Brigham Young 69, Portland St. 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 30, 2025
Where: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah
Temperature:
82°
Head Official:
Tuta Salaam
Attendance:
64494
By Field Level Media
Bear Bachmeier threw for three touchdowns and ran for two others in his collegiate debut to lead BYU to a 69-0 victory over Portland State in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.
Bachmeier became the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for BYU. He won the job in fall camp after transferring from Stanford following spring practices. He finished with 97 yards on 7-of-11 passing and added 32 yards on the ground.
BYU (1-0) churned out 468 yards and five touchdowns on the ground while averaging 9.8 yards per carry. LJ Martin led the way with 131 yards on eight carries.
Portland State (0-2) struggled to find any life on offense for the second straight game. The Vikings averaged just 1.2 yards per play. CJ Jordan led Portland State with 58 yards on 8-of-14 passing.
Jack Kelly returned a blocked field goal 54 yards for BYU's first touchdown with 3:58 left in the first quarter. Kelly helped the Cougars overcome a special teams gaffe after Parker Kingston fumbled at the end of a 15-yard punt return, giving Portland State the ball at the BYU 37.
BYU extended the lead to 14-0 on the final play of the first quarter when Bachmeier found Chase Roberts on a 4-yard strike.
The floodgates broke wide open in the second quarter.
BYU added five more touchdowns to take a 49-0 halftime lead while reeling off one big play after another. Cody Hagen scored on a 57-yard reverse -- his first career carry for the Cougars. Later, Bachmeier plowed across the goal line on a 4-yard run after John Taumoepeau recovered a fumble at the Portland State 6 and also scored on a 12-yard sprint. Additionally, he threw touchdown passes to Noah Moeaki and Carsen Ryan.
BYU totaled 287 yards in the second quarter, averaging 13.7 yards per play.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Portland St. |
|
Brigham Young |
|
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell |
Player |
LJ Martin
|
|
12 |
Attempts |
8 |
|
28 |
Yards |
131 |
|
2.3 |
Avg Yards |
16.4 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Portland St. |
|
Brigham Young |
|
Kristian Ingman |
Player |
Carsen Ryan
|
|
1 |
Receptions |
2 |
|
20 |
Yards |
47 |
|
20.0 |
Avg Yards |
23.5 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Portland St. |
53 |
-3 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Brigham Young
|
606 |
468 |
138 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
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