BYU vs Troy — September 26, 2020

BYU BYU 48
FINAL
Troy Troy 7
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DateSeptember 26, 2020
StadiumLaVell Edwards Stadium
LocationProvo, UT
Weather64° and sunny
BYU ConferenceIndependent
Opp ConferenceSun Belt
BYU Head CoachKalani Sitake
Opp Head CoachChip Lindsey
BYU AP Rank18
Opp AP Rank

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Led by quarterback Zach Wilson's career-high 392 passing yards, the No. 18 BYU football team flew by Troy 48-7 Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The BYU offense racked up 664 yards in the game with 472 through the air and 192 on the ground.

Wilson led the charge going 23-of-27 for 392 passing yards with two touchdowns and added two scores on the ground. Wideouts Dax Milne and Gunner Romney were the Cougars' leading receiving targets but eleven different players caught a pass. Milne had a career-best seven catches for 140 yards and one touchdown with a 70-yard reception while Romney caught five passes for 138 yards and a long reception of 52 yards. It was the first time BYU had two 100-yard receivers since 2015.

On defense, Keenan Pili nabbed nine total tackles including six solo stops while Khyiris Tonga recorded a career-high two sacks. The defense held Troy to just 181 total yards, the Trojans' worst output since 2014.

Despite two back-to-back Troy drives due to a BYU muffed punt return, the Cougars' defense held the Trojans' offense scoreless to open the game. The BYU offense gained momentum with two long passes to Lopini Katoa and Tyler Allgeier to put BYU in the red zone for the first time. On fourth-and-one at the goal line, fullback Masen Wake pushed his way into the end zone to close out the first quarter as the Cougars went up 7-0.

Zach Wilson showed his arm strength to open the second quarter, sending a pass 41 yards downfield to Gunner Romney to Troy's 1-yard line, quickly followed by a quarterback sneak from Wilson for a touchdown to put BYU ahead 14-0. A 52-yard pass to Romney again put the BYU offense in the red zone and the Cougars capped the drive with a 10-yard pass to Isaac Rex for another six points. With under two minutes left in the quarter the Cougars were up 21-0.

The Trojans responded with a two-yard rushing touchdown to bring the scoring margin to 21-7 with just over one minute remaining in the half. BYU had the final say of the quarter as Jake Oldroyd boomed a 54-yard field goal through the uprights to make the score 24-7 going into halftime.

To open the second half, Wilson threw a 70-yard bomb downfield to an open Dax Milne on the second play of the half and Milne ran the ball into the end zone for a 31-7 lead. Wilson then tacked on his second rushing touchdown of the night on a two-yard play, pushing the Cougars' lead to 38-7 with just under four minutes left in the third quarter.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Wake accounted for his second touchdown of the night, running the ball 10 yards into the end zone for a 45-7 lead. Oldroyd connected on his second field goal of the night, this time a 20-yarder, making the score 48-7. The Cougars finished out the game taking a knee to run out the clock and secure the win.

QtrTimeTeamScoring EventBYUOPP
101:26BYUMasen Wake 1-yard run (Jake Oldroyd PAT made)70
211:03BYUZach Wilson 1-yard run (Jake Oldroyd PAT made)140
201:49BYUZach Wilson 10-yard pass to Isaac Rex (Jake Oldroyd PAT made)210
201:05TROYB.J. Smith 2-yard run (Evan Legassey PAT made)217
200:00BYUJake Oldroyd 54-yard field goal247
314:27BYUZach Wilson 70-yard pass to Dax Milne (Jake Oldroyd PAT made)317
303:50BYUZach Wilson 2-yard run (Jake Oldroyd PAT made)387
414:54BYUMasen Wake 10-yard run (Jake Oldroyd PAT made)457
407:30BYUJake Oldroyd 20-yard field goal487
StatisticBYUTROY
First Downs 33 8
Rushing131
Passing187
Penalty20
Rushing 192 19
Attempts4818
Avg per Rush4.01.1
Touchdowns41
Passing 472 162
Cmp-Att-Int28-35-021-36-0
Completion %80.058.3
Yds/Attempt13.54.5
Yds/Catch16.97.7
Touchdowns20
Total Offense 664 181
Plays8354
Avg per Play8.03.4
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD4-1-00-0-0
Avg Punt Return0.3
Kick Ret-Yds-TD1-22-03-22-0
Avg Kick Return22.07.3
Punting 1-38 9-375
Avg Punt38.041.7
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost1-11-0
Penalties-Yards2-155-50
Sacks By42
FG Made-Att2-20-1
3rd Down Conv5-122-14
4th Down Conv2-41-2

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Zach Wilson232785.239214.52070231.62
Baylor Romney5683.38013.30029195.30
Neil Pau'u010.000.00000.00

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Lopini Katoa11766.9019
Tyler Allgeier10505.0017
Kavika Fonua7273.908
Miles Davis5204.0011
Dax Milne3144.708
Masen Wake2115.5210
Kody Epps155.005
Zach Wilson7-9-1.327

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Dax Milne714020.0170
Gunner Romney513827.6052
Lopini Katoa4358.8023
Miles Davis23015.0023
Kyle Griffitts12929.0029
Neil Pau'u22613.0017
Tyler Allgeier22311.5024
Brayden Cosper22211.0015
Kody Epps11414.0014
Isaac Rex11010.0110
Masen Wake155.005

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Caleb Christensen12222.0022

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Dax Milne410.301

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Keenan Pili90.00.00000000000
Micah Harper70.00.50000000000
Zac Dawe41.01.00000000000
Isaiah Kaufusi40.00.00000000000
Payton Wilgar40.00.01000000000
George Udo30.00.00000000000
Zayne Anderson30.00.00000000000
Alden Tofa30.00.00000000000
Kavika Fonua20.00.01000000000
Khyiris Tonga22.02.01000000000
Hayden Livingston10.00.00000000000
Tyler Batty11.01.00000000000
D'Angelo Mandell10.00.00000000000
Max Tooley10.00.01000000000
Neil Pau'u10.00.00000000000
Caleb Christensen10.00.00000000000
Troy Warner10.01.00000000000
Shamon Willis00.00.01000000000
Lorenzo Fauatea00.00.01000000000
Pepe Tanuvasa00.00.02000000000

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Jake Oldroyd2254660

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Ryan Rehkow13838.038

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Gunnar Watson213363.61624.90055104.9
Jacob Free030.000.00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Kimani Vidal4235.8014
B.J. Smith7162.316
DK Billingsley133.030
Gunnar Watson6-23-3.801

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Tray Eafford25929.5055
BJ Smith6366.0010
Kaylon Geiger6172.809
Marcus Rogers2168.008
Reggie Todd11111.0011
Khalil McClain199.009
Bret Clark284.005
Tez Johnson166.006

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Reggie Todd2136.5013
Tray Eafford199.009

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Reggie Todd0000
Tray Eafford0000

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Jayden McDonald80.00.00000
Dell Pettus50.00.01000
Craig Slocum50.00.00000
Luis Medina50.00.00000
Carlton Martial50.00.00000
Reddy Stewart41.02.00000
Kyle Nixon40.00.00000
Elgin Griffin41.01.00000
TJ Harris40.00.00000
Zion Williams30.00.00000
Justin Whisenhunt30.00.00000
Navy Harris30.00.00000
DeVon Reaves20.00.00000
Terence Dunlap20.01.01000
Quincey Miller20.01.00000
O'shai Fletcher20.00.00000
Shon Spralling20.00.00000
Josh Brown20.00.00000
Marcus Rogers10.00.00000
Shakel Brown10.00.00000
Richard Jibunor10.00.00000
John Hines Jr10.00.00000
Tre' Ross10.00.00000
Carloss Crawford10.00.00000
Javon Solomon10.00.00000
Reggie Todd000
Orlando Lacey010

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Evan Legassey01011

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Kyle Coale832841.053
Jack Martin14747.047
PossDownTo GoSpotPlay
BYU 1 10 BYU35 OLDROYD, Jake kickoff 56 yards to the TROY9, Eafford,Tray return 9 yards to the TROY18 (LIVINGSTON, Hay).
OPP 1 10 TROY18 Gunnar Watson pass complete to Kaylon Geiger for 3 yards to TROY21 (Tackle by Keenan Pili)
OPP 2 7 TROY21 Gunnar Watson pass complete to B.J. Smith for 10 yards to TROY31. FIRST DOWN (Tackle by Keenan Pili)
OPP 1 10 TROY31 Gunnar Watson pass complete to B.J. Smith for 5 yards to TROY36 (Tackle by Keenan Pili and Micah Harper)
OPP 2 5 TROY36 Gunnar Watson pass incomplete (Broken up by Payton Wilgar)
OPP 3 5 TROY36 Gunnar Watson pass incomplete
OPP 4 5 TROY36 Kyle Coale punt 42 yards to BYU22. Dax Milne return 0 yards to BYU22. Fumble by Dax Milne recovered by Orlando Lacey (TROY) at BYU22
OPP 1 10 BYU22 TROY drive start at 13:39
OPP 1 10 BYU22 Kimani Vidal rush left end for 5 yards to BYU17 (Tackle by George Udo and Micah Harper)
OPP 2 5 BYU17 Kimani Vidal rush middle for 3 yards to BYU14 (Tackle by Keenan Pili)
OPP 3 2 BYU14 Kimani Vidal rush middle for 1 yard to BYU13 (Tackle by Payton Wilgar)
OPP 4 1 BYU13 Timeout Troy
OPP 4 1 BYU13 Timeout Troy
OPP 4 1 BYU13 B.J. Smith rush middle for no gain (Tackle by Payton Wilgar)