From: jsnow@javelin.sim.es.com (John Snow)
Subject: BYU Report: BYU vs. New Mexico
Keywords: BYU football
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:59:09 GMT

	 BYU Game Report: BYU vs. New Mexico November 7, 1992

BYU hosted the Lobos of New Mexico Saturday at noon. Attendance was a
little down this week after the big game last week. Only 62,500 fans
showed up and I'll have to admit I wasn't there. This is only the
third home game I've missed in 14 years, but I've got an excuse - my
wife game birth to my fourth child on Friday and I had to rescue them
from the hospital on Saturday.

So the fans were a little down from the week before. The question was
- Would the team also suffer a let down? Lavell said that the
possibilities of a bowl game was enough to motivate the team and he
seemed to be right. Something was motivating them as the Cougars
played another good game - the third strong game in as many weeks. The
fact that BYU did play well against Notre Dame two weeks ago was
reinforced Saturday by Notre Dame's whomping of undefeated Boston
College. 

PLAY-BY-PLAY

Despite being November, the weather was a pleasant 60 degrees and
sunny as New Mexico won the coin toss and deferred. BYU took the
opening kick and carried the ball out to the 27 yard line. Ryan
Hancock again started at QB for the Cougars with a recovered John
Walsh suited up on the side lines. Kalin Hall gained two yards on the
first play of the game and then broke loose to the 34 on the second
play. Hancock hit Eric Drage at the 40 for a first down. An incomplete
pass to Byron Rex was followed by Jamal Willis gaining 7 on a sweep
setting up 3rd and 3. Hancock hit Drage at the Lobo 36.  Another pass
to Hall moved the ball to the 20. Jamal Willis took the handoff from
Hancock and stepped out of a tackle by a blitzing linebacker and
turned the corner on the sweep and streaked the 20 yards into the end
zone. The PAT was good for a score of 7-0. The drive covered 73 yards
in 8 plays and took just 2:44.

New Mexico started on their own 20 yard line with their first
possession. A 5 yard pass was followed by a 1 yard run up the middle.
On the option, the QB Stoney Case pitched the ball and the running
back had clear sailing to the 50 yard line. A run up the middle gained
2. The QB scrambled for 2 more. On 3rd & 6, Derwin Gray batted the
pass out of the receivers hands to stop the drive. The Lobos punted to
the BYU 10 yard line.

On first down, Hall gained 5 yards then lost 1 yard. Hancock hit
Tyler Anderson at the 23 for a first down. A screen pass to Hall was
good for 10 yards and another first. Willis gains 7 yards then caught
a pass at the New Mexico 32. Steve Christensen carried on the sweep to
the 26. A pass was complete to Bryce Doman at the 19. A motion penalty
moved the ball back to the 24 where Willis took the handoff and ran
off tackle for 24 yards and his second TD of the game. The PAT was
good and the score as 14-0 early in the game. The BYU offense was
really in gear as the drive covered 90 yards in 9 plays and 4:16.

New Mexico again started on their 20. A sweep netted 3 yards. An
incomplete pass was followed by a run up the middle for 5 yards. New
Mexico punted on fourth down to the BYU 20.

BYU opened this drive with a long pass to Eric Drage at the Lobo 36
yard line - 42 yards through the air just over the hands of the
defender and Drage made a great diving catch along the side line.
However, the drive bogged down at that point as Willis lost 4 yards on
a run then and incomplete pass to Nowatzke in the end zone was
followed by an incomplete pass intended for Byron Rex. The short
punter Joe Herrick kicked the ball into the end zone.

New Mexico gained 6 yards on a first down run. This was followed by
two incomplete passes and a punt to the BYU 35. Lobo QB Stoney Case
had been completing passes at a 67% rate over the last two games, but
a combination of BYU pass pressure and a lot of dropped passes by the
Lobos made for a dismal passing afternoon for the Lobos.

Hall again took the first down handoff and gained 9 yards. Hall was
tackled by his face mask to add 15 more yards and move the ball to the
42. Hall lost 2 yards on his next carry. A pass to Rex was almost
intercepted, but fell incomplete. On 3rd and 12, Hancock hit Drage at
the 27 for the first down. Another pass to Drage moved the ball to the
16 to end the first quarter. On the first play of the second quarter,
Hall moved the ball up the middle to the 10 yard line where he was hit
hard. The ball popped out of Hall's arms straight up into the air and
was recovered by the Lobos. Hall suffered a sprained ankle on the play
and didn't play the rest of the game.

On New Mexico's first play, a counter trap gained 33 yards to the 42.
A 1 yard run was followed by an incomplete pass. On third and 9, Case
rolled out and threw deep. Derwin Gray flew through the air in front
of the receiver and intercepted the pass at the BYU 37.

After the turnover, Hancock tried to pass over the middle. A defensive
lineman deflected the ball at the line of scrimmage and it was
intercepted at the BYU 36.

On first down, the Lobos gained 3 on a sweep. A run gained 2 and
another run lost 1. The Lobos went for it on fourth down by trying a
pass over the middle to the tight end. The tight end was open, but
line backer Shad Hansen just managed to reach up and deflect the ball
as it was flying over his head and BYU took over on downs.

On first down, Willis carried out to the 40 then Heimuli carried to
the 48 followed by Willis to the 50. A great horizontal in the air
catch by Bryce Doman moved the ball into Lobo territory at the 43. On
third and 2, Hancock went deep, but Drage had pulled up on the route.
The pass was picked off at the 5 yard line and returned to the 30. 

New Mexico gained 2 yards on first down then the QB was sacked back at
the 28. A draw play gained 10 to the 38 and a face mask penalty gave
the Lobos a first down at the 43. A run moved the ball into BYU
territory at the 48, but a holding penalty moved the ball back to the
Lobo 33. An incomplete pass was followed by a QB 2 yard scramble. On
third and 18, a screen pass was knocked down by Kevin Nicoll. Freshman
linebacker Derik Stevenson blocked the punt, but the punt did gain 12
yards to the Lobo 47.

On first down, Hancock threw over the middle to freshman tight end
Terrance Saluone. Saluone made a spectacular catch as the ball was
overthrown and he reached up and caught the ball with one hand as it
went over his head. The pass was caught at the 25 yard line and
Saluone carried the ball into the end zone to make the score 21-0
after the PAT. One play, 47 yards. The future at tight end looks good!

The Lobos again started at the 20. A 5 yard pass was followed by an
option pitch for 1 yard. On third and four, a deep pass was
overthrown. The Lobos faked the punt and picked up 20 yards to the 46.
A run picked up 3 yards then a delay of game penlty cost them 5 yards.
A pass over the middle was incomplete. On third and 12, Case was hit
by Nathan Hall on the blitz just as he released the ball and the pass
fell incomplete. This time, the Lobos did punt the ball to the 12.

Heimuli gained 15 yards up the middle then gained two more to the 29.
Then Jamal Willis took the ball on the sweep and ran 71 yards to score
his third TD of the day. Heimuli, Mike Empey, and Bryce Doman all made
key blocks on the corner to spring Willis. The score, after the PAT,
was 28-0. 3 plays - 71 yards.

The Lobos again found themselves starting at the 20. A pass gained 10
yards then a run gained nothing. A screen pass to the wide receiver
was good for 5. Then an incomplete pass forced the Lobos to punt again
to the BYU 12. 

With just 56 seconds left, BYU ran the ball twice to run out the clock
and end a great offensive and defensive half. BYU had 414 total yards
(215 passing and 199 rushing) to New Mexico's 143 total (27 passing
and 116 rushing).

The Lobos recieved the ball to start the second half and returned it
only to the 15. A 3 yard run was followed by a 4 yard run. A pass to
the 28 gained a first down. A 4 yard run was nullified by a false
start. A run moved the ball to the 39 - inches short of the first.
Case picked up the first on a QB sneak. Randy Brock then sacked Case
back at the 31. A screen to the wide receiver gained 2. On third and
18, a deep pass was out of bounds and the Lobos punted to the 18.

On BYU's first play of the second half, Willis fumbled the ball and
the Lobos recovered at the Cougar 22.

The Lobos lost 1 yard on a run then gained 3 on the option play. Kevin
Nicoll batted another pass to force the Lobos to attempt the field
goal which was no good. At this point, the possibilities of a shut out
were looking good. If the Cougars could give up the ball on their own
22 and keep the Lobos from scoring, things were ripe for the shut out.
The last shutout for the Cougar defense was against the Lobos in 1988
when the score was 65-0.

BYU started on their own 20 yard line and promptly lost 8 yards on a
run by Willis as the Lobos were in the backfield waiting for the hand
off. A pass to Rex gained those 8 yards back. Hancock, on the next
play, found himself in trouble. He looked a lot like Detmer as he
scrambled, stepping out of two tackles and directing receivers down
field. He finally found his tight end Rex at the 36 and completed the
pass. Willis then gained 2 yards then Heimuli lost 3 yards. The Lobos
come with a blitz on 3rd down and Hancock got rid of the ball to Rex
short of the first down. Brad "The Punter" Hunter came in for his
first punt of the day and got of a 50 yarder to the 10 which was
returned to the 17.

The Lobos started the drive and gain 2 on a run. On second down, a
pass is completed for the first down, but Shad Hansen strips the ball
from the receiver and Patrick Mitchell recovers for the Cougars at the
35 of New Mexico.

Willis gained 2 yards then Heimuli gained 3. Willis carried down to
the 24 for the first down then gained 1 yard on a sweep. A pass to Otis
Sterling in the end zone was knocked down. On third and 9, a pass to
Bryce Doman drew a pass interference call for a first down at the 13.
Another pass to Sterling in the end zone and this one was good for the
TD. After the PAT the score was 35-0.

The Lobos started with first and 20 on the 10 after a penlty on the
kick. A 4 yard run was followed by an incomplete pass then a pass good
to the 49 yard line. A 4 yard run was followed by a deep pass to the
10 which was over thrown. A pass was completed to the 37 for the first
down to end the third quarter. A run lost 1 yard then another run lost
2 more yards, but a face mask penalty on BYU nullified the loss. A
pass was completed to running back Marc Wilson (no relation) at the
BYU 24. A pass into the end zone was well defended by Vic Tarleton and
was no good. Another pass into the end zone was overthrown. On 3rd and
10, a screen pass was good for 11 and the first. On first down, the QB
turned around to hand off, but no one is there. He lost 3 yards back
to the 14. A pass was just off the fingertips of the receiver in the
end zone. On third down, a pass was thrown out of the end zone. On
fourth down, a pass was completed to the 7 yard line short of the
first down.

Tom Young came in at QB to relieve Hancock and handed off to Steve
Christensen who gained 3 and then he lost 3 on the next play. On third
and 10, Young dropped back to the end zone then took off up field and
dove for the first down at the 19. Looked a lot like his older brother
on that play! Steve would have been proud. Christensen gained 15 on a
sweep. Full back Chad Knowles gained 1 yard. Young passed to Nowatzke
at the 50, but holding on BYU moved the ball back to the 28.  A screen
pass to Rex was overthrown. On third and 24, Young was sacked at the
12 and Hunter came in to punt. It wasn't Hunter's best punt of the
season and was fielded at the BYU 45 and returned all the way to the
15 where Hunter made the tackle. A net gain of 3 yards on the punt for
the Cougars.

The shutout looked to be in trouble as the Lobos switched QBs to Fred
Schweer who threw incomplete on his first pass. A pass was completed
to the tight end at the 3. Marc Wilson gained 1 yard on the ground then
the QB was sacked back at the 8. A pass into the end zone for Wilson was
no good. On fourth and 8, another pass into the end zone should have
been good but was dropped. The shutout is preserved!

BYU took over at the 8. Christensen carried out to the 21 and a face
mask added 5 yards. BYU's center snapped the ball early and Young took
off up field as the rest of the BYU line was still in their stances.
Young gained 8 yards. Christensen carried to the 39 for the first. A
draw to Chad Knowles was good to the 47. Christensen gained 2 and the
first down then he lost 2. Young scrambled and threw deep but
incomplete. Herrick punted to the 15 and it was returned to the 37.

Scott Peterson came in to try his hand at QB for the Lobos and threw
a pass good for 8 yards. Another pass was good to the Cougar 48. A draw
moved the ball to the 45 and a pass moved it to the 34. The QB was then
sacked by Doug Stone at the 40. With 14 seconds left, Peterson
completed a pass to the 31. Another pass was incomplete. With 7 seconds
left, a pass was completed to the 18 and the game was over.

Final Score BYU 35 - New Mexico 0.


STATS

New Mexico	0	0	0	0 - 0
BYU		14	14	7	0 - 35

BYU - Willis 19 run
BYU - Willis 24 run
BYU - Saluone 47 pass from Hancock
BYU - Willis 71 run
BYU - Sterling 13 pass from Hancock

			New Mexico	BYU
First Downs		14		23
Rushes-Yards		37-127		42-265
Passing Yards		186		256
Return Yards		102		2
Comp-Att-Int		18-43-1		16-25-2
Punts			7-41		4-42
Fumbles-Lost		1-1		3-2
Penalties		7-59		4-25
Time of Possession	30:05		29:55

Leading Rushers for BYU - Willis 16-149, Christensen 9-42, Hall 7-27.

Leading Receivers for BYU - Drage 4-80, Rex 3-28.


COUGAR NOTES

This is the first year that Lavell Edwards has ever had two running
backs over 700 yards. Kalin Hall has 713 and Jamal Willis has 710.

Lavell Edwards is now 20-1 against the Lobos winning by an average of
27 points.


THE REST OF THE WAC

As I said two weeks ago, the WAC race is coming back to BYU as the
leaders keep getting knocked off. Wyoming gave San Diego State its
second loss in the WAC (score 17-6) leaving them tied with BYU and
Fresno State.  Hawaii beat Colorado State to maintain a one game lead
over the second place trio.  Hawaii must travel to San Diego State
next week which leaves the distinct possibility of a four way tie for
first place after the dust settles next week.  Fresno State stayed in
contention by beating up Utah by a score of 41-15.

		WAC	Season
Hawaii		5 1	7 1
BYU		4 2	6 4
Fresno St	4 2	6 4
San Diego St	4 2	4 3 1
Air Force	4 3	7 3 
Utah		3 3	5 4
Wyoming		3 3	5 5
Colorado St	2 5	3 7
New Mexico	1 5	2 7
UTEP		1 5	1 8


NEXT WEEK

Wyoming at Utah
BYU at Air Force
Ohio at Colorado St.
Hawaii at San Diego St.
UTEP at New Mexico

Ironically, if Hawaii wins next week, it could result in a better bowl
bid for BYU. If Hawaii wins the WAC then they go to the Holiday bowl
and BYU would probably go to the Aloha bowl. If San Diego ends up
going to the Holiday bowl, Hawaii would go to the Aloha bowl and BYU
would probably end up at either the Copper or Freedom bowls.

Until next week -- John



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