Western Michigan vs. BYU

Friday, December 21, 2018, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

BYU beat Western Michigan 49–⁠18. It was their sixth meeting; BYU leads the series 4–⁠2.

Neutral siteWestern Michigan7–⁠6 in 2018
18
Neutral siteBYU7–⁠6 in 2018
49

Final at Albertsons Stadium, BoiseTV: ESPNAttendance 18,711Payout $950,000 (Wikipedia)

MVP Zach Wilson (QB, BYU)Wikipedia

At kickoff
41°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Fd Airport (KBOI), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeremy Parker; umpire S. Jackson; head linesman Mike Boles; line judge Ralph Green; side judge Bryan Murphy; field judge Brandon Harris; back judge Lance Bobbitt; center judge Mike BlockGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Michigan0100818
BYU70281449

Standouts

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

Photos from the game

  • Brigham Young University Cougars 49, Western Michigan University Broncos 18, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
    Brigham Young University Cougars 49, Western Michigan University Broncos 18, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, IdahoPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Brigham Young University Cougars 49, Western Michigan University Broncos 18, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
    Brigham Young University Cougars 49, Western Michigan University Broncos 18, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, IdahoPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Western Michigan vs. BYU, 2018
    Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Brigham Young University Cougars 49, Western Michigan University Broncos 18, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
    Brigham Young University Cougars 49, Western Michigan University Broncos 18, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, IdahoPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.

Player stats

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaleb Eleby20/3617501
Alex Mussat0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jamauri Bogan1362133
LeVante Bellamy155609
Chase Brown41505
Kaleb Eleby7517
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D’Wayne Eskridge261054
LeVante Bellamy645014
Keishawn Watson534013
Chase Brown31306
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justin Tranquill8000
Corvin Moment51.50.50
Ali Fayad51.50.50
Stefan Claiborne4000
Eric Assoua2110
Tanner Motz20.50.50
Kailien Guillory10.50.50

BYU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Wilson18/1831740
Tanner Mangum1/14100
Troy Warner1/11500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Riley Burt13110137
Zach Wilson1023011
Brayden El-Bakri4612
Aleva Hifo1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dylan Collie6124241
Aleva Hifo285170
Neil Pau’u257048
Matt Bushman452019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Sione Takitaki19110
Sawyer Powell5000
Adam Pulsipher5000
Trajan Pili4000
Lorenzo Fauatea21.51.50
Khyiris Tonga21.50.50
Austin Lee0001

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

Team stats

Western MichiganBYU
313Total yards490
175Passing yards358
138Rushing yards132
4.7Yards per pass18.8
3.5Yards per rush4.0
16First downs22
8–⁠21Third downs3–⁠6
2–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
5–⁠37Penalties6–⁠55
35:21Possession24:39
3Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Western MichiganBYU
36%Success rate58%
−0.10EPA per play0.50
1.08Explosiveness1.62
0.08Rushing EPA−0.09
−0.28Passing EPA1.31
18%Passing-down success43%
−0.18First-down EPA0.22
−0.47Second-down EPA1.20
0.40Third-down EPA1.36
12%Havoc by its defense12%

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 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

BYU −10, over/under 52.

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 76%, Western Michigan 24%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

BYU end zoneWestern Michigan end zoneQ1 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ1 BYUPunt, 4 playsQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 BYUTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 Western MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ2 BYUTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 6 playsQ2 BYUFumble, 7 playsQ2 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 BYUPunt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganField goal, 11 playsQ2 BYUEnd of half, 1 playQ3 BYUTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganPunt, 6 playsQ3 BYUTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Western MichiganFumble, 3 playsQ3 BYUTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Western MichiganInterception, 2 playsQ3 BYUTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 BYUTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 BYUTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 BYUEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. BYU drives left to right, Western Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 61 yards
  2. Q1 BYUPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 BYUTouchdown, 2 plays, 27 yards
  5. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  6. Q2 BYUTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 33 yards
  7. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  8. Q2 BYUFumble, 7 plays, 47 yards
  9. Q2 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 40 yards
  10. Q2 BYUPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  11. Q2 Western MichiganField goal, 11 plays, 51 yards
  12. Q2 BYUEnd of half, 1 play, 2 yards
  13. Q3 BYUTouchdown, 3 plays, 69 yards
  14. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
  15. Q3 BYUTouchdown, 4 plays, 74 yards
  16. Q3 Western MichiganFumble, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q3 BYUTouchdown, 2 plays, 63 yards
  18. Q3 Western MichiganInterception, 2 plays, 8 yards
  19. Q3 BYUTouchdown, 3 plays, 32 yards
  20. Q3 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 34 yards
  21. Q4 BYUTouchdown, 4 plays, 54 yards
  22. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 BYUTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  24. Q4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  25. Q4 BYUEnd of game, 4 plays, 21 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then BYU 7, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 55 yds , Patrick Lupro return for 8 yds to the WMich 18 Patrick Lupro fumbled, recovered by WMich
14:451st & 10 at own 18LeVante Bellamy run for 4 yds to the WMich 22
14:102nd & 6 at own 22LeVante Bellamy run for 3 yds to the WMich 25
13:303rd & 4 at own 25Kaleb Eleby run for 5 yds to the WMich 30 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at own 30LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the WMich 32
12:302nd & 8 at own 32Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the WMich 37
12:003rd & 3 at own 37Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at the 50Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 11 yds to the BYU 39 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at opp 39Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 1 yd to the BYU 38
10:002nd & 9 at opp 38Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the BYU 33
9:253rd & 4 at opp 33Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Chase Brown for 4 yds to the BYU 29 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at opp 29Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
8:402nd & 10 at opp 29Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the BYU 24
8:103rd & 5 at opp 24LeVante Bellamy run for 3 yds to the BYU 21
7:244th & 2 at opp 21Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd to the BYU 20
BYU Punt, 4 plays
7:151st & 10 at own 20Zach Wilson pass complete to Aleva Hifo for 15 yds to the BYU 35 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 35Aleva Hifo run for 5 yds to the BYU 40
6:302nd & 5 at own 40Zach Wilson sacked by Corvin Moment and Ali Fayad for a loss of 11 yards to the BYU 29
6:003rd & 16 at own 29Zach Wilson run for 10 yds to the BYU 39
5:274th & 6 at own 39Danny Jones punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the WMich 14
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 14Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 3 yds to the WMich 17
4:402nd & 7 at own 17LeVante Bellamy run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 16
4:003rd & 8 at own 16Kaleb Eleby run for 7 yds to the WMich 23
3:084th & 1 at own 23WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the WMich 18
3:014th & 6 at own 18Nick Mihalic punt for 9 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 27
BYU Touchdown, 2 plays
2:551st & 10 at opp 27Brayden El-Bakri run for 1 yd to the WMich 26
2:202nd & 9 at opp 26Zach Wilson pass complete to Dylan Collie for 26 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 7, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Punt, 5 plays
2:202nd & 9 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:101st & 10 at own 25Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the WMich 30
1:352nd & 5 at own 30Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at own 35Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd to the WMich 36
0:152nd & 9 at own 36LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the WMich 41
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 41Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
Q2 14:464th & 4 at own 41Nick Mihalic punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 22
2nd quarter7 drives, then Western Michigan 10, BYU 7
BYU Turnover on downs, 8 plays
14:351st & 10 at own 22Zach Wilson pass complete to Dylan Collie for 12 yds to the BYU 34 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at own 34Riley Burt run for 1 yd to the BYU 35
13:502nd & 9 at own 35Riley Burt run for 3 yds to the BYU 38
13:153rd & 6 at own 38Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Bushman for 8 yds to the BYU 46 for a 1ST down
12:451st & 10 at own 46Hifo, Aleva rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU44, PENALTY BYU holding (Christensen, Brady) 10 yards to the BYU36, NO PLAY.
12:071st & 20 at own 36Zach Wilson run for 6 yds to the BYU 42
11:302nd & 14 at own 42Zach Wilson run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
11:003rd & 6 at the 50Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 5 yds to the WMich 45
10:264th & 1 at opp 45Zach Wilson run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 47
Western Michigan Punt, 6 plays
10:201st & 10 at own 47Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Tyron Arnett for 5 yds to the BYU 48
9:452nd & 5 at opp 48Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 4 yds to the BYU 44
9:003rd & 1 at opp 44LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the BYU 42 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 42Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
8:302nd & 10 at opp 42Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jamauri Bogan for 3 yds to the BYU 39
7:543rd & 7 at opp 39Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Giovanni Ricci
7:484th & 7 at opp 39Nick Mihalic punt for 24 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 15
BYU Fumble, 7 plays
7:401st & 10 at own 15Brayden El-Bakri run for 2 yds to the BYU 17
7:202nd & 8 at own 17Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Bushman for 19 yds to the BYU 36 for a 1ST down
6:451st & 10 at own 36Zach Wilson pass complete to Tyler Allgeier for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 33
6:152nd & 13 at own 33Tyler Allgeier run for 6 yds to the BYU 39
5:403rd & 7 at own 39Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 13 yds to the WMich 48 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 48Zach Wilson run for 10 yds to the WMich 38 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 38Tyler Allgeier run for a loss of 7 yards to the WMich 45, Tyler Allgeier fumbled, forced by Corvin Moment, recovered by WMich Stefan Claiborne at the BYU 40
Western Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
4:451st & 10 at opp 40LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the BYU 38
4:152nd & 8 at opp 38Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the BYU 33
3:403rd & 3 at opp 33Jamauri Bogan run for no gain to the BYU 33
3:194th & 3 at opp 33Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 03:19
3:074th & 3 at opp 33Jamauri Bogan run for 33 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Tied at 7
BYU Punt, 3 plays
3:074th & 3 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 55 yds
3:071st & 10 at own 35BYU Penalty, False Start (Austin Hoyt) to the BYU 30
3:001st & 15 at own 30Riley Burt run for 3 yds to the BYU 33
2:352nd & 12 at own 33Zach Wilson run for 6 yds to the BYU 39
1:493rd & 6 at own 39Zach Wilson sacked by Eric Assoua for a loss of 8 yards to the BYU 31
1:454th & 14 at own 31Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 01:45
1:384th & 14 at own 31Rhett Almond punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 29
Western Michigan Field goal, 11 plays
1:371st & 10 at own 29Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 10 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at own 39Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 7 yds to the WMich 46
1:212nd & 3 at own 46Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
1:143rd & 3 at own 46Kaleb Eleby run for 6 yds to the BYU 48 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at opp 48Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Chase Brown for 3 yds to the BYU 45
1:072nd & 7 at opp 45Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 01:07
0:592nd & 7 at opp 45Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 14 yds to the BYU 31 for a 1ST down
0:511st & 10 at opp 31Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 11 yds to the BYU 20 for a 1ST down
0:441st & 10 at opp 20Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall
0:392nd & 10 at opp 20Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
0:293rd & 10 at opp 20Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
0:244th & 10 at opp 20Gavin Peddie 37 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 10, BYU 7
BYU End of half, 1 play
0:244th & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds , Tanner Jacobson return for 23 yds to the BYU 23
0:151st & 10 at own 23Brayden El-Bakri run for 2 yds to the BYU 25
3rd quarter8 drives, then BYU 35, Western Michigan 10
BYU Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 56 yds , Tanner Jacobson return for 22 yds to the BYU 31
14:451st & 10 at own 31Zach Wilson pass complete to Neil Pau’u for 48 yds to the WMich 21 for a 1ST down
14:251st & 10 at opp 21Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Bushman for 9 yds to the WMich 12
13:352nd & 1 at opp 12BYU Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 17
13:202nd & 6 at opp 17WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive Holding (Drake Spears) to the WMich 8 for a 1ST down
13:141st & goal at opp 8Zach Wilson pass complete to Dylan Collie for 8 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 14, Western Michigan 10
Western Michigan Punt, 6 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds , Chase Brown return for 19 yds to the WMich 19
13:141st & 10 at own 19WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Odell Miller) to the WMich 10
13:001st & 10 at own 10LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the WMich 15
12:302nd & 5 at own 15LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the WMich 17
12:003rd & 3 at own 17Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 2 yds to the WMich 19
10:594th & 1 at own 19Mihalic, Nick punt 30 yards to the WESTMICH49, fair catch by Shelton, Michael, PENALTY BYU roughing the kicker (Tooley, Max) 15 yards to the WESTMICH34, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WESTMICH.
10:451st & 10 at own 34Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the WMich 37
10:152nd & 7 at own 37Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Chase Brown for 6 yds to the WMich 43
9:403rd & 1 at own 43Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 41
8:564th & 3 at own 41Nick Mihalic punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Michael Shelton at the BYU 26
BYU Touchdown, 4 plays
8:501st & 10 at own 26Zach Wilson run for 11 yds to the BYU 37 for a 1ST down
8:251st & 10 at own 37Zach Wilson pass complete to Dylan Collie for 6 yds to the BYU 43
7:452nd & 4 at own 43Zach Wilson pass complete to Dallin Holker for 20 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at opp 37Riley Burt run for 37 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 21, Western Michigan 10
Western Michigan Fumble, 3 plays
7:291st & 10 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 63 yds , Chase Brown return for 21 yds to the WMich 23
7:191st & 10 at own 23Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
7:102nd & 10 at own 23Kaleb Eleby sacked by Sione Takitaki for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 20
6:453rd & 13 at own 20Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 3 yds to the WMich 23
5:494th & 10 at own 23Nick Mihalic punt for 46 yds , Michael Shelton returns for 6 yds to the BYU 37 Michael Shelton fumbled, recovered by BYU
BYU Touchdown, 2 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 37Zach Wilson sacked by Tanner Motz and Kailien Guillory for a loss of 7 yards to the BYU 30
5:042nd & 17 at own 30Zach Wilson pass complete to Aleva Hifo for 70 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 28, Western Michigan 10
Western Michigan Interception, 2 plays
5:042nd & 17 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:551st & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for 8 yds to the WMich 33
4:062nd & 2 at own 33Kaleb Eleby pass intercepted Austin Lee return for 26 yds to the WMich 32
BYU Touchdown, 3 plays
3:451st & 10 at opp 23Zach Wilson pass complete to Neil Pau’u for 9 yds to the WMich 23 for a 1ST down WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Roughing Passer (Ali Fayad) to the WMich 11 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at opp 11Riley Burt run for 8 yds to the WMich 3
3:002nd & 2 at opp 3Wilson, Zach pass incomplete, PENALTY WESTMICH holding 2 yards to the WESTMICH1, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN BYU.
2:471st & goal at opp 1Dayan Ghanwoloku run for 1 yd for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 35, Western Michigan 10
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 11 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 60 yds , Chase Brown return for 15 yds to the WMich 20
2:451st & 10 at own 20Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
2:002nd & 10 at own 20Kaleb Eleby pass complete to LeVante Bellamy for 7 yds to the WMich 27
1:403rd & 3 at own 27Kaleb Eleby sacked by Khyiris Tonga and Lorenzo Fauatea for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 23
1:044th & 7 at own 23Mihalic, Nick punt 43 yards to the BYU34, downed, PENALTY BYU roughing the kicker (Folau, Christian) 15 yards to the WESTMICH38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WESTMICH.
1:011st & 10 at own 38Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
0:552nd & 10 at own 38Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jamauri Bogan for 7 yds to the WMich 45
0:303rd & 3 at own 45Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
0:104th & 3 at own 45Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 7 yds to the BYU 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall
Q4 14:352nd & 10 at opp 48Kaleb Eleby sacked by Lorenzo Fauatea for a loss of 7 yards to the WMich 45
Q4 14:003rd & 17 at own 45LeVante Bellamy run for 9 yds to the BYU 46
Q4 13:254th & 8 at opp 46Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
4th quarter5 drives, then BYU 49, Western Michigan 18
BYU Touchdown, 4 plays
13:051st & 10 at own 46Zach Wilson pass complete to Matt Bushman for 16 yds to the WMich 38 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 38Zach Wilson pass complete to Dylan Collie for 31 yds to the WMich 7 for a 1ST down
12:201st & goal at opp 7Riley Burt run for 2 yds to the WMich 5
11:382nd & goal at opp 5Zach Wilson pass complete to Dax Milne for 5 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 42, Western Michigan 10
Western Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
11:382nd & 8 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 40 yds fair catch by Chase Brown at the WMich 25
11:251st & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for 8 yds to the WMich 33
11:002nd & 2 at own 33LeVante Bellamy run for 1 yd to the WMich 34
10:353rd & 1 at own 34Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at own 37Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson
9:352nd & 10 at own 37LeVante Bellamy run for 3 yds to the WMich 40
9:003rd & 7 at own 40Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 54 yds to the BYU 6 for a 1ST down
8:251st & goal at opp 6Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the BYU 1
8:002nd & goal at opp 1Chase Brown run for no gain to the BYU 1
7:403rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout BYU, clock 07:40
7:373rd & goal at opp 1Kaleb Eleby run for 1 yd for a TD (Kaleb Eleby pass to Jayden Reed for Two-Point Conversion)BYU 42, Western Michigan 18
BYU Touchdown, 7 plays
7:373rd & 5 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:301st & 10 at own 25Riley Burt run for 8 yds to the BYU 33
7:152nd & 2 at own 33Riley Burt run for 4 yds to the BYU 37 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at own 37Tyler Allgeier run for 5 yds to the BYU 42
6:002nd & 5 at own 42Riley Burt run for 6 yds to the BYU 48 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at own 48Riley Burt run for 10 yds to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at opp 42Tanner Mangum pass complete to Dylan Collie for 41 yds to the WMich 1 for a 1ST down
4:071st & goal at opp 1Brayden El-Bakri run for 1 yd for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK)BYU 49, Western Michigan 18
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 35Andrew Mikkelsen kickoff for 53 yds , Chase Brown return for 25 yds to the WMich 37
4:001st & 10 at own 37Jamauri Bogan run for 5 yds to the WMich 42
3:152nd & 5 at own 42Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 40
2:373rd & 7 at own 40Alex Mussat pass incomplete to Luke Sanders, broken up by Jaylon Vickers
2:264th & 7 at own 40Nick Mihalic punt for 43 yds , Michael Shelton returns for 15 yds to the BYU 32
BYU End of game, 4 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 32Riley Burt run for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 29
1:352nd & 13 at own 29Riley Burt run for 4 yds to the BYU 33
0:573rd & 9 at own 33BYU Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the BYU 28
0:503rd & 14 at own 28Riley Burt run for 27 yds to the WMich 45 for a 1ST down
0:151st & 10 at opp 45TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 47

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.

BYU leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings.

Recent meetings
2018BYU 49, Western Michigan 18Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
1970Western Michigan 35, BYU 17
1968BYU 17, Western Michigan 7
1967BYU 44, Western Michigan 19
1964BYU 43, Western Michigan 8
1962Western Michigan 28, BYU 20

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