BYU Beats San Jose State in a Shootout, 46-43
PROVO, Utah -- Ronney Jenkins rushed for 250 yards and
tied a school record with five touchdowns as Brigham Young
defeated San Jose State, 46-43, in a Western Athletic Conference
Pacific Division shootout.
Jenkins scored on a 14-yard run with 9:23 remaining in the
second quarter to give the Cougars (5-3, 3-1 WAC Pacific) a 12-7
lead. He added an 11-yard touchdown catch from Feterik with
35 seconds remaining in the half to give BYU a 25-14 lead.
Jenkins, who carried the ball 31 times and added three catches
for 25 yards, scored on a pair of one-yard plunges in the third
quarter to extend the advantage to 39-22 with 3:54 left in the
third quarter.
His nine-yard TD jaunt with just over five minutes left to play
capped the scoring for BYU and tied the school mark set by Eric
Lane, who scored five TDs against Utah State on October 13th,
1979.
Chris Kasteler had a stellar day for San Jose State (3-5, 2-2),
completing 22-of-32 passes for 319 yards, four touchdowns and an
interception. His five-yard scoring strike to Carlos Meeks with
7:07 remaining pulled the Spartans within three points, but the
Cougars held on for their fourth straight victory in the series.
Feterik was 13-of-20 for 245 yards with an interception. Owen
Pochman kicked field goals of 31 and 44 yards for BYU and has
misfired just twice in 12 attempts this season. The Cougars
held a 577-370 edge in total yardage.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th f
sjsu 0 22 0 21 43
byu 6 19 14 7 46
spartans 43
cougars 46 final
1st quarter
byu - Owen Pochman 31-yard field goal
byu - Pochman 43-yard field goal
2nd quarter
sjs - Deonce Whitaker 16-yard run
(Silberstein kick)
byu - Ronney Jenkins 14-yard run
(2pt try, no good)
sjs - Oliver Newell 32-yard catch from Kasteler
(Silberstein kick)
byu - Junior Mahe 2-yard run
(2pt try, no good)
byu - Jenkins 10-yard catch from Feterik
(Pochman kick)
sjs - Shawn Green 25-yard catch from Kasteler
(Kasteler run for 2)
3rd quarter
byu - Jenkins 1-yard run (Pochman kick)
byu - Jenkins 1-yard run (Pochman kick)
4th quarter
sjs - Sean Brewer 8-yard catch from Kasteler
(Silberstein kick)
sjs - Carlos Meeks 4-yard run
(Silberstein kick)
byu - Jenkins 10-yard run
(Pochman kick)
sjs - Meeks 5-yard catch from Kasteler
(Silberstein kick)
San Jose St Byu
First downs 14 22
Rushed-yards 29-51 56-332
Passing yards 319 245
Sacked-yards lost 2-13 0-0
Return yards 29 22
Passes 22-32-1 13-20-1
Punts 5-46.6 2-37.5
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-2
Penalties-yards 8-47 11-89
Time of possession 25:42 34:18
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING: San Jose St-Whitaker 19-49, Meeks 4-15, Scarbrough
1-minus 1, Kaiteler 5-minus 12. Byu-Jenkins 31-250, Mahe 13-49,
Cupp 4-29, Feterik 6-4, Sitake 1-4, Hooks 1-minus 4.
PASSING: San Jose St-Kaiteler 22-32-1-319. Byu-Feterik
13-20-1-245.
RECEIVING: San Jose St-Ruhle 5-52, Newell 3-90, Bailey 3-57,
Meeks 3-15, Green 2-61, Knapp 2-16, Brewer 2-9, Scarbrough
1-17, Whitaker 1-2. Byu-Horton 3-92, Jenkins 3-25, Hooks 2-29,
Rigell 2-24, Cupp 1-27, Sitake 1-27, Roderick 1-21.
Att: 62,423
BYU - San Jose State Game Summary
(Source: Blue & White Sports Network)
1st Quarter:
SJSU receives the kickoff and is forced to punt to begin the game.
The Cougars receive the ball at the 20 and RB Kalani Sitake runs for
a 27 yard gain and RB Ronney Jenkins gains 12 yards. Another
Jenkins run puts BYU on the 14 and Pochman nails a 31 yard field
goal.
The Spartans go 3 and out again. RB Junior Mahe, Jenkins, and
Feterik run the ball to put the Cougars on the 15. BYU is then hit by
penalties and are forced back to the 26. Pochman kicks a 43 yard
FG.
SJSU again is forced to punt, but BYU is hit with a penalty on the
kick, so SJSU gets a first down at the 32, but they cannot advance
and punt again. The Cougars end the quarter at the 34 after runs by
Jenkins and Mahe.
2nd Quarter:
Jenkins opens the quarter with a 25 yard rush to put BYU on the 37.
A 26 yard reception by RB Aaron Cupp is taken away because he
steps out of bounds. BYU punts to give the Spartans the ball on the
3. QB Chris Kasteler completes a 49 yard pass to WR Oliver
Newell. RB Deonce Whitaker runs for 9 yards and Kasteler
completes a 17 yard pass to HB Donte Scarbrough. BYU is hit with
another penalty that puts the Spartans on the 16. Whitaker runs it in
for the touchdown.
BYU receives the kickoff at the 35 and Jenkins makes a huge 46
yard run to the 19. He runs again from the 14 to score. The Cougars
cannot convert the 2 pt. conversion.
Whitaker receives the ball for the Spartans at the 2 qnd runs 60
yards to put then on the 38 yard line. Kalaster hits Newell from the
32 yard line who runs it in to score and give SJSU the lead again.
BYU is stuck until Feterik hits WR Margin Hooks with a 26 yard
pass to put the Cougars at 1st and 2. Mahe the scores from 2nd
and goal. BYU fails to convert the 2 pt. conversion for the second
time.
The Spartans are forced to punt but put the Cougars back to the 9.
Feterik connects with WR Ben Horton for a 65 yard gain. Feterik
then finds Jenkins for a 10 yard touchdown. BYU kicks this time
and Pochman gets the extra point.
BYU kicks off but it falls short and the Spartans start at 44 yard
line. TB Carlos Meeks gains 6 yards on a run and Kasteler passes
for 10 yards. He then finds WR Shawn Green on a 25 yard pass to
score. Kasteler runs in for the 2 pt. conversion.
3rd Quarter:
The Cougars keep the ball on the ground to begin the second half.
Mahe and Jenkins trade off and RB Aaron Cupp picks up 12 yards.
Jenkins then movies the ball from the 10 to the 1 yard line, and
scores on the subsequent play.
SJSU cannot gain any running yards and has to punt. WR Aaron
Roderick gains 11 yards on a Feterik pass and Jenkins runs 31
yards to put BYU on the 3rd yard line. Jenkins then scores from the
1 yard line.
4th Quarter:
Kasteler completes a 17 yard pass, but the Spartans cannot gain a
first down. The Cougars get the ball back but Feterik's pass is
picked off by DT Al Faamausili on the BYU 16. The Spartans are
then hit twice as Whitaker and Kasteler are pushed back to the
BYU 31. Kasteler then finds TE Sean Brewer for a 8 yard TD pass.
WR Mike Rigell runs it back for the Cougars but loses the ball when
he is hit. The Spartans get the ball on the BYU 15. Kasteler
connects with Meeks for a 12 yard pass. Meeks then scores from
the 3 yard line.
BYU puts together a drive from the 35. Feterik connects with Cupp
for a 7 yard pass, and Jenkins runs for 8 and 14 yards. Mahe adds
13 rushing yards. Jenkins scores his 5th TD of the game from the 9
yard line.
Kasteler hits WR Shawn Green on a 36 yard pass and WR Waking
Bailey for 25 yards. On 3rd down, the Cougars are called for a
personal foul, which puts the Spartans on the 5. Meeks scores on a
pass from Kasteler.
Mahe runs the ball back but fumbles and SJSU gets the ball on the
BYU 19. Whitaker appears to score but holding is called. DB Brian
Gray picks off Kesteler's pass to give the Cougars possesion again.
They cannot advance, however, and must punt. SJSU pushes the
ball up to the BYU 21, but two penalties cost them 10 yards. David
Silberstien misses a 47 yard FG attempt. BYU runs out the clock to
end the game.
(Source: Blue & White Sports Network)
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