BYU vs UNLV — November 29, 1980
| Date | November 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Las Vegas Silver Bowl |
| Location | Paradise, NV |
| Television | |
| Weather | 53° and clear |
| Attendance | 31,406 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Independent |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Tony Knap |
| BYU AP Rank | 12 |
| Opp Final Record | 7-4 |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:52 | BYU | Jim McMahon 11-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 02:17 | BYU | Jim McMahon 21-yard pass to Matt Braga (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 14:11 | BYU | Jim McMahon 32-yard pass to Dan Plater | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | 05:07 | BYU | Jim McMahon 2-yard pass to Scott Phillips (Matt Braga 2-point pass) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | 11:28 | UNLV | Larry Gentry 2-yard run (Keith Reardon PAT made) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | 10:42 | BYU | Jim McMahon 23-yard pass to Eric Lane | 34 | 7 |
| 3 | 02:32 | BYU | Jim McMahon 2-yard run | 40 | 7 |
| 4 | 10:42 | UNLV | Mark Gabrisch 9-yard pass to Lance Cooper (Keith Reardon PAT made) | 40 | 14 |
| 4 | 08:17 | BYU | Jim McMahon 10-yard pass to Scott Phillips (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 47 | 14 |
| 4 | 03:20 | BYU | Scott Pettis 19-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 54 | 14 |
| Statistic | BYU | UNLV |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 31 | 29 |
| Rushing | 11 | 14 |
| Passing | 15 | 13 |
| Penalty | 5 | 2 |
| Rushing | 171 | 219 |
| Attempts | 30 | 57 |
| Avg per Rush | 5.7 | 3.8 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Passing | 338 | 254 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 21-38-1 | 21-40-3 |
| Completion % | 55.3 | 52.5 |
| Yds/Attempt | 8.9 | 6.4 |
| Yds/Catch | 16.1 | 12.1 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 509 | 473 |
| Plays | 68 | 97 |
| Avg per Play | 7.5 | 4.9 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 0.0 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-83-0 | 4-62-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 27.7 | 15.5 |
| Punting | 3-123 | 3-98 |
| Avg Punt | 41.0 | 32.7 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-107 | 17-160 |
| Sacks By | 1 | 3 |
| FG Made-Att | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 10-14 | 6-18 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 3-7 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 338 | 9.1 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 172.7 | 3 |
| Royce Bybee | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Phillips | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Jim McMahon | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 2 | 26 |
| Scott Pettis | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Eric Lane | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Bruce Hansen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Phillips | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 2 | 29 |
| Dan Plater | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Eric Lane | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Bill Davis | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Lloyd Jones | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Matt Braga | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 21 |
| Clay Brown | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pettis | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Rob Wilson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Redd | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed St. Pierre | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Whittingham | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Holmoe | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Ehin | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Brady | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Prested | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Titensor | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Anae | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilson | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Aupiu | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lacey | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Neil | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flint | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Andersen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Shell | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jensen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Schoepflin | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Gunther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Brown | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 53 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
UNLV
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gentry | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 165 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84.1 | |
| Mark Gabrisch | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 89 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 127.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Crouse | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sam Greene | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
| Mark Gabrisch | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Michael Morton | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 |
| Mel Carver | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lloyd Henderson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Larry Gentry | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Artis Carhee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Keyvan Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Calvin Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Human | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Rutledge | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cobb | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 0 | 27 |
| Lance Cooper | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Artis Carhee | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Jeff Spek | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Lloyd Henderson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Sam Greene | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyvan Jenkins | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bill Earthman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Peterson | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Jarvis | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Walker | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bubba Mattinson | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Todd Liebenstein | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Admiral Dewey Larry | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Marcus Harrison | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bryan Human | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Higgins | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Keith Slack | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim Telliard | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Henry Thorns | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Richard Jackson | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Glasco | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Taylor | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bruce Sears | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kinyon Jenkins | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Robertson | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Todd Peterson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Delroy Shigamatsu | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Marshall Patton | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Phil O'Neil | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tauoa Falo | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Rutledge | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 41 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Jim McMahon |
| HB | Scott Phillips |
| FB | Eric Lane |
| WR | Matt Braga |
| SE | Lloyd Jones |
| TE | Clay Brown |
| LT | Ray Linford |
| LG | Calvin Close |
| C | Bart Oates |
| RG | Lloyd Eldredge |
| RT | Nick Eyre |
UNLV
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Glen Titensor |
| DE | Brad Anae |
| DT | Mike Morgan |
| DT | Chuck Ehin |
| MLB | Kyle Whittingham |
| OLB | Glen Redd |
| OLB | Ed St. Pierre |
| CB | Tom Holmoe |
| CB | Bill Schoepflin |
| FS | Bob Prested |
| SS | Mark Brady |
UNLV
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| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | TEAM kickoff -37 yards to the BYU3, James Frieson return -26 yards to the BYU29. |
| 1 | 14:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 0 | 0 | 9 pass complete to Bob Kahre for loss of 7 yards to the BYU36. |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | 9 rush for loss of 26 yards to the UNLV38. | |
| 1 | 3 | 43 | UNLV38 | 0 | 0 | Bryan Human rush for loss of 4 yards to the UNLV34, fumble by Bryan Human recovered by UNLV Phil O'Neil at UNLV34. | |
| 1 | 13:45 | 4 | 47 | UNLV34 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 23 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 3 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 4 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 13:20 | 4 | 3 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Timeout UNLV, clock 13:20. |
| 1 | 13:20 | 4 | 3 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 2 yards to the BYU34. |
| 1 | 13:13 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 0 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 9 yards to the BYU43. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 4 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 3 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU50 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 39 yards to the UNLV11, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV11 | 6 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 11 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:52. | |
| 1 | 10:52 | 1 | UNLV03 | 7 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 10:52 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 10:52 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 7 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 3 yards to the UNLV23. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | UNLV23 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 8 yards to the UNLV31, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 7 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 2 yards to the UNLV33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNLV33 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 12 yards to the UNLV45, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV45 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 8 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU47 | 7 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 2 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU41 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | BYU41 | 7 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge punt 41 yards to the BYU0, touchback, PENALTY UNLV illegal procedure declined. | |
| 1 | 07:07 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the BYU20. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 17 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV offside defense declined. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 7 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 3 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU37 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 11 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 7 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 3 yards to the UNLV49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | UNLV49 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 26 yards to the UNLV23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 17 yards to the UNLV6, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNLV06 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV9. | ||
| 1 | 2 | UNLV09 | 7 | 0 | PENALTY BYU clipping 12 yards to the UNLV21. | ||
| 1 | 2 | UNLV21 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | ||
| 1 | 3 | UNLV21 | 13 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 21 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:17. | ||
| 1 | 02:17 | 1 | UNLV03 | 14 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 14 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 02:17 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU25 | 14 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 59 yards to the UNLV16, Keyvan Jenkins return 19 yards to the UNLV35. | ||
| 1 | 07:00 | 1 | 10 | UNLV35 | 14 | 0 | Artis Carhee rush for 4 yards to the UNLV39. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UNLV39 | 14 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 2 yards to the UNLV41. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | UNLV41 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV offside 5 yards to the UNLV36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNLV36 | 14 | 0 | Larry Gentry sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UNLV31 (Brad Smith). | |
| 1 | 4 | 14 | UNLV31 | 14 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge punt 25 yards to the BYU44, downed. | |
| 1 | 00:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 14 | 0 | Scott Phillips rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 4 | BYU50 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 36 yards to the UNLV14, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV14 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV14 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 18 yards to the UNLV32. | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | UNLV32 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | UNLV32 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 32 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:11. | |
| 2 | 14:11 | 1 | UNLV03 | 20 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 20 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 14:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 20 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 14:11 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 3 yards to the UNLV23. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNLV23 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Sam Greene for 9 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 8 yards to the UNLV40. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | UNLV40 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNLV40 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the UNLV42, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV42 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 11 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for no gain to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Lance Cooper for 11 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 4 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU32 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU32 | 20 | 0 | PENALTY BYU roughing passer 14 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass intercepted by Bob Prested at the BYU5, Bob Prested return 34 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 2 | 09:28 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 20 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 2 yards to the BYU41. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU41 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU41 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BYU28 (Charles Jarvis;Larry Taylor). | |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | BYU28 | 20 | 0 | Clay Brown punt 53 yards to the UNLV19, downed. | |
| 2 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 8 yards to the UNLV27. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | UNLV27 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 6 yards to the UNLV33, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 3 yards to the UNLV36, PENALTY UNLV holding declined. | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | UNLV36 | 20 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge rush for loss of 10 yards to the UNLV26. | |
| 2 | 06:24 | 1 | 10 | UNLV26 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV26 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UNLV33 (Larry Taylor). | |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 31 yards to the UNLV2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV02 | 26 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 2 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:07. | ||
| 2 | 05:07 | 1 | UNLV03 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass attempt to Matt Braga good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 28 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 05:07 | 1 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 45 yards to the UNLV15, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 28 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 65 yards to the UNLV0, Keyvan Jenkins return 31 yards to the UNLV31. | ||
| 2 | 05:01 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 5 yards to the UNLV36. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNLV36 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV33. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNLV33 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | UNLV33 | 28 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge punt 31 yards to the BYU36, downed. | |
| 2 | 03:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU21. |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | BYU21 | 28 | 0 | 2nd and 25. | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | BYU21 | 28 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 2 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 2 | 3 | 23 | BYU23 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 23 | BYU23 | 28 | 0 | Clay Brown punt 40 yards to the UNLV37, Todd Peterson return 0 yards to the UNLV37, fumble by Todd Peterson recovered by BYU Mike Lacey at UNLV37. | |
| 2 | 02:54 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV37 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UNLV37 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UNLV47 (Tod Liebenstein). | |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | UNLV47 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon punt 29 yards to the UNLV18, fair catch by Todd Peterson. | |
| 2 | 01:52 | 1 | 10 | UNLV18 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV15. |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | UNLV15 | 28 | 0 | Lloyd Henderson rush for 14 yards to the UNLV29, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV29 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 23 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 6 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU42 | 28 | 0 | Keyvan Jenkins rush for 2 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Lloyd Henderson for 15 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 28 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV offside 5 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | BYU30 | 28 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 15 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV45, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV45 | 28 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 24 yards to the UNLV21, Bill Earthman return 0 yards to the UNLV21, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure declined. | |
| 3 | 14:58 | 1 | 10 | UNLV21 | 28 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 4 yards to the UNLV25. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNLV25 | 28 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | UNLV29 | 28 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 3 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Lance Cooper for 9 yards to the UNLV41. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | UNLV41 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Michael Morton for 31 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 27 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU01 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU2. | ||
| 3 | 2 | BYU02 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | ||
| 3 | 3 | BYU02 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | ||
| 3 | 4 | BYU02 | 28 | 6 | Larry Gentry rush for 2 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:28. | ||
| 3 | 11:28 | 1 | BYU03 | 28 | 7 | Keith Reardon PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV30 | 28 | 7 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 3 | 11:28 | 1 | UNLV40 | 28 | 7 | TEAM kickoff 53 yards to the BYU7, Scott Pettis return 34 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 3 | 11:20 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 28 | 7 | Scott Phillips rush for 21 yards to the UNLV38, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV offside defense declined. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV38 | 28 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV roughing passer 15 yards to the UNLV23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 28 | 7 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 23 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:42. | |
| 3 | 10:42 | 1 | UNLV03 | 34 | 7 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 34 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 10:42 | 1 | BYU40 | 34 | 7 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 10:42 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 34 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 5 yards to the UNLV25. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | UNLV25 | 34 | 7 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV29 | 34 | 7 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV33, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV33 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV33 | 34 | 7 | Sam Greene rush for 41 yards to the BYU26, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | BYU31 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Jeff Spek for 6 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | BYU25 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry pass intercepted by Bob Prested at the BYU20, Bob Prested return 0 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 3 | 07:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU15. |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | BYU15 | 34 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for 11 yards to the BYU26, PENALTY UNLV offside defense declined. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | BYU26 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass intercepted by Todd Peterson at the BYU30, Todd Peterson return 14 yards to the BYU16. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch at QB for UNLV. | |
| 3 | 05:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 5 yards to the BYU11. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU11 | 34 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 3 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | BYU08 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU12. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | BYU12 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 2 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 3 | 04:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | 34 | 7 | Scott Phillips rush for 16 yards to the BYU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 34 | 7 | Scott Phillips rush for 15 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 13 yards to the UNLV46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV46 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 10 yards to the UNLV36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV36 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 17 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 10 yards to the UNLV9, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV09 | 34 | 7 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 5 yards to the UNLV4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV04 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV unsportsmanlike conduct 2 yards to the UNLV2. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV02 | 34 | 7 | 1st and 2. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV02 | 40 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 2 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:32. | ||
| 3 | 02:32 | 1 | UNLV03 | 40 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 40 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 02:32 | 1 | BYU40 | 40 | 7 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV45. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV45 | 40 | 7 | TEAM kickoff 38 yards to the UNLV7, Mel Carver return 12 yards to the UNLV19. | ||
| 3 | 02:25 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 3 yards to the UNLV22. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNLV22 | 40 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV24. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | UNLV24 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 8 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 8 yards to the UNLV40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | UNLV40 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 4 yards to the UNLV44, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV44 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 9 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 1 | BYU47 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 40 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 7 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU38 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU38 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | BYU36 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 2 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 4 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU30 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 5 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU25 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 9 yards to the BYU16, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Lance Cooper for 7 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU09 | 40 | 13 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Lance Cooper for 9 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNLV, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:42. | |
| 4 | 10:42 | 1 | BYU03 | 40 | 14 | Keith Reardon PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNLV30 | 40 | 14 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 4 | 10:42 | 1 | UNLV40 | 40 | 14 | TEAM kickoff 53 yards to the BYU7, Vai Sikahema return 23 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 10:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 29 yards to the UNLV41, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 10:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV41 | 40 | 14 | Timeout BYU, clock 10:28. |
| 4 | 10:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV41 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 7 yards to the UNLV34. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UNLV34 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UNLV34 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 12 yards to the UNLV22, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV22 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV pass interference 6 yards to the UNLV16, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV16 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV16 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 6 yards to the UNLV10. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | UNLV10 | 40 | 14 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the UNLV15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNLV15 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV offside defense 5 yards to the UNLV10, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | UNLV10 | 46 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 10 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:17. | |
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | UNLV03 | 46 | 14 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by TEAM), PENALTY UNLV 12 men on the field 2 yards to the UNLV1, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | UNLV01 | 47 | 14 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU30 | 47 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | BYU40 | 47 | 14 | PENALTY UNLV roughing passer 15 yards to the UNLV45. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNLV45 | 47 | 14 | PENALTY UNLV unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the UNLV30. | ||
| 4 | 1 | UNLV30 | 47 | 14 | TEAM kickoff 21 yards to the UNLV9, on-side kick, recovered by UNLV Bill Earthman on UNLV9. | ||
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | 10 | UNLV09 | 47 | 14 | Lloyd Henderson rush for 1 yard to the UNLV10. |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNLV10 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 9 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV19 | 47 | 14 | Lloyd Henderson rush for 7 yards to the UNLV26. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UNLV26 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Jeff Spek for 16 yards to the UNLV42, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV42 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Artis Carhee for 14 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | BYU46 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Artis Carhee for 8 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | BYU38 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Lloyd Henderson for no gain to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | BYU38 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 04:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon rush for 11 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU49 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 11 yards to the UNLV40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV40 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV40 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UNLV40 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 21 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 47 | 14 | Royce Bybee at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 53 | 14 | Scott Pettis rush for 19 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:20. | |
| 4 | 03:20 | 1 | UNLV03 | 54 | 14 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU30 | 54 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 03:20 | 1 | BYU40 | 54 | 14 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 03:20 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV20 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Robert Cobb for 17 yards to the UNLV37, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Robert Cobb for 9 yards to the UNLV46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | UNLV46 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Artis Carhee for 9 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 54 | 14 | Calvin Phillips rush for no gain to the BYU45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass intercepted by Rob Wilson at the BYU21, Rob Wilson return 38 yards to the UNLV41. | |
| 4 | 01:15 | 1 | 10 | UNLV41 | 54 | 14 | Vai Sikahema rush for 8 yards to the UNLV33. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | UNLV33 | 54 | 14 | Vai Sikahema rush for 3 yards to the UNLV30, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV15 | 54 | 14 | 1st and 10. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV15 | 54 | 14 | Royce Bybee pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 8 yards to the UNLV7. | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | UNLV07 | 54 | 14 | 2nd and 2. | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | UNLV07 | 54 | 14 | Bruce Hansen rush for 2 yards to the UNLV5, fumble by Bruce Hansen recovered by UNLV Marcus Harrison at UNLV5. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | TEAM kickoff -37 yards to the BYU3, James Frieson return -26 yards to the BYU29. |
| 1 | 14:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 0 | 0 | 9 pass complete to Bob Kahre for loss of 7 yards to the BYU36. |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | 9 rush for loss of 26 yards to the UNLV38. | |
| 1 | 3 | 43 | UNLV38 | 0 | 0 | Bryan Human rush for loss of 4 yards to the UNLV34, fumble by Bryan Human recovered by UNLV Phil O'Neil at UNLV34. | |
| 1 | 13:45 | 4 | 47 | UNLV34 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 23 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 3 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 4 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 13:20 | 4 | 3 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Timeout UNLV, clock 13:20. |
| 1 | 13:20 | 4 | 3 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 2 yards to the BYU34. |
| 1 | 13:13 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 0 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 9 yards to the BYU43. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 4 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 3 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU50 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 39 yards to the UNLV11, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV11 | 6 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 11 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:52. | |
| 1 | 10:52 | 1 | UNLV03 | 7 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 10:52 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 10:52 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 7 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 3 yards to the UNLV23. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | UNLV23 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 8 yards to the UNLV31, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 7 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 2 yards to the UNLV33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNLV33 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 12 yards to the UNLV45, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV45 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 8 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU47 | 7 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU43 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 2 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU41 | 7 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | BYU41 | 7 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge punt 41 yards to the BYU0, touchback, PENALTY UNLV illegal procedure declined. | |
| 1 | 07:07 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the BYU20. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 17 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV offside defense declined. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 7 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 3 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU37 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 11 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 7 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 3 yards to the UNLV49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | UNLV49 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 26 yards to the UNLV23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 17 yards to the UNLV6, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNLV06 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV9. | ||
| 1 | 2 | UNLV09 | 7 | 0 | PENALTY BYU clipping 12 yards to the UNLV21. | ||
| 1 | 2 | UNLV21 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | ||
| 1 | 3 | UNLV21 | 13 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 21 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:17. | ||
| 1 | 02:17 | 1 | UNLV03 | 14 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU30 | 14 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 02:17 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU25 | 14 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 59 yards to the UNLV16, Keyvan Jenkins return 19 yards to the UNLV35. | ||
| 1 | 07:00 | 1 | 10 | UNLV35 | 14 | 0 | Artis Carhee rush for 4 yards to the UNLV39. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | UNLV39 | 14 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 2 yards to the UNLV41. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | UNLV41 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV offside 5 yards to the UNLV36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNLV36 | 14 | 0 | Larry Gentry sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UNLV31 (Brad Smith). | |
| 1 | 4 | 14 | UNLV31 | 14 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge punt 25 yards to the BYU44, downed. | |
| 1 | 00:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 14 | 0 | Scott Phillips rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 4 | BYU50 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 36 yards to the UNLV14, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV14 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV14 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 18 yards to the UNLV32. | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | UNLV32 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | UNLV32 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 32 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:11. | |
| 2 | 14:11 | 1 | UNLV03 | 20 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 20 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 14:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 20 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 14:11 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 3 yards to the UNLV23. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNLV23 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Sam Greene for 9 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 8 yards to the UNLV40. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | UNLV40 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNLV40 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the UNLV42, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV42 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 11 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for no gain to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Lance Cooper for 11 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 4 yards to the BYU32. | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU32 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU32 | 20 | 0 | PENALTY BYU roughing passer 14 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass intercepted by Bob Prested at the BYU5, Bob Prested return 34 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 2 | 09:28 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 20 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 2 yards to the BYU41. |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | BYU41 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU41 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 13 yards to the BYU28 (Charles Jarvis;Larry Taylor). | |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | BYU28 | 20 | 0 | Clay Brown punt 53 yards to the UNLV19, downed. | |
| 2 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 8 yards to the UNLV27. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | UNLV27 | 20 | 0 | Ray Crouse rush for 6 yards to the UNLV33, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 3 yards to the UNLV36, PENALTY UNLV holding declined. | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | UNLV36 | 20 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge rush for loss of 10 yards to the UNLV26. | |
| 2 | 06:24 | 1 | 10 | UNLV26 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV26 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UNLV33 (Larry Taylor). | |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | UNLV33 | 20 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 31 yards to the UNLV2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV02 | 26 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 2 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:07. | ||
| 2 | 05:07 | 1 | UNLV03 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass attempt to Matt Braga good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU30 | 28 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 05:07 | 1 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 45 yards to the UNLV15, out-of-bounds, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 28 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 65 yards to the UNLV0, Keyvan Jenkins return 31 yards to the UNLV31. | ||
| 2 | 05:01 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for 5 yards to the UNLV36. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | UNLV36 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV33. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNLV33 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | UNLV33 | 28 | 0 | Kevin Rutledge punt 31 yards to the BYU36, downed. | |
| 2 | 03:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU21. |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | BYU21 | 28 | 0 | 2nd and 25. | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | BYU21 | 28 | 0 | Eric Lane rush for 2 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 2 | 3 | 23 | BYU23 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 23 | BYU23 | 28 | 0 | Clay Brown punt 40 yards to the UNLV37, Todd Peterson return 0 yards to the UNLV37, fumble by Todd Peterson recovered by BYU Mike Lacey at UNLV37. | |
| 2 | 02:54 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV37 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | UNLV37 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UNLV47 (Tod Liebenstein). | |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | UNLV47 | 28 | 0 | Jim McMahon punt 29 yards to the UNLV18, fair catch by Todd Peterson. | |
| 2 | 01:52 | 1 | 10 | UNLV18 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV15. |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | UNLV15 | 28 | 0 | Lloyd Henderson rush for 14 yards to the UNLV29, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV29 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 23 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 6 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU42 | 28 | 0 | Keyvan Jenkins rush for 2 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Lloyd Henderson for 15 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 28 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV offside 5 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | BYU30 | 28 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 15 | BYU40 | 28 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV45, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV45 | 28 | 0 | TEAM kickoff 24 yards to the UNLV21, Bill Earthman return 0 yards to the UNLV21, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure declined. | |
| 3 | 14:58 | 1 | 10 | UNLV21 | 28 | 0 | Michael Morton rush for 4 yards to the UNLV25. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | UNLV25 | 28 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | UNLV29 | 28 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 3 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Lance Cooper for 9 yards to the UNLV41. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | UNLV41 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Michael Morton for 31 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Robert Cobb for 27 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU01 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU2. | ||
| 3 | 2 | BYU02 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | ||
| 3 | 3 | BYU02 | 28 | 0 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | ||
| 3 | 4 | BYU02 | 28 | 6 | Larry Gentry rush for 2 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:28. | ||
| 3 | 11:28 | 1 | BYU03 | 28 | 7 | Keith Reardon PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV30 | 28 | 7 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 3 | 11:28 | 1 | UNLV40 | 28 | 7 | TEAM kickoff 53 yards to the BYU7, Scott Pettis return 34 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 3 | 11:20 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 28 | 7 | Scott Phillips rush for 21 yards to the UNLV38, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV offside defense declined. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV38 | 28 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV roughing passer 15 yards to the UNLV23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 28 | 7 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 23 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:42. | |
| 3 | 10:42 | 1 | UNLV03 | 34 | 7 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 34 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 10:42 | 1 | BYU40 | 34 | 7 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 10:42 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 34 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 5 yards to the UNLV25. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | UNLV25 | 34 | 7 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV29 | 34 | 7 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV33, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV33 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV33 | 34 | 7 | Sam Greene rush for 41 yards to the BYU26, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | BYU31 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry pass complete to Jeff Spek for 6 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | BYU25 | 34 | 7 | Larry Gentry pass intercepted by Bob Prested at the BYU20, Bob Prested return 0 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 3 | 07:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU15. |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | BYU15 | 34 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for 11 yards to the BYU26, PENALTY UNLV offside defense declined. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | BYU26 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass intercepted by Todd Peterson at the BYU30, Todd Peterson return 14 yards to the BYU16. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch at QB for UNLV. | |
| 3 | 05:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 5 yards to the BYU11. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU11 | 34 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 3 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | BYU08 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU12. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | BYU12 | 34 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 2 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 3 | 04:33 | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | 34 | 7 | Scott Phillips rush for 16 yards to the BYU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 34 | 7 | Scott Phillips rush for 15 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 13 yards to the UNLV46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV46 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 10 yards to the UNLV36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV36 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 17 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 10 yards to the UNLV9, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV09 | 34 | 7 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 5 yards to the UNLV4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV04 | 34 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV unsportsmanlike conduct 2 yards to the UNLV2. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV02 | 34 | 7 | 1st and 2. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV02 | 40 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 2 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:32. | ||
| 3 | 02:32 | 1 | UNLV03 | 40 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU30 | 40 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 02:32 | 1 | BYU40 | 40 | 7 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV45. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV45 | 40 | 7 | TEAM kickoff 38 yards to the UNLV7, Mel Carver return 12 yards to the UNLV19. | ||
| 3 | 02:25 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 3 yards to the UNLV22. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNLV22 | 40 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV24. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | UNLV24 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 8 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 8 yards to the UNLV40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | UNLV40 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 4 yards to the UNLV44, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV44 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 9 yards to the BYU47. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 1 | BYU47 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 40 | 7 | Michael Morton rush for 7 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU38 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU38 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | BYU36 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 2 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 4 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU30 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 5 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU25 | 40 | 7 | Ray Crouse rush for 9 yards to the BYU16, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 40 | 7 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Lance Cooper for 7 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU09 | 40 | 13 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Lance Cooper for 9 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNLV, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:42. | |
| 4 | 10:42 | 1 | BYU03 | 40 | 14 | Keith Reardon PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNLV30 | 40 | 14 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 4 | 10:42 | 1 | UNLV40 | 40 | 14 | TEAM kickoff 53 yards to the BYU7, Vai Sikahema return 23 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 10:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 29 yards to the UNLV41, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 10:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV41 | 40 | 14 | Timeout BYU, clock 10:28. |
| 4 | 10:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV41 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 7 yards to the UNLV34. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UNLV34 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UNLV34 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 12 yards to the UNLV22, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV22 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV pass interference 6 yards to the UNLV16, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV16 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV16 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 6 yards to the UNLV10. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | UNLV10 | 40 | 14 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the UNLV15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNLV15 | 40 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV offside defense 5 yards to the UNLV10, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | UNLV10 | 46 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 10 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:17. | |
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | UNLV03 | 46 | 14 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt failed (blocked) (blocked by TEAM), PENALTY UNLV 12 men on the field 2 yards to the UNLV1, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | UNLV01 | 47 | 14 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU30 | 47 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | BYU40 | 47 | 14 | PENALTY UNLV roughing passer 15 yards to the UNLV45. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNLV45 | 47 | 14 | PENALTY UNLV unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the UNLV30. | ||
| 4 | 1 | UNLV30 | 47 | 14 | TEAM kickoff 21 yards to the UNLV9, on-side kick, recovered by UNLV Bill Earthman on UNLV9. | ||
| 4 | 08:17 | 1 | 10 | UNLV09 | 47 | 14 | Lloyd Henderson rush for 1 yard to the UNLV10. |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNLV10 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch rush for 9 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV19 | 47 | 14 | Lloyd Henderson rush for 7 yards to the UNLV26. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | UNLV26 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Jeff Spek for 16 yards to the UNLV42, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV42 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Artis Carhee for 14 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | BYU46 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Artis Carhee for 8 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | BYU38 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Lloyd Henderson for no gain to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | BYU38 | 47 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 04:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon rush for 11 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | BYU49 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 11 yards to the UNLV40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV40 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV40 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UNLV40 | 47 | 14 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 21 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 47 | 14 | Royce Bybee at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 53 | 14 | Scott Pettis rush for 19 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:20. | |
| 4 | 03:20 | 1 | UNLV03 | 54 | 14 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU30 | 54 | 14 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 03:20 | 1 | BYU40 | 54 | 14 | TEAM kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 03:20 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass incomplete. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV20 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Robert Cobb for 17 yards to the UNLV37, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Robert Cobb for 9 yards to the UNLV46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | UNLV46 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass complete to Artis Carhee for 9 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 54 | 14 | Calvin Phillips rush for no gain to the BYU45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 54 | 14 | Mark Gabrisch pass intercepted by Rob Wilson at the BYU21, Rob Wilson return 38 yards to the UNLV41. | |
| 4 | 01:15 | 1 | 10 | UNLV41 | 54 | 14 | Vai Sikahema rush for 8 yards to the UNLV33. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | UNLV33 | 54 | 14 | Vai Sikahema rush for 3 yards to the UNLV30, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV15 | 54 | 14 | 1st and 10. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV15 | 54 | 14 | Royce Bybee pass incomplete, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 8 yards to the UNLV7. | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | UNLV07 | 54 | 14 | 2nd and 2. | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | UNLV07 | 54 | 14 | Bruce Hansen rush for 2 yards to the UNLV5, fumble by Bruce Hansen recovered by UNLV Marcus Harrison at UNLV5. |