BYU vs Utah State — October 4, 1991
| Date | October 4, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Weather | 64°, clear |
| Attendance | 65,814 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | Big West |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Chuck Shelton |
| Opp Final Record | 5-6 |
Game Notes
- 350th victory in program history
No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:27 | BYU | Earl Kauffman 28-yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 14:07 | BYU | Ty Detmer 2-yard run (Earl Kauffman PAT made) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 04:06 | BYU | Ty Detmer 10-yard pass to Tyler Anderson (Earl Kauffman PAT made) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | 00:02 | BYU | Ty Detmer 2-yard pass to Brad Clark (Earl Kauffman PAT made) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | 07:20 | BYU | Peter Tuipulotu 1-yard run (Earl Kauffman PAT made) | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | 09:34 | BYU | Mark Atuaia 5-yard run (Keith Lever PAT made) | 38 | 0 |
| 4 | 06:25 | USU | Ron Lopez 35-yard pass to Rod Moore (Doug Beach PAT made) | 38 | 7 |
| 4 | 02:55 | USU | Doug Beach 32-yard field goal | 38 | 10 |
| Statistic | BYU | USU |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 33 | 17 |
| Rushing | 14 | 7 |
| Passing | 17 | 9 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | 241 | 84 |
| Attempts | 48 | 39 |
| Avg per Rush | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | 381 | 197 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 26-38-1 | 14-31-0 |
| Completion % | 68.4 | 45.2 |
| Yds/Attempt | 10.0 | 6.4 |
| Yds/Catch | 14.7 | 14.1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 622 | 281 |
| Plays | 86 | 70 |
| Avg per Play | 7.2 | 4.0 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 2-7-0 | 2-14-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 3.5 | 7.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-50-0 | 6-133-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 25.0 | 22.2 |
| Punting | 2-93 | 6-287 |
| Avg Punt | 46.5 | 47.8 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-60 | 7-55 |
| Sacks By | 5 | 1 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 10-13 | 5-16 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 2-3 |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Detmer | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 329 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 184.1 | 1 |
| John Walsh | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 92.1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Atuaia | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Peter Tuipulotu | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 1 | 10 |
| Jamal Willis | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Brad Clark | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Ty Detmer | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 7 |
| Eric Mortensen | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 |
| John Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Tuipulotu | 9 | 184 | 20.4 | 0 | 48 |
| Byron Rex | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Eric Drage | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Itula Mili | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Nati Valdez | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tyler Anderson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Tim Nowatzke | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Brad Clark | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Willis | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Kapi Sikahema | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Clark | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kapi Sikahema | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Giles | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shad Hansen | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Pitts | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Biegel | 5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Nicoll | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Mitchell | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin Gray | 3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Leavitt | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ervin Lee | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Clark | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Arnold | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bryant | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Christensen | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Stone | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Kauffman | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hoggan | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Brock | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Henderson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Crutchfield | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Kauffman | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Keith Lever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Kauffman | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 48 |
Utah State
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Lopez | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 197 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 109.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Grant | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Floyd Foreman | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Rod Moore | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Chad Tigert | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Hampton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Lopez | 5 | -33 | -6.6 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Moore | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 1 | 35 |
| Greg Watts | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Chad Tigert | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Dexter Pointer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sean Hampton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Hampton | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Floyd Foreman | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Matthew Martinez | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Rod Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Moore | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sean Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Foreman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Tyler | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Matthew Martinez | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Damon Smith | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe Jacobs | 7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Donald Toomer | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ronald Edwards | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Del Lyles | 6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Stephen Robinson | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Isreal Byrd | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jermaine Younger | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Brook Phillips | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jeff Haugen | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Robert VanDePol | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rick Woodford | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jed DeVries | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Paul Gustafson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Greg Davis | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ruben Farias | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Steve Neeleman | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Beach | 1 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Carlsen | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 55 |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 0 | 0 | Sean Jones kickoff 62 yards to the BYU3, Jamal Willis return 35 yards to the BYU38. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Eric Drage for 13 yards to the USU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU49 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Nati Valdez. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU49 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Byron Rex for 14 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 0 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 10 yards to the USU25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 0 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 5 yards to the USU20. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU pass interference 9 yards to the USU11, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU11 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU16. | |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | USU16 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Eric Drage. | |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | USU16 | 0 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for loss of 3 yards to the USU19. | |
| 1 | 3 | 18 | USU19 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 8 yards to the USU11. | |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | USU11 | 3 | 0 | Earl Kauffman field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 12:27. | |
| 1 | 12:27 | 1 | BYU35 | 3 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 58 yards to the USU7, Floyd Foreman return 27 yards to the USU34. | |
| 1 | 12:21 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 3 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 8 yards to the USU42. |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | USU42 | 3 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 3 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USU39 (Jared Leavitt). | |
| 1 | 2 | 16 | USU39 | 3 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 5 yards to the USU44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | USU44 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | USU50 | 3 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 09:57 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 3 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 9 yards to the BYU29. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU29 | 3 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU24 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 17 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU50 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 5 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Byron Rex for 14 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 3 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for 7 yards to the USU24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | USU24 | 3 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 5 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Otis Sterling. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU19 | 3 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 17 yards to the USU36. | |
| 1 | 2 | 27 | USU36 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer sacked for loss of 9 yards to the USU45 (Israel Byrd;Joe Jacobs). | |
| 1 | 3 | 36 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 14 yards to the USU31. | |
| 1 | 4 | 22 | USU31 | 3 | 0 | Earl Kauffman field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - wide right, spot at USU32, clock 05:52. | |
| 1 | 05:52 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Chad Tigert for 13 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | USU50 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | USU50 | 3 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 3 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 6 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU34 | 3 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU36 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU43 (Kevin Nicoll). | |
| 1 | 4 | 13 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 43 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 02:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Eric Drage for 23 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 3 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU46 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Nati Valdez for 8 yards to the USU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 7 yards to the USU39. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | USU39 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 13 yards to the USU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 3 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU27. | |
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 11 | USU27 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Nati Valdez. |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | USU27 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 19 yards to the USU8, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU08 | 3 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 6 yards to the USU2, out-of-bounds. | ||
| 2 | 2 | USU02 | 9 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:07. | ||
| 2 | 14:07 | 1 | USU03 | 10 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 14:07 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 14:07 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the USU25, fumble by Roger Grant recovered by USU Roger Grant at USU25. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU25 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 1 yard to the USU26. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | USU26 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 2 yards to the USU28. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | USU28 | 10 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 49 yards to the BYU23, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 12:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Eric Drage for 7 yards to the BYU30. |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | BYU30 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 8 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Eric Mortensen. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 6 yards to the BYU44, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | BYU44 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Itula Mili. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | BYU44 | 10 | 0 | Earl Kauffman punt 48 yards to the USU8, Rod Moore return 8 yards to the USU16. | |
| 2 | 10:42 | 1 | 10 | USU16 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Sean Hampton. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU16 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 14 yards to the USU30, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the USU35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU35 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 8 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 2 yards to the USU45. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU45 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Greg Watts. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | USU45 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | USU45 | 10 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 55 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 08:41 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 10 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 8 yards to the BYU28. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU28 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 2 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 10 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 8 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU38 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 3 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 29 yards to the USU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 10 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 3 yards to the USU27. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | USU27 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 6 yards to the USU21. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | USU21 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 10 yards to the USU11, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU11 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU11 | 10 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 1 yard to the USU10. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | USU10 | 16 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Tyler Anderson for 10 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:06. | |
| 2 | 04:06 | 1 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 04:06 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 62 yards to the USU3, Sean Hampton return 36 yards to the USU39. | |
| 2 | 03:59 | 1 | 10 | USU39 | 17 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 1 yard to the USU40. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | USU40 | 17 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USU34 (Rocky Biegel;Scott Giles). | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | USU34 | 17 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Greg Watts. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | USU34 | 17 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 46 yards to the BYU20, Brad Clark return 9 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 2 | 02:20 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 17 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 4 yards to the BYU33. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU33 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Tyler Anderson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU33 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 48 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 17 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 6 yards to the USU13. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | USU13 | 17 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 18 yards to the USU31. | |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | USU31 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Tyler Anderson for 7 yards to the USU24. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | USU24 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Nati Valdez for 21 yards to the USU3, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete. | ||
| 2 | 2 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Itula Mili. | ||
| 2 | 3 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | PENALTY USU personal foul 1 yards to the USU2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | ||
| 2 | 1 | USU02 | 23 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Brad Clark for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:02. | ||
| 2 | 00:02 | 1 | USU03 | 24 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 00:02 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 44 yards to the USU21, Matt Martinez return 11 yards to the USU32. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 24 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. | |
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 55 yards to the USU10, Sean Hampton return 22 yards to the USU32. |
| 3 | 14:56 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 9 yards to the USU41. |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | USU41 | 24 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 3 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 1 yard to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | USU45 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU50 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 3 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | BYU47 | 24 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 2 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 24 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Chad Tigert for 10 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU37, fumble by Roger Grant recovered by BYU Josh Arnold at BYU37. | |
| 3 | 11:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 24 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for no gain to the BYU37. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU37 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Byron Rex for 16 yards to the USU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU47 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 7 yards to the USU40, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | USU40 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU41, fumble by Ty Detmer recovered by BYU Ty Detmer at USU41. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU41 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Nati Valdez for 10 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 24 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU33. | |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU33 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 30 yards to the USU3, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | USU03 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 2 yards to the USU1. | ||
| 3 | 2 | USU01 | 24 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for no gain to the USU1. | ||
| 3 | 3 | USU01 | 30 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 1 yard to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:20. | ||
| 3 | 07:20 | 1 | USU03 | 31 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 07:20 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 62 yards to the USU3, Sean Hampton return 17 yards to the USU20. | |
| 3 | 07:14 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Greg Watts for 15 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 31 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 3 yards to the USU38. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU38 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the USU33. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | USU33 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the USU18. | |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | USU18 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Greg Watts for 33 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for no gain to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Dexter Pointer for 5 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU44 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 4 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for no gain to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh at QB for BYU. | |
| 3 | 03:48 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for no gain to the BYU40. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 9 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU49 | 31 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for 6 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass intercepted by Del Lyles at the USU35, Del Lyles return 12 yards to the USU47. | |
| 3 | 01:58 | 1 | 10 | USU47 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal motion 5 yards to the USU42. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 18 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 4 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU36 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU41 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Dexter Pointer for 6 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU35 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 19 yards to the BYU16, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 31 | 0 | Rod Moore rush for 8 yards to the BYU8, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | BYU08 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | BYU23 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Dexter Pointer. | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | BYU23 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU29 (Scott Giles). | |
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 23 | BYU29 | 31 | 0 | Doug Beach field goal attempt from 46 MISSED - short, spot at BYU29, clock 14:56. |
| 4 | 14:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 31 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 13 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 31 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 4 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU46 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 4 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU50 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU45 | 31 | 0 | Earl Kauffman punt 45 yards to the USU10, Rod Moore return 6 yards to the USU16. | |
| 4 | 13:38 | 1 | 10 | USU16 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Sean Hampton. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU16 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 8 yards to the USU8 (Randy Brock). | |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | USU08 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | USU08 | 31 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 44 yards to the BYU48, Kapi Sikahema return -2 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 12:28 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Tim Nowatzke for 11 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 31 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 1 yard to the USU42. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 7 yards to the USU35. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | USU35 | 31 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for 3 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 31 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for 6 yards to the USU26. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU26 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 21 yards to the USU5, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | USU05 | 37 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 5 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:34. | ||
| 4 | 09:34 | 1 | USU03 | 38 | 0 | Keith Lever PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 09:34 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, Floyd Foreman return 20 yards to the USU20. | |
| 4 | 09:25 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 11 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 7 yards to the USU38. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | USU38 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 9 yards to the USU47, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU47 | 38 | 0 | Sean Hampton rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | USU50 | 38 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | USU50 | 38 | 0 | Rod Moore rush for 3 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | BYU47 | 38 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 11 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 1 yard to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU35 | 38 | 6 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 35 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN USU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:25. | |
| 4 | 06:25 | 1 | BYU03 | 38 | 7 | Doug Beach PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 06:25 | 1 | USU35 | 38 | 7 | Sean Jones kickoff 62 yards to the BYU3, Kapi Sikahema return 15 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 06:19 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 38 | 7 | Mark Atuaia rush for 3 yards to the BYU21. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU21 | 38 | 7 | Brad Clark rush for no gain to the BYU21, fumble by Brad Clark recovered by USU Matt Martinez at BYU21. | |
| 4 | 05:30 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 38 | 7 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Sean Hampton for 8 yards to the BYU13. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU13 | 38 | 7 | Sean Hampton rush for 1 yard to the BYU12. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU12 | 38 | 7 | Floyd Foreman rush for 2 yards to the BYU10, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU10 | 38 | 7 | Floyd Foreman rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU15. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU15 | 38 | 7 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | ||
| 4 | 3 | BYU15 | 38 | 7 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore (Greg Pitts). | ||
| 4 | 4 | BYU15 | 38 | 10 | Doug Beach field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 02:55. | ||
| 4 | 02:55 | 1 | USU35 | 38 | 10 | Sean Jones kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 02:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 20 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 7 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU47 | 38 | 10 | John Walsh pass incomplete to Itula Mili. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU47 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 17 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 38 | 10 | Brad Clark rush for 12 yards to the USU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU24 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 14 yards to the USU10, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | USU10 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 7 yards to the USU3. | ||
| 4 | 2 | USU03 | 38 | 10 | Brad Clark rush for no gain to the USU3. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 0 | 0 | Sean Jones kickoff 62 yards to the BYU3, Jamal Willis return 35 yards to the BYU38. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Eric Drage for 13 yards to the USU49, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU49 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Nati Valdez. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU49 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Byron Rex for 14 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 0 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 10 yards to the USU25, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU25 | 0 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 5 yards to the USU20. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | USU20 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY USU pass interference 9 yards to the USU11, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU11 | 0 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the USU16. | |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | USU16 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Eric Drage. | |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | USU16 | 0 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for loss of 3 yards to the USU19. | |
| 1 | 3 | 18 | USU19 | 0 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 8 yards to the USU11. | |
| 1 | 4 | 10 | USU11 | 3 | 0 | Earl Kauffman field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 12:27. | |
| 1 | 12:27 | 1 | BYU35 | 3 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 58 yards to the USU7, Floyd Foreman return 27 yards to the USU34. | |
| 1 | 12:21 | 1 | 10 | USU34 | 3 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 8 yards to the USU42. |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | USU42 | 3 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 3 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USU39 (Jared Leavitt). | |
| 1 | 2 | 16 | USU39 | 3 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 5 yards to the USU44. | |
| 1 | 3 | 11 | USU44 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 6 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | USU50 | 3 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 09:57 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 3 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 9 yards to the BYU29. |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU29 | 3 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | BYU24 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 17 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 9 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | BYU50 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 5 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Byron Rex for 14 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 3 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for 7 yards to the USU24. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | USU24 | 3 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 5 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Otis Sterling. | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | USU19 | 3 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 17 yards to the USU36. | |
| 1 | 2 | 27 | USU36 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer sacked for loss of 9 yards to the USU45 (Israel Byrd;Joe Jacobs). | |
| 1 | 3 | 36 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 14 yards to the USU31. | |
| 1 | 4 | 22 | USU31 | 3 | 0 | Earl Kauffman field goal attempt from 48 MISSED - wide right, spot at USU32, clock 05:52. | |
| 1 | 05:52 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Chad Tigert for 13 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 3 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | USU50 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | USU50 | 3 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 10 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 3 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 6 yards to the BYU34. | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | BYU34 | 3 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | BYU36 | 3 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU43 (Kevin Nicoll). | |
| 1 | 4 | 13 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 43 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 1 | 02:45 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Eric Drage for 23 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 3 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | BYU46 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Nati Valdez for 8 yards to the USU46, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU46 | 3 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 7 yards to the USU39. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | USU39 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 13 yards to the USU26, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | USU26 | 3 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU27. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 11 | USU27 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Nati Valdez. |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | USU27 | 3 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 19 yards to the USU8, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU08 | 3 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 6 yards to the USU2, out-of-bounds. | ||
| 2 | 2 | USU02 | 9 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:07. | ||
| 2 | 14:07 | 1 | USU03 | 10 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 14:07 | 1 | BYU35 | 10 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 14:07 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the USU25, fumble by Roger Grant recovered by USU Roger Grant at USU25. |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU25 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 1 yard to the USU26. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | USU26 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 2 yards to the USU28. | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | USU28 | 10 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 49 yards to the BYU23, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 12:12 | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Eric Drage for 7 yards to the BYU30. |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | BYU30 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 8 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Eric Mortensen. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | BYU38 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 6 yards to the BYU44, out-of-bounds. | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | BYU44 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Itula Mili. | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | BYU44 | 10 | 0 | Earl Kauffman punt 48 yards to the USU8, Rod Moore return 8 yards to the USU16. | |
| 2 | 10:42 | 1 | 10 | USU16 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Sean Hampton. |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU16 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 14 yards to the USU30, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the USU35. | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | USU35 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 8 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 10 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 2 yards to the USU45. | |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | USU45 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Greg Watts. | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | USU45 | 10 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | USU45 | 10 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 55 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 2 | 08:41 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 10 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 8 yards to the BYU28. |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU28 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 2 yards to the BYU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | 10 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 8 yards to the BYU38. | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | BYU38 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 3 yards to the BYU41, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | BYU41 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 29 yards to the USU30, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU30 | 10 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 3 yards to the USU27. | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | USU27 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 6 yards to the USU21. | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | USU21 | 10 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 10 yards to the USU11, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU11 | 10 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete. | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | USU11 | 10 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 1 yard to the USU10. | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | USU10 | 16 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Tyler Anderson for 10 yards to the USU0, 1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:06. | |
| 2 | 04:06 | 1 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 04:06 | 1 | BYU35 | 17 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 62 yards to the USU3, Sean Hampton return 36 yards to the USU39. | |
| 2 | 03:59 | 1 | 10 | USU39 | 17 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 1 yard to the USU40. |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | USU40 | 17 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 6 yards to the USU34 (Rocky Biegel;Scott Giles). | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | USU34 | 17 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Greg Watts. | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | USU34 | 17 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 46 yards to the BYU20, Brad Clark return 9 yards to the BYU29. | |
| 2 | 02:20 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 17 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 4 yards to the BYU33. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | BYU33 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Tyler Anderson. | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | BYU33 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 48 yards to the USU19, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU19 | 17 | 0 | Jamal Willis rush for 6 yards to the USU13. | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | USU13 | 17 | 0 | PENALTY BYU holding 18 yards to the USU31. | |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | USU31 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Tyler Anderson for 7 yards to the USU24. | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | USU24 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Nati Valdez for 21 yards to the USU3, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 2 | 1 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete. | ||
| 2 | 2 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass incomplete to Itula Mili. | ||
| 2 | 3 | USU03 | 17 | 0 | PENALTY USU personal foul 1 yards to the USU2, 1ST DOWN BYU. | ||
| 2 | 1 | USU02 | 23 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Brad Clark for 2 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:02. | ||
| 2 | 00:02 | 1 | USU03 | 24 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 2 | 00:02 | 1 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 44 yards to the USU21, Matt Martinez return 11 yards to the USU32. | |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 24 | 0 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15:00 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 55 yards to the USU10, Sean Hampton return 22 yards to the USU32. |
| 3 | 14:56 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 9 yards to the USU41. |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | USU41 | 24 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 3 yards to the USU44, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU44 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 1 yard to the USU45. | |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | USU45 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU50 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for 3 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | BYU47 | 24 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for 2 yards to the BYU45, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | 24 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Chad Tigert for 10 yards to the BYU35, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | 24 | 0 | Roger Grant rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU37, fumble by Roger Grant recovered by BYU Josh Arnold at BYU37. | |
| 3 | 11:37 | 1 | 10 | BYU37 | 24 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for no gain to the BYU37. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU37 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Byron Rex for 16 yards to the USU47, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU47 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 7 yards to the USU40, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | USU40 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for loss of 1 yard to the USU41, fumble by Ty Detmer recovered by BYU Ty Detmer at USU41. | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | USU41 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Nati Valdez for 10 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 24 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for loss of 2 yards to the USU33. | |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | USU33 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer pass complete to Peter Tuipulotu for 30 yards to the USU3, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | USU03 | 24 | 0 | Ty Detmer rush for 2 yards to the USU1. | ||
| 3 | 2 | USU01 | 24 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for no gain to the USU1. | ||
| 3 | 3 | USU01 | 30 | 0 | Peter Tuipulotu rush for 1 yard to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:20. | ||
| 3 | 07:20 | 1 | USU03 | 31 | 0 | Earl Kauffman PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 3 | 07:20 | 1 | BYU35 | 31 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 62 yards to the USU3, Sean Hampton return 17 yards to the USU20. | |
| 3 | 07:14 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | USU20 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Greg Watts for 15 yards to the USU35, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU35 | 31 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 3 yards to the USU38. | |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | USU38 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the USU33. | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | USU33 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the USU18. | |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | USU18 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Greg Watts for 33 yards to the BYU49, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for no gain to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU49 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Dexter Pointer for 5 yards to the BYU44. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU44 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 4 yards to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | Chad Tigert rush for no gain to the BYU40. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh at QB for BYU. | |
| 3 | 03:48 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | Eric Mortensen rush for no gain to the BYU40. |
| 3 | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 9 yards to the BYU49. | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BYU49 | 31 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for 6 yards to the USU45, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | USU45 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass intercepted by Del Lyles at the USU35, Del Lyles return 12 yards to the USU47. | |
| 3 | 01:58 | 1 | 10 | USU47 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal motion 5 yards to the USU42. |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 18 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 31 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 4 yards to the BYU36. | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | BYU36 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU illegal motion 5 yards to the BYU41. | |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | BYU41 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Dexter Pointer for 6 yards to the BYU35. | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | BYU35 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 19 yards to the BYU16, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | 31 | 0 | Rod Moore rush for 8 yards to the BYU8, out-of-bounds. | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | BYU08 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY USU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the BYU23. | |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | BYU23 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Dexter Pointer. | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | BYU23 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 6 yards to the BYU29 (Scott Giles). |
| Qtr | Time | Down | To Go | Spot | BYU | USU | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:00 | 4 | 23 | BYU29 | 31 | 0 | Doug Beach field goal attempt from 46 MISSED - short, spot at BYU29, clock 14:56. |
| 4 | 14:56 | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | 31 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 13 yards to the BYU42, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU42 | 31 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 4 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | BYU46 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 4 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | BYU50 | 31 | 0 | PENALTY BYU illegal procedure 5 yards to the BYU45. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | BYU45 | 31 | 0 | Earl Kauffman punt 45 yards to the USU10, Rod Moore return 6 yards to the USU16. | |
| 4 | 13:38 | 1 | 10 | USU16 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Sean Hampton. |
| 4 | 2 | 10 | USU16 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez sacked for loss of 8 yards to the USU8 (Randy Brock). | |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | USU08 | 31 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | USU08 | 31 | 0 | Rusty Carlsen punt 44 yards to the BYU48, Kapi Sikahema return -2 yards to the BYU46. | |
| 4 | 12:28 | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Tim Nowatzke for 11 yards to the USU43, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU43 | 31 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 1 yard to the USU42. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | USU42 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 7 yards to the USU35. | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | USU35 | 31 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for 3 yards to the USU32, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU32 | 31 | 0 | Brad Clark rush for 6 yards to the USU26. | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | USU26 | 31 | 0 | John Walsh pass complete to Itula Mili for 21 yards to the USU5, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | USU05 | 37 | 0 | Mark Atuaia rush for 5 yards to the USU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:34. | ||
| 4 | 09:34 | 1 | USU03 | 38 | 0 | Keith Lever PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 09:34 | 1 | BYU35 | 38 | 0 | Earl Kauffman kickoff 65 yards to the USU0, Floyd Foreman return 20 yards to the USU20. | |
| 4 | 09:25 | 1 | 10 | USU20 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 11 yards to the USU31, 1ST DOWN USU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU31 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 7 yards to the USU38. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | USU38 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 9 yards to the USU47, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU47 | 38 | 0 | Sean Hampton rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline. | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | USU50 | 38 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | USU50 | 38 | 0 | Rod Moore rush for 3 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | BYU47 | 38 | 0 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 11 yards to the BYU36, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | 38 | 0 | Floyd Foreman rush for 1 yard to the BYU35. | |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | BYU35 | 38 | 6 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Rod Moore for 35 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN USU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:25. | |
| 4 | 06:25 | 1 | BYU03 | 38 | 7 | Doug Beach PAT kick attempt good. | |
| 4 | 06:25 | 1 | USU35 | 38 | 7 | Sean Jones kickoff 62 yards to the BYU3, Kapi Sikahema return 15 yards to the BYU18. | |
| 4 | 06:19 | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | 38 | 7 | Mark Atuaia rush for 3 yards to the BYU21. |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | BYU21 | 38 | 7 | Brad Clark rush for no gain to the BYU21, fumble by Brad Clark recovered by USU Matt Martinez at BYU21. | |
| 4 | 05:30 | 1 | 10 | BYU21 | 38 | 7 | Ron Lopez pass complete to Sean Hampton for 8 yards to the BYU13. |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BYU13 | 38 | 7 | Sean Hampton rush for 1 yard to the BYU12. | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | BYU12 | 38 | 7 | Floyd Foreman rush for 2 yards to the BYU10, 1ST DOWN USU. | |
| 4 | 1 | BYU10 | 38 | 7 | Floyd Foreman rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU15. | ||
| 4 | 2 | BYU15 | 38 | 7 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore. | ||
| 4 | 3 | BYU15 | 38 | 7 | Ron Lopez pass incomplete to Rod Moore (Greg Pitts). | ||
| 4 | 4 | BYU15 | 38 | 10 | Doug Beach field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 02:55. | ||
| 4 | 02:55 | 1 | USU35 | 38 | 10 | Sean Jones kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback. | |
| 4 | 02:55 | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 20 yards to the BYU40, 1ST DOWN BYU. |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 7 yards to the BYU47. | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BYU47 | 38 | 10 | John Walsh pass incomplete to Itula Mili. | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | BYU47 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 17 yards to the USU36, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU36 | 38 | 10 | Brad Clark rush for 12 yards to the USU24, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | USU24 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 14 yards to the USU10, 1ST DOWN BYU. | |
| 4 | 1 | USU10 | 38 | 10 | Mark Atuaia rush for 7 yards to the USU3. | ||
| 4 | 2 | USU03 | 38 | 10 | Brad Clark rush for no gain to the USU3. |