BYU vs New Mexico — September 30, 1977
| Date | September 30, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Weather | Clear and cool |
| Attendance | 33,352 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Bill Mondt |
| BYU AP Rank | 15 |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
Once again the Cougar struck early to build an insurmountable lead. Nielsen connected with five touchdown passes, and BYU had a 47-0 lead going into the final quarter. Lobos then scored three times, two on passes by Noel Mazzone. Final score came when Tod Thompson of BYU picked up an on-side kick and ran 45 yards for the score. Cougar defense was tough through most of the game. Nielsen went 19 of 23 for 273 yards and five touchdowns.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:30 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 64-yard pass to Roger Gourley (Dev Duke PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 00:51 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 6-yard pass to Mike Chronister (Dev Duke PAT made) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 09:49 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 2-yard pass to Rob Anderson | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | 03:27 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 3-yard pass to John Van Der Wouden | 26 | 0 |
| 3 | 13:14 | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 38-yard pass to Tod Thompson (Mike Chronister 2-point pass) | 34 | 0 |
| 3 | 08:34 | BYU | Todd Christensen 3-yard run | 40 | 0 |
| 3 | 07:45 | BYU | Roger Gourley 1-yard run (Dev Duke PAT made) | 47 | 0 |
| 4 | 14:20 | UNM | Noel Mazzone 3-yard pass to Preston Dennard (Jim Haynes PAT made) | 47 | 7 |
| 4 | 06:58 | UNM | Noel Mazzone 7-yard pass to Chris Combs | 47 | 13 |
| 4 | 03:29 | UNM | Jim Sayers 4-yard run | 47 | 19 |
| 4 | 03:29 | BYU | Tod Thompson 45-yard kick return (Dev Duke PAT made) | 54 | 19 |
| Statistic | BYU | UNM |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 21 | 23 |
| Rushing | 7 | 13 |
| Passing | 11 | 7 |
| Penalty | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 80 | 206 |
| Attempts | 38 | 56 |
| Avg per Rush | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 302 | 177 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 22-27-0 | 12-21-1 |
| Completion % | 81.5 | 57.1 |
| Yds/Attempt | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| Yds/Catch | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 382 | 383 |
| Plays | 65 | 77 |
| Avg per Play | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 1-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 4.0 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-82-0 | 7-73-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 27.3 | 10.4 |
| Punting | 5-207 | 8-291 |
| Avg Punt | 41.4 | 36.4 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 6-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-168 | 13-98 |
| Sacks By | 7 | 4 |
| FG Made-Att | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 2-8 | 8-17 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 273 | 11.9 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 254.1 | 2 |
| Marc Wilson | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 135.9 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Christensen | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | 10 |
| Roger Gourley | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | 15 |
| Casey Wingard | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Bill Ring | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Scott Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 8 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Marc Wilson | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Gourley | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 1 | 64 |
| Tod Thompson | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 | 39 |
| Todd Christensen | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 18 |
| Rob Andersen | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Wingard | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Chronister | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bill Ring | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Thompson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Jason Coloma | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekeli Ieremia | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Wood | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Varner | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Mendenhall | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Apostol | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miller | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Velasco | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hernandez | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peterson | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Neal | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Frazier | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Kama | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Harris | 4 | 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 |
| Bob Simmerman | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Enlow | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Coloma | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Stromberg | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Prested | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Swenson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Berntsen | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dev Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 46 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Mazzone | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 177 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 149.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Barnes | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 0 | 32 |
| Mike Williams | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeffery Perkins | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Noel Mazzone | 24 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Combs | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Arnold | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 53 |
| Jim Sayers | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Ricky Martin | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Preston Dennard | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 18 |
| Chris Combs | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Keith Ellis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Ricky Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeffery Perkins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Sayers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Chapman | 8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Tim Westcott | 7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Smokey Turman | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Robert Rumbaugh | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Andy Wieczorek | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Max Hudspeth | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Daryl Bryson | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mike Forrest | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Charles Baker | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Gabe Chavez | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bill Turner | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mike Dickson | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bob Shupryt | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Coleman Berry | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jon Sutton | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rich Eidenschink | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Noel Mazzone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Hudspeth | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 48 |
| Bill Turner | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 43 |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | V35 | UNM Wins, UNM will receive, UNM will defend South goal | |
| 1 | 10 | V35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 10 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 10 | V20 | BARNES,Don rush for 7 yards to the UNM27. | |
| 2 | 3 | V27 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | V27 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 2 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 4 | 1 | V29 | HUDSPETH,Max punt 35 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by COLOMA,Jason. | |
| 1 | 10 | H36 | BYU drive start at 13:20. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H36 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, John for no gain to the BYU36. |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | H36 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to GOURLEY,Roger for 64 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:30. |
| 1 | V03 | DUKE,Dev PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V25 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 12:30. | |
| 1 | 10 | V25 | UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 10 | V20 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 5 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 2 | 5 | V25 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 9 yards to the UNM34, 1ST DOWN UNM, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 10 | V34 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 3 yards to the UNM37. | |
| 2 | 7 | V37 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to ELLIS,Keith for 1 yard to the UNM38, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 6 | V38 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 2 yards to the UNM40. | |
| 4 | 4 | V40 | HUDSPETH,Max punt 18 yards to the BYU42, fair catch by CHRONISTER,Mike, PENALTY UNM kick catching interference 0 yards to the BYU42, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU42. | |
| 1 | 10 | H42 | BYU drive start at 10:47. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H42 | NIELSEN,Gifford rush for 4 yards to the BYU46. |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | H46 | NIELSEN,Gifford rush for 3 yards to the BYU49, out-of-bounds. |
| BYU | 3 | 3 | H49 | NIELSEN,Gifford sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU41 (RUMBAUGH,Robert). |
| BYU | 4 | 11 | H41 | MCMAHON,JIM punt 37 yards to the UNM22, fair catch by HUDSPETH,Max. |
| 1 | 10 | V22 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 09:09. | |
| 1 | 10 | V22 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 4 yards to the UNM26. | |
| 2 | 6 | V26 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM24, fumble by MAZZONE,Noel recovered by UNM BARNES,Don at UNM24. | |
| 3 | 8 | V24 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 3 yards to the UNM27. | |
| 4 | 5 | V27 | HUDSPETH,Max punt 36 yards to the BYU37, fair catch by COLOMA,Jason. | |
| 1 | 10 | H37 | BYU drive start at 07:58. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H37 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to CHRISTENSEN,Tod for 12 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 10 | H49 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 6 yards to the UNM45. | |
| 2 | 4 | V45 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM46. | |
| BYU | 3 | 5 | V46 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass incomplete to CHRONISTER,Mike. |
| BYU | 4 | 5 | V46 | MCMAHON,JIM punt 46 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. |
| 1 | 10 | V20 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 06:29. | |
| 1 | 10 | V20 | BARNES,Don rush for 7 yards to the UNM27. | |
| 2 | 3 | V27 | BARNES,Don rush for 2 yards to the UNM29. | |
| 3 | 1 | V29 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 5 yards to the UNM34, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V34 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to DENNARD,Preston. | |
| 2 | 10 | V34 | BARNES,Don rush for loss of 7 yards to the UNM27, fumble by BARNES,Don recovered by UNM BARNES,Don at UNM27. | |
| 3 | 17 | V27 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 6 yards to the UNM33. | |
| 4 | 11 | V33 | HUDSPETH,Max punt 48 yards to the BYU19, CHRONISTER,Mike return 4 yards to the BYU23, PENALTY BYU clipping 14 yards to the BYU9, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU9. | |
| 1 | 10 | H09 | BYU drive start at 04:14. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H09 | NIELSEN,Gifford rush for 15 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 10 | H24 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for 3 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 2 | 7 | H27 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for 9 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H36 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, John for 18 yards to the UNM46, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | V46 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to GOURLEY,Roger for 14 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 10 | V32 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 6 yards to the UNM26. | |
| BYU | 2 | 4 | V26 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to CHRISTENSEN,Tod for 3 yards to the UNM23. |
| 3 | 1 | V23 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 10 | V18 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 8 yards to the UNM10, out-of-bounds. | |
| BYU | 2 | 2 | V10 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to GOURLEY,Roger for 4 yards to the UNM6, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | V06 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for no gain to the UNM6. | ||
| BYU | 2 | V06 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to CHRONISTER,Mike for 6 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:51. | |
| 1 | V03 | DUKE,Dev PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, DENNARD,Preston return 16 yards to the UNM16. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V16 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 00:44. | |
| 1 | 10 | V16 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 8 yards to the UNM24. | |
| 2 | 2 | V24 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to ELLIS,Keith for 13 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V37 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 4 yards to the UNM41. |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | V41 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. | |
| 2 | 6 | V41 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to MARTIN,Ricky for 5 yards to the UNM46. | |
| 3 | 1 | V46 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 1 yard to the UNM47, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V47 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 6 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 4 | H47 | MAZZONE,Noel pass intercepted by PRESTED,Bob at the BYU33, PRESTED,Bob return 9 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 1 | 10 | H42 | BYU drive start at 13:21. | |
| 1 | 10 | H42 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for 1 yard to the BYU43. | |
| BYU | 2 | 9 | H43 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass incomplete to HARRIS,George, PENALTY UNM pass interference 10 yards to the UNM47, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 10 | V47 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 7 yards to the UNM40. | |
| 2 | 3 | V40 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 10 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 10 | V30 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for 15 yards to the UNM15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | V15 | NIELSEN,Gifford rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM16. |
| 2 | 11 | V16 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for 1 yard to the UNM15. | |
| BYU | 3 | 10 | V15 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to GOURLEY,Roger for 13 yards to the UNM2, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| BYU | 1 | V02 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to ANDERSON,Rob for 2 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:49. | |
| BYU | 1 | V03 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass attempt failed. | |
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, DENNARD,Preston return 12 yards to the UNM12. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V12 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 09:46. | |
| 1 | 10 | V12 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 2 yards to the UNM14. | |
| 2 | 8 | V14 | PERKINS,Jeffery rush for no gain to the UNM14. | |
| 3 | 8 | V14 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 9 yards to the UNM23, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V23 | PERKINS,Jeffery rush for 7 yards to the UNM30. | |
| 2 | 3 | V30 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 2 yards to the UNM28 (IEREMIA,Mekeli). | |
| 3 | 5 | V28 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM26 (IEREMIA,Mekeli). | |
| 4 | 7 | V26 | HUDSPETH,Max punt 42 yards to the BYU32, fair catch by CHRONISTER,Mike. | |
| 1 | 10 | H32 | BYU drive start at 06:29. | |
| 1 | 10 | H32 | CHRONISTER,Mike rush for no gain to the BYU32, PENALTY BYU personal foul off-setting, PENALTY UNM personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 10 | H32 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 9 yards to the BYU41. | |
| BYU | 2 | 1 | H41 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to THOMPSON,Tod for 19 yards to the UNM40, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 10 | V40 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 3 yards to the UNM37. | |
| 2 | 7 | V37 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM32. | |
| BYU | 2 | 2 | V32 | NIELSEN,Gifford rush for loss of 10 yards to the UNM42, fumble by NIELSEN,Gifford recovered by BYU REYNOLDS,Lance at UNM42. |
| BYU | 3 | 12 | V42 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass incomplete to CHRISTENSEN,Tod, PENALTY UNM pass interference 15 yards to the UNM27, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 10 | V27 | WINGARD,Casey rush for 3 yards to the UNM24, timeout New Mexico, clock 04:33. | |
| 2 | 7 | V24 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM19. | |
| BYU | 2 | 2 | V19 | NIELSEN,Gifford rush for 15 yards to the UNM4, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | V04 | RING,Bill rush for 1 yard to the UNM3. | ||
| BYU | 2 | V03 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to VAN DER WOUDEN, John for 3 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:27. | |
| BYU | 1 | V03 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass attempt failed. | |
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 50 yards to the UNM10, DENNARD,Preston return 7 yards to the UNM17. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V17 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 03:27. | |
| 1 | 10 | V17 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 6 yards to the UNM23. | |
| 2 | 4 | V23 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 5 yards to the UNM28, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V28 | BARNES,Don rush for 4 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 2 | 6 | V32 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 11 yards to the UNM21 (IEREMIA,Mekeli). | |
| 3 | 17 | V21 | PERKINS,Jeffery rush for 4 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 4 | 13 | V25 | TURNER,Bill punt 39 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by CHRONISTER,Mike. | |
| 1 | 10 | H36 | BYU drive start at 00:40. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H36 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to WINGARD,Casey for loss of 5 yards to the BYU31, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the BYU16. |
| 1 | 30 | H16 | 1st and 30. | |
| 1 | 30 | H16 | WINGARD,Casey rush for 8 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 2 | 22 | H24 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 22 | H24 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, UNM ball on UNM40. | |
| 2 | 22 | V40 | MOORE,Alan kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, COLOMA,Jason return 12 yards to the BYU12. | |
| 1 | 10 | H12 | BYU drive start at 15:00. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H12 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to THOMPSON,Tod for 16 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 10 | H28 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU26. | |
| BYU | 2 | 12 | H26 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to CHRISTENSEN,Tod for 16 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNM personal foul 15 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 10 | V43 | 1st and 10. | |
| 1 | 10 | V43 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 4 yards to the UNM39. | |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | V39 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to THOMPSON,Tod for 39 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14. |
| BYU | 1 | V03 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass attempt to CHRONISTER,Mike good. | |
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 47 yards to the UNM13, MARTIN,Ricky return 9 yards to the UNM22. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V22 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 13:09. | |
| 1 | 10 | V22 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 10 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V32 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 2 yards to the UNM34. | |
| 2 | 8 | V34 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 2 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 3 | 6 | V36 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to DENNARD,Preston. | |
| 4 | 6 | V36 | TURNER,Bill punt 30 yards to the BYU34, fair catch by COLOMA,Jason. | |
| 1 | 10 | H34 | BYU drive start at 11:36. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H34 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to THOMPSON,Tod for 15 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H49 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass incomplete. |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | H49 | NIELSEN,Gifford sacked for loss of 19 yards to the BYU30. |
| BYU | 3 | 29 | H30 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to CHRONISTER,Mike for no gain to the BYU30. |
| BYU | 4 | 29 | H30 | MCMAHON,JIM punt 42 yards to the UNM28, downed. |
| 1 | 10 | V28 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 10:02. | |
| 1 | 10 | V28 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 4 yards to the UNM32, fumble by MAZZONE,Noel recovered by BYU COLOMA,Jason at UNM32. | |
| 1 | 10 | V32 | BYU drive start at 09:53. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | V32 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass incomplete. |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | V32 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to GOURLEY,Roger for 9 yards to the UNM23. |
| 3 | 1 | V23 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM28. | |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | V28 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass complete to CHRISTENSEN,Tod for 25 yards to the UNM3, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | V03 | CHRISTENSEN,Tod rush for 3 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:34. | ||
| 1 | V03 | DUKE,Dev PAT kick attempt failed. | ||
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 36 yards to the UNM24, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | H35 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 59 yards to the UNM6, DENNARD,Preston return 0 yards to the UNM6, out-of-bounds. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V06 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 08:34. | |
| 1 | 10 | V06 | WILLIAMS,Mike rush for 9 yards to the UNM15. | |
| 2 | 1 | V15 | PERKINS,Jeffery rush for 3 yards to the UNM18, PENALTY UNM holding 6 yards to the UNM9, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 7 | V09 | PERKINS,Jeffery rush for loss of 4 yards to the UNM5, fumble by PERKINS,Jeffery recovered by BYU PETERSON,Gary at UNM5. | |
| 1 | V05 | BYU drive start at 07:54. | ||
| BYU | 1 | V05 | NIELSEN,Gifford pass incomplete to CHRONISTER,Mike, PENALTY UNM pass interference 4 yards to the UNM1, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | V01 | GOURLEY,Roger rush for 1 yard to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:45. | ||
| 1 | V03 | DUKE,Dev PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 50 yards to the UNM10, PERKINS,Jeffery return 4 yards to the UNM14, fumble by PERKINS,Jeffery recovered by UNM PERKINS,Jeffery at UNM14. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V14 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 07:45. | |
| 1 | 10 | V14 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 3 yards to the UNM17. | |
| 2 | 7 | V17 | TEAM rush for no gain to the UNM17, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the UNM32, 1ST DOWN UNM, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 10 | V32 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to ARNOLD,Walt for 8 yards to the UNM40. | |
| 2 | 2 | V40 | BARNES,Don rush for 3 yards to the UNM43, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V43 | TEAM rush for 25 yards to the BYU32, PENALTY UNM clipping 2 yards to the UNM41, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 12 | V41 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to DENNARD,Preston for 18 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | H41 | TEAM rush for 4 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 6 | H37 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to COMBS,Chris for 8 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | H29 | TEAM rush for 4 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 2 | 6 | H25 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to DENNARD,Preston (PRESTED,Bob). | |
| 3 | 6 | H25 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 2 yards to the BYU27 (MENDENHALL,Matt). | |
| 4 | 8 | H27 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU35 (IEREMIA,Mekeli). | |
| 1 | 10 | H35 | BYU drive start at 04:58. | |
| 1 | 10 | H35 | RING,Bill rush for 5 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 2 | 5 | H40 | WINGARD,Casey rush for 12 yards to the UNM48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | V48 | WILSON,Marc sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU43 (BERRY,Coleman). |
| BYU | 2 | 19 | H43 | WILSON,Marc pass complete to WINGARD,Casey for 11 yards to the UNM46. |
| BYU | 3 | 8 | V46 | WILSON,Marc pass incomplete to HARRIS,George. |
| BYU | 4 | 8 | V46 | MCMAHON,JIM punt 39 yards to the UNM7, out-of-bounds. |
| 1 | 10 | V07 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 02:11. | |
| 1 | 10 | V07 | BARNES,Don rush for 32 yards to the UNM39, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V39 | BARNES,Don rush for 3 yards to the UNM42. | |
| 2 | 7 | V42 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for no gain to the UNM42. | |
| 3 | 7 | V42 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to ARNOLD,Walt for 53 yards to the BYU5, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | H05 | BARNES,Don rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU6. |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | H06 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. | ||
| 2 | H06 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 3 yards to the BYU3. | ||
| 3 | H03 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to DENNARD,Preston for 3 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:20. | ||
| 1 | H03 | HAYNES,Jim PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | V35 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | V40 | MOORE,Alan kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, COLOMA,Jason return 25 yards to the BYU27. | ||
| 1 | 10 | H27 | BYU drive start at 14:20. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H27 | WILSON,Marc pass complete to ANDERSON,Rob for 12 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | H39 | WILSON,Marc pass complete to RING,Bill for 4 yards to the BYU43. |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | H43 | WILSON,Marc rush for 5 yards to the BYU48. |
| 3 | 1 | H48 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | H43 | WILSON,Marc sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU31 (BAKER,Charles). |
| BYU | 4 | 18 | H31 | MCMAHON,JIM punt 43 yards to the UNM26, downed. |
| 1 | 10 | V26 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 11:48. | |
| 1 | 10 | V26 | BARNES,Don rush for 11 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V37 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to COMBS,Chris. | |
| 2 | 10 | V37 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 7 yards to the UNM44. | |
| 3 | 3 | V44 | BARNES,Don rush for 4 yards to the UNM48, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | V48 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 2 yards to the UNM46 (APOSTOL,Kip). | |
| 2 | 12 | V46 | PERKINS,Jeffery rush for 16 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN UNM, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 10 | H38 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to TEAM for 19 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | H19 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 1 | 15 | H24 | COMBS,Chris rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 2 | 22 | H31 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to MARTIN,Ricky for 22 yards to the BYU9, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | H09 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for no gain to the BYU9. | ||
| 2 | H09 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 2 yards to the BYU7. | ||
| 3 | H07 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to TEAM for 7 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:58. | ||
| 1 | H03 | HAYNES,Jim PAT kick attempt failed. | ||
| 1 | V35 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | V40 | MOORE,Alan kickoff 11 yards to the BYU49, on-side kick, recovered by UNM TEAM on BYU49. | ||
| 1 | 10 | H49 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 06:58. | |
| 1 | 10 | H49 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNM47 (VARNER,Ross). | |
| 2 | 14 | V47 | BARNES,Don rush for 17 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | H36 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to JOHNSON,Tim. | |
| 2 | 10 | H36 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU38 (VARNER,Ross;IEREMIA,Mekeli). | |
| 3 | 12 | H38 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to COMBS,Chris for loss of 6 yards to the BYU44, PENALTY BYU pass interference 7 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN UNM, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 10 | H31 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to DENNARD,Preston. | |
| 2 | 10 | H31 | MAZZONE,Noel pass complete to TEAM for 20 yards to the BYU11, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 10 | H11 | JOHNSON,Tim rush for 8 yards to the BYU3, PENALTY BYU personal foul 10 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNM, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | H01 | BARNES,Don rush for no gain to the BYU1. | ||
| 2 | H01 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU4. | ||
| 3 | H04 | TEAM rush for 4 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:29. | ||
| 1 | H03 | MAZZONE,Noel pass attempt failed. | ||
| 1 | V35 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | V40 | HAYNES,Jim kickoff 5 yards to the UNM45, on-side kick, recovered by BYU THOMPSON,Tod on UNM45, THOMPSON,Tod return 45 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:29. | ||
| 1 | V03 | VAN DER WOUDEN, John pass attempt to ANDERSON,Rob good, PENALTY BYU personal foul 87 yards to the BYU10, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | H10 | DUKE,Dev PAT kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | H35 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | H40 | DUKE,Dev kickoff 55 yards to the UNM5, TEAM return 25 yards to the UNM30, PENALTY UNM clipping 21 yards to the UNM9, 1st and 10, UNM ball on UNM9. | ||
| 1 | 10 | V09 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 03:29. | |
| 1 | 10 | V09 | MAZZONE,Noel rush for 4 yards to the UNM13. | |
| 2 | 6 | V13 | BARNES,Don rush for loss of 4 yards to the UNM9, fumble by BARNES,Don recovered by UNM STARK,Kevin at UNM9. | |
| 3 | 10 | V09 | MAZZONE,Noel sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UNM2 (STROMBERG,Doug). | |
| 4 | 17 | V02 | TURNER,Bill punt 36 yards to the UNM38, CHRONISTER,Mike return to the UNM30, PENALTY BYU personal foul 5 yards to the UNM7, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 12 | V07 | TURNER,Bill punt 23 yards to the UNM30, PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM2, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 17 | V02 | TURNER,Bill punt 43 yards to the UNM45, fair catch by CHRONISTER,Mike. | |
| 1 | 10 | V45 | BYU drive start at 01:21. | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | V45 | WILSON,Marc rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM47, out-of-bounds. |
| 2 | 12 | V47 | WINGARD,Casey rush for 1 yard to the UNM46. | |
| 3 | 11 | V46 | PHILLIPS,Scott rush for 4 yards to the UNM42. | |
| 4 | 7 | V42 | RING,Bill rush for 2 yards to the UNM40. | |
| 1 | 10 | V40 | NEW MEXICO drive start at 00:02. | |
| 1 | 10 | V40 | MAZZONE,Noel pass incomplete to ARNOLD,Walt. | |
| 2 | 10 | V40 | End of game, clock 00:00. |