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BYU at Cincinnati

Saturday, November 5, 2016

BYU beat Cincinnati 20–⁠3. It was their second meeting; after it, BYU led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayBYU9–⁠4 in 2016
20
HomeCincinnati4–⁠8 in 2016
3

Final at Nippert Stadium, CincinnatiTV: CBSSNAttendance 37,522

At kickoff
62°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Cina Municipal Apt/Lukn Fd Airport (KLUK), 9 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee C. Castleberry; umpire Jim Adams; head linesman Cal McNeill; line judge Kelly Deterding; side judge Anthony Fleming; field judge Scott Gaines; back judge Donnie Aultman; center judge Chris TallentGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
BYU377320
Cincinnati30003

Standouts

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Player stats

BYU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Taysom Hill15/2513001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamaal Williams2592014
Taysom Hill1275115
Squally Canada941116
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jonah Trinnaman247043
Nick Kurtz433011
Mitchell Juergens424011
Colby Pearson216012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Francis Bernard9000
Fred Warner6000
Sae Tautu410.50
Butch Pau’u4000
Corbin Kaufusi3110
Logan Taele30.50.50
Austin McChesney0001

Cincinnati

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gunner Kiel19/3219901
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tion Green1682027
Mike Boone222015
Kahlil Lewis2505
Chad Banschbach2402
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Devin Gray7105031
Tion Green52206
Kahlil Lewis116016
Nate Cole115015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Clements9000
Bryan Wright91.500
Perry Young9000
Zach Edwards80.501

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

Team stats

BYUCincinnati
337Total yards295
130Passing yards199
207Rushing yards96
5.2Yards per pass6.2
4.4Yards per rush3.8
23First downs16
10–⁠16Third downs4–⁠13
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠2
1Turnovers1
5–⁠28Penalties4–⁠40
37:57Possession22:03
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

BYUCincinnati
43%Success rate41%
0.08EPA per play−0.22
0.91Explosiveness0.97
0.17Rushing EPA−0.43
0.01Passing EPA−0.05
39%Passing-down success35%
0.07First-down EPA−0.02
−0.27Second-down EPA0.12
0.90Third-down EPA−0.34
17%Havoc by its defense9%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

BYU 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

BYU −10, over/under 54.

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 BYU 75%, Cincinnati 25%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Cincinnati end zoneBYU end zoneQ1 CincinnatiField goal, 7 playsQ1 BYUTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 CincinnatiInterception, 9 playsQ1 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ1 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ1 BYUField goal, 9 playsQ1 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ2 BYUInterception, 5 playsQ2 CincinnatiPunt, 3 playsQ2 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ2 CincinnatiPunt, 4 playsQ2 BYUTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 CincinnatiEnd of half, 1 playQ3 BYUTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 CincinnatiMissed FG, 15 playsQ3 BYUPunt, 6 playsQ4 CincinnatiTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 BYUField goal, 16 playsQ4 CincinnatiTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 BYUEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Cincinnati drives left to right, BYU right to left.
  1. Q1 CincinnatiField goal, 7 plays, 59 yards
  2. Q1 BYUTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 48 yards
  3. Q1 CincinnatiInterception, 9 plays, 44 yards
  4. Q1 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  6. Q1 BYUField goal, 9 plays, 52 yards
  7. Q1 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 BYUInterception, 5 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 CincinnatiPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q2 BYUTouchdown, 13 plays, 92 yards
  13. Q2 CincinnatiEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 BYUTouchdown, 12 plays, 70 yards
  15. Q3 CincinnatiMissed FG, 15 plays, 62 yards
  16. Q3 BYUPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  17. Q4 CincinnatiTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 48 yards
  18. Q4 BYUField goal, 16 plays, 60 yards
  19. Q4 CincinnatiTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 57 yards
  20. Q4 BYUEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 3
Cincinnati Field goal, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Corey Edwards kickoff for 60 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to DJ Dowdy, broken up by Francis Bernard
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 31 yds to the BYU 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34TEAM rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU39, fumble by TEAM recovered by CIN KIEL, Gunner at BYU39, PENALTY BYU offside (WARNER, Fred) 5 yards to the BYU29, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 5 at opp 29Mike Boone run for 15 yds to the BYU 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Devin Gray, broken up by Troy Warner
15:002nd & 10 at opp 14Tion Green run for 4 yds to the BYU 10
15:003rd & 6 at opp 10Gunner Kiel pass complete to Tion Green for 4 yds to the BYU 6
12:384th & 2 at opp 6Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 12:38
12:354th & 2 at opp 6Josh Pasley 23 yd FG GOODCincinnati 3, BYU 0
BYU Turnover on downs, 6 plays
12:351st & 0 at own 35Ryan Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:351st & 10 at own 25Taysom Hill pass complete to Nick Kurtz for 11 yds to the BYU 36 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at own 36CINCINNATI Penalty, personal foul (Alex Thomas) to the Cincy 49 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at opp 49Taysom Hill pass complete to Nick Kurtz for 5 yds to the Cincy 44
12:352nd & 5 at opp 44Jamaal Williams run for 14 yds to the Cincy 30 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at opp 30Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the Cincy 27
12:352nd & 7 at opp 27Taysom Hill pass incomplete
12:353rd & 7 at opp 27HILL, Taysom pass complete to LAULU-PUTUTAU,M for 21 yards to the CIN6 (MOUHON, Kevin), PENALTY BYU illegal touching (LAULU-PUTUTAU,M) 0 yards to the CIN27, NO PLAY.
12:354th & 7 at opp 27Taysom Hill pass incomplete
Cincinnati Interception, 9 plays
9:441st & 10 at own 27Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Nate Cole, broken up by Fred Warner
9:442nd & 10 at own 27Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 11 yds to the Cincy 38 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at own 38Mike Boone run for 7 yds to the Cincy 45
9:442nd & 3 at own 45Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Nate Cole
9:443rd & 3 at own 45Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 12 yds to the BYU 43 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at opp 43Gunner Kiel pass complete to Mike Boone for 11 yds to the BYU 32 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at opp 32Gunner Kiel pass incomplete
9:442nd & 10 at opp 32Tion Green run for 3 yds to the BYU 29
9:443rd & 7 at opp 29Gunner Kiel pass intercepted Austin McChesney return for 37 yds to the Cincy 49
BYU Punt, 3 plays
7:121st & 10 at opp 49Jamaal Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the BYU 49
7:122nd & 12 at own 49Taysom Hill pass incomplete
7:123rd & 12 at own 49Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 3 yds to the Cincy 48
7:124th & 9 at opp 48Jonny Linehan punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Devin Gray at the Cincy 12
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
5:501st & 10 at own 12Tion Green run for 4 yds to the Cincy 16
5:502nd & 6 at own 16Tion Green run for 4 yds to the Cincy 20
5:503rd & 2 at own 20Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Devin Gray
5:504th & 2 at own 20Sam Geraci punt for 43 yds
BYU Field goal, 9 plays
4:441st & 10 at own 37Taysom Hill pass complete to Nick Kurtz for 10 yds to the BYU 47 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at own 47Jamaal Williams run for 7 yds to the Cincy 46
4:442nd & 3 at opp 46Taysom Hill pass incomplete
4:443rd & 3 at opp 46Taysom Hill run for 9 yds to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at opp 37Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the Cincy 34
4:442nd & 7 at opp 34HILL, Taysom pass incomplete to PEARSON, Colby, PENALTY CIN pass interference (PIERCE, Davin) 15 yards to the CIN19, 1ST DOWN BYU, NO PLAY.
4:441st & 10 at opp 19Jamaal Williams run for no gain to the Cincy 19
2:012nd & 10 at opp 19Timeout BYU, clock 02:01
2:012nd & 10 at opp 19Taysom Hill run for 5 yds to the Cincy 14
2:013rd & 5 at opp 14Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 3 yds to the Cincy 11
0:384th & 2 at opp 11Rhett Almond 28 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
0:381st & 0 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds , Mike Boone return for 37 yds to the Cincy 37
0:321st & 10 at own 37Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to DJ Dowdy
0:322nd & 10 at own 37Tion Green run for 8 yds to the Cincy 45
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 45Tion Green run for no gain to the Cincy 45
Q2 15:004th & 2 at own 45Sam Geraci punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BYU 11
2nd quarter6 drives, then BYU 10, Cincinnati 3
BYU Interception, 5 plays
14:181st & 10 at own 11Taysom Hill pass complete to Algernon Brown for 3 yds to the BYU 14
14:182nd & 7 at own 14Taysom Hill pass incomplete
14:183rd & 7 at own 14Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 11 yds to the BYU 25 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at own 25WILLIAMS, Jamaa rush for 2 yards to the BYU27 (YOUNG, Perry), PENALTY BYU illegal block (DAWE, Parker) 13 yards to the BYU12, NO PLAY.
14:181st & 23 at own 12Taysom Hill run for 5 yds to the BYU 17
14:182nd & 18 at own 17Taysom Hill pass intercepted Zach Edwards return for 6 yds to the Cincy 43
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
11:461st & 10 at own 43Tion Green run for 3 yds to the Cincy 46
11:462nd & 7 at own 46Kahlil Lewis run for no gain to the Cincy 46
11:463rd & 7 at own 46Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Devin Gray, broken up by Troy Warner
11:464th & 7 at own 46Sam Geraci punt for 38 yds, downed at the BYU 16
BYU Punt, 3 plays
10:411st & 10 at own 16Taysom Hill pass complete to Aleva Hifo for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 15
10:412nd & 11 at own 15Jamaal Williams run for 1 yd to the BYU 16
10:413rd & 10 at own 16Taysom Hill pass complete to Jonah Trinnaman for 4 yds to the BYU 20
10:414th & 6 at own 20Jonny Linehan punt for 42 yds , Brayden Beard returns for no gain to the Cincy 38
Cincinnati Punt, 4 plays
8:381st & 10 at own 38Gunner Kiel pass complete to Thomas Geddis for 14 yds to the BYU 48 for a 1ST down
8:381st & 10 at opp 48Gunner Kiel sacked by Corbin Kaufusi for a loss of 9 yards to the Cincy 43
8:382nd & 19 at own 43Gunner Kiel pass complete to Tion Green for 2 yds to the Cincy 45
8:383rd & 17 at own 45Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Kahlil Lewis, broken up by Handsome Tanielu
8:384th & 17 at own 45Sam Geraci punt for 47 yds
BYU Touchdown, 13 plays
6:561st & 10 at own 8Jamaal Williams run for 8 yds to the BYU 16
6:562nd & 2 at own 16Jamaal Williams run for no gain to the BYU 16
6:563rd & 2 at own 16Jamaal Williams run for 8 yds to the BYU 24 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 24Jamaal Williams run for 6 yds to the BYU 30
6:562nd & 4 at own 30Squally Canada run for 1 yd to the BYU 31
6:563rd & 3 at own 31Taysom Hill pass complete to Colby Pearson for 4 yds to the BYU 35 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 35Squally Canada run for 4 yds to the BYU 39
6:562nd & 6 at own 39Taysom Hill pass incomplete
6:563rd & 6 at own 39Taysom Hill pass complete to Nick Kurtz for 7 yds to the BYU 46 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 46Taysom Hill pass complete to Jonah Trinnaman for 43 yds to the Cincy 11 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at opp 11Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the Cincy 8
6:562nd & 7 at opp 8Taysom Hill pass incomplete to Jamaal Williams
0:483rd & 7 at opp 8Taysom Hill run for 8 yds for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK)BYU 10, Cincinnati 3
Cincinnati End of half, 1 play
0:481st & 0 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 64 yds , Kahlil Lewis return for 19 yds to the Cincy 20
0:441st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Cincy 19
3rd quarter3 drives, then BYU 17, Cincinnati 3
BYU Touchdown, 12 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Ryan Jones kickoff for 61 yds , Matt Hadley return for 26 yds to the BYU 30
14:521st & 10 at own 30Taysom Hill run for 12 yds to the BYU 42 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at own 42Taysom Hill run for 2 yds to the BYU 44
14:522nd & 8 at own 44Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the BYU 47
14:523rd & 5 at own 47Taysom Hill pass complete to Colby Pearson for 12 yds to the Cincy 41 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 41Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the Cincy 38
14:522nd & 7 at opp 38Taysom Hill pass complete to Mitchell Juergens for 7 yds to the Cincy 31 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 31Jamaal Williams run for 1 yd to the Cincy 30
14:522nd & 9 at opp 30Taysom Hill run for no gain to the Cincy 30
14:523rd & 9 at opp 30Squally Canada run for 16 yds to the Cincy 14 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 14Jamaal Williams run for 13 yds to the Cincy 1 for a 1ST down
14:521st & goal at opp 1Squally Canada run for no gain to the Cincy 1
8:262nd & goal at opp 1Squally Canada run for 1 yd for a TD, (Rhett Almond KICK)BYU 17, Cincinnati 3
Cincinnati Missed FG, 15 plays
8:261st & 0 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds , Tion Green return for 16 yds to the Cincy 16
8:221st & 10 at own 16Tion Green run for 11 yds to the Cincy 27 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at own 27Tion Green run for 1 yd to the Cincy 28
8:222nd & 9 at own 28CINCINNATI Penalty, false start (Ryan Stout) to the Cincy 23
8:222nd & 14 at own 23Gunner Kiel pass complete to Tion Green for 5 yds to the Cincy 28
8:223rd & 9 at own 28Gunner Kiel pass complete to Tshumbi Johnson for 9 yds to the Cincy 37 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at own 37Kahlil Lewis run for 5 yds to the Cincy 42
8:222nd & 5 at own 42Tion Green run for 2 yds to the Cincy 44
8:223rd & 3 at own 44Gunner Kiel pass complete to Tion Green for 5 yds to the Cincy 49 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at own 49Chad Banschbach run for 2 yds to the BYU 49
8:222nd & 8 at opp 49Chad Banschbach run for 2 yds to the BYU 47
8:223rd & 6 at opp 47Gunner Kiel pass complete to Nate Cole for 15 yds to the BYU 32 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at opp 32LEWIS, Kahlil rush for 5 yards to the BYU27 (NACUA, Kai;PILI, Trajan), PENALTY BYU offside (BERNARD, Franci) 5 yards to the BYU27, NO PLAY.
8:221st & 5 at opp 27Gunner Kiel pass complete to Kahlil Lewis for 16 yds to the BYU 11 for a 1ST down
8:221st & 10 at opp 11Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Kahlil Lewis
8:222nd & 10 at opp 11Tion Green run for a loss of 4 yards to the BYU 15
8:223rd & 14 at opp 15Gunner Kiel sacked by Logan Taele and Sae Tautu for a loss of 7 yards to the BYU 22
1:394th & 21 at opp 22Josh Pasley 39 yd FG MISSED
BYU Punt, 6 plays
1:391st & 10 at own 22HILL, Taysom pass incomplete to KURTZ, Nick (THOMAS, Alex), PENALTY BYU ineligible downfield on pass (NORMAN, Keyan) 5 yards to the BYU17, NO PLAY.
1:391st & 15 at own 17Squally Canada run for 1 yd to the BYU 18
1:392nd & 14 at own 18Taysom Hill pass incomplete to Mitchell Juergens
1:393rd & 14 at own 18Taysom Hill run for 15 yds to the BYU 33 for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at own 33Taysom Hill run for 4 yds to the BYU 37
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at own 37Squally Canada run for 2 yds to the BYU 39
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 39Taysom Hill pass incomplete to Moroni Laulu-Pututau, broken up by Malik Clements
Q4 15:004th & 4 at own 39Jonny Linehan punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Brayden Beard at the Cincy 15
4th quarter4 drives, then BYU 20, Cincinnati 3
Cincinnati Turnover on downs, 6 plays
14:081st & 10 at own 15Tion Green run for 13 yds to the Cincy 28 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at own 28Tion Green run for 27 yds to the BYU 45 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 45Tion Green run for 6 yds to the BYU 39
14:082nd & 4 at opp 39CINCINNATI Penalty, false start (Devin Gray) to the BYU 44
14:082nd & 9 at opp 44Gunner Kiel pass complete to Chad Banschbach for 7 yds to the BYU 37
14:083rd & 2 at opp 37Gunner Kiel pass complete to Chad Banschbach for no gain to the BYU 37
14:084th & 2 at opp 37Tion Green run for no gain to the BYU 37
BYU Field goal, 16 plays
11:201st & 10 at own 37Jamaal Williams run for 8 yds to the BYU 45
11:202nd & 2 at own 45Jamaal Williams run for 3 yds to the BYU 48 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at own 48Jamaal Williams run for 4 yds to the Cincy 48
11:202nd & 6 at opp 48Taysom Hill pass complete to Algernon Brown for 8 yds to the Cincy 40 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 40Squally Canada run for 11 yds to the Cincy 29 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 29Squally Canada run for 5 yds to the Cincy 24
11:202nd & 5 at opp 24Jamaal Williams run for 2 yds to the Cincy 22
11:203rd & 3 at opp 22Taysom Hill run for 8 yds to the Cincy 14 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 14Jamaal Williams run for 2 yds to the Cincy 12
11:202nd & 8 at opp 12Taysom Hill run for 7 yds to the Cincy 5
11:203rd & 1 at opp 5Taysom Hill run for no gain to the Cincy 5
4:194th & 1 at opp 5Timeout BYU, clock 04:19
4:194th & 1 at opp 5Jamaal Williams run for 2 yds to the Cincy 3 for a 1ST down
4:191st & goal at opp 3Jamaal Williams run for 2 yds to the Cincy 1
4:192nd & goal at opp 1Jamaal Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the Cincy 3
4:193rd & goal at opp 3Jamaal Williams run for no gain to the Cincy 3
1:424th & 0 at opp 3Timeout BYU, clock 01:42
1:394th & goal at opp 3Rhett Almond 19 yd FG GOODBYU 20, Cincinnati 3
Cincinnati Turnover on downs, 8 plays
1:391st & 0 at own 35Corey Edwards kickoff for 65 yds , Kahlil Lewis return for 24 yds to the Cincy 24
1:311st & 10 at own 24Gunner Kiel pass complete to Tion Green for 6 yds to the Cincy 30
1:312nd & 4 at own 30Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 12 yds to the Cincy 42 for a 1ST down
1:311st & 10 at own 42Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 20 yds to the BYU 38 for a 1ST down
1:311st & 10 at opp 38Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 10 yds to the BYU 28 for a 1ST down
1:311st & 10 at opp 28Gunner Kiel pass complete to Devin Gray for 9 yds to the BYU 19
1:312nd & 1 at opp 19Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Devin Gray
1:313rd & 1 at opp 19Gunner Kiel pass incomplete to Devin Gray
1:314th & 1 at opp 19Tion Green run for no gain to the BYU 19
BYU End of game, 1 play
0:091st & 10 at own 19TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 18

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.

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BYU leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2016BYU 20, Cincinnati 3
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