UNLV vs. BYU: How They Scored

55 7

UNLV 0 0 0 7 — 7

BYU 14 24 14 3 — 55

FIRST QUARTER

BYU 7, UNLV 0, 7:53 — Joshua Quezada 13 run (Mitch Payne kick). Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:20. Key plays: The Cougars convert three third downs.

BYU 14, UNLV 0, 2:31 — Bryan Kariya 2 run (Payne kick). Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:19. Key play: BYU receives a questionable late-hit call on UNLV cornerback Mike Grant, taking the ball to the Rebels’ 14-yard line.

SECOND QUARTER

BYU 21, UNLV 0, 12:40 — J.J. Di Luigi 1 run (Payne kick). Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:43. Key play: Kariya converts a third-and-3 with a 5-yard run to the Rebels’ 21.

BYU 28, UNLV 0, 9:27 — Cody Hoffman 37 pass from Jake Heaps (Payne kick). Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:26. Key play: Hoffman beats UNLV cornerback Will Chandler to make a diving catch in the end zone.

BYU 35, UNLV 0, 3:01 — Quezada 13 run (Payne kick). Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:43. Key play: Heaps completes a 36-yard pass to wide receiver McKay Jacobson to UNLV’s 13.

BYU 38, UNLV 0, 0:00 — FG Payne 47. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:36. Key play: BYU linebacker Jameson Frazier intercepts UNLV quarterback Caleb Herring, giving the Cougars the ball at their 47.

THIRD QUARTER

BYU 45, UNLV 0, 9:51 — Luke Ashworth 42 pass from Heaps (Payne kick). Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 9:51. Key play: A fair-catch interference penalty on UNLV gives the Cougars possession at the Rebels’ 47.

BYU 52, UNLV 0, 1:26 — Quezada 4 run (Payne kick). Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:18. Key play: Kariya rushes 13 yards to UNLV’s 4.

FOURTH QUARTER

BYU 55, UNLV 0, 8:00 — FG Payne 25. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 6:49. Key plays: The Cougars convert two third downs.

BYU 55, UNLV 7, 0:41 — Marcus Sullivan 24 pass from Herring (Nolan Kohorst kick). Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:35. Key play: Herring converts a fourth-and-2 with a 2-yard sneak to the Cougars’ 24.

Attendance — 61,283

TEAM STATISTICS

UNLV BYU

First downs 11 29

Rushes-yards 28-22 51-216

Passing 122 300

Comp-Att-Int 11-29-2 20-32-0

Return Yards 0 49

Punts-Avg. 10-35.7 3-36.3

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 6-70 4-30

Time of Possession 24:32 35:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–UNLV, Cornett 13-47, Clayton 3-2, Purvis 1-(minus 1), Trotter 2-(minus 3), Mi.Johnson 1-(minus 6), Herring 8-(minus 17). BYU, Di Luigi 19-80, Quezada 13-65, Kariya 11-46, Foote 2-15, Folsom 5-11, Team 1-(minus 1).

PASSING–UNLV, Herring 8-21-1-109, Clayton 3-8-1-13. BYU, Heaps 19-31-0-294, Lark 1-1-0-6.

RECEIVING–UNLV, Cornett 3-26, Mi.Johnson 2-19, Sullivan 1-24, Davis 1-20, Mays 1-16, Payne 1-16, Vidal 1-6, Trotter 1-(minus 5). BYU, Ashworth 5-83, Jacobson 4-70, Di Luigi 4-44, Hoffman 2-57, Kariya 1-14, Hafoka 1-11, Mathews 1-9, Mahina 1-6, B.Peterson 1-6.