BYU vs SMU — December 19, 1980
| Date | December 19, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Television | Mizlou |
| Watch Here | BYUtv |
| Attendance | 50,214 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | SWC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Ron Meyer |
| BYU AP Rank | 14 |
| Opp AP Rank | 19 |
| Opp Final AP | 20 |
| Opp Final Record | 8-4 |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:57 | SMU | Eric Dickerson 15-yard run (Eddie Garcia PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 10:00 | SMU | Craig James 45-yard run (Eddie Garcia PAT made) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 07:50 | SMU | TEAM safety | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | 04:16 | SMU | Eddie Garcia 42-yard field goal | 0 | 19 |
| 1 | 02:34 | BYU | Jim McMahon 64-yard pass to Clay Brown (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | 11:56 | SMU | Lance McIlhenny 3-yard pass to Craig James (Eddie Garcia PAT made) | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | 06:42 | SMU | Eddie Garcia 44-yard field goal | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | 01:04 | BYU | Vai Sikahema 83-yard punt return | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | 09:37 | SMU | Eric Dickerson 1-yard run | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | 06:40 | BYU | Jim McMahon 13-yard pass to Clay Brown | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | 01:15 | SMU | Eddie Garcia 42-yard field goal | 19 | 38 |
| 4 | 04:07 | BYU | Scott Phillips 1-yard run | 25 | 38 |
| 4 | 03:58 | SMU | Craig James 42-yard run (Eddie Garcia PAT made) | 25 | 45 |
| 4 | 02:31 | BYU | Jim McMahon 15-yard pass to Matt Braga | 31 | 45 |
| 4 | 01:57 | BYU | Scott Phillips 1-yard run (Scott Phillips 2-point pass) | 39 | 45 |
| 4 | 00:03 | BYU | Jim McMahon 41-yard pass to Clay Brown (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 46 | 45 |
| Statistic | BYU | SMU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 23 | 25 |
| Rushing | 2 | 18 |
| Passing | 21 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | (2) | 393 |
| Attempts | 24 | 66 |
| Avg per Rush | (0.1) | 6.0 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 4 |
| Passing | 446 | 53 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 32-49-1 | 6-11-0 |
| Completion % | 65.3 | 54.5 |
| Yds/Attempt | 9.1 | 4.8 |
| Yds/Catch | 13.9 | 8.8 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 444 | 446 |
| Plays | 73 | 77 |
| Avg per Play | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 3-100-1 | 1-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 4-65-0 | 5-95-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 16.3 | 19.0 |
| Punting | 5-162 | 5-157 |
| Avg Punt | 32.4 | 31.4 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-80 | 7-65 |
| Sacks By | 2 | 6 |
| FG Made-Att | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 5-13 | 4-12 |
| 4th Down Conv | 2-2 | 1-1 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 32 | 49 | 65.3 | 446 | 9.1 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 164.6 | 6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Phillips | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 2 | 8 |
| Scott Pettis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim McMahon | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Eric Lane | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Brown | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 3 | 64 |
| Scott Phillips | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Matt Braga | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 1 | 22 |
| Bill Davis | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | 40 |
| Lloyd Jones | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Scott Pettis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dan Plater | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Eric Lane | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Bruce Hansen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 83 |
| Bill Schoepflin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Whittingham | 10 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Redd | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Schoepflin | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Anae | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Prested | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Ehin | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Holmoe | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Brady | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Titensor | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed St. Pierre | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Anae | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morgan | 2 | 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 |
| Dan Plater | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walker | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilson | 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 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Gunther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Brown | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 35 |
SMU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McIlhenny | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 61 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 128.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig James | 23 | 225 | 9.8 | 2 | 45 |
| Eric Dickerson | 23 | 110 | 4.8 | 2 | 28 |
| Lance McIlhenny | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Charles | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
| David Dykhuizen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Bennett | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Craig James | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Anthony Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eric Dickerson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Clement Fox | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Blaylock | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| John Simmons | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Simmons | 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 Bruton | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Russell Carter | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Michael Carter | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Harvey Armstrong | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Richard Neely | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Blane Smith | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Garcia | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kaifes | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 51 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Jim McMahon |
| HB | Scott Phillips |
| FB | Eric Lane |
| WR | Bill Davis |
| SE | Dan Plater |
| TE | Clay Brown |
| LT | Ray Linford |
| LG | Calvin Close |
| C | Bart Oates |
| RG | Lloyd Eldredge |
| RT | Nick Eyre |
SMU
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Glen Titensor |
| DE | Brad Anae |
| DT | Mike Morgan |
| DT | Chuck Ehin |
| MLB | Kyle Whittingham |
| OLB | Ed St. Pierre |
| OLB | Glen Redd |
| CB | Tom Holmoe |
| CB | Bill Schoepflin |
| FS | Bob Prested |
| SS | Mark Brady |
SMU
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SMU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU35 | 0 | 0 | BYU Wins toss, will receive, SMU to defend East goal | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU35 | 0 | 0 | SMU ball on SMU30. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | SMU30 | 0 | 0 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 70 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Scott Phillips rush for 8 yards to the BYU28 (Gary Moten). | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete (Michael Carter). | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Clay Brown. | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 0 | Clay Brown punt 29 yards to the SMU48, fair catch by Dick Blaylock. | |
| 1 | 14:06 | 1 | 10 | SMU48 | 0 | 0 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 12 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the BYU37 (Brad Anae). | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU37 | 0 | 0 | Craig James rush for 22 yards to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bob Prested;Glen Titensor). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 6 | Eric Dickerson rush for 15 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:57. | |
| 1 | 12:57 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 7 | Eddie Garcia PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 12:57 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 7 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 12:57 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 2 yards to the BYU22 (Michael Carter;Harve Armstrong). |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Bill Davis (Gary Moten). | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Lloyd Jones (Charles Bruton). | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Clay Brown punt 32 yards to the SMU46, John Simmons return 0 yards to the SMU46, fumble by John Simmons recovered by SMU John Simmons at SMU46. | |
| 1 | 11:58 | 1 | 10 | SMU46 | 0 | 7 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the SMU49 (Glen Redd). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | SMU49 | 0 | 7 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 4 yards to the BYU47 (Glen Redd;Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU47 | 0 | 7 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the BYU45 (Chuck Ehin). | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | BYU45 | 0 | 13 | Craig James rush for 45 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:00. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 14 | Eddie Garcia PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 14 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 14 | Scott Phillips rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU15 (Clarenc Bennett). |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | BYU15 | 0 | 14 | Scott Phillips rush for 9 yards to the BYU24 (Russ Washington). | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU24 | 0 | 14 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU23 (Harve Armstrong). | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 16 | TEAM safety. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU20 | 0 | 16 | Lee Johnson kickoff 53 yards to the SMU27, John Simmons return 10 yards to the SMU37 (Kevin Walker). | ||
| 1 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | SMU37 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 7 yards to the SMU44 (Bill Schoepflin). |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | SMU44 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 4 yards to the SMU48, 1ST DOWN SMU (Ed St. Pierre;Bob Prested). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU48 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 11 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN SMU (Tom Holmoe). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 0 | 16 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the BYU39 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU39 | 0 | 16 | Craig James rush for 9 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bob Prested;Brad Anae). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 7 yards to the BYU23 (Ed St. Pierre;Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | BYU23 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU25 (Brad Anae;Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU25 | 0 | 16 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Anthony Smith (Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | BYU25 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 04:16. | |
| 1 | 04:16 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 35 yards to the BYU30, out-of-bounds, PENALTY SMU illegal procedure 0 yards to the SMU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 35 yards to the BYU30, out-of-bounds, PENALTY SMU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SMU30, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | SMU30 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 67 yards to the BYU3, Via Sikahema return 17 yards to the BYU20 (Waldo Theus). | ||
| 1 | 04:16 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 19 | Scott Phillips rush for 3 yards to the BYU23 (Byron Hunt). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 8 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU (James Mobley;Gary Moten). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 5 yards to the BYU36 (Clarenc Bennett). | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU36 | 7 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 64 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:34, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 02:34 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 19 | Lee Johnson kickoff 65 yards to the SMU0, touchback, SMU ball on SMU20. | |
| 1 | 02:34 | 1 | 10 | SMU20 | 7 | 19 | Craig James rush for 14 yards to the SMU34, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bob Prested). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU34 | 7 | 19 | Craig James rush for 1 yard to the SMU35 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | SMU35 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 2 yards to the SMU37 (Glen Redd). | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | SMU37 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 4 yards to the SMU41 (Brad Anae). | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | SMU41 | 7 | 19 | Eric Kaifes punt 53 yards to the BYU6, Via Sikahema return 0 yards to the BYU6, fumble by Via Sikahema recovered by BYU Via Sikahema at BYU12. | |
| 1 | 00:16 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 7 | 19 | Scott Phillips rush for 2 yards to the BYU14 (Byron Hunt;Gary Moten). |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | BYU14 | 7 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass intercepted by Charles Bruton at the SMU46, Charles Bruton return 0 yards to the SMU46 (Dan Plater). |
| 2 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | SMU46 | 7 | 19 | Eric Dickerson rush for 6 yards to the BYU48 (Brad Anae;Glen Redd). |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU48 | 7 | 19 | Michael Charles rush for 1 yard to the BYU47 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | BYU47 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Eric Dickerson for 5 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN SMU (Tom Holmoe), PENALTY BYU roughing passer 15 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN SMU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 19 | 1st and 10. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Mitchel Bennett for 20 yards to the BYU7, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bill Schoepflin), PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct (Bill Schoepflin) 3 yards to the BYU4. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU04 | 7 | 19 | 1st and 4. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU04 | 7 | 19 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the BYU1 (Kyle Whittingham). | ||
| 2 | 2 | BYU01 | 7 | 19 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU3 (Ed St. Pierre). | ||
| 2 | 3 | BYU03 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Craig James for 3 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:56, Eddie Garcia kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 11:56 | 1 | SMU35 | 7 | 26 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, Via Sikahema return 16 yards to the BYU16 (Victor Simon). | |
| 2 | 11:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU12 (Russell Carter). |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | BYU12 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Eric Lane (Blane Smith). | |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | BYU12 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 19 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU (Russell Carter). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Phillips (Russell Carter). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 1 yard to the BYU30, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by BYU Jim McMahon at BYU30, Jim McMahon for no gain to the BYU30 (Kevin Chaney). | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | BYU30 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU21 (Blane Smith). | |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | BYU21 | 7 | 26 | Clay Brown punt 35 yards to the SMU44, fair catch by John Simmons. | |
| 2 | 10:00 | 1 | 10 | SMU44 | 7 | 26 | Eric Dickerson rush for no gain to the SMU44 (Kyle Whittingham;Glen Titensor). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMU44 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Gary Smith, PENALTY BYU pass interference 12 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN SMU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 7 | 26 | Eric Dickerson rush for 3 yards to the BYU41 (Ed St. Pierre;Glen Titensor). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU41 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 13 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN SMU (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 7 | 26 | Michael Charles rush for 3 yards to the BYU25 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | 7 | 26 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU27 (Glen Titensor). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU27 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Craig James. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | BYU27 | 7 | 29 | Eddie Garcia field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 06:42. | |
| 2 | 06:42 | 1 | SMU35 | 7 | 29 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, Via Sikahema return 22 yards to the BYU22 (Regina Phillips). | |
| 2 | 06:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 22 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN BYU (Russell Carter). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 11 yards to the SMU45, 1ST DOWN BYU (Dick Blaylock). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU45 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU49 (Harve Armstrong). | |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | BYU49 | 7 | 29 | Eric Lane rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU46 (Russell Carter). | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | BYU46 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Dick Blaylock). | |
| 2 | 4 | 19 | BYU46 | 7 | 29 | Clay Brown punt 34 yards to the SMU20, downed, PENALTY BYU kick catching interference (Robert Newell) 14 yards to the SMU34, 1st and 10, SMU ball on SMU34. | |
| 2 | 04:24 | 1 | 10 | SMU34 | 7 | 29 | Craig James rush for 11 yards to the SMU45, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU45 | 7 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny rush for no gain to the SMU45 (Robert Anae). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMU45 | 7 | 29 | Michael Charles rush for 1 yard to the SMU46 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | SMU46 | 7 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Clement Fox for 8 yards to the BYU46, PENALTY BYU pass interference 5 yards to the SMU49, 1ST DOWN SMU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU49 | 7 | 29 | 1st and 10. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU49 | 7 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Clement Fox, PENALTY SMU personal foul 15 yards to the SMU34, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | SMU34 | 7 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 3 yards to the SMU31 (Robert Anae). | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | SMU31 | 7 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 8 yards to the SMU39 (Bob Prested). | |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | SMU39 | 7 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 3 yards to the SMU42 (Kyle Whittingham;Glen Titensor). | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | SMU42 | 13 | 29 | Eric Kaifes punt 41 yards to the BYU17, Via Sikahema return 83 yards to the SMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:04, Bill Schoepflin pass attempt failed. | |
| 2 | 01:04 | 1 | BYU35 | 13 | 29 | Lee Johnson kickoff 44 yards to the SMU21, Dick Blaylock return 15 yards to the SMU36 (Mike Jensen). | |
| 2 | 01:04 | 1 | 10 | SMU36 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Eric Dickerson (Bill Schoepflin). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMU36 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Craig James for 10 yards to the SMU46, 1ST DOWN SMU (Mark Brady). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU46 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 6 yards to the BYU48 (Chuck Ehin). | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU48 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Craig James. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | BYU48 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny sacked for loss of 6 yards to the SMU46 (Chuck Ehin). | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | SMU46 | 13 | 29 | Eric Kaifes punt 28 yards to the BYU26, downed. | |
| 2 | 00:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 13 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Victor Simon). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU26 | 13 | 29 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | BYU30 | 13 | 29 | Lee Johnson kickoff 66 yards to the SMU4, Dick Blaylock return 21 yards to the SMU25 (Rob Wilson). |
| 3 | 14:55 | 1 | 10 | SMU25 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the SMU27 (Kyle Whittingham). |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | SMU27 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 3 yards to the SMU30 (Ed St. Pierre). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | SMU30 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 10 yards to the SMU40, 1ST DOWN SMU (Ed St. Pierre). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMU40 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the SMU42 (Ed St. Pierre;Bob Prested). | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | SMU42 | 13 | 29 | Michael Charles rush for 3 yards to the SMU45 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | SMU45 | 13 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 28 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN SMU (Mark Brady). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 6 yards to the BYU21 (Tom Holmoe). | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU21 | 13 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 4 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN SMU (Kyle Whittingham;Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 13 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 4 yards to the BYU13 (Glen Redd;Bob Prested). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU13 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 10 yards to the BYU3, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd;Tom Holmoe). | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU03 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the BYU1 (Kyle Whittingham;Mike Morgan). | ||
| 3 | 2 | BYU01 | 13 | 35 | Eric Dickerson rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:37, Lance McIlhenny pass attempt failed. | ||
| 3 | 09:37 | 1 | SMU35 | 13 | 35 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 13 | 35 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 3 | 09:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 6 yards to the BYU26. |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 12 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU (Byron Hunt). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 5 yards to the BYU43 (Michael Carter). | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon rush for 20 yards to the SMU30, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMU30 | 13 | 35 | Eric Lane rush for 1 yard to the SMU29 (Harve Armstrong). | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SMU29 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 11 yards to the SMU18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMU18 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Kevin Chaney). | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | SMU18 | 19 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 18 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:40, Gym Kimball pass attempt to Dan Plater failed. | |
| 3 | 06:40 | 1 | BYU35 | 19 | 35 | Lee Johnson kickoff 60 yards to the SMU5, Dick Blaylock return 33 yards to the SMU38 (Tom Holmoe;Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 3 | 06:32 | 1 | 10 | SMU38 | 19 | 35 | Michael Charles rush for 4 yards to the SMU42 (Mike Morgan). |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | SMU42 | 19 | 35 | Craig James rush for 15 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 19 | 35 | Eric Dickerson rush for 9 yards to the BYU34 (Bob Prested). | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU34 | 19 | 35 | PENALTY SMU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU39 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Anthony Smith for 10 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN SMU (Ed St. Pierre;Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 19 | 35 | David Dykhuizen rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU33 (Glen Titensor). | |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | BYU33 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 18 yards to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 19 | 35 | Craig James rush for 9 yards to the BYU6 (Tom Holmoe), PENALTY SMU clipping 9 yards to the BYU24, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 19 | BYU24 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Anthony Smith. | |
| 3 | 2 | 19 | BYU24 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny sacked for loss of 1 yard to the BYU25 (Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | BYU25 | 19 | 38 | Eddie Garcia field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 01:15. | |
| 3 | 01:15 | 1 | SMU35 | 19 | 38 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 3 | 01:15 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 15 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 14 yards to the BYU21 (Harve Armstrong), PENALTY BYU personal foul 22 yards to the BYU13, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 2 | 32 | BYU13 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 24 yards to the BYU37 (Gary Moten). | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | BYU37 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU33 (Michael Carter). | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 12 | BYU33 | 19 | 38 | Clay Brown punt 32 yards to the SMU35, downed. |
| 4 | 14:50 | 1 | 10 | SMU35 | 19 | 38 | Craig James rush for 8 yards to the SMU43 (Tom Holmoe;Bob Prested). |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | SMU43 | 19 | 38 | Craig James rush for 4 yards to the SMU47, 1ST DOWN SMU (Mike Morgan). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU47 | 19 | 38 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Clement Fox for 5 yards to the BYU48 (Mark Brady). | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU48 | 19 | 38 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the BYU45 (Mike Morgan;Glen Titensor). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU45 | 19 | 38 | Lance McIlhenny rush for no gain to the BYU45 (Kyle Whittingham;Ed St. Pierre). | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU45 | 19 | 38 | Eric Kaifes punt 35 yards to the BYU10, fair catch by Via Sikahema. | |
| 4 | 11:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 3 yards to the BYU13 (Gary Moten). |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU13 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 11 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 14 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU (Gary Moten). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 7 yards to the BYU45 (Clarenc Bennett). | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU45 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 1 yard to the BYU46 (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU46 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Russ Washington). | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU46 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 12 yards to the SMU42, 1ST DOWN BYU (James Mobley;Dick Blaylock). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU42 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 10 yards to the SMU32, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU32 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 2 yards to the SMU34 (Richard Neely). | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | SMU34 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 14 yards to the SMU20, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU20 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Bill Davis. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMU20 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 5 yards to the SMU15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | SMU15 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 4 yards to the SMU11 (Clarenc Bennett). | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | SMU11 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 10 yards to the SMU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 1 | SMU01 | 19 | 38 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the SMU1 (Gary Moten). | ||
| 4 | 2 | SMU01 | 19 | 38 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the SMU1 (Clarenc Bennett). | ||
| 4 | 3 | SMU01 | 25 | 38 | Scott Phillips rush for 1 yard to the SMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:07. | ||
| 4 | 04:07 | 1 | SMU03 | 25 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass attempt failed. | |
| 4 | 04:07 | 1 | BYU35 | 25 | 38 | Lee Johnson kickoff 23 yards to the SMU42, Lance McIlhenny return 16 yards to the BYU42 (Todd Shell). | |
| 4 | 04:07 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 25 | 45 | Craig James rush for 42 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:58, Eddie Garcia kick attempt good. |
| 4 | 03:58 | 1 | SMU35 | 25 | 45 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 47 yards to the BYU18, Bruce Hansen return 10 yards to the BYU28 (Fred Nichols;Standley Godine). | |
| 4 | 03:58 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon rush for 14 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU (Eric Ferguson). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Lloyd Jones (Russell Carter). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU42 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Harvey McAtee). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU50 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 10 yards to the SMU40, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roy Douglas). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU40 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Phillips (Blane Smith). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMU40 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 25 yards to the SMU15, 1ST DOWN BYU (Russell Carter). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU15 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 15 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:31, Jim McMahon pass attempt failed. | |
| 4 | 02:31 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 45 | Lee Johnson kickoff 15 yards to the 50 yardline, on-side kick, recovered by BYU Todd Shell on 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 02:31 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 9 yards to the SMU41 (Michael Carter). |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | SMU41 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | SMU41 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 40 yards to the SMU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (Wes Hopkins). | |
| 4 | 1 | SMU01 | 39 | 45 | Scott Phillips rush for 1 yard to the SMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:57, Jim McMahon pass attempt to Scott Phillips good. | ||
| 4 | 01:57 | 1 | BYU35 | 39 | 45 | Lee Johnson kickoff 12 yards to the BYU47, downed. | |
| 4 | 01:57 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 39 | 45 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU48 (Kyle Whittingham). |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU48 | 39 | 45 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 3 yards to the BYU45 (Glen Redd). | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU45 | 39 | 45 | Eric Dickerson rush for 2 yards to the BYU43 (Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | BYU43 | 39 | 45 | PENALTY SMU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | BYU48 | 39 | 45 | Eric Kaifes punt BLOCKED, recovered by BYU TEAM at SMU41 (blocked by Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 4 | 00:13 | 1 | 10 | SMU41 | 39 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Clay Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMU41 | 39 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Lloyd Jones (Dick Blaylock). | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | SMU41 | 46 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 41 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:03, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SMU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU35 | 0 | 0 | BYU Wins toss, will receive, SMU to defend East goal | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU35 | 0 | 0 | SMU ball on SMU30. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | SMU30 | 0 | 0 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 70 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Scott Phillips rush for 8 yards to the BYU28 (Gary Moten). | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete (Michael Carter). | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Clay Brown. | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 0 | Clay Brown punt 29 yards to the SMU48, fair catch by Dick Blaylock. | |
| 1 | 14:06 | 1 | 10 | SMU48 | 0 | 0 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 12 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 0 | 0 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the BYU37 (Brad Anae). | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU37 | 0 | 0 | Craig James rush for 22 yards to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bob Prested;Glen Titensor). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 0 | 6 | Eric Dickerson rush for 15 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:57. | |
| 1 | 12:57 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 7 | Eddie Garcia PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 12:57 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 7 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 12:57 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 2 yards to the BYU22 (Michael Carter;Harve Armstrong). |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Bill Davis (Gary Moten). | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Lloyd Jones (Charles Bruton). | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Clay Brown punt 32 yards to the SMU46, John Simmons return 0 yards to the SMU46, fumble by John Simmons recovered by SMU John Simmons at SMU46. | |
| 1 | 11:58 | 1 | 10 | SMU46 | 0 | 7 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the SMU49 (Glen Redd). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | SMU49 | 0 | 7 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 4 yards to the BYU47 (Glen Redd;Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU47 | 0 | 7 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the BYU45 (Chuck Ehin). | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | BYU45 | 0 | 13 | Craig James rush for 45 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:00. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 1 | BYU03 | 0 | 14 | Eddie Garcia PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 14 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 14 | Scott Phillips rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU15 (Clarenc Bennett). |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | BYU15 | 0 | 14 | Scott Phillips rush for 9 yards to the BYU24 (Russ Washington). | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU24 | 0 | 14 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU23 (Harve Armstrong). | |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 16 | TEAM safety. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU20 | 0 | 16 | Lee Johnson kickoff 53 yards to the SMU27, John Simmons return 10 yards to the SMU37 (Kevin Walker). | ||
| 1 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | SMU37 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 7 yards to the SMU44 (Bill Schoepflin). |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | SMU44 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 4 yards to the SMU48, 1ST DOWN SMU (Ed St. Pierre;Bob Prested). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU48 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 11 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN SMU (Tom Holmoe). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 0 | 16 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the BYU39 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU39 | 0 | 16 | Craig James rush for 9 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bob Prested;Brad Anae). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for 7 yards to the BYU23 (Ed St. Pierre;Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | BYU23 | 0 | 16 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU25 (Brad Anae;Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU25 | 0 | 16 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Anthony Smith (Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | BYU25 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 04:16. | |
| 1 | 04:16 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 35 yards to the BYU30, out-of-bounds, PENALTY SMU illegal procedure 0 yards to the SMU35, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | SMU35 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 35 yards to the BYU30, out-of-bounds, PENALTY SMU illegal procedure 5 yards to the SMU30, NO PLAY. | ||
| 1 | 1 | SMU30 | 0 | 19 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 67 yards to the BYU3, Via Sikahema return 17 yards to the BYU20 (Waldo Theus). | ||
| 1 | 04:16 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 19 | Scott Phillips rush for 3 yards to the BYU23 (Byron Hunt). |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 0 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 8 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU (James Mobley;Gary Moten). | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 5 yards to the BYU36 (Clarenc Bennett). | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU36 | 7 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 64 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:34, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 02:34 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 19 | Lee Johnson kickoff 65 yards to the SMU0, touchback, SMU ball on SMU20. | |
| 1 | 02:34 | 1 | 10 | SMU20 | 7 | 19 | Craig James rush for 14 yards to the SMU34, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bob Prested). |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | SMU34 | 7 | 19 | Craig James rush for 1 yard to the SMU35 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | SMU35 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 2 yards to the SMU37 (Glen Redd). | |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | SMU37 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 4 yards to the SMU41 (Brad Anae). | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | SMU41 | 7 | 19 | Eric Kaifes punt 53 yards to the BYU6, Via Sikahema return 0 yards to the BYU6, fumble by Via Sikahema recovered by BYU Via Sikahema at BYU12. | |
| 1 | 00:16 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 7 | 19 | Scott Phillips rush for 2 yards to the BYU14 (Byron Hunt;Gary Moten). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SMU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | BYU14 | 7 | 19 | Jim McMahon pass intercepted by Charles Bruton at the SMU46, Charles Bruton return 0 yards to the SMU46 (Dan Plater). |
| 2 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | SMU46 | 7 | 19 | Eric Dickerson rush for 6 yards to the BYU48 (Brad Anae;Glen Redd). |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU48 | 7 | 19 | Michael Charles rush for 1 yard to the BYU47 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | BYU47 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Eric Dickerson for 5 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN SMU (Tom Holmoe), PENALTY BYU roughing passer 15 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN SMU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 19 | 1st and 10. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 19 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Mitchel Bennett for 20 yards to the BYU7, 1ST DOWN SMU (Bill Schoepflin), PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct (Bill Schoepflin) 3 yards to the BYU4. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU04 | 7 | 19 | 1st and 4. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU04 | 7 | 19 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the BYU1 (Kyle Whittingham). | ||
| 2 | 2 | BYU01 | 7 | 19 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU3 (Ed St. Pierre). | ||
| 2 | 3 | BYU03 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Craig James for 3 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:56, Eddie Garcia kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 11:56 | 1 | SMU35 | 7 | 26 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, Via Sikahema return 16 yards to the BYU16 (Victor Simon). | |
| 2 | 11:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU12 (Russell Carter). |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | BYU12 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Eric Lane (Blane Smith). | |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | BYU12 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 19 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU (Russell Carter). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Phillips (Russell Carter). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 1 yard to the BYU30, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by BYU Jim McMahon at BYU30, Jim McMahon for no gain to the BYU30 (Kevin Chaney). | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | BYU30 | 7 | 26 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 9 yards to the BYU21 (Blane Smith). | |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | BYU21 | 7 | 26 | Clay Brown punt 35 yards to the SMU44, fair catch by John Simmons. | |
| 2 | 10:00 | 1 | 10 | SMU44 | 7 | 26 | Eric Dickerson rush for no gain to the SMU44 (Kyle Whittingham;Glen Titensor). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMU44 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Gary Smith, PENALTY BYU pass interference 12 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN SMU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 7 | 26 | Eric Dickerson rush for 3 yards to the BYU41 (Ed St. Pierre;Glen Titensor). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU41 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 13 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN SMU (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 7 | 26 | Michael Charles rush for 3 yards to the BYU25 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | 7 | 26 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU27 (Glen Titensor). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | BYU27 | 7 | 26 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Craig James. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | BYU27 | 7 | 29 | Eddie Garcia field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 06:42. | |
| 2 | 06:42 | 1 | SMU35 | 7 | 29 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, Via Sikahema return 22 yards to the BYU22 (Regina Phillips). | |
| 2 | 06:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 22 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN BYU (Russell Carter). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 11 yards to the SMU45, 1ST DOWN BYU (Dick Blaylock). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU45 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU49 (Harve Armstrong). | |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | BYU49 | 7 | 29 | Eric Lane rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU46 (Russell Carter). | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | BYU46 | 7 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Dick Blaylock). | |
| 2 | 4 | 19 | BYU46 | 7 | 29 | Clay Brown punt 34 yards to the SMU20, downed, PENALTY BYU kick catching interference (Robert Newell) 14 yards to the SMU34, 1st and 10, SMU ball on SMU34. | |
| 2 | 04:24 | 1 | 10 | SMU34 | 7 | 29 | Craig James rush for 11 yards to the SMU45, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU45 | 7 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny rush for no gain to the SMU45 (Robert Anae). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMU45 | 7 | 29 | Michael Charles rush for 1 yard to the SMU46 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | SMU46 | 7 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Clement Fox for 8 yards to the BYU46, PENALTY BYU pass interference 5 yards to the SMU49, 1ST DOWN SMU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU49 | 7 | 29 | 1st and 10. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU49 | 7 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Clement Fox, PENALTY SMU personal foul 15 yards to the SMU34, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | SMU34 | 7 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 3 yards to the SMU31 (Robert Anae). | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | SMU31 | 7 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 8 yards to the SMU39 (Bob Prested). | |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | SMU39 | 7 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 3 yards to the SMU42 (Kyle Whittingham;Glen Titensor). | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | SMU42 | 13 | 29 | Eric Kaifes punt 41 yards to the BYU17, Via Sikahema return 83 yards to the SMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:04, Bill Schoepflin pass attempt failed. | |
| 2 | 01:04 | 1 | BYU35 | 13 | 29 | Lee Johnson kickoff 44 yards to the SMU21, Dick Blaylock return 15 yards to the SMU36 (Mike Jensen). | |
| 2 | 01:04 | 1 | 10 | SMU36 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Eric Dickerson (Bill Schoepflin). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | SMU36 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Craig James for 10 yards to the SMU46, 1ST DOWN SMU (Mark Brady). | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | SMU46 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 6 yards to the BYU48 (Chuck Ehin). | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU48 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Craig James. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | BYU48 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny sacked for loss of 6 yards to the SMU46 (Chuck Ehin). | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | SMU46 | 13 | 29 | Eric Kaifes punt 28 yards to the BYU26, downed. | |
| 2 | 00:06 | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | 13 | 29 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Victor Simon). |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU26 | 13 | 29 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SMU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | BYU30 | 13 | 29 | Lee Johnson kickoff 66 yards to the SMU4, Dick Blaylock return 21 yards to the SMU25 (Rob Wilson). |
| 3 | 14:55 | 1 | 10 | SMU25 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the SMU27 (Kyle Whittingham). |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | SMU27 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 3 yards to the SMU30 (Ed St. Pierre). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | SMU30 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 10 yards to the SMU40, 1ST DOWN SMU (Ed St. Pierre). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMU40 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the SMU42 (Ed St. Pierre;Bob Prested). | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | SMU42 | 13 | 29 | Michael Charles rush for 3 yards to the SMU45 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | SMU45 | 13 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 28 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN SMU (Mark Brady). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 13 | 29 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 6 yards to the BYU21 (Tom Holmoe). | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU21 | 13 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 4 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN SMU (Kyle Whittingham;Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 13 | 29 | Eric Dickerson rush for 4 yards to the BYU13 (Glen Redd;Bob Prested). | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU13 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 10 yards to the BYU3, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd;Tom Holmoe). | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU03 | 13 | 29 | Craig James rush for 2 yards to the BYU1 (Kyle Whittingham;Mike Morgan). | ||
| 3 | 2 | BYU01 | 13 | 35 | Eric Dickerson rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:37, Lance McIlhenny pass attempt failed. | ||
| 3 | 09:37 | 1 | SMU35 | 13 | 35 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 13 | 35 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 3 | 09:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 6 yards to the BYU26. |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 12 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU (Byron Hunt). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 5 yards to the BYU43 (Michael Carter). | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon rush for 20 yards to the SMU30, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMU30 | 13 | 35 | Eric Lane rush for 1 yard to the SMU29 (Harve Armstrong). | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | SMU29 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 11 yards to the SMU18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | SMU18 | 13 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Kevin Chaney). | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | SMU18 | 19 | 35 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 18 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:40, Gym Kimball pass attempt to Dan Plater failed. | |
| 3 | 06:40 | 1 | BYU35 | 19 | 35 | Lee Johnson kickoff 60 yards to the SMU5, Dick Blaylock return 33 yards to the SMU38 (Tom Holmoe;Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 3 | 06:32 | 1 | 10 | SMU38 | 19 | 35 | Michael Charles rush for 4 yards to the SMU42 (Mike Morgan). |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | SMU42 | 19 | 35 | Craig James rush for 15 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 19 | 35 | Eric Dickerson rush for 9 yards to the BYU34 (Bob Prested). | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BYU34 | 19 | 35 | PENALTY SMU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU39. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU39 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Anthony Smith for 10 yards to the BYU29, 1ST DOWN SMU (Ed St. Pierre;Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 19 | 35 | David Dykhuizen rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU33 (Glen Titensor). | |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | BYU33 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 18 yards to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN SMU (Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 19 | 35 | Craig James rush for 9 yards to the BYU6 (Tom Holmoe), PENALTY SMU clipping 9 yards to the BYU24, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 19 | BYU24 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny pass incomplete to Anthony Smith. | |
| 3 | 2 | 19 | BYU24 | 19 | 35 | Lance McIlhenny sacked for loss of 1 yard to the BYU25 (Glen Redd). | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | BYU25 | 19 | 38 | Eddie Garcia field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 01:15. | |
| 3 | 01:15 | 1 | SMU35 | 19 | 38 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 3 | 01:15 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 15 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 14 yards to the BYU21 (Harve Armstrong), PENALTY BYU personal foul 22 yards to the BYU13, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 2 | 32 | BYU13 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 24 yards to the BYU37 (Gary Moten). | |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | BYU37 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BYU33 (Michael Carter). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | SMU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 12 | BYU33 | 19 | 38 | Clay Brown punt 32 yards to the SMU35, downed. |
| 4 | 14:50 | 1 | 10 | SMU35 | 19 | 38 | Craig James rush for 8 yards to the SMU43 (Tom Holmoe;Bob Prested). |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | SMU43 | 19 | 38 | Craig James rush for 4 yards to the SMU47, 1ST DOWN SMU (Mike Morgan). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU47 | 19 | 38 | Lance McIlhenny pass complete to Clement Fox for 5 yards to the BYU48 (Mark Brady). | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU48 | 19 | 38 | Craig James rush for 3 yards to the BYU45 (Mike Morgan;Glen Titensor). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU45 | 19 | 38 | Lance McIlhenny rush for no gain to the BYU45 (Kyle Whittingham;Ed St. Pierre). | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU45 | 19 | 38 | Eric Kaifes punt 35 yards to the BYU10, fair catch by Via Sikahema. | |
| 4 | 11:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 3 yards to the BYU13 (Gary Moten). |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU13 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 11 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 14 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU (Gary Moten). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 7 yards to the BYU45 (Clarenc Bennett). | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU45 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 1 yard to the BYU46 (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU46 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga (Russ Washington). | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU46 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 12 yards to the SMU42, 1ST DOWN BYU (James Mobley;Dick Blaylock). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU42 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 10 yards to the SMU32, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU32 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon sacked for loss of 2 yards to the SMU34 (Richard Neely). | |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | SMU34 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 14 yards to the SMU20, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU20 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Bill Davis. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMU20 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 5 yards to the SMU15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | SMU15 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 4 yards to the SMU11 (Clarenc Bennett). | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | SMU11 | 19 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Lloyd Jones for 10 yards to the SMU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (Charles Bruton). | |
| 4 | 1 | SMU01 | 19 | 38 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the SMU1 (Gary Moten). | ||
| 4 | 2 | SMU01 | 19 | 38 | Eric Lane rush for no gain to the SMU1 (Clarenc Bennett). | ||
| 4 | 3 | SMU01 | 25 | 38 | Scott Phillips rush for 1 yard to the SMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:07. | ||
| 4 | 04:07 | 1 | SMU03 | 25 | 38 | Jim McMahon pass attempt failed. | |
| 4 | 04:07 | 1 | BYU35 | 25 | 38 | Lee Johnson kickoff 23 yards to the SMU42, Lance McIlhenny return 16 yards to the BYU42 (Todd Shell). | |
| 4 | 04:07 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 25 | 45 | Craig James rush for 42 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:58, Eddie Garcia kick attempt good. |
| 4 | 03:58 | 1 | SMU35 | 25 | 45 | Eddie Garcia kickoff 47 yards to the BYU18, Bruce Hansen return 10 yards to the BYU28 (Fred Nichols;Standley Godine). | |
| 4 | 03:58 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon rush for 14 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU (Eric Ferguson). |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Lloyd Jones (Russell Carter). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU42 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Eric Lane for 8 yards to the 50 yardline (Harvey McAtee). | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU50 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Phillips for 10 yards to the SMU40, 1ST DOWN BYU (Roy Douglas). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU40 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Phillips (Blane Smith). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMU40 | 25 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 25 yards to the SMU15, 1ST DOWN BYU (Russell Carter). | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | SMU15 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Matt Braga for 15 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:31, Jim McMahon pass attempt failed. | |
| 4 | 02:31 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 45 | Lee Johnson kickoff 15 yards to the 50 yardline, on-side kick, recovered by BYU Todd Shell on 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 02:31 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 9 yards to the SMU41 (Michael Carter). |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | SMU41 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Matt Braga. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | SMU41 | 31 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Bill Davis for 40 yards to the SMU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (Wes Hopkins). | |
| 4 | 1 | SMU01 | 39 | 45 | Scott Phillips rush for 1 yard to the SMU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:57, Jim McMahon pass attempt to Scott Phillips good. | ||
| 4 | 01:57 | 1 | BYU35 | 39 | 45 | Lee Johnson kickoff 12 yards to the BYU47, downed. | |
| 4 | 01:57 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 39 | 45 | Eric Dickerson rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU48 (Kyle Whittingham). |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU48 | 39 | 45 | Lance McIlhenny rush for 3 yards to the BYU45 (Glen Redd). | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU45 | 39 | 45 | Eric Dickerson rush for 2 yards to the BYU43 (Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | BYU43 | 39 | 45 | PENALTY SMU delay of game 5 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | BYU48 | 39 | 45 | Eric Kaifes punt BLOCKED, recovered by BYU TEAM at SMU41 (blocked by Bill Schoepflin). | |
| 4 | 00:13 | 1 | 10 | SMU41 | 39 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Clay Brown. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | SMU41 | 39 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Lloyd Jones (Dick Blaylock). | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | SMU41 | 46 | 45 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Clay Brown for 41 yards to the SMU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:03, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. |