American college football season
The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship outright with an 11–2 record (8–0 in the MWC), their first unbeaten conference play since 2001. This was also BYU's third season with at least a share of the MWC title (co-champions with CSU and Utah in 1999 , and sole champions in 2001 ). The Cougars play their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium , named after its legendary coach, LaVell Edwards .
Among the returning starters were quarterback John Beck , running back Curtis Brown, linebacker Cameron Jenson and tight end Jonny Harline .
The Cougars started the season unranked in either the Coaches Poll or the AP Poll , and would not enter the polls until they had won their eighth game. They steadily rose in the rankings mainly on the strength of an offense that finished the regular season 5th in the nation in scoring and 4th in passing yards of 323.5 per game. The key to their offense was quarterback John Beck , who was one of the nation's top quarterbacks, running back Curtis Brown, and tight end Jonny Harline . They averaged a 465.5 yards and 36.8 points per game.
The Cougars played five bowl-bound teams during the season—Boston College , their second opponent from one of the six BCS conferences; Tulsa ; TCU ; the New Mexico ; and their conference rivals, the Utah Utes . Notably, BYU defeated TCU (then ranked #15) by 31-17 putting an end to the Horned Frogs' 13-game winning streak.
Postseason awards and citations [ edit ] John Beck
MWC Offensive Player of the Week for seven weeks Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year (unanimous) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist Heisman candidate Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous) Second Team All-America, The Sporting News Honorable Mention All-America, CBSSportsline.com, Pro Football Weekly, College Football News Jonny Harline
Mackey Award semifinalist First Team All-America, The Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, CBSSportsline.com, SI.com Third Team All-America, Associated Press Jake Kuresa
Second Team All-America, College Football News Honorable Mention All-America, The Sporting News First Team All-Mountain West Conference Bronco Mendenhall
AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year Curtis Brown
First Team All-Mountain West Conference Sete Aulai
Second Team All-Mountain West Conference Cameron Jensen
First Team All-Mountain West Conference (unanimous) Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week Quinn Gooch
Second Team All-Mountain West Conference Bryan Kehl
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference Jared McLaughlin
Second Team All-Mountain West Conference Nate Meikle
Second Team All-Mountain West Conference Academic All-District National Scholar-Athlete Candidate Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:15 p.m. at Arizona * TBS L 13–1658,450 September 9 2:00 p.m. Tulsa * mtn W 49–2456,627 September 16 10:00 a.m. at No. 23 Boston College * ESPN2 L 23–30 2OT 40,233 September 23 1:00 p.m. Utah State * mtn W 38–058,659 September 28 4:00 p.m. at No. 17 TCU Versus W 31–1732,190 October 7 11:00 a.m. San Diego State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn W 47–1760,804 October 21 2:30 p.m. UNLV LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn W 52–763,341 October 28 12:00 p.m. at Air Force Versus W 33–1435,521 November 4 4:30 p.m. at Colorado State mtn W 24–321,117 November 9 6:00 p.m. Wyoming No. 25 LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT CSTV W 55–759,901 November 18 2:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 23 LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn W 42–1763,814 November 25 1:30 p.m. at Utah No. 21 CSTV/mtn W 33–3145,330 December 21 6:00 p.m. vs. Oregon * No. 19 ESPN2 W 38–844,615 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV — — — — — RV RV RV RV 25 23 21 20 19 16 Coaches Poll RV — — — — RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 21 20 15 Harris Not released — RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 19 19 Not released BCS Not released — — — — 25 23 21 20 Not released
(as of September 2006) Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Wide receivers
2 Bryce Mahuika - Sophomore 3 Michael Reed† - Sophomore 5 Brett Cooper - Senior 9 Nathan Meikle † - Senior 10 Matt Allen† - Junior 19 Zac Erekson - Sophomore 80 McKay Jacobson - Freshman 82 Ryan Neeley - Junior 83 Saia Hafoka - Sophomore 85 Zac Collie - Senior 86 Daniel Tervort - Freshman 87 Matt Smith - Senior Offensive guards
62 Braden Hansen - Freshman 74 Travis Bright† - Sophomore 76 Ray Feinga† - Sophomore Offensive tackles
65 Dallas Reynolds† - Sophomore 66 Garrett Reden - Freshman 68 David Oswald - Sophomore 73 Jake Kuresa† - Senior Centers
60 Ryan Freeman - Freshman 67 Sete Aulai† - Junior Offensive linemen
53 Tom Sorensen - Sophomore 55 Jeff Rhea - Junior 59 Eddie Keele - Senior 61 Jackson Smith - Freshman 69 John Barrett - Freshman 71 Rick Wolfley - Freshman 72 Nick Longshore - Senior 75 Walter Kahaialii -Freshman 77 Jason Speredon - Freshman 79 Erik Freeman - Junior 58 Jayson Clark - Senior Tight ends
13 Jonny Harline† - Senior 20 Daniel Coats - Senior 37 Vic So'oto - Sophomore 84 Jeff Allen - Freshman 88 Andrew George - Freshman 89 Brock Hansen - Freshman Fullbacks
11 Manase Tonga† - Sophomore 27 Joe Semanoff - Junior Quarterbacks
4 James Lark - Freshman 7 Jason Beck - Senior 11 Sam Doman - Freshman 12 John Beck † - Senior 16 Jacob Bower - Freshman 24 Kurt McEuen - Freshman Running backs
1 Fui Vakapuna - Sophomore 6 Curtis Brown † - Senior 22 Ray Hudson - Sophomore 31 Isaac Taylor - Sophomore 32 Mike Hague - Freshman 45 Harvey Unga - Freshman Defensive line
54 Kyle Luekenga - Sophomore 57 Dan Alleto - Freshman 75 Jordan Richardson - Freshman 77 Ian Dulan - Freshman 90 Mosese Foketi - Junior 92 Brett Denney - Freshman 93 Sean Sullivan - Junior 94 Tommy Nelson - Freshman 95 Temana Paongo - Freshman 96 Kalama Kaluhiokalani - Freshman 97 Garrett Eskelsen - Freshman Defensive ends
70 Hala Paongo† - Senior 84 Jan Jorgensen† - Freshman 91 Judd Anderton - Junior 99 Matangi Tonga - Freshman Defensive tackles
51 Russell Tialavea† - Freshman 98 Romney Fuga - Freshman Defensive backs
4 Brandon Howard - Freshman 6 Jordan Stephan - Freshman 10 Jeff Sorensen - Freshman 14 Tyler Kozlowski - Freshman 16 Kellen Fowler - Junior 18 Aaron Attig - Freshman 19 Brandon Bradley - Freshman 20 Michael Moore - Freshman 22 Carter Mees - Freshman 24 Nate Hutchinson - Freshman 26 Aaron Gordon - Senior 29 Kelly Bills - Sophomore 30 Robbie Buckner - Freshman 31 Chris Warner - Sophomore 32 Scott Johnson - Sophomore 39 Cole Miyahira - Senior Linebackers
35 Cameron Jensen† - Senior 36 Markell Staffieri - Junior 41 Bryan Kehl† - Junior 42 Gary Lovely - Senior 43 David Nixon - Sophomore 44 Dan Van Sweden - Freshman 45 Rex Doman - Junior 45 Zed Mendenhall - Freshman 46 Kelly Poppinga - Junior 47 Terrance Hooks - Freshman 48 Andrew Stacey - Senior 49 Shawn Doman - Freshman 50 Chris Bolden - Junior 52 Aaron Wagner - Senior 53 Austin Nielsen - Freshman 55 Skyler Stephens - Sophomore 56 Dan Bates - Senior 58 Jeff Bell - Freshman 63 Connell Hess - Freshman Cornerbacks
15 Justin Robinson† - Senior 21 Ben Criddle† - Junior 33 Andre Saulsberry - Junior 34 Kayle Buchanan† - Junior Safeties
25 Quinn Gooch† - Junior 23 David Tafuna - Junior 28 Dustin Gabriel† - Junior Punters
29 Derek McLaughlin† - Senior 30 Jared McLaughlin - Senior Kickers
30 Jared McLaughlin† - Senior 29 Derek McLaughlin - Senior 38 Spencer Covert- Freshman † Starter at position * Injured
1 2 3 4 Total BYU 7 0 3 3 13 • Arizona 3 3 7 3 16
Scoring summary 1 11:52 UA Nick Folk 30-yard field goalUA 3-0 1 2:06 BYU Daniel Coats 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-3 2 12:53 UA Nick Folk 22-yard field goal BYU 7-6 3 10:08 BYU Jared McLaughlin 20-yard field goal BYU 10-6 3 6:52 UA Anthony Johnson 2-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Nick Folk kick) UA 13-10 4 5:23 BYU Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4 0:01 UA Nick Folk 48-yard field goal UA 16-13
1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 0 10 7 7 24 • BYU 7 14 14 14 49
Date: September 9Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium , Provo, UT Game start: 2:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 4:04Game attendance: 56,627Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy and warm, wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h), 53 minute rain/lightning delayReferee: Steve BarthTV announcers (mtn. , BYU SN ): James Bates , Todd Christensen , Toby Christensen (mtn.)Chris Twitty , Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Scoring summary 1 10:04 BYU Fui Vakapuna 7-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 2 11:03 TU Kyle Grooms 6-yard pass from Paul Smith (Jarod Tracy kick) TIED 7-7 2 8:16 TU Jarod Tracy 25-yard field goal TU 10-7 2 3:51 BYU Manase Tonga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-10 2 0:47 BYU Matt Allen 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-10 3 13:52 BYU Curtis Brown 62-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-10 3 9:56 TU Tarrion Adams 1-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) BYU 28-17 3 0:21 BYU Fui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 35-17 4 11:36 BYU Zac Collie 16-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 42-17 4 9:56 BYU Harvey Unga 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 49-17 4 2:01 TU Courtney Tennial 5-yard run (Jarod Tracy kick) BYU 49-24
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total BYU 7 6 0 10 0 0 23 • #23 Boston College 6 6 8 3 0 7 30
Scoring summary 1 10:49 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 1 2:09 BC Brian Toal 1-yard run (Ryan Ohliger kick failed) BYU 7-6 2 11:15 BYU Jared McLaughlin 45-yard field goal BYU 10-6 2 6:35 BYU Jared McLaughlin 50-yard field goal BYU 13-6 2 3:22 BC Tony Gonzales 18-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick failed) BYU 13-12 3 10:27 BC Matt Ryan 1-yard run (Kevin Challenger pass from Matt Ryan) BC 20-13 4 14:56 BYU Fui Vakapuna 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)TIED 20-20 4 10:07 BC Ryan Ohliger 20-yard field goal BC 23-20 4 6:33 BYU Jared McLaughlin 25-yard field goal TIED 23-23 2OT BC Tony Gonzales 25-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Ryan Ohliger kick) BC 30-23
1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 • BYU 10 14 7 7 38
Date: September 23Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 1:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:49Game attendance: 58,659Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy, wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)Referee: Bill AthanTV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Scoring summary 1 10:22 BYU Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 1 4:53 BYU Jared McLaughlin 44-yard field goal BYU 10-0 2 14:02 BYU Fui Vakapuna 11-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 17-0 2 5:24 BYU Fui Vakapuna 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 24-0 3 8:21 BYU Justin Robinson 64-yard Interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 31-0 4 2:16 BYU Jonny Harline 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 38-0
1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 3 7 7 14 31 #15 TCU 0 3 7 7 17
Scoring summary 1 3:40 BYU Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 10:03 BYU Manase Tonga 8-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 10-0 2 0:04 TCU Chris Manfredini 36-yard field goal BYU 10-3 3 10:26 BYU Michael Reed 40-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick BYU 17-3 3 6:04 TCU Brent Hecht 2-yard pass from Jeff Ballard (Chris Manfredini kick) BYU 17-10 4 12:33 BYU Matt Allen 26-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 24-10 4 7:27 BYU Jonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 31-10 4 1:55 TCU Aaron Brown 7-yard run (Chris Manfredini kick)BYU 31-17
1 2 3 4 Total San Diego State 3 0 14 0 17 • BYU 20 20 7 0 47
Date: October 7Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 12:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:57Game attendance: 60,804Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy, wind S 3 mph (4.8 km/h)Referee: Rich KollenTV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Scoring summary 1 13:19 BYU Fui Vakapuna 14-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 1 10:12 SDSU Garrett Palmer 48-yard field goal BYU 7-3 1 6:47 BYU Zac Collie 29-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-3 1 2:38 BYU Curtis Brown 4-yard run (kick blocked)BYU 20-3 2 10:06 BYU Jonny Harline 8-yard pass from John Beck (kick failed) BYU 26-3 2 8:13 BYU Dustin Gabriel 38-yard interception return (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 33-3 2 3:03 BYU Curtis Brown 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 40-3 3 12:20 SDSU Brandon Bornes 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 40-10 3 9:41 BYU Manase Tonga 18-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 47-10 3 4:35 SDSU Tyler Campbell 1-yard run (Garrett Palmer kick) BYU 47-17
1 2 3 4 Total UNLV 0 7 0 0 7 • BYU 21 7 14 10 52
Date: October 21Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 1:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 63,341Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy, wind WNW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)Referee: Gerald WrightTV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Scoring summary 1 12:29 BYU Jonny Harline 48-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 7-0 1 5:32 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 1 3:50 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 21-0 2 7:48 UNLV Casey Flair 3-yard pass from Rocky Hinds (Sergio Aguayo kick) BYU 21-7 2 2:48 BYU McKay Jacobson 28-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-7 3 5:08 BYU Jonny Harline 5-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 35-7 3 0:40 BYU McKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 42-7 4 8:12 BYU Jared McLaughlin 34-yard field goal BYU 45-7 4 3:21 BYU Mike Hague 81-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 52-7
1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 7 14 3 9 33 Air Force 0 0 7 7 14
Date: October 28Location: Falcon Stadium , Air Force Academy, CO Game start: 12:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:56Game attendance: 35,521Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), mostly sunny, wind SE 10 mph (16 km/h)Referee: Rich KollenTV announcers (VS.): Gary Bender, Glenn Parker, Argy Stathapolous Scoring summary 1 7:53 BYU Fui Vakapuna 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 2 10:12 BYU Michael Reed 8-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 2 0:58 BYU Jonny Harline 1-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-0 3 11:08 BYU Jared McLaughlin 53-yard field goal BYU 24-0 3 3:54 AFA Shaun Karney 1-yard run (Zach Sasser kick) BYU 24-7 4 13:40 BYU Fui Vakapuna 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) BYU 30-7 4 6:38 BYU Jared McLaughlin 27-yard field goal BYU 33-7 4 0:27 AFA Beau Suder 3-yard run (Zach Sasser kick) BYU 33-14
1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 7 7 7 3 24 Colorado State 0 3 0 0 3
Date: November 4Location: Hughes Stadium , Fort Collins, CO Game start: 4:36 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:38Game attendance: 21,117Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy, wind SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Terry LeydenTV announcers (mtn.): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Anne Marie Anderson Scoring summary 1 6:43 BYU Manase Tonga 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 2 8:18 CSU Jason Smith 28-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 0:55 BYU Fui Vakapuna 5-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 14-3 3 0:22 BYU Fui Vakapuna 3-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-3 4 7:35 BYU Jared McLaughlin 25-yard field goal BYU 24-3
1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 0 0 0 7 7 • #25 BYU 21 10 10 14 55
Date: November 9Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 6:06 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 59,901Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), overcast, wind N 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Scott NovakTV announcers (CSTV , BYU SN): Jonathan Coachman , Chris Rix (CSTV) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Scoring summary 1 13:03 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 1 7:53 BYU Jonny Harline 6-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 1 4:35 BYU Michael Reed 33-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-0 2 6:38 BYU Curtis Brown 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-0 2 0:31 BYU Jared McLaughlin 31-yard field goal BYU 31-0 3 12:12 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 38-0 3 2:58 BYU Jared McLaughlin 18-yard field goal BYU 41-0 4 9:30 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 48-0 4 7:44 BYU McKay Jacobson 77-yard punt return (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 55-0 4 6:25 WY Devin Moore 71-yard run (Jake Scott kick) BYU 55-7
1 2 3 4 Total New Mexico 3 0 14 0 17 • #23 BYU 14 14 7 7 42
Date: November 18Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 2:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 63,814Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), partly cloudy, no windReferee: Karl RichinsTV announcers (mtn., BYU SN): Rich Cellini , Jon Berger , Blaine Fowler (mtn.) Chris Twitty, Gary Sheide (BYU SN) Scoring summary 1 12:53 BYU Curtis Brown 49-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 1 7:51 BYU McKay Jacobson 20-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 1 3:01 UNM Kenny Byrd 31-yard field goal BYU 14-3 2 13:26 BYU Jonny Harline 71-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 21-3 2 1:02 BYU Curtis Brown 9-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 28-3 3 13:51 UNM Travis Brown 35-yard pass from Chris Nelson (Kenny Byrd kick) BYU 28-10 3 8:56 UNM Quincy Black 88-yard interception return (Kenny Byrd kick) BYU 28-17 3 4:58 BYU Matt Allen 4-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 35-17 4 4:53 BYU John Beck 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 42-17
1 2 3 4 Total • #21 BYU 14 0 0 19 33 Utah 0 10 14 7 31
Date: November 25Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium , Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 1:38 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 45,330Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), mostly sunny, wind SW 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Rich KollenTV announcers (mtn., CSTV): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Blaine Fowler Scoring summary 1 10:38 BYU Manase Tonga 1-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 7-0 1 6:48 BYU Jonny Harline 36-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 14-0 2 9:18 UTAH Brent Casteel 18-yard pass from Eric Weddle (Louie Sakoda kick) BYU 14-7 2 0:00 UTAH Louie Sakoda 24-yard field goal BYU 14-10 3 8:24 UTAH Marquis Wilson 57-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 17-14 3 1:41 UTAH Colt Sampson 4-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 24-14 4 13:15 BYU Jonny Harline 4-yard pass from John Beck (kick blocked) UTAH 24-20 4 3:23 BYU Daniel Coats 2-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 27-24 4 1:19 UTAH Brent Casteel 19-yard pass from Brett Ratliff (Louie Sakoda kick) UTAH 31-27 4 0:00 BYU Jonny Harline 11-yard pass from John Beck (run failed) BYU 33-31
Announcer James Bates: "Five in a row won't happen." Referring to Utah winning the past four years in the rivalry series.
Las Vegas Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total • #19 BYU 0 17 7 14 38 Oregon 0 0 0 8 8
Scoring summary 2 13:25 BYU Jared McLaughlin 24-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 6:57 BYU Curtis Brown 6-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 10-0 2 1:50 BYU Jonny Harline 41-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 17-0 3 3:42 BYU Curtis Brown 4-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 24-0 4 11:29 BYU John Beck 13-yard run (Jared McLaughlin kick) BYU 31-0 4 10:27 ORE Brian Paysinger 47-yard pass from Dennis Dixon (Jeremiah Johnson run) BYU 31-8 4 9:14 BYU Manase Tonga 17-yard pass from John Beck (Jared McLaughlin kick)BYU 38-8
"Um, remind me again who's in the Mountain West Conference." - Mike Bellotti on BYU's undefeated conference record "Collectively, no, they couldn't compete at the highest level in the Pac-10. They lost to Arizona this year. They wouldn't even be a midlevel Pac-10 team." - Bellotti on BYU as Pac-10 team BYU first bowl win since 1996 season
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