BYU vs UTEP — November 6, 1976

BYU BYU 40
FINAL
UTEP UTEP 27
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DateNovember 6, 1976
StadiumCougar Stadium
LocationProvo, UT
Television
Attendance24,644
BYU ConferenceWAC
Opp ConferenceWAC
BYU Head CoachLaVell Edwards
Opp Head CoachGil Bartosh
Opp Final Record1-11

Game Notes

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It was a record-setting afternoon for the Cougars, but the score was tied 27-27 at the half, The Cougars pulled away on a pair of field goals by Dave Taylor (40 and 33). leremia had an outstanding game on defense. Despite tough battle against BYU, TexasEl Paso didn't fare well during the season, finishing with 1-10 overall record.

QtrTimeTeamScoring EventBYUOPP
113:22UTEPRay Holt 40-yard run06
105:52BYUGifford Nielsen 23-yard pass to Todd Christensen (Dave Taylor PAT made)76
214:00BYUGifford Nielsen 60-yard pass to Mike Chronister136
210:16UTEPSteve Smith 1-yard run (Miguel Alvarez PAT made)1313
208:51BYUGifford Nielsen 29-yard pass to Dave Lowry (Dave Taylor PAT made)2013
207:57UTEPSteve Smith 77-yard pass to Harold Johnson (Miguel Alvarez PAT made)2020
204:41UTEPSteve Smith 15-yard pass to Dean Allcorn (Miguel Alvarez PAT made)2027
204:07BYUGifford Nielsen 7-yard pass to Mike Chronister (Dave Taylor PAT made)2727
410:56BYUTodd Christensen 6-yard run (Dave Taylor PAT made)3427
408:16BYUDave Taylor 40-yard field goal3727
408:16BYUDave Taylor 33-yard field goal4027
StatisticBYUUTEP
First Downs 19 15
Rushing910
Passing104
Penalty01
Rushing 138 283
Attempts3760
Avg per Rush3.74.7
Touchdowns12
Passing 333 133
Cmp-Att-Int16-30-15-9-1
Completion %53.355.6
Yds/Attempt11.114.8
Yds/Catch20.826.6
Touchdowns42
Total Offense 471 416
Plays6769
Avg per Play7.06.0
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD1-20-02-10-0
Avg Punt Return20.05.0
Kick Ret-Yds-TD5-112-04-73-0
Avg Kick Return22.418.3
Punting 6-213 7-255
Avg Punt35.536.4
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost0-02-1
Penalties-Yards10-1109-78
Sacks By35
FG Made-Att2-30-1
3rd Down Conv2-123-15
4th Down Conv1-12-3
BYU

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Gifford Nielsen152951.731911.04160182.75
John Van Der Wouden11100.01515.00015226.00

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Jeff Blanc9586.4017
Roger Gourley6559.2025
Todd Christensen10383.817
Dave Lowry5255.0020
Gifford Nielsen7-35-5.007

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Mike Chronister312541.7260
Todd Christensen58617.2123
Brian Billick34916.3020
Dave Lowry24321.5129
Jeff Blanc2168.0010
Tod Thompson11515.0015

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Dave Lowry511222.4031

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Mike Chronister12020.0020

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Mekeli Ieremia200.00.00000100000
Bill Rice121.50.00000000000
Mark Berntsen100.00.00000000000
Rod Wood90.50.00000000000
Larry Miller70.00.00000000000
Dana Wilgar70.00.00000000000
Marc Swenson50.00.00000000000
Tony Hernandez40.00.01130000000
Marcus Kanahele31.00.00000010000
Steve Dewey30.00.00000000000
Larry Tucker20.00.00000000000
Mark Terranova20.00.00000000000
Ross Varner20.00.00000000000
Craig Jensen20.00.00000000000
Gary Kama10.00.00000000000
Jason Coloma10.00.00000000000

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Dave Taylor2340450

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Dave Lowry621335.550
UTEP

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Steve Smith5955.613314.82177230.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
George Henderson59218.4064
Ray Holt11645.8140
Robert Elliott20623.1010
Steve Smith19462.4119
Tanny Johnson4205.007
Willie Neal133.003

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Harold Johnson411829.5177
Dean Allcorn11515.0115

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
George Henderson23819.00
Ray Holt23517.50

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
David Crow188.008
Bubba Garcia221.00

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Lee Mitchell90.00.0000
Elroy Stoglin62.00.0000
Hal Barnett51.01.0000
Art Belvin40.00.0000
Carlton Johnson40.01.0000
David Clark41.01.0000
Jerry Knoepfel40.01.00133000
Keith Black40.00.0000
Joe Miller30.00.0000
Mike Black30.00.0000
Ken Yates30.00.0100
Mike Young30.00.0000
Harold Sampson30.00.0000
David Crow20.00.0200
Ron Haynes11.00.0000
Mike Jackson10.01.0000
Eddie Forkerway10.00.0000

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Miguel Alvarez0034

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Jerry Walker725536.444
QtrTimeDownTo GoSpotBYUUTEPPlay
1110UTEP3000UTEP ball on UTEP40.
115:00110UTEP4000Miguel Alvarez kickoff 57 yards to the BYU3, Dave Lowry return 10 yards to the BYU13.
1110BYU1300Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU17.
126BYU1700Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris.
136BYU1700Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU20.
143BYU2000Dave Lowry punt 20 yards to the BYU40.
113:30110BYU4006Ray Holt rush for 40 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:22.
113:221BYU0306Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt failed.
11UTEP3006UTEP ball on UTEP40.
113:221UTEP4006Miguel Alvarez kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 27 yards to the BYU27.
113:16110BYU2706Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen.
1210BYU2706PENALTY BYU holding 17 yards to the BYU10.
1227BYU1006Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 17 yards to the BYU27.
1310BYU2706Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU16 (Ron Haynes).
1421BYU1606Dave Lowry punt 50 yards to the UTEP34, David Crow return 8 yards to the UTEP42.
111:48110UTEP4206Ray Holt rush for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP41.
1211UTEP4106Steve Smith rush for 4 yards to the UTEP45.
137UTEP4506Georg Henderson rush for 8 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
1110BYU4706Steve Smith rush for 3 yards to the BYU44.
127BYU4406Robert Elliott rush for 3 yards to the BYU41.
134BYU4106Ray Holt rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU44.
147BYU4406Jerry Walker punt 44 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
108:18110BYU2006Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the BYU32, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110BYU3206Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU35.
127BYU3506PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the BYU40.
122BYU4006Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the BYU40.
132BYU4006PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU35.
137BYU3506Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 22 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110UTEP4306Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 20 yards to the UTEP23, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110UTEP2366Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 23 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:52.
105:521UTEP0376Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
11BYU3076BYU ball on BYU40.
105:521BYU4076Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback.
105:52110UTEP2076Ray Holt rush for 3 yards to the UTEP23.
127UTEP2376Steve Smith rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP20.
1310UTEP2076Steve Smith rush for 5 yards to the UTEP25.
145UTEP2576Jerry Walker punt 42 yards to the BYU33, Mike Chronister return 20 yards to the UTEP47.
103:58110UTEP4776Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the UTEP43.
126UTEP4376Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 13 yards to the UTEP30, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110UTEP3076Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UTEP40 (Elroy Stoglin).
1220UTEP4076Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 11 yards to the UTEP29.
139UTEP2976Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden.
149UTEP2976Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 46 MISSED - short, spot at UTEP20, clock 01:33.
101:33110UTEP2076Robert Elliott rush for 6 yards to the UTEP26, PENALTY UTEP clipping (Leonard Hill) 9 yards to the UTEP11, NO PLAY.
1119UTEP1176Robert Elliott rush for 1 yard to the UTEP12.
1218UTEP1276Robert Elliott rush for 5 yards to the UTEP17.
215:00313UTEP1776Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 12 yards to the UTEP29.
241UTEP2976Jerry Walker punt 31 yards to the BYU40.
214:08110BYU40136Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 60 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:00.
214:001UTEP03136PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the UTEP8.
21UTEP08136Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt failed.
21BYU30136BYU ball on BYU40.
21BYU40136Dave Taylor kickoff -40 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
214:00110UTEP20136Robert Elliott rush for 3 yards to the UTEP23.
227UTEP23136Steve Smith pass incomplete to Kevin Baker (Tony Hernandez).
237UTEP23136Georg Henderson rush for 64 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110BYU13136Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU11.
228BYU11136Steve Smith rush for 5 yards to the BYU6.
233BYU06136Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU4.
241BYU04136Ray Holt rush for 3 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
21BYU01136Ray Holt rush for no gain to the BYU1.
22BYU01136Steve Smith rush for no gain to the BYU1, PENALTY BYU offside defense 0 yards to the BYU1, NO PLAY.
22BYU011312Steve Smith rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:16.
210:161BYU031313Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt good.
21UTEP301313UTEP ball on UTEP40.
210:161UTEP401313Miguel Alvarez kickoff 51 yards to the BYU9, Dave Lowry return 20 yards to the BYU29.
210:10110BYU291313PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU24.
2115BYU241313Dave Lowry rush for 11 yards to the BYU35, out-of-bounds.
224BYU351313Roger Gourley rush for 7 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2110BYU421313Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick.
2210BYU421313Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 13 yards to the UTEP45, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2110UTEP451313Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 16 yards to the UTEP29, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2110UTEP291313Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley.
2210UTEP291313Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris.
2310UTEP291913Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 29 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:51.
208:511UTEP032013Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
21BYU302013BYU ball on BYU40.
208:511BYU402013Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback.
208:51110UTEP202013Robert Elliott rush for 3 yards to the UTEP23.
227UTEP232019Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 77 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:57.
207:571BYU032020Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt good.
21UTEP302020UTEP ball on UTEP40.
207:571UTEP402020Miguel Alvarez kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 31 yards to the BYU31.
207:50110BYU312020Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister.
2210BYU312020Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the BYU32.
239BYU322020Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick.
249BYU322020Dave Lowry punt 40 yards to the UTEP28, fair catch by David Crow.
206:59110UTEP282020Robert Elliott rush for 1 yard to the UTEP29.
229UTEP292020Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 10 yards to the UTEP39, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110UTEP392020Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP40.
229UTEP402020Robert Elliott rush for 5 yards to the UTEP45.
234UTEP452020Steve Smith pass incomplete to Harold Johnson, PENALTY BYU pass interference 36 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN UTEP, NO PLAY.
2110BYU192020Robert Elliott rush for 4 yards to the BYU15.
226BYU152026Steve Smith pass complete to Dean Allcorn for 15 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41.
204:411BYU032027Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt good.
21UTEP302027UTEP ball on UTEP40.
204:411UTEP402027Miguel Alvarez kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, Dave Lowry return 24 yards to the BYU26.
204:35110BYU262027PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU21.
2115BYU212027Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 14 yards to the BYU35.
221BYU352027Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 58 yards to the UTEP7, 1ST DOWN BYU.
21UTEP072627Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 7 yards to the UTEP0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:07.
204:071UTEP032727Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
21BYU302727BYU ball on BYU40.
204:071BYU402727Dave Taylor kickoff 50 yards to the UTEP10, Georg Henderson return 24 yards to the UTEP34.
204:02110UTEP342727Tanny Johnson rush for 3 yards to the UTEP37.
227UTEP372727Ray Holt rush for 9 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110UTEP462727Steve Smith sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UTEP37 (Bill Rice).
2219UTEP372727Tanny Johnson rush for 7 yards to the UTEP44.
2312UTEP442727Robert Elliott rush for 10 yards to the BYU46.
242BYU462727Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110BYU442727Steve Smith rush for 19 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110BYU252727Tanny Johnson rush for 6 yards to the BYU19.
224BYU192727Steve Smith pass incomplete to Harold Johnson.
234BYU192727Steve Smith sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU25 (Bill Rice;Rod Wood).
2410BYU252727Miguel Alvarez field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 00:26, PENALTY UTEP offside 5 yards to the BYU30, NO PLAY.
200:26415BYU302727Miguel Alvarez field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 00:15.
200:15110BYU202727Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU11 (Elroy Stoglin).
2219BYU112727End of half, clock 00:00.
315:00219BYU402727Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the UTEP5, Georg Henderson return 14 yards to the UTEP19.
314:54110UTEP192727Robert Elliott rush for no gain to the UTEP19.
3210UTEP192727Ray Holt rush for 7 yards to the UTEP26.
333UTEP262727Steve Smith rush for 2 yards to the UTEP28.
341UTEP282727Jerry Walker punt 36 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
313:07110BYU362727Tod Christensen rush for 8 yards to the BYU44.
322BYU442727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen.
332BYU442727Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU45.
341BYU452727Dave Lowry punt 28 yards to the UTEP27, downed.
311:42110UTEP272727Robert Elliott rush for 16 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110UTEP432727Steve Smith sacked for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP42 (Marcus Kanahele).
3211UTEP422727Robert Elliott rush for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP41.
3312UTEP412727Steve Smith rush for no gain to the UTEP41 (Mekeli Ieremia).
3412UTEP412727Jerry Walker punt 30 yards to the BYU29, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
309:11110BYU292727Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the BYU37.
322BYU372727Jeff Blanc rush for 17 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN BYU.
3110UTEP462727Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the UTEP45.
329UTEP452727Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU44 (Hal Barnett).
3320BYU442727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister.
3420BYU442727Dave Lowry punt 32 yards to the UTEP24, fair catch by Bubba Garcia.
307:09110UTEP242727Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the UTEP26.
328UTEP262727Steve Smith rush for 13 yards to the UTEP39, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110UTEP392727Ray Holt rush for 4 yards to the UTEP43.
326UTEP432727Steve Smith rush for 3 yards to the UTEP46.
333UTEP462727Steve Smith rush for 5 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110BYU492727Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU47.
328BYU472727Steve Smith pass incomplete, PENALTY UTEP intentional grounding (Steve Smith) 19 yards to the UTEP34, NO PLAY.
3327UTEP342727Robert Elliott rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP31.
3430UTEP312727Jerry Walker punt 37 yards to the BYU32, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
303:34110BYU322727Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU27.
3215BYU272727Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 10 yards to the BYU37.
335BYU372727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc.
345BYU372727Dave Lowry punt 43 yards to the UTEP20, Bubba Garcia return 2 yards to the UTEP22, PENALTY BYU offside declined.
302:04110UTEP222727Robert Elliott rush for 4 yards to the UTEP26.
326UTEP262727Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 19 yards to the UTEP45, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110UTEP452727Georg Henderson rush for 6 yards to the BYU49.
324BYU492727Robert Elliott rush for 1 yard to the BYU48.
415:0033BYU482727Georg Henderson rush for 2 yards to the BYU46.
441BYU462727Steve Smith rush for no gain to the BYU46.
414:19110BYU462727Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the UTEP46.
422UTEP462727Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP432727Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UTEP38.
425UTEP382727Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the UTEP31, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP312727Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 2 yards to the UTEP33 (Lucien Johnson).
4212UTEP332727Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 6 yards to the UTEP27.
436UTEP272727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen.
446UTEP272727John Van Der Wouden pass complete to Tod Thompson for 14 yards to the UTEP13, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP132727Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the UTEP6.
423UTEP063327Tod Christensen rush for 6 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:56.
410:561UTEP033427Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
41BYU303427BYU ball on BYU40.
410:561BYU403427Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback.
410:56110UTEP203427Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21.
429UTEP213427Steve Smith rush for loss of 4 yards to the UTEP17, fumble by Steve Smith recovered by BYU Marcus Kanahele at UTEP17.
410:18110UTEP173427Gifford Nielsen rush for 7 yards to the UTEP10.
423UTEP1034272nd and 3, Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the UTEP8.
431UTEP083427PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct (Jeff Blanc) 14 yards to the UTEP22.
4315UTEP223427Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the UTEP22.
4415UTEP223727Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 08:16.
41BYU303727BYU ball on BYU40.
408:161BYU403727Dave Taylor kickoff 59 yards to the UTEP1, Ray Holt return 18 yards to the UTEP19, fumble by Ray Holt recovered by UTEP TEAM at UTEP19, out-of-bounds.
408:10110UTEP193727PENALTY UTEP personal foul (Arnold Grimes) 10 yards to the UTEP9.
4120UTEP093727Steve Smith rush for 4 yards to the UTEP13.
4216UTEP133727Georg Henderson rush for 12 yards to the UTEP25.
434UTEP253727Steve Smith pass incomplete to Dean Allcorn.
444UTEP253727Jerry Walker punt 35 yards to the BYU40, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
407:17110BYU403727Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU40.
4210BYU403727Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Jerry Knoepfel at the UTEP38, Jerry Knoepfel return 33 yards to the BYU29, PENALTY BYU personal foul 14 yards to the BYU15, 1st and 10, UTEP ball on BYU15.
406:31110BYU153727Tanny Johnson rush for 4 yards to the BYU11.
426BYU113727Steve Smith rush for 1 yard to the BYU10.
435BYU103727Steve Smith pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU0, Tony Hernandez return 3 yards to the BYU3, PENALTY UTEP personal foul 15 yards to the BYU18, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU18.
405:14110BYU183727Dave Lowry rush for 7 yards to the BYU25, PENALTY BYU clipping 9 yards to the BYU9, NO PLAY.
4119BYU093727Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU8.
4220BYU083727PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the BYU13.
4215BYU133727Dave Lowry rush for 20 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110BYU333727PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the BYU38.
415BYU383727Roger Gourley rush for 25 yards to the UTEP37, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP373727Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the UTEP33.
426UTEP333727PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the UTEP28.
421UTEP283727Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP19, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP193727Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP10.
421UTEP103727Dave Lowry rush for loss of 5 yards to the UTEP15.
436UTEP153727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden.
446UTEP154027Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 00:20.
41BYU304027BYU ball on BYU40.
400:201BYU404027Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, Ray Holt return 17 yards to the UTEP17.
400:14110UTEP174027Willie Neal rush for 3 yards to the UTEP20.
QtrTimeDownTo GoSpotBYUUTEPPlay
1110UTEP3000UTEP ball on UTEP40.
115:00110UTEP4000Miguel Alvarez kickoff 57 yards to the BYU3, Dave Lowry return 10 yards to the BYU13.
1110BYU1300Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU17.
126BYU1700Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris.
136BYU1700Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU20.
143BYU2000Dave Lowry punt 20 yards to the BYU40.
113:30110BYU4006Ray Holt rush for 40 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:22.
113:221BYU0306Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt failed.
11UTEP3006UTEP ball on UTEP40.
113:221UTEP4006Miguel Alvarez kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 27 yards to the BYU27.
113:16110BYU2706Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen.
1210BYU2706PENALTY BYU holding 17 yards to the BYU10.
1227BYU1006Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 17 yards to the BYU27.
1310BYU2706Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU16 (Ron Haynes).
1421BYU1606Dave Lowry punt 50 yards to the UTEP34, David Crow return 8 yards to the UTEP42.
111:48110UTEP4206Ray Holt rush for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP41.
1211UTEP4106Steve Smith rush for 4 yards to the UTEP45.
137UTEP4506Georg Henderson rush for 8 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
1110BYU4706Steve Smith rush for 3 yards to the BYU44.
127BYU4406Robert Elliott rush for 3 yards to the BYU41.
134BYU4106Ray Holt rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU44.
147BYU4406Jerry Walker punt 44 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
108:18110BYU2006Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the BYU32, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110BYU3206Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU35.
127BYU3506PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the BYU40.
122BYU4006Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the BYU40.
132BYU4006PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU35.
137BYU3506Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 22 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110UTEP4306Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 20 yards to the UTEP23, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110UTEP2366Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 23 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:52.
105:521UTEP0376Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
11BYU3076BYU ball on BYU40.
105:521BYU4076Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback.
105:52110UTEP2076Ray Holt rush for 3 yards to the UTEP23.
127UTEP2376Steve Smith rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP20.
1310UTEP2076Steve Smith rush for 5 yards to the UTEP25.
145UTEP2576Jerry Walker punt 42 yards to the BYU33, Mike Chronister return 20 yards to the UTEP47.
103:58110UTEP4776Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the UTEP43.
126UTEP4376Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 13 yards to the UTEP30, 1ST DOWN BYU.
1110UTEP3076Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UTEP40 (Elroy Stoglin).
1220UTEP4076Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 11 yards to the UTEP29.
139UTEP2976Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden.
149UTEP2976Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 46 MISSED - short, spot at UTEP20, clock 01:33.
101:33110UTEP2076Robert Elliott rush for 6 yards to the UTEP26, PENALTY UTEP clipping (Leonard Hill) 9 yards to the UTEP11, NO PLAY.
1119UTEP1176Robert Elliott rush for 1 yard to the UTEP12.
1218UTEP1276Robert Elliott rush for 5 yards to the UTEP17.
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215:00313UTEP1776Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 12 yards to the UTEP29.
241UTEP2976Jerry Walker punt 31 yards to the BYU40.
214:08110BYU40136Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 60 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:00.
214:001UTEP03136PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the UTEP8.
21UTEP08136Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt failed.
21BYU30136BYU ball on BYU40.
21BYU40136Dave Taylor kickoff -40 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
214:00110UTEP20136Robert Elliott rush for 3 yards to the UTEP23.
227UTEP23136Steve Smith pass incomplete to Kevin Baker (Tony Hernandez).
237UTEP23136Georg Henderson rush for 64 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110BYU13136Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU11.
228BYU11136Steve Smith rush for 5 yards to the BYU6.
233BYU06136Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU4.
241BYU04136Ray Holt rush for 3 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
21BYU01136Ray Holt rush for no gain to the BYU1.
22BYU01136Steve Smith rush for no gain to the BYU1, PENALTY BYU offside defense 0 yards to the BYU1, NO PLAY.
22BYU011312Steve Smith rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:16.
210:161BYU031313Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt good.
21UTEP301313UTEP ball on UTEP40.
210:161UTEP401313Miguel Alvarez kickoff 51 yards to the BYU9, Dave Lowry return 20 yards to the BYU29.
210:10110BYU291313PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU24.
2115BYU241313Dave Lowry rush for 11 yards to the BYU35, out-of-bounds.
224BYU351313Roger Gourley rush for 7 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2110BYU421313Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick.
2210BYU421313Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 13 yards to the UTEP45, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2110UTEP451313Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 16 yards to the UTEP29, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2110UTEP291313Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley.
2210UTEP291313Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris.
2310UTEP291913Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 29 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:51.
208:511UTEP032013Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
21BYU302013BYU ball on BYU40.
208:511BYU402013Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback.
208:51110UTEP202013Robert Elliott rush for 3 yards to the UTEP23.
227UTEP232019Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 77 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:57.
207:571BYU032020Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt good.
21UTEP302020UTEP ball on UTEP40.
207:571UTEP402020Miguel Alvarez kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, Dave Lowry return 31 yards to the BYU31.
207:50110BYU312020Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister.
2210BYU312020Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the BYU32.
239BYU322020Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick.
249BYU322020Dave Lowry punt 40 yards to the UTEP28, fair catch by David Crow.
206:59110UTEP282020Robert Elliott rush for 1 yard to the UTEP29.
229UTEP292020Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 10 yards to the UTEP39, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110UTEP392020Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP40.
229UTEP402020Robert Elliott rush for 5 yards to the UTEP45.
234UTEP452020Steve Smith pass incomplete to Harold Johnson, PENALTY BYU pass interference 36 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN UTEP, NO PLAY.
2110BYU192020Robert Elliott rush for 4 yards to the BYU15.
226BYU152026Steve Smith pass complete to Dean Allcorn for 15 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UTEP, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41.
204:411BYU032027Miguel Alvarez PAT kick attempt good.
21UTEP302027UTEP ball on UTEP40.
204:411UTEP402027Miguel Alvarez kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, Dave Lowry return 24 yards to the BYU26.
204:35110BYU262027PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU21.
2115BYU212027Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Dave Lowry for 14 yards to the BYU35.
221BYU352027Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 58 yards to the UTEP7, 1ST DOWN BYU.
21UTEP072627Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 7 yards to the UTEP0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:07.
204:071UTEP032727Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
21BYU302727BYU ball on BYU40.
204:071BYU402727Dave Taylor kickoff 50 yards to the UTEP10, Georg Henderson return 24 yards to the UTEP34.
204:02110UTEP342727Tanny Johnson rush for 3 yards to the UTEP37.
227UTEP372727Ray Holt rush for 9 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110UTEP462727Steve Smith sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UTEP37 (Bill Rice).
2219UTEP372727Tanny Johnson rush for 7 yards to the UTEP44.
2312UTEP442727Robert Elliott rush for 10 yards to the BYU46.
242BYU462727Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110BYU442727Steve Smith rush for 19 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
2110BYU252727Tanny Johnson rush for 6 yards to the BYU19.
224BYU192727Steve Smith pass incomplete to Harold Johnson.
234BYU192727Steve Smith sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU25 (Bill Rice;Rod Wood).
2410BYU252727Miguel Alvarez field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 00:26, PENALTY UTEP offside 5 yards to the BYU30, NO PLAY.
200:26415BYU302727Miguel Alvarez field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - short, spot at BYU20, clock 00:15.
200:15110BYU202727Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU11 (Elroy Stoglin).
2219BYU112727End of half, clock 00:00.
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315:00219BYU402727Dave Taylor kickoff 55 yards to the UTEP5, Georg Henderson return 14 yards to the UTEP19.
314:54110UTEP192727Robert Elliott rush for no gain to the UTEP19.
3210UTEP192727Ray Holt rush for 7 yards to the UTEP26.
333UTEP262727Steve Smith rush for 2 yards to the UTEP28.
341UTEP282727Jerry Walker punt 36 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
313:07110BYU362727Tod Christensen rush for 8 yards to the BYU44.
322BYU442727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen.
332BYU442727Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU45.
341BYU452727Dave Lowry punt 28 yards to the UTEP27, downed.
311:42110UTEP272727Robert Elliott rush for 16 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110UTEP432727Steve Smith sacked for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP42 (Marcus Kanahele).
3211UTEP422727Robert Elliott rush for loss of 1 yard to the UTEP41.
3312UTEP412727Steve Smith rush for no gain to the UTEP41 (Mekeli Ieremia).
3412UTEP412727Jerry Walker punt 30 yards to the BYU29, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
309:11110BYU292727Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the BYU37.
322BYU372727Jeff Blanc rush for 17 yards to the UTEP46, 1ST DOWN BYU.
3110UTEP462727Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the UTEP45.
329UTEP452727Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU44 (Hal Barnett).
3320BYU442727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister.
3420BYU442727Dave Lowry punt 32 yards to the UTEP24, fair catch by Bubba Garcia.
307:09110UTEP242727Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the UTEP26.
328UTEP262727Steve Smith rush for 13 yards to the UTEP39, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110UTEP392727Ray Holt rush for 4 yards to the UTEP43.
326UTEP432727Steve Smith rush for 3 yards to the UTEP46.
333UTEP462727Steve Smith rush for 5 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110BYU492727Robert Elliott rush for 2 yards to the BYU47.
328BYU472727Steve Smith pass incomplete, PENALTY UTEP intentional grounding (Steve Smith) 19 yards to the UTEP34, NO PLAY.
3327UTEP342727Robert Elliott rush for loss of 3 yards to the UTEP31.
3430UTEP312727Jerry Walker punt 37 yards to the BYU32, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
303:34110BYU322727Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU27.
3215BYU272727Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 10 yards to the BYU37.
335BYU372727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jeff Blanc.
345BYU372727Dave Lowry punt 43 yards to the UTEP20, Bubba Garcia return 2 yards to the UTEP22, PENALTY BYU offside declined.
302:04110UTEP222727Robert Elliott rush for 4 yards to the UTEP26.
326UTEP262727Steve Smith pass complete to Harold Johnson for 19 yards to the UTEP45, 1ST DOWN UTEP.
3110UTEP452727Georg Henderson rush for 6 yards to the BYU49.
324BYU492727Robert Elliott rush for 1 yard to the BYU48.
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415:0033BYU482727Georg Henderson rush for 2 yards to the BYU46.
441BYU462727Steve Smith rush for no gain to the BYU46.
414:19110BYU462727Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the UTEP46.
422UTEP462727Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the UTEP43, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP432727Jeff Blanc rush for 5 yards to the UTEP38.
425UTEP382727Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the UTEP31, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP312727Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 2 yards to the UTEP33 (Lucien Johnson).
4212UTEP332727Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 6 yards to the UTEP27.
436UTEP272727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen.
446UTEP272727John Van Der Wouden pass complete to Tod Thompson for 14 yards to the UTEP13, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP132727Jeff Blanc rush for 7 yards to the UTEP6.
423UTEP063327Tod Christensen rush for 6 yards to the UTEP0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:56.
410:561UTEP033427Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt good.
41BYU303427BYU ball on BYU40.
410:561BYU403427Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, touchback.
410:56110UTEP203427Ray Holt rush for 1 yard to the UTEP21.
429UTEP213427Steve Smith rush for loss of 4 yards to the UTEP17, fumble by Steve Smith recovered by BYU Marcus Kanahele at UTEP17.
410:18110UTEP173427Gifford Nielsen rush for 7 yards to the UTEP10.
423UTEP1034272nd and 3, Tod Christensen rush for 2 yards to the UTEP8.
431UTEP083427PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct (Jeff Blanc) 14 yards to the UTEP22.
4315UTEP223427Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the UTEP22.
4415UTEP223727Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 08:16.
41BYU303727BYU ball on BYU40.
408:161BYU403727Dave Taylor kickoff 59 yards to the UTEP1, Ray Holt return 18 yards to the UTEP19, fumble by Ray Holt recovered by UTEP TEAM at UTEP19, out-of-bounds.
408:10110UTEP193727PENALTY UTEP personal foul (Arnold Grimes) 10 yards to the UTEP9.
4120UTEP093727Steve Smith rush for 4 yards to the UTEP13.
4216UTEP133727Georg Henderson rush for 12 yards to the UTEP25.
434UTEP253727Steve Smith pass incomplete to Dean Allcorn.
444UTEP253727Jerry Walker punt 35 yards to the BYU40, fair catch by Mike Chronister.
407:17110BYU403727Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the BYU40.
4210BYU403727Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Jerry Knoepfel at the UTEP38, Jerry Knoepfel return 33 yards to the BYU29, PENALTY BYU personal foul 14 yards to the BYU15, 1st and 10, UTEP ball on BYU15.
406:31110BYU153727Tanny Johnson rush for 4 yards to the BYU11.
426BYU113727Steve Smith rush for 1 yard to the BYU10.
435BYU103727Steve Smith pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU0, Tony Hernandez return 3 yards to the BYU3, PENALTY UTEP personal foul 15 yards to the BYU18, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU18.
405:14110BYU183727Dave Lowry rush for 7 yards to the BYU25, PENALTY BYU clipping 9 yards to the BYU9, NO PLAY.
4119BYU093727Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU8.
4220BYU083727PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the BYU13.
4215BYU133727Dave Lowry rush for 20 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110BYU333727PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the BYU38.
415BYU383727Roger Gourley rush for 25 yards to the UTEP37, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP373727Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the UTEP33.
426UTEP333727PENALTY UTEP offside defense 5 yards to the UTEP28.
421UTEP283727Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP19, 1ST DOWN BYU.
4110UTEP193727Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the UTEP10.
421UTEP103727Dave Lowry rush for loss of 5 yards to the UTEP15.
436UTEP153727Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden.
446UTEP154027Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 00:20.
41BYU304027BYU ball on BYU40.
400:201BYU404027Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UTEP0, Ray Holt return 17 yards to the UTEP17.
400:14110UTEP174027Willie Neal rush for 3 yards to the UTEP20.