BYU vs Utah State — September 24, 1977
| Date | September 24, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Romney Stadium |
| Location | Logan, UT |
| Television | ABC |
| Weather | Cool and windy |
| Attendance | 20,103 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Independent |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Bruce Snyder |
| BYU AP Rank | 20 |
| Opp Final Record | 4-7 |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
Striking with a 33-yard touchdown pass on their first play from scrimmage, the Cougars capitalized on two fumbles to run up a 14-0 score in the first three minutes of play. At halftime the score was 38-6, and the game, which was carried on regional television, was out of sight. Gifford Nielsen hit 30 of 40 for 321 yards and six touchdowns, two each to Todd Christensen and Mike Chronister. Marc Wilson came in for the entire fourth quarter, hitting freshman Stan Younger with a TD pass. Tailback Casey Wingard put the last TD on the scoreboard with a 45-yard run. With both teams going to the air, the game lasted three hours, 38 minutes.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:18 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 33-yard pass to John Van Der Wouden (Dev Duke PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:40 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 6-yard pass to Todd Christensen (Dev Duke PAT made) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | 04:37 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 3-yard pass to Mike Chronister (Dev Duke PAT made) | 21 | 0 |
| 1 | 00:16 | BYU | Todd Christensen 1-yard run (Dev Duke PAT made) | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | 11:19 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 4-yard pass to George Harris (Dev Duke PAT made) | 35 | 0 |
| 2 | 02:11 | BYU | Dev Duke 40-yard field goal | 38 | 0 |
| 2 | 00:26 | USU | Eric Hipple 63-yard pass to Jimmy Bryant | 38 | 6 |
| 3 | 09:31 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 5-yard pass to Todd Christensen | 44 | 6 |
| 3 | 04:03 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 8-yard pass to Mike Chronister (Dev Duke PAT made) | 51 | 6 |
| 4 | 07:52 | BYU | Marc Wilson 6-yard pass to Stan Younger (Dev Duke PAT made) | 58 | 6 |
| 4 | 02:43 | BYU | Casey Wingard 45-yard run (Dev Duke PAT made) | 65 | 6 |
| Statistic | BYU | USU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 37 | 16 |
| Rushing | 12 | 7 |
| Passing | 22 | 8 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | 212 | 95 |
| Attempts | 45 | 31 |
| Avg per Rush | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 379 | 248 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 38-48-0 | 20-39-2 |
| Completion % | 79.2 | 51.3 |
| Yds/Attempt | 7.9 | 6.4 |
| Yds/Catch | 10.0 | 12.4 |
| Touchdowns | 7 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 591 | 343 |
| Plays | 93 | 70 |
| Avg per Play | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 1-7-0 | 6-96-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 7.0 | 16.0 |
| Punting | 0-0 | 6-248 |
| Avg Punt | 41.3 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-2 | 7-4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 13-98 | 13-147 |
| Sacks By | 2 | 2 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 15-19 | 3-13 |
| 4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 2-4 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 30 | 40 | 75.0 | 321 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 191.9 | 1 |
| Marc Wilson | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 209.5 | 1 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150.4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Wingard | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 1 | 45 |
| Roger Gourley | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Todd Christensen | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 1 | 10 |
| Bill Ring | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Phillips | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Marc Wilson | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 2 | 24 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 33 |
| George Harris | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 17 |
| Roger Gourley | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Todd Christensen | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 2 | 15 |
| Stan Younger | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 14 |
| Bill Ring | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tod Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Lynn Zwahlen | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Neal | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Coloma | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Velasco | 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 |
| Danny Frazier | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Corson | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Berntsen | 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 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McKee | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Coloma | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Neal | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Wood | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ramage | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 |
| Bob Prested | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Simmerman | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Campos | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peterson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Phillips | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Mendenhall | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hernandez | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dev Duke | 1 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Utah State
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hipple | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 177 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 108.3 | |
| Keith Myers | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 71 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 92.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Parros | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Gary Wolz | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Keith Myers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jerry Copeny | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Hollmer | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Hipple | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Ian Rubin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Bryant | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 1 | 63 |
| Ron Cassidy | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rich Matheney | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Kelly Treseder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kurt Hollmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Parros | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Bryant | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Parkin | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Scott Tillotson | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Kelly Stroich | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ron McCloud | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Dan Elder | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| John O'Donnell | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Rulon Jones | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Claude Nelson | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Martin | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Dennis McCollins | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Carter Spruill | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tom Richert | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Joe Wills | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Dave Spiker | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| George Barbic | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Will Withers | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Curt Nading | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pat Blackburn | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Schnell | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 58 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| TB | Roger Gourley |
| FB | Todd Christensen |
| FL | Mike Chronister |
| SE | John Van Der Wouden |
| TE | Tod Thompson |
| LT | Lance Reynolds |
| LG | Calvin Close |
| C | Scott Neilson |
| RG | Keith Uperesa |
| RT | Kelly Harris |
Utah State
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Mat Mendenhall |
| DE | Ross Varner |
| DT | Mekeli Ieremia |
| DT | Gary Peterson |
| MLB | Rod Wood |
| OLB | Mark Berntsen |
| OLB | Larry Miller |
| CB | Tony Hernandez |
| CB | Bob Prested |
| FS | Ron Velasco |
| SS | Jason Coloma |
Utah State
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Utah State wins toss, will receive defend the south | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40, Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 0 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 14 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | Eric Hipple rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU33, fumble by Eric Hipple recovered by BYU Jason Coloma at USU33. | |
| 1 | 14:25 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 33 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:18. |
| 1 | 14:18 | 1 | USU03 | 7 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 14:18 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 7 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 14:18 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 15 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 0 | Gary Wolz rush for 7 yards to the USU42, fumble forced by Bob Prested, fumble by Gary Wolz recovered by BYU TM at USU42. | |
| 1 | 13:43 | 1 | 10 | USU42 | 7 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the USU38. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | USU38 | 7 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU38 | 7 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 15 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU23 | 7 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 9 yards to the USU14. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | USU14 | 7 | 0 | PENALTY USU offside 6 yards to the USU8, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU08 | 7 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the USU5. | ||
| 1 | 2 | USU05 | 13 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40. | ||
| 1 | 11:40 | 1 | USU03 | 14 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 11:40 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 49 yards to the USU11, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 14 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 11:40 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 2 yards to the USU22. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | USU22 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU25. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | USU25 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant, PENALTY BYU pass interference 11 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU39. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | USU39 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU42. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | USU42 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 7 yards to the USU49, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU49 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for no gain to the USU49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU49 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Kurt Hollmer for loss of 1 yard to the USU48. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | USU48 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Rick Parros. | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | USU48 | 14 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 41 yards to the BYU11, fair catch by Mike Chronister, PENALTY BYU personal foul 5 yards to the BYU6, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU6. | |
| 1 | 07:09 | 1 | 10 | BYU06 | 14 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU5. |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | BYU05 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 6 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU11 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 24 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (John O'Donnell). | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the BYU35, PENALTY USU offside 5 yards to the BYU40, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 5 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 14 yards to the USU41, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 6 yards to the USU20, PENALTY BYU personal foul 0 yards to the USU26, NO PLAY, PENALTY USU personal foul 0 yards to the USU26, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for loss of 4 yards to the USU30, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 13 yards to the USU2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU02 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:37, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 21 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 04:37 | 1 | BYU40 | 21 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 21 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 04:37 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 21 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 5 yards to the USU25. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | USU25 | 21 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU24. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU24 | 21 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | USU24 | 21 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 26 yards to the 50 yardline, downed. | |
| 1 | 03:03 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 21 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the USU41. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | USU41 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the USU46. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU46 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 14 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 12 yards to the USU20, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 9 yards to the USU11. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | USU11 | 21 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 10 yards to the USU1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU01 | 27 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:16. | ||
| 1 | 00:16 | 1 | USU03 | 28 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good, PENALTY USU personal foul declined. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 28 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:16 | 1 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 57 yards to the USU3, Rick Parros return 11 yards to the USU14. | |
| 1 | 00:10 | 1 | 10 | USU14 | 28 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 5 yards to the USU19. |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 5 | USU19 | 28 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Kelly Treseder for 1 yard to the USU20, PENALTY USU illegal use of hands 9 yards to the USU10, NO PLAY. |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | USU10 | 28 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Rick Parros. | |
| 2 | 4 | 14 | USU10 | 28 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 54 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 14:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 28 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU40. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU45 | 28 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU48 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 12 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 28 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the USU40, PENALTY USU offside 5 yards to the USU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | USU35 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson, PENALTY USU pass interference 14 yards to the USU21, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU21 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for no gain to the USU21. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU21 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 17 yards to the USU4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU04 | 34 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 4 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:19. | ||
| 2 | 11:19 | 1 | USU03 | 35 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 35 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 11:19 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 57 yards to the USU3, Rick Parros return 6 yards to the USU9. | |
| 2 | 11:19 | 1 | 10 | USU09 | 35 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 24 yards to the USU33, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple rush for 2 yards to the USU35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU35 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USU29, fumble by Eric Hipple recovered by USU Curt Hough at USU29. | |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | USU29 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant, PENALTY BYU pass interference 16 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Ron Cassidy for 17 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 35 | 0 | Kurt Hollmer rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU43, fumble by Kurt Hollmer recovered by USU Kurt Hollmer at BYU43. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | BYU43 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Cassidy. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | BYU43 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Rick Parros, PENALTY USU holding 15 yards to the USU42, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 30 | USU42 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 30 | USU42 | 35 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 57 yards to the BYU1, downed. | |
| 2 | 08:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU01 | 35 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU4. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU04 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | BYU04 | 35 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU09 | 35 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU12, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 35 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU21 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 6 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 35 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 5 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | BYU32 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 5 yards to the BYU37, fumble by Mike Chronister recovered by BYU Tod Christensen at BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 4 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU41 | 35 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the BYU41, fumble by Roger Gourley recovered by BYU TM at BYU41, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU personal foul 5 yards to the BYU36, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | BYU36 | 35 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 9 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU45 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 14 yards to the USU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU41 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Bill Ring for 18 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU23 | 35 | 0 | Bill Ring rush for 1 yard to the USU22. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | USU22 | 35 | 0 | Marc Wilson pass complete to Mike Chronister for 4 yards to the USU18. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | USU18 | 35 | 0 | Marc Wilson rush for no gain to the USU18, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU23, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU23 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Bill Ring. | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | USU23 | 38 | 0 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 02:11. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 02:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 38 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 38 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 2 | 02:11 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple rush for 2 yards to the USU22. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU22 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 14 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU36 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 9 yards to the USU45, fumble forced by John Neal, fumble by Jimmy Bryant recovered by BYU John Neal at USU45. | |
| 2 | 01:11 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 38 | 0 | Scott Phillips rush for 7 yards to the USU38. |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | USU38 | 38 | 0 | Casey Wingard rush for 7 yards to the USU31, PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the USU43, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU43 | 38 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 6 yards to the USU37. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | USU37 | 38 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for no gain to the USU37, fumble forced by Joe Wills, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by USU Joe Wills at USU37. | |
| 2 | 00:35 | 1 | 10 | USU37 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 63 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN USU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:26. |
| 2 | 00:26 | 1 | BYU03 | 38 | 6 | 19 PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU35 | 38 | 6 | USU ball on USU40. | ||
| 2 | 00:26 | 1 | USU40 | 38 | 6 | 19 kickoff 52 yards to the BYU8, John Neal return 7 yards to the BYU15. | |
| 2 | 00:26 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 38 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 4 yards to the BYU19. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU19 | 38 | 6 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 6 | BYU40 | 38 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 57 yards to the USU3, Rick Parros return 15 yards to the USU18. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU18 | 38 | 6 | Rick Parros rush for no gain to the USU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU18 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Ron Cassidy for 20 yards to the USU38, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU38 | 38 | 6 | Rick Parros rush for 13 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU49 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple rush for 5 yards to the BYU44, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | BYU44 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 17 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Kelly Treseder for 3 yards to the BYU24, fumble forced by Bob Prested, fumble by Kelly Treseder recovered by BYU Bob Prested at BYU24. | |
| 3 | 12:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 38 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for 11 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 17 yards to the USU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU48 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 11 yards to the USU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU37 | 38 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the USU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU34 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | USU34 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 15 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU20 (Will Withers). | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | USU20 | 38 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for 5 yards to the USU15. | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | USU15 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 10 yards to the USU5, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | USU05 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31. | ||
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | USU03 | 44 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 44 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | BYU40 | 44 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, Jimmy Bryant return 25 yards to the USU25. | |
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU28. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU28 | 44 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 3 yards to the USU31. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU31 | 44 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | USU31 | 44 | 6 | Butch Schnell punt 36 yards to the BYU33, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 3 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU33 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 9 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU42 | 44 | 6 | Tod Christensen rush for 6 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 44 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 7 yards to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | USU45 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | USU45 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 5 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 10 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the USU15, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU20, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | USU20 | 44 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the USU20, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU25, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the USU18. | |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | USU18 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 10 yards to the USU8. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | USU08 | 50 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 8 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:03. | |
| 3 | 04:03 | 1 | USU03 | 51 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 51 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 04:03 | 1 | BYU40 | 51 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 56 yards to the USU4, Jimmy Bryant return 16 yards to the USU20. | |
| 3 | 04:03 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 51 | 6 | Gary Wolz rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU18 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | USU18 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to John Thompson for 11 yards to the USU29. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | USU29 | 51 | 6 | Gary Wolz rush for 1 yard to the USU30, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU30 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass intercepted by Jason Coloma at the USU48, Jason Coloma return 0 yards to the USU48. | |
| 3 | 02:08 | 1 | 10 | USU48 | 51 | 6 | Scott Phillips rush for no gain to the USU48, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU47, NO PLAY. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | BYU47 | 51 | 6 | Scott Phillips rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, fumble forced by Dan Elder, fumble by Scott Phillips recovered by USU Dan Elder at 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 01:55 | 1 | 10 | USU50 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple rush for 5 yards to the BYU45. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU45 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Rich Matheney for 11 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers sacked for loss of 15 yards to the BYU49 (Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 2 | 25 | BYU49 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 17 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | BYU32 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 11 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers rush for loss of 10 yards to the BYU31, fumble by Keith Myers recovered by USU Keith Myers at BYU31. |
| 4 | 2 | 20 | BYU31 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Kurt Hollmer for 1 yard to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 3 | 19 | BYU30 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for no gain to the BYU30, PENALTY USU holding 19 yards to the BYU49, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 3 | 38 | BYU49 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Ron Cassidy for no gain to the BYU49, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 4 | 4 | 23 | BYU34 | 51 | 6 | 4th and 23. | |
| 4 | 4 | 23 | BYU34 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU12, Tony Hernandez return 26 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 13:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 51 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 7 yards to the BYU45. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU45 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 5 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to George Harris for 11 yards to the USU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU39 | 51 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 3 yards to the USU36. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | USU36 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 6 yards to the USU30. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | USU30 | 51 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 2 yards to the USU28, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU28 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson sacked for loss of 13 yards to the USU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 23 | USU41 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 14 yards to the USU27. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | USU27 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson rush for 13 yards to the USU14, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU14 | 51 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 2 yards to the USU12. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | USU12 | 51 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 7 yards to the USU5. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | USU05 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU7, fumble by Marc Wilson recovered by BYU Marc Wilson at USU7. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | USU07 | 57 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 7 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:52. | |
| 4 | 07:52 | 1 | USU03 | 58 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 58 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 07:52 | 1 | BYU40 | 58 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 58 | 6 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 4 | 07:52 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 58 | 6 | Kurt Hollmer rush for no gain to the USU20. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU20 | 58 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for 2 yards to the USU22. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | USU22 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete, PENALTY BYU pass interference 16 yards to the USU38, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU38 | 58 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for 2 yards to the USU40. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | USU40 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Rich Matheney for 14 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete to Rich Matheney. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers rush for 16 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete, PENALTY USU holding 24 yards to the USU46, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 34 | USU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 34 | USU46 | 58 | 6 | Ian Rubin rush for 1 yard to the USU47, PENALTY USU personal foul declined. | |
| 4 | 3 | 33 | USU47 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Ron Cassidy for 15 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | BYU38 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 04:25 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 58 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 9 yards to the BYU47. |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | BYU47 | 58 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for no gain to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU47 | 58 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 58 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 5 yards to the USU45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | USU45 | 64 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 45 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:43. | |
| 4 | 02:43 | 1 | USU03 | 65 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 65 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 02:43 | 1 | BYU40 | 65 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 58 yards to the USU2, Rick Parros return 23 yards to the USU25. | |
| 4 | 02:43 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 65 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU24. |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | USU24 | 65 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Rich Matheney for 7 yards to the USU31, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | USU31 | 65 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for 2 yards to the USU33. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | USU33 | 65 | 6 | Butch Schnell punt 34 yards to the BYU33, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 4 | 01:10 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 65 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 5 yards to the BYU38. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU38 | 65 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU33 | 65 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 4 yards to the BYU37. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Utah State wins toss, will receive defend the south | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40, Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 0 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 14 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete (Tony Hernandez). | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | Eric Hipple rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU33, fumble by Eric Hipple recovered by BYU Jason Coloma at USU33. | |
| 1 | 14:25 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 6 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 33 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:18. |
| 1 | 14:18 | 1 | USU03 | 7 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 14:18 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 7 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 14:18 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 15 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 0 | Gary Wolz rush for 7 yards to the USU42, fumble forced by Bob Prested, fumble by Gary Wolz recovered by BYU TM at USU42. | |
| 1 | 13:43 | 1 | 10 | USU42 | 7 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 4 yards to the USU38. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | USU38 | 7 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU38 | 7 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Thompson for 15 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU23 | 7 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 9 yards to the USU14. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | USU14 | 7 | 0 | PENALTY USU offside 6 yards to the USU8, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU08 | 7 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the USU5. | ||
| 1 | 2 | USU05 | 13 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40. | ||
| 1 | 11:40 | 1 | USU03 | 14 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 11:40 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 49 yards to the USU11, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 14 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 11:40 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 2 yards to the USU22. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | USU22 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU25. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | USU25 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant, PENALTY BYU pass interference 11 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU39. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | USU39 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU42. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | USU42 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 7 yards to the USU49, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU49 | 14 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for no gain to the USU49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU49 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Kurt Hollmer for loss of 1 yard to the USU48. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | USU48 | 14 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Rick Parros. | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | USU48 | 14 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 41 yards to the BYU11, fair catch by Mike Chronister, PENALTY BYU personal foul 5 yards to the BYU6, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU6. | |
| 1 | 07:09 | 1 | 10 | BYU06 | 14 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU5. |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | BYU05 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 6 yards to the BYU11. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU11 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 24 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete (John O'Donnell). | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the BYU35, PENALTY USU offside 5 yards to the BYU40, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 5 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 14 yards to the USU41, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 6 yards to the USU20, PENALTY BYU personal foul 0 yards to the USU26, NO PLAY, PENALTY USU personal foul 0 yards to the USU26, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for loss of 4 yards to the USU30, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 14 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 13 yards to the USU2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU02 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:37, Dev Duke kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 21 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 04:37 | 1 | BYU40 | 21 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 21 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 1 | 04:37 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 21 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 5 yards to the USU25. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | USU25 | 21 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU24. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU24 | 21 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | USU24 | 21 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 26 yards to the 50 yardline, downed. | |
| 1 | 03:03 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 21 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the USU41. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | USU41 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen sacked for loss of 5 yards to the USU46. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU46 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 14 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 12 yards to the USU20, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 21 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 9 yards to the USU11. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | USU11 | 21 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 10 yards to the USU1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | USU01 | 27 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 1 yard to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:16. | ||
| 1 | 00:16 | 1 | USU03 | 28 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good, PENALTY USU personal foul declined. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 28 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:16 | 1 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 57 yards to the USU3, Rick Parros return 11 yards to the USU14. | |
| 1 | 00:10 | 1 | 10 | USU14 | 28 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 5 yards to the USU19. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 5 | USU19 | 28 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Kelly Treseder for 1 yard to the USU20, PENALTY USU illegal use of hands 9 yards to the USU10, NO PLAY. |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | USU10 | 28 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Rick Parros. | |
| 2 | 4 | 14 | USU10 | 28 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 54 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 14:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 28 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 4 yards to the BYU40. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | BYU45 | 28 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU48 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 12 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 28 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for no gain to the USU40, PENALTY USU offside 5 yards to the USU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | USU35 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Thompson, PENALTY USU pass interference 14 yards to the USU21, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU21 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for no gain to the USU21. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU21 | 28 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 17 yards to the USU4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU04 | 34 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 4 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:19. | ||
| 2 | 11:19 | 1 | USU03 | 35 | 0 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 35 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 11:19 | 1 | BYU40 | 35 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 57 yards to the USU3, Rick Parros return 6 yards to the USU9. | |
| 2 | 11:19 | 1 | 10 | USU09 | 35 | 0 | Rick Parros rush for 24 yards to the USU33, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple rush for 2 yards to the USU35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU35 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USU29, fumble by Eric Hipple recovered by USU Curt Hough at USU29. | |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | USU29 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant, PENALTY BYU pass interference 16 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Ron Cassidy for 17 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 35 | 0 | Kurt Hollmer rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU43, fumble by Kurt Hollmer recovered by USU Kurt Hollmer at BYU43. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | BYU43 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Cassidy. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | BYU43 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Rick Parros, PENALTY USU holding 15 yards to the USU42, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 30 | USU42 | 35 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 30 | USU42 | 35 | 0 | Butch Schnell punt 57 yards to the BYU1, downed. | |
| 2 | 08:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU01 | 35 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU4. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU04 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Mike Chronister. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | BYU04 | 35 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU09 | 35 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU12, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 35 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 9 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU21 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 6 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Tod Christensen. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 35 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for 5 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | BYU32 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 5 yards to the BYU37, fumble by Mike Chronister recovered by BYU Tod Christensen at BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 4 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU41 | 35 | 0 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the BYU41, fumble by Roger Gourley recovered by BYU TM at BYU41, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU personal foul 5 yards to the BYU36, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | BYU36 | 35 | 0 | Tod Christensen rush for 9 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU45 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 14 yards to the USU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU41 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Bill Ring for 18 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU23 | 35 | 0 | Bill Ring rush for 1 yard to the USU22. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | USU22 | 35 | 0 | Marc Wilson pass complete to Mike Chronister for 4 yards to the USU18. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | USU18 | 35 | 0 | Marc Wilson rush for no gain to the USU18, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU23, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU23 | 35 | 0 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to Bill Ring. | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | USU23 | 38 | 0 | Dev Duke field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 02:11. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 02:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 38 | 0 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 38 | 0 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 2 | 02:11 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple rush for 2 yards to the USU22. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU22 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 14 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU36 | 38 | 0 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 9 yards to the USU45, fumble forced by John Neal, fumble by Jimmy Bryant recovered by BYU John Neal at USU45. | |
| 2 | 01:11 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 38 | 0 | Scott Phillips rush for 7 yards to the USU38. |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | USU38 | 38 | 0 | Casey Wingard rush for 7 yards to the USU31, PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the USU43, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU43 | 38 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 6 yards to the USU37. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | USU37 | 38 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for no gain to the USU37, fumble forced by Joe Wills, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by USU Joe Wills at USU37. | |
| 2 | 00:35 | 1 | 10 | USU37 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 63 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN USU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:26. |
| 2 | 00:26 | 1 | BYU03 | 38 | 6 | 19 PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU35 | 38 | 6 | USU ball on USU40. | ||
| 2 | 00:26 | 1 | USU40 | 38 | 6 | 19 kickoff 52 yards to the BYU8, John Neal return 7 yards to the BYU15. | |
| 2 | 00:26 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 38 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 4 yards to the BYU19. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU19 | 38 | 6 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 6 | BYU40 | 38 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 57 yards to the USU3, Rick Parros return 15 yards to the USU18. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU18 | 38 | 6 | Rick Parros rush for no gain to the USU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU18 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Ron Cassidy for 20 yards to the USU38, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU38 | 38 | 6 | Rick Parros rush for 13 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU49 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple rush for 5 yards to the BYU44, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | BYU44 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 17 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 38 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Kelly Treseder for 3 yards to the BYU24, fumble forced by Bob Prested, fumble by Kelly Treseder recovered by BYU Bob Prested at BYU24. | |
| 3 | 12:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 38 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for 11 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 17 yards to the USU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU48 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 11 yards to the USU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU37 | 38 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for 3 yards to the USU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU34 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | USU34 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 15 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU20 (Will Withers). | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | USU20 | 38 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for 5 yards to the USU15. | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | USU15 | 38 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to John Van Der Wouden for 10 yards to the USU5, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | USU05 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Tod Christensen for 5 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31. | ||
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | USU03 | 44 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 44 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | BYU40 | 44 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, Jimmy Bryant return 25 yards to the USU25. | |
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Rick Parros rush for 3 yards to the USU28. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU28 | 44 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 3 yards to the USU31. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU31 | 44 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | USU31 | 44 | 6 | Butch Schnell punt 36 yards to the BYU33, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 3 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to John Van Der Wouden. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU33 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to George Harris for 9 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU42 | 44 | 6 | Tod Christensen rush for 6 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 44 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 7 yards to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | USU45 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete to George Harris. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | USU45 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 5 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Roger Gourley for 10 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for no gain to the USU15, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU20, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | USU20 | 44 | 6 | Roger Gourley rush for no gain to the USU20, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU25, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | USU25 | 44 | 6 | Tod Christensen rush for 7 yards to the USU18. | |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | USU18 | 44 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen rush for 10 yards to the USU8. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | USU08 | 50 | 6 | Gifford Nielsen pass complete to Mike Chronister for 8 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:03. | |
| 3 | 04:03 | 1 | USU03 | 51 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 51 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 04:03 | 1 | BYU40 | 51 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 56 yards to the USU4, Jimmy Bryant return 16 yards to the USU20. | |
| 3 | 04:03 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 51 | 6 | Gary Wolz rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU18. |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU18 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Ron Robinson. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | USU18 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass complete to John Thompson for 11 yards to the USU29. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | USU29 | 51 | 6 | Gary Wolz rush for 1 yard to the USU30, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass incomplete to Jimmy Bryant. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU30 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple pass intercepted by Jason Coloma at the USU48, Jason Coloma return 0 yards to the USU48. | |
| 3 | 02:08 | 1 | 10 | USU48 | 51 | 6 | Scott Phillips rush for no gain to the USU48, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU47, NO PLAY. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | BYU47 | 51 | 6 | Scott Phillips rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, fumble forced by Dan Elder, fumble by Scott Phillips recovered by USU Dan Elder at 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 01:55 | 1 | 10 | USU50 | 51 | 6 | Eric Hipple rush for 5 yards to the BYU45. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU45 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Rich Matheney for 11 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers sacked for loss of 15 yards to the BYU49 (Rod Wood). | |
| 3 | 2 | 25 | BYU49 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 17 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | BYU32 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for 11 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers rush for loss of 10 yards to the BYU31, fumble by Keith Myers recovered by USU Keith Myers at BYU31. |
| 4 | 2 | 20 | BYU31 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Kurt Hollmer for 1 yard to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 3 | 19 | BYU30 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Jimmy Bryant for no gain to the BYU30, PENALTY USU holding 19 yards to the BYU49, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 3 | 38 | BYU49 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Ron Cassidy for no gain to the BYU49, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 4 | 4 | 23 | BYU34 | 51 | 6 | 4th and 23. | |
| 4 | 4 | 23 | BYU34 | 51 | 6 | Keith Myers pass intercepted by Tony Hernandez at the BYU12, Tony Hernandez return 26 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 13:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 51 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 7 yards to the BYU45. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU45 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 5 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to George Harris for 11 yards to the USU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU39 | 51 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 3 yards to the USU36. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | USU36 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to Lynn Zwahlen for 6 yards to the USU30. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | USU30 | 51 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 2 yards to the USU28, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU28 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson sacked for loss of 13 yards to the USU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 23 | USU41 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 14 yards to the USU27. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | USU27 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson rush for 13 yards to the USU14, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU14 | 51 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 2 yards to the USU12. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | USU12 | 51 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 7 yards to the USU5. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | USU05 | 51 | 6 | Marc Wilson rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU7, fumble by Marc Wilson recovered by BYU Marc Wilson at USU7. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | USU07 | 57 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 7 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:52. | |
| 4 | 07:52 | 1 | USU03 | 58 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 58 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 07:52 | 1 | BYU40 | 58 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 60 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 58 | 6 | USU ball on USU20. | |
| 4 | 07:52 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 58 | 6 | Kurt Hollmer rush for no gain to the USU20. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU20 | 58 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for 2 yards to the USU22. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | USU22 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete, PENALTY BYU pass interference 16 yards to the USU38, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU38 | 58 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for 2 yards to the USU40. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | USU40 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Rich Matheney for 14 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete to Rich Matheney. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers rush for 16 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete, PENALTY USU holding 24 yards to the USU46, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 34 | USU46 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 34 | USU46 | 58 | 6 | Ian Rubin rush for 1 yard to the USU47, PENALTY USU personal foul declined. | |
| 4 | 3 | 33 | USU47 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Ron Cassidy for 15 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | BYU38 | 58 | 6 | Keith Myers pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 04:25 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 58 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 9 yards to the BYU47. |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | BYU47 | 58 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for no gain to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU47 | 58 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 58 | 6 | Marc Wilson pass complete to YOUNGER,STAN for 5 yards to the USU45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | USU45 | 64 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for 45 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:43. | |
| 4 | 02:43 | 1 | USU03 | 65 | 6 | Dev Duke PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 65 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 02:43 | 1 | BYU40 | 65 | 6 | Dev Duke kickoff 58 yards to the USU2, Rick Parros return 23 yards to the USU25. | |
| 4 | 02:43 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 65 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU24. |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | USU24 | 65 | 6 | Keith Myers pass complete to Rich Matheney for 7 yards to the USU31, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | USU31 | 65 | 6 | Jerry Copeny rush for 2 yards to the USU33. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | USU33 | 65 | 6 | Butch Schnell punt 34 yards to the BYU33, fair catch by Mike Chronister. | |
| 4 | 01:10 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 65 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 5 yards to the BYU38. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU38 | 65 | 6 | Casey Wingard rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU33 | 65 | 6 | Bill Ring rush for 4 yards to the BYU37. |