BYU vs New Mexico — October 31, 1981
| Date | October 31, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Weather | 46°, clear |
| Attendance | 36,343 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Joe Morrison |
| Opp Final Record | 4-7-1 |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08:11 | UNM | David Osborn 6-yard pass to Mike Carter (Pete Parks PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 00:11 | BYU | Kurt Gunther 37-yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 14:41 | BYU | Jim McMahon 26-yard pass to Scott Collie (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | 12:56 | BYU | Jim McMahon 13-yard pass to Gordon Hudson (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | 01:21 | BYU | Waymon Hamilton 2-yard run (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | 09:31 | BYU | Jim McMahon 33-yard pass to Dan Plater (Kurt Gunther PAT made) | 31 | 7 |
| Statistic | BYU | UNM |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 9 |
| Rushing | 4 | 5 |
| Passing | 13 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | 40 | 26 |
| Attempts | 32 | 43 |
| Avg per Rush | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 282 | 69 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 24-39-0 | 6-21-0 |
| Completion % | 61.5 | 28.6 |
| Yds/Attempt | 7.2 | 3.3 |
| Yds/Catch | 11.8 | 11.5 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 322 | 95 |
| Plays | 71 | 64 |
| Avg per Play | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 5-67-0 | 1-5-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 13.4 | 5.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 1-26-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 26.0 | |
| Punting | 4-155 | 12-443 |
| Avg Punt | 38.8 | 36.9 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 6-5 | 4-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-38 | 9-99 |
| Sacks By | 8 | 0 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 5-16 | 1-16 |
| 4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 0-1 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 282 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 152.9 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waymon Hamilton | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 |
| Steve Young | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Bruce Hansen | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Scott Pettis | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McMahon | 7 | -34 | -4.9 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Plater | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Neil Balholm | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Waymon Hamilton | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Scott Collie | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Gordon Hudson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 15 |
| Scott Pettis | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
| David Mills | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Morgan | 10 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Whittingham | 10 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Flint | 8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulusila Filiaga | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Aupiu | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Anae | 5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walker | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Morrell | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brady | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Neil | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McKee | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Shell | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Mazorra | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Whittingham | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Gunther | 1 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mees | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 55 |
New Mexico
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 50 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 69.4 | |
| Robin Gabriel | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 86.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montez Love | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Mike Carter | 11 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jim Brooks | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Cary Clark | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Osborn | 21 | -40 | -1.9 | 0 | 18 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Foster | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Cary Clark | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Jerry Apodaca | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Keith MaGee | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Carter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Hornfeck | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Alfonso Greenwood | 8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Frank Sedillo | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Johnny Jackson | 7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jim Cook | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Julius Johnson | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Jimmie Carter | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| James Bell | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jake Simpson | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Greg Azar | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Reggie Waites | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jeff Horn | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mark Venable | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Nick Johnson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Robert Taylor | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Steve Sauter | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chuck Best | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Parks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie Ferguson | 12 | 445 | 37.1 | 58 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Jim McMahon |
| RB | Scott Pettis |
| FB | Waymon Hamilton |
| WR | Neil Balholm |
| SE | Dan Plater |
| TE | Gordon Hudson |
| LT | Vince Stroth |
| LG | Calvin Close |
| C | John Adams |
| RG | Lloyd Eldredge |
| RT | Steve Rogers |
New Mexico
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Brad Anae |
| DE | Brandon Flint |
| DT | Mike Morgan |
| DT | Chuck Ehin |
| MLB | Kyle Whittingham |
| SLB | David Aupiu |
| WLB | Todd Shell |
| CB | Dave McKee |
| CB | Tom Holmoe |
| SS | Kevin Walker |
| WS | Steve Brady |
New Mexico
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| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 0 | 0 | BYU wins coin toss, New Mexico kicks off and will defend south goal | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 0 | 0 | UNM ball on UNM40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM40 | 0 | 0 | Pete Parks kickoff 54 yards to the BYU6, Vai Sikahema return 26 yards to the BYU32. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 18 yards to the UNM46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM46 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the UNM46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM46 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM45 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 6 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | UNM39 | 0 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 39 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 12:27 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM19. |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | UNM19 | 0 | 0 | David Osborn rush for 1 yard to the UNM20. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM17. | |
| 1 | 4 | 13 | UNM17 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Ferguson punt 45 yards to the BYU38, Vai Sikahema return 8 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 10:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 13 yards to the UNM41, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for no gain to the UNM41. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM43, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by BYU Jim McMahon at UNM43. | |
| 1 | 3 | 12 | UNM43 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 25 yards to the BYU32, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by UNM TEAM at BYU32. | |
| 1 | 09:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for 4 yards to the BYU28. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | David Osborn rush for 10 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for 9 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU09 | 0 | 0 | Jim Brooks rush for 3 yards to the BYU6, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU06 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Mike Carter for 6 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:11, Pete Parks kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | UNM35 | 0 | 7 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | 08:11 | 1 | UNM40 | 0 | 7 | Pete Parks kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 08:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 2 yards to the BYU22. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Steve Young rush for 13 yards to the BYU35, fumble by Steve Young recovered by UNM Jake Simpson at BYU35. | |
| 1 | 07:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 18 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU20, fumble by David Osborn recovered by UNM David Osborn at BYU20. | |
| 1 | 07:18 | 2 | 13 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Mark Biren. |
| 1 | 3 | 13 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 1 | 4 | 21 | BYU28 | 0 | 7 | Pete Parks field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at BYU28, clock 05:38. | |
| 1 | 05:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 0 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 8 yards to the BYU36. |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU36 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 1 yard to the BYU37. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | BYU37 | 0 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 8 yards to the UNM49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM49 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM44. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | UNM44 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU holding 5 yards to the UNM49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM49 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 12 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | UNM32 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM37. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 13 yards to the UNM24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM24 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 2 yards to the UNM22. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 13 yards to the UNM35. | |
| 1 | 3 | 21 | UNM35 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 16 yards to the UNM19. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | UNM19 | 3 | 7 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 00:11. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 3 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 3 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 00:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 3 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Jerry Apodac for 10 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM30 | 3 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 2 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | UNM32 | 3 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 2 yards to the UNM34. |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UNM34 | 3 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 8 yards to the UNM26, fumble by David Osborn recovered by BYU Tom Holmoe at UNM26. | |
| 2 | 14:47 | 1 | 10 | UNM26 | 10 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Collie for 26 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:41, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 14:41 | 1 | BYU40 | 10 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 2 | 14:41 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 10 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 1 yard to the UNM21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM21 | 10 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM19, fumble by David Osborn recovered by BYU Brandon Flint at UNM19. | |
| 2 | 13:49 | 1 | 10 | UNM19 | 10 | 7 | Bruce Hansen rush for 4 yards to the UNM15. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | UNM15 | 10 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UNM15 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 15 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:56, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 12:56 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 2 | 12:56 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UNM11 (Brandon Flint). |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | UNM11 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee (Dave McKee). | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | UNM11 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Carl Foster for 10 yards to the UNM21. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM21 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 35 yards to the BYU44, downed. | |
| 2 | 11:09 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 17 | 7 | Vai Sikahema rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU50 | 17 | 7 | Steve Young rush for no gain to the 50 yardline, fumble by Steve Young recovered by UNM TEAM at 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 10:28 | 1 | 10 | UNM50 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UNM42 (Brandon Flint). |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | UNM42 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster. | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | UNM42 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 3 yards to the UNM45. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | UNM45 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 33 yards to the BYU22, fair catch by Vai Sikahema. | |
| 2 | 08:39 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 17 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU27. |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | BYU27 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 4 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU31 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 11 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 6 yards to the UNM48. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | UNM48 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 1 yard to the UNM47. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | UNM47 | 17 | 7 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU48 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | BYU48 | 17 | 7 | PENALTY UNM roughing the kicker 15 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM36. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM36 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM36 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM36 | 17 | 7 | Mike Mees punt 31 yards to the UNM5, downed. | |
| 2 | 03:20 | 1 | 10 | UNM05 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM05 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 3 yards to the UNM8. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | UNM08 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | UNM08 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 51 yards to the BYU41, Vai Sikahema return 37 yards to the UNM22. | |
| 2 | 02:13 | 1 | 10 | UNM22 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Neil Balholm for 10 yards to the UNM12, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM12 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 12 yards to the UNM0, clock 01:50, PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM17, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 01:50 | 1 | 15 | UNM17 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 8 yards to the UNM9. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM09 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 7 yards to the UNM2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNM02 | 24 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 2 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:21, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 01:21 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 2 | 01:21 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 24 | 7 | Jim Brooks rush for 9 yards to the UNM29. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | UNM29 | 24 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for loss of 4 yards to the UNM25 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | UNM25 | 24 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | UNM25 | 24 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 35 yards to the BYU40, Vai Sikahema return 2 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 2 | 00:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 24 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU42 | 24 | 7 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 24 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 24 | 7 | Jim Brooks rush for 2 yards to the UNM22. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 24 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Keith Magee for 9 yards to the UNM31, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 24 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNM27 (Kyle Whittingham;Brad Anae). | |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | UNM27 | 24 | 7 | Jim Brooks rush for 1 yard to the UNM28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | UNM28 | 24 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 8 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | UNM36 | 24 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 9 yards to the UNM45, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 11:56 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 24 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Collie for 7 yards to the UNM38. |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UNM38 | 24 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM37. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | UNM37 | 24 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM36. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | UNM36 | 24 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 3 yards to the UNM33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM33 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 33 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 3 yards to the UNM23. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM23 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 6 yards to the UNM17, fumble by David Osborn recovered by UNM David Osborn at UNM17. | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | UNM17 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | UNM17 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 58 yards to the BYU25, Vai Sikahema return 3 yards to the BYU28, fumble by Vai Sikahema recovered by UNM TEAM at BYU28. | |
| 3 | 08:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 31 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 1 yard to the BYU27. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU27 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 3 yards to the BYU30 (Mike O'Neil). | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | BYU30 | 31 | 7 | TEAM rush for loss of 12 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | BYU42 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 42 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 05:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU19. |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU19 | 31 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the BYU20. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Mike Mees punt 55 yards to the UNM25, Julius Johnson return 5 yards to the UNM30, PENALTY UNM clipping 17 yards to the UNM13, 1st and 10, UNM ball on UNM13. | |
| 3 | 03:38 | 1 | 10 | UNM13 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 1 yard to the UNM14. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Jerry Apodac. | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 34 yards to the UNM48, Vai Sikahema return 17 yards to the UNM31. | |
| 3 | 02:23 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 31 | 7 | PENALTY BYU holding 8 yards to the UNM39. |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | |
| 3 | 2 | 18 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Neil Balholm for 14 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | UNM25 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | UNM25 | 31 | 7 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 43 MISSED - short, spot at UNM25, clock 01:03. | |
| 3 | 01:03 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 5 yards to the UNM30. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | UNM30 | 31 | 7 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNM35, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 3 yards to the UNM38. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 7 | UNM38 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 6 yards to the UNM44. |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM44 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 1 yard to the UNM45, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 31 | 7 | Love Montez rush for no gain to the UNM45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM45 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Carl Foster for 15 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 2 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU38 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 13 yards to the UNM49. | |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | UNM49 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 32 yards to the BYU19, downed. | |
| 4 | 10:44 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Neil Balholm for 17 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 31 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 6 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | BYU30 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 12 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | BYU42 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 7 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 2 yards to the UNM49, fumble by Waymon Hamilton recovered by UNM Greg Azar at UNM49. | |
| 4 | 08:24 | 1 | 10 | UNM49 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Jerry Apodac. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM49 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster, PENALTY UNM clipping 22 yards to the UNM27, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 32 | UNM27 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UNM24 (Brandon Flint). | |
| 4 | 3 | 35 | UNM24 | 31 | 7 | PENALTY UNM delay of game 5 yards to the UNM19. | |
| 4 | 3 | 40 | UNM19 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UNM9 (Brandon Flint). | |
| 4 | 4 | 50 | UNM09 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 34 yards to the UNM43, fair catch by Vai Sikahema. | |
| 4 | 06:12 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 1 yard to the UNM42, out-of-bounds. |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNM42 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Bruce Hansen. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNM42 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 22 yards to the UNM20, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to David Mills. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to David Mills for 6 yards to the UNM14. | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 4 | 05:14 | 1 | 10 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | Love Montez rush for 24 yards to the UNM38, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM38 | 31 | 7 | Love Montez rush for 2 yards to the UNM40. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to David Uranich. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 35 yards to the BYU25, fair catch by Vai Sikahema, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure (Vai Sikahema) 5 yards to the BYU20, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 03:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Steve Young pass complete to Vai Sikahema for no gain to the BYU20. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Bruce Hansen rush for 6 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | BYU26 | 31 | 7 | Vai Sikahema rush for 2 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU28 | 31 | 7 | Mike Mees punt 30 yards to the UNM42, downed. | |
| 4 | 01:32 | 1 | 10 | UNM42 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM40. |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster, PENALTY UNM holding 20 yards to the UNM20, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 32 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Robin Gabriel pass incomplete to Love Montez. | |
| 4 | 3 | 32 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Robin Gabriel pass complete to Cary Clark for 19 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Robin Gabriel pass incomplete to David Uranich. | |
| 4 | 00:15 | 1 | 10 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Steve Young rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM41. |
| 4 | 00:05 | 2 | 12 | UNM41 | 31 | 7 | Timeout New Mexico, clock 00:05. |
| 4 | 00:05 | 2 | 12 | UNM41 | 31 | 7 | Jimmy Jones rush for 9 yards to the UNM32. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 0 | 0 | BYU wins coin toss, New Mexico kicks off and will defend south goal | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 0 | 0 | UNM ball on UNM40. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM40 | 0 | 0 | Pete Parks kickoff 54 yards to the BYU6, Vai Sikahema return 26 yards to the BYU32. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU36 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 18 yards to the UNM46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM46 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for no gain to the UNM46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM46 | 0 | 0 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM45. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | UNM45 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 6 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | UNM39 | 0 | 0 | Mike Mees punt 39 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 12:27 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for loss of 1 yard to the UNM19. |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | UNM19 | 0 | 0 | David Osborn rush for 1 yard to the UNM20. | |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | UNM20 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for loss of 3 yards to the UNM17. | |
| 1 | 4 | 13 | UNM17 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Ferguson punt 45 yards to the BYU38, Vai Sikahema return 8 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 10:49 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 13 yards to the UNM41, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Scott Pettis rush for no gain to the UNM41. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM41 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM43, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by BYU Jim McMahon at UNM43. | |
| 1 | 3 | 12 | UNM43 | 0 | 0 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 25 yards to the BYU32, fumble by Jim McMahon recovered by UNM TEAM at BYU32. | |
| 1 | 09:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU32 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for 4 yards to the BYU28. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU28 | 0 | 0 | David Osborn rush for 10 yards to the BYU18, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 0 | 0 | Mike Carter rush for 9 yards to the BYU9. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU09 | 0 | 0 | Jim Brooks rush for 3 yards to the BYU6, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU06 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Mike Carter for 6 yards to the BYU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:11, Pete Parks kick attempt good. | ||
| 1 | 1 | UNM35 | 0 | 7 | UNM ball on UNM40. | ||
| 1 | 08:11 | 1 | UNM40 | 0 | 7 | Pete Parks kickoff 60 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | 0 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 1 | 08:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 2 yards to the BYU22. |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Steve Young pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | BYU22 | 0 | 7 | Steve Young rush for 13 yards to the BYU35, fumble by Steve Young recovered by UNM Jake Simpson at BYU35. | |
| 1 | 07:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 18 yards to the BYU17, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU20, fumble by David Osborn recovered by UNM David Osborn at BYU20. | |
| 1 | 07:18 | 2 | 13 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Mark Biren. |
| 1 | 3 | 13 | BYU20 | 0 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 1 | 4 | 21 | BYU28 | 0 | 7 | Pete Parks field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - short, spot at BYU28, clock 05:38. | |
| 1 | 05:38 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 0 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 8 yards to the BYU36. |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | BYU36 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 1 yard to the BYU37. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | BYU37 | 0 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | BYU43 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 8 yards to the UNM49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM49 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM44. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | UNM44 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU holding 5 yards to the UNM49. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | UNM49 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 12 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the UNM32. | |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | UNM32 | 0 | 7 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM37. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 13 yards to the UNM24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM24 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 2 yards to the UNM22. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for loss of 13 yards to the UNM35. | |
| 1 | 3 | 21 | UNM35 | 0 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 16 yards to the UNM19. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | UNM19 | 3 | 7 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 00:11. | |
| 1 | 1 | BYU35 | 3 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 1 | 00:11 | 1 | BYU40 | 3 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 1 | 00:11 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 3 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Jerry Apodac for 10 yards to the UNM30, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | UNM30 | 3 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 2 yards to the UNM32. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | UNM32 | 3 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 2 yards to the UNM34. |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UNM34 | 3 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 8 yards to the UNM26, fumble by David Osborn recovered by BYU Tom Holmoe at UNM26. | |
| 2 | 14:47 | 1 | 10 | UNM26 | 10 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Collie for 26 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:41, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 14:41 | 1 | BYU40 | 10 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 2 | 14:41 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 10 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 1 yard to the UNM21. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM21 | 10 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM19, fumble by David Osborn recovered by BYU Brandon Flint at UNM19. | |
| 2 | 13:49 | 1 | 10 | UNM19 | 10 | 7 | Bruce Hansen rush for 4 yards to the UNM15. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | UNM15 | 10 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Glen Kozlowski. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | UNM15 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Gordon Hudson for 15 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:56, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 12:56 | 1 | BYU40 | 17 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 2 | 12:56 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 9 yards to the UNM11 (Brandon Flint). |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | UNM11 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee (Dave McKee). | |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | UNM11 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Carl Foster for 10 yards to the UNM21. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM21 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 35 yards to the BYU44, downed. | |
| 2 | 11:09 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 17 | 7 | Vai Sikahema rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | BYU50 | 17 | 7 | Steve Young rush for no gain to the 50 yardline, fumble by Steve Young recovered by UNM TEAM at 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 10:28 | 1 | 10 | UNM50 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UNM42 (Brandon Flint). |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | UNM42 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster. | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | UNM42 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 3 yards to the UNM45. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | UNM45 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 33 yards to the BYU22, fair catch by Vai Sikahema. | |
| 2 | 08:39 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 17 | 7 | PENALTY UNM offside 5 yards to the BYU27. |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | BYU27 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 4 yards to the BYU31. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | BYU31 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 4 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 11 yards to the BYU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 6 yards to the UNM48. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | UNM48 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 1 yard to the UNM47. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | UNM47 | 17 | 7 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU48. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU48 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | BYU48 | 17 | 7 | PENALTY UNM roughing the kicker 15 yards to the UNM37, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM37 | 17 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM36. | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | UNM36 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | UNM36 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Waymon Hamilton. | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | UNM36 | 17 | 7 | Mike Mees punt 31 yards to the UNM5, downed. | |
| 2 | 03:20 | 1 | 10 | UNM05 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | UNM05 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 3 yards to the UNM8. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | UNM08 | 17 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | UNM08 | 17 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 51 yards to the BYU41, Vai Sikahema return 37 yards to the UNM22. | |
| 2 | 02:13 | 1 | 10 | UNM22 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Neil Balholm for 10 yards to the UNM12, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | UNM12 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Glen Kozlowski for 12 yards to the UNM0, clock 01:50, PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the UNM17, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 01:50 | 1 | 15 | UNM17 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 8 yards to the UNM9. |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | UNM09 | 17 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Pettis for 7 yards to the UNM2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | UNM02 | 24 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 2 yards to the UNM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:21, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | ||
| 2 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 2 | 01:21 | 1 | BYU40 | 24 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 2 | 01:21 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 24 | 7 | Jim Brooks rush for 9 yards to the UNM29. |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | UNM29 | 24 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for loss of 4 yards to the UNM25 (Kyle Whittingham). | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | UNM25 | 24 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | UNM25 | 24 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 35 yards to the BYU40, Vai Sikahema return 2 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 2 | 00:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 24 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU42 | 24 | 7 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 24 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 24 | 7 | Jim Brooks rush for 2 yards to the UNM22. |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | UNM22 | 24 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Keith Magee for 9 yards to the UNM31, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 24 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNM27 (Kyle Whittingham;Brad Anae). | |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | UNM27 | 24 | 7 | Jim Brooks rush for 1 yard to the UNM28. | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | UNM28 | 24 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 8 yards to the UNM36. | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | UNM36 | 24 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 9 yards to the UNM45, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 11:56 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 24 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Scott Collie for 7 yards to the UNM38. |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | UNM38 | 24 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM37. | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | UNM37 | 24 | 7 | Waymon Hamilton rush for 1 yard to the UNM36. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | UNM36 | 24 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 3 yards to the UNM33, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM33 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 33 yards to the UNM0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31, Kurt Gunther kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 7 | BYU ball on BYU40. | ||
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 7 | Kurt Gunther kickoff 60 yards to the UNM0, touchback, UNM ball on UNM20. | |
| 3 | 09:31 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 3 yards to the UNM23. |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | UNM23 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 6 yards to the UNM17, fumble by David Osborn recovered by UNM David Osborn at UNM17. | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | UNM17 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | UNM17 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 58 yards to the BYU25, Vai Sikahema return 3 yards to the BYU28, fumble by Vai Sikahema recovered by UNM TEAM at BYU28. | |
| 3 | 08:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | 31 | 7 | Mike Carter rush for 1 yard to the BYU27. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU27 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 3 yards to the BYU30 (Mike O'Neil). | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | BYU30 | 31 | 7 | TEAM rush for loss of 12 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | BYU42 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 42 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 05:18 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 1 yard to the BYU19. |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU19 | 31 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for 1 yard to the BYU20. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Mike Mees punt 55 yards to the UNM25, Julius Johnson return 5 yards to the UNM30, PENALTY UNM clipping 17 yards to the UNM13, 1st and 10, UNM ball on UNM13. | |
| 3 | 03:38 | 1 | 10 | UNM13 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 1 yard to the UNM14. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster. | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Jerry Apodac. | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 34 yards to the UNM48, Vai Sikahema return 17 yards to the UNM31. | |
| 3 | 02:23 | 1 | 10 | UNM31 | 31 | 7 | PENALTY BYU holding 8 yards to the UNM39. |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Gordon Hudson. | |
| 3 | 2 | 18 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Neil Balholm for 14 yards to the UNM25. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | UNM25 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Scott Collie. | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | UNM25 | 31 | 7 | Kurt Gunther field goal attempt from 43 MISSED - short, spot at UNM25, clock 01:03. | |
| 3 | 01:03 | 1 | 10 | UNM25 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 5 yards to the UNM30. |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | UNM30 | 31 | 7 | PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the UNM35, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | UNM35 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 3 yards to the UNM38. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | UNM | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 7 | UNM38 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for 6 yards to the UNM44. |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | UNM44 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 1 yard to the UNM45, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM45 | 31 | 7 | Love Montez rush for no gain to the UNM45. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM45 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass complete to Carl Foster for 15 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN UNM. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Keith Magee. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 7 | Cary Clark rush for 2 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | BYU38 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 13 yards to the UNM49. | |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | UNM49 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 32 yards to the BYU19, downed. | |
| 4 | 10:44 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Neil Balholm for 17 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 31 | 7 | Scott Pettis rush for loss of 6 yards to the BYU30. | |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | BYU30 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 12 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | BYU42 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 7 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Waymon Hamilton for 2 yards to the UNM49, fumble by Waymon Hamilton recovered by UNM Greg Azar at UNM49. | |
| 4 | 08:24 | 1 | 10 | UNM49 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Jerry Apodac. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM49 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster, PENALTY UNM clipping 22 yards to the UNM27, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 32 | UNM27 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UNM24 (Brandon Flint). | |
| 4 | 3 | 35 | UNM24 | 31 | 7 | PENALTY UNM delay of game 5 yards to the UNM19. | |
| 4 | 3 | 40 | UNM19 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UNM9 (Brandon Flint). | |
| 4 | 4 | 50 | UNM09 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 34 yards to the UNM43, fair catch by Vai Sikahema. | |
| 4 | 06:12 | 1 | 10 | UNM43 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon rush for 1 yard to the UNM42, out-of-bounds. |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | UNM42 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Bruce Hansen. | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | UNM42 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to Dan Plater for 22 yards to the UNM20, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to David Mills. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Dan Plater. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass complete to David Mills for 6 yards to the UNM14. | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | Jim McMahon pass incomplete to Neil Balholm. | |
| 4 | 05:14 | 1 | 10 | UNM14 | 31 | 7 | Love Montez rush for 24 yards to the UNM38, 1ST DOWN UNM. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | UNM38 | 31 | 7 | Love Montez rush for 2 yards to the UNM40. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to David Uranich. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | Bobby Ferguson punt 35 yards to the BYU25, fair catch by Vai Sikahema, PENALTY BYU illegal procedure (Vai Sikahema) 5 yards to the BYU20, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU20. | |
| 4 | 03:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Steve Young pass complete to Vai Sikahema for no gain to the BYU20. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | 31 | 7 | Bruce Hansen rush for 6 yards to the BYU26. | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | BYU26 | 31 | 7 | Vai Sikahema rush for 2 yards to the BYU28. | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | BYU28 | 31 | 7 | Mike Mees punt 30 yards to the UNM42, downed. | |
| 4 | 01:32 | 1 | 10 | UNM42 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM40. |
| 4 | 2 | 12 | UNM40 | 31 | 7 | David Osborn pass incomplete to Carl Foster, PENALTY UNM holding 20 yards to the UNM20, NO PLAY. | |
| 4 | 2 | 32 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Robin Gabriel pass incomplete to Love Montez. | |
| 4 | 3 | 32 | UNM20 | 31 | 7 | Robin Gabriel pass complete to Cary Clark for 19 yards to the UNM39. | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Robin Gabriel pass incomplete to David Uranich. | |
| 4 | 00:15 | 1 | 10 | UNM39 | 31 | 7 | Steve Young rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNM41. |
| 4 | 00:05 | 2 | 12 | UNM41 | 31 | 7 | Timeout New Mexico, clock 00:05. |
| 4 | 00:05 | 2 | 12 | UNM41 | 31 | 7 | Jimmy Jones rush for 9 yards to the UNM32. |