BYU vs Syracuse — August 29, 2002

BYU BYU 42
FINAL
Syracuse Syracuse 21
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DateAugust 29, 2002
StadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
LocationProvo, UT
TelevisionESPN
Watch HereBYUtv
Attendance65,612
BYU ConferenceMWC
Opp ConferenceBig East
BYU Head CoachGary Crowton
Opp Head CoachPaul Pasqualoni
BYU AP RankRV
Opp AP RankRV
Opp Final Record4-8

Game Notes

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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.

QtrTimeTeamScoring EventBYUOPP
108:14BYUBret Engemann 6-yard pass to Andrew Ord (Matt Payne PAT made)70
103:43SYRJamel Riddle 17-yard run (Colin Barber PAT made)77
214:46BYUBret Engemann 2-yard pass to Toby Christensen (Matt Payne PAT made)147
204:53BYUMarcus Whalen 1-yard run (Matt Payne PAT made)217
201:13SYRDamien Rhodes 5-yard run (Colin Barber PAT made)2114
306:08SYRDamien Rhodes 4-yard run (Colin Barber PAT made)2121
302:43BYUBret Engemann 3-yard run2721
408:23BYUBret Engemann 50-yard pass to David Christensen3321
406:33BYUMatt Payne 31-yard field goal3621
401:47BYUCurtis Brown 1-yard run4221
StatisticBYUSYR
First Downs 31 18
Rushing89
Passing207
Penalty32
Rushing 218 198
Attempts3942
Avg per Rush5.64.7
Touchdowns33
Passing 397 128
Cmp-Att-Int36-55-18-24-2
Completion %65.533.3
Yds/Attempt7.25.3
Yds/Catch11.016.0
Touchdowns30
Total Offense 615 326
Plays9466
Avg per Play6.54.9
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD2-0-00-0-0
Avg Punt Return0.0
Kick Ret-Yds-TD2-28-05-122-0
Avg Kick Return14.024.4
Punting 3-156 7-265
Avg Punt52.037.9
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost5-22-1
Penalties-Yards13-1167-65
Sacks By31
FG Made-Att1-30-1
3rd Down Conv11-183-12
4th Down Conv0-00-1
BYU

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Bret Engemann355464.83867.13150139.51
Lance Pendleton11100.01111.00011192.40

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Marcus Whalen191407.4158
Bret Engemann8384.8116
Justin Anderson11818.0018
Lance Pendleton2157.5011
Rod Wilkerson166.006
Reno Mahe252.507
Logan Deans144.004
Curtis Brown221.011
Toby Christensen1-6-6.00

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Toby Christensen69816.3140
Spencer Nead58016.0022
David Christensen57414.8150
Reno Mahe4358.8026
Gabe Reid4297.3013
Aissac Aiono22412.0013
Rod Wilkerson5204.0012
Marcus Whalen2157.5012
Justin Anderson11111.0011
Andrew Ord2115.516

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
James Allen22814.0016

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
David Christensen177.007
Reno Mahe1-7-7.000

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Paul Walkenhorst111.03.00000000000
Aaron Francisco110.00.02000000000
Brady Poppinga81.03.00000100000
Brandon Heaney50.00.02000000000
Bill Wright40.00.00000000000
Daniel Marquardt41.01.00000000000
Colby Bockwoldt30.00.00000000000
Ifo Pili30.00.00000000000
Matt Payne20.00.00000000000
Michael Madsen20.00.00000000000
Chad Barney20.00.01000000000
Ryan Gunderson10.00.00000000000
Jeff Cowart11.01.011110000000
Mike Sumko10.00.00000000000
Shaun Nua10.01.00000000000
Jon Burbidge10.00.021130000000
Brent Carlson10.00.00000000000
Joshua Brandon10.00.00000000000
Kip Nielson00.00.00000100000

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Matt Payne1331360

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Matt Payne315652.070
Syracuse

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
RJ Anderson82433.31285.3024061.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Damien Rhodes14825.9222
Walter Reyes10585.8019
Thump Belton3206.7013
Jamel Riddle11717.0117
Chris Davis2136.5010
R.J. Anderson1190.8013

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Jamel Riddle14040.0040
Johnnie Morant33511.7015
David Tyree23316.5023
Lenny Cusumano11414.0014
Walter Reyes166.006

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Damien Rhodes49122.8025
Steven Gregory13131.0031

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Damien Rhodes0000
Steven Gregory0000

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Clifton Smith130.02.0000
Jameel Dumas90.00.02100
Will Hunter80.00.0200
Scott O'Neil80.00.0000
Steven Gregory60.00.0100
Josh Thomas50.00.0000
Rich Scanlon40.00.0000
Louis Gachelin41.01.0010
Jeremiah Mason30.00.0200
Latroy Oliver30.00.0100
Keeon Walker30.00.0110
Julian Pollard20.01.0000
Tommy Harris20.01.0000
Chris Davis10.00.0000
Thomas Whitfield10.00.0010
RJ Anderson10.00.0000
Kellen Pruitt10.00.0000
David Tyree10.00.0000
Joe Donnelly10.00.0000
Ryan LaCasse10.00.0000

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Colin Barber01033

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Mike Shafer726537.947

BYU

PosPlayer
QBBret Engemann
HBMarcus Whalen
WRRod Wilkerson
WRReno Mahe
WRAndrew Ord
TESpencer Nead

Syracuse

No data.

QtrTimeDownTo GoSpotBYUSYRPlay
115:00110BYU3500Matt Payne kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, Damien Rhodes return 24 yards to the SU24 (Brent Carlson).
114:49110SYR2400Walter Reyes rush for no gain to the SU24 (Ifo Pili).
114:16210SYR2400R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Jamel Riddle.
114:10310SYR2400R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Walter Reyes.
114:06410SYR2400Mike Shafer punt 47 yards to the BYU29.
113:56110BYU2900Bret Engemann pass complete to Aisaac Aiono for 13 yards to the BYU42. 1st DOWN BYU (Will Hunter)
113:32110BYU4200Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Reno Mahe
113:28210BYU4200Reno Mahe rush for 7 yards to the BYU49 (Jameel Dumas).
112:4933BYU4900Bret Engemann pass complete to Spencer Nead for 17 yards to the SU34. 1st DOWN BYU (Latroy Oliver)
112:27110SYR3400Marcus Whalen rush for 1 yard to the SU33 (Clifton Smith;Steven Gregory).
111:5729SYR3300Lanc Pendleton rush for 4 yards to the SU29 (Clifton Smith).
111:2435SYR2900Timeout Syracuse, clock 11:24.
111:2435SYR2900Bret Engemann pass complete to Reno Mahe for 6 yards to the SU23, 1ST DOWN BYU (Latroy Oliver).
111:08110SYR2300Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Toby Christensen.
111:02210SYR2300Bret Engemann pass complete to Reno Mahe for 7 yards to the SU16. (Jameel Dumas).
110:2633SYR1600Bret Engemann pass complete to Spencer Nead for 15 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (O'Neill Scott).
110:0011SYR0100Marcus Whalen rush for loss of 2 yards to the SU3 (Clifton Smith).
109:2823SYR0300Marcus Whalen rush for loss of 5 yards to the SU8 (Will Hunter).
108:4338SYR0800Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Spencer Nead, PENALTY SU pass interference 7 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY.
108:3911SYR0100Marcus Whalen rush for no gain to the SU1 (Latroy Oliver).
108:3821SYR0100PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the SU6.
108:2426SYR0600Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Reno Mahe.
108:1836SYR0600Timeout Brigham Young, clock 08:18.
108:1836SYR0660Bret Engemann pass complete to Andrew Ord for 6 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:14.
108:14SYR0370Matt Payne PAT kick attempt good.
108:14BYU3570Matt Payne kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, touchback.
108:08110SYR2070Chris Davis rush for 3 yards to the SU23 (Pa Walkenhorst;Bill Wright).
107:3427SYR2370R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Damien Rhodes, QB hurry by Scott Young.
107:2937SYR2370R.J. Anderson pass complete to Johnnie Morant for 9 yards to the SU32, 1ST DOWN.
108:08110SYR3270Damien Rhodes rush for no gain to the SU32 (Aaro Francisco).
1210SYR3270Damien Rhodes rush for 4 yards to the SU36 (Bill Wright).
136SYR3670R.J. Anderson pass complete to David Tyree for 10 yards to the SU46, 1ST DOWN (Colby Bockwoldt).
1110SYR4670PENALTY SU 12 men on the field 5 yards to the SU41.
1115SYR4170PENALTY SU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the SU36.
1120SYR3670R.J. Anderson rush for no gain to the SU36 (Dani Marquardt;Paul Walkenhorst).
1220SYR3670R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Johnnie Morant (Chad Barney).
104:05320SYR3670Timeout Syracuse, clock 04:05.
104:05320SYR3670R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Jamel Riddle (Aaron Francisco).
104:05420SYR3670Mike Shafer punt 42 yards to the BYU22, Reno Mahe return -5 yards to the BYU17, fumble by Reno Mahe recovered by SU TEAM at BYU15.
103:50110BYU1776Jamel Riddle rush for 17 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:43.
103:43BYU0377Colin Barber PAT kick attempt good.
103:43SYR3577Mike Shafer kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
103:38110BYU2077Marcus Whalen rush for 3 yards to the BYU23 (Josh Thomas).
127BYU2377Bret Engemann pass complete to Spencer Nead for 15 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN (O'Neill Scott).
1110BYU3877Rod Wilkerson rush for 6 yards to the BYU44 (Rich Scanlon).
124BYU4477Marcus Whalen rush for 3 yards to the BYU47 (Will Hunter;Clifton Smith).
131BYU4777Marcus Whalen rush for 1 yard to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU (Will Hunter).
1110BYU4877Bret Engemann pass complete to Gabriel Reid for 5 yards to the SU47 (Jameel Dumas).
125SYR4777Bret Engemann pass complete to To Christensen for 17 yards to the SYR30, 1ST DOWN.
1110SYR3077Bret Engemann pass complete to Justi Anderson for 11 yards to the SU19, 1ST DOWN BYU (Steven Gregory;Jameel Dumas).
1110SYR1977Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Rod Wilkerson (Latroy Oliver).
1210SYR1977Justin Anderson rush for 18 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (O'Neill Scott).
111SYR0177PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the SU6.
116SYR0677Bret Engemann pass complete to Da Christensen for 4 yards to the SU2 (Keeon Walker)
215:0022SYR0277Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Aisaac Aiono.
232SYR02137Bret Engemann pass complete to To Christensen for 2 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:46.
214:46SYR03147Matt Payne PAT kick attempt good.
214:46BYU35147Matt Payne kickoff 55 yards to the SU10, Steven Gregory return 31 yards to the SU41 (Matt Payne).
214:40110SYR41147Walter Reyes rush for 7 yards to the SU48 (Pa Walkenhorst;Brady Poppinga).
223SYR48147R.J. Anderson rush for loss of 1 yard to the SU47 (Paul Walkenhorst; Brady Poppinga).
234SYR47147R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Jared Jones.
244SYR47147Mike Shafer punt 34 yards to the BYU19, fair catch by David Christensen.
213:12110BYU19147Bret Engemann sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU7 (Louis Gachelin), fumble by Bret Engemann recovered by BYU TM at BYU7.
2222BYU07147Bret Engemann pass incomplete to David Christensen.
2322BYU07147Bret Engemann pass complete to Rod Wilkerson for 8 yards to the BYU15 (Steven Gregory).
2414BYU15147PENALTY BYU IR 5 yards to the BYU10.
2419BYU11147Matt Payne punt 43 yards to the SU47.
QtrTimeDownTo GoSpotBYUSYRPlay
115:00110BYU3500Matt Payne kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, Damien Rhodes return 24 yards to the SU24 (Brent Carlson).
114:49110SYR2400Walter Reyes rush for no gain to the SU24 (Ifo Pili).
114:16210SYR2400R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Jamel Riddle.
114:10310SYR2400R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Walter Reyes.
114:06410SYR2400Mike Shafer punt 47 yards to the BYU29.
113:56110BYU2900Bret Engemann pass complete to Aisaac Aiono for 13 yards to the BYU42. 1st DOWN BYU (Will Hunter)
113:32110BYU4200Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Reno Mahe
113:28210BYU4200Reno Mahe rush for 7 yards to the BYU49 (Jameel Dumas).
112:4933BYU4900Bret Engemann pass complete to Spencer Nead for 17 yards to the SU34. 1st DOWN BYU (Latroy Oliver)
112:27110SYR3400Marcus Whalen rush for 1 yard to the SU33 (Clifton Smith;Steven Gregory).
111:5729SYR3300Lanc Pendleton rush for 4 yards to the SU29 (Clifton Smith).
111:2435SYR2900Timeout Syracuse, clock 11:24.
111:2435SYR2900Bret Engemann pass complete to Reno Mahe for 6 yards to the SU23, 1ST DOWN BYU (Latroy Oliver).
111:08110SYR2300Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Toby Christensen.
111:02210SYR2300Bret Engemann pass complete to Reno Mahe for 7 yards to the SU16. (Jameel Dumas).
110:2633SYR1600Bret Engemann pass complete to Spencer Nead for 15 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (O'Neill Scott).
110:0011SYR0100Marcus Whalen rush for loss of 2 yards to the SU3 (Clifton Smith).
109:2823SYR0300Marcus Whalen rush for loss of 5 yards to the SU8 (Will Hunter).
108:4338SYR0800Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Spencer Nead, PENALTY SU pass interference 7 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY.
108:3911SYR0100Marcus Whalen rush for no gain to the SU1 (Latroy Oliver).
108:3821SYR0100PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the SU6.
108:2426SYR0600Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Reno Mahe.
108:1836SYR0600Timeout Brigham Young, clock 08:18.
108:1836SYR0660Bret Engemann pass complete to Andrew Ord for 6 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:14.
108:14SYR0370Matt Payne PAT kick attempt good.
108:14BYU3570Matt Payne kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, touchback.
108:08110SYR2070Chris Davis rush for 3 yards to the SU23 (Pa Walkenhorst;Bill Wright).
107:3427SYR2370R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Damien Rhodes, QB hurry by Scott Young.
107:2937SYR2370R.J. Anderson pass complete to Johnnie Morant for 9 yards to the SU32, 1ST DOWN.
108:08110SYR3270Damien Rhodes rush for no gain to the SU32 (Aaro Francisco).
1210SYR3270Damien Rhodes rush for 4 yards to the SU36 (Bill Wright).
136SYR3670R.J. Anderson pass complete to David Tyree for 10 yards to the SU46, 1ST DOWN (Colby Bockwoldt).
1110SYR4670PENALTY SU 12 men on the field 5 yards to the SU41.
1115SYR4170PENALTY SU ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the SU36.
1120SYR3670R.J. Anderson rush for no gain to the SU36 (Dani Marquardt;Paul Walkenhorst).
1220SYR3670R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Johnnie Morant (Chad Barney).
104:05320SYR3670Timeout Syracuse, clock 04:05.
104:05320SYR3670R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Jamel Riddle (Aaron Francisco).
104:05420SYR3670Mike Shafer punt 42 yards to the BYU22, Reno Mahe return -5 yards to the BYU17, fumble by Reno Mahe recovered by SU TEAM at BYU15.
103:50110BYU1776Jamel Riddle rush for 17 yards to the BYU0, 1ST DOWN SU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:43.
103:43BYU0377Colin Barber PAT kick attempt good.
103:43SYR3577Mike Shafer kickoff 65 yards to the BYU0, touchback.
103:38110BYU2077Marcus Whalen rush for 3 yards to the BYU23 (Josh Thomas).
127BYU2377Bret Engemann pass complete to Spencer Nead for 15 yards to the BYU38, 1ST DOWN (O'Neill Scott).
1110BYU3877Rod Wilkerson rush for 6 yards to the BYU44 (Rich Scanlon).
124BYU4477Marcus Whalen rush for 3 yards to the BYU47 (Will Hunter;Clifton Smith).
131BYU4777Marcus Whalen rush for 1 yard to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN BYU (Will Hunter).
1110BYU4877Bret Engemann pass complete to Gabriel Reid for 5 yards to the SU47 (Jameel Dumas).
125SYR4777Bret Engemann pass complete to To Christensen for 17 yards to the SYR30, 1ST DOWN.
1110SYR3077Bret Engemann pass complete to Justi Anderson for 11 yards to the SU19, 1ST DOWN BYU (Steven Gregory;Jameel Dumas).
1110SYR1977Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Rod Wilkerson (Latroy Oliver).
1210SYR1977Justin Anderson rush for 18 yards to the SU1, 1ST DOWN BYU (O'Neill Scott).
111SYR0177PENALTY BYU illegal motion 5 yards to the SU6.
116SYR0677Bret Engemann pass complete to Da Christensen for 4 yards to the SU2 (Keeon Walker)
QtrTimeDownTo GoSpotBYUSYRPlay
215:0022SYR0277Bret Engemann pass incomplete to Aisaac Aiono.
232SYR02137Bret Engemann pass complete to To Christensen for 2 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:46.
214:46SYR03147Matt Payne PAT kick attempt good.
214:46BYU35147Matt Payne kickoff 55 yards to the SU10, Steven Gregory return 31 yards to the SU41 (Matt Payne).
214:40110SYR41147Walter Reyes rush for 7 yards to the SU48 (Pa Walkenhorst;Brady Poppinga).
223SYR48147R.J. Anderson rush for loss of 1 yard to the SU47 (Paul Walkenhorst; Brady Poppinga).
234SYR47147R.J. Anderson pass incomplete to Jared Jones.
244SYR47147Mike Shafer punt 34 yards to the BYU19, fair catch by David Christensen.
213:12110BYU19147Bret Engemann sacked for loss of 12 yards to the BYU7 (Louis Gachelin), fumble by Bret Engemann recovered by BYU TM at BYU7.
2222BYU07147Bret Engemann pass incomplete to David Christensen.
2322BYU07147Bret Engemann pass complete to Rod Wilkerson for 8 yards to the BYU15 (Steven Gregory).
2414BYU15147PENALTY BYU IR 5 yards to the BYU10.
2419BYU11147Matt Payne punt 43 yards to the SU47.