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BYU looks to keep offense rolling against Wyoming

Sep 20, 2008 - 10:08 AM Wyoming (2-1) at No. 11 BYU (3-0), 3:00 pm EDT

PROVO, Utah (Ticker) -- What can Brigham Young quarterback Max Hall do for an encore? Keep winning.

Fresh off one of the most impressive performances in school history, Hall and the 11th-ranked Cougars seek a 14th consecutive victory Saturday when they host Wyoming in their Mountain West Conference opener.

Hall tied a school record by throwing seven touchdown passes in last week's 59-0 drubbing of UCLA - six in the first half, when the Cougars raced to a 42-0 lead. The junior matched the school marked shared by Marc Wilson and Jim McMahon, who each played in the NFL.

BYU (3-0, 0-0 Mountain West) handed the Bruins their worst loss since 1929, when they were shut out by Southern California (76-0).

Hall was pulled midway through the third quarter after completing 27-of-35 passes for 275 yards. The six TDs before intermission set a school record for a half.

"(Saturday's) game was the most physical performance I have ever seen from our team," BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said.

Wyoming (2-1, 0-1 MWC) could in for a long afternoon Saturday. After dropping their conference opener to Air Force, 23-3, the Cowboys barely got past South Dakota State of the Football Championship Subdivision, 16-13, last week.

Wyoming needed a 29-yard field goal by Jake Scott with four seconds remaining to escape with the win.

Last season, the Cowboys were routed at home by BYU, 35-10. Hall passed for 331 yards and three touchdowns as the Cougars clinched a share of their fourth Mountain West title, which they won outright the following week.