BYU vs Arizona State — October 30, 1976
| Date | October 30, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Attendance | 29,854 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Frank Kush |
| Opp Final Record | 4-7 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
Before the season started, the dopesters had this one tagged as the WAC game that would determine the championship. Both came into the game with identical 2-1 league records. Game got off to a wild start with the score reading 21-17, ASU, at the end of the first quarter. Nielsen hit 20 of 37 (two touchdowns), and Blanc kept the Devils honest with 82 yards rushing for 20 carries. Taylor kicked three field goals (longest of 45 yards) and added four extra points. Edwards described the game as, "one of the best wins we have ever had, and a total effort by the players and coaches." ASU was 4-7 for season.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13:14 | BYU | John Van Der Wouden 3-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:32 | ASU | Dennis Sproul 80-yard pass to Larry Mucker (Dan Cush PAT made) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 10:13 | BYU | Dave Taylor 21-yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | 06:20 | ASU | Dennis Sproul 43-yard pass to Larry Mucker (Dan Cush PAT made) | 10 | 14 |
| 1 | 03:31 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 35-yard pass to George Harris (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 17 | 14 |
| 1 | 00:22 | ASU | Dennis Sproul 1-yard run (Dan Cush PAT made) | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | 03:35 | BYU | Dave Lowry 3-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | 10:30 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 81-yard pass to Mike Chronister (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 31 | 21 |
| 3 | 04:02 | BYU | Dave Taylor 40-yard field goal | 34 | 21 |
| 3 | 01:23 | BYU | Todd Christensen 2-yard run | 40 | 21 |
| 4 | 08:43 | BYU | Dave Taylor 45-yard field goal | 43 | 21 |
| Statistic | BYU | ASU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 21 |
| Rushing | 6 | 6 |
| Passing | 12 | 13 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | 105 | 86 |
| Attempts | 40 | 39 |
| Avg per Rush | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Passing | 366 | 376 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 22-41-2 | 17-36-3 |
| Completion % | 53.7 | 47.2 |
| Yds/Attempt | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| Yds/Catch | 16.6 | 22.1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 471 | 462 |
| Plays | 81 | 75 |
| Avg per Play | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 5-57-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 11.4 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-83-0 | 5-72-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 27.7 | 14.4 |
| Punting | 5-215 | 8-342 |
| Avg Punt | 43.0 | 42.8 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 12-86 | 8-88 |
| Sacks By | 3 | 4 |
| FG Made-Att | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 6-17 | 3-13 |
| 4th Down Conv | 2-3 | 0-2 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 339 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 138.0 | 3 |
| Terry McEwen | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 106.7 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Roy Ward | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Todd Christensen | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Lowry | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Chronister | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Roger Gourley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry McEwen | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | |
| Gifford Nielsen | 5 | -15 | -3.0 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 2 | 106 | 53.0 | 1 | 81 |
| George Harris | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Tod Thompson | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 0 | 56 |
| Todd Christensen | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Nilsson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jeff Blanc | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Billick | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Roger Gourley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Jason Coloma | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Wood | 18 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rice | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kanahele | 7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Wilgar | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miller | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hernandez | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Swenson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Varner | 2 | 0.0 | 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 |
| Reed Brown | 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 |
| Neal Ane | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor | 3 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 61 |
Arizona State
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Sproul | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 334 | 12.4 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 150.6 | |
| Fred Mortensen | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 94.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bonner | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Fred Williams | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Mortensen | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Stan Robinson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Lovett | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Chico McCall | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Sproul | 9 | -37 | -4.1 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Mucker | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 2 | 30 |
| John Jefferson | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 | 32 |
| Paul Ervin | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 44 |
| Stan Robinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chico McCall | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Felix | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Martin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Peterson | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Al Harris | 8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mike Martinez | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| John Harris | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bob Carl | 7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Kit Lathrop | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Gary Padjen | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rob Petersen | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Derrick Martin | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Willie Scroggin | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Brad Kiburz | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Raye Williams | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Denton | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Kush | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Mortensen | 8 | 341 | 42.6 | 49 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| TB | Jeff Blanc |
| FB | Todd Christensen |
| FL | Mike Chronister |
| SE | John Van Der Wouden |
| TE | Tod Thompson |
| LT | Dave Meteer |
| LG | Steve Miller |
| C | Chuck Carlson |
| RG | Keith Uperesa |
| RT | Dave Hubbard |
Arizona State
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Steve Dewey |
| DE | Marcus Kanahele |
| DT | Bill Rice |
| DT | Mekeli Ieremia |
| LB | Larry Miller |
| LB | Blake Murdock |
| MLB | Rod Wood |
| CB | Tony Hernandez |
| CB | Craig Jensen |
| FS | Dana Wilgar |
| SS | Marc Swenson |
Arizona State
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | ASU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 0 | 0 | Change of possession, BYU ball on BYU40, 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 0 | 0 | Stan Robinson rush for 1 yard to the ASU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | ASU21 | 0 | 0 | Dennis Sproul pass intercepted by Larry Miller at the ASU21, Larry Miller return 11 yards to the ASU10. | |
| 1 | 14:28 | 1 | ASU10 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the ASU5. | |
| 1 | 2 | ASU05 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU3. | ||
| 1 | 3 | ASU03 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | ||
| 1 | 4 | ASU03 | 6 | 0 | Jo Vanderwouden rush for 3 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14. | ||
| 1 | 13:14 | 1 | ASU03 | 7 | 0 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 13:14 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 13:14 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 7 | 0 | Dennis Sproul rush for no gain to the ASU20. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ASU20 | 7 | 6 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 80 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN ASU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:32. | |
| 1 | 12:32 | 1 | BYU03 | 7 | 7 | Dan Kush PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU30 | 7 | 7 | ASU ball on ASU40. | ||
| 1 | 12:32 | 1 | ASU40 | 7 | 7 | Mark Jones kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, Dave Lowry return 20 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 1 | 12:28 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 7 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 56 yards to the ASU22, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU22 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU20. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | ASU20 | 7 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 14 yards to the ASU6, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU06 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU4. | ||
| 1 | 2 | ASU04 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the ASU4. | ||
| 1 | 3 | ASU04 | 7 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | ||
| 1 | 4 | ASU04 | 10 | 7 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 21 GOOD, clock 10:13. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 10 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 10:13 | 1 | BYU40 | 10 | 7 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, Derrick Martin return 7 yards to the ASU7. | |
| 1 | 10:07 | 1 | 10 | ASU07 | 10 | 7 | Mark Lovett rush for 4 yards to the ASU11. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ASU11 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul rush for 1 yard to the ASU12. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | ASU12 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Stan Robinson. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ASU12 | 10 | 7 | Fred Mortensen punt 40 yards to the BYU48, fair catch by Mike Chronister, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the BYU33, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU33. | |
| 1 | 08:30 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 10 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU22 (Kit Lathrop). |
| 1 | 2 | 21 | BYU22 | 10 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the BYU28, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | BYU28 | 10 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | BYU28 | 10 | 7 | Dave Lowry punt 44 yards to the ASU28, fair catch by Derrick Martin. | |
| 1 | 07:28 | 1 | 10 | ASU28 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Paul Ervin for 2 yards to the ASU30, PENALTY ASU ineligible downfield on pass 14 yards to the ASU14, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 1 | 24 | ASU14 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul rush for loss of 1 yard to the ASU13. | |
| 1 | 2 | 25 | ASU13 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Paul Ervin for 44 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 10 | 13 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 43 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN ASU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:20. | |
| 1 | 06:20 | 1 | BYU03 | 10 | 14 | Dan Kush PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU30 | 10 | 14 | ASU ball on ASU40. | ||
| 1 | 06:20 | 1 | ASU40 | 10 | 14 | Mark Jones kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 28 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 1 | 06:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 10 | 14 | PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU33. |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU33 | 10 | 14 | PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 7 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU45 | 10 | 14 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the ASU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU46 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ASU46 | 10 | 14 | Jeff Blanc rush for 16 yards to the ASU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ASU30 | 10 | 14 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the ASU35. | |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | ASU35 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for no gain to the ASU35. | |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | ASU35 | 16 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 35 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31. | |
| 1 | 03:31 | 1 | ASU03 | 17 | 14 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 17 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 03:31 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 14 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 03:31 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 17 | 14 | Mark Lovett rush for 3 yards to the ASU23. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | ASU23 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Paul Ervin for 11 yards to the ASU34, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU34 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 32 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 17 | 14 | Ron Bonner rush for 10 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 17 | 14 | Ron Bonner rush for 1 yard to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU23 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 17 yards to the BYU6, fumble by Larry Mucker recovered by ASU Paul Ervin at BYU6, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU06 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul rush for no gain to the BYU6, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU face mask 3 yards to the BYU3, 1ST DOWN ASU, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU03 | 17 | 14 | Ron Bonner rush for no gain to the BYU3. | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU03 | 17 | 14 | PENALTY ASU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU8. | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU08 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to John Jefferson. | ||
| 1 | 3 | BYU08 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker, PENALTY BYU pass interference 7 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN ASU, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU01 | 17 | 20 | Dennis Sproul rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22. | ||
| 1 | 00:22 | 1 | BYU03 | 17 | 21 | Dan Kush PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | ASU ball on ASU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:22 | 1 | ASU40 | 17 | 21 | Mark Jones kickoff 54 yards to the BYU6, Jason Coloma return 35 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 1 | 00:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 17 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU43. |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson. |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | BYU48 | 17 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 10 yards to the ASU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU47 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the ASU44. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | ASU44 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 4 yards to the ASU40. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ASU40 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the ASU39. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | ASU39 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 9 yards to the ASU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | Mike Chronister rush for 5 yards to the ASU25. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | ASU25 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU23. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ASU23 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ASU28 (Kit Lathrop). | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | ASU28 | 17 | 21 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at ASU20, clock 10:42. | |
| 2 | 10:42 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 17 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to John Jefferson. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | ASU20 | 17 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 6 yards to the ASU26. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ASU26 | 17 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | ASU26 | 17 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 45 yards to the BYU29, Mike Chronister return 5 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 2 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 9 yards to the BYU43. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU35 (Tim Petersen). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU35 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | BYU35 | 17 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 41 yards to the ASU24. | |
| 2 | 08:23 | 1 | 10 | ASU24 | 17 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 3 yards to the ASU27. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | ASU27 | 17 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 6 yards to the ASU33. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | ASU33 | 17 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for no gain to the ASU33. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | ASU33 | 17 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 49 yards to the BYU18, Mike Chronister return 25 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 2 | 06:43 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU45. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU45 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 25 yards to the ASU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for no gain to the ASU30. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the ASU27. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | ASU27 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 24 yards to the ASU3, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | ASU03 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the ASU2. | ||
| 2 | 2 | ASU02 | 23 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:35. | ||
| 2 | 03:35 | 1 | ASU03 | 24 | 21 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 24 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 03:35 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, Brian Felix return 20 yards to the ASU20. | |
| 2 | 03:30 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 15 yards to the ASU35, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU35 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Stan Robinson. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | ASU35 | 24 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the ASU38. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | ASU38 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul sacked for loss of 14 yards to the ASU24 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | ASU24 | 24 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 42 yards to the BYU34, Mike Chronister return 4 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 2 | 01:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 24 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU38 | 24 | 21 | PENALTY BYU holding 15 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | BYU47 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 7 yards to the ASU46. | |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | ASU46 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Tim Petersen at the ASU28, Tim Petersen return 0 yards to the ASU28. | |
| 2 | 01:11 | 1 | 10 | ASU28 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ASU18 (Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | ASU18 | 24 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the ASU21. | |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | ASU21 | 24 | 21 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 3 | 17 | ASU40 | 24 | 21 | Mark Jones kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU24. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU24 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 3 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | BYU27 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 6 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 24 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the BYU38. | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 35 yards to the ASU27, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 12:24 | 1 | 10 | ASU27 | 24 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for 3 yards to the ASU30. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | ASU30 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 43 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 24 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU29, PENALTY ASU clipping 15 yards to the BYU42, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | BYU42 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 15 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU4, Tony Hernandez return 15 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 3 | 10:47 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU19 | 30 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 81 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:30. | |
| 3 | 10:30 | 1 | ASU03 | 31 | 21 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 31 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 10:30 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 58 yards to the ASU2, TEAM return 16 yards to the ASU18, fumble by TEAM recovered by ASU TEAM at ASU18. | |
| 3 | 10:22 | 1 | 10 | ASU18 | 31 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for no gain to the ASU18, fumble by Stan Robinson recovered by ASU TEAM at ASU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU18 | 31 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the ASU21. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | ASU21 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 17 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 1 yard to the ASU39. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | ASU39 | 31 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside defense 5 yards to the ASU44. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ASU44 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 11 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for no gain to the BYU45, PENALTY ASU illegal procedure 5 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | ASU50 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Stan Robinson for 6 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU44 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass intercepted by Larry Miller at the BYU38, Larry Miller return 7 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 3 | 08:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Raye Williams at the ASU19, Raye Williams return 0 yards to the ASU19. |
| 3 | 08:01 | 1 | 10 | ASU19 | 31 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 13 yards to the ASU32, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU32 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU32 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | ASU32 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul sacked for loss of 9 yards to the ASU23 (Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 4 | 19 | ASU23 | 31 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 35 yards to the BYU42, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 06:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 8 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | BYU50 | 31 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the ASU37. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | ASU37 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 11 yards to the ASU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU26 | 31 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 26 yards to the ASU0, clock 04:45, PENALTY BYU clipping 1 yards to the ASU27, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 04:45 | 1 | 11 | ASU27 | 31 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 5 yards to the ASU22. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | ASU22 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 2 yards to the ASU24, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at ASU24. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | ASU24 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | ASU24 | 34 | 21 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 04:02. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 34 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 04:02 | 1 | BYU40 | 34 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 59 yards to the ASU1, Derrick Martin return 5 yards to the ASU6. | |
| 3 | 03:58 | 1 | 10 | ASU06 | 34 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 2 yards to the ASU8. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | ASU08 | 34 | 21 | Dennis Sproul rush for loss of 1 yard to the ASU7. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | ASU07 | 34 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | ASU07 | 34 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 44 yards to the BYU49, Mike Chronister return 9 yards to the ASU42. | |
| 3 | 02:41 | 1 | 10 | ASU42 | 34 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the ASU42. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU42 | 34 | 21 | 2nd and 10. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU42 | 34 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden, PENALTY ASU pass interference 34 yards to the ASU8, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | ASU08 | 34 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the ASU2. | ||
| 3 | 2 | ASU02 | 40 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:23. | ||
| 3 | 01:23 | 1 | ASU03 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 40 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 01:23 | 1 | BYU40 | 40 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 01:23 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 40 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 8 yards to the ASU28. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | ASU28 | 40 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 3 yards to the ASU31, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU31 | 40 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for 3 yards to the ASU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | ASU34 | 40 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 7 | ASU34 | 40 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete. |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | ASU34 | 40 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 47 yards to the BYU19, Mike Chronister return 14 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 4 | 14:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 40 | 21 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the BYU37. |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU37 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 6 yards to the BYU43, fumble by Dave Lowry recovered by BYU Chuck Carlson at BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 4 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU47 | 40 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU42 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | BYU39 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | BYU39 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 61 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 12:10 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 40 | 21 | Chico McCall rush for 3 yards to the ASU23. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | ASU23 | 40 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 2 yards to the ASU25. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | ASU25 | 40 | 21 | Dennis Sproul rush for loss of 4 yards to the ASU21. | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | ASU21 | 40 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 40 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 4 | 10:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU41. |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU41 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 34 yards to the ASU25, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY ASU pass interference declined. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU25 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the ASU40, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | ASU40 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 13 yards to the ASU27. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | ASU27 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | ASU27 | 43 | 21 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 08:43. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU30 | 43 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 08:43 | 1 | BYU40 | 43 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the ASU5, Brian Felix return 24 yards to the ASU29. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU29 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen at QB for Arizona State. | |
| 4 | 08:37 | 1 | 10 | ASU29 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to John Jefferson for 11 yards to the ASU40, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU40 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to Larry Mucker for 15 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 43 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for no gain to the BYU45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to John Jefferson for 9 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU36 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to John Jefferson for 10 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 43 | 21 | Chico McCall rush for 3 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU20 | 43 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 13 yards to the BYU7, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU07 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to John Jefferson. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU07 | 43 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU4. | ||
| 4 | 3 | BYU04 | 43 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 1 yard to the BYU3. | ||
| 4 | 4 | BYU03 | 43 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete. | ||
| 4 | 04:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU03 | 43 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU03 | 43 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU05 | 43 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU7. | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | BYU07 | 43 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 34 yards to the BYU41, fair catch by Mike Harris. | |
| 4 | 03:03 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to Chico McCall for loss of 3 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | BYU44 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | BYU44 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU27, Tony Hernandez return to the BYU39, PENALTY BYU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU39, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU39 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 01:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 43 | 21 | Roy Ward rush for 16 yards to the ASU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU45 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 6 yards to the ASU39. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | ASU39 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 21 yards to the ASU18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU18 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ASU28 (Brad Kiburz). | |
| 4 | 2 | 20 | ASU28 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | ASU28 | 43 | 21 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the ASU33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 25 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Clock 00:03. | |
| 4 | 00:03 | 1 | 10 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 19 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | ASU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 0 | 0 | Change of possession, BYU ball on BYU40, 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 0 | 0 | Stan Robinson rush for 1 yard to the ASU21. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | ASU21 | 0 | 0 | Dennis Sproul pass intercepted by Larry Miller at the ASU21, Larry Miller return 11 yards to the ASU10. | |
| 1 | 14:28 | 1 | ASU10 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the ASU5. | |
| 1 | 2 | ASU05 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU3. | ||
| 1 | 3 | ASU03 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | ||
| 1 | 4 | ASU03 | 6 | 0 | Jo Vanderwouden rush for 3 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14. | ||
| 1 | 13:14 | 1 | ASU03 | 7 | 0 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 13:14 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 13:14 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 7 | 0 | Dennis Sproul rush for no gain to the ASU20. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ASU20 | 7 | 6 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 80 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN ASU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:32. | |
| 1 | 12:32 | 1 | BYU03 | 7 | 7 | Dan Kush PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU30 | 7 | 7 | ASU ball on ASU40. | ||
| 1 | 12:32 | 1 | ASU40 | 7 | 7 | Mark Jones kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, Dave Lowry return 20 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 1 | 12:28 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 7 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 56 yards to the ASU22, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU22 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU20. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | ASU20 | 7 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 14 yards to the ASU6, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU06 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU4. | ||
| 1 | 2 | ASU04 | 7 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the ASU4. | ||
| 1 | 3 | ASU04 | 7 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | ||
| 1 | 4 | ASU04 | 10 | 7 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 21 GOOD, clock 10:13. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 10 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 10:13 | 1 | BYU40 | 10 | 7 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, Derrick Martin return 7 yards to the ASU7. | |
| 1 | 10:07 | 1 | 10 | ASU07 | 10 | 7 | Mark Lovett rush for 4 yards to the ASU11. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ASU11 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul rush for 1 yard to the ASU12. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | ASU12 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Stan Robinson. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ASU12 | 10 | 7 | Fred Mortensen punt 40 yards to the BYU48, fair catch by Mike Chronister, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the BYU33, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU33. | |
| 1 | 08:30 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 10 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU22 (Kit Lathrop). |
| 1 | 2 | 21 | BYU22 | 10 | 7 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the BYU28, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | BYU28 | 10 | 7 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | BYU28 | 10 | 7 | Dave Lowry punt 44 yards to the ASU28, fair catch by Derrick Martin. | |
| 1 | 07:28 | 1 | 10 | ASU28 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Paul Ervin for 2 yards to the ASU30, PENALTY ASU ineligible downfield on pass 14 yards to the ASU14, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 1 | 24 | ASU14 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul rush for loss of 1 yard to the ASU13. | |
| 1 | 2 | 25 | ASU13 | 10 | 7 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Paul Ervin for 44 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 10 | 13 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 43 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN ASU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:20. | |
| 1 | 06:20 | 1 | BYU03 | 10 | 14 | Dan Kush PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU30 | 10 | 14 | ASU ball on ASU40. | ||
| 1 | 06:20 | 1 | ASU40 | 10 | 14 | Mark Jones kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 28 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 1 | 06:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 10 | 14 | PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU33. |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU33 | 10 | 14 | PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 7 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU45 | 10 | 14 | Jeff Blanc rush for 9 yards to the ASU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU46 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ASU46 | 10 | 14 | Jeff Blanc rush for 16 yards to the ASU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | ASU30 | 10 | 14 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the ASU35. | |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | ASU35 | 10 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for no gain to the ASU35. | |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | ASU35 | 16 | 14 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 35 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31. | |
| 1 | 03:31 | 1 | ASU03 | 17 | 14 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 17 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 03:31 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 14 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 03:31 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 17 | 14 | Mark Lovett rush for 3 yards to the ASU23. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | ASU23 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Paul Ervin for 11 yards to the ASU34, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | ASU34 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 32 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 17 | 14 | Ron Bonner rush for 10 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 17 | 14 | Ron Bonner rush for 1 yard to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU23 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 17 yards to the BYU6, fumble by Larry Mucker recovered by ASU Paul Ervin at BYU6, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU06 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul rush for no gain to the BYU6, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU face mask 3 yards to the BYU3, 1ST DOWN ASU, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU03 | 17 | 14 | Ron Bonner rush for no gain to the BYU3. | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU03 | 17 | 14 | PENALTY ASU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU8. | ||
| 1 | 2 | BYU08 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to John Jefferson. | ||
| 1 | 3 | BYU08 | 17 | 14 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker, PENALTY BYU pass interference 7 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN ASU, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU01 | 17 | 20 | Dennis Sproul rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22. | ||
| 1 | 00:22 | 1 | BYU03 | 17 | 21 | Dan Kush PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | ASU ball on ASU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:22 | 1 | ASU40 | 17 | 21 | Mark Jones kickoff 54 yards to the BYU6, Jason Coloma return 35 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 1 | 00:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 17 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU43. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | ASU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson. |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | PENALTY ASU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | BYU48 | 17 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 10 yards to the ASU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU47 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the ASU44. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | ASU44 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 4 yards to the ASU40. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ASU40 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the ASU39. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | ASU39 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 9 yards to the ASU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | Mike Chronister rush for 5 yards to the ASU25. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | ASU25 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the ASU23. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | ASU23 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ASU28 (Kit Lathrop). | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | ASU28 | 17 | 21 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at ASU20, clock 10:42. | |
| 2 | 10:42 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 17 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to John Jefferson. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | ASU20 | 17 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 6 yards to the ASU26. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ASU26 | 17 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | ASU26 | 17 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 45 yards to the BYU29, Mike Chronister return 5 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 2 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 9 yards to the BYU43. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU35 (Tim Petersen). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU35 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | BYU35 | 17 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 41 yards to the ASU24. | |
| 2 | 08:23 | 1 | 10 | ASU24 | 17 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 3 yards to the ASU27. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | ASU27 | 17 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 6 yards to the ASU33. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | ASU33 | 17 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for no gain to the ASU33. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | ASU33 | 17 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 49 yards to the BYU18, Mike Chronister return 25 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 2 | 06:43 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU45. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU45 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 25 yards to the ASU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for no gain to the ASU30. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | ASU30 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the ASU27. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | ASU27 | 17 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 24 yards to the ASU3, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | ASU03 | 17 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the ASU2. | ||
| 2 | 2 | ASU02 | 23 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:35. | ||
| 2 | 03:35 | 1 | ASU03 | 24 | 21 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 24 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 03:35 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, Brian Felix return 20 yards to the ASU20. | |
| 2 | 03:30 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 15 yards to the ASU35, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU35 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Stan Robinson. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | ASU35 | 24 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the ASU38. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | ASU38 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul sacked for loss of 14 yards to the ASU24 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | ASU24 | 24 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 42 yards to the BYU34, Mike Chronister return 4 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 2 | 01:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 24 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | ASU38 | 24 | 21 | PENALTY BYU holding 15 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | BYU47 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 7 yards to the ASU46. | |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | ASU46 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Tim Petersen at the ASU28, Tim Petersen return 0 yards to the ASU28. | |
| 2 | 01:11 | 1 | 10 | ASU28 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ASU18 (Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | ASU18 | 24 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the ASU21. | |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | ASU21 | 24 | 21 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | ASU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 3 | 17 | ASU40 | 24 | 21 | Mark Jones kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU24. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU24 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 3 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | BYU27 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 6 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 24 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the BYU38. | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | BYU38 | 24 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 35 yards to the ASU27, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 12:24 | 1 | 10 | ASU27 | 24 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for 3 yards to the ASU30. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | ASU30 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 43 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 24 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU29, PENALTY ASU clipping 15 yards to the BYU42, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | BYU42 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 15 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 24 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU4, Tony Hernandez return 15 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 3 | 10:47 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 24 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU19 | 30 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 81 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:30. | |
| 3 | 10:30 | 1 | ASU03 | 31 | 21 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 31 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 10:30 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 58 yards to the ASU2, TEAM return 16 yards to the ASU18, fumble by TEAM recovered by ASU TEAM at ASU18. | |
| 3 | 10:22 | 1 | 10 | ASU18 | 31 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for no gain to the ASU18, fumble by Stan Robinson recovered by ASU TEAM at ASU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU18 | 31 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the ASU21. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | ASU21 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for 17 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 1 yard to the ASU39. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | ASU39 | 31 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside defense 5 yards to the ASU44. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ASU44 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Larry Mucker for 11 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to John Jefferson for no gain to the BYU45, PENALTY ASU illegal procedure 5 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | ASU50 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass complete to Stan Robinson for 6 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU44 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass intercepted by Larry Miller at the BYU38, Larry Miller return 7 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 3 | 08:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Raye Williams at the ASU19, Raye Williams return 0 yards to the ASU19. |
| 3 | 08:01 | 1 | 10 | ASU19 | 31 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 13 yards to the ASU32, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU32 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU32 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | ASU32 | 31 | 21 | Dennis Sproul sacked for loss of 9 yards to the ASU23 (Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 4 | 19 | ASU23 | 31 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 35 yards to the BYU42, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 06:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 8 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | BYU50 | 31 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the ASU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU38 | 31 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the ASU37. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | ASU37 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 11 yards to the ASU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU26 | 31 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 26 yards to the ASU0, clock 04:45, PENALTY BYU clipping 1 yards to the ASU27, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 04:45 | 1 | 11 | ASU27 | 31 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 5 yards to the ASU22. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | ASU22 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 2 yards to the ASU24, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at ASU24. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | ASU24 | 31 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | ASU24 | 34 | 21 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 04:02. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 34 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 04:02 | 1 | BYU40 | 34 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 59 yards to the ASU1, Derrick Martin return 5 yards to the ASU6. | |
| 3 | 03:58 | 1 | 10 | ASU06 | 34 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 2 yards to the ASU8. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | ASU08 | 34 | 21 | Dennis Sproul rush for loss of 1 yard to the ASU7. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | ASU07 | 34 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | ASU07 | 34 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 44 yards to the BYU49, Mike Chronister return 9 yards to the ASU42. | |
| 3 | 02:41 | 1 | 10 | ASU42 | 34 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the ASU42. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU42 | 34 | 21 | 2nd and 10. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | ASU42 | 34 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden, PENALTY ASU pass interference 34 yards to the ASU8, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | ASU08 | 34 | 21 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the ASU2. | ||
| 3 | 2 | ASU02 | 40 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:23. | ||
| 3 | 01:23 | 1 | ASU03 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 40 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 01:23 | 1 | BYU40 | 40 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 01:23 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 40 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 8 yards to the ASU28. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | ASU28 | 40 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 3 yards to the ASU31, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | ASU31 | 40 | 21 | Stan Robinson rush for 3 yards to the ASU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | ASU34 | 40 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | ASU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 7 | ASU34 | 40 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete. |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | ASU34 | 40 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 47 yards to the BYU19, Mike Chronister return 14 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 4 | 14:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 40 | 21 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the BYU37. |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU37 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 6 yards to the BYU43, fumble by Dave Lowry recovered by BYU Chuck Carlson at BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 4 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU47 | 40 | 21 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU42 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | BYU39 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | BYU39 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 61 yards to the ASU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 12:10 | 1 | 10 | ASU20 | 40 | 21 | Chico McCall rush for 3 yards to the ASU23. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | ASU23 | 40 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 2 yards to the ASU25. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | ASU25 | 40 | 21 | Dennis Sproul rush for loss of 4 yards to the ASU21. | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | ASU21 | 40 | 21 | Fred Mortensen punt 40 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 4 | 10:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 40 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU41. |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU41 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 34 yards to the ASU25, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY ASU pass interference declined. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU25 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the ASU40, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | ASU40 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 13 yards to the ASU27. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | ASU27 | 40 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | ASU27 | 43 | 21 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 08:43. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU30 | 43 | 21 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 08:43 | 1 | BYU40 | 43 | 21 | Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the ASU5, Brian Felix return 24 yards to the ASU29. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU29 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen at QB for Arizona State. | |
| 4 | 08:37 | 1 | 10 | ASU29 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to John Jefferson for 11 yards to the ASU40, 1ST DOWN ASU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU40 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to Larry Mucker for 15 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 43 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for no gain to the BYU45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to John Jefferson for 9 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU36 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to John Jefferson for 10 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 43 | 21 | Chico McCall rush for 3 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU20 | 43 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 13 yards to the BYU7, 1ST DOWN ASU. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU07 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to John Jefferson. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU07 | 43 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU4. | ||
| 4 | 3 | BYU04 | 43 | 21 | Fred Williams rush for 1 yard to the BYU3. | ||
| 4 | 4 | BYU03 | 43 | 21 | Dennis Sproul pass incomplete. | ||
| 4 | 04:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU03 | 43 | 21 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU03 | 43 | 21 | Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU05 | 43 | 21 | Dave Lowry rush for 2 yards to the BYU7. | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | BYU07 | 43 | 21 | Dave Lowry punt 34 yards to the BYU41, fair catch by Mike Harris. | |
| 4 | 03:03 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to Larry Mucker. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass complete to Chico McCall for loss of 3 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | BYU44 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | BYU44 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU27, Tony Hernandez return to the BYU39, PENALTY BYU offside defense 5 yards to the BYU39, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | BYU39 | 43 | 21 | Fred Mortensen pass incomplete to Paul Ervin. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 01:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 43 | 21 | Roy Ward rush for 16 yards to the ASU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU45 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 6 yards to the ASU39. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | ASU39 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass complete to Jeff Nilsson for 21 yards to the ASU18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU18 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ASU28 (Brad Kiburz). | |
| 4 | 2 | 20 | ASU28 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Lynn Zwahlen. | |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | ASU28 | 43 | 21 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the ASU33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 25 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Terry McEwen pass incomplete to Jeff Nilsson. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Clock 00:03. | |
| 4 | 00:03 | 1 | 10 | ASU33 | 43 | 21 | Ron Bonner rush for 19 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN ASU. |