BYU vs Utah State — September 30, 1988
| Date | September 30, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Attendance | 65,702 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Big West |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Chuck Shelton |
| BYU AP Rank | RV |
| Opp Final Record | 4-7 |
Game Notes
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| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 14:14 | USU | Russ Moody 35-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 14:00 | BYU | Eric Mortensen 100-yard kick return (Jason Chaffetz PAT made) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | 09:25 | BYU | Earl Kauffman 34-yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | 03:21 | BYU | Sean Covey 12-yard pass to Chuck Cutler (Jason Chaffetz PAT made) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | 01:59 | BYU | Matt Bellini 17-yard run (Jason Chaffetz PAT made) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | 08:05 | BYU | Sean Covey 3-yard run (Jason Chaffetz PAT made) | 31 | 3 |
| 4 | 09:43 | BYU | Sean Covey 39-yard pass to Jeff Frandsen (Jason Chaffetz PAT made) | 38 | 3 |
| Statistic | BYU | USU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 33 | 20 |
| Rushing | 17 | 2 |
| Passing | 13 | 14 |
| Penalty | 3 | 4 |
| Rushing | 213 | 8 |
| Attempts | 41 | 25 |
| Avg per Rush | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 372 | 217 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 25-37-1 | 21-43-1 |
| Completion % | 67.6 | 48.8 |
| Yds/Attempt | 10.1 | 5.0 |
| Yds/Catch | 14.9 | 10.3 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 585 | 225 |
| Plays | 78 | 68 |
| Avg per Play | 7.5 | 3.3 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 3-49-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 16.3 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-114-1 | 3-87-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 57.0 | 29.0 |
| Punting | 2-86 | 8-349 |
| Avg Punt | 43.0 | 43.6 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 16-167 | 9-90 |
| Sacks By | 7 | 2 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 10-14 | 5-15 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-0 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Covey | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 359 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 177.4 | 2 |
| Ty Detmer | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 81.8 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bellini | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 36 |
| Eric Mortensen | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Whittingham | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Alema Harrington | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Sim Tiatia | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Mike O'Brien | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Brooks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Salido | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Stacey Corley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ty Detmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sean Covey | 6 | -9 | -1.5 | 1 | 6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Frandsen | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | 39 |
| Darren Handley | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 33 |
| Travis McBeth | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Fred Whittingham | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Mike Salido | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Eric Mortensen | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Mike O'Brien | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Chuck Cutler | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Matt Bellini | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bryce Doman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Murdock | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Mortensen | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 1 | 100 |
| Michael Brooks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Rice | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Bergeson | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Long | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Hansen | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Johnson | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Harston | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Fuller | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Clark | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Robinson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Crutchfield | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Neal | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Dixon | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Biegel | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Rice | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budd Orr | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Knight | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Kauffman | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Chaffetz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Thompson | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 44 |
Utah State
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Snyder | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 208 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 82.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Tagaloa | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 |
| Demetrius Brown | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brett Payne | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Snyder | 13 | -32 | -2.5 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Newman | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 0 | 22 |
| Kendal Smith | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 21 |
| Rod Moore | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Ryan Duve | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal Smith | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 40 |
| Brett Payne | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Lyles | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Scott Munson | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin Bouwman | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Toby Tyler | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Travis Clark | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Louis Brown | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jeff Haugen | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Steve Davis | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Brian Hunsaker | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chris Stetz | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Dexter Pointer | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Greg Davis | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jeff Hunsaker | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Tim Rath | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Todd Thornton | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| John Lowe | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Dan Hill | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Tom Hansen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Wayne Wylie | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Drew McCandless | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Moody | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Agular | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 72 |
| TEAM | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 0 | 0 | Change of possession, BYU ball on BYU35, 1st and 65. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 4 yards to the USU24. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | USU24 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal motion off-setting, PENALTY BYU offside defense off-setting. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 10 yards to the USU41, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder rush for 2 yards to the USU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | USU43 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 9 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 0 | Brett Payne rush for 2 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU holding 10 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 14 yards to the USU45 (Ton Crutchfield). | |
| 1 | 3 | 34 | USU45 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the USU40. | |
| 1 | 3 | 39 | USU40 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 10 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 4 | 29 | USU50 | 0 | 0 | Louie Agular punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 09:17 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for 6 yards to the BYU26. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for 9 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass complete to Travis McBeth for 17 yards to the USU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU48 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for 4 yards to the USU44. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | USU44 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Fred Whittingham. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU44 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass complete to Mike O'Brien for 21 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the USU38. | |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | USU38 | 0 | 0 | 3rd and 1. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | USU38 | 0 | 0 | Mike O'Brien rush for 4 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for no gain to the USU34. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the USU44. | |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | USU44 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass complete to Fred Whittingham for 12 yards to the USU32. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | USU32 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey sacked for loss of 10 yards to the USU42 (Todd Thornton). | |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | USU42 | 0 | 0 | Pat Thompson punt 42 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 03:47 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 8 yards to the USU28. |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | USU28 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 12 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 1 yard to the USU41. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | USU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Kendal Smith. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | USU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU50 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 7 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 21 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 0 | 0 | Brett Payne rush for 2 yards to the BYU20. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 2 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | BYU18 | 0 | 3 | Russ Moody field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 14:14. | |
| 2 | 14:14 | 1 | USU35 | 6 | 3 | Louie Agular kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, Eric Mortensen return 100 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:00. | |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1 | USU03 | 7 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete (Budd Orr). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the USU30. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | USU30 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY USU holding 10 yards to the USU20. | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 3 | 25 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Tracey Jenkins. | |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 44 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Rodney Rice. | |
| 2 | 13:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 21 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 3 | Mike Salido rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU44. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | USU44 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Mike Salido for 1 yard to the USU43. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 17 yards to the USU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Chuck Cutler for 9 yards to the USU17. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | USU17 | 7 | 3 | Mike Salido rush for no gain to the USU17. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | USU17 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 3 yards to the USU14, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU14 | 7 | 3 | Fred Whittingham rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU16. | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | USU16 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete (Brian Hunsaker). | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | USU16 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Chuck Cutler. | |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | USU16 | 10 | 3 | Earl Kauffman field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 09:25. | |
| 2 | 09:25 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 09:25 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman, PENALTY BYU pass interference 3 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU23 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU23 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU23 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 10 yards to the USU33, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU40. | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | USU40 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Ryan Duve for 5 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 10 | 3 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 8 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU47 | 10 | 3 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 2 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 8 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU37 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU37 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 13 yards to the 50 yardline (Troy Long), fumble by Brent Snyder recovered by USU TEAM at 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | USU50 | 10 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 19 yards to the BYU31, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 05:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 33 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Mike Salido for 21 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 10 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the USU12. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | USU12 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Jeff Frandsen. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | USU12 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Mike Salido, PENALTY USU pass interference 5 yards to the USU7, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU07 | 10 | 3 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the USU12. | ||
| 2 | 1 | USU12 | 16 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Chuck Cutler for 12 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:21. | ||
| 2 | 03:21 | 1 | USU03 | 17 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 03:21 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, Kendal Smith return 18 yards to the USU18, PENALTY USU clipping 10 yards to the USU8, 1st and 10, USU ball on USU8. | |
| 2 | 03:14 | 1 | 10 | USU08 | 17 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU08 | 17 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU15. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | USU15 | 17 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | USU15 | 17 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 29 yards to the USU44, out-of-bounds (blocked by Norman Dixon). | |
| 2 | 02:50 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 17 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Matt Bellini. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU44 | 17 | 3 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | BYU46 | 17 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 10 yards to the USU44. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU44 | 17 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 27 yards to the USU17, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU17 | 23 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 17 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:59. | |
| 2 | 01:59 | 1 | USU03 | 24 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 01:59 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 62 yards to the USU3, Kendal Smith return 40 yards to the USU43. | |
| 2 | 01:49 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 12 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 24 | 3 | Kendal Smith rush for 4 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU41 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | BYU41 | 24 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 41 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 01:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 36 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 20 yards to the USU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU24 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass intercepted by Scott Munson at the USU0, Scott Munson return 0 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 00:16 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder rush for loss of 3 yards to the USU17. |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | USU17 | 24 | 3 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 13 | USU35 | 24 | 3 | Louie Agular kickoff 56 yards to the BYU9, Michael Brooks return 14 yards to the BYU23, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU38, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU38. |
| 3 | 14:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 12 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 24 | 3 | Fred Whittingham rush for 6 yards to the USU44. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | USU44 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 4 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 24 | 3 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | USU45 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Fred Whittingham for 10 yards to the USU35. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | USU35 | 24 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for 4 yards to the USU31. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | USU31 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 1 yard to the USU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Darren Handley. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU30 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Fred Whittingham for 15 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 24 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the USU12. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU12 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Bryce Doman for 3 yards to the USU9. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU09 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 5 yards to the USU4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | USU04 | 24 | 3 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the USU14. | ||
| 3 | 1 | USU14 | 24 | 3 | PENALTY BYU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the USU19. | ||
| 3 | 1 | USU19 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Matt Bellini for 13 yards to the USU6. | ||
| 3 | 2 | USU06 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 4 yards to the USU2. | ||
| 3 | 3 | USU02 | 30 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05. | ||
| 3 | 08:05 | 1 | USU03 | 31 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 08:05 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 08:05 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 9 yards to the USU29. |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Keith Roberson. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 5 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder rush for 7 yards to the USU41, PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 31 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 7 yards to the USU49 (Duane Johnson). | |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | USU49 | 31 | 3 | Brett Payne rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | USU50 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 5 yards to the USU45 (Pete Harston). | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | USU45 | 31 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 37 yards to the BYU18, Rodney Rice return 6 yards to the BYU24, fumble by Rodney Rice recovered by USU Greg Davis at BYU24. | |
| 3 | 05:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU24 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU30 (Troy Fuller). | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | BYU30 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Kendal Smith. | |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | BYU30 | 31 | 3 | Russ Moody field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - wide left, spot at BYU30, clock 03:43. | |
| 3 | 03:43 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 31 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for 1 yard to the BYU31. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU31 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Travis McBeth for 9 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for 2 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU42 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 14 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 31 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for no gain to the USU44, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Tyler Anderson. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey sacked for loss of 10 yards to the USU39 (Del Lyles). | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | USU39 | 31 | 3 | Ty Detmer at QB for BYU. | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | USU39 | 31 | 3 | Ty Detmer rush for loss of 5 yards to the USU44. | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 25 | USU44 | 31 | 3 | Pat Thompson punt 44 yards to the USU0, touchback. |
| 4 | 14:50 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU27. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | USU27 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Kendal Smith. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USU27 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Ryan Duve for 5 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 31 | 3 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 2 yards to the USU34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Keith Roberson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 57 yards to the BYU9, Rodney Rice return 18 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 13:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Bryce Doman. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 3 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU22 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Travis McBeth for 13 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU35 | 31 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Eric Mortensen for 22 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 31 | 3 | Mike Salido rush for 6 yards to the USU34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 5 yards to the USU29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Mike Salido. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Darren Handley. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the USU39. | |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | USU39 | 37 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 39 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:43. | |
| 4 | 09:43 | 1 | USU03 | 38 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 09:43 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, Brett Payne return 29 yards to the USU29. | |
| 4 | 09:36 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU29 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | USU29 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 9 yards to the USU20 (Bob Davis). | |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | USU20 | 38 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 72 yards to the BYU8, Rodney Rice return 25 yards to the BYU33, PENALTY BYU holding 29 yards to the BYU4, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU4. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU04 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 08:39 | 1 | 10 | BYU04 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Bob Murdock for 6 yards to the BYU10. |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | BYU10 | 38 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 9 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Eric Mortensen. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU19 | 38 | 3 | Fred Whittingham rush for 12 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Bryce Doman for 8 yards to the BYU39, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 38 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 38 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 8 yards to the USU38, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | USU38 | 38 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 4 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 38 | 3 | Sim Tiatia rush for 17 yards to the USU17, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU17 | 38 | 3 | Stacey Corley rush for 5 yards to the USU12. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | USU12 | 38 | 3 | PENALTY BYU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the USU17. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU17 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Chris Smith for loss of 1 yard to the USU18. | |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | USU18 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Tyler Anderson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | USU18 | 38 | 3 | Sim Tiatia rush for 5 yards to the USU13. | |
| 4 | 05:10 | 1 | 10 | USU13 | 38 | 3 | Demetrius Brown rush for 3 yards to the USU16. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | USU16 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 12 yards to the USU28, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU28 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder rush for 7 yards to the USU35. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | USU35 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USU35 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 9 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 38 | 3 | Demetrius Brown rush for 5 yards to the USU49. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | USU49 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 14 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU42 (Richard Wilson), fumble by Brent Snyder recovered by USU TEAM at BYU42, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU42 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 21 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass intercepted by Brian Mitchell at the BYU1, Brian Mitchell return 10 yards to the BYU11, PENALTY BYU clipping 10 yards to the BYU1, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU1. | |
| 4 | 02:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU01 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer rush for 5 yards to the BYU6. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU06 | 38 | 3 | Alem Harrington rush for 15 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 38 | 3 | Alem Harrington rush for 14 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 38 | 3 | Michael Brooks rush for 7 yards to the BYU42. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 0 | 0 | Change of possession, BYU ball on BYU35, 1st and 65. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 4 yards to the USU24. |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | USU24 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal motion off-setting, PENALTY BYU offside defense off-setting. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 10 yards to the USU41, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder rush for 2 yards to the USU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | USU43 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 9 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | 0 | 0 | Brett Payne rush for 2 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | BYU46 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman, PENALTY BYU pass interference 15 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | BYU31 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU holding 10 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | BYU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 14 yards to the USU45 (Ton Crutchfield). | |
| 1 | 3 | 34 | USU45 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the USU40. | |
| 1 | 3 | 39 | USU40 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 10 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 4 | 29 | USU50 | 0 | 0 | Louie Agular punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 09:17 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for 6 yards to the BYU26. |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for 9 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass complete to Travis McBeth for 17 yards to the USU48, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU48 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for 4 yards to the USU44. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | USU44 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Fred Whittingham. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | USU44 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass complete to Mike O'Brien for 21 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN BYU, PENALTY BYU clipping 15 yards to the USU38. | |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | USU38 | 0 | 0 | 3rd and 1. | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | USU38 | 0 | 0 | Mike O'Brien rush for 4 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | Fred Whittingham rush for no gain to the USU34. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU34 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the USU44. | |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | USU44 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey pass complete to Fred Whittingham for 12 yards to the USU32. | |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | USU32 | 0 | 0 | Sean Covey sacked for loss of 10 yards to the USU42 (Todd Thornton). | |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | USU42 | 0 | 0 | Pat Thompson punt 42 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 03:47 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 8 yards to the USU28. |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | USU28 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 12 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 1 yard to the USU41. | |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | USU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Kendal Smith. | |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | USU41 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU50 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 7 yards to the BYU43. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | BYU43 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 21 yards to the BYU22, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | 0 | 0 | Brett Payne rush for 2 yards to the BYU20. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | BYU20 | 0 | 0 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 2 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | BYU18 | 0 | 3 | Russ Moody field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 14:14. | |
| 2 | 14:14 | 1 | USU35 | 6 | 3 | Louie Agular kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, Eric Mortensen return 100 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:00. | |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1 | USU03 | 7 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1 | BYU35 | 7 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 14:00 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY BYU personal foul 15 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete (Budd Orr). | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU35 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY USU delay of game 5 yards to the USU30. | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | USU30 | 7 | 3 | PENALTY USU holding 10 yards to the USU20. | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 3 | 25 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Tracey Jenkins. | |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | USU20 | 7 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 44 yards to the BYU36, fair catch by Rodney Rice. | |
| 2 | 13:11 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 21 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 3 | Mike Salido rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU44. | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | USU44 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Mike Salido for 1 yard to the USU43. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU43 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 17 yards to the USU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Chuck Cutler for 9 yards to the USU17. | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | USU17 | 7 | 3 | Mike Salido rush for no gain to the USU17. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | USU17 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 3 yards to the USU14, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU14 | 7 | 3 | Fred Whittingham rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU16. | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | USU16 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete (Brian Hunsaker). | |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | USU16 | 7 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Chuck Cutler. | |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | USU16 | 10 | 3 | Earl Kauffman field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 09:25. | |
| 2 | 09:25 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 09:25 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman, PENALTY BYU pass interference 3 yards to the USU23, 1ST DOWN USU, NO PLAY. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU23 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU23 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU23 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 10 yards to the USU33, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU33 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU40. | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | USU40 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Ryan Duve for 5 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 10 | 3 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 8 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU47 | 10 | 3 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 2 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 8 yards to the BYU37. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU37 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | BYU37 | 10 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 13 yards to the 50 yardline (Troy Long), fumble by Brent Snyder recovered by USU TEAM at 50 yardline. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | USU50 | 10 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 19 yards to the BYU31, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 05:27 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 33 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Mike Salido for 21 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 10 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the USU12. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | USU12 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Jeff Frandsen. | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | USU12 | 10 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Mike Salido, PENALTY USU pass interference 5 yards to the USU7, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU07 | 10 | 3 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the USU12. | ||
| 2 | 1 | USU12 | 16 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Chuck Cutler for 12 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:21. | ||
| 2 | 03:21 | 1 | USU03 | 17 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 03:21 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, Kendal Smith return 18 yards to the USU18, PENALTY USU clipping 10 yards to the USU8, 1st and 10, USU ball on USU8. | |
| 2 | 03:14 | 1 | 10 | USU08 | 17 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU08 | 17 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU15. | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | USU15 | 17 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | USU15 | 17 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 29 yards to the USU44, out-of-bounds (blocked by Norman Dixon). | |
| 2 | 02:50 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 17 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Matt Bellini. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU44 | 17 | 3 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | BYU46 | 17 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 10 yards to the USU44. | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | USU44 | 17 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Darren Handley for 27 yards to the USU17, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU17 | 23 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 17 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:59. | |
| 2 | 01:59 | 1 | USU03 | 24 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 01:59 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 62 yards to the USU3, Kendal Smith return 40 yards to the USU43. | |
| 2 | 01:49 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 12 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU45 | 24 | 3 | Kendal Smith rush for 4 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU41 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | BYU41 | 24 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 41 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 01:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 36 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 20 yards to the USU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU24 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass intercepted by Scott Munson at the USU0, Scott Munson return 0 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 00:16 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 24 | 3 | Brent Snyder rush for loss of 3 yards to the USU17. |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | USU17 | 24 | 3 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 2 | 13 | USU35 | 24 | 3 | Louie Agular kickoff 56 yards to the BYU9, Michael Brooks return 14 yards to the BYU23, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the BYU38, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU38. |
| 3 | 14:54 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 12 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU50 | 24 | 3 | Fred Whittingham rush for 6 yards to the USU44. | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | USU44 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 4 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 24 | 3 | PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | USU45 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Fred Whittingham for 10 yards to the USU35. | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | USU35 | 24 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for 4 yards to the USU31. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | USU31 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 1 yard to the USU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Darren Handley. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU30 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Fred Whittingham for 15 yards to the USU15, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU15 | 24 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the USU12. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU12 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Bryce Doman for 3 yards to the USU9. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU09 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 5 yards to the USU4, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | USU04 | 24 | 3 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the USU14. | ||
| 3 | 1 | USU14 | 24 | 3 | PENALTY BYU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the USU19. | ||
| 3 | 1 | USU19 | 24 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Matt Bellini for 13 yards to the USU6. | ||
| 3 | 2 | USU06 | 24 | 3 | Matt Bellini rush for 4 yards to the USU2. | ||
| 3 | 3 | USU02 | 30 | 3 | Sean Covey rush for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05. | ||
| 3 | 08:05 | 1 | USU03 | 31 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 08:05 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 3 | 08:05 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 9 yards to the USU29. |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Keith Roberson. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 5 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder rush for 7 yards to the USU41, PENALTY BYU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BYU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 31 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 7 yards to the USU49 (Duane Johnson). | |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | USU49 | 31 | 3 | Brett Payne rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | USU50 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 5 yards to the USU45 (Pete Harston). | |
| 3 | 4 | 21 | USU45 | 31 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 37 yards to the BYU18, Rodney Rice return 6 yards to the BYU24, fumble by Rodney Rice recovered by USU Greg Davis at BYU24. | |
| 3 | 05:40 | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU24 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU30 (Troy Fuller). | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | BYU30 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Kendal Smith. | |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | BYU30 | 31 | 3 | Russ Moody field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - wide left, spot at BYU30, clock 03:43. | |
| 3 | 03:43 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 31 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for 1 yard to the BYU31. |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | BYU31 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Travis McBeth for 9 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for 2 yards to the BYU42. | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | BYU42 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 14 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 31 | 3 | Mike O'Brien rush for no gain to the USU44, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Tyler Anderson. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey sacked for loss of 10 yards to the USU39 (Del Lyles). | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | USU39 | 31 | 3 | Ty Detmer at QB for BYU. | |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | USU39 | 31 | 3 | Ty Detmer rush for loss of 5 yards to the USU44. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 25 | USU44 | 31 | 3 | Pat Thompson punt 44 yards to the USU0, touchback. |
| 4 | 14:50 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Patrick Newman for 7 yards to the USU27. |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | USU27 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Kendal Smith. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USU27 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Ryan Duve for 5 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 31 | 3 | Timo Tagaloa rush for 2 yards to the USU34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Keith Roberson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 57 yards to the BYU9, Rodney Rice return 18 yards to the BYU27. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 13:05 | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Bryce Doman. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU27 | 31 | 3 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU22. | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU22 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Travis McBeth for 13 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU35 | 31 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 3 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Eric Mortensen for 22 yards to the USU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU40 | 31 | 3 | Mike Salido rush for 6 yards to the USU34. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU34 | 31 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 5 yards to the USU29, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Mike Salido. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | Sean Covey pass incomplete to Darren Handley. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | USU29 | 31 | 3 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the USU39. | |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | USU39 | 37 | 3 | Sean Covey pass complete to Jeff Frandsen for 39 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:43. | |
| 4 | 09:43 | 1 | USU03 | 38 | 3 | Jason Chaffetz PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 09:43 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 3 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, Brett Payne return 29 yards to the USU29. | |
| 4 | 09:36 | 1 | 10 | USU29 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU29 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Patrick Newman. | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | USU29 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 9 yards to the USU20 (Bob Davis). | |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | USU20 | 38 | 3 | Louie Agular punt 72 yards to the BYU8, Rodney Rice return 25 yards to the BYU33, PENALTY BYU holding 29 yards to the BYU4, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU4. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU04 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer at QB for BYU. | |
| 4 | 08:39 | 1 | 10 | BYU04 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Bob Murdock for 6 yards to the BYU10. |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | BYU10 | 38 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 9 yards to the BYU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Eric Mortensen. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | BYU19 | 38 | 3 | Fred Whittingham rush for 12 yards to the BYU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Bryce Doman for 8 yards to the BYU39, PENALTY USU personal foul 15 yards to the USU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 38 | 3 | 1st and 10. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 38 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 8 yards to the USU38, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | USU38 | 38 | 3 | Eric Mortensen rush for 4 yards to the USU34, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 38 | 3 | Sim Tiatia rush for 17 yards to the USU17, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU17 | 38 | 3 | Stacey Corley rush for 5 yards to the USU12. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | USU12 | 38 | 3 | PENALTY BYU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the USU17. | |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU17 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Chris Smith for loss of 1 yard to the USU18. | |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | USU18 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Tyler Anderson. | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | USU18 | 38 | 3 | Sim Tiatia rush for 5 yards to the USU13. | |
| 4 | 05:10 | 1 | 10 | USU13 | 38 | 3 | Demetrius Brown rush for 3 yards to the USU16. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | USU16 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 12 yards to the USU28, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU28 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder rush for 7 yards to the USU35. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | USU35 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USU35 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 9 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 38 | 3 | Demetrius Brown rush for 5 yards to the USU49. | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | USU49 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Rod Moore for 14 yards to the BYU37, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU42 (Richard Wilson), fumble by Brent Snyder recovered by USU TEAM at BYU42, out-of-bounds. | |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | BYU42 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass complete to Kendal Smith for 21 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 38 | 3 | Brent Snyder pass intercepted by Brian Mitchell at the BYU1, Brian Mitchell return 10 yards to the BYU11, PENALTY BYU clipping 10 yards to the BYU1, 1st and 10, BYU ball on BYU1. | |
| 4 | 02:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU01 | 38 | 3 | Ty Detmer rush for 5 yards to the BYU6. |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | BYU06 | 38 | 3 | Alem Harrington rush for 15 yards to the BYU21, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 38 | 3 | Alem Harrington rush for 14 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 38 | 3 | Michael Brooks rush for 7 yards to the BYU42. |