BYU holds off Arizona St 27-20 to improve to 7-1

Player of the game

Cardae Mack 23 CAR, 123 YDS, 47 REC YDS

7.6

BYU beat Arizona St 27-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium and moved to 7-1. The Cougars blew a 17-0 start into a 17-17 tie, then pulled away with a field goal and a late touchdown.

BYU scored first when Bear Bachmeier fumbled and Sione Moa returned the ball for a touchdown. Arizona St answered with a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter, but Mitch Dunn hit from 28 yards and Bachmeier found K. Kasper for a 13-yard score. That made it 17-3 at the half.

Jake Fette brought the Sun Devils back in the third. He threw a 20-yard touchdown to O. Miller, then a 1-yard score to A. Miller to tie it 17-17. Dunn kicked a 45-yard field goal early in the fourth to put BYU back ahead. Moa added a 1-yard run with 2:09 left for a 27-17 edge. Arizona St got a 44-yard field goal with 0:57 left, and that was the final.

Cardae Mack played well in defeat, with 23 carries for 123 yards. Chirp's Sim gave BYU a 77% chance before the game.

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