Liberty 41, Brigham Young 14
Associated Press
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Dae Dae Hunter ran for 213 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, Shedro Louis added two rushing TDs and Liberty scored the final 38 points as the Flames beat BYU 41-14.
Johnathan Bennett completed 22 of 29 passes for 247 yards and touchdowns for Liberty (7-1).
The Flames have won five in a row since a 37-36 loss to No. 13 Wake Forest on Sept. 17. Liberty is the only FBS Independent with fewer than three losses this season.
Jaren Hall threw touchdown passes of 46 yards to Puka Nacua and 20 yards to Isaac Rex less than 2 minutes apart to give BYU (4-4) a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter. Liberty answered with an 11-play, 85-yard drive capped when Louis scored on a 3-yard run and Bennett threw a 5-yard TD pass to Austin Henderson to give the Flames the lead for good with about 5 minutes remaining in the first half.
Hall finished 16-of-34 passing for 187 yards.
The Cougars, who have lost three in a row, finished with 71 yards rushing on 16 carries.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
BYU | Lib |
| Lib |
FG |
7:29 |
Nick Brown 22 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
| BYU |
TD |
4:14 |
Puka Nacua 46 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
7 |
3 |
| BYU |
TD |
2:41 |
Isaac Rex 20 yd pass from Jaren Hall (Jake Oldroyd kick) |
14 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
BYU | Lib |
| Lib |
TD |
13:59 |
Shedro Louis 3 yd run (Nick Brown kick) |
14 |
10 |
| Lib |
TD |
5:06 |
Austin Henderson 5 yd pass from Johnathan Bennett (Nick Brown kick) |
14 |
17 |
| Lib |
FG |
0:05 |
Nick Brown 37 yd FG |
14 |
20 |
| Third Quarter |
BYU | Lib |
| Lib |
TD |
9:16 |
Shedro Louis 6 yd run (Nick Brown kick) |
14 |
27 |
| Lib |
TD |
6:54 |
Dae Dae Hunter 80 yd run (Nick Brown kick) |
14 |
34 |
| Fourth Quarter |
BYU | Lib |
| Lib |
TD |
10:36 |
CJ Daniels 25 yd pass from Johnathan Bennett (Nick Brown kick) |
14 |
41 |
| Team Stats |
| |
BYU |
Liberty |
| First downs |
12 |
28 |
| Rushing |
4 |
15 |
| Passing |
7 |
12 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-11, 27% |
7-12, 58% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-3, 0% |
2-2, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
16-71 |
48-300 |
| Passing Yards |
187 |
247 |
| Return Yards |
65 |
19 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-34-0 |
24-29-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--9 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
5 |
1 |
| Punts-Average |
44.6 |
49 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-23 |
6-41 |
| Time of Possession |
20:52 |
39:08 |
| BYU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Hall |
16 |
34 |
187 |
2 |
0 |
| Liberty Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Bennett |
24 |
29 |
247 |
2 |
1 |
| BYU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Brooks |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
| J. Hall |
5 |
24 |
4.8 |
0 |
| P. Nacua |
4 |
14 |
3.5 |
0 |
| L. Katoa |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| K. Epps |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| M. Davis |
2 |
-2 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Liberty Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Hunter |
23 |
213 |
9.3 |
1 |
| J. Bennett |
8 |
46 |
5.8 |
0 |
| S. Louis |
10 |
35 |
3.5 |
2 |
| M. Caper |
4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
| C. Brewer |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| BYU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| P. Nacua |
7 |
114 |
16.3 |
1 |
| I. Rex |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
1 |
| K. Epps |
5 |
36 |
7.2 |
0 |
| K. Hill |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| M. Davis |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| Liberty Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Frith |
4 |
70 |
17.5 |
0 |
| D. Douglas |
8 |
69 |
8.6 |
0 |
| D. Hunter |
4 |
31 |
7.8 |
0 |
| C. Daniels |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
1 |
| A. Henderson |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
1 |
| T. Sibley |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| J. Jackson |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| K. Coleman |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| S. Louis |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| BYU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Alfrey |
1 |
21 |
| Liberty Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| BYU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Rehkow |
5 |
223 |
44.6 |
| Liberty Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Alves |
1 |
49 |
49.0 |
| BYU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Liberty Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| BYU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Katoa |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
| H. Nyberg |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
| Liberty Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Louis |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| BYU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Liberty Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
