BYU vs San Diego State — October 2, 1976
| Date | October 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | San Diego Stadium |
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Television | |
| Attendance | 41,786 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Big West |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Claude Gilbert |
| Opp Final Record | 10-1 |
Game Notes
- First win against an opponent that finished season with 10+ wins (10-1)
- BYU was San Diego State's only loss of the season
Nobody could pick the final score on this one, since it was supposed to be one of those high-scoring battles pitting the running of David Turner of SDS against the passing of BYU's Gifford Nielsen. Nary a touchdown was scored. Sophomore Dave Taylor kicked two field goals, and the Cougars tallied two more points on a safety midway through the third period. Nielsen hit on 10 of 25 for 80 yards, his lowest output of the season. It was the first blanking of SDS in 57 consecutive games, and BYU linebacker Rod Wood was chosen WAC defensive player of the week. The Aztecs rebounded after that defeat and finished the year with a 10-1 record. It was BYU's first shut out since 1970, only the third in 12 seasons.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 09:39 | BYU | Dave Taylor 42-yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 06:44 | BYU | TEAM safety | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 03:10 | BYU | Dave Taylor 32-yard field goal | 8 | 0 |
| Statistic | BYU | SDSU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rushing | 10 | 9 |
| Passing | 4 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | 129 | 140 |
| Attempts | 49 | 39 |
| Avg per Rush | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 80 | 142 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 10-25-2 | 17-28-3 |
| Completion % | 40.0 | 60.7 |
| Yds/Attempt | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Yds/Catch | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 209 | 282 |
| Plays | 74 | 67 |
| Avg per Play | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 2-46-0 | 5-23-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 23.0 | 4.6 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 1-12-0 | 2-29-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 12.0 | 14.5 |
| Punting | 7-273 | - |
| Avg Punt | 39.0 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 4-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-73 | 4-35 |
| Sacks By | 3 | 2 |
| FG Made-Att | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 8-19 | 8-15 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-1 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 80 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 50.9 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Christensen | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeff Blanc | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
| Dave Lowry | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Roger Gourley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 6 | -12 | -2.0 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Der Wouden | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Todd Christensen | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Brian Billick | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jeff Nilsson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Blanc | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Wood | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hernandez | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kanahele | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miller | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dewey | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Swenson | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Varner | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Wilgar | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rice | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Tucker | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Terranova | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Carlson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peterson | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Berntsen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Gourley | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Harris | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Biddy | 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 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 47 |
| Todd Christensen | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
San Diego State
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Tereschuk | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 142 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 88.2 | |
| Ronnie Smith | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Turner | 24 | 108 | 4.5 | 0 | 31 |
| Binky Benton | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ollie Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Tereschuk | 7 | -28 | -4.0 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Reagan | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Vallon Dixon | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ollie Brown | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Binky Benton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ronnie Smith | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Bill Helms | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| David Turner | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Brown | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mathis | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whip Walton | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mike Douglass | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Travis Hitt | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ed Imu | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Herm Edwards | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Brandow | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Donny Holmes | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ken Hinton | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Fox | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Terry Jackson | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Brooke Dunn | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mike Clancy | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Helms | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ralph Reagan | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Terry Donovan | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bo Larson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Francis | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve LaPlant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Craft | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 39 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| TB | Jeff Blanc |
| FB | Todd Christensen |
| FL | Mike Chronister |
| SE | John Van Der Wouden |
| TE | Brian Billick |
| LT | Lance Reynolds |
| LG | Steve Miller |
| C | Chuck Carlson |
| RG | Keith Uperesa |
| RT | Dave Hubbard |
San Diego State
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Steve Dewey |
| DE | Marcus Kanahele |
| DT | Bill Rice |
| DT | Mekeli Ieremia |
| LB | Larry Miller |
| LB | Rod Wood |
| LB | Blake Murdock |
| CB | Tony Hernandez |
| CB | Craig Jensen |
| FS | Dana Wilgar |
| SS | Marc Swenson |
San Diego State
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SDSU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the SDSU5, Ollie Brown return 12 yards to the SDSU17 (Mark Terranova). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU17 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass intercepted by Larry Miller at the SDSU29, Larry Miller return 2 yards to the SDSU27. | |
| 1 | 14:46 | 1 | 10 | SDSU27 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SDSU27 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the SDSU15, 1ST DOWN BYU (Mike Douglass). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU15 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the SDSU14 (Wip Walton). | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | SDSU14 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the SDSU10, PENALTY BYU holding 14 yards to the SDSU28, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 2 | 23 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 3 | 23 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the SDSU20 (Wip Walton), PENALTY BYU clipping 12 yards to the SDSU40, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 3 | 35 | SDSU40 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 4 | 35 | SDSU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - short, spot at SDSU20, clock 13:05. | |
| 1 | 13:05 | 1 | 10 | SDSU20 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 5 yards to the SDSU25 (Blake Murdock). |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | SDSU25 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to David Turner for 2 yards to the SDSU27 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | SDSU27 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the SDSU30, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Marc Swenson). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU30 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Ralph Reagan. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SDSU30 | 0 | 0 | Ronnie Smith pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | SDSU30 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the SDSU31 (Bill Rice). | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | SDSU31 | 0 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 39 yards to the BYU30, Mike Chronister return 7 yards to the BYU37 (Larry Mascari). | |
| 1 | 10:22 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU40 (Travis Hitt). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU41 (Donny Holmes). | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the BYU46 (Travis Hitt). | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 34 yards to the SDSU20, Ken Mathis return 2 yards to the SDSU22. | |
| 1 | 08:36 | 1 | 10 | SDSU22 | 0 | 0 | Ollie Brown rush for 3 yards to the SDSU25 (Tony Hernandez). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | SDSU25 | 0 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the SDSU28 (Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 4 yards to the SDSU32, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Craig Jensen). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU32 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SDSU32 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ronnie Smith for loss of 4 yards to the SDSU28 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 1 | 3 | 14 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Binky Benton for 13 yards to the SDSU41 (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | SDSU41 | 0 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 28 yards to the BYU31, downed. | |
| 1 | 06:13 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 15 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the SDSU46, PENALTY BYU clipping 10 yards to the BYU36, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU32 (Donny Holmes). | |
| 1 | 2 | 24 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU36 (Ed Imo). | |
| 1 | 3 | 20 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU27 (Donny Holmes). | |
| 1 | 4 | 29 | BYU27 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 38 yards to the SDSU35, Ken Mathis return 3 yards to the SDSU38 (Bob Biddy). | |
| 1 | 03:32 | 1 | 10 | SDSU38 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 31 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU33 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 1 | 2 | 12 | BYU33 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 7 yards to the BYU26 (Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 5 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 12 yards to the BYU9, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU09 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 8 yards to the BYU1, PENALTY SDSU illegal block 20 yards to the BYU29, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU29 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ollie Brown for 14 yards to the BYU15 (Dana Wilgar). | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU15 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU25 (Bill Rice). | ||
| 2 | 15:00 | 3 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Ralph Reagan. | |
| 2 | 4 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Steve La Plant field goal attempt from 32 MISSED - wide left, spot at BYU20, clock 14:51. | ||
| 2 | 14:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 8 yards to the BYU28 (John Fox). |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Mike Douglass). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU36 (Paul Brandow). | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 11 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SDSU pass interference declined. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Ken Hinton). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU50 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the SDSU46, PENALTY SDSU offside defense 5 yards to the SDSU45, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | SDSU45 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SDSU43, 1ST DOWN BYU (Travis Hitt). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SDSU43 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 7 yards to the SDSU36 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | SDSU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 2 yards to the SDSU34 (Ken Hinton). | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | SDSU34 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the SDSU33, PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the SDSU39, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | SDSU39 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 17 yards to the SDSU22, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SDSU pass interference declined. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SDSU22 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for loss of 2 yards to the SDSU24 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | SDSU24 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | SDSU24 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | SDSU24 | 3 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 09:39. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 3 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 09:39 | 1 | BYU40 | 3 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 33 yards to the SDSU27, downed. | |
| 2 | 09:38 | 1 | 10 | SDSU27 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the SDSU30 (Larry Miller). |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SDSU30 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for loss of 2 yards to the SDSU28 (Larry Miller). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | SDSU28 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for loss of 3 yards to the SDSU25 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | SDSU25 | 3 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 39 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 07:43 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 3 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the BYU39 (Paul Brandow). |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU39 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 6 yards to the BYU45 (Travis Hitt). | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU45 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU (Paul Brandow). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU43, fumble forced by Donny Holmes, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Dave Hubbard at BYU43. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Travis Hitt). | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU45 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | BYU45 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 47 yards to the SDSU8, Herman Edwards return 0 yards to the SDSU8 (Larry Tucker). | |
| 2 | 05:05 | 1 | 10 | SDSU08 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 10 yards to the SDSU18, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Blake Murdock). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SDSU18 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 2 yards to the SDSU20 (Gary Peterson). | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SDSU20 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SDSU10 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | SDSU10 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Vollon Dixon for 10 yards to the SDSU20 (Marc Swenson). | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | SDSU20 | 3 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 30 yards to the 50 yardline, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 02:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the SDSU48 (Travis Hitt). |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SDSU48 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for loss of 1 yard to the SDSU49, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU37, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | BYU37 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Terry Jackson at the SDSU36, Terry Jackson return 0 yards to the SDSU36. | |
| 2 | 01:34 | 1 | 10 | SDSU36 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk sacked for loss of 11 yards to the SDSU25 (Gary Peterson). |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | SDSU25 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 13 yards to the SDSU38, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | SDSU38 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 16 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass intercepted by Rod Wood at the BYU31, Rod Wood return 4 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 2 | 00:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU44 (John Fox). |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU44 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU44 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU (Donny Holmes). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 3 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | SDSU40 | 3 | 0 | Steve La Plant kickoff 48 yards to the BYU12, Dave Lowry return 12 yards to the BYU24, PENALTY BYU clipping 12 yards to the BYU12, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU12. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the BYU19 (Wip Walton). |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | BYU19 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU20 (Ed Imo). | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | BYU20 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN BYU (Terry Jackson). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 9 yards to the BYU31 (Terry Jackson). | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU31 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU (Paul Brandow). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU35 (Paul Brandow). | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU35 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU38 (Brooke Dunn). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU38 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 3 yards to the BYU41 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | BYU41 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 38 yards to the SDSU21, fair catch by Herman Edwards. | |
| 3 | 11:21 | 1 | 10 | SDSU21 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the SDSU24 (Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | SDSU24 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon (Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | SDSU24 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for 6 yards to the SDSU30 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | SDSU30 | 3 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 32 yards to the BYU38, Mike Chronister return 39 yards to the SDSU23 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 09:36 | 1 | 10 | SDSU23 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the SDSU23 (Ed Imo). |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | SDSU23 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the SDSU18 (Travis Hitt). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | SDSU18 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 9 yards to the SDSU9, 1ST DOWN BYU (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 1 | SDSU09 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the SDSU7 (Wip Walton). | ||
| 3 | 2 | SDSU07 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SDSU5 (Terry Jackson). | ||
| 3 | 3 | SDSU05 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Wip Walton at the SDSU0, Herman Edwards return 0 yards to the SDSU0, TEAM safety, clock 06:44. | ||
| 3 | 1 | BYU20 | 5 | 0 | Change of possession, SDSU ball on SDSU20, 1st and 80. | ||
| 3 | 06:44 | 1 | SDSU20 | 5 | 0 | Joe Bartels kickoff 26 yards to the SDSU46, fair catch by Tod Christensen. | |
| 3 | 06:44 | 1 | 10 | SDSU46 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 8 yards to the SDSU38 (Herman Edwards). |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | SDSU38 | 5 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the SDSU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU35 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the SDSU34 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SDSU34 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the SDSU26 (Ken Hinton). | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | SDSU26 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the SDSU23, 1ST DOWN BYU (Ken Hinton). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU23 | 5 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the SDSU19, PENALTY SDSU offside defense 5 yards to the SDSU18, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | SDSU18 | 5 | 0 | PENALTY SDSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SDSU13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU13 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 2 yards to the SDSU15 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | SDSU15 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | SDSU15 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | SDSU15 | 8 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 03:10. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 8 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 03:10 | 1 | BYU40 | 8 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 52 yards to the SDSU8, Ollie Brown return 17 yards to the SDSU25 (Gary Kama). | |
| 3 | 03:04 | 1 | 10 | SDSU25 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 9 yards to the SDSU34 (Marcus Kanahele). |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | SDSU34 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the SDSU35, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Steve Dewey). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU35 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 4 yards to the SDSU39 (Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | SDSU39 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Vollon Dixon for 15 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN SDSU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 4 yards to the BYU42 (Marcus Kanahele). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU42 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for 1 yard to the BYU41, fumble by Pete Tereschuk recovered by BYU Rod Wood at BYU41. | |
| 3 | 00:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU41. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU41 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU43 (Ed Imo). | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 8 | BYU43 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 39 yards to the SDSU18, fair catch by Herman Edwards. |
| 4 | 14:53 | 1 | 10 | SDSU18 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the SDSU21 (Ross Varner). |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | SDSU21 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 2 yards to the SDSU23 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | SDSU23 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Binky Benton for 5 yards to the SDSU28, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SDSU28 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the SDSU29 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | SDSU29 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 18 yards to the SDSU47, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SDSU47 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for no gain to the SDSU47, fumble by David Turner recovered by SDSU David Turner at SDSU47, David Turner for 16 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU34 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Vollon Dixon for 5 yards to the BYU29 (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU29 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 4 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the BYU24 (Larry Miller). | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU24 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU31, fumble by Pete Tereschuk recovered by BYU Ross Varner at BYU31. | |
| 4 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 15 yards to the BYU46, PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU26, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU26 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU27 (Paul Brandow). | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | BYU27 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the BYU35 (Terry Jackson). | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | BYU35 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen punt 44 yards to the SDSU21, Ken Mathis return 15 yards to the SDSU36. | |
| 4 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | SDSU36 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to David Turner. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SDSU36 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the SDSU39 (Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | SDSU39 | 8 | 0 | Ronnie Smith rush for 24 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the BYU34 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU34 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for no gain to the BYU34 (Bill Rice). | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU34 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ronnie Smith for 17 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN SDSU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the BYU14 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU14 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to David Turner for loss of 3 yards to the BYU17 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU17 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for 3 yards to the BYU14 (Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | BYU14 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ollie Brown for loss of 5 yards to the BYU19 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 03:19 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU23 (Ed Imo). |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU23 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU27 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU27 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN BYU (Travis Hitt). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the BYU32 (Mike Clancy). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU32 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU36 (Ken Hinton). | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU36 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the BYU37 (Ed Imo). | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU37 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 33 yards to the SDSU30, Ken Mathis return 3 yards to the SDSU33. | |
| 4 | 00:50 | 1 | 10 | SDSU33 | 8 | 0 | Ronnie Smith pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SDSU33 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ollie Brown for 15 yards to the SDSU48, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Craig Jensen). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SDSU48 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Bill Helms for 13 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN SDSU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Ronnie Smith. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU39 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass intercepted by Craig Jensen at the BYU20, Craig Jensen return 0 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 4 | 00:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU17. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SDSU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the SDSU5, Ollie Brown return 12 yards to the SDSU17 (Mark Terranova). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU17 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass intercepted by Larry Miller at the SDSU29, Larry Miller return 2 yards to the SDSU27. | |
| 1 | 14:46 | 1 | 10 | SDSU27 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SDSU27 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the SDSU15, 1ST DOWN BYU (Mike Douglass). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU15 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the SDSU14 (Wip Walton). | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | SDSU14 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the SDSU10, PENALTY BYU holding 14 yards to the SDSU28, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 2 | 23 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 3 | 23 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the SDSU20 (Wip Walton), PENALTY BYU clipping 12 yards to the SDSU40, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 3 | 35 | SDSU40 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 4 | 35 | SDSU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - short, spot at SDSU20, clock 13:05. | |
| 1 | 13:05 | 1 | 10 | SDSU20 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 5 yards to the SDSU25 (Blake Murdock). |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | SDSU25 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to David Turner for 2 yards to the SDSU27 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | SDSU27 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the SDSU30, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Marc Swenson). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU30 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Ralph Reagan. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SDSU30 | 0 | 0 | Ronnie Smith pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | SDSU30 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the SDSU31 (Bill Rice). | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | SDSU31 | 0 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 39 yards to the BYU30, Mike Chronister return 7 yards to the BYU37 (Larry Mascari). | |
| 1 | 10:22 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU40 (Travis Hitt). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU41 (Donny Holmes). | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the BYU46 (Travis Hitt). | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 34 yards to the SDSU20, Ken Mathis return 2 yards to the SDSU22. | |
| 1 | 08:36 | 1 | 10 | SDSU22 | 0 | 0 | Ollie Brown rush for 3 yards to the SDSU25 (Tony Hernandez). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | SDSU25 | 0 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the SDSU28 (Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 4 yards to the SDSU32, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Craig Jensen). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SDSU32 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SDSU32 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ronnie Smith for loss of 4 yards to the SDSU28 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 1 | 3 | 14 | SDSU28 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Binky Benton for 13 yards to the SDSU41 (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | SDSU41 | 0 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 28 yards to the BYU31, downed. | |
| 1 | 06:13 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 15 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the SDSU46, PENALTY BYU clipping 10 yards to the BYU36, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU32 (Donny Holmes). | |
| 1 | 2 | 24 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU36 (Ed Imo). | |
| 1 | 3 | 20 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU27 (Donny Holmes). | |
| 1 | 4 | 29 | BYU27 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 38 yards to the SDSU35, Ken Mathis return 3 yards to the SDSU38 (Bob Biddy). | |
| 1 | 03:32 | 1 | 10 | SDSU38 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 31 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU33 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 1 | 2 | 12 | BYU33 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 7 yards to the BYU26 (Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 5 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 12 yards to the BYU9, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU09 | 0 | 0 | David Turner rush for 8 yards to the BYU1, PENALTY SDSU illegal block 20 yards to the BYU29, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU29 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ollie Brown for 14 yards to the BYU15 (Dana Wilgar). | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU15 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU25 (Bill Rice). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SDSU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 3 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Ralph Reagan. | |
| 2 | 4 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | Steve La Plant field goal attempt from 32 MISSED - wide left, spot at BYU20, clock 14:51. | ||
| 2 | 14:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 8 yards to the BYU28 (John Fox). |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Mike Douglass). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU36 (Paul Brandow). | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 11 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SDSU pass interference declined. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Ken Hinton). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU50 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the SDSU46, PENALTY SDSU offside defense 5 yards to the SDSU45, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | SDSU45 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SDSU43, 1ST DOWN BYU (Travis Hitt). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SDSU43 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 7 yards to the SDSU36 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | SDSU36 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 2 yards to the SDSU34 (Ken Hinton). | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | SDSU34 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the SDSU33, PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the SDSU39, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | SDSU39 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 17 yards to the SDSU22, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SDSU pass interference declined. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SDSU22 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for loss of 2 yards to the SDSU24 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | SDSU24 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | SDSU24 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | SDSU24 | 3 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 09:39. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 3 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 09:39 | 1 | BYU40 | 3 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 33 yards to the SDSU27, downed. | |
| 2 | 09:38 | 1 | 10 | SDSU27 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the SDSU30 (Larry Miller). |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SDSU30 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for loss of 2 yards to the SDSU28 (Larry Miller). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | SDSU28 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for loss of 3 yards to the SDSU25 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | SDSU25 | 3 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 39 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 07:43 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 3 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the BYU39 (Paul Brandow). |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU39 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 6 yards to the BYU45 (Travis Hitt). | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU45 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU (Paul Brandow). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU43, fumble forced by Donny Holmes, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Dave Hubbard at BYU43. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Travis Hitt). | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU45 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | BYU45 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 47 yards to the SDSU8, Herman Edwards return 0 yards to the SDSU8 (Larry Tucker). | |
| 2 | 05:05 | 1 | 10 | SDSU08 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 10 yards to the SDSU18, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Blake Murdock). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SDSU18 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 2 yards to the SDSU20 (Gary Peterson). | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SDSU20 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SDSU10 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | SDSU10 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Vollon Dixon for 10 yards to the SDSU20 (Marc Swenson). | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | SDSU20 | 3 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 30 yards to the 50 yardline, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 02:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the SDSU48 (Travis Hitt). |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SDSU48 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for loss of 1 yard to the SDSU49, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU37, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | BYU37 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Terry Jackson at the SDSU36, Terry Jackson return 0 yards to the SDSU36. | |
| 2 | 01:34 | 1 | 10 | SDSU36 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk sacked for loss of 11 yards to the SDSU25 (Gary Peterson). |
| 2 | 2 | 21 | SDSU25 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 13 yards to the SDSU38, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | SDSU38 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 16 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass intercepted by Rod Wood at the BYU31, Rod Wood return 4 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 2 | 00:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU44 (John Fox). |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU44 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU44 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU (Donny Holmes). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 3 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SDSU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | SDSU40 | 3 | 0 | Steve La Plant kickoff 48 yards to the BYU12, Dave Lowry return 12 yards to the BYU24, PENALTY BYU clipping 12 yards to the BYU12, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU12. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the BYU19 (Wip Walton). |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | BYU19 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU20 (Ed Imo). | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | BYU20 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN BYU (Terry Jackson). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 9 yards to the BYU31 (Terry Jackson). | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU31 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU (Paul Brandow). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU35 (Paul Brandow). | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU35 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU38 (Brooke Dunn). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU38 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 3 yards to the BYU41 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | BYU41 | 3 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 38 yards to the SDSU21, fair catch by Herman Edwards. | |
| 3 | 11:21 | 1 | 10 | SDSU21 | 3 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the SDSU24 (Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | SDSU24 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon (Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | SDSU24 | 3 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for 6 yards to the SDSU30 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | SDSU30 | 3 | 0 | Tom Craft punt 32 yards to the BYU38, Mike Chronister return 39 yards to the SDSU23 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 09:36 | 1 | 10 | SDSU23 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the SDSU23 (Ed Imo). |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | SDSU23 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the SDSU18 (Travis Hitt). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | SDSU18 | 3 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 9 yards to the SDSU9, 1ST DOWN BYU (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 1 | SDSU09 | 3 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the SDSU7 (Wip Walton). | ||
| 3 | 2 | SDSU07 | 3 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SDSU5 (Terry Jackson). | ||
| 3 | 3 | SDSU05 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Wip Walton at the SDSU0, Herman Edwards return 0 yards to the SDSU0, TEAM safety, clock 06:44. | ||
| 3 | 1 | BYU20 | 5 | 0 | Change of possession, SDSU ball on SDSU20, 1st and 80. | ||
| 3 | 06:44 | 1 | SDSU20 | 5 | 0 | Joe Bartels kickoff 26 yards to the SDSU46, fair catch by Tod Christensen. | |
| 3 | 06:44 | 1 | 10 | SDSU46 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 8 yards to the SDSU38 (Herman Edwards). |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | SDSU38 | 5 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the SDSU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU35 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the SDSU34 (Herman Edwards). | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SDSU34 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the SDSU26 (Ken Hinton). | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | SDSU26 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 3 yards to the SDSU23, 1ST DOWN BYU (Ken Hinton). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU23 | 5 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the SDSU19, PENALTY SDSU offside defense 5 yards to the SDSU18, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | SDSU18 | 5 | 0 | PENALTY SDSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SDSU13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU13 | 5 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 2 yards to the SDSU15 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | SDSU15 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | SDSU15 | 5 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | SDSU15 | 8 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 03:10. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 8 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 03:10 | 1 | BYU40 | 8 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 52 yards to the SDSU8, Ollie Brown return 17 yards to the SDSU25 (Gary Kama). | |
| 3 | 03:04 | 1 | 10 | SDSU25 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 9 yards to the SDSU34 (Marcus Kanahele). |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | SDSU34 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the SDSU35, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Steve Dewey). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SDSU35 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 4 yards to the SDSU39 (Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | SDSU39 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Vollon Dixon for 15 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN SDSU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 4 yards to the BYU42 (Marcus Kanahele). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU42 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for 1 yard to the BYU41, fumble by Pete Tereschuk recovered by BYU Rod Wood at BYU41. | |
| 3 | 00:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU41. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU41 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU43 (Ed Imo). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SDSU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 8 | BYU43 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 39 yards to the SDSU18, fair catch by Herman Edwards. |
| 4 | 14:53 | 1 | 10 | SDSU18 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the SDSU21 (Ross Varner). |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | SDSU21 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 2 yards to the SDSU23 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | SDSU23 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Binky Benton for 5 yards to the SDSU28, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SDSU28 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the SDSU29 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | SDSU29 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ralph Reagan for 18 yards to the SDSU47, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SDSU47 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for no gain to the SDSU47, fumble by David Turner recovered by SDSU David Turner at SDSU47, David Turner for 16 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU34 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Vollon Dixon for 5 yards to the BYU29 (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU29 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 4 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 1 yard to the BYU24 (Larry Miller). | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU24 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU31, fumble by Pete Tereschuk recovered by BYU Ross Varner at BYU31. | |
| 4 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 15 yards to the BYU46, PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU26, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU26 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU27 (Paul Brandow). | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | BYU27 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the BYU35 (Terry Jackson). | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | BYU35 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen punt 44 yards to the SDSU21, Ken Mathis return 15 yards to the SDSU36. | |
| 4 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | SDSU36 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to David Turner. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SDSU36 | 8 | 0 | Binky Benton rush for 3 yards to the SDSU39 (Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | SDSU39 | 8 | 0 | Ronnie Smith rush for 24 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the BYU34 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU34 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for no gain to the BYU34 (Bill Rice). | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU34 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ronnie Smith for 17 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN SDSU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 8 | 0 | David Turner rush for 3 yards to the BYU14 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU14 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to David Turner for loss of 3 yards to the BYU17 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU17 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk rush for 3 yards to the BYU14 (Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | BYU14 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ollie Brown for loss of 5 yards to the BYU19 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 4 | 03:19 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU23 (Ed Imo). |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU23 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU27 (Mike Douglass). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU27 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN BYU (Travis Hitt). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the BYU32 (Mike Clancy). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU32 | 8 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU36 (Ken Hinton). | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU36 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the BYU37 (Ed Imo). | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU37 | 8 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 33 yards to the SDSU30, Ken Mathis return 3 yards to the SDSU33. | |
| 4 | 00:50 | 1 | 10 | SDSU33 | 8 | 0 | Ronnie Smith pass incomplete to Vollon Dixon. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SDSU33 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Ollie Brown for 15 yards to the SDSU48, 1ST DOWN SDSU (Craig Jensen). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SDSU48 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass complete to Bill Helms for 13 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN SDSU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass incomplete to Ronnie Smith. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU39 | 8 | 0 | Pete Tereschuk pass intercepted by Craig Jensen at the BYU20, Craig Jensen return 0 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 4 | 00:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 8 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU17. |