BYU vs UNLV — October 10, 1981
| Date | October 10, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Weather | 67°, overcast |
| Attendance | 39,852 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Independent |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Tony Knap |
| BYU AP Rank | 8 |
| Opp Final Record | 6-6 |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:51 | UNLV | Joey Phillips 45-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 04:47 | BYU | Scott Pettis 4-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | 03:02 | UNLV | Sam King 1-yard run (Joey Phillips PAT made) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 13:03 | BYU | Kurt Gunther 37-yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 10:54 | UNLV | Sam King 52-yard pass to Michael Morton (Joey Phillips PAT made) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | 07:50 | BYU | Waymon Hamilton 1-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 05:53 | BYU | Waymon Hamilton 1-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 24 | 17 |
| 2 | 02:50 | UNLV | Ray Crouse 2-yard run (Joey Phillips PAT made) | 24 | 24 |
| 2 | 01:28 | BYU | Steve Young 18-yard pass to Dan Plater (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 31 | 24 |
| 2 | 00:00 | BYU | Kurt Gunther 35-yard field goal | 34 | 24 |
| 3 | 05:46 | BYU | Waymon Hamilton 2-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 41 | 24 |
| 3 | 04:15 | UNLV | Mel Carver 1-yard run (Joey Phillips PAT made) | 41 | 31 |
| 4 | 06:47 | UNLV | Ray Crouse 2-yard run (Joey Phillips PAT made) | 41 | 38 |
| 4 | 00:19 | UNLV | Sam King 20-yard pass to Jim Sandusky (Joey Phillips PAT made) | 41 | 45 |
| Statistic | BYU | UNLV |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 31 | 33 |
| Rushing | 14 | 10 |
| Passing | 11 | 21 |
| Penalty | 6 | 2 |
| Rushing | 242 | 155 |
| Attempts | 37 | 40 |
| Avg per Rush | 6.5 | 3.9 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Passing | 269 | 473 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 21-40-4 | 31-57-4 |
| Completion % | 52.5 | 54.4 |
| Yds/Attempt | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Yds/Catch | 12.8 | 15.3 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 511 | 628 |
| Plays | 77 | 97 |
| Avg per Play | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-10-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 5.0 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-36-0 | 1-25-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 12.0 | 25.0 |
| Punting | 4-158 | 4-165 |
| Avg Punt | 39.5 | 41.3 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-91 | 12-145 |
| Sacks By | 2 | 2 |
| FG Made-Att | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 4-10 | 8-17 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-2 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 27 | 40 | 67.5 | 269 | 6.7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 104.0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pettis | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 1 | 41 |
| Steve Young | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Waymon Hamilton | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 3 | 8 |
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Bruce Hansen | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hudson | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Scott Collie | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Neil Balholm | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Dan Plater | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Scott Pettis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| John Mannion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Whittingham | 13 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walker | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Shell | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McKee | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Anae | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flint | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Holmoe | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Aupiu | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulusila Filiaga | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Ehin | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mannion | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morgan | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Oates | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ramage | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Whittingham | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Morrell | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Andrews | 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 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mees | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 47 |
UNLV
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam King | 31 | 57 | 54.4 | 473 | 8.3 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 121.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Crouse | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 2 | 18 |
| Michael Morton | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Mel Carver | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
| Andrew Lazarus | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam King | 7 | -5 | -0.7 | 1 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sandusky | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 1 | 36 |
| Michael Morton | 10 | 146 | 14.6 | 1 | 62 |
| Jeff Spek | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | 12 |
| Reggie La France | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Waymon Aldridge | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Darral Hambrick | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Cameron Holloway | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Andrew Lazarus | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Lewis | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sandusky | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Jarvis | 10 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Reggie Williams | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Higgins | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mike Johnson | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Alex Williams | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brian Weisbarth | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Don Granger | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Kinyon Jenkins | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Justice | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chris DeCristo | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bryan Human | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Dorian Cagaana | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rocky Chess | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Julius Funches | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe Phillips | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Aaron Moog | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Steve Eisenbarth | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe Maher | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Ed Saignes | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Phillips | 1 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Rutledge | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 45 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Steve Young |
| RB | Scott Pettis |
| FB | Waymon Hamilton |
| WR | Glen Kozlowski |
| SE | Dan Plater |
| TE | Gordon Hudson |
| LT | Vince Stroth |
| LG | Calvin Close |
| C | Corey Pace |
| RG | Lloyd Eldredge |
| RT | Steve Rogers |
UNLV
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 |
UNLV
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| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNLV35 | 0 | 0 | BYU wins, UNLV will kickoff and defnd the south goal |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV35 | 0 | 0 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV40 | 0 | 0 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU9 (Michae Johnson). | |
| 1 | 3 | 21 | BYU09 | 0 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 4 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | BYU13 | 0 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 47 yards to the UNLV40, Jim Sandusky return 8 yards to the UNLV48. | |
| 1 | 13:25 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 1 yard to the UNLV49. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNLV49 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 14 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU33 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 2 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Joey Phillips field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - short, spot at BYU31, clock 11:31. | |
| 1 | 11:31 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 10 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass intercepted by Kinyon Jenkins at the UNLV30, Kinyon Jenkins return 18 yards to the UNLV48. | |
| 1 | 10:37 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for no gain to the UNLV48. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNLV48 | 0 | 0 | Sam King sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV45 (Brandon Flint). | |
| 1 | 3 | 13 | UNLV45 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass complete to Reggi Lafrance for 28 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Lazarus rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | BYU28 | 0 | 3 | Joey Phillips field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 07:51. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNLV35 | 0 | 3 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 1 | 07:51 | 1 | UNLV40 | 0 | 3 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 07:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 5 yards to the BYU25. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU25 | 0 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 8 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 0 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 15 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Pettis for 6 yards to the UNLV46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | UNLV46 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | UNLV46 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | UNLV46 | 0 | 3 | Mike Mees punt 33 yards to the UNLV13, fair catch by Waymon Aldridge, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV28, 1st and 10, UNLV ball on UNLV28. | |
| 1 | 05:36 | 1 | 10 | UNLV28 | 0 | 3 | Sam King pass intercepted by Kyle Whittingham at the UNLV38, Kyle Whittingham return 23 yards to the UNLV15. |
| 1 | 05:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV15 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young rush for 9 yards to the UNLV6. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | UNLV06 | 0 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 2 yards to the UNLV4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNLV04 | 7 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 4 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:47, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 3 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 04:47 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU25 | 7 | 3 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 63 yards to the UNLV12, Tony Lewis return 25 yards to the UNLV37. | ||
| 1 | 04:41 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 7 | 3 | Michael Morton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV39. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNLV39 | 7 | 3 | Sam King pass incomplete to Waymon Aldridge. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | UNLV39 | 7 | 3 | Sam King pass complete to Waymon Aldridge for 13 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 7 | 3 | Ray Crouse rush for 12 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 7 | 3 | Ray Crouse rush for 18 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 7 | 3 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 17 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU01 | 7 | 10 | Sam King rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:02, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | UNLV35 | 7 | 10 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 1 | 03:02 | 1 | UNLV40 | 7 | 10 | Joey Phillips kickoff 55 yards to the BYU5, Vai Sikahema return 0 yards to the BYU5, fumble by Vai Sikahema recovered by BYU Vai Sikahema at BYU5, Vai Sikahema for 24 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 1 | 02:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 7 | 10 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the BYU29, fumble by Waymon Hamilton recovered by UNLV TEAM at BYU29, TEAM for 13 yards to the BYU16. |
| 1 | 02:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 7 | 10 | Ray Crouse rush for 6 yards to the BYU10. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU10 | 7 | 10 | Ray Crouse rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU11. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU11 | 7 | 10 | Sam King pass intercepted by Todd Shell at the BYU0, Todd Shell return 50 yards to the 50 yardline, fumble by Todd Shell recovered by UNLV TEAM at 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 01:02 | 1 | 10 | UNLV50 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV holding 11 yards to the UNLV39. |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | UNLV39 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV illegal procedure 5 yards to the UNLV34. | |
| 1 | 1 | 26 | UNLV34 | 7 | 10 | Sam King pass incomplete to Waymon Aldridge. | |
| 1 | 2 | 26 | UNLV34 | 7 | 10 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the UNLV36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 24 | UNLV36 | 7 | 10 | Sam King pass complete to Camer Holloway for 14 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 4 | 10 | UNLV50 | 7 | 10 | Kevin Rutledge punt 38 yards to the BYU12. |
| 2 | 14:36 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Pettis. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Collie for 20 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 17 yards to the UNLV36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV36 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie, PENALTY UNLV roughing passer 15 yards to the UNLV21, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV21 | 7 | 10 | Scott Pettis rush for 2 yards to the UNLV19. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNLV19 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNLV19 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | UNLV19 | 10 | 10 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 13:03. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 10 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 13:03 | 1 | BYU40 | 10 | 10 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 13:03 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 10 | 10 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 13 yards to the UNLV33, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV33 | 10 | 10 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | UNLV37 | 10 | 10 | Mel Carver rush for 11 yards to the UNLV48, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 10 | 10 | Sam King rush for no gain to the UNLV48. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV48 | 10 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 52 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNLV, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:54, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV35 | 10 | 17 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 2 | 10:54 | 1 | UNLV40 | 10 | 17 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 2 | 10:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 21 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 10 | 17 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 8 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU49 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 20 yards to the UNLV31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 14 yards to the UNLV17, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 8 yards to the UNLV9. | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | UNLV09 | 10 | 17 | 1st and 10. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV09 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Pettis. | ||
| 2 | 2 | UNLV09 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNLV11, PENALTY UNLV holding 4 yards to the UNLV5, NO PLAY. | ||
| 2 | 2 | UNLV05 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | ||
| 2 | 3 | UNLV05 | 10 | 17 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 4 yards to the UNLV1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | ||
| 2 | 1 | UNLV01 | 17 | 17 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:50, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 17 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 07:50 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 17 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 17 | 17 | Sam King pass intercepted by John Mannion at the UNLV44, John Mannion return 32 yards to the UNLV12. |
| 2 | 07:37 | 1 | 10 | UNLV12 | 17 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 7 yards to the UNLV5. |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | UNLV05 | 17 | 17 | Steve Young rush for 1 yard to the UNLV4. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNLV04 | 17 | 17 | Steve Young rush for 3 yards to the UNLV1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV01 | 24 | 17 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:53, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 17 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 05:53 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 17 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 05:53 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 24 | 17 | Ray Crouse rush for 17 yards to the UNLV37, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Waymon Aldridge for 12 yards to the UNLV49, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV49 | 24 | 17 | Ray Crouse rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNLV48. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | UNLV48 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for no gain to the UNLV48. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | UNLV48 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 14 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 36 yards to the BYU2, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU02 | 24 | 17 | Ray Crouse rush for no gain to the BYU2. | ||
| 2 | 2 | BYU02 | 24 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:50, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | UNLV35 | 24 | 24 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 2 | 02:50 | 1 | UNLV40 | 24 | 24 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 2 | 02:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Vai Sikahema for 22 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 9 yards to the UNLV49. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | UNLV49 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | UNLV49 | 24 | 24 | Bruce Hansen rush for 6 yards to the UNLV43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV43 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Collie for 25 yards to the UNLV18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV18 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 18 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:28, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 24 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 01:28 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 24 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 01:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 34 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jeff Spek. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 12 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete, PENALTY BYU pass interference 11 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN UNLV, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU23 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Darra Hambrick (Todd Shell). | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | BYU23 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 9 yards to the BYU14. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | BYU14 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 00:20 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young rush for 22 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 20 yards to the UNLV44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV44 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie, PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the BYU46, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | BYU46 | 31 | 24 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 41 yards to the UNLV13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV13 | 31 | 24 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNLV18. | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | UNLV18 | 34 | 24 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 00:00. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 34 | 24 | End of half, clock 00:00. | ||
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | BYU40 | 34 | 24 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 34 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 7 yards to the UNLV27. |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UNLV27 | 34 | 24 | Michael Morton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV29 | 34 | 24 | Sam King rush for 2 yards to the UNLV31, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Camer Holloway for no gain to the UNLV31. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV31 | 34 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 6 yards to the UNLV37. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | UNLV37 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 9 yards to the UNLV46, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV46 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 6 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU48 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 7 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Camer Holloway. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Kevin Rutledge punt 41 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 12:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 34 | 24 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU15. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | BYU15 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 11 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 10 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 34 | 24 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 6 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU42 | 34 | 24 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 7 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Collie for 9 yards to the UNLV42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | UNLV42 | 34 | 24 | Bruce Hansen rush for 4 yards to the UNLV38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV38 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass intercepted by TEAM at the UNLV20, TEAM return 19 yards to the UNLV39. | |
| 3 | 08:55 | 1 | 10 | UNLV39 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV39 | 34 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 9 yards to the UNLV48. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV48 | 34 | 24 | Sam King rush for 1 yard to the UNLV49, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV49 | 34 | 24 | Sam King rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UNLV50 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | UNLV50 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Reggi Lafrance. | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | UNLV50 | 34 | 24 | Kevin Rutledge punt 41 yards to the BYU9, Vai Sikahema return 12 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 3 | 06:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 34 | 24 | Scott Pettis rush for 41 yards to the UNLV38, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV38 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 9 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | UNLV29 | 34 | 24 | Scott Pettis rush for 6 yards to the UNLV23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young rush for 21 yards to the UNLV2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV02 | 41 | 24 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:46, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 41 | 24 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 05:46 | 1 | BYU40 | 41 | 24 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 3 | 05:46 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 41 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 5 yards to the UNLV25. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | UNLV25 | 41 | 24 | Michael Morton rush for 4 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV29 | 41 | 24 | Michael Morton rush for 15 yards to the UNLV44, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV44 | 41 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 55 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU01 | 41 | 31 | Mel Carver rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:15, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV35 | 41 | 31 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 3 | 04:15 | 1 | UNLV40 | 41 | 31 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 3 | 04:15 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for 21 yards to the BYU41, fumble by Steve Young recovered by UNLV TEAM at BYU41. |
| 3 | 04:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass intercepted by Kyle Whittingham at the BYU28, Kyle Whittingham return 0 yards to the BYU28. |
| 3 | 03:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 41 | 31 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the BYU29. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU29 | 41 | 31 | PENALTY UNLV offside 5 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 41 | 31 | TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU37, fumble by TEAM recovered by UNLV Carlos Lovato at BYU37. | |
| 3 | 02:24 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 41 | 31 | Mel Carver rush for 10 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for no gain to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 41 | 31 | Sam King sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU34 (Brad Anae;Mike Morgan). | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 3 | 00:34 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Scott Pettis rush for 18 yards to the UNLV48, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV48 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 8 yards to the UNLV40. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 2 | UNLV40 | 41 | 31 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 6 yards to the UNLV34, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV34 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Pettis, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 41 | 31 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the UNLV34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | UNLV34 | 41 | 31 | Vai Sikahema rush for 16 yards to the UNLV18. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNLV18 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for 7 yards to the UNLV11. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | UNLV11 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV14. | |
| 4 | 13:06 | 1 | 10 | UNLV14 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for 13 yards to the UNLV27, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV27 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV27 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 13 yards to the UNLV40, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV40 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 4 yards to the UNLV44. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | UNLV44 | 41 | 31 | Ray Crouse rush for no gain to the UNLV44. | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | UNLV44 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete to Darra Hambrick. | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | UNLV44 | 41 | 31 | Kevin Rutledge punt 45 yards to the BYU11, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 11:47 | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | 41 | 31 | Vai Sikahema rush for 2 yards to the BYU13. |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU13 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | BYU05 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for 5 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | BYU10 | 41 | 31 | Mike Mees punt 38 yards to the BYU48, fair catch by Jim Sandusky. | |
| 4 | 09:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for 5 yards to the BYU43. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 41 | 31 | Ray Crouse rush for 7 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 9 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | BYU27 | 41 | 31 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 19 yards to the BYU2, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU02 | 41 | 38 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:47, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 4 | 1 | UNLV35 | 41 | 38 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 4 | 06:47 | 1 | UNLV40 | 41 | 38 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 06:47 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 38 | Vai Sikahema rush for 7 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU27 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 7 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 41 | 38 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | BYU29 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 12 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU41 | 41 | 38 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU36 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 6 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU42 | 41 | 38 | Bruce Hansen rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | BYU41 | 41 | 38 | Mike Mees punt 40 yards to the UNLV19, Jim Sandusky return 2 yards to the UNLV21. | |
| 4 | 03:39 | 1 | 10 | UNLV21 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 7 yards to the UNLV28. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UNLV28 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Andrew Lazarus for 4 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV32 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 11 yards to the UNLV43, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV43 | 41 | 38 | Ray Crouse rush for 1 yard to the UNLV44. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNLV44 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 10 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 3 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jeff Spek (Tom Holmoe). | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU43 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Darra Hambrick for 23 yards to the BYU20, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 45 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 20 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNLV, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:19, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNLV35 | 41 | 45 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 4 | 00:19 | 1 | UNLV40 | 41 | 45 | Joey Phillips kickoff 32 yards to the BYU28, on-side kick, recovered by BYU John Mannion on BYU28. | |
| 4 | 00:17 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 41 | 45 | Steve Young pass intercepted by Alex Williams at the BYU10, Alex Williams return -40 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNLV35 | 0 | 0 | BYU wins, UNLV will kickoff and defnd the south goal |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV35 | 0 | 0 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNLV40 | 0 | 0 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young sacked for loss of 11 yards to the BYU9 (Michae Johnson). | |
| 1 | 3 | 21 | BYU09 | 0 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for 4 yards to the BYU13. | |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | BYU13 | 0 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 47 yards to the UNLV40, Jim Sandusky return 8 yards to the UNLV48. | |
| 1 | 13:25 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 1 yard to the UNLV49. |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | UNLV49 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 14 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the BYU33. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU33 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for 2 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Joey Phillips field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - short, spot at BYU31, clock 11:31. | |
| 1 | 11:31 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 10 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY UNLV illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Steve Young pass intercepted by Kinyon Jenkins at the UNLV30, Kinyon Jenkins return 18 yards to the UNLV48. | |
| 1 | 10:37 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 0 | 0 | Mel Carver rush for no gain to the UNLV48. |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNLV48 | 0 | 0 | Sam King sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV45 (Brandon Flint). | |
| 1 | 3 | 13 | UNLV45 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass complete to Reggi Lafrance for 28 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 1 yard to the BYU26. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Lazarus rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | BYU28 | 0 | 3 | Joey Phillips field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 07:51. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNLV35 | 0 | 3 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 1 | 07:51 | 1 | UNLV40 | 0 | 3 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 07:51 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 5 yards to the BYU25. |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU25 | 0 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 8 yards to the BYU33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | 0 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 15 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Pettis for 6 yards to the UNLV46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | UNLV46 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | UNLV46 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | UNLV46 | 0 | 3 | Mike Mees punt 33 yards to the UNLV13, fair catch by Waymon Aldridge, PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV28, 1st and 10, UNLV ball on UNLV28. | |
| 1 | 05:36 | 1 | 10 | UNLV28 | 0 | 3 | Sam King pass intercepted by Kyle Whittingham at the UNLV38, Kyle Whittingham return 23 yards to the UNLV15. |
| 1 | 05:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV15 | 0 | 3 | Steve Young rush for 9 yards to the UNLV6. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | UNLV06 | 0 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 2 yards to the UNLV4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | UNLV04 | 7 | 3 | Scott Pettis rush for 4 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:47, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 3 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 04:47 | 1 | BYU40 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU25. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU25 | 7 | 3 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 63 yards to the UNLV12, Tony Lewis return 25 yards to the UNLV37. | ||
| 1 | 04:41 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 7 | 3 | Michael Morton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV39. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNLV39 | 7 | 3 | Sam King pass incomplete to Waymon Aldridge. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | UNLV39 | 7 | 3 | Sam King pass complete to Waymon Aldridge for 13 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 7 | 3 | Ray Crouse rush for 12 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 7 | 3 | Ray Crouse rush for 18 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 7 | 3 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 17 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU01 | 7 | 10 | Sam King rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:02, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | UNLV35 | 7 | 10 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 1 | 03:02 | 1 | UNLV40 | 7 | 10 | Joey Phillips kickoff 55 yards to the BYU5, Vai Sikahema return 0 yards to the BYU5, fumble by Vai Sikahema recovered by BYU Vai Sikahema at BYU5, Vai Sikahema for 24 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 1 | 02:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 7 | 10 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the BYU29, fumble by Waymon Hamilton recovered by UNLV TEAM at BYU29, TEAM for 13 yards to the BYU16. |
| 1 | 02:42 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 7 | 10 | Ray Crouse rush for 6 yards to the BYU10. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU10 | 7 | 10 | Ray Crouse rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU11. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | BYU11 | 7 | 10 | Sam King pass intercepted by Todd Shell at the BYU0, Todd Shell return 50 yards to the 50 yardline, fumble by Todd Shell recovered by UNLV TEAM at 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 01:02 | 1 | 10 | UNLV50 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV holding 11 yards to the UNLV39. |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | UNLV39 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV illegal procedure 5 yards to the UNLV34. | |
| 1 | 1 | 26 | UNLV34 | 7 | 10 | Sam King pass incomplete to Waymon Aldridge. | |
| 1 | 2 | 26 | UNLV34 | 7 | 10 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the UNLV36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 24 | UNLV36 | 7 | 10 | Sam King pass complete to Camer Holloway for 14 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 4 | 10 | UNLV50 | 7 | 10 | Kevin Rutledge punt 38 yards to the BYU12. |
| 2 | 14:36 | 1 | 10 | BYU12 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Pettis. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Collie for 20 yards to the BYU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | 7 | 10 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 17 yards to the UNLV36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV36 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie, PENALTY UNLV roughing passer 15 yards to the UNLV21, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV21 | 7 | 10 | Scott Pettis rush for 2 yards to the UNLV19. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | UNLV19 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | UNLV19 | 7 | 10 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | UNLV19 | 10 | 10 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 13:03. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 10 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 13:03 | 1 | BYU40 | 10 | 10 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 13:03 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 10 | 10 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 13 yards to the UNLV33, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV33 | 10 | 10 | Mel Carver rush for 4 yards to the UNLV37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | UNLV37 | 10 | 10 | Mel Carver rush for 11 yards to the UNLV48, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 10 | 10 | Sam King rush for no gain to the UNLV48. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNLV48 | 10 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 52 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNLV, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:54, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV35 | 10 | 17 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 2 | 10:54 | 1 | UNLV40 | 10 | 17 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 2 | 10:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 21 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 10 | 17 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 8 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU49 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 20 yards to the UNLV31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 14 yards to the UNLV17, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 8 yards to the UNLV9. | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | UNLV09 | 10 | 17 | 1st and 10. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV09 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Pettis. | ||
| 2 | 2 | UNLV09 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNLV11, PENALTY UNLV holding 4 yards to the UNLV5, NO PLAY. | ||
| 2 | 2 | UNLV05 | 10 | 17 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | ||
| 2 | 3 | UNLV05 | 10 | 17 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 4 yards to the UNLV1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | ||
| 2 | 1 | UNLV01 | 17 | 17 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:50, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 17 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 07:50 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 17 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 07:50 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 17 | 17 | Sam King pass intercepted by John Mannion at the UNLV44, John Mannion return 32 yards to the UNLV12. |
| 2 | 07:37 | 1 | 10 | UNLV12 | 17 | 17 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 7 yards to the UNLV5. |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | UNLV05 | 17 | 17 | Steve Young rush for 1 yard to the UNLV4. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | UNLV04 | 17 | 17 | Steve Young rush for 3 yards to the UNLV1, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNLV01 | 24 | 17 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:53, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 17 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 05:53 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 17 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 05:53 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 24 | 17 | Ray Crouse rush for 17 yards to the UNLV37, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV37 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Waymon Aldridge for 12 yards to the UNLV49, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV49 | 24 | 17 | Ray Crouse rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNLV48. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | UNLV48 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for no gain to the UNLV48. | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | UNLV48 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 14 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 24 | 17 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 36 yards to the BYU2, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU02 | 24 | 17 | Ray Crouse rush for no gain to the BYU2. | ||
| 2 | 2 | BYU02 | 24 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:50, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | UNLV35 | 24 | 24 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 2 | 02:50 | 1 | UNLV40 | 24 | 24 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 2 | 02:50 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Vai Sikahema for 22 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 9 yards to the UNLV49. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | UNLV49 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | UNLV49 | 24 | 24 | Bruce Hansen rush for 6 yards to the UNLV43, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV43 | 24 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Collie for 25 yards to the UNLV18, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV18 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 18 yards to the UNLV0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:28, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 24 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 01:28 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 24 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 2 | 01:28 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 34 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jeff Spek. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 12 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete, PENALTY BYU pass interference 11 yards to the BYU23, 1ST DOWN UNLV, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU23 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Darra Hambrick (Todd Shell). | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | BYU23 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 9 yards to the BYU14. | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | BYU14 | 31 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 00:20 | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young rush for 22 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 20 yards to the UNLV44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV44 | 31 | 24 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Collie, PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the BYU46, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | BYU46 | 31 | 24 | PENALTY UNLV pass interference 41 yards to the UNLV13, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNLV13 | 31 | 24 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNLV18. | |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | UNLV18 | 34 | 24 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 00:00. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 34 | 24 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | BYU40 | 34 | 24 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 34 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 7 yards to the UNLV27. |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UNLV27 | 34 | 24 | Michael Morton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV29 | 34 | 24 | Sam King rush for 2 yards to the UNLV31, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV31 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Camer Holloway for no gain to the UNLV31. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV31 | 34 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 6 yards to the UNLV37. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | UNLV37 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 9 yards to the UNLV46, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV46 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 6 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU48 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 7 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Camer Holloway. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU41 | 34 | 24 | Kevin Rutledge punt 41 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 12:08 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 34 | 24 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU15. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | BYU15 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 11 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Dan Plater for 10 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 34 | 24 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 6 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU42 | 34 | 24 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 7 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Scott Collie for 9 yards to the UNLV42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | UNLV42 | 34 | 24 | Bruce Hansen rush for 4 yards to the UNLV38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV38 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass intercepted by TEAM at the UNLV20, TEAM return 19 yards to the UNLV39. | |
| 3 | 08:55 | 1 | 10 | UNLV39 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV39 | 34 | 24 | Ray Crouse rush for 9 yards to the UNLV48. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV48 | 34 | 24 | Sam King rush for 1 yard to the UNLV49, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV49 | 34 | 24 | Sam King rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UNLV50 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | UNLV50 | 34 | 24 | Sam King pass incomplete to Reggi Lafrance. | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | UNLV50 | 34 | 24 | Kevin Rutledge punt 41 yards to the BYU9, Vai Sikahema return 12 yards to the BYU21. | |
| 3 | 06:59 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 34 | 24 | Scott Pettis rush for 41 yards to the UNLV38, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV38 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 9 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | UNLV29 | 34 | 24 | Scott Pettis rush for 6 yards to the UNLV23, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV23 | 34 | 24 | Steve Young rush for 21 yards to the UNLV2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | UNLV02 | 41 | 24 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 2 yards to the UNLV0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:46, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 41 | 24 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 05:46 | 1 | BYU40 | 41 | 24 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNLV0, touchback, UNLV ball on UNLV20. | |
| 3 | 05:46 | 1 | 10 | UNLV20 | 41 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 5 yards to the UNLV25. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | UNLV25 | 41 | 24 | Michael Morton rush for 4 yards to the UNLV29. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | UNLV29 | 41 | 24 | Michael Morton rush for 15 yards to the UNLV44, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV44 | 41 | 24 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 55 yards to the BYU1, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU01 | 41 | 31 | Mel Carver rush for 1 yard to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:15, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 3 | 1 | UNLV35 | 41 | 31 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 3 | 04:15 | 1 | UNLV40 | 41 | 31 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 3 | 04:15 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for 21 yards to the BYU41, fumble by Steve Young recovered by UNLV TEAM at BYU41. |
| 3 | 04:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass intercepted by Kyle Whittingham at the BYU28, Kyle Whittingham return 0 yards to the BYU28. |
| 3 | 03:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 41 | 31 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the BYU29. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU29 | 41 | 31 | PENALTY UNLV offside 5 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 41 | 31 | TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU37, fumble by TEAM recovered by UNLV Carlos Lovato at BYU37. | |
| 3 | 02:24 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 41 | 31 | Mel Carver rush for 10 yards to the BYU27, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for no gain to the BYU27. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 41 | 31 | Sam King sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU34 (Brad Anae;Mike Morgan). | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jim Sandusky. | |
| 3 | 00:34 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 41 | 31 | Scott Pettis rush for 18 yards to the UNLV48, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNLV48 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | UNLV48 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 8 yards to the UNLV40. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNLV | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 3 | 2 | UNLV40 | 41 | 31 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 6 yards to the UNLV34, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV34 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Scott Pettis, PENALTY UNLV personal foul 15 yards to the UNLV19, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV19 | 41 | 31 | PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the UNLV34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | UNLV34 | 41 | 31 | Vai Sikahema rush for 16 yards to the UNLV18. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNLV18 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for 7 yards to the UNLV11. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | UNLV11 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNLV14. | |
| 4 | 13:06 | 1 | 10 | UNLV14 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for 13 yards to the UNLV27, 1ST DOWN UNLV. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV27 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV27 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 13 yards to the UNLV40, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV40 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 4 yards to the UNLV44. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | UNLV44 | 41 | 31 | Ray Crouse rush for no gain to the UNLV44. | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | UNLV44 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass incomplete to Darra Hambrick. | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | UNLV44 | 41 | 31 | Kevin Rutledge punt 45 yards to the BYU11, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 11:47 | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | 41 | 31 | Vai Sikahema rush for 2 yards to the BYU13. |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU13 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU5. | |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | BYU05 | 41 | 31 | Steve Young rush for 5 yards to the BYU10. | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | BYU10 | 41 | 31 | Mike Mees punt 38 yards to the BYU48, fair catch by Jim Sandusky. | |
| 4 | 09:35 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for 5 yards to the BYU43. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 41 | 31 | Ray Crouse rush for 7 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 9 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | BYU27 | 41 | 31 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 41 | 31 | Michael Morton rush for 1 yard to the BYU21. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU21 | 41 | 31 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 19 yards to the BYU2, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU02 | 41 | 38 | Ray Crouse rush for 2 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:47, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | ||
| 4 | 1 | UNLV35 | 41 | 38 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 4 | 06:47 | 1 | UNLV40 | 41 | 38 | Joey Phillips kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 06:47 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 38 | Vai Sikahema rush for 7 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU27 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 7 yards to the BYU34, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | 41 | 38 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | BYU29 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass complete to Neil Balholm for 12 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU41 | 41 | 38 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | BYU36 | 41 | 38 | Steve Young pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 6 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU42 | 41 | 38 | Bruce Hansen rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU41. | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | BYU41 | 41 | 38 | Mike Mees punt 40 yards to the UNLV19, Jim Sandusky return 2 yards to the UNLV21. | |
| 4 | 03:39 | 1 | 10 | UNLV21 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 7 yards to the UNLV28. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | UNLV28 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Andrew Lazarus for 4 yards to the UNLV32, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV32 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass incomplete to Michael Morton. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNLV32 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 11 yards to the UNLV43, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNLV43 | 41 | 38 | Ray Crouse rush for 1 yard to the UNLV44. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNLV44 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Jeff Spek for 10 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Michael Morton for 3 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass incomplete to Jeff Spek (Tom Holmoe). | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU43 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass complete to Darra Hambrick for 23 yards to the BYU20, 1ST DOWN UNLV. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 38 | Sam King pass incomplete. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 41 | 45 | Sam King pass complete to Jim Sandusky for 20 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN UNLV, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:19, Joey Phillips kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 1 | UNLV35 | 41 | 45 | UNLV ball on UNLV40. | ||
| 4 | 00:19 | 1 | UNLV40 | 41 | 45 | Joey Phillips kickoff 32 yards to the BYU28, on-side kick, recovered by BYU John Mannion on BYU28. | |
| 4 | 00:17 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 41 | 45 | Steve Young pass intercepted by Alex Williams at the BYU10, Alex Williams return -40 yards to the 50 yardline. |