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BYU at San José State

Nov 7, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 10

Away

BYU

Big 12

Final Score

17 - 16

BSJ

Home

San José State

Mountain West

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

San José State269
BYU329

Passing Yards

San José State147
BYU293

Rushing Yards

San José State122
BYU36

Turnovers

San José State1
BYU1

Game Conditions

Temperature57°F
Wind3 mph W

Humidity

64%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tanner Mangum

BYU

YDS: 293

Rushing

Tyler Ervin

San José State

YDS: 80

Receiving

Devon Blackmon

BYU

YDS: 102

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

San José State33:19
BYU26:41

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

BYU edges San José State 17-16

Close

BYU defeated San José State 17-16 in Week 10 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 329-269 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

BYU set the terms early in a game that finished 17-16. Tanner Mangum pass complete to Mitch Mathews for 4 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK) came with {'seconds': 9, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving BYU the first major swing.

BYU's box score carried the story: 329 total yards, 36 rushing yards, and 293 passing yards. San José State finished with 269 total yards, including 122 on the ground and 147 through the air.

BYU converted 6-13 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, BYU led 14-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Tanner Mangum pass intercepted for a TD Cleveland Wallace III return for 61 yds for a TD, (Austin Lopez KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Mangum pass complete to Mitch Mathews for 4 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK) (BYU led 7-3 over San José State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Austin Lopez 31 yd FG GOOD (San José State led 3-0 over BYU).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    Tanner Mangum pass intercepted for a TD Cleveland Wallace III return for 61 yds for a TD, (Austin Lopez KICK) (BYU led 14-10 over San José State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Algernon Brown run for 5 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK) (BYU led 14-3 over San José State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kenny Potter run for 6 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed ) (San José State led 16-17 over BYU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Trevor Samson 31 yd FG GOOD (BYU led 17-10 over San José State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    17-16

    BYU defeated San José State.

  • Total yards

    329-269

    BYU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    36

    BYU averaged 1.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    293

    BYU averaged 7.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-13

    BYU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-15

    San José State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticSan José StateBYU
Total Yards269329
Passing Yards147293
Rushing Yards12236
First Downs1817
Third Down Efficiency6-156-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)2-107-84
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts18-2623-37
Rushing Attempts3825
Passing TDs01
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points45
Possession Time33:1926:41
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)