Brigham Young 34, Utah State 20
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, October 1, 2021
Where: Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
Temperature:
°
Head Official:
Kevin Mar
Attendance:
25240
By Field Level Media
Tyler Allgeier ran for three touchdowns and 218 yards as No. 13 Brigham Young defeated host Utah State 34-20 on Friday night at Logan, Utah.
BYU quarterback Baylor Romney was 15 of 19 for 187 yards and a touchdown, but he didn't play in the second half after an apparent head injury at the end of the first half. It was Romney's second start in a row with Jaren Hall out with an injury, so then the Cougars had Jacob Conover taking snaps.
BYU (5-0) racked up 466 yards of total offense. The Cougars haven't trailed in any game this season.
Utah State's Logan Bonner was 21-for-41 for 276 yards with two touchdowns and an interception before exiting with a knee injury in the fourth quarter.
Bonner threw 28 yards to Deven Thompkins for a touchdown with 9:52 remaining, cutting the Aggies' deficit to 27-20.
On the next play from scrimmage, Allgeier burst 67 yards to the Utah State 1-yard line. Two plays later, Allgeier was in the end zone again.
Allgeier later had a 20-yard run as the Cougars were attempting to run out the clock.
It was a game-long showcase for Allgeier, who had 22 carries, while the BYU defense allowed only seven second-half points.
Allgeier scored the first points on a 22-yard run to complete the team's opening possession. BYU's Jake Oldroyd booted a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Allgeier tacked on a 59-yard scoring run in the second quarter as the Cougars built a 24-10 lead.
The Aggies (3-2) stayed close, in part due to Connor Coles' first-half field goals from 52 and 45 yards.
Bonner threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Justin McGriff in the second quarter, when the teams combined for 24 points.
BYU stopped a Utah State scoring threat in the third quarter by stuffing a fourth-and-1 play.
Utah State dropped to 5-63 all-time in games against Top 25 opponents, though one of the victories came by topping BYU in 2014.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Brigham Young |
|
Utah State |
|
Tyler Allgeier
|
Player |
Elelyon Noa
|
|
22 |
Attempts |
6 |
|
218 |
Yards |
17 |
|
9.9 |
Avg Yards |
2.8 |
|
3 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Brigham Young |
|
Utah State |
|
Puka Nacua
|
Player |
Deven Thompkins
|
|
3 |
Receptions |
9 |
|
62 |
Yards |
125 |
|
20.7 |
Avg Yards |
13.9 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Brigham Young
|
466 |
221 |
245 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3.0 |
2 |
| Utah State
|
336 |
22 |
314 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
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