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Officials
Referee Scott Campbell; umpire Rick Podraza; head linesman Doug Moore; line judge Keith Garmond; side judge Tim Murray; field judge Matt Mills; back judge Terry White; center judge Mike CuttoneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
BYU
Massachusetts
388
Total yards
285
167
Passing yards
183
221
Rushing yards
102
7.3
Yards per pass
5.5
5.5
Yards per rush
2.8
19
First downs
15
6–12
Third downs
5–15
0–0
Fourth downs
0–1
1
Turnovers
0
2–20
Penalties
1–10
23:08
Possession
32:32
4
Sacks (by defense)
0
Efficiency
BYU
Massachusetts
48%
Success rate
40%
0.21
EPA per play
0.04
1.23
Explosiveness
0.94
0.13
Rushing EPA
−0.02
0.34
Passing EPA
0.13
33%
Passing-down success
35%
−0.11
First-down EPA
−0.09
0.23
Second-down EPA
0.20
0.96
Third-down EPA
0.33
20%
Havoc by its defense
14%
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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
BYU −14, over/under 56.5.
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 BYU 83%, Massachusetts 17%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Massachusetts drives left to right, BYU right to left.
Q1 MassachusettsField goal, 14 plays, 72 yards
Q1 BYUFumble, 1 play, −4 yards
Q1 MassachusettsTouchdown, 8 plays, 31 yards
Q1 BYUTouchdown, 4 plays, 69 yards
Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
Q1 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q2 BYUPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q2 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q2 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 17 yards
Q2 BYUTouchdown, 10 plays, 68 yards
Q2 MassachusettsMissed FG, 8 plays, 54 yards
Q3 BYUPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q3 BYUTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q3 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q3 BYUTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
Q4 BYUTouchdown, 6 plays, 43 yards
Q4 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q4 BYUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q4 MassachusettsTouchdown, 10 plays, 86 yards
Q4 BYUResult not recorded, 9 plays, −41 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Massachusetts 10, BYU 7
Massachusetts Field goal, 14 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 9 yds to the UMass 34
15:00
2nd & 1 at own 34
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 13 yds to the UMass 47 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 47
Marquis Young run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
15:00
2nd & 7 at the 50
Marquis Young run for a loss of 1 yard to the UMass 49
15:00
3rd & 8 at own 49
COMIS, Ross pass complete to PALMER, Sadiq for 18 yards to the BYU33, out-of-bounds (JACOBSON, Tanner;SHELTON, Michael), PENALTY UMASS holding (COLEMAN, Larnel) 10 yards to the UMASS39, NO PLAY.
15:00
3rd & 18 at own 39
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 7 yds to the BYU 46 for a 1ST down BYU Penalty, personal foul (Isaiah Kaufusi) to the BYU 39 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 39
Marquis Young run for 3 yds to the BYU 36
15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 36
Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the BYU 35
15:00
3rd & 6 at opp 35
Ross Comis run for 6 yds to the BYU 29 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 29
Ross Comis pass complete to Sadiq Palmer for 6 yds to the BYU 23
15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 23
Ross Comis run for 12 yds to the BYU 11 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 11
Marquis Young run for 4 yds to the BYU 7
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 7
Ross Comis run for 2 yds to the BYU 5
15:00
3rd & 4 at opp 5
Ross Comis run for 2 yds to the BYU 3
7:57
4th & 2 at opp 3
Cooper Garcia 20 yd FG GOODMassachusetts 3, BYU 0
7:57
1st & 0 at own 35
Cooper Garcia kickoff for 45 yds
7:57
1st & 10 at own 35
Aleva Hifo run for a loss of 5 yards to the BYU 31 Aleva Hifo fumbled, recovered by UMass Jake Byczko
Massachusetts Touchdown, 8 plays
7:52
1st & 10 at opp 31
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Andy Isabella
7:52
2nd & 10 at opp 31
Ross Comis run for 4 yds to the BYU 27
7:52
3rd & 6 at opp 27
Ross Comis pass complete to Marquis Young for 6 yds to the BYU 21 for a 1ST down
7:52
1st & 10 at opp 21
Ross Comis run for 6 yds to the BYU 15
7:52
2nd & 4 at opp 15
Marquis Young run for 3 yds to the BYU 12
7:52
3rd & 1 at opp 12
Marquis Young run for 3 yds to the BYU 9 for a 1ST down
7:52
1st & goal at opp 9
Ross Comis run for 7 yds to the BYU 2
4:12
2nd & goal at opp 2
Marquis Young run for 2 yds for a TD (Cooper Garcia KICK)Massachusetts 10, BYU 0
BYU Touchdown, 4 plays
4:12
1st & 0 at own 35
Cooper Garcia kickoff for 50 yds , Matt Hadley return for 16 yds to the BYU 31
4:12
1st & 10 at own 31
Squally Canada run for 4 yds to the BYU 35
4:12
2nd & 6 at own 35
Zach Wilson run for 36 yds to the UMass 29 for a 1ST down
4:12
1st & 10 at opp 29
Zach Wilson pass complete to Dallin Holker for 25 yds to the UMass 4 for a 1ST down
2:33
1st & goal at opp 4
Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 4 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)Massachusetts 10, BYU 7
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
2:33
1st & 0 at own 35
Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:33
1st & 10 at own 25
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for a loss of 4 yards to the UMass 21
2:33
2nd & 14 at own 21
Ross Comis pass complete to Zak Simon for no gain to the UMass 21
2:33
3rd & 14 at own 21
Ross Comis pass complete to Zak Simon for 1 yd to the UMass 22
2:33
4th & 13 at own 22
George Georgopoulos punt for 41 yds, downed at the BYU 37
BYU Punt, 3 plays
0:39
1st & 10 at own 37
Matt Hadley run for 1 yd to the BYU 38
0:39
2nd & 9 at own 38
Matt Hadley run for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 35
Q2 15:00
3rd & 12 at own 35
Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Hadley for 9 yds to the BYU 44
Q2 15:00
4th & 3 at own 44
Rhett Almond punt for 34 yds, downed at the UMass 22
2nd quarter7 drives, then BYU 14, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
14:10
1st & 10 at own 22
Marquis Young run for 6 yds to the UMass 29 Marquis Young fumbled, forced by Sione Takitaki, recovered by UMass Ray Thomas-Ishman Sr.
14:10
2nd & 3 at own 29
Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the UMass 30
14:10
3rd & 2 at own 30
Ross Comis sacked by Bracken El-Bakri for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 26 Ross Comis fumbled, recovered by UMass Larnel Coleman , return for 0 yards
14:10
4th & 6 at own 26
George Georgopoulos punt for 54 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 20
BYU Punt, 3 plays
12:03
1st & 10 at own 20
Zach Wilson pass incomplete
12:03
2nd & 10 at own 20
Squally Canada run for no gain to the BYU 20
12:03
3rd & 10 at own 20
Zach Wilson run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 19
12:03
4th & 11 at own 19
Rhett Almond punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UMass 43
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
10:39
1st & 10 at own 43
Jordan Fredericks run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
10:39
2nd & 3 at the 50
Ross Comis run for 2 yds to the BYU 48
10:39
3rd & 1 at opp 48
Ross Comis sacked by Corbin Kaufusi for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
10:39
4th & 3 at the 50
Travis Reynolds punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 11
BYU Punt, 3 plays
8:28
1st & 10 at own 11
Squally Canada run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 10
8:28
2nd & 11 at own 10
Zach Wilson pass incomplete to Matt Bushman
8:28
3rd & 11 at own 10
Zach Wilson run for 3 yds to the BYU 13
8:28
4th & 8 at own 13
Rhett Almond punt for 36 yds, downed at the BYU 49
Massachusetts Turnover on downs, 5 plays
7:07
1st & 10 at opp 49
Marquis Young run for 12 yds to the BYU 37 for a 1ST down
7:07
1st & 10 at opp 37
Marquis Young run for 6 yds to the BYU 31
7:07
2nd & 4 at opp 31
Marquis Young run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 32
7:07
3rd & 5 at opp 32
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Marquis Young
5:13
4th & 5 at opp 32
Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 05:13
5:13
4th & 5 at opp 32
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Andy Isabella
BYU Touchdown, 10 plays
5:07
1st & 10 at own 32
Matt Hadley run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 31
5:07
2nd & 11 at own 31
Zach Wilson pass complete to Dylan Collie for 3 yds to the BYU 34
5:07
3rd & 8 at own 34
Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 10 yds to the BYU 44 for a 1ST down
5:07
1st & 10 at own 44
Zach Wilson pass incomplete to Dylan Collie, broken up by Tyler Hayes
5:07
2nd & 10 at own 44
Zach Wilson pass complete to Aleva Hifo for 8 yds to the UMass 48
5:07
3rd & 2 at opp 48
Zach Wilson run for 7 yds to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
5:07
1st & 10 at opp 41
Matt Hadley run for 26 yds to the UMass 15 for a 1ST down
5:07
1st & 10 at opp 15
Matt Hadley pass incomplete to Aleva Hifo, broken up by Brice McAllister
5:07
2nd & 10 at opp 15
Zach Wilson pass incomplete
1:50
3rd & 10 at opp 15
Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 15 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 14, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Missed FG, 8 plays
1:50
1st & 0 at own 35
Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 48 yds , Marquis Young return for 10 yds to the UMass 27
1:50
1st & 10 at own 27
Jordan Fredericks run for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 24
1:50
2nd & 13 at own 24
Jordan Fredericks run for 15 yds to the UMass 39 for a 1ST down
1:50
1st & 10 at own 39
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Sadiq Palmer
1:50
2nd & 10 at own 39
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 6 yds to the UMass 45
1:50
3rd & 4 at own 45
Ross Comis pass complete to Samuel Emilus for 20 yds to the BYU 35 for a 1ST down
1:50
1st & 10 at opp 35
COMIS, Ross pass incomplete to 84, PENALTY BYU offside defense (TALIAULI, Merrill) 5 yards to the BYU30, NO PLAY.
1:50
1st & 5 at opp 30
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Andy Isabella
1:50
2nd & 5 at opp 30
Ross Comis pass complete to Jordan Fredericks for 11 yds to the BYU 19 for a 1ST down
0:05
1st & 10 at opp 19
Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 00:05
0:05
1st & 10 at opp 19
Timeout BYU, clock 00:05
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 19
Cooper Garcia 36 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter8 drives, then BYU 28, Massachusetts 10
BYU Punt, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Cooper Garcia kickoff for 61 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Aleva Hifo run for 2 yds to the BYU 27
15:00
2nd & 8 at own 27
Zach Wilson run for 2 yds to the BYU 29
15:00
3rd & 6 at own 29
Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Hadley for 8 yds to the BYU 37 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 37
Zach Wilson pass incomplete to Dallin Holker
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 37
Zach Wilson pass complete to Micah Simon for 4 yds to the BYU 41
15:00
3rd & 6 at own 41
Zach Wilson pass incomplete to Matt Bushman
15:00
4th & 6 at own 41
Rhett Almond punt for 33 yds, downed at the UMass 26
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
12:22
1st & 10 at own 26
Marquis Young run for a loss of 1 yard to the UMass 25
12:22
2nd & 11 at own 25
Ross Comis pass complete to Marquis Young for 4 yds to the UMass 29
12:22
3rd & 7 at own 29
Ross Comis sacked by Rhett Sandlin for a loss of 5 yards to the UMass 24
12:22
4th & 12 at own 24
George Georgopoulos punt for 51 yds, downed at the BYU 25
BYU Touchdown, 5 plays
10:29
1st & 10 at own 25
Squally Canada run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:29
1st & 10 at the 50
Zach Wilson pass complete to Neil Pau’u for 40 yds to the UMass 10 for a 1ST down
10:29
1st & goal at opp 10
Matt Hadley run for 5 yds to the UMass 5
10:29
2nd & goal at opp 5
Matt Hadley run for 3 yds to the UMass 2
8:08
3rd & goal at opp 2
Matt Hadley run for 2 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 21, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
8:08
1st & 0 at own 35
Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 53 yds , Marquis Young return for no gain to the UMass 12
8:08
1st & 10 at own 12
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Andy Isabella
8:08
2nd & 10 at own 12
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 6 yds to the UMass 18
8:08
3rd & 4 at own 18
Ross Comis pass complete to Jordan Fredericks for no gain to the UMass 18
8:08
4th & 4 at own 18
George Georgopoulos punt for 40 yds , Michael Shelton returns for 2 yds to the BYU 44
BYU Punt, 3 plays
6:45
1st & 10 at own 44
Squally Canada run for 3 yds to the BYU 47
6:45
2nd & 7 at own 47
Zach Wilson pass incomplete to Brayden El-Bakri
6:45
3rd & 7 at own 47
Zach Wilson pass incomplete to Brayden El-Bakri, broken up by Jarell Addo
6:45
4th & 7 at own 47
Rhett Almond punt for 39 yds, downed at the UMass 14
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
5:49
1st & 10 at own 14
Marquis Young run for 3 yds to the UMass 17
5:49
2nd & 7 at own 17
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Andy Isabella, broken up by Isaiah Kaufusi
5:49
3rd & 7 at own 17
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Kyle Horn, broken up by Troy Warner
5:49
4th & 7 at own 17
George Georgopoulos punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 38
BYU Touchdown, 7 plays
5:05
1st & 10 at own 38
Gunner Romney run for 14 yds to the UMass 48 for a 1ST down
5:05
1st & 10 at opp 48
Zach Wilson pass complete to Neil Pau’u for 22 yds to the UMass 26 for a 1ST down
5:05
1st & 10 at opp 26
Matt Hadley run for 14 yds to the UMass 12 for a 1ST down
5:05
1st & 10 at opp 12
Matt Hadley run for 9 yds to the UMass 3
5:05
2nd & 1 at opp 3
Aleva Hifo run for 2 yds to the UMass 1 for a 1ST down
5:05
1st & goal at opp 1
Zach Wilson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 3
2:03
2nd & goal at opp 3
Aleva Hifo run for 3 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 28, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Punt, 5 plays
2:03
1st & 0 at own 35
Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 53 yds
2:03
1st & 10 at own 25
Marquis Young run for no gain to the UMass 25
2:03
2nd & 10 at own 25
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 12 yds to the UMass 37 for a 1ST down
2:03
1st & 10 at own 37
Marquis Young run for no gain to the UMass 37
2:03
2nd & 10 at own 37
Ross Comis pass complete to Marquis Young for 6 yds to the UMass 43
2:03
3rd & 4 at own 43
Ross Comis pass incomplete
2:03
4th & 4 at own 43
George Georgopoulos punt for no gain, punt out-of-bounds at the UMass 43 , Rhett Sandlin returns for no gain to the UMass 43
4th quarter5 drives, then BYU 35, Massachusetts 16
BYU Touchdown, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 43
Zach Wilson run for 8 yds to the UMass 35
15:00
2nd & 2 at opp 35
Matt Hadley run for 4 yds to the UMass 31 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 31
Matt Hadley run for 9 yds to the UMass 22
15:00
2nd & 1 at opp 22
Zach Wilson pass complete to Lopini Katoa for 5 yds to the UMass 17 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 17
Zach Wilson pass complete to Micah Simon for 7 yds to the UMass 10
12:47
2nd & 3 at opp 10
Aleva Hifo run for 10 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 35, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
12:47
1st & 0 at own 35
Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 58 yds , Sadiq Palmer return for 10 yds to the UMass 17
12:47
1st & 10 at own 17
Ross Comis sacked by Rhett Sandlin for a loss of 6 yards to the UMass 11
12:47
2nd & 16 at own 11
Jordan Fredericks run for 3 yds to the UMass 14
12:47
3rd & 13 at own 14
Ross Comis pass complete to Kyle Horn for 5 yds to the UMass 19
12:47
4th & 8 at own 19
Travis Reynolds punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the 50 yard line
BYU Punt, 3 plays
10:49
1st & 10 at the 50
Zach Wilson run for no gain to the 50 yard line
10:49
2nd & 10 at the 50
Zach Wilson pass complete to Dax Milne for 7 yds to the UMass 43
10:49
3rd & 3 at opp 43
Lopini Katoa run for no gain to the UMass 43
10:49
4th & 3 at opp 43
Rhett Almond punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Andy Isabella at the UMass 14
Massachusetts Touchdown, 10 plays
9:02
1st & 10 at own 14
Marquis Young run for 4 yds to the UMass 18
9:02
2nd & 6 at own 18
Ross Comis pass incomplete to Andy Isabella
9:02
3rd & 6 at own 18
Ross Comis pass complete to Brennon Dingle for 11 yds to the UMass 29 for a 1ST down
9:02
1st & 10 at own 29
Marquis Young run for 2 yds to the UMass 31
9:02
2nd & 8 at own 31
Ross Comis pass complete to Zak Simon for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:02
1st & 10 at the 50
Ross Comis pass complete to Brennon Dingle for 9 yds to the BYU 41
9:02
2nd & 1 at opp 41
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 7 yds to the BYU 34 for a 1ST down
9:02
1st & 10 at opp 34
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 6 yds to the BYU 28
9:02
2nd & 4 at opp 28
Ross Comis pass complete to Andy Isabella for 23 yds to the BYU 5 for a 1ST down
5:16
1st & goal at opp 5
Ross Comis run for 5 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)BYU 35, Massachusetts 16
BYU Result not recorded, 9 plays
5:16
1st & 0 at own 35
Cooper Garcia kickoff for 61 yds
5:16
1st & 10 at own 35
Jaren Hall run for 2 yds to the BYU 37
5:16
2nd & 8 at own 37
Jaren Hall run for 2 yds to the BYU 39
4:20
3rd & 6 at own 39
Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 04:20
4:20
3rd & 6 at own 39
Dax Milne run for 8 yds to the BYU 47 for a 1ST down
4:20
1st & 10 at own 47
Riley Burt run for 9 yds to the UMass 44
4:20
2nd & 1 at opp 44
Jaren Hall run for 2 yds to the UMass 42 for a 1ST down
4:20
1st & 10 at opp 42
Riley Burt run for 2 yds to the UMass 40
4:20
2nd & 8 at opp 40
Riley Burt run for 20 yds to the UMass 20 for a 1ST down
4:20
1st & 10 at opp 20
Team run for a loss of 1 yard to the UMass 21
4:20
2nd & 11 at opp 21
Team run for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 24
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.
PassingZach Wilson14 of 22, 167 yards, 2 TDBYU
ReceivingAndy Isabella10 catches, 85 yardsMassachusetts
DefenseSione Takitaki14 tackles, 2 for lossBYU
BYU
Massachusetts