BYU vs Colorado — September 26, 1981
| Date | September 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Folsom Field |
| Location | Boulder, CO |
| Television | |
| Weather | 71°, clear |
| Attendance | 43,259 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Big Eight |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Chuck Fairbanks |
| BYU AP Rank | 11 |
| Opp Final Record | 3-8 |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:36 | BYU | Jim McMahon 44-yard pass to Dan Plater (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 07:34 | BYU | Jim McMahon 7-yard pass to Scott Pettis (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 13:48 | BYU | Kurt Gunther 40-yard field goal | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | 13:57 | BYU | Jim McMahon 3-yard pass to Glen Kozlowski (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | 08:57 | COLO | Randy Essington 33-yard pass to Vic James | 24 | 6 |
| 3 | 08:08 | BYU | Steve Young 11-yard pass to Gordon Hudson (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 31 | 6 |
| 4 | 10:53 | COLO | Lee Rouson 7-yard run | 31 | 12 |
| 4 | 09:25 | BYU | Steve Young 22-yard pass to Dan Plater (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 38 | 12 |
| 4 | 04:23 | BYU | Kurt Gunther 32-yard field goal | 41 | 12 |
| 4 | 01:01 | COLO | Randy Essington 1-yard pass to Willie Beebe (Brian Johnson 2-point rush) | 41 | 20 |
| Statistic | BYU | COLO |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 25 | 27 |
| Rushing | 9 | 12 |
| Passing | 15 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| Rushing | 197 | 145 |
| Attempts | 33 | 42 |
| Avg per Rush | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 326 | 271 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 19-40-0 | 22-35-1 |
| Completion % | 47.5 | 62.9 |
| Yds/Attempt | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Yds/Catch | 17.2 | 12.3 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 523 | 416 |
| Plays | 73 | 77 |
| Avg per Play | 7.2 | 5.4 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 2-11-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 5.5 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-33-0 | 5-158-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 16.5 | 31.6 |
| Punting | 5-220 | 6-275 |
| Avg Punt | 44.0 | 45.8 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-91 | 6-64 |
| Sacks By | 2 | 1 |
| FG Made-Att | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 7-15 | 5-13 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-2 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 263 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 156.6 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 63 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 158.9 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 37 |
| Vai Sikahema | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Waymon Hamilton | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Bruce Hansen | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim McMahon | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Jimmy Jones | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Scott Pettis | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Plater | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 2 | 44 |
| Waymon Hamilton | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 62 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 26 |
| Scott Pettis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Gordon Hudson | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 1 | 11 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Bruce Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brady | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Anae | 8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Aupiu | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Shell | 7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Whittingham | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Holmoe | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morgan | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulusila Filiaga | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McKee | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Brady | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flint | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Peterson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Neil | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Gunther | 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 |
| Jim Herrmann | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ramage | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Gunther | 2 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mees | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 66 |
Colorado
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Essington | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 273 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 145.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Rouson | 17 | 84 | 4.9 | 1 | 17 |
| Ron Brown | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Willie Beebe | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 |
| Charles Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Vic James | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Walter Stanley | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Egging | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Essington | 4 | -16 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Rouson | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Vic James | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Walter Stanley | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Dave Hestera | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Brad Parker | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Ricky Ward | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Willie Beebe | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 7 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Stanley | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Stanley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Remington | 9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rickey Bynum | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jeff Donaldson | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Kevin Hood | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Pete Perry | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Dave Alderson | 4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sandy Armstrong | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mark Shoop | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Victor Scott | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ellis Wood | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Robert Johnson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Scott Hardison | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Clyde Riggins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mark Morgan | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Woods | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 56 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Jim McMahon |
| RB | Scott Pettis |
| FB | Waymon Hamilton |
| WR | Glen Kozlowski |
| SE | Dan Plater |
| TE | Gordon Hudson |
| LT | Wayne Faalafua |
| LG | Calvin Close |
| C | Bart Oates |
| RG | Lloyd Eldredge |
| RT | Steve Rogers |
Colorado
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Brad Anae |
| DE | Brandon Flint |
| DT | Mike Morgan |
| DT | Pulusila Filiaga |
| MLB | Kyle Whittingham |
| SLB | David Aupiu |
| WLB | Todd Shell |
| CB | Dave McKee |
| CB | Tom Holmoe |
| SS | Mark Brady |
| WS | Steve Brady |
Colorado
No data.
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | COLO | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | BYU wins toss, BYU will receive, Colorado will defend S. goal | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO30. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO30 | 0 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | COLO40 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 16 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the BYU36, PENALTY COLO offside 5 yards to the BYU41, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 26 yards to the COLO38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO38 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Pettis (Dave Alderson). | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | COLO38 | 0 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 6 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 16 | COLO44 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 44 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:36, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 12:36 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 54 yards to the COLO6, Stanley Walter return 58 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 12:31 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 2 yards to the BYU34. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU34 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 5 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU29 | 7 | 0 | Stanley Walter rush for 5 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU23 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU22. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 7 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Willie Beebe for 7 yards to the BYU15. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 4 | 1 | BYU15 | 7 | 0 | Timeout Colorado, clock 10:00. |
| 1 | 10:00 | 4 | 1 | BYU15 | 7 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 2 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 0 | Randy Essington rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU17, fumble by Randy Essington recovered by BYU Brad Anae at BYU17. | |
| 1 | 09:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 13 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 7 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the BYU31. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU31 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 62 yards to the COLO7, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | COLO07 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Pettis. | ||
| 1 | 2 | COLO07 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 7 yards to the COLO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:34, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 07:34 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO25 | 14 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO20. | |
| 1 | 07:34 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 14 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 12 yards to the COLO32, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO32 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 17 yards to the COLO49, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO49 | 14 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for no gain to the COLO49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | COLO49 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 12 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU35, PENALTY COLO holding 10 yards to the BYU49, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Willie Beebe. | |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ricky Ward. | |
| 1 | 3 | 20 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU offside (Mike Morgan) 5 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | BYU44 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Brad Parker. | |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | BYU44 | 14 | 0 | Art Woods punt 44 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 05:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 3 yards to the BYU23. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU20, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 4 yards to the BYU24 (Sandy Armstrong). | |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | BYU24 | 14 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 42 yards to the COLO34, Stanley Walter return 8 yards to the COLO42. | |
| 1 | 03:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO42 | 14 | 0 | Vic James rush for 9 yards to the BYU49. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU42. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU42 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ricky Ward. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU42 | 14 | 0 | Art Woods punt 42 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 01:22 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson, PENALTY COLO offside 5 yards to the BYU25, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU25 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 12 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU37 | 14 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 13 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU50 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 17 yards to the COLO33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | COLO33 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 15 yards to the COLO18, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO18 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the COLO23. | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | COLO23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | COLO23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | COLO23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | COLO23 | 17 | 0 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 13:48. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 13:48 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO25 | 17 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO20. | |
| 2 | 13:48 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 17 | 0 | Ron Brown rush for 16 yards to the COLO36, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO36 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington rush for loss of 1 yard to the COLO35, fumble by Randy Essington recovered by COLO Randy Essington at COLO35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | COLO35 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Charlie Davis. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | COLO35 | 17 | 0 | Charlie Davis rush for 9 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Art Woods punt 41 yards to the BYU15, Vai Sikahema return 10 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 2 | 11:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 17 | 0 | Timeout Brigham Young, clock 11:49. |
| 2 | 11:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 17 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the BYU26 (Jeff Donaldson). |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 17 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | BYU21 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 12 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU33 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 8 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski (Victor Scott). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 17 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 10 yards to the COLO45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 2 yards to the COLO43, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | COLO43 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete (Pete Perry). | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | COLO43 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson (Jeff Donaldson). | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | COLO43 | 17 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 30 yards to the COLO13, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 08:09 | 1 | 10 | COLO13 | 17 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for loss of 2 yards to the COLO11, PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the COLO18, NO PLAY. |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | COLO18 | 17 | 0 | Ron Brown rush for 1 yard to the COLO19. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | COLO19 | 17 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 1 yard to the COLO20. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | COLO20 | 17 | 0 | Ron Brown rush for 6 yards to the COLO26, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO26 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ron Brown. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | COLO26 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Willie Beebe for 5 yards to the COLO31. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | COLO31 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Brad Parker. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | COLO31 | 17 | 0 | Art Woods punt 53 yards to the BYU16, Vai Sikahema return 14 yards to the BYU30, PENALTY BYU clipping (Jim Herrmann) 15 yards to the BYU15, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU15. | |
| 2 | 05:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 17 | 0 | Bruce Hansen rush for 5 yards to the BYU20. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | BYU20 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 5 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 20 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 13 yards to the COLO42, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU30, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 25 | BYU30 | 17 | 0 | Vai Sikahema rush for 4 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | BYU34 | 17 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 66 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 02:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Stanley Walter for 16 yards to the COLO36, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO36 | 17 | 0 | Charlie Davis rush for 1 yard to the COLO37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | COLO37 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 7 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 2 | 01:29 | 3 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Timeout Colorado, clock 01:29. |
| 2 | 01:29 | 3 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Charlie Davis rush for no gain to the COLO44. |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Art Woods punt 56 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 00:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 17 | 0 | Bruce Hansen rush for 9 yards to the BYU29. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU29 | 17 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 8 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 17 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 17 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 18 yards to the COLO18. |
| 3 | 14:55 | 1 | 10 | COLO18 | 17 | 0 | Stanley Walter rush for loss of 7 yards to the COLO11, fumble by Stanley Walter recovered by BYU Brad Anae at COLO11. |
| 3 | 14:51 | 1 | 10 | COLO11 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 8 yards to the COLO3. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | COLO03 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to David Mills. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | COLO03 | 23 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 3 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:57. | |
| 3 | 13:57 | 1 | COLO03 | 24 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 13:57 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 26 yards to the COLO26, fumble by Stanley Walter recovered by BYU David Aupiu at COLO26. | |
| 3 | 13:50 | 1 | 10 | COLO26 | 24 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | COLO26 | 24 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | COLO26 | 24 | 0 | Steve Young pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 4 yards to the COLO22. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | COLO22 | 24 | 0 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide left, spot at COLO22, clock 12:57. | |
| 3 | 12:57 | 1 | 10 | COLO22 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 5 yards to the COLO27. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | COLO27 | 24 | 0 | Stanley Walter rush for loss of 2 yards to the COLO25. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | COLO25 | 24 | 0 | Randy Essington rush for 15 yards to the COLO40, out-of-bounds, PENALTY COLO holding 12 yards to the COLO13, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | COLO13 | 24 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Dave Hestera for 19 yards to the COLO32, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO32 | 24 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Ricky Ward for 12 yards to the COLO44, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO44 | 24 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 5 yards to the COLO49. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | COLO49 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 7 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU40 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 7 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 24 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Vic James for 33 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN COLO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:57, timeout Colorado, clock 08:57, Randy Essington pass attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | COLO35 | 24 | 6 | COLO ball on COLO40. | ||
| 3 | 08:57 | 1 | COLO40 | 24 | 6 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, Vai Sikahema return 33 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 3 | 08:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 24 | 6 | Steve Young pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 26 yards to the COLO39, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO39 | 24 | 6 | Steve Young rush for 28 yards to the COLO11, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO11 | 24 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | COLO11 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 11 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:08, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 08:08 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 6 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 37 yards to the COLO37. | |
| 3 | 08:00 | 1 | 10 | COLO37 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Dave Hestera for 17 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 6 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU40 | 31 | 6 | Ron Brown rush for 13 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 6 | Ron Brown rush for 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ron Brown, PENALTY BYU pass interference 11 yards to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN COLO, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass intercepted by Mark Brady at the BYU10, Mark Brady return 3 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 3 | 05:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 31 | 6 | Bruce Hansen rush for 3 yards to the BYU16, PENALTY COLO face mask 15 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 31 | 6 | Bruce Hansen rush for 5 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU36 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski (Victor Scott). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU36 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for 13 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski (Brian Johnson). | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for 7 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | COLO44 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater (Victor Scott). | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | COLO44 | 31 | 6 | Mike Mees punt 32 yards to the COLO12, downed. | |
| 3 | 02:29 | 1 | 10 | COLO12 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 4 yards to the COLO16. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | COLO16 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington sacked for loss of 5 yards to the COLO11 (Mike Morgan). | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | COLO11 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Charlie Davis. | |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | COLO11 | 31 | 6 | Art Woods punt 39 yards to the 50 yardline, downed. | |
| 3 | 01:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young sacked for loss of 14 yards to the BYU36. |
| 3 | 2 | 24 | BYU36 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for 7 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | BYU43 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for no gain to the BYU43. | |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | BYU43 | 31 | 6 | Mike Mees punt 50 yards to the COLO7, Stanley Walter return 13 yards to the COLO20, PENALTY COLO clipping (Greg Willett) 17 yards to the COLO3, 1st and 10, COLO ball on COLO3. | |
| 3 | 00:17 | 1 | 10 | COLO03 | 31 | 6 | Willie Beebe rush for 2 yards to the COLO5. |
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | COLO05 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Vic James. |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | COLO05 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Vic James for 16 yards to the COLO21, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO21 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 17 yards to the COLO38, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO38 | 31 | 6 | Lee Rouson rush for 14 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 14 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 4 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU30 | 31 | 6 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU26 | 31 | 6 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Vic James. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU22 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Ricky Ward for 12 yards to the BYU10, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU10 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington rush for 3 yards to the BYU7. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU07 | 31 | 12 | Lee Rouson rush for 7 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:53, Randy Essington pass attempt failed. | ||
| 4 | 1 | COLO35 | 31 | 12 | COLO ball on COLO40. | ||
| 4 | 10:53 | 1 | COLO40 | 31 | 12 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 31 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 10:53 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 20 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 12 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 12 | Steve Young rush for 37 yards to the COLO23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO23 | 31 | 12 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the COLO22. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | COLO22 | 38 | 12 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 22 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:25, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 09:25 | 1 | BYU40 | 38 | 12 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO25 | 38 | 12 | COLO ball on COLO20. | |
| 4 | 09:25 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 38 | 12 | Randy Essington sacked for loss of 6 yards to the COLO14 (Mike Morgan). |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | COLO14 | 38 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 14 yards to the COLO28. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | COLO28 | 38 | 12 | Lee Rouson rush for loss of 1 yard to the COLO27. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | COLO27 | 38 | 12 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ricky Ward (Steve Brady). | |
| 4 | 07:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO27 | 38 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 8 yards to the COLO19. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | COLO19 | 38 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for loss of 2 yards to the COLO21. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | COLO21 | 38 | 12 | Steve Young rush for 9 yards to the COLO12, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO12 | 38 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the COLO12 (Sandy Armstrong). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | COLO12 | 38 | 12 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 4 yards to the COLO16. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | COLO16 | 38 | 12 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | COLO16 | 41 | 12 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 04:23. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 41 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 04:23 | 1 | BYU40 | 41 | 12 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 18 yards to the COLO18. | |
| 4 | 04:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO18 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Ricky Ward for 7 yards to the COLO25. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | COLO25 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 24 yards to the COLO49, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO49 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Stanley Walter for 27 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Stanley Walter for loss of 1 yard to the BYU25. | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU25 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington rush for loss of 8 yards to the BYU33, fumble by Randy Essington recovered by BYU TEAM at BYU33, PENALTY BYU holding 11 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN COLO, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 41 | 12 | Willie Beebe rush for 6 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | BYU08 | 41 | 12 | Guy Egging rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | BYU15 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Vic James, PENALTY BYU pass interference (Greg Peterson) 14 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN COLO, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU01 | 41 | 20 | Randy Essington pass complete to Willie Beebe for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:01, Randy Essington pass attempt to Brian Johnson good. | ||
| 4 | 1 | COLO35 | 41 | 20 | COLO ball on COLO40. | ||
| 4 | 01:01 | 1 | COLO40 | 41 | 20 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 10 yards to the 50 yardline, on-side kick, recovered by BYU TEAM on 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 00:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 41 | 20 | Jimmy Jones rush for 5 yards to the COLO45. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | COLO45 | 41 | 20 | Jimmy Jones rush for 2 yards to the COLO43. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | COLO43 | 41 | 20 | Jimmy Jones rush for 11 yards to the COLO32, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | COLO | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | BYU wins toss, BYU will receive, Colorado will defend S. goal | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO30. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO30 | 0 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | COLO40 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 16 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the BYU36, PENALTY COLO offside 5 yards to the BYU41, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 26 yards to the COLO38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO38 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Pettis (Dave Alderson). | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | COLO38 | 0 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 6 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 16 | COLO44 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 44 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:36, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 12:36 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 54 yards to the COLO6, Stanley Walter return 58 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 12:31 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 2 yards to the BYU34. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU34 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 5 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | BYU29 | 7 | 0 | Stanley Walter rush for 5 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU23. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU23 | 7 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU22. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 7 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Willie Beebe for 7 yards to the BYU15. | |
| 1 | 10:00 | 4 | 1 | BYU15 | 7 | 0 | Timeout Colorado, clock 10:00. |
| 1 | 10:00 | 4 | 1 | BYU15 | 7 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 2 yards to the BYU13, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 7 | 0 | Randy Essington rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU17, fumble by Randy Essington recovered by BYU Brad Anae at BYU17. | |
| 1 | 09:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 13 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 7 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the BYU31. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU31 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 62 yards to the COLO7, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | COLO07 | 7 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Pettis. | ||
| 1 | 2 | COLO07 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 7 yards to the COLO0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:34, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 14 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 07:34 | 1 | BYU40 | 14 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO25 | 14 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO20. | |
| 1 | 07:34 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 14 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 12 yards to the COLO32, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO32 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 17 yards to the COLO49, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | COLO49 | 14 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for no gain to the COLO49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | COLO49 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 12 yards to the BYU39, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU35, PENALTY COLO holding 10 yards to the BYU49, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Willie Beebe. | |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ricky Ward. | |
| 1 | 3 | 20 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU offside (Mike Morgan) 5 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | BYU44 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Brad Parker. | |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | BYU44 | 14 | 0 | Art Woods punt 44 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 05:14 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 3 yards to the BYU23. |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU20, out-of-bounds. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 4 yards to the BYU24 (Sandy Armstrong). | |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | BYU24 | 14 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 42 yards to the COLO34, Stanley Walter return 8 yards to the COLO42. | |
| 1 | 03:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO42 | 14 | 0 | Vic James rush for 9 yards to the BYU49. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU49 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 14 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 1 yard to the BYU42. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU42 | 14 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ricky Ward. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU42 | 14 | 0 | Art Woods punt 42 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 01:22 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson, PENALTY COLO offside 5 yards to the BYU25, NO PLAY. |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU25 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 12 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU37 | 14 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 13 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU50 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 17 yards to the COLO33, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | COLO | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | COLO33 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 15 yards to the COLO18, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO18 | 14 | 0 | PENALTY BYU delay of game 5 yards to the COLO23. | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | COLO23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | COLO23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | COLO23 | 14 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | COLO23 | 17 | 0 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 13:48. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 13:48 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO25 | 17 | 0 | COLO ball on COLO20. | |
| 2 | 13:48 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 17 | 0 | Ron Brown rush for 16 yards to the COLO36, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO36 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington rush for loss of 1 yard to the COLO35, fumble by Randy Essington recovered by COLO Randy Essington at COLO35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | COLO35 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Charlie Davis. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | COLO35 | 17 | 0 | Charlie Davis rush for 9 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Art Woods punt 41 yards to the BYU15, Vai Sikahema return 10 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 2 | 11:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 17 | 0 | Timeout Brigham Young, clock 11:49. |
| 2 | 11:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 17 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the BYU26 (Jeff Donaldson). |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 17 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | BYU21 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 12 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU33 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 8 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski (Victor Scott). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 17 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 10 yards to the COLO45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for 2 yards to the COLO43, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | COLO43 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete (Pete Perry). | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | COLO43 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson (Jeff Donaldson). | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | COLO43 | 17 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 30 yards to the COLO13, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 08:09 | 1 | 10 | COLO13 | 17 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for loss of 2 yards to the COLO11, PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the COLO18, NO PLAY. |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | COLO18 | 17 | 0 | Ron Brown rush for 1 yard to the COLO19. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | COLO19 | 17 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 1 yard to the COLO20. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | COLO20 | 17 | 0 | Ron Brown rush for 6 yards to the COLO26, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO26 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ron Brown. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | COLO26 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Willie Beebe for 5 yards to the COLO31. | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | COLO31 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Brad Parker. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | COLO31 | 17 | 0 | Art Woods punt 53 yards to the BYU16, Vai Sikahema return 14 yards to the BYU30, PENALTY BYU clipping (Jim Herrmann) 15 yards to the BYU15, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU15. | |
| 2 | 05:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 17 | 0 | Bruce Hansen rush for 5 yards to the BYU20. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | BYU20 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 5 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 20 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 13 yards to the COLO42, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU30, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 3 | 25 | BYU30 | 17 | 0 | Vai Sikahema rush for 4 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | BYU34 | 17 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 66 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 02:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Stanley Walter for 16 yards to the COLO36, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | COLO36 | 17 | 0 | Charlie Davis rush for 1 yard to the COLO37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | COLO37 | 17 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 7 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 2 | 01:29 | 3 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Timeout Colorado, clock 01:29. |
| 2 | 01:29 | 3 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Charlie Davis rush for no gain to the COLO44. |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | COLO44 | 17 | 0 | Art Woods punt 56 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 00:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 17 | 0 | Bruce Hansen rush for 9 yards to the BYU29. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU29 | 17 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 8 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 17 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | COLO | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 17 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 18 yards to the COLO18. |
| 3 | 14:55 | 1 | 10 | COLO18 | 17 | 0 | Stanley Walter rush for loss of 7 yards to the COLO11, fumble by Stanley Walter recovered by BYU Brad Anae at COLO11. |
| 3 | 14:51 | 1 | 10 | COLO11 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 8 yards to the COLO3. |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | COLO03 | 17 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to David Mills. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | COLO03 | 23 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 3 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:57. | |
| 3 | 13:57 | 1 | COLO03 | 24 | 0 | Kurt Gunther PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 13:57 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 0 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 26 yards to the COLO26, fumble by Stanley Walter recovered by BYU David Aupiu at COLO26. | |
| 3 | 13:50 | 1 | 10 | COLO26 | 24 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | COLO26 | 24 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | COLO26 | 24 | 0 | Steve Young pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 4 yards to the COLO22. | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | COLO22 | 24 | 0 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide left, spot at COLO22, clock 12:57. | |
| 3 | 12:57 | 1 | 10 | COLO22 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 5 yards to the COLO27. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | COLO27 | 24 | 0 | Stanley Walter rush for loss of 2 yards to the COLO25. | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | COLO25 | 24 | 0 | Randy Essington rush for 15 yards to the COLO40, out-of-bounds, PENALTY COLO holding 12 yards to the COLO13, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | COLO13 | 24 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Dave Hestera for 19 yards to the COLO32, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO32 | 24 | 0 | Randy Essington pass complete to Ricky Ward for 12 yards to the COLO44, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO44 | 24 | 0 | Willie Beebe rush for 5 yards to the COLO49. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | COLO49 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 7 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU40 | 24 | 0 | Lee Rouson rush for 7 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 24 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Vic James for 33 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN COLO, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:57, timeout Colorado, clock 08:57, Randy Essington pass attempt failed. | |
| 3 | 1 | COLO35 | 24 | 6 | COLO ball on COLO40. | ||
| 3 | 08:57 | 1 | COLO40 | 24 | 6 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 58 yards to the BYU2, Vai Sikahema return 33 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 3 | 08:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 24 | 6 | Steve Young pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 26 yards to the COLO39, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO39 | 24 | 6 | Steve Young rush for 28 yards to the COLO11, 1ST DOWN BYU, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | COLO11 | 24 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | COLO11 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 11 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:08, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 6 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 08:08 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 6 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 37 yards to the COLO37. | |
| 3 | 08:00 | 1 | 10 | COLO37 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Dave Hestera for 17 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN COLO. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 6 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU40 | 31 | 6 | Ron Brown rush for 13 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 6 | Ron Brown rush for 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ron Brown, PENALTY BYU pass interference 11 yards to the BYU15, 1ST DOWN COLO, NO PLAY. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass intercepted by Mark Brady at the BYU10, Mark Brady return 3 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 3 | 05:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | 31 | 6 | Bruce Hansen rush for 3 yards to the BYU16, PENALTY COLO face mask 15 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 31 | 6 | Bruce Hansen rush for 5 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | BYU36 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski (Victor Scott). | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU36 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for 13 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski (Brian Johnson). | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for 7 yards to the COLO44. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | COLO44 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater (Victor Scott). | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | COLO44 | 31 | 6 | Mike Mees punt 32 yards to the COLO12, downed. | |
| 3 | 02:29 | 1 | 10 | COLO12 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 4 yards to the COLO16. |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | COLO16 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington sacked for loss of 5 yards to the COLO11 (Mike Morgan). | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | COLO11 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Charlie Davis. | |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | COLO11 | 31 | 6 | Art Woods punt 39 yards to the 50 yardline, downed. | |
| 3 | 01:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 31 | 6 | Steve Young sacked for loss of 14 yards to the BYU36. |
| 3 | 2 | 24 | BYU36 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for 7 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | BYU43 | 31 | 6 | Vai Sikahema rush for no gain to the BYU43. | |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | BYU43 | 31 | 6 | Mike Mees punt 50 yards to the COLO7, Stanley Walter return 13 yards to the COLO20, PENALTY COLO clipping (Greg Willett) 17 yards to the COLO3, 1st and 10, COLO ball on COLO3. | |
| 3 | 00:17 | 1 | 10 | COLO03 | 31 | 6 | Willie Beebe rush for 2 yards to the COLO5. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | COLO | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | COLO05 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Vic James. |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | COLO05 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Vic James for 16 yards to the COLO21, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO21 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 17 yards to the COLO38, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO38 | 31 | 6 | Lee Rouson rush for 14 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 14 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 4 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU30 | 31 | 6 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU26 | 31 | 6 | Lee Rouson rush for 4 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Vic James. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU22 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington pass complete to Ricky Ward for 12 yards to the BYU10, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU10 | 31 | 6 | Randy Essington rush for 3 yards to the BYU7. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU07 | 31 | 12 | Lee Rouson rush for 7 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:53, Randy Essington pass attempt failed. | ||
| 4 | 1 | COLO35 | 31 | 12 | COLO ball on COLO40. | ||
| 4 | 10:53 | 1 | COLO40 | 31 | 12 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 31 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 10:53 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 20 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 12 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 12 | Steve Young rush for 37 yards to the COLO23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO23 | 31 | 12 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the COLO22. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | COLO22 | 38 | 12 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 22 yards to the COLO0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:25, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 09:25 | 1 | BYU40 | 38 | 12 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO25 | 38 | 12 | COLO ball on COLO20. | |
| 4 | 09:25 | 1 | 10 | COLO20 | 38 | 12 | Randy Essington sacked for loss of 6 yards to the COLO14 (Mike Morgan). |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | COLO14 | 38 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Brad Parker for 14 yards to the COLO28. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | COLO28 | 38 | 12 | Lee Rouson rush for loss of 1 yard to the COLO27. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | COLO27 | 38 | 12 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Ricky Ward (Steve Brady). | |
| 4 | 07:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO27 | 38 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 8 yards to the COLO19. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | COLO19 | 38 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for loss of 2 yards to the COLO21. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | COLO21 | 38 | 12 | Steve Young rush for 9 yards to the COLO12, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO12 | 38 | 12 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the COLO12 (Sandy Armstrong). | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | COLO12 | 38 | 12 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 4 yards to the COLO16. | |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | COLO16 | 38 | 12 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | COLO16 | 41 | 12 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 04:23. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU35 | 41 | 12 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 4 | 04:23 | 1 | BYU40 | 41 | 12 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the COLO0, Stanley Walter return 18 yards to the COLO18. | |
| 4 | 04:23 | 1 | 10 | COLO18 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Ricky Ward for 7 yards to the COLO25. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | COLO25 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Lee Rouson for 24 yards to the COLO49, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | COLO49 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Stanley Walter for 27 yards to the BYU24, 1ST DOWN COLO. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass complete to Stanley Walter for loss of 1 yard to the BYU25. | |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | BYU25 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington rush for loss of 8 yards to the BYU33, fumble by Randy Essington recovered by BYU TEAM at BYU33, PENALTY BYU holding 11 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN COLO, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 41 | 12 | Willie Beebe rush for 6 yards to the BYU8. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | BYU08 | 41 | 12 | Guy Egging rush for loss of 7 yards to the BYU15. | |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | BYU15 | 41 | 12 | Randy Essington pass incomplete to Vic James, PENALTY BYU pass interference (Greg Peterson) 14 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN COLO, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU01 | 41 | 20 | Randy Essington pass complete to Willie Beebe for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:01, Randy Essington pass attempt to Brian Johnson good. | ||
| 4 | 1 | COLO35 | 41 | 20 | COLO ball on COLO40. | ||
| 4 | 01:01 | 1 | COLO40 | 41 | 20 | Jerry Hamilton kickoff 10 yards to the 50 yardline, on-side kick, recovered by BYU TEAM on 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 00:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 41 | 20 | Jimmy Jones rush for 5 yards to the COLO45. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | COLO45 | 41 | 20 | Jimmy Jones rush for 2 yards to the COLO43. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | COLO43 | 41 | 20 | Jimmy Jones rush for 11 yards to the COLO32, 1ST DOWN BYU. |