BYU vs New Mexico — November 13, 1976
| Date | November 13, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | University Stadium |
| Location | Albuquerque, NM |
| Television | ABC |
| Attendance | 18,038 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Bill Mondt |
| Opp Final Record | 4-7 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
With temperatures below freezing and strong winds, the two teams were slow in getting started. Nielsen passed for two touchdowns and the Cougars were ahead 12-0 at the half. A field goal by Taylor moved the score to 15-0. Giff put the game on ice with another TD pass to Van Der Wouden. Not an outstanding game, but it moved BYU closer to a share of the title. The Lobos finished with a 4-7 overall record.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:04 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 22-yard pass to Todd Christensen | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | 00:15 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 6-yard pass to Mike Chronister | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 03:14 | BYU | Dave Taylor 18-yard field goal | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | 13:29 | UNM | Noel Mazzone 3-yard run (Ricky Martin 2-point rush) | 15 | 8 |
| 4 | 07:56 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 11-yard pass to John Van Der Wouden | 21 | 8 |
| Statistic | BYU | UNM |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 17 |
| Rushing | 5 | 9 |
| Passing | 11 | 8 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 48 | 141 |
| Attempts | 44 | 49 |
| Avg per Rush | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 288 | 185 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 17-35-1 | 10-30-3 |
| Completion % | 48.6 | 33.3 |
| Yds/Attempt | 8.2 | 6.2 |
| Yds/Catch | 16.9 | 18.5 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 336 | 326 |
| Plays | 79 | 79 |
| Avg per Play | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 5-20-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-29-0 | 4-51-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| Punting | 8-249 | 9-312 |
| Avg Punt | 31.1 | 34.7 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 4-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-15 | 13-102 |
| Sacks By | 3 | 8 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 6-20 | 7-20 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-2 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 288 | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 140.3 | 8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 |
| Todd Christensen | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Dave Lowry | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Roger Gourley | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 13 | -50 | -3.8 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 1 | 36 |
| Todd Christensen | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 1 | 32 |
| Brian Billick | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 44 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Jeff Blanc | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tod Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 18 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Zwahlen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Chronister | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Terranova | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Wood | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Swenson | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rice | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dewey | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kanahele | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Varner | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Wilgar | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
| Dave Taylor | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Brown | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peterson | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miller | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Terranova | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Uperesa | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 8 | 249 | 31.1 | 44 |
New Mexico
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Mazzone | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 142 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67.9 | |
| C.J. Jones | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 57.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Noel Mazzone | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Kevin Thompson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Forrest | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Jones | 2 | -25 | -12.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Martin | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 0 | 35 |
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 40 |
| Chris Combs | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Thompson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Keith Ellis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Forrest | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Cole | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Smokey Turman | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Marion Chapman | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| David Thompson | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roark Shirley | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Robert Rumbaugh | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bruce Herron | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Andy Frederick | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Westcott | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Noel Mazzone | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Forrest | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Chris Combs | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Block | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Max Hudspeth | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tom Ryan | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mark Koskovich | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Grady | 9 | 312 | 34.7 | 55 |
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 |
New Mexico
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 |
New Mexico
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Change of possession, UNM ball on UNM40, 1st and 10. | ||||
| 1 | 15:00 | UNM40 | 0 | 0 | Jim Haynes kickoff 50 yards to the BYU10, Dave Lowry return 11 yards to the BYU21 (Roark Shirley). | ||
| 1 | 14:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU24 (Robin Cole). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU24 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the BYU24 (Marion Chapman). | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | BYU24 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 15 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 11 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU (Max Hudspeth). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the UNM48 (Marion Chapman;Andy Wieczorek). | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNM48 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU42 (Bruce Herron). | |
| 1 | 3 | 18 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU32 (Robin Cole). | |
| 1 | 4 | 28 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 30 yards to the UNM38, fair catch by Tim Westcott. | |
| 1 | 11:18 | 1 | 10 | UNM38 | 0 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 6 yards to the UNM44 (Tony Hernandez;Dana Wilgar). |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | UNM44 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM41 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Chris Combs. | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 26 yards to the BYU33, downed, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the BYU48, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU48. | |
| 1 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Robin Cole). |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU47 (Andy Frederick;Dave Thompson). | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 7 yards to the UNM46 (Smokey Turman). | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | UNM46 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 29 yards to the UNM17, fair catch by Max Hudspeth. | |
| 1 | 08:27 | 1 | 10 | UNM17 | 0 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM18 (Bill Rice;Marcus Kanahele). |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNM18 | 0 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM18 | 0 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Kevin Thompson. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | UNM18 | 0 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 38 yards to the BYU44, Mike Chronister return -3 yards to the BYU41 (Tim Westcott). | |
| 1 | 07:36 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 36 yards to the UNM23, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM23 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 14 yards to the UNM9, 1ST DOWN BYU (Tim Westcott;Marion Chapman). | |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | UNM09 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UNM17 (Bruce Herron). | |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | UNM17 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 2 yards to the UNM15, PENALTY BYU illegal shift 5 yards to the UNM22, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | UNM22 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 3 | 22 | UNM22 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 22 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:04. | |
| 1 | 06:04 | UNM03 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt failed. | ||
| 1 | UNM03 | 6 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 1 | 06:04 | BYU40 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 53 yards to the UNM7, Keith Ellis return 13 yards to the UNM20 (Mark Terranova). | ||
| 1 | 05:58 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 6 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for 5 yards to the UNM25 (Marc Swenson). |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Chris Combs for 23 yards to the UNM48, 1ST DOWN UNM (Craig Jensen). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM48 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU49 (Mekeli Ieremia;Marcus Kanahele). | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU49 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 5 yards to the BYU44 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU44 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 8 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNM (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass intercepted by Craig Jensen at the BYU23, Craig Jensen return 13 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 03:24 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 6 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the BYU42 (Dave Thompson), PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU41, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU41 | 6 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU42 (Dave Thompson;Andy Frederick). | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU42 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BYU29 (Andy Frederick). | |
| 1 | 3 | 17 | BYU29 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 6 yards to the BYU35 (Robert Rumbaugh;Dave Thompson). | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | BYU35 | 6 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 28 yards to the UNM37, fair catch by Max Hudspeth. | |
| 1 | 01:18 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Kevin Thompson. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM38 (Mekeli Ieremia;Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM38 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | UNM38 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 15 yards to the BYU47, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 00:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Robin Cole). |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden (Tim Westcott). | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | PENALTY UNM offside defense 5 yards to the UNM48. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | UNM48 | 6 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 12 yards to the UNM41, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM41 | 6 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the UNM33 (Marion Chapman;Robin Cole). | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 2 | UNM33 | 6 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 8 yards to the UNM25, 1ST DOWN BYU (Smokey Turman). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 5 yards to the UNM30 (Bruce Herron). | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | UNM30 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the UNM25 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson (Tim Westcott). | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - wide right, spot at UNM20, clock 13:24. | |
| 2 | 13:24 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 6 | 0 | Don Barnes rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM17, fumble by Don Barnes recovered by UNM Don Barnes at UNM17. |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | UNM17 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | UNM17 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 6 yards to the UNM23 (Rod Wood). | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | UNM23 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 34 yards to the BYU43, fair catch by Allen Strong. | |
| 2 | 12:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 6 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the BYU43 (Don Block). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 44 yards to the UNM13, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roark Shirley). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM13 | 6 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the UNM12, PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM8, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | UNM08 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNM08 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNM12 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM12 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister (Mark Koskovich). | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM12 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 29 MISSED - wide right, spot at UNM20, clock 10:00. | |
| 2 | 10:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 5 yards to the UNM25 (Blake Murdock;Bill Rice). |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UNM19 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | UNM19 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | UNM19 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 34 yards to the BYU47, Mike Chronister return 8 yards to the UNM45 (Tom Ryan). | |
| 2 | 09:37 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 6 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the UNM44 (Dave Thompson). |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM44 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley (Smokey Turman). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM44 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM44 | 6 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 29 yards to the UNM15, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 08:40 | 1 | 10 | UNM15 | 6 | 0 | Bobby Forrest rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM13 (Steve Dewey). |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | UNM13 | 6 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for no gain to the UNM13 (Marc Swenson). | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | UNM13 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 17 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN UNM (Blake Murdock;Marc Swenson). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM30 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM33 (Steve Dewey;Dana Wilgar). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM33 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 4 yards to the UNM37 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | PENALTY UNM illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNM32 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | UNM29 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 55 yards to the BYU16, Mike Chronister return 4 yards to the BYU20 (Ken Williams;Tim Westcott). | |
| 2 | 05:29 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 12 yards to the BYU32, 1ST DOWN BYU (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU32 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU27 (Robin Cole), PENALTY BYU illegal procedure declined. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | BYU27 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 10 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | BYU37 | 6 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 42 yards to the UNM21, downed. | |
| 2 | 04:16 | 1 | 10 | UNM21 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM22 (Marcus Kanahele;Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM22 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 3 yards to the UNM25 (Blake Murdock;Rod Wood). | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard (Tony Hernandez), PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNM30, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | UNM30 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM31, 1ST DOWN UNM (Ross Varner;Bill Rice). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 6 yards to the UNM37 (Ross Varner;Rod Wood). | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass intercepted by Blake Murdock at the UNM45, Blake Murdock return 17 yards to the UNM28 (Noel Mazzone). | |
| 2 | 02:22 | 1 | 10 | UNM28 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UNM34 (Robert Rumbaugh). |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | UNM34 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister (Smokey Turman), PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM29, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | UNM29 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | UNM29 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 23 yards to the UNM6, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roark Shirley). | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | UNM06 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 6 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:15. | |
| 2 | 00:15 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass attempt failed. | ||
| 2 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 00:15 | BYU40 | 12 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 27 yards to the UNM33, Bobby Forrest return 7 yards to the UNM40 (Reed Brown). | ||
| 2 | 00:10 | 1 | 10 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Kevin Thompson. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Preston Dennard for 40 yards to the BYU20, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | BYU40 | 12 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 52 yards to the UNM8, Kevin Thompson return 11 yards to the UNM19 (Dave Taylor). | ||
| 3 | 14:53 | 1 | 10 | UNM19 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the UNM23 (Steve Dewey;Rod Wood). |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNM23 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM26 (Rod Wood;Larry Miller). | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | UNM26 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 9 yards to the UNM35, 1ST DOWN UNM (Larry Miller;Marc Swenson). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for no gain to the UNM35 (Blake Murdock), PENALTY UNM clipping 15 yards to the UNM20, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | UNM20 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM19 (Gary Peterson;Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 2 | 26 | UNM19 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 2 yards to the UNM21 (Steve Dewey;Gary Peterson). | |
| 3 | 3 | 24 | UNM21 | 12 | 0 | Don Barnes rush for 3 yards to the UNM24 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | UNM24 | 12 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 38 yards to the BYU38, Lynn Zwahlen return 11 yards to the BYU49, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM36, 1st and 10, BYU ball on UNM36. | |
| 3 | 11:32 | 1 | 10 | UNM36 | 12 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the UNM33 (Dave Thompson;Bruce Herron). |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM33 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 5 yards to the UNM28, out-of-bounds (Smokey Turman). | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | UNM28 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the UNM28 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | UNM28 | 12 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - wide left, spot at UNM20, clock 10:14. | |
| 3 | 10:14 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Preston Dennard for 2 yards to the UNM22, out-of-bounds. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM25 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | UNM25 | 12 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for 5 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN UNM (Marc Swenson). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM30 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 4 yards to the UNM34 (Marc Swenson;Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNM34 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 2 yards to the UNM36 (Blake Murdock;Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | UNM36 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Pete Robinson (Blake Murdock). | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | UNM36 | 12 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 33 yards to the BYU31, Mark Terranova return 0 yards to the BYU31, fumble by Mark Terranova recovered by BYU Bill Rice at BYU31. | |
| 3 | 08:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU19 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | BYU19 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the BYU31 (Robin Cole;Marion Chapman). | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU31 | 12 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 21 yards to the UNM48, Marion Chapman return 0 yards to the UNM48, fumble by Marion Chapman recovered by BYU TEAM at UNM48. | |
| 3 | 07:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM48 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the UNM45 (Marion Chapman). |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM45 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the UNM45 (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson), PENALTY UNM offside defense 5 yards to the UNM40, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 36 yards to the UNM4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | UNM04 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the UNM3 (Smokey Turman;Mark Koskovich). | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the UNM3 (Smokey Turman). | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Marion Chapman), PENALTY UNM offside defense 2 yards to the UNM1, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNM01 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | UNM01 | 15 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 18 GOOD, clock 03:14. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | UNM01 | 15 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 3 | 03:14 | BYU40 | 15 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, Kevin Thompson return 20 yards to the UNM20 (Dave Taylor). | ||
| 3 | 03:10 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 6 yards to the UNM26 (Bill Rice;Blake Murdock). |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | UNM26 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM29, out-of-bounds (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNM29 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM28, fumble by Noel Mazzone recovered by BYU Bill Rice at UNM28. | |
| 3 | 02:24 | 1 | 10 | UNM28 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 10 yards to the UNM18, 1ST DOWN BYU (Robert Rumbaugh). |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM18 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM21, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at UNM21. | |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | UNM21 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Don Block). | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | UNM21 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson. | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | UNM21 | 15 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 38 MISSED - wide left, spot at UNM20, clock 01:11. | |
| 3 | 01:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 12 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN UNM (Marc Swenson). |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the UNM36 (Mekeli Ieremia;Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNM36 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 19 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNM (Craig Jensen). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 11 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UNM (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 7 yards to the BYU27, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | BYU27 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | BYU27 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN UNM (Steve Dewey;Reed Brown). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 9 yards to the BYU14 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 1 | BYU14 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU11, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU8 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU08 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 5 yards to the BYU3 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU03 | 15 | 6 | Noel Mazzone rush for 3 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:29. | |
| 4 | 13:29 | BYU03 | 15 | 8 | Noel Mazzone pass attempt to Ricky Martin good. | ||
| 4 | BYU03 | 15 | 8 | UNM ball on UNM40. | |||
| 4 | 13:29 | UNM40 | 15 | 8 | Jim Haynes kickoff 57 yards to the BYU3, Dave Lowry return 18 yards to the BYU21 (Charlie Sheehan;Andy Wieczorek). | ||
| 4 | 13:24 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU25, PENALTY UNM offside defense 5 yards to the BYU26, NO PLAY. |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | BYU26 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Dave Lowry. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU26 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU25 (Andy Frederick). | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | BYU25 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Mark Koskovich at the BYU33, Mark Koskovich return 11 yards to the BYU22 (Keith Uperesa). | |
| 4 | 12:10 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 15 | 8 | Mike Williams rush for 7 yards to the BYU15 (Craig Jensen). |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU15 | 15 | 8 | Noel Mazzone rush for loss of 8 yards to the BYU23, fumble forced by Mekeli Ieremia, fumble by Noel Mazzone recovered by BYU Mekeli Ieremia at BYU23. | |
| 4 | 11:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Robin Cole;Mark Koskovich). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU37 (Robin Cole). | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU37 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 32 yards to the UNM31, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roark Shirley). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the UNM29 (Dave Thompson;Andy Wieczorek). | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | UNM29 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 7 yards to the UNM22 (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson). | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM22 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the UNM19, 1ST DOWN BYU (Andy Frederick;Bruce Herron). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM19 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UNM15 (Robin Cole). | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | UNM15 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UNM11 (Marion Chapman). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | UNM11 | 21 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 11 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:56. | |
| 4 | 07:56 | UNM03 | 21 | 8 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt failed. | ||
| 4 | UNM03 | 21 | 8 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 4 | 07:56 | BYU40 | 21 | 8 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback. | ||
| 4 | 07:56 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 21 | 8 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 35 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNM (Craig Jensen). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 21 | 8 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the BYU41 (Craig Jensen;Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones at QB for New Mexico. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU41 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Preston Dennard for 3 yards to the BYU38, PENALTY UNM pass interference (Preston Dennard) 15 yards to the UNM44, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 21 | UNM44 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | UNM44 | 21 | 8 | Scott Grady punt 39 yards to the BYU17, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 4 | 07:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU16 (Dave Thompson;Bruce Herron). |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU16 | 21 | 8 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the BYU16. | |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | BYU16 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | BYU24 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry punt 44 yards to the UNM32, fair catch by Max Hudspeth. | |
| 4 | 05:19 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Preston Dennard for 5 yards to the UNM37 (Craig Jensen). |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | UNM37 | 21 | 8 | Mike Williams rush for 25 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN UNM (Ross Varner;Marc Swenson). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Ricky Martin for 24 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN UNM (Tony Hernandez;Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 21 | 8 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | BYU19 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete to Preston Dennard (Craig Jensen). | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU19 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | BYU19 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU31 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | BYU31 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BYU44 (Bill Rice). | |
| 4 | 03:22 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 11 yards to the UNM45, 1ST DOWN BYU (Max Hudspeth;Mark Koskovich). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 21 | 8 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the UNM45 (Robert Rumbaugh). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM45 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the UNM41 (Robin Cole). | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | UNM41 | 21 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick (Roark Shirley). | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | UNM41 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry punt 26 yards to the UNM15, downed. | |
| 4 | 01:21 | 1 | 10 | UNM15 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM15 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Ricky Martin for 14 yards to the UNM29, 1ST DOWN UNM (Tony Hernandez), PENALTY BYU pass interference declined. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM29 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass intercepted by Marc Swenson at the UNM37, Marc Swenson return 22 yards to the UNM15 (Chris Combs). | |
| 4 | 00:42 | 1 | 10 | UNM15 | 21 | 8 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the UNM14 (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson). |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNM14 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 6 yards to the UNM8 (Dave Thompson;Bruce Herron). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Change of possession, UNM ball on UNM40, 1st and 10. | ||||
| 1 | 15:00 | UNM40 | 0 | 0 | Jim Haynes kickoff 50 yards to the BYU10, Dave Lowry return 11 yards to the BYU21 (Roark Shirley). | ||
| 1 | 14:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the BYU24 (Robin Cole). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU24 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the BYU24 (Marion Chapman). | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | BYU24 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 15 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 11 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU (Max Hudspeth). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the UNM48 (Marion Chapman;Andy Wieczorek). | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNM48 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU42 (Bruce Herron). | |
| 1 | 3 | 18 | BYU42 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU32 (Robin Cole). | |
| 1 | 4 | 28 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 30 yards to the UNM38, fair catch by Tim Westcott. | |
| 1 | 11:18 | 1 | 10 | UNM38 | 0 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 6 yards to the UNM44 (Tony Hernandez;Dana Wilgar). |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | UNM44 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM41 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Chris Combs. | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 26 yards to the BYU33, downed, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the BYU48, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU48. | |
| 1 | 09:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Robin Cole). |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU47 (Andy Frederick;Dave Thompson). | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 7 yards to the UNM46 (Smokey Turman). | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | UNM46 | 0 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 29 yards to the UNM17, fair catch by Max Hudspeth. | |
| 1 | 08:27 | 1 | 10 | UNM17 | 0 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM18 (Bill Rice;Marcus Kanahele). |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNM18 | 0 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM18 | 0 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Kevin Thompson. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | UNM18 | 0 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 38 yards to the BYU44, Mike Chronister return -3 yards to the BYU41 (Tim Westcott). | |
| 1 | 07:36 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 36 yards to the UNM23, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM23 | 0 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 14 yards to the UNM9, 1ST DOWN BYU (Tim Westcott;Marion Chapman). | |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | UNM09 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UNM17 (Bruce Herron). | |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | UNM17 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 2 yards to the UNM15, PENALTY BYU illegal shift 5 yards to the UNM22, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | UNM22 | 0 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 1 | 3 | 22 | UNM22 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 22 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:04. | |
| 1 | 06:04 | UNM03 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt failed. | ||
| 1 | UNM03 | 6 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 1 | 06:04 | BYU40 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 53 yards to the UNM7, Keith Ellis return 13 yards to the UNM20 (Mark Terranova). | ||
| 1 | 05:58 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 6 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for 5 yards to the UNM25 (Marc Swenson). |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Chris Combs for 23 yards to the UNM48, 1ST DOWN UNM (Craig Jensen). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM48 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU49 (Mekeli Ieremia;Marcus Kanahele). | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU49 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 5 yards to the BYU44 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU44 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 8 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNM (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass intercepted by Craig Jensen at the BYU23, Craig Jensen return 13 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 03:24 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 6 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 6 yards to the BYU42 (Dave Thompson), PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU41, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU41 | 6 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the BYU42 (Dave Thompson;Andy Frederick). | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU42 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BYU29 (Andy Frederick). | |
| 1 | 3 | 17 | BYU29 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 6 yards to the BYU35 (Robert Rumbaugh;Dave Thompson). | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | BYU35 | 6 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 28 yards to the UNM37, fair catch by Max Hudspeth. | |
| 1 | 01:18 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Kevin Thompson. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM38 (Mekeli Ieremia;Rod Wood). | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM38 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin. | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | UNM38 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 15 yards to the BYU47, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 00:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Robin Cole). |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden (Tim Westcott). | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | PENALTY UNM offside defense 5 yards to the UNM48. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | UNM48 | 6 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU47 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 12 yards to the UNM41, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM41 | 6 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 8 yards to the UNM33 (Marion Chapman;Robin Cole). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 2 | UNM33 | 6 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 8 yards to the UNM25, 1ST DOWN BYU (Smokey Turman). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 5 yards to the UNM30 (Bruce Herron). | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | UNM30 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the UNM25 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson (Tim Westcott). | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - wide right, spot at UNM20, clock 13:24. | |
| 2 | 13:24 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 6 | 0 | Don Barnes rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM17, fumble by Don Barnes recovered by UNM Don Barnes at UNM17. |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | UNM17 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | UNM17 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 6 yards to the UNM23 (Rod Wood). | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | UNM23 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 34 yards to the BYU43, fair catch by Allen Strong. | |
| 2 | 12:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 6 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the BYU43 (Don Block). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Brian Billick for 44 yards to the UNM13, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roark Shirley). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM13 | 6 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the UNM12, PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM8, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | UNM08 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNM08 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNM12 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM12 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister (Mark Koskovich). | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM12 | 6 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 29 MISSED - wide right, spot at UNM20, clock 10:00. | |
| 2 | 10:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 5 yards to the UNM25 (Blake Murdock;Bill Rice). |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UNM19 (Mekeli Ieremia). | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | UNM19 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | UNM19 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 34 yards to the BYU47, Mike Chronister return 8 yards to the UNM45 (Tom Ryan). | |
| 2 | 09:37 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 6 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the UNM44 (Dave Thompson). |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM44 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley (Smokey Turman). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM44 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Jo Vanderwouden. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM44 | 6 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 29 yards to the UNM15, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 08:40 | 1 | 10 | UNM15 | 6 | 0 | Bobby Forrest rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM13 (Steve Dewey). |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | UNM13 | 6 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for no gain to the UNM13 (Marc Swenson). | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | UNM13 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 17 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN UNM (Blake Murdock;Marc Swenson). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM30 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM33 (Steve Dewey;Dana Wilgar). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM33 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 4 yards to the UNM37 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | PENALTY UNM illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNM32 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | UNM29 | 6 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 55 yards to the BYU16, Mike Chronister return 4 yards to the BYU20 (Ken Williams;Tim Westcott). | |
| 2 | 05:29 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 12 yards to the BYU32, 1ST DOWN BYU (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Roger Gourley. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU32 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU27 (Robin Cole), PENALTY BYU illegal procedure declined. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | BYU27 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 10 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | BYU37 | 6 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 42 yards to the UNM21, downed. | |
| 2 | 04:16 | 1 | 10 | UNM21 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM22 (Marcus Kanahele;Mekeli Ieremia). |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM22 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 3 yards to the UNM25 (Blake Murdock;Rod Wood). | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UNM25 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard (Tony Hernandez), PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNM30, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | UNM30 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 1 yard to the UNM31, 1ST DOWN UNM (Ross Varner;Bill Rice). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 6 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 6 yards to the UNM37 (Ross Varner;Rod Wood). | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | UNM37 | 6 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass intercepted by Blake Murdock at the UNM45, Blake Murdock return 17 yards to the UNM28 (Noel Mazzone). | |
| 2 | 02:22 | 1 | 10 | UNM28 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UNM34 (Robert Rumbaugh). |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | UNM34 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister (Smokey Turman), PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM29, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | UNM29 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | UNM29 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 23 yards to the UNM6, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roark Shirley). | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | UNM06 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 6 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:15. | |
| 2 | 00:15 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass attempt failed. | ||
| 2 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 2 | 00:15 | BYU40 | 12 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 27 yards to the UNM33, Bobby Forrest return 7 yards to the UNM40 (Reed Brown). | ||
| 2 | 00:10 | 1 | 10 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Kevin Thompson. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Preston Dennard for 40 yards to the BYU20, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | BYU40 | 12 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 52 yards to the UNM8, Kevin Thompson return 11 yards to the UNM19 (Dave Taylor). | ||
| 3 | 14:53 | 1 | 10 | UNM19 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the UNM23 (Steve Dewey;Rod Wood). |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNM23 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM26 (Rod Wood;Larry Miller). | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | UNM26 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 9 yards to the UNM35, 1ST DOWN UNM (Larry Miller;Marc Swenson). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for no gain to the UNM35 (Blake Murdock), PENALTY UNM clipping 15 yards to the UNM20, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | UNM20 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM19 (Gary Peterson;Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 2 | 26 | UNM19 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 2 yards to the UNM21 (Steve Dewey;Gary Peterson). | |
| 3 | 3 | 24 | UNM21 | 12 | 0 | Don Barnes rush for 3 yards to the UNM24 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | UNM24 | 12 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 38 yards to the BYU38, Lynn Zwahlen return 11 yards to the BYU49, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM36, 1st and 10, BYU ball on UNM36. | |
| 3 | 11:32 | 1 | 10 | UNM36 | 12 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the UNM33 (Dave Thompson;Bruce Herron). |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM33 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 5 yards to the UNM28, out-of-bounds (Smokey Turman). | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | UNM28 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the UNM28 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | UNM28 | 12 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - wide left, spot at UNM20, clock 10:14. | |
| 3 | 10:14 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Preston Dennard for 2 yards to the UNM22, out-of-bounds. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 12 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM25 (Blake Murdock). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | UNM25 | 12 | 0 | Kevin Thompson rush for 5 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN UNM (Marc Swenson). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM30 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 4 yards to the UNM34 (Marc Swenson;Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNM34 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 2 yards to the UNM36 (Blake Murdock;Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | UNM36 | 12 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Pete Robinson (Blake Murdock). | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | UNM36 | 12 | 0 | Scott Grady punt 33 yards to the BYU31, Mark Terranova return 0 yards to the BYU31, fumble by Mark Terranova recovered by BYU Bill Rice at BYU31. | |
| 3 | 08:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU19 (Dave Thompson). | |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | BYU19 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the BYU31 (Robin Cole;Marion Chapman). | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU31 | 12 | 0 | Dave Lowry punt 21 yards to the UNM48, Marion Chapman return 0 yards to the UNM48, fumble by Marion Chapman recovered by BYU TEAM at UNM48. | |
| 3 | 07:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM48 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 3 yards to the UNM45 (Marion Chapman). |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM45 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for no gain to the UNM45 (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson), PENALTY UNM offside defense 5 yards to the UNM40, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | UNM40 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 36 yards to the UNM4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | UNM04 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Blanc rush for 1 yard to the UNM3 (Smokey Turman;Mark Koskovich). | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | Dave Lowry rush for no gain to the UNM3 (Smokey Turman). | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | UNM03 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Marion Chapman), PENALTY UNM offside defense 2 yards to the UNM1, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNM01 | 12 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | UNM01 | 15 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 18 GOOD, clock 03:14. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | UNM01 | 15 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 3 | 03:14 | BYU40 | 15 | 0 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, Kevin Thompson return 20 yards to the UNM20 (Dave Taylor). | ||
| 3 | 03:10 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 6 yards to the UNM26 (Bill Rice;Blake Murdock). |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | UNM26 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the UNM29, out-of-bounds (Dana Wilgar). | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNM29 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM28, fumble by Noel Mazzone recovered by BYU Bill Rice at UNM28. | |
| 3 | 02:24 | 1 | 10 | UNM28 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jeff Blanc for 10 yards to the UNM18, 1ST DOWN BYU (Robert Rumbaugh). |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM18 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM21, fumble by Gifford Nielsen recovered by BYU Gifford Nielsen at UNM21. | |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | UNM21 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (Don Block). | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | UNM21 | 15 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson. | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | UNM21 | 15 | 0 | Dave Taylor field goal attempt from 38 MISSED - wide left, spot at UNM20, clock 01:11. | |
| 3 | 01:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 12 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN UNM (Marc Swenson). |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the UNM36 (Mekeli Ieremia;Bill Rice). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNM36 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 19 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNM (Craig Jensen). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 11 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UNM (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 7 yards to the BYU27, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | BYU27 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | BYU27 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN UNM (Steve Dewey;Reed Brown). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone pass incomplete to Ricky Martin. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 0 | Noel Mazzone rush for 9 yards to the BYU14 (Steve Dewey). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 1 | BYU14 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU11, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 3 yards to the BYU8 (Steve Dewey). | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU08 | 15 | 0 | Mike Williams rush for 5 yards to the BYU3 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU03 | 15 | 6 | Noel Mazzone rush for 3 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:29. | |
| 4 | 13:29 | BYU03 | 15 | 8 | Noel Mazzone pass attempt to Ricky Martin good. | ||
| 4 | BYU03 | 15 | 8 | UNM ball on UNM40. | |||
| 4 | 13:29 | UNM40 | 15 | 8 | Jim Haynes kickoff 57 yards to the BYU3, Dave Lowry return 18 yards to the BYU21 (Charlie Sheehan;Andy Wieczorek). | ||
| 4 | 13:24 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the BYU25, PENALTY UNM offside defense 5 yards to the BYU26, NO PLAY. |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | BYU26 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Dave Lowry. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU26 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU25 (Andy Frederick). | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | BYU25 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass intercepted by Mark Koskovich at the BYU33, Mark Koskovich return 11 yards to the BYU22 (Keith Uperesa). | |
| 4 | 12:10 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 15 | 8 | Mike Williams rush for 7 yards to the BYU15 (Craig Jensen). |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU15 | 15 | 8 | Noel Mazzone rush for loss of 8 yards to the BYU23, fumble forced by Mekeli Ieremia, fumble by Noel Mazzone recovered by BYU Mekeli Ieremia at BYU23. | |
| 4 | 11:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 12 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Robin Cole;Mark Koskovich). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the BYU37 (Robin Cole). | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU37 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 32 yards to the UNM31, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roark Shirley). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 2 yards to the UNM29 (Dave Thompson;Andy Wieczorek). | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | UNM29 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 7 yards to the UNM22 (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson). | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM22 | 15 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 3 yards to the UNM19, 1ST DOWN BYU (Andy Frederick;Bruce Herron). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM19 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UNM15 (Robin Cole). | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | UNM15 | 15 | 8 | Jeff Blanc rush for 4 yards to the UNM11 (Marion Chapman). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | UNM11 | 21 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Jo Vanderwouden for 11 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:56. | |
| 4 | 07:56 | UNM03 | 21 | 8 | Dave Taylor PAT kick attempt failed. | ||
| 4 | UNM03 | 21 | 8 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |||
| 4 | 07:56 | BYU40 | 21 | 8 | Dave Taylor kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback. | ||
| 4 | 07:56 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 21 | 8 | Noel Mazzone pass complete to Ricky Martin for 35 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNM (Craig Jensen). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 21 | 8 | Mike Williams rush for 4 yards to the BYU41 (Craig Jensen;Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones at QB for New Mexico. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU41 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Preston Dennard for 3 yards to the BYU38, PENALTY UNM pass interference (Preston Dennard) 15 yards to the UNM44, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 21 | UNM44 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. | |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | UNM44 | 21 | 8 | Scott Grady punt 39 yards to the BYU17, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 4 | 07:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU16 (Dave Thompson;Bruce Herron). |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU16 | 21 | 8 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the BYU16. | |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | BYU16 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 8 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | BYU24 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry punt 44 yards to the UNM32, fair catch by Max Hudspeth. | |
| 4 | 05:19 | 1 | 10 | UNM32 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Preston Dennard for 5 yards to the UNM37 (Craig Jensen). |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | UNM37 | 21 | 8 | Mike Williams rush for 25 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN UNM (Ross Varner;Marc Swenson). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Ricky Martin for 24 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN UNM (Tony Hernandez;Ross Varner). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 21 | 8 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU19. | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | BYU19 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete to Preston Dennard (Craig Jensen). | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU19 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | BYU19 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU31 (Rod Wood). | |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | BYU31 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BYU44 (Bill Rice). | |
| 4 | 03:22 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 11 yards to the UNM45, 1ST DOWN BYU (Max Hudspeth;Mark Koskovich). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 21 | 8 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the UNM45 (Robert Rumbaugh). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM45 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 4 yards to the UNM41 (Robin Cole). | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | UNM41 | 21 | 8 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Brian Billick (Roark Shirley). | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | UNM41 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry punt 26 yards to the UNM15, downed. | |
| 4 | 01:21 | 1 | 10 | UNM15 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass incomplete to Preston Dennard. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM15 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass complete to Ricky Martin for 14 yards to the UNM29, 1ST DOWN UNM (Tony Hernandez), PENALTY BYU pass interference declined. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM29 | 21 | 8 | C.J. Jones pass intercepted by Marc Swenson at the UNM37, Marc Swenson return 22 yards to the UNM15 (Chris Combs). | |
| 4 | 00:42 | 1 | 10 | UNM15 | 21 | 8 | Roger Gourley rush for 1 yard to the UNM14 (Smokey Turman;Dave Thompson). |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNM14 | 21 | 8 | Dave Lowry rush for 6 yards to the UNM8 (Dave Thompson;Bruce Herron). |