#28 BYU – 17
#37 Auburn – 0
PROVO, Utah -- It was one of those picturesque nights in Provo. With the sunset over the mountains, the Cougar offense lead by Max Hall and Harvey Unga scored 17 points to beat the Auburn Tigers.
Former Air Force head football coach Fisher DeBerry has said of Edwards Stadium, "Probably the loudest and best stadium is whenever things are going good for BYU and their fans start beating on the metal bleachers. That can be a very tough place to play." It is not uncommon for the noise of fans to make players unable to hear the quarterback's count, thus disrupting the game.
This was the case tonight as the Auburn offense could not get in a rhythm after the BYU offense drove the ball for 3 minutes and 24 seconds, which ended with a Unga touchdown. Auburn offense tried to answer, but junior Wes Byrum missed a field goal. The Cougars again went on the prowl, marching the ball down the field to score another touchdown as QB Max Hall connected with Harvey Unga, on a interesting call made by the offensive coordinator with only five seconds left on the clock before the end of the half.
The BYU offense was only able to get a field goal late in the fourth quarter to seal the game. The BYU offense tried to give the game away by fumbling the ball three times and turning it over twice. The main story of the second half was the fact that the Auburn Tigers could not move the ball on the BYU defense. The defense had four total sacks in the game. The Tigers went 1/6 on third down conversions and 0/4 on fourth down conversions. This was in large part thanks to the 5 dropped passes by the wide receiving corps of the Tigers. BYU will have to step it up in the next round as they travel east to take on the #5 Ohio State Buckeyes.
Stats:
BYU
Max Hall – QB Rating:148.1, 7/12 for 89 yards, TD
Harvey Unga – 16 rushes 90 yards, TD & 3 rec 11 yards
O'Neill Chambers – 2 rec 40 yards
Steven Thomas – 2 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
Jan Jorgensen – 2 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
The Cougars were ungastoppable
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