BYU vs Syracuse | August 29, 2002

BYU vs Syracuse — August 29, 2002

Date	August 29, 2002
Stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Location	Provo, UT
Attendance	65,612
BYU Conference	MWC
Opp Conference	Big East
BYU Head Coach	Gary Crowton
Opp Head Coach	Paul Pasqualoni
BYU AP Rank	RV
Opp AP Rank	RV

Game Notes

No notes for this game.

In the first game of the 2002 season, the Cougars defeated Syracuse 42-21. By the end of the game, the BYU offense racked up 615 yards of total offense. Quarterback Bret Engemann threw for 386 yards on 35-of-54 passing, with three touchdowns and one interception. He even proved he could run the ball by posting 50 yards on the ground on eight carries, and scoring a three-yard rushing touchdown to put the Cougars up 27-21.

Sophomore running back Marcus Whalen carried the ball 19 times for a total of 152 yards rushing and one touchdown. BYU recorded 397 total receiving yards with 10 different receivers.

On the first possession of the game, Engemann drove the Cougar offense 69 yards in 10 plays to score the first touchdown of the game, a six-yard pass to senior wide receiver Andrew Ord. BYU held Syracuse on their next possession, but Mahe fumbled the punt and seven seconds later Syracuse tied the game at 7-7.

The Cougars scored two more touchdowns to go up 21-14 at halftime, including a 99-yard drive in nine plays for a touchdown off of a one-yard run by Whalen, tying the longest touchdown scoring drive in school history. The Cougars never looked back as they rolled to the convincing 42-21 win.

Qtr	Time	Team	Scoring Event	BYU	OPP
1	08:14	BYU	Bret Engemann 6-yard pass to Andrew Ord (Matt Payne PAT made)	7	0
1	03:43	SYR	Jamel Riddle 17-yard run (Colin Barber PAT made)	7	7
2	14:46	BYU	Bret Engemann 2-yard pass to Toby Christensen (Matt Payne PAT made)	14	7
2	04:53	BYU	Marcus Whalen 1-yard run (Matt Payne PAT made)	21	7
2	01:13	SYR	Damien Rhodes 5-yard run (Colin Barber PAT made)	21	14
3	06:08	SYR	Damien Rhodes 4-yard run (Colin Barber PAT made)	21	21
3	02:43	BYU	Bret Engemann 3-yard run	27	21
4	08:23	BYU	Bret Engemann 50-yard pass to David Christensen	33	21
4	06:33	BYU	Matt Payne 31-yard field goal	36	21
4	01:47	BYU	Curtis Brown 1-yard run	42	21

Statistic	BYU	SYR
First Downs	31	18
Rushing	8	9
Passing	20	7
Penalty	3	2
Rushing	218	198
Attempts	39	42
Avg per Rush	5.6	4.7
Touchdowns	3	3
Passing	397	128
Cmp-Att-Int	36-55-1	8-24-2
Completion %	65.5	33.3
Yds/Attempt	7.2	5.3
Yds/Catch	11.0	16.0
Touchdowns	3	0
Total Offense	615	326
Plays	94	66
Avg per Play	6.5	4.9
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD	2-0-0	0-0-0
Avg Punt Return	0.0
Kick Ret-Yds-TD	2-28-0	5-122-0
Avg Kick Return	14.0	24.4
Punting	3-156	7-265
Avg Punt	52.0	37.9
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost	5-2	2-1
Penalties-Yards	13-116	7-65
Sacks By	3	1
FG Made-Att	1-3	0-1
3rd Down Conv	11-18	3-12
4th Down Conv	0-0	0-1

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Lng	Eff	Sacked
Bret Engemann	35	54	64.8	386	7.1	3	1	50	139.5	1
Lance Pendleton	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0	11	192.4	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Marcus Whalen	19	140	7.4	1	58
Bret Engemann	8	38	4.8	1	16
Justin Anderson	1	18	18.0	0	18
Lance Pendleton	2	15	7.5	0	11
Rod Wilkerson	1	6	6.0	0	6
Reno Mahe	2	5	2.5	0	7
Logan Deans	1	4	4.0	0	4
Curtis Brown	2	2	1.0	1	1
Toby Christensen	1	-6	-6.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Toby Christensen	6	98	16.3	1	40
Spencer Nead	5	80	16.0	0	22
David Christensen	5	74	14.8	1	50
Reno Mahe	4	35	8.8	0	26
Gabe Reid	4	29	7.3	0	13
Aissac Aiono	2	24	12.0	0	13
Rod Wilkerson	5	20	4.0	0	12
Marcus Whalen	2	15	7.5	0	12
Andrew Ord	2	11	5.5	1	6
Justin Anderson	1	11	11.0	0	11

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
James Allen	2	28	14.0	0	16

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
David Christensen	1	7	7.0	0	7
Reno Mahe	1	-7	-7.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Sk	TFL	PBU	INT	INT Yds	FF
Paul Walkenhorst	11	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Francisco	11	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0
Brady Poppinga	8	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Heaney	5	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0
Bill Wright	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Marquardt	4	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0
Colby Bockwoldt	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Ifo Pili	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Matt Payne	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Michael Madsen	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Chad Barney	2	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0
Ryan Gunderson	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Cowart	1	1.0	1.0	1	1	11	0
Mike Sumko	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Nua	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0
Jon Burbidge	1	0.0	0.0	2	1	13	0
Brent Carlson	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Brandon	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Kip Nielson	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Lng	Blk	XP	XPA	XP Blk
Matt Payne	1	3	31		3	6	0

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Matt Payne	3	156	52.0	70

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Lng	Eff	Sacked
RJ Anderson	8	24	33.3	128	5.3	0	2	40	61.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Damien Rhodes	14	82	5.9	2	22
Walter Reyes	10	58	5.8	0	19
Thump Belton	3	20	6.7	0	13
Jamel Riddle	1	17	17.0	1	17
Chris Davis	2	13	6.5	0	10
R.J. Anderson	11	9	0.8	0	13

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
Jamel Riddle	1	40	40.0	40
Johnnie Morant	3	35	11.7	15
David Tyree	2	33	16.5	23
Lenny Cusumano	1	14	14.0	14
Walter Reyes	1	6	6.0	6

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Damien Rhodes	4	91	22.8	0	25
Steven Gregory	1	31	31.0	0	31

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Damien Rhodes	0	0		0	0
Steven Gregory	0	0		0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Sk	TFL	PBU	INT	FF
Clifton Smith	13	0.0	2.0	0		0
Jameel Dumas	9	0.0	0.0	2	1	0
Will Hunter	8	0.0	0.0	2		0
Scott O'Neil	8	0.0	0.0	0		0
Steven Gregory	6	0.0	0.0	1		0
Josh Thomas	5	0.0	0.0	0		0
Rich Scanlon	4	0.0	0.0	0		0
Louis Gachelin	4	1.0	1.0	0		1
Jeremiah Mason	3	0.0	0.0	2		0
Latroy Oliver	3	0.0	0.0	1		0
Keeon Walker	3	0.0	0.0	1		1
Julian Pollard	2	0.0	1.0	0		0
Tommy Harris	2	0.0	1.0	0		0
Chris Davis	1	0.0	0.0	0		0
Thomas Whitfield	1	0.0	0.0	0		1
RJ Anderson	1	0.0	0.0	0		0
Kellen Pruitt	1	0.0	0.0	0		0
David Tyree	1	0.0	0.0	0		0
Joe Donnelly	1	0.0	0.0	0		0
Ryan LaCasse	1	0.0	0.0	0		0

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Lng	Blk	XP	XPA	XP Blk
Colin Barber	0	1	0		3	3

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Mike Shafer	7	265	37.9	47

Offense

BYU

Pos	Player
QB	Bret Engemann
HB	Marcus Whalen
WR	Rod Wilkerson
WR	Andrew Ord
WR	Reno Mahe
TE	Spencer Nead

Syracuse

No data.

Defense

BYU

Pos	Player
DE	Jeff Cowart
DE	Brady Poppinga
DT	Ifo Pili
DT	Ryan Gunderson
DT	Scott Young
MLB	Paul Walkenhorst
SLB	Levi Madarieta
WLB	Colby Bockwoldt
CB	Brandon Heaney
CB	Chad Barney
FS	Michael Madsen
SS	Aaron Francisco

Syracuse

No data.

Poss	Down	To Go	Spot	Play
BYU	1	10	BYU35	PAYNE, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, RHODES, Damien return 24 yards to the SU24 (CARLSON, Brent).
OPP	1	10	SYR24	REYES, Walter rush for no gain to the SU24 (PILI, Ifo).
OPP	2	10	SYR24	ANDERSON, R.J. pass incomplete to RIDDLE, Jamel.
OPP	3	10	SYR24	ANDERSON, R.J. pass incomplete to REYES, Walter.
OPP	4	10	SYR24	SHAFER, Mike punt 47 yards to the BYU29.
BYU	1	10	BYU29	Brigham Young drive start at 13:56
BYU	1	10	BYU29	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to AIONO, Aisaac for 13 yards to the BYU42. 1st DOWN BYU (Hunter, Will)
BYU	1	10	BYU42	Engemann, Bret pass incomplete to Mahe, Reno
BYU	2	10	BYU42	Mahe, Reno rush for 7 yards to the BYU49 (Dumas, Jameel).
BYU	3	3	BYU49	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to NEAD, Spencer for 17 yards to the SU34. 1st DOWN BYU (Oliver, Latroy)
BYU	1	10	SYR34	WHALEN, Marcus rush for 1 yard to the SU33 (SMITH, Clifton;GREGORY, Steven).
BYU	2	9	SYR33	PENDLETON, Lanc rush for 4 yards to the SU29 (SMITH, Clifton).
BYU	3	5	SYR29	Timeout Syracuse, clock 11:24.
BYU	3	5	SYR29	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to MAHE, Reno for 6 yards to the SU23, 1ST DOWN BYU (Oliver, Latroy).
BYU	1	10	SYR23	ENGEMANN, Bret pass incomplete to CHRISTENSEN, Toby.
BYU	2	10	SYR23	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to MAHE, Reno for 7 yards to the SU16. (Dumas, Jameel).
BYU	3	3	SYR16	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to NEAD, Spencer for 15 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (Scott, O'Neill).
BYU	1	1	SYR1	WHALEN, Marcus rush for loss of 2 yards to the SU3 (SMITH, Clifton).
BYU	2	3	SYR3	WHALEN, Marcus rush for loss of 5 yards to the SU8 (HUNTER, Will).
BYU	3	8	SYR8	ENGEMANN, Bret pass incomplete to NEAD, Spencer, PENALTY SU pass interference 7 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY.
BYU	1	1	SYR1	WHALEN, Marcus rush for no gain to the SU1 (OLIVER, Latroy).
BYU	2	1	SYR1	PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the SU6.
BYU	2	6	SYR6	ENGEMANN, Bret pass incomplete to MAHE, Reno.
BYU	3	6	SYR6	Timeout Brigham Young, clock 08:18.
BYU	3	6	SYR6	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to ORD, Andrew for 6 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:14.
BYU			PAT	PAYNE, Matt PAT kick attempt good.
BYU	1	10	BYU35	PAYNE, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, touchback.
OPP	1	10	SYR20	SYRACUSE drive start at 08:08 (1st).
OPP	1	10	SYR20	DAVIS, Chris rush for 3 yards to the SU23 (WALKENHORST, Pa;WRIGHT, Bill).
OPP	2	7	SYR23	ANDERSON, R.J. pass incomplete to RHODES, Damien, QB hurry by YOUNG, Scott.
OPP	3	7	SYR23	ANDERSON, R.J. pass complete to MORANT, Johnnie for 9 yards to the SU32, 1ST DOWN.
OPP	1	10	SYR32	RHODES, Damien rush for no gain to the SU32 (FRANCISCO, Aaro).
OPP	2	10	SYR32	RHODES, Damien rush for 4 yards to the SU36 (WRIGHT, Bill).
OPP	3	6	SYR36	ANDERSON, R.J. pass complete to TYREE, David for 10 yards to the SU46, 1ST DOWN (Bockwoldt, Colby).
OPP	1	10	SYR46	PENALTY SU 12 men on the field 5 yards to the SU41.
OPP	1	15	SYR41	PENALTY SU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the SU36.
OPP	1	20	SYR36	ANDERSON, R.J. rush for no gain to the SU36 (MARQUARDT, Dani;WALKENHORST, Paul).
OPP	2	20	SYR36	ANDERSON, R.J. pass incomplete to MORANT, Johnnie (BARNEY, Chad).
OPP	3	20	SYR36	Timeout Syracuse, clock 04:05.
OPP	3	20	SYR36	ANDERSON, R.J. pass incomplete to RIDDLE, Jamel (FRANCISCO, Aaron).
OPP	4	20	SYR36	SHAFER, Mike punt 42 yards to the BYU22, MAHE, Reno return -5 yards to the BYU17, fumble by MAHE, Reno recovered by SU TEAM at BYU15.
OPP	1	10	BYU17	SYRACUSE drive start at 03:50.
OPP	1	10	BYU17	RIDDLE, Jamel rush for 17 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:43.
OPP			PAT	BARBER, Colin PAT kick attempt good.
OPP	1	10	SYR35	SHAFER, Mike kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
BYU	1	10	BYU20	BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 03:38 (1st).
BYU	1	10	BYU20	WHALEN, Marcus rush for 3 yards to the BYU23 (THOMAS, Josh).
BYU	2	7	BYU23	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to NEAD, Spencer for 15 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN (Scott, O'Neill).
BYU	1	10	BYU38	WILKERSON, Rod rush for 6 yards to the BYU44 (SCANLON, Rich).
BYU	2	4	BYU44	WHALEN, Marcus rush for 3 yards to the BYU47 (HUNTER, Will;SMITH, Clifton).
BYU	3	1	BYU47	WHALEN, Marcus rush for 1 yard to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU (Hunter, Will).
BYU	1	10	BYU48	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to REID, Gabriel for 5 yards to the SU47 (Dumas, Jameel).
BYU	2	5	SYR47	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to CHRISTENSEN, To for 17 yards to the SYR30, 1ST DOWN.
BYU	1	10	SYR30	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to ANDERSON, Justi for 11 yards to the SU19, 1ST DOWN BYU (GREGORY, Steven;DUMAS, Jameel).
BYU	1	10	SYR19	ENGEMANN, Bret pass incomplete to WILKERSON, Rod (OLIVER, Latroy).
BYU	2	10	SYR19	ANDERSON, Justin rush for 18 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (Scott, O'Neill).
BYU	1	1	SYR1	PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the SU6.
BYU	1	6	SYR6	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to CHRISTENSEN, Da for 4 yards to the SU2 (Walker, Keeon)

Poss	Down	To Go	Spot	Play
BYU	2	2	SYR2	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
BYU	2	2	SYR2	ENGEMANN, Bret pass incomplete to AIONO, Aisaac.
BYU	3	2	SYR2	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to CHRISTENSEN, To for 2 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:46.
BYU			PAT	PAYNE, Matt PAT kick attempt good.
BYU	1	10	BYU35	PAYNE, Matt kickoff 55 yards to the SU10, GREGORY, Steven return 31 yards to the SU41 (PAYNE, Matt).
OPP	1	10	SYR41	SYRACUSE drive start at 14:40 (2nd).
OPP	1	10	SYR41	REYES, Walter rush for 7 yards to the SU48 (WALKENHORST, Pa;POPPINGA, Brady).
OPP	2	3	SYR48	ANDERSON, R.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the SU47 (WALKENHORST, Paul; Poppinga, Brady).
OPP	3	4	SYR47	ANDERSON, R.J. pass incomplete to JONES, Jared.
OPP	4	4	SYR47	SHAFER, Mike punt 34 yards to the BYU19, fair catch by CHRISTENSEN, David.
BYU	1	10	BYU19	BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 13:12 (2nd).
BYU	1	10	BYU19	ENGEMANN, Bret sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU7 (GACHELIN, Louis), fumble by ENGEMANN, Bret recovered by BYU TM at BYU7.
BYU	2	22	BYU7	ENGEMANN, Bret pass incomplete to CHRISTENSEN, David.
BYU	3	22	BYU7	ENGEMANN, Bret pass complete to WILKERSON, Rod for 8 yards to the BYU15 (Gregory, Steven).
BYU	4	14	BYU15	PENALTY BYU IR 5 yards to the BYU10.
BYU	4	19	BYU11	PAYNE, Matt punt 43 yards to the SU47.