BYU at San Jose State

On the road again

BYU returned to the road for the first time in 6 weeks to escape the snow in Provo and visit the Spartans of San Jose State.

Mitch starts things off

BYU got on the board with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Mathews from Mangum with 10:07 left in the first quarter to take the 7-3 lead after a 10-play, 75-yard drive. Mathews also had a 19-yard reception in the drive to set up the scoring play.

Defensive stands

After holding San Jose State to a field goal on their opening drive, the BYU Defense held scoreless for the rest of the half by stopping 3 consecutive drives. 

Algie for the score

The second series for BYU’s offense resulted in its second touchdown of the game. A couple of key receptions by Blackmon, one for 5 yards and the other for 16 yards, set up Algernon Brown to rush 5 yards for a score to extend the lead to 14-3 with 10:12 remaining in the second quarter.

Forcing the turnover

When San Jose attempted to convert on fourth down inside of BYU territory, the ball was fumbled and recovered by Warner.

Intermission

Tanner Mangum threw a pick-six at the end of the half and BYU went into the locker room with the 14-10 lead over the upset minded Spartans. The huge BYU crowd dwarfed the fans from San Jose State fans, giving the Cougs a huge advantage.

Stalemate

The 3rd Quarter was dominated by the defense on both sides and the Cardiac Cougs once again entered the 4th Quarter ready for another big finish.

4th quarter heroics

To start the fourth quarter, Mangum found Nick Kurtz for a 16-yard gain. A huge catch by Blackmon for 24 yards set up Trevor Samson for the 31-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-10 with 11:21 left in the game.

Last chance

San Jose State took possession of the ball on their 15-yard line with 5 minutes left in the game in a final attempt to tie the score. They ended up driving the length of the field to score a touchdown with 45 second left on the clock.

Rolling the dice

San Jose State makes the gutsy call to use their momentum and go for the win with a two-point conversion. BYU’s Michael Wadsworth makes the play of the game as he broke across the field to deflect a pass intended for Billy Freeman, preserving the win for the Cougars.

BYU WINS 17-16

Tanner Mangum tied the Freshman TD record and threw for 293 yards in the win. Devon Blackmon led all receivers with 6 catches for 102 yard. The BYU Defense held Tyler Ervin, the number 3 rusher in the nation, to 80 yards on 23 carries. The Cougars hit the road again next week to face Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, Nov. 14.