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BYU seeks outright Mountain West Conference title
Nov 24, 2007 - 11:33 AM Utah (8-3) at No. 23 BYU (8-2) 2:00 pm ESTPROVO, Utah (Ticker) -- Bronco Mendenhall has quietly restored the winning tradition at Brigham Young.
The 23rd-ranked Cougars, who are in the top 25 for the first time this season, look to capture their second straight outright Mountain West Conference title Saturday when they host arch-rival Utah.
BYU (8-2, 6-0 MWC) stretched its winning streak to seven games with last week's 35-10 victory over Wyoming, which was its 14th straight win in conference play.
Following four straight sub-par seasons, Mendenhall guided the Cougars to an 11-2 record last season and their first Mountain West Conference title since 2001.
Max Hall completed 26-of-37 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns against Wyoming. He surpassed the 3,000-yard mark, breaking the MWC single-season record for sophomores previously held by Wyoming's Casey Bramlet (3,069 yards).
Utah (8-3, 5-2 MWC) also enters the latest edition of the "Holy War" riding a seven-game winning streak, which follows a 1-3 start. The Utes' most recent win was a 28-10 victory over New Mexico last week.
Darrell Mack ran for 77 yards on 24 carries to become the ninth player in Utah history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Last season, BYU broke a four-game losing streak in the emotional rivalry with a 33-31 victory at Utah.
The contest featured one of the most dramatic finishes in BYU history as John Beck, now the Miami Dolphins' starting quarterback, tossed an 11-yard TD pass to Jonny Harline as time expired.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 0 0 3 7 10
BYU (23) 0 3 3 11 17 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NONE
2ND QUARTER: BYU - FG, MITCH PAYNE 22 YD, 10:13. BYU
3-0
3RD QUARTER: UTAH - FG, LOUIE SAKODA 35 YD, 5:15. UTAH
3-3
BYU - FG, MITCH PAYNE 23 YD, 12:08. BYU
6-3
4TH QUARTER: BYU - FG, MITCH PAYNE 35 Y
Nov 24 5:18 PM
TD BYU HARVEY UNGA 11 YD RUN (MAX HALL PASS TO AUSTIN COLLIE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Utah vs. BYU(23)Nov 24 5:12 PM
TD BYU HARVEY UNGA 11 YD RUN (MAX HALL PASS TO AUSTIN COLLIE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Utah vs. BYU(23)Nov 24 5:12 PM
TD BYU HARVEY UNGA 11 YD RUN (MAX HALL PASS TO AUSTIN COLLIE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
Utah vs. BYU(23)Nov 24 5:12 PM- NCAAF
TD BYU
HARVEY UNGA 11 YD RUN
(MAX HALL PASS TO AUSTIN COLLIE FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
UTAH 10
BYU (23) 17 0:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Utah vs. BYU(23)Nov 24 5:12 PM - NCAAF
TD UTAH
DARRELL MACK 1 YD RUN
(LOUIE SAKODA KICK)
UTAH 10
BYU (23) 9 1:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Utah vs. BYU(23)Nov 24 4:59 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 0 0 3 3
BYU (23) 0 3 3 6 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NONE
2ND QUARTER: BYU - FG, MITCH PAYNE 22 YD, 10:13. BYU
3-0
3RD QUARTER: UTAH - FG, LOUIE SAKODA 35 YD, 5:15. UTAH
3-3
BYU - FG, MITCH PAYNE 23 YD, 12:08. BYU
6-3
Nov 24 4:23 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 0 0 0
BYU (23) 0 3 3 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NONE
2ND QUARTER: BYU - FG, MITCH PAYNE 22 YD, 10:13. BYU
3-0
Nov 24 3:27 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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UTAH 0 0
BYU (23) 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
Nov 24 2:47 PM
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