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PROVO, UTAH --Luke Staley ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Brandon Doman threw for 222 yards and one TD, all in the first half, as BYU beat Nevada 52-7 Saturday night.

One week after a 70-35 victory over Tulane, BYU (2-0) showed its offensive outburst against the Green Wave was no accident. The Cougars led 38-0 and had 432 yards of total offense by halftime against Nevada (0-1).

BYU's defense looked much sharper in its second game.

Nevada ranked 26th in the nation in total offense last season but managed only 119 yards in the first half. Wolf Pack quarterback David Neill struggled, going 11-for-22 for 88 yards with an interception.

BYU pulled away early in the second quarter. Leading 10-0, the Cougars faced fourth-and-3 on the Nevada 44. Doman started left, then pitched to Staley, who got to the sideline and outran the Nevada defense for a 44-yard TD.

On Nevada's next possession, BYU safety Levi Madarieta intercepted a deflected pass. Five plays later, Brian McDonald-Ashford scored the first of his two TDs to give the Cougars a comfortable lead.

Doman, who was 11-of-21, came out for the second half wearing street clothes, giving way to backup Charlie Peterson. Peterson threw for 149 yards and scored two touchdowns, one coming on a 2-yard plunge.

BYU's Aaron Edmonds punted once in the first half and finished with three punts against Nevada. He now has only five punts through the first two games of the season.

The Cougars preserved the shutout until midway through the fourth quarter when reserve quarterback Zack Threadgill scored on a 10-yard run for Nevada's only points.

NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        NEVADA                0    0    0    7       7
        BYU                  10   28   14    0      52   FINAL

        SCORING SUMMARY

        1ST QTR: BYU  - TD, LUCAS STALEY 8 YD RUN (MATT PAYNE KICK), 3:01
                 BYU  - FG, MATT PAYNE 27 YD, 13:00
        2ND QTR: BYU  - TD, LUCAS STALEY 44 YD RUN (MATT PAYNE KICK), 1:51
                 BYU  - TD, BRIAN MCDONALD 5 YD RUN (MATT PAYNE KICK), 4:01
                 BYU  - TD, RENO MAHE 12 YD PASS FROM BRANDON DOMAN (MATT
                            PAYNE KICK), 11:05
                 BYU  - TD, BRIAN MCDONALD 1 YD RUN (MATT PAYNE KICK),
                            14:21
        3RD QTR: BYU  - TD, ROD WILKERSON 53 YD PASS FROM CHARLIE PETERSON
                            (MATT PAYNE KICK), 2:12
                 BYU  - TD, CHARLIE PETERSON 2 YD RUN (MATT PAYNE KICK),
                            8:58
        4TH QTR: NVDA - TD, ZACK THREADGILL 10 YD RUN (DAMON FINE KICK),
                            8:08




 Byu-L Staley 8 run (Payne kick)
 Byu-FG Payne 27
 Byu-L Staley 44 run (Payne kick)
 Byu-Mcdonald 5 run (Payne kick)
 Byu-Mahe 12 pass from Doman (Payne kick)
 Byu-Mcdonald 1 run (Payne kick)
 Byu-R Wilkerson 53 pass from C Peterson (Payne kick)
 Byu-C Peterson 2 run (Payne kick)
 Nevada-Threadgill 10 run (Fine kick)

                         Nevada         Byu
First downs                  17          26
Rushed-yards             36-160      38-209
Passing yards               127         389
Sacked-yards lost          3-28        1-10
Return yards                 24          80
Passes                  15-28-1     25-40-0
Punts                   10-37.7      3-43.3
Fumbles-lost                1-0         1-0
Penalties-yards            7-45        5-30
Time of possession        29:21       30:39

Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Nevada-Kretschmer 14-94, M Starks 5-37, Dugas 8-21,
Threadgill 2-5, Neill 6-2, Griffin 1-1. Byu-L Staley 10-124,
Mcdonald 11-35, P Peterson 7-32, Doman 3-16, C Peterson 3-6, N
Stearns 2-0, Skinner 1-0, Mahe 1-minus 4.

PASSING: Nevada-Neill 11-22-1-88, Threadgill 4-6-0-39.
Byu-Doman 11-21-0-222, C Peterson 11-13-0-149, Mortensen
3-6-0-18.

RECEIVING: Nevada-Burleson 6-56, M Jones 4-35, Fleming 2-14, Je
Brown 1-14, Kretschmer 1-4, Dugas 1-4. Byu-Mahe 6-103, Rigell
3-73, R Wilkerson 3-59, Mcdonald 3-36, Jolley 2-35, J Anderson
2-20, Aiono 1-23, Ord 1-13, S Halladay 1-9, Kaonohi 1-7, Holder
1-6, T Halverson 1-5.

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