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Portland State at BYU

Aug 26, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 1

Away

Portland State

Road profile

Final Score

6 - 20

PSB

Home

BYU

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

BYU365
Portland State220

Passing Yards

BYU194
Portland State134

Rushing Yards

BYU171
Portland State86

Turnovers

BYU0
Portland State1

Game Conditions

Temperature87°F
Wind6 mph W

Humidity

34%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tanner Mangum

BYU

YDS: 194

Rushing

Squally Canada

BYU

YDS: 98

Receiving

Charlie Taumoepeau

Unknown Team

YDS: 73

Tackles

Beau Duronslet

Unknown Team

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

BYU29:39
Portland State30:21

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

BYU beats Portland State 20-6

Standard

BYU defeated Portland State 20-6 in Week 1 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 365-220 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

BYU set the terms early in a game that finished 20-6. Neil Pau'u 28 Yd pass from Tanner Mangum (Rhett Almond Kick) came with {'seconds': 1, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving BYU the first major swing.

BYU's box score carried the story: 365 total yards, 171 rushing yards, and 194 passing yards. Portland State finished with 220 total yards, including 86 on the ground and 134 through the air.

BYU converted 4-13 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, BYU led 14-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Rhett Almond 35 Yd Field Goal.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Neil Pau'u 28 Yd pass from Tanner Mangum (Rhett Almond Kick) (BYU led 7-0 over Portland State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Squally Canada 1 Yd Run (Rhett Almond Kick) (BYU led 14-0 over Portland State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Darnell Adams 4 Yd pass from Jalani Eason (Noah Brosio PAT failed) (Portland State led 6-14 over BYU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Rhett Almond 35 Yd Field Goal (BYU led 20-6 over Portland State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Rhett Almond 27 Yd Field Goal (BYU led 17-6 over Portland State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    20-6

    BYU defeated Portland State.

  • Total yards

    365-220

    BYU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    171

    BYU averaged 4.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    194

    BYU averaged 7.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-13

    BYU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-19

    Portland State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticBYUPortland State
Total Yards365220
Passing Yards194134
Rushing Yards17186
First Downs1314
Third Down Efficiency4-137-19
Fourth Down Efficiency0-12-4
Total Penalties (Yards)7-707-70
Turnovers01
Completions / Attempts16-2716-36
Rushing Attempts3536
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs10
Kicking Points80
Possession Time29:3930:21
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)