BYU at Utah

Saturday, November 20, 2004

No. 5 Utah beat BYU 52–⁠21. It was their 86th meeting; after it, Utah led the series 48–⁠28–⁠4 in the games on file.

AwayBYU5–⁠6 in 2004
21
Home5Utah12–⁠0 in 2004
52

Final at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityAttendance 45,326College GameDay broadcast from here, November 20, 2004 (Wikipedia)

At kickoff
33°F, partly cloudy, wind 5 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC), 10 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
BYU0147021
Utah714171452

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

BYU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
John Beck17/3221320
Austin Collie0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Curtis Brown1884118
Naufahu Tahi2102
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Austin Collie374140
Todd Watkins441117
Curtis Brown435014
Jason Kukahiko120020
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Nate Soelberg1600
Spencer White1150

Utah

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Alex Smith16/2418412
Steve Savoy1/1000
Quinton Ganther0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Quinton Ganther11122056
Steve Savoy396292
Marty Johnson1455112
Alex Smith1434113
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Paris Warren895030
Steve Savoy547120
Travis LaTendresse120020
Quinton Ganther115015
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Eric Weddle100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

BYUUtah
294Total yards538
230Passing yards193
81Rushing yards354
6.5Yards per pass7.1
3.0Yards per rush7.4
19First downs26
3–⁠11Third downs7–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠4
2Turnovers2
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
14:19Possession22:21

Efficiency

BYUUtah
33%Success rate49%
−0.26EPA per play0.13
1.04Explosiveness0.77
−0.42Rushing EPA0.18
0.04Passing EPA0.05
24%Passing-down success39%
−0.31First-down EPA−0.12
0.23Second-down EPA0.03
−0.53Third-down EPA0.76
3%Havoc by its defense2%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Utah 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Utah end zoneBYU end zoneQ1 BYUPunt, 4 playsQ1 UtahPunt, 3 playsQ1 BYUPunt, 6 playsQ1 UtahTouchdown run, 13 playsQ1 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ1 BYUTouchdown pass, 9 playsQ2 UtahKickoff, 1 playQ2 UtahTouchdown run, 6 playsQ2 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ2 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ2 UtahInterception, 6 playsQ2 BYUTouchdown run, 2 playsQ2 UtahKickoff, 1 playQ2 UtahTouchdown run, 12 playsQ2 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ2 BYUTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 UtahRush, 1 playQ3 UtahField goal, 6 playsQ3 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ3 BYUFumble, 3 playsQ3 UtahFumble return TD, 1 play (BYU scores)Q3 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ3 BYUTouchdown pass, 7 playsQ3 UtahKickoff, 1 playQ3 UtahInterception, 6 playsQ3 BYUInterception, 1 playQ3 UtahTouchdown run, 1 playQ3 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ3 BYUTouchdown pass, 19 playsQ4 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ4 BYUPunt, 6 playsQ4 UtahTouchdown run, 15 playsQ4 BYUKickoff, 1 playQ4 BYUCompleted pass, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Utah drives left to right, BYU right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 BYUPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  2. Q1 UtahPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 BYUPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  4. Q1 UtahTouchdown run, 13 plays, 62 yards
  5. Q1 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −80 yards
  6. Q1 BYUTouchdown pass, 9 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q2 UtahKickoff, 1 play, 59 yards
  8. Q2 UtahTouchdown run, 6 plays, 41 yards
  9. Q2 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −81 yards
  10. Q2 BYUPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  11. Q2 UtahInterception, 6 plays, 26 yards
  12. Q2 BYUTouchdown run, 2 plays, 24 yards
  13. Q2 UtahKickoff, 1 play, 20 yards
  14. Q2 UtahTouchdown run, 12 plays, 80 yards
  15. Q2 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −67 yards
  16. Q2 BYUTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 26 yards
  17. Q2 UtahRush, 1 play, −2 yards
  18. Q3 UtahField goal, 6 plays, 66 yards
  19. Q3 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −80 yards
  20. Q3 BYUFumble, 3 plays, −5 yards
  21. Q3 UtahFumble return TD, 1 play (BYU scores), 15 yards
  22. Q3 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −65 yards
  23. Q3 BYUTouchdown pass, 7 plays, 65 yards
  24. Q3 UtahKickoff, 1 play, 26 yards
  25. Q3 UtahInterception, 6 plays, 11 yards
  26. Q3 BYUInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  27. Q3 UtahTouchdown run, 1 play, 92 yards
  28. Q3 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −83 yards
  29. Q3 BYUTouchdown pass, 19 plays, −17 yards
  30. Q4 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −80 yards
  31. Q4 BYUPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  32. Q4 UtahTouchdown run, 15 plays, 80 yards
  33. Q4 BYUKickoff, 1 play, −77 yards
  34. Q4 BYUCompleted pass, 3 plays, 50 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Utah 7, BYU 0
BYU Punt, 4 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 23John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Daniel Coats (BYU) for 11 yards.
14:351st & 10 at own 34Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
13:552nd & 9 at own 34Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
13:553rd & 6 at own 37John Beck (BYU) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
13:304th & 10 at own 34Punt by Matt Payne (BYU) returned 9 yards by Eric Weddle (UTAH) to the Utes 26.
Utah Punt, 3 plays
13:301st & 10 at own 26Steve Savoy (UTAH) pass right side complete to Alex Smith (UTAH) for no gain.
12:252nd & 10 at own 26Quinton Ganther (UTAH) pass incomplete to the right side.
12:253rd & 10 at own 26Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed left side for 9 yards.
12:254th & 1 at own 35Punt by Matt Kovacevich (UTAH) no return by Cougars.
BYU Punt, 6 plays
12:101st & 10 at own 24John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the left side.
11:562nd & 10 at own 24Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
11:253rd & 8 at own 26John Beck (BYU) pass across the middle complete to Austin Collie (BYU) for 18 yards.
11:141st & 10 at own 44John Beck (BYU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
10:152nd & 9 at own 45Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
9:303rd & 10 at own 44John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
9:184th & 10 at own 44Punt by Matt Payne (BYU) returned 19 yards by Eric Weddle (UTAH) to the Utes 38.
Utah Touchdown run, 13 plays
9:071st & 10 at own 38Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
8:302nd & 3 at own 45Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Steve Savoy (UTAH) for 13 yards.
8:001st & 10 at opp 42Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
7:402nd & 7 at opp 39Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
6:453rd & 6 at opp 38Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 17 yards.
6:151st & 10 at opp 216 yard penalty on Cougars.
6:151st & 10 at opp 15Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
5:232nd & 14 at opp 1910 yard penalty on Utes.
5:232nd & 24 at opp 29Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
4:303rd & 21 at opp 26Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Travis LaTendresse (UTAH) for 20 yards.
3:374th & 1 at opp 6Utes timeout; 03:37 remaining 1st quarter
3:374th & 1 at opp 6Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
3:321st & goal at opp 5Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
3:322nd & goal at opp 7Utes fumble by Marty Johnson (UTAH), recovered by Marty Johnson (UTAH), advanced for no gain.
3:322nd & goal at opp 7Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
2:003rd & goal at opp 1Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
1:454th & goal at opp 3Steve Savoy (UTAH) rushed right side for a 3 yard touchdown.Utah 6, BYU 0
0:51Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 7, BYU 0
0:51Kickoff returned by Bryce Mahuika (BYU) for 17 yards.
BYU Touchdown pass, 9 plays
0:471st & 10 at own 20John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the left side.
0:382nd & 10 at own 20John Beck (BYU) rushed right side for 7 yards.
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 27Start of the 2nd quarter.
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 27John Beck (BYU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q2 14:531st & 10 at own 30Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q2 14:002nd & 10 at own 30John Beck (BYU) pass left side complete to Curtis Brown (BYU) for 14 yards.
Q2 13:451st & 10 at own 44John Beck (BYU) pass left side complete to Austin Collie (BYU) for 40 yards.
Q2 13:181st & 10 at opp 168 yard penalty on Utes.
Q2 13:181st & goal at opp 8John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q2 13:042nd & goal at opp 8Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
Q2 12:203rd & goal at opp 5John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Todd Watkins (BYU) for a 5 yard touchdown.Utah 7, BYU 6
Q2 12:13Extra point by Matt Payne (BYU) is good.Tied at 7
Q2 12:13Kickoff returned by Justin Walker (UTAH) for 61 yards.
2nd quarter7 drives, then Utah 21, BYU 14
Utah Touchdown run, 6 plays
12:031st & 10 at opp 4114 yard penalty on Utes.
12:031st & 10 at own 45Alex Smith (UTAH) pass left side complete to Steve Savoy (UTAH) for -3 yards.
12:032nd & 13 at own 42Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
10:403rd & 10 at own 45Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed right side for 13 yards.
10:401st & 10 at opp 41Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 30 yards.
9:521st & 10 at opp 11Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
9:522nd & 12 at opp 138 yard penalty on Cougars.
9:521st & goal at opp 5Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for a 5 yard touchdown.Utah 13, BYU 7
9:28Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 14, BYU 7
9:28Kickoff returned by Bryce Mahuika (BYU) for 12 yards.
BYU Punt, 3 plays
9:231st & 10 at own 19John Beck (BYU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
9:232nd & 8 at own 21John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
8:463rd & 8 at own 215 yard penalty on Cougars.
8:203rd & 13 at own 16John Beck (BYU) pass across the middle complete to Curtis Brown (BYU) for 7 yards.
7:504th & 6 at own 23Punt by Matt Payne (BYU) returned 18 yards by Eric Weddle (UTAH) to the Cougars 49.
Utah Interception, 6 plays
7:501st & 10 at opp 49Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed right side for 5 yards.
7:222nd & 5 at opp 44Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 18 yards.
7:221st & 10 at opp 26Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -7 yards.
6:302nd & 17 at opp 33Alex Smith (UTAH) pass right side complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 10 yards.
6:073rd & 7 at opp 23Alex Smith (UTAH) pass incomplete to the left side.
6:044th & 7 at opp 23Alex Smith (UTAH) pass right side intercepted by Nate Soelberg (BYU). Returned for 60 yards.
BYU Touchdown run, 2 plays
6:041st & 10 at opp 24Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed left side for 17 yards.
5:451st & goal at opp 7Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed left side for a 7 yard touchdown.Utah 14, BYU 13
5:45Extra point by Matt Payne (BYU) is good.Tied at 14
5:40Kickoff returned by John Madsen (UTAH) for 22 yards.
Utah Touchdown run, 12 plays
5:351st & 10 at own 20Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
5:042nd & 2 at own 29Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
5:041st & 10 at own 32Alex Smith (UTAH) pass right side complete to Quinton Ganther (UTAH) for 16 yards.
4:191st & 10 at own 48Alex Smith (UTAH) pass right side complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 9 yards.
3:572nd & 1 at opp 44Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
3:571st & 10 at opp 36Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for no gain.
2:582nd & 10 at opp 36Alex Smith (UTAH) pass incomplete across the middle.
2:483rd & 10 at opp 36Alex Smith (UTAH) pass incomplete to the right side.
2:424th & 10 at opp 36Bo Nagahi (UTAH) rushed left side for 23 yards.
2:331st & 10 at opp 13Paris Warren (UTAH) rushed right side for 8 yards.
2:102nd & 2 at opp 5Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
1:421st & goal at opp 2Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown.Utah 20, BYU 14
1:19Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 21, BYU 14
1:19Kickoff returned by Bryce Mahuika (BYU) for 31 yards.
BYU Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 33John Beck (BYU) pass left side complete to Todd Watkins (BYU) for 7 yards.
1:002nd & 3 at own 40Cougars timeout; 01:00 remaining 2nd quarter
1:002nd & 3 at own 40John Beck (BYU) pass across the middle complete to Jason Kukahiko (BYU) for 20 yards.
1:001st & 10 at opp 41John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete across the middle.
1:002nd & 10 at opp 41John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
1:003rd & 10 at opp 41John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
0:334th & 10 at opp 41John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.; turnover on downs.
Utah Rush, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at own 41Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed left side for -2 yards.
3rd quarter7 drives, then Utah 38, BYU 21
Utah Field goal, 6 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 23Alex Smith (UTAH) pass left side complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 6 yards.
14:072nd & 4 at own 29Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 56 yards.
14:071st & 10 at opp 15Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
13:152nd & 9 at opp 14Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Marty Johnson (UTAH) for 7 yards.
12:273rd & 2 at opp 7Utes timeout; 12:27 remaining 3rd quarter
12:273rd & 2 at opp 7Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed left side for 1 yard.
12:274th & 1 at opp 65 yard penalty on Utes.
12:274th & 6 at opp 1130 yard field goal by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 24, BYU 14
11:431st & 0 at opp 4Kickoff returned by Bryce Mahuika (BYU) for 16 yards.
BYU Fumble, 3 plays
11:381st & 10 at own 20John Beck (BYU) rushed up the middle for -9 yards.
10:502nd & 19 at own 11John Beck (BYU) pass across the middle complete to Jason Kukahiko (BYU) for 4 yards.
10:503rd & 15 at own 15Cougars fumble by Jason Kukahiko (BYU), recovered by Bo Nagahi (UTAH), returned for a 12 yard touchdown.Utah 30, BYU 14
10:50Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 31, BYU 14
10:43Utes kickoff, no return by Cougars.
BYU Touchdown pass, 7 plays
10:431st & 10 at own 35Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed left side for 12 yards.
10:201st & 10 at own 47John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete across the middle.
10:132nd & 10 at own 47Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
10:033rd & 4 at opp 4715 yard penalty on Utes.
10:031st & 10 at opp 32John Beck (BYU) pass left side complete to Curtis Brown (BYU) for 9 yards.
9:492nd & 1 at opp 23Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
9:491st & 10 at opp 18Naufahu Tahi (BYU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
8:402nd & 8 at opp 16John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Austin Collie (BYU) for a 16 yard touchdown.Utah 31, BYU 20
8:38Extra point by Matt Payne (BYU) is good.Utah 31, BYU 21
8:38Kickoff returned by Steve Savoy (UTAH) for 24 yards.
Utah Interception, 6 plays
8:281st & 10 at own 26Alex Smith (UTAH) pass incomplete to the left side.
8:242nd & 10 at own 26Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 2 yards.
8:243rd & 8 at own 28Alex Smith (UTAH) pass across the middle complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 9 yards.
7:171st & 10 at own 37Alex Smith (UTAH) pass incomplete across the middle.
7:132nd & 10 at own 37Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
6:263rd & 8 at own 39Alex Smith (UTAH) pass right side intercepted by Spencer White (BYU). Returned for 40 yards.
BYU Interception, 1 play
6:261st & goal at opp 540 yard penalty on Cougars.
6:261st & 10 at opp 45Austin Collie (BYU) pass right side intercepted by Eric Weddle (UTAH). Returned for no gain.
Utah Touchdown run, 1 play
6:261st & 10 at own 8Steve Savoy (UTAH) rushed right side for a 92 yard touchdown.Utah 37, BYU 21
6:26Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 38, BYU 21
5:59Kickoff returned by Bryce Mahuika (BYU) for 14 yards.
BYU Touchdown pass, 19 plays
5:541st & 10 at own 17Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
5:102nd & 7 at own 20John Beck (BYU) pass across the middle complete to Todd Watkins (BYU) for 17 yards.
4:551st & 10 at own 37Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
4:152nd & 5 at own 42Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
3:253rd & 1 at own 46Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
2:551st & 10 at the 50John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete across the middle.
2:552nd & 10 at the 50Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 9 yards.
2:353rd & 1 at opp 41Naufahu Tahi (BYU) rushed right side for -1 yards.
1:344th & 2 at opp 4210 yard penalty on Utes.
1:341st & 10 at opp 32Cougars timeout; 01:34 remaining 3rd quarter
1:341st & 10 at opp 32John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the left side.
1:262nd & 10 at opp 32Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
0:303rd & 10 at opp 32John Beck (BYU) pass across the middle complete to Curtis Brown (BYU) for 4 yards.
Q4 15:004th & 6 at opp 28Start of the 4th quarter.
Q4 15:004th & 6 at opp 2846 yard field goal by Matt Payne (BYU) is no good.
Q4 14:471st & 10 at own 2815 yard penalty on Cougars.
Q4 14:471st & 10 at own 43Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
Q4 14:102nd & 5 at own 48Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
Q4 13:103rd & 1 at opp 48Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q4 13:101st & 10 at opp 42Paris Warren (UTAH) rushed right side for 8 yards.
Q4 11:502nd & 2 at opp 34Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
Q4 11:301st & 10 at opp 22Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q4 10:502nd & 8 at opp 20Alex Smith (UTAH) pass right side complete to Steve Savoy (UTAH) for a 20 yard touchdown.Utah 44, BYU 21
Q4 10:34Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 45, BYU 21
Q4 10:34Utes kickoff, touchback by Cougars.
4th quarter3 drives, then Utah 52, BYU 21
BYU Punt, 6 plays
10:341st & 10 at own 20John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Dennis Pitta (BYU) for 11 yards.
10:341st & 10 at own 31John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
10:092nd & 10 at own 31John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Todd Watkins (BYU) for 13 yards.
10:091st & 10 at own 44Curtis Brown (BYU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
10:092nd & 6 at own 48John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the right side.
9:293rd & 6 at own 485 yard penalty on Cougars.
9:293rd & 11 at own 43John Beck (BYU) rushed right side for -5 yards.
9:004th & 16 at own 38Punt by Matt Payne (BYU) no return by Utes.
Utah Touchdown run, 15 plays
8:391st & 10 at own 20Steve Savoy (UTAH) rushed left side for 2 yards.
8:392nd & 8 at own 22Alex Smith (UTAH) pass left side complete to Steve Savoy (UTAH) for 7 yards.
7:093rd & 1 at own 29Utes timeout; 07:09 remaining 4th quarter
7:093rd & 1 at own 29Paris Warren (UTAH) rushed right side for 2 yards.
6:401st & 10 at own 31Alex Smith (UTAH) pass left side complete to Paris Warren (UTAH) for 11 yards.
6:401st & 10 at own 41Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
5:351st & 10 at opp 45Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
5:352nd & 5 at opp 40Utes fumble by Alex Smith (UTAH), recovered by Siuaki Livai (UTAH), advanced for no gain.
5:352nd & 3 at opp 38Alex Smith (UTAH) pass incomplete to the right side.
4:453rd & 3 at opp 38Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 10 yards.
4:451st & 10 at opp 28Marty Johnson (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
3:402nd & 7 at opp 25Alex Smith (UTAH) pass left side complete to Steve Savoy (UTAH) for 10 yards.
3:201st & 10 at opp 15Alex Smith (UTAH) rushed up the middle for -5 yards.
3:202nd & 15 at opp 20Utes fumble by Alex Smith (UTAH), recovered by Alex Smith (UTAH), advanced for no gain.
3:202nd & 15 at opp 20Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
2:003rd & 9 at opp 15Quinton Ganther (UTAH) rushed right side for 10 yards.
2:001st & goal at opp 5Steve Fifita (UTAH) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
1:102nd & goal at opp 4Steve Fifita (UTAH) rushed up the middle for a 4 yard touchdown.Utah 51, BYU 21
1:10Extra point by David Carroll (UTAH) is good.Utah 52, BYU 21
1:03Kickoff returned by Jackson Brown (BYU) for 17 yards.
BYU Completed pass, 3 plays
0:511st & 10 at own 2315 yard penalty on Utes.
0:511st & 10 at own 3815 yard penalty on Utes.
0:511st & 10 at opp 47John Beck (BYU) pass incomplete to the left side.
0:432nd & 10 at opp 47John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Naufahu Tahi (BYU) for 13 yards.
0:431st & 10 at opp 34John Beck (BYU) pass right side complete to Dennis Pitta (BYU) for 7 yards.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, Utah leads 62–⁠37–⁠4; as played, 59–⁠34–⁠4 in the 97 games on file; the official count covers all 103 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.

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