BYU vs Southern Miss — October 16, 1976
| Date | October 16, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Attendance | 23,029 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Independent |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Bobby Collins |
| Opp Final Record | 2-9 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
In the last game of the '75 season the Eagles steamrolled over BYU, 42-14, so the Cougars figured they had a score to settle. BYU exploded in the second quarter with 28 points, Nielsen hit 23 of 31 attempts for three touchdown before he was relieved in the fourth quarter with 10 minutes remaining. John VanDerWouden caught seven passes for 163 yards and one TD. Eleven different receivers caught passes. "Today was the first time we put both the offense and defense together." said Edwards, "and we got everything we wanted from the running game (198 yards on 49 carries)." So. Miss had a 2-9 season.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02:29 | USM | Mike Wright 27-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 14:16 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 6-yard pass to John Van Der Wouden (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | 12:45 | BYU | Mike Chronister 45-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | 09:27 | USM | Carl Allen 39-yard interception return (Mike Wright PAT made) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | 05:43 | BYU | Dave Lowry 1-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | 01:45 | USM | Ken Alderman 5-yard pass to John Pitts (Mike Wright PAT made) | 21 | 17 |
| 2 | 01:33 | USM | TEAM safety | 21 | 19 |
| 2 | 01:02 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 20-yard pass to Tod Thompson (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 28 | 19 |
| 3 | 12:58 | BYU | Jeff Blanc 2-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 35 | 19 |
| 3 | 04:14 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 6-yard pass to Mike Chronister (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 42 | 19 |
| 3 | 00:01 | BYU | Jeff Blanc 10-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 49 | 19 |
| 4 | 09:56 | BYU | Roger Gourley 6-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 56 | 19 |
| 4 | 03:19 | BYU | Terry McEwen 1-yard pass to Jeff Nilsson (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 63 | 19 |
| Statistic | BYU | USM |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 34 | 18 |
| Rushing | 10 | 8 |
| Passing | 18 | 9 |
| Penalty | 6 | 1 |
| Rushing | 193 | 93 |
| Attempts | 49 | 49 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Passing | 515 | 190 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 27-39-2 | 13-32-2 |
| Completion % | 69.2 | 40.6 |
| Yds/Attempt | 13.2 | 5.9 |
| Yds/Catch | 19.1 | 14.6 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 708 | 283 |
| Plays | 88 | 81 |
| Avg per Play | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 2-8-0 | 1-17-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-45-0 | 10-208-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 15.0 | 20.8 |
| Punting | 1-46 | 4-197 |
| Avg Punt | 46.0 | 49.3 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 5-5 |
| Penalties-Yards | 14-144 | 8-76 |
| Sacks By | 7 | 1 |
| FG Made-Att | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 13-17 | 8-18 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-4 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 445 | 14.4 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 213.8 | 1 |
| Terry McEwen | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 188.3 | 0 |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 2 | 16 |
| Mike Chronister | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Todd Christensen | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Dave Lowry | 14 | 24 | 1.7 | 1 | 8 |
| Roger Gourley | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Terry McEwen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Robbie Kahuanui | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Roy Ward | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Der Wouden | 7 | 163 | 23.3 | 1 | 67 |
| George Harris | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | 68 |
| Mike Chronister | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 33 |
| Tod Thompson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 24 |
| Brian Billick | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jay Miller | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Jeff Nilsson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Todd Christensen | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Roger Gourley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Lynn Zwahlen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jeff Blanc | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Wood | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kanahele | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miller | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Velasco | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rice | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hernandez | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Varner | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Brown | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Biddy | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Tucker | 3 | 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 |
| Jason Coloma | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Swenson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peterson | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Apostol | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dewey | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Berntsen | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Ane | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 |
Southern Miss
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Alderman | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 190 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 141.3 | |
| Chuck Clancy | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garry | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 10 | |
| Curtis Dickey | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Chuck Clancy | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| David Hosemann | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Alderman | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cannon | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 41 |
| Chuck Brown | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Ben Garry | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Boo Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Chuck Clancy | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris Pieper | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| John Pitts | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Clancy | 8 | 169 | 21.1 | 0 | |
| Carlos Montgomery | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 38 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi Henry | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Taylor | 13 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clemon Ector | 11 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Terry Daniels | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Carl Allen | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Crenshaw | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Reggie Odom | 5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Craig Stevens | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Malachi Henry | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Don Law | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bobby Smithart | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| JJ Stewart | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rick Northam | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Randy Basler | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bishop Knox | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Stoney Parker | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Eddie Nunez | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Emanuel Killingsworth | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ricky Allen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wright | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wright | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 66 |
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 | Dave Meteer |
| LG | Lance Reynolds |
| C | Dan Taylor |
| RG | Keith Uperesa |
| RT | Dave Hubbard |
Southern Miss
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Steve Dewey |
| DE | Marcus Kanahele |
| DT | Mekeli Ieremia |
| DT | Bill Rice |
| LB | Larry Miller |
| MLB | Rod Wood |
| CB | Craig Jensen |
| CB | Tony Hernandez |
| FS | Ron Velasco |
| SS | Marc Swenson |
Southern Miss
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS3, Carl Montgomery return 38 yards to the SMISS41, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU44, 1st and 10, SMISS ball on BYU44. | ||
| 1 | 14:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the BYU44, fumble by Ben Garry recovered by BYU TEAM at BYU44. |
| 1 | 14:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 26 yards to the SMISS30, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SMISS pass interference declined. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 5 yards to the SMISS25. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | SMISS25 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | SMISS25 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the SMISS24. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | SMISS24 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - short, spot at SMISS20, clock 13:23. | |
| 1 | 13:23 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 10 yards to the SMISS30, 1ST DOWN SMISS. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 4 yards to the SMISS34. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | SMISS34 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 5 yards to the SMISS39. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | SMISS39 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 10 yards to the SMISS49, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS49 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Clancy rush for 4 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | David Hosemann rush for 2 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU45 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Mike Wright punt 26 yards to the BYU17, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the BYU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 6 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 16 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | BYU44 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 46 yards to the SMISS10, Malachi Henry return 17 yards to the SMISS27. | |
| 1 | 06:38 | 1 | 10 | SMISS27 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the SMISS29. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | SMISS29 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Clancy rush for 6 yards to the SMISS35. | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | SMISS35 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the SMISS37, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY SMISS illegal motion 5 yards to the SMISS32. | |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | SMISS32 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 5 yards to the SMISS37. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the SMISS37. | |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | Mike Wright punt 48 yards to the BYU15, Mike Chronister return 0 yards to the BYU15, fumble by Mike Chronister recovered by SMISS Carl Montgomery at BYU15. | |
| 1 | 04:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the BYU15, out-of-bounds. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the BYU12. | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | BYU12 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | BYU10 | 0 | 3 | Mike Wright field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 02:29. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | BYU10 | 0 | 3 | SMISS ball on SMISS40. | |
| 1 | 02:29 | SMISS40 | 0 | 3 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 15 yards to the BYU15. | ||
| 1 | 02:21 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 3 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the BYU19. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU19 | 0 | 3 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU23 | 0 | 3 | PENALTY SMISS offside defense 5 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 24 yards to the SMISS48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS48 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 11 yards to the SMISS37, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SMISS clipping 16 yards to the SMISS21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS48 | 0 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS21 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the SMISS16. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | SMISS16 | 0 | 3 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the SMISS12. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | SMISS12 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the SMISS9, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 1 | 9 | SMISS09 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | SMISS09 | 0 | 3 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the SMISS6. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | SMISS06 | 6 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 6 yards to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:16. | |
| 2 | 14:16 | SMISS03 | 7 | 3 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 7 | 3 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 14:16 | BYU40 | 7 | 3 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, Chuck Clancy return 24 yards to the SMISS24. | ||
| 2 | 14:09 | 1 | 10 | SMISS24 | 7 | 3 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the SMISS27. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SMISS27 | 7 | 3 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the SMISS30. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | SMISS30 | 7 | 3 | Ken Alderman pass intercepted by Bob Biddy at the SMISS45, Bob Biddy return 0 yards to the SMISS45. | |
| 2 | 12:56 | 1 | 10 | SMISS45 | 13 | 3 | Mike Chronister rush for 45 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:45. |
| 2 | 12:45 | SMISS03 | 14 | 3 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 14 | 3 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 12:45 | BYU40 | 14 | 3 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, Chuck Clancy return 14 yards to the SMISS14 (Larry Tucker). | ||
| 2 | 12:39 | 1 | 10 | SMISS14 | 14 | 3 | Curtis Dickey rush for 3 yards to the SMISS17. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SMISS17 | 14 | 3 | Ben Garry rush for loss of 4 yards to the SMISS13 (Larry Miller). | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | SMISS13 | 14 | 3 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 10 yards to the SMISS23. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | SMISS23 | 14 | 3 | Mike Wright punt 66 yards to the BYU11, Mike Chronister return 8 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 2 | 10:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 14 | 3 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the BYU24. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | BYU24 | 14 | 3 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | BYU26 | 14 | 3 | PENALTY SMISS offside defense 5 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 14 | 3 | Jeff Blanc rush for 16 yards to the BYU47, PENALTY BYU personal foul 2 yards to the BYU29, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | BYU29 | 14 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | BYU29 | 14 | 9 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Carl Allen at the BYU39, Carl Allen return 39 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:27. | |
| 2 | 09:27 | BYU03 | 14 | 10 | Mike Wright PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | BYU03 | 14 | 10 | SMISS ball on SMISS40. | |||
| 2 | 09:27 | SMISS40 | 14 | 10 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | ||
| 2 | 09:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU21 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 22 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SMISS holding 15 yards to the SMISS42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS42 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 27 yards to the SMISS15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS15 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the SMISS10. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | SMISS10 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SMISS8. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | SMISS08 | 14 | 10 | PENALTY BYU holding 12 yards to the SMISS20. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | SMISS20 | 14 | 10 | PENALTY BYU illegal formation 15 yards to the SMISS35. | |
| 2 | 3 | 30 | SMISS35 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 33 yards to the SMISS2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | SMISS02 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the SMISS1. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | SMISS01 | 20 | 10 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:43. | |
| 2 | 05:43 | SMISS03 | 21 | 10 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 21 | 10 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 05:43 | 1 | 1 | SMISS00 | 21 | 10 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35. |
| 2 | BYU35 | 21 | 10 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS8, Chuck Clancy return 22 yards to the SMISS30. | |||
| 2 | 05:30 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 21 | 10 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the SMISS33. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SMISS33 | 21 | 10 | Curtis Dickey rush for 7 yards to the SMISS40, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS40 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 3 yards to the SMISS37 (Marcus Kanahele). | |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | SMISS37 | 21 | 10 | Ben Garry rush for 2 yards to the SMISS39. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | SMISS39 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 12 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 41 yards to the BYU8, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | BYU08 | 21 | 10 | Chuck Clancy rush for 1 yard to the BYU7. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU07 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | BYU05 | 21 | 16 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Pitts for 5 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:45. | |
| 2 | 01:45 | BYU03 | 21 | 17 | Mike Wright PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | BYU03 | 21 | 17 | SMISS ball on SMISS40. | |||
| 2 | 01:45 | SMISS40 | 21 | 17 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 20 yards to the BYU20, PENALTY BYU clipping 13 yards to the BYU7, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU7. | ||
| 2 | SMISS40 | 21 | 17 | Terry McEwen at QB for BYU. | |||
| 2 | 01:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU07 | 21 | 19 | Terry McEwen rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU0, TM safety, clock 01:33. |
| 2 | 01:33 | BYU20 | 21 | 19 | Dave Lowry kickoff 38 yards to the SMISS42, Chuck Clancy return 0 yards to the SMISS42, fumble by Chuck Clancy recovered by BYU TEAM at SMISS42. | ||
| 2 | BYU20 | 21 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen at QB for BYU. | |||
| 2 | 01:28 | 1 | 10 | SMISS42 | 21 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jay Miller for 14 yards to the SMISS28, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS28 | 21 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 8 yards to the SMISS20. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | SMISS20 | 27 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 20 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:02. | |
| 2 | 01:02 | SMISS03 | 28 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 28 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 01:02 | BYU40 | 28 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, Chuck Clancy return 13 yards to the SMISS13. | ||
| 2 | 00:58 | 1 | 10 | SMISS13 | 28 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the SMISS13. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMISS13 | 28 | 19 | Ken Alderman rush for 5 yards to the SMISS18. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | SMISS18 | 28 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | SMISS18 | 28 | 19 | Mike Wright punt 57 yards to the BYU25, fair catch by Mike Chronister, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the SMISS33, 1ST DOWN SMISS, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS33 | 28 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 2 yards to the SMISS35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SMISS35 | 28 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SMISS35 | 28 | 19 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | SMISS40 | 28 | 19 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 10 yards to the BYU10, PENALTY BYU clipping 5 yards to the BYU5, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU5. | ||
| 3 | 14:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU05 | 28 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU14. |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU14 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 1 yard to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU14, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at BYU14. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU14 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 9 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | BYU23 | 28 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 68 yards to the SMISS2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | SMISS02 | 34 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:58. | |
| 3 | 12:58 | SMISS03 | 35 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | SMISS03 | 35 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 3 | 12:58 | BYU40 | 35 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 51 yards to the SMISS9, Chuck Clancy return 14 yards to the SMISS23. | ||
| 3 | 12:53 | 1 | 10 | SMISS23 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 1 yard to the SMISS24. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SMISS24 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 8 yards to the SMISS32. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | SMISS32 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 2 yards to the SMISS34, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS34 | 35 | 19 | Chuck Clancy rush for 1 yard to the SMISS35. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SMISS35 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Brown for 16 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 9 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 19 | Chuck Clancy pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 19 | Chuck Clancy rush for 3 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 14 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU20 | 35 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 3 yards to the BYU17. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | BYU17 | 35 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for no gain to the BYU17. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | BYU17 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU24 (Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 07:07 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU24 | 35 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU27 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 37 yards to the SMISS36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS36 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 3 yards to the SMISS33. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | SMISS33 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden, PENALTY SMISS pass interference 10 yards to the SMISS23, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS23 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 11 yards to the SMISS12, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS12 | 35 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the SMISS8. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | SMISS08 | 35 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SMISS6. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | SMISS06 | 41 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 6 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:14. | |
| 3 | 04:14 | SMISS03 | 42 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | SMISS03 | 42 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 3 | 04:14 | BYU40 | 42 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the SMISS5, Chuck Clancy return 25 yards to the SMISS30, fumble by Chuck Clancy recovered by BYU Craig Jensen at SMISS30. | ||
| 3 | 04:10 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 42 | 19 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SMISS35. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | SMISS35 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 15 yards to the SMISS20, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SMISS30 (J.J. Stewart). | |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | SMISS30 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jay Miller for 17 yards to the SMISS13. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | SMISS13 | 42 | 19 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SMISS18. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | SMISS18 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 14 yards to the SMISS4, PENALTY BYU personal foul off-setting, PENALTY SMISS personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | SMISS04 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jay Miller. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | SMISS04 | 42 | 19 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 37 MISSED - wide left, spot at SMISS20, clock 02:36. | |
| 3 | 02:36 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 42 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Ben Garry for 17 yards to the SMISS37, fumble by Ben Garry recovered by BYU Neal Ane at SMISS37. |
| 3 | 02:26 | 1 | 10 | SMISS37 | 42 | 19 | Tod Christensen rush for 5 yards to the SMISS32. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | SMISS32 | 42 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the SMISS28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | SMISS28 | 42 | 19 | PENALTY SMISS offside defense 5 yards to the SMISS23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS23 | 42 | 19 | Tod Christensen rush for 10 yards to the SMISS13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS13 | 42 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the SMISS10. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | SMISS10 | 48 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 10 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:01. | |
| 3 | 00:01 | SMISS03 | 49 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | SMISS03 | 49 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 3 | 00:01 | BYU40 | 49 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, touchback. | ||
| 3 | 00:01 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman rush for 6 yards to the SMISS26. |
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 4 | SMISS26 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SMISS16, fumble by Ken Alderman recovered by BYU Bill Rice at SMISS16. |
| 4 | 14:52 | 1 | 10 | SMISS16 | 49 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 2 yards to the SMISS18, PENALTY BYU personal foul 17 yards to the SMISS33, NO PLAY. |
| 4 | 1 | 27 | SMISS33 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Ronald Taylor at the SMISS25, Ronald Taylor return 13 yards to the SMISS38. | |
| 4 | 14:30 | 1 | 10 | SMISS38 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMISS38 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SMISS30 (Reed Brown). | |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | SMISS30 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SMISS22 (Gary Peterson). | |
| 4 | 4 | 26 | SMISS22 | 49 | 19 | Mike Wright punt 57 yards to the BYU21, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 4 | 13:13 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 8 yards to the BYU29. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU29 | 49 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 49 | 19 | PENALTY BYU intentional grounding (Gifford Nielsen) 15 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | BYU18 | 49 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | BYU18 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 67 yards to the SMISS15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMISS15 | 49 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 2 yards to the SMISS17. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | SMISS17 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 11 yards to the SMISS6. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | SMISS06 | 55 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 6 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:56. | |
| 4 | 09:56 | SMISS03 | 56 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 4 | SMISS03 | 56 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 4 | 09:56 | BYU40 | 56 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS3, Chuck Clancy return 36 yards to the SMISS39, PENALTY BYU face mask 15 yards to the BYU46, 1st and 10, SMISS ball on BYU46. | ||
| 4 | 09:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 3 yards to the BYU43. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman rush for 9 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN SMISS, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU34 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU34 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chris Pieper for 10 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU24 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 11 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 2 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for no gain to the BYU11. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Chuck Clancy pass incomplete to John Pitts. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 3 yards to the BYU14 (Mark Berntsen). | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 07:01 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 56 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the BYU22. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU22 | 56 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the BYU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU26 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Dave Lowry. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU26 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 24 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 56 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the SMISS49. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | SMISS49 | 56 | 19 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 14 | BYU46 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | BYU46 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 29 yards to the SMISS25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMISS25 | 56 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the SMISS25. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMISS25 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen rush for 8 yards to the SMISS17. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | SMISS17 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 16 yards to the SMISS1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | SMISS01 | 62 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 1 yard to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:19. | |
| 4 | 03:19 | SMISS03 | 63 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 4 | SMISS03 | 63 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 4 | 03:19 | BYU40 | 63 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS3, Chuck Clancy return 22 yards to the SMISS25. | ||
| 4 | 03:13 | 1 | 10 | SMISS25 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMISS25 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | SMISS25 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Boo Smith for 14 yards to the SMISS39, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMISS39 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Brown for 16 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Clancy for 12 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Brown for 15 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU18 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU18 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to TM for 18 yards to the BYU0, clock 03:13, PENALTY SMISS pass interference 15 yards to the BYU33, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 03:13 | 3 | 25 | BYU33 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU38. |
| 4 | 01:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 63 | 19 | Robbie Kahuanui rush for 5 yards to the BYU43. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 63 | 19 | Robbie Kahuanui rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU41 | 63 | 19 | Robbie Kahuanui rush for 3 yards to the BYU44, fumble by Robbie Kahuanui recovered by SMISS Kent Newman at BYU44. | |
| 4 | 00:34 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass intercepted by Jason Coloma at the BYU30, Jason Coloma return 18 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 4 | 00:04 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 63 | 19 | Roy Ward rush for 4 yards to the SMISS48. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS3, Carl Montgomery return 38 yards to the SMISS41, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU44, 1st and 10, SMISS ball on BYU44. | ||
| 1 | 14:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the BYU44, fumble by Ben Garry recovered by BYU TEAM at BYU44. |
| 1 | 14:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 26 yards to the SMISS30, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SMISS pass interference declined. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 5 yards to the SMISS25. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | SMISS25 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | SMISS25 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the SMISS24. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | SMISS24 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - short, spot at SMISS20, clock 13:23. | |
| 1 | 13:23 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 10 yards to the SMISS30, 1ST DOWN SMISS. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 4 yards to the SMISS34. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | SMISS34 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 5 yards to the SMISS39. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | SMISS39 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 10 yards to the SMISS49, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS49 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Clancy rush for 4 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | David Hosemann rush for 2 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU45 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Mike Wright punt 26 yards to the BYU17, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the BYU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 6 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 16 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | BYU44 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 46 yards to the SMISS10, Malachi Henry return 17 yards to the SMISS27. | |
| 1 | 06:38 | 1 | 10 | SMISS27 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the SMISS29. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | SMISS29 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Clancy rush for 6 yards to the SMISS35. | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | SMISS35 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the SMISS37, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY SMISS illegal motion 5 yards to the SMISS32. | |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | SMISS32 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 5 yards to the SMISS37. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the SMISS37. | |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | SMISS37 | 0 | 0 | Mike Wright punt 48 yards to the BYU15, Mike Chronister return 0 yards to the BYU15, fumble by Mike Chronister recovered by SMISS Carl Montgomery at BYU15. | |
| 1 | 04:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the BYU15, out-of-bounds. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 0 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the BYU12. | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | BYU12 | 0 | 0 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | BYU10 | 0 | 3 | Mike Wright field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 02:29. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | BYU10 | 0 | 3 | SMISS ball on SMISS40. | |
| 1 | 02:29 | SMISS40 | 0 | 3 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 15 yards to the BYU15. | ||
| 1 | 02:21 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 3 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the BYU19. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU19 | 0 | 3 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU23 | 0 | 3 | PENALTY SMISS offside defense 5 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 24 yards to the SMISS48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS48 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 11 yards to the SMISS37, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SMISS clipping 16 yards to the SMISS21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS48 | 0 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMISS21 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the SMISS16. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | SMISS16 | 0 | 3 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the SMISS12. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | SMISS12 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the SMISS9, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 1 | 9 | SMISS09 | 0 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | SMISS09 | 0 | 3 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the SMISS6. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | SMISS06 | 6 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 6 yards to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:16. | |
| 2 | 14:16 | SMISS03 | 7 | 3 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 7 | 3 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 14:16 | BYU40 | 7 | 3 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, Chuck Clancy return 24 yards to the SMISS24. | ||
| 2 | 14:09 | 1 | 10 | SMISS24 | 7 | 3 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the SMISS27. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SMISS27 | 7 | 3 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the SMISS30. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | SMISS30 | 7 | 3 | Ken Alderman pass intercepted by Bob Biddy at the SMISS45, Bob Biddy return 0 yards to the SMISS45. | |
| 2 | 12:56 | 1 | 10 | SMISS45 | 13 | 3 | Mike Chronister rush for 45 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:45. |
| 2 | 12:45 | SMISS03 | 14 | 3 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 14 | 3 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 12:45 | BYU40 | 14 | 3 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, Chuck Clancy return 14 yards to the SMISS14 (Larry Tucker). | ||
| 2 | 12:39 | 1 | 10 | SMISS14 | 14 | 3 | Curtis Dickey rush for 3 yards to the SMISS17. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SMISS17 | 14 | 3 | Ben Garry rush for loss of 4 yards to the SMISS13 (Larry Miller). | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | SMISS13 | 14 | 3 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 10 yards to the SMISS23. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | SMISS23 | 14 | 3 | Mike Wright punt 66 yards to the BYU11, Mike Chronister return 8 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 2 | 10:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 14 | 3 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the BYU24. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | BYU24 | 14 | 3 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | BYU26 | 14 | 3 | PENALTY SMISS offside defense 5 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 14 | 3 | Jeff Blanc rush for 16 yards to the BYU47, PENALTY BYU personal foul 2 yards to the BYU29, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | BYU29 | 14 | 3 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | BYU29 | 14 | 9 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Carl Allen at the BYU39, Carl Allen return 39 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:27. | |
| 2 | 09:27 | BYU03 | 14 | 10 | Mike Wright PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | BYU03 | 14 | 10 | SMISS ball on SMISS40. | |||
| 2 | 09:27 | SMISS40 | 14 | 10 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | ||
| 2 | 09:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU21 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 22 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY SMISS holding 15 yards to the SMISS42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS42 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 27 yards to the SMISS15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS15 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the SMISS10. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | SMISS10 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SMISS8. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | SMISS08 | 14 | 10 | PENALTY BYU holding 12 yards to the SMISS20. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | SMISS20 | 14 | 10 | PENALTY BYU illegal formation 15 yards to the SMISS35. | |
| 2 | 3 | 30 | SMISS35 | 14 | 10 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 33 yards to the SMISS2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | SMISS02 | 14 | 10 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the SMISS1. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | SMISS01 | 20 | 10 | Dave Lowry rush for 1 yard to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:43. | |
| 2 | 05:43 | SMISS03 | 21 | 10 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 21 | 10 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 05:43 | 1 | 1 | SMISS00 | 21 | 10 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35. |
| 2 | BYU35 | 21 | 10 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS8, Chuck Clancy return 22 yards to the SMISS30. | |||
| 2 | 05:30 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 21 | 10 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the SMISS33. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | SMISS33 | 21 | 10 | Curtis Dickey rush for 7 yards to the SMISS40, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS40 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 3 yards to the SMISS37 (Marcus Kanahele). | |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | SMISS37 | 21 | 10 | Ben Garry rush for 2 yards to the SMISS39. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | SMISS39 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 12 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 41 yards to the BYU8, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | BYU08 | 21 | 10 | Chuck Clancy rush for 1 yard to the BYU7. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU07 | 21 | 10 | Ken Alderman rush for 2 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | BYU05 | 21 | 16 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Pitts for 5 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:45. | |
| 2 | 01:45 | BYU03 | 21 | 17 | Mike Wright PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | BYU03 | 21 | 17 | SMISS ball on SMISS40. | |||
| 2 | 01:45 | SMISS40 | 21 | 17 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 20 yards to the BYU20, PENALTY BYU clipping 13 yards to the BYU7, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU7. | ||
| 2 | SMISS40 | 21 | 17 | Terry McEwen at QB for BYU. | |||
| 2 | 01:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU07 | 21 | 19 | Terry McEwen rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU0, TM safety, clock 01:33. |
| 2 | 01:33 | BYU20 | 21 | 19 | Dave Lowry kickoff 38 yards to the SMISS42, Chuck Clancy return 0 yards to the SMISS42, fumble by Chuck Clancy recovered by BYU TEAM at SMISS42. | ||
| 2 | BYU20 | 21 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen at QB for BYU. | |||
| 2 | 01:28 | 1 | 10 | SMISS42 | 21 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jay Miller for 14 yards to the SMISS28, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS28 | 21 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 8 yards to the SMISS20. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | SMISS20 | 27 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 20 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:02. | |
| 2 | 01:02 | SMISS03 | 28 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | SMISS03 | 28 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 01:02 | BYU40 | 28 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, Chuck Clancy return 13 yards to the SMISS13. | ||
| 2 | 00:58 | 1 | 10 | SMISS13 | 28 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for no gain to the SMISS13. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMISS13 | 28 | 19 | Ken Alderman rush for 5 yards to the SMISS18. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | SMISS18 | 28 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | SMISS18 | 28 | 19 | Mike Wright punt 57 yards to the BYU25, fair catch by Mike Chronister, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the SMISS33, 1ST DOWN SMISS, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMISS33 | 28 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 2 yards to the SMISS35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SMISS35 | 28 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | SMISS35 | 28 | 19 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | SMISS40 | 28 | 19 | Mike Wright kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 10 yards to the BYU10, PENALTY BYU clipping 5 yards to the BYU5, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU5. | ||
| 3 | 14:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU05 | 28 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the BYU14. |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU14 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 1 yard to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU14, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at BYU14. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU14 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 9 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | BYU23 | 28 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 28 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 68 yards to the SMISS2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | SMISS02 | 34 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:58. | |
| 3 | 12:58 | SMISS03 | 35 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | SMISS03 | 35 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 3 | 12:58 | BYU40 | 35 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 51 yards to the SMISS9, Chuck Clancy return 14 yards to the SMISS23. | ||
| 3 | 12:53 | 1 | 10 | SMISS23 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 1 yard to the SMISS24. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SMISS24 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 8 yards to the SMISS32. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | SMISS32 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 2 yards to the SMISS34, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS34 | 35 | 19 | Chuck Clancy rush for 1 yard to the SMISS35. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SMISS35 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Brown for 16 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 9 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 19 | Chuck Clancy pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 19 | Chuck Clancy rush for 3 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to John Cannon for 14 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 35 | 19 | Ben Garry rush for 3 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | BYU20 | 35 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 3 yards to the BYU17. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | BYU17 | 35 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for no gain to the BYU17. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | BYU17 | 35 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU24 (Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 07:07 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU24 | 35 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | BYU27 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 37 yards to the SMISS36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS36 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 3 yards to the SMISS33. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | SMISS33 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden, PENALTY SMISS pass interference 10 yards to the SMISS23, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS23 | 35 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 11 yards to the SMISS12, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS12 | 35 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the SMISS8. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | SMISS08 | 35 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the SMISS6. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | SMISS06 | 41 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 6 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:14. | |
| 3 | 04:14 | SMISS03 | 42 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | SMISS03 | 42 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 3 | 04:14 | BYU40 | 42 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the SMISS5, Chuck Clancy return 25 yards to the SMISS30, fumble by Chuck Clancy recovered by BYU Craig Jensen at SMISS30. | ||
| 3 | 04:10 | 1 | 10 | SMISS30 | 42 | 19 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SMISS35. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | SMISS35 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 15 yards to the SMISS20, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SMISS30 (J.J. Stewart). | |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | SMISS30 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jay Miller for 17 yards to the SMISS13. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | SMISS13 | 42 | 19 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SMISS18. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | SMISS18 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 14 yards to the SMISS4, PENALTY BYU personal foul off-setting, PENALTY SMISS personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | SMISS04 | 42 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jay Miller. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | SMISS04 | 42 | 19 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 37 MISSED - wide left, spot at SMISS20, clock 02:36. | |
| 3 | 02:36 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 42 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Ben Garry for 17 yards to the SMISS37, fumble by Ben Garry recovered by BYU Neal Ane at SMISS37. |
| 3 | 02:26 | 1 | 10 | SMISS37 | 42 | 19 | Tod Christensen rush for 5 yards to the SMISS32. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | SMISS32 | 42 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the SMISS28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | SMISS28 | 42 | 19 | PENALTY SMISS offside defense 5 yards to the SMISS23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS23 | 42 | 19 | Tod Christensen rush for 10 yards to the SMISS13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMISS13 | 42 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the SMISS10. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | SMISS10 | 48 | 19 | Jeff Blanc rush for 10 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:01. | |
| 3 | 00:01 | SMISS03 | 49 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | SMISS03 | 49 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 3 | 00:01 | BYU40 | 49 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the SMISS0, touchback. | ||
| 3 | 00:01 | 1 | 10 | SMISS20 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman rush for 6 yards to the SMISS26. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 4 | SMISS26 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SMISS16, fumble by Ken Alderman recovered by BYU Bill Rice at SMISS16. |
| 4 | 14:52 | 1 | 10 | SMISS16 | 49 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 2 yards to the SMISS18, PENALTY BYU personal foul 17 yards to the SMISS33, NO PLAY. |
| 4 | 1 | 27 | SMISS33 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Ronald Taylor at the SMISS25, Ronald Taylor return 13 yards to the SMISS38. | |
| 4 | 14:30 | 1 | 10 | SMISS38 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMISS38 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SMISS30 (Reed Brown). | |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | SMISS30 | 49 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SMISS22 (Gary Peterson). | |
| 4 | 4 | 26 | SMISS22 | 49 | 19 | Mike Wright punt 57 yards to the BYU21, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 4 | 13:13 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 8 yards to the BYU29. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU29 | 49 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 49 | 19 | PENALTY BYU intentional grounding (Gifford Nielsen) 15 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | BYU18 | 49 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | BYU18 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 67 yards to the SMISS15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMISS15 | 49 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 2 yards to the SMISS17. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | SMISS17 | 49 | 19 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 11 yards to the SMISS6. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | SMISS06 | 55 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 6 yards to the SMISS0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:56. | |
| 4 | 09:56 | SMISS03 | 56 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 4 | SMISS03 | 56 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 4 | 09:56 | BYU40 | 56 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS3, Chuck Clancy return 36 yards to the SMISS39, PENALTY BYU face mask 15 yards to the BYU46, 1st and 10, SMISS ball on BYU46. | ||
| 4 | 09:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 3 yards to the BYU43. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman rush for 9 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN SMISS, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU34 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU34 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chris Pieper for 10 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU24 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 11 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for 2 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Curtis Dickey rush for no gain to the BYU11. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Chuck Clancy pass incomplete to John Pitts. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 3 yards to the BYU14 (Mark Berntsen). | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU11 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 07:01 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 56 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the BYU22. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU22 | 56 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the BYU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU26 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Dave Lowry. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU26 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 24 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 56 | 19 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the SMISS49. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | SMISS49 | 56 | 19 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 14 | BYU46 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | BYU46 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 29 yards to the SMISS25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMISS25 | 56 | 19 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the SMISS25. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMISS25 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen rush for 8 yards to the SMISS17. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | SMISS17 | 56 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 16 yards to the SMISS1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | SMISS01 | 62 | 19 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 1 yard to the SMISS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:19. | |
| 4 | 03:19 | SMISS03 | 63 | 19 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 4 | SMISS03 | 63 | 19 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 4 | 03:19 | BYU40 | 63 | 19 | Dave Taylor kickoff 57 yards to the SMISS3, Chuck Clancy return 22 yards to the SMISS25. | ||
| 4 | 03:13 | 1 | 10 | SMISS25 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMISS25 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | SMISS25 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Boo Smith for 14 yards to the SMISS39, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMISS39 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Brown for 16 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Clancy for 12 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to Chuck Brown for 15 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN SMISS. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU18 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU18 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass complete to TM for 18 yards to the BYU0, clock 03:13, PENALTY SMISS pass interference 15 yards to the BYU33, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 03:13 | 3 | 25 | BYU33 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU38. |
| 4 | 01:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 63 | 19 | Robbie Kahuanui rush for 5 yards to the BYU43. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 63 | 19 | Robbie Kahuanui rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU41 | 63 | 19 | Robbie Kahuanui rush for 3 yards to the BYU44, fumble by Robbie Kahuanui recovered by SMISS Kent Newman at BYU44. | |
| 4 | 00:34 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Chuck Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to Boo Smith. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass incomplete to John Cannon. | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | BYU44 | 63 | 19 | Ken Alderman pass intercepted by Jason Coloma at the BYU30, Jason Coloma return 18 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 4 | 00:04 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 63 | 19 | Roy Ward rush for 4 yards to the SMISS48. |