BYU vs. Arizona
Saturday, September 3, 2016 Share
BYU beat Arizona 18–16. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Arizona led the series 12–10–1.
Final at State Farm Stadium, GlendaleIndoorsTV: FS1Attendance 50,528
- Officials
- Referee Kevin Mar; umpire Matt Salas; head linesman John Braun; line judge Darren Deckard; side judge Mario Seneca; field judge Kirk Wisniewski; back judge Dave Baldwin; center judge Corey LongGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
Standouts
PassingTaysom Hill21 of 29, 202 yards, 1 TDBYU- RushingNick Wilson17 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDArizona
- DefenseButch Pau’u9 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 for lossBYU
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Player stats
BYU
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 21/29 | 202 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Williams | 29 | 162 | 0 | 36 |
| Taysom Hill | 11 | 37 | 0 | 11 |
| Algernon Brown | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Squally Canada | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroni Laulu-Pututau | 4 | 49 | 0 | 17 |
| Jonah Trinnaman | 6 | 49 | 0 | 15 |
| Colby Pearson | 4 | 37 | 1 | 15 |
| Hunter Marshall | 2 | 29 | 0 | 19 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Pau’u | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kai Nacua | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corbin Kaufusi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Francis Bernard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Warner | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sae Tautu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Arizona
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anu Solomon | 20/30 | 213 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wilson | 17 | 138 | 2 | 49 |
| Orlando Bradford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Phillips | 7 | 69 | 0 | 24 |
| Trey Griffey | 4 | 66 | 0 | 32 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 |
| Shawn Poindexter | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Defense | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Magloire Jr. | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Cruikshank | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre’ Miller | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mariscal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrington Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| BYU | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| 415 | Total yards | 328 |
| 202 | Passing yards | 213 |
| 213 | Rushing yards | 115 |
| 7.0 | Yards per pass | 7.1 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 4.4 |
| 24 | First downs | 17 |
| 7–15 | Third downs | 5–13 |
| 1–1 | Fourth downs | 0–0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 8–65 | Penalties | 4–20 |
| 37:37 | Possession | 22:23 |
| 4 | Sacks (by defense) | 1 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
BYU 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Arizona −2.5, over/under 63.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Arizona 57%, BYU 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
The series
Every BYU–Arizona gameBYU leads 15–12–1 in 28 meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 2026 | BYU 28, Arizona 17 | |
| 2025 | BYU 33, Arizona 27 | |
| 2024 | BYU 41, Arizona 19 | |
| 2021 | BYU 24, Arizona 16 | |
| 2018 | BYU 28, Arizona 23 | |
| 2016 | BYU 18, Arizona 16 |
Around this game
BYU
- Next gameat UtahSept. 10, 2016
- SeasonBYU in 2016
- ProgramBYU history and records
Arizona
- Next gamevs. GramblingSept. 10, 2016
- SeasonArizona in 2016
- ProgramArizona history and records