 0 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 18 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU26 | 0 | 9 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 26 yards to the BYU0, fumble by Dave Lowry recovered by BYU Dave Lowry at BYU0, TEAM safety, clock 07:50. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU20 | 0 | 9 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 07:50 | 1 | BYU40 | 0 | 9 | Dave Taylor kickoff 44 yards to the UNM16, Bob Haines return 21 yards to the UNM37, PENALTY UNM clipping 15 yards to the UNM22, 1st and 10, UNM ball on UNM22. | |
| 1 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | UNM22 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UNM13 (Stan Varner;Brad Oates). |
| 1 | 2 | 19 | UNM13 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 12 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | UNM25 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | UNM25 | 0 | 9 | Jim Haynes punt 43 yards to the BYU32, Pisa Finai return 2 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 1 | 06:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU38. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU38 | 0 | 9 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | BYU33 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU40 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Duva pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 19 yards to the UNM41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the UNM40. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNM40 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM41. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 9 | Jeff Duva pass intercepted by Randy Rich at the UNM32, Randy Rich return 0 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 1 | 03:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 11 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 8 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU49 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass complete to Preston Dennard for 6 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 0 | 9 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 4 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer rush for 9 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 3 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 0 | 9 | Jon Sutton rush for 4 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU23 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU23 | 0 | 9 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | BYU18 | 0 | 9 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 0 | 9 | TEAM rush for 3 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU10 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 3 | 7 | BYU10 | 0 | 9 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | BYU10 | 0 | 12 | Bob Berg field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 14:49. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNM35 | 0 | 12 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 2 | 14:49 | 1 | UNM40 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Mark Terranova return 47 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 14:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 10 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 1 yard to the UNM42. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva sacked for loss of 8 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | BYU50 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 50 yards to the UNM0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 12:59 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 2 yards to the UNM22. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 38 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for loss of 16 yards to the UNM44, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | UNM29 | 0 | 12 | 2nd and 41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | UNM29 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 7 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 2 | 3 | 34 | UNM36 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 2 | 4 | 34 | UNM36 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 40 yards to the BYU24, Pisa Finai return 16 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 2 | 11:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 3 yards to the BYU43. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | BYU43 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to Brian Billick for 13 yards to the UNM44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM44 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | UNM39 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | UNM36 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNM41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM41 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 9 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the UNM30. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNM30 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Bob Biddy. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNM30 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | UNM30 | 0 | 12 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at UNM20, clock 08:17. | |
| 2 | 08:17 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 1 yard to the UNM21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM21 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Hall. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM21 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Gil Stewart. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM21 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 44 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 2 | 07:25 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 9 yards to the BYU44. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU44 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU44. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU44 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for loss of 8 yards to the BYU39, fumble by Jeff Duva recovered by BYU Dave Lowry at BYU39. | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | BYU39 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | BYU39 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 43 yards to the UNM18, fair catch by Randy Rich. | |
| 2 | 04:58 | 1 | 10 | UNM18 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Jon Sutton for 6 yards to the UNM24. |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for no gain to the UNM24. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Bob Forrest. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 63 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 2 | 03:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, for 20 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU36 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | BYU36 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 17 yards to the UNM47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM42. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Kirk Tanner. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 38 yards to the UNM4, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 01:52 | 1 | 10 | UNM04 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the UNM7. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM07 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the UNM12. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNM12 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 4 yards to the UNM16, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM16 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the UNM18. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNM18 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 6 yards to the UNM24. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNM24 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the UNM26, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM26 | 0 | 12 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM40 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM35. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | UNM35 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU5, Mark Terranova return 17 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU26. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU26 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 19 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU44. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU44 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU50 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to VAN DER WOUDEN,. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 30 yards to the UNM25, downed. | |
| 3 | 13:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 2 yards to the UNM27. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM27 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM holding off-setting, PENALTY BYU pass interference off-setting, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM27 | 0 | 12 | Jon Sutton rush for 1 yard to the UNM28, fumble by Jon Sutton recovered by UNM Jon Sutton at UNM28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | UNM28 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Bob Forrest. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | UNM28 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM13. | |
| 3 | 4 | 22 | UNM13 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 80 yards to the BYU7. | |
| 3 | 10:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU07 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 7 yards to the BYU14. |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | BYU14 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU28 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva rush for 3 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Dave Lowry punt 57 yards to the UNM9, downed. | |
| 3 | 07:58 | 1 | 10 | UNM09 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the UNM12. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM12 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 15 yards to the UNM27, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM27 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM26. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | UNM26 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass intercepted by Tim Halverson at the BYU38, Tim Halverson return 0 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 3 | 06:25 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU35. |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | BYU35 | 0 | 12 | Jeff Duva pass intercepted by Greg Neubeck at the BYU45, Greg Neubeck return 11 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 05:34 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 0 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the BYU32. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU32 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM holding 21 yards to the UNM47. | |
| 3 | 2 | 29 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | UNM47 | 0 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Pete Robison for 8 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | BYU45 | 0 | 12 | Jim Haynes punt 12 yards to the BYU33, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 04:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 0 | 12 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 19 yards to the UNM48, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM48 | 0 | 12 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 6 yards to the UNM42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | UNM42 | 0 | 12 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 7 | 12 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 37 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:09, Dave Taylor kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 03:09 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 12 | Dave Taylor kickoff 50 yards to the UNM10, Bob Haines return 6 yards to the UNM16. | |
| 3 | 03:09 | 1 | 10 | UNM16 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 1 yard to the UNM17. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UNM17 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 4 yards to the UNM21. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | UNM21 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 6 yards to the UNM27, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM27 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Preston Dennard for 16 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the UNM45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM45 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Bob Forrest for 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | UNM50 | 7 | 12 | Preston Dennard rush for 9 yards to the BYU41, fumble by Preston Dennard recovered by UNM TEAM at BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 7 | 12 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 8 yards to the BYU33. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU33 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | 7 | 12 | Smokey Turman rush for 12 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 5 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU08 | 7 | 12 | PENALTY UNM delay of game 5 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 12 | Bob Forrest rush for 2 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU11 | 7 | 12 | Smokey Turman rush for 3 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | BYU08 | 7 | 12 | PENALTY UNM illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 15 | Bob Berg field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 11:48. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNM35 | 7 | 15 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 4 | 11:48 | 1 | UNM40 | 7 | 15 | Jim Haynes kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 7 | 15 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 11:48 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 3 yards to the BYU23. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 12 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 11 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 7 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the UNM42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM42 | 7 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 9 yards to the UNM33. | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | UNM33 | 7 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the UNM33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM33 | 7 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the UNM29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 29 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:33. | |
| 4 | 08:33 | 1 | UNM03 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass attempt failed. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 13 | 15 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 08:33 | 1 | BYU40 | 13 | 15 | Dave Taylor kickoff 48 yards to the UNM12, Jon Sutton return 13 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 4 | 08:15 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 13 | 15 | Bob Forrest rush for 3 yards to the UNM28. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | UNM28 | 13 | 15 | Steve Myer rush for 4 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UNM32 | 13 | 15 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Pete Robison. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | UNM32 | 13 | 15 | Jim Haynes punt 32 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Pisa Finai. | |
| 4 | 07:09 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 11 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 13 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UNM48. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | UNM48 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to VAN DER WOUDEN,. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | UNM48 | 13 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 13 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | UNM39 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Bill Allen for 5 yards to the UNM34. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM34 | 13 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 5 yards to the UNM29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the UNM29, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at UNM29. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UNM29 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tom Dignan for 13 yards to the UNM16, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM16 | 13 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the UNM15. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNM15 | 13 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the UNM15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNM15 | 13 | 15 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the UNM14. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | UNM14 | 16 | 15 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 01:46. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 16 | 15 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 01:46 | 1 | BYU40 | 16 | 15 | Dave Taylor kickoff 50 yards to the UNM10, Smokey Turman return 15 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 4 | 01:39 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM25 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass intercepted by Tim Halverson at the BYU35, Tim Halverson return 0 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 01:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 16 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the BYU35. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU35 | 16 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | BYU40 | 16 | 15 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | BYU44 | 16 | 15 | Dave Lowry punt 12 yards to the UNM44, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 01:20 | 1 | 10 | UNM44 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 15 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 16 | 15 | Steve Myer pass complete to Gil Stewart for 12 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 16 | 15 | Bob Berg field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 00:06. | |
| 4 | 00:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 16 | 15 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the BYU20. |