CougCenter On YouTube: Anatomy Of A Wide-Open Taysom Hill Touchdown
Through the miracle of digital video, we break down BYU's second touchdown against the Cougs -- Taysom Hill's wide-open touchdown pass on fourth-and-one to Kaneakua Friel.
| Final - 8.30.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington St. Cougars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BYU Cougars | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
Through the miracle of digital video, we break down BYU's second touchdown against the Cougs -- Taysom Hill's wide-open touchdown pass on fourth-and-one to Kaneakua Friel.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington St. | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BYU | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 1:36 left: BYU Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Riley Nelson to Skyler Ridley. (Riley Stephenson extra point is good). |
| 1:36 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 13:26 left: BYU Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Taysom Hill to Kaneauka Friel. (Riley Stephenson extra point is good). |
| 13:26 left: |
| 10:42 left: Washington St Field Goal - 47-yarder by Andrew Furney. |
| 4:29 left: BYU Field Goal - 28-yarder by Riley Stephenson. |
| 1:43 left: BYU Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Riley Nelson to Kaneauka Friel. (Riley Stephenson extra point is good). |
| 1:43 left: |
| 0:00 left: Washington St Field Goal - 41-yarder by Andrew Furney. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 11:52 left: BYU Field Goal - 21-yarder by Riley Stephenson. |
| 3:00 left: BYU Field Goal - 31-yarder by Riley Stephenson. |
| Team statistics | Washington St. | BYU |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 24:26 | 35:34 |
| First Downs | 18 | 24 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 30-45 2 | 26-37 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | -5 16 | 123 41 |
| Punt Return Yards | 17 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 0-0 2 | 0 0-0 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-73 | 10-112 |
| Punts-Average | 6-27.3 | 2-49.0 |