Brigham Young 52, Utah Tech 26
Associated Press
PROVO, Utah - Jaren Hall threw for a career-best 456 yards and accounted for six touchdowns as BYU pulled away from Utah Tech in the second half to take a 52-26 victory.
The victory made the Cougars (6-5) bowl eligible.
Hall completed 23 of 35 passes with five touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for a touchdown. Keanu Hill had six catches for 137 yards and three touchdowns. Chris Brooks rushed for 102 yards. BYU finished with 676 yards of offense.
Utah Tech (4-7), from the FCS Western Athletic Conference, kept the game close and trailed 28-20 at the half. The Trailblazers took the lead three times in the first half, but the BYU defense forced them to punt six straight times in the second half.
Victor Gabalis threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns with an interception to lead Utah Tech. Deven Osborne had three catches for 138 yards and a touchdown and Joey Hobert had 11 catches for 100 yards and two scores.
November 19, 2022
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
UtahTe | BYU |
UtahTe |
FG |
8:47 |
Connor Brooksby 47 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
UtahTe |
FG |
7:12 |
Connor Brooksby 21 yd FG |
6 |
0 |
Second Quarter |
UtahTe | BYU |
BYU |
TD |
13:45 |
Keanu Hill 30 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
6 |
7 |
UtahTe |
TD |
10:07 |
Deven Osborne 80 yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Connor Brooksby kick) |
13 |
7 |
BYU |
TD |
8:53 |
Chase Roberts 59 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
13 |
14 |
UtahTe |
TD |
5:17 |
Joey Hobert 9 yd pass from Victor Gabalis (Connor Brooksby kick) |
20 |
14 |
BYU |
TD |
3:15 |
Keanu Hill 45 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
20 |
21 |
BYU |
TD |
0:25 |
Keanu Hill 4 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
20 |
28 |
Third Quarter |
UtahTe | BYU |
BYU |
TD |
5:38 |
Jaren Hall 10 yd run (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
20 |
35 |
Fourth Quarter |
UtahTe | BYU |
BYU |
TD |
10:15 |
Isaac Rex 32 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
20 |
42 |
BYU |
FG |
3:39 |
Jake Oldroyd 32 yd FG |
20 |
45 |
UtahTe |
TD |
1:49 |
Joey Hobert 18 yd pass from Victor Gabalis (failed 2pt pass) |
26 |
45 |
BYU |
TD |
0:47 |
Terence Fall 25 yd run (Cash Peterman kick) |
26 |
52 |
Team Stats |
|
Utah Tech |
BYU |
First downs |
18 |
30 |
Rushing |
5 |
12 |
Passing |
9 |
17 |
Penalty |
4 |
1 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
4-16, 25% |
5-11, 45% |
4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
0-0, -% |
Rushes-Yards |
21-80 |
41-220 |
Passing Yards |
340 |
456 |
Return Yards |
58 |
113 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
25-50-1 |
23-35-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
1--7 |
Punts |
7 |
5 |
Punts-Average |
40.1 |
43.8 |
Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-1 |
Penalties - Yards |
5-50 |
11-132 |
Time of Possession |
27:49 |
32:11 |
Utah Tech Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
V. Gabalis |
25 |
50 |
340 |
3 |
1 |
BYU Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
J. Hall |
23 |
35 |
456 |
5 |
1 |
Utah Tech Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
Q. Conley |
18 |
61 |
3.4 |
0 |
J. Fenton |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
V. Gabalis |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
BYU Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Brooks |
12 |
102 |
8.5 |
0 |
H. Ropati |
16 |
43 |
2.7 |
0 |
T. Fall |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
1 |
M. Davis |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
P. Nacua |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
J. Hall |
5 |
13 |
2.6 |
1 |
L. Katoa |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
Utah Tech Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
D. Osborne |
3 |
138 |
46.0 |
1 |
J. Hobert |
11 |
100 |
9.1 |
2 |
M. Ross-Turner |
3 |
49 |
16.3 |
0 |
D. Thomason |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
M. Moten |
3 |
13 |
4.3 |
0 |
D. Fisher |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
D. Wilks |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
Q. Conley |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
BYU Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
K. Hill |
6 |
137 |
22.8 |
3 |
C. Roberts |
2 |
82 |
41.0 |
1 |
B. Cosper |
3 |
66 |
22.0 |
0 |
I. Rex |
4 |
60 |
15.0 |
1 |
P. Nacua |
5 |
53 |
10.6 |
0 |
C. Brooks |
2 |
45 |
22.5 |
0 |
H. Ropati |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
Utah Tech Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
J. Sheridan |
1 |
27 |
BYU Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
J. Robinson |
1 |
0 |
Utah Tech Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
A. Day |
7 |
281 |
40.1 |
BYU Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
R. Rehkow |
5 |
219 |
43.8 |
Utah Tech Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
BYU Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
H. Nyberg |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
Utah Tech Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
J. Hobert |
2 |
31 |
15.5 |
BYU Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
H. Nyberg |
4 |
87 |
21.8 |
Utah Tech Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
BYU Missed FG |
Player |
Length |