BYU vs Montana State — November 15, 1930
| Date | November 15, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Y Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Television | |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| BYU Conference | Rocky Mountain |
| Opp Conference | Rocky Mountain |
| BYU Head Coach | G. Ott Romney |
| Opp Head Coach | Schubert R. Dyche |
| Opp Final Record | 6-3 |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | : | BYU | Paul Thorn 21-yard run (Paul Thorn PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Russell Magelby 1-yard run | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | : | MTST | DeFrate 2-yard run | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Paul Thorn 39-yard run | 19 | 6 |
| Statistic | BYU | MTST |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 0 | |
| Rushing | ||
| Touchdowns | 1 | |
| Passing | ||
| Cmp-Att-Int | -- | -- |
| Touchdowns | 0 | |
| Total Offense | ||
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | -- | --0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | -- | --0 |
| Punting | - | - |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | - | - |
| Penalties-Yards | - | - |
| FG Made-Att | - | 0- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
BYU
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Hoover | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 91.9 | 1 |
| Russell Magelby | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44.5 | 0 |
| Clug Vacher | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Thorn | 32 | 138 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| Clug Vacher | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bliss Hoover | 19 | 27 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Russell Magelby | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 1 | 17 |
| Floyd Biddulph | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mark Ballif | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clug Vacher | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bliss Hoover | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Thorn | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Magelby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Thorn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Clug Vacher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clug Vacher | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bliss Hoover | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Richardson | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Thorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Russell Magelby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Hoover | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 |
Montana State
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeFrate | 1 |
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| Qtr | Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Antone Clark kicks off. Returned by Long to MSU30. |
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU30 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 3 yards to MSU33 |
| 1 | OPP | 2 | 7 | MSU33 | Keenan rushes right tackle for 3 yards to MSU36 |
| 1 | OPP | 3 | 4 | MSU36 | DeFrate rushes for no gain to MSU36 |
| 1 | OPP | 4 | 4 | MSU36 | DeFrate punts 41 yards to BYU23. Downed by Worthington. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | Paul Thorn rushes for loss of 3 yards to BYU 20. |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 13 | BYU20 | Clug Vachar rushes for loss of 1 yard to BYU19. |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 14 | BYU19 | Bliss Hoover punts 29 yards to BYU48. |
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU45. |
| 1 | OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU45 | DeFrate rushes center for 3 yards to BYU42. |
| 1 | OPP | 3 | 4 | BYU42 | Burns rushes for 1 yard on line buck to BYU41. |
| 1 | OPP | 4 | 3 | BYU41 | DeFrate punt is blocked by Vernon Richardson. Ball recovered at MSU41 by BYU. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU41 | Paul Thorn rushes off tackle for 15 yards to MSU26. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU26 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 5 yards to MSU21 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 5 | MSU21 | Paul Thorn rushes 21 yards to MSU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| 1 | BYU | PAT | Paul Thorn PAT kick attempt is GOOD | ||
| 1 | BYU | BYU40 | Paul Thorn kicks off to DeFrate. Ball returned to MSU26 | ||
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU26 | Worthington rushes on end run for no gain. Tackle by Vernon Richardson. |
| 1 | OPP | 2 | 10 | MSU26 | DeFrate rushes off tackle for no gain |
| 1 | OPP | 3 | 10 | MSU26 | DeFrate punts 40 yards to BYU34. Clug Vacher returns 20 yards to MSU46. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU46 | Bliss Hoover rushes left guard for loss of one yard to MSU47 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 11 | MSU47 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for 5 yards to MSU42 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 6 | MSU42 | Penalty Montana State 5 yards - Offside |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 1 | MSU37 | Bliss Hoover rushes for no gain |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 1 | MSU37 | Paul Thorn rushes off tackle for 6 yards to MSU31. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU31 | Clug Vacher rushes for no gain |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 10 | MSU31 | Clug Vacher pass incomplete. |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 10 | MSU31 | Clug Vacher rushes left end for 9 yards to MSU22 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 1 | MSU22 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 2 yards to MSU20. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU20 | Penalty Montana State 5 yards - Offside |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 5 | MSU15 | Clug Vacher rushes right tackle for 1 yard to MSU14 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 4 | MSU14 | Bliss Hoover rushes right tackle for no gain |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | MSU14 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 2 yards to MSU12 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 2 | MSU12 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 7 yards to MSU5. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 5 | MSU5 | Bliss Hoover rushes left guard for 1 yard to MSU4 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 4 | MSU4 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. Tackle by Hazen. |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | MSU4 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 4 | MSU4 | Paul Thorn rushes right guard for 3 yard to MSU1. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU1 | DeFrate punts 42 yards to MSU43. Downed by Bruner. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU43 | Clug Vacher rushes left tackle for loss of one yard to MSU44 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 11 | MSU44 | Bliss Hoover sacked for loss of 10 yards to BYU46 by Hazen |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 21 | BYU46 | Bliss Hoover punts 34 yards to MSU20. Downed by Ray Merrill |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU20 | Three line bucks net 5 yards to MSU25 |
| 2 | OPP | 4 | 5 | MSU25 | DeFrate punts 25 yards to midfield. Return by Paul Thorn for 22 yards to MSU28 |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU28 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 3 yards to MSU25 |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 7 | MSU25 | Paul Thorn rushes 1 yard to MSU24 |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 6 | MSU24 | Clug Vacher rushes left end for 18 yards to MSU6. FIRST DOWN |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 6 | MSU6 | Paul Thorn rushes for loss of 8 yards to MSU14. Tackle by Bruner. |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 14 | MSU14 | Paul Thorn rushes twice for 4 yards to MSU10 |
| 2 | BYU | 4 | 10 | MSU10 | Bliss Hoover pass complete to Paul Thorn for loss of 5 yards to MSU15. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU15 | DeFrates rushes for 3 yards to MSU18 |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 7 | MSU18 | DeFrate punts 59 yards to BYU23. Downed by Worthington |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | Clug Vacher rushes for 3 yards to BYU26 |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 7 | BYU26 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU29 |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 4 | BYU29 | Bliss Hoover punts 35 yards to MSU36. Sadler returns for 0 yards to MSU36. Tackle by Ray Merrill. |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU36 | Keenan rushes for loss of 1 yard on line buck to MSU35 |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 11 | MSU35 | Keenan rushes left guard for 3 yards to MSU38 |
| 2 | OPP | 3 | 8 | MSU38 | DeFrate pass complete to Keenan for 7 yards to MSU45 |
| 2 | OPP | 4 | 1 | MSU45 | DeFrate punts 50 yards to BYU5. Downed by Bruner |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU5 | Bliss Hoover punts 30 yards to BYU35 (estimate). Sadler returns 5 yards (estimate) to BYU30. |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | DeFrate rushes for no gain to BYU30 |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU30 | DeFrate rushes center for 10 yards to BYU20. FIRST DOWN |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | Sadler rushes for no gain. Tackle by Keith Wangsgard. |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | DeFrate rushes center for no gain. |
| 2 | OPP | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | DeFrate pass intercepted by Clug Vacher at BYU17. |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | Clug Vacher rushes for loss of 2 yards to BYU15. Tackle by Bruner. |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 12 | BYU15 | Paul Thorn rushes for loss of 5 yards to BYU10. Tackle by Mencer. |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 17 | BYU10 | Bliss Hoover punts 62 yards (estimate) to MSU28. Fumble by Sadler recoverd by Sadler at MSU28. |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU28 | DeFrate pass incomplete to Worthington |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 10 | MSU28 | DeFrate rushes center for 3 yards to MSU31. |
| 2 | OPP | 3 | 7 | MSU31 | Sadler punts to Bliss Hoover who returns to BYU40 |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Bliss Hoover pass incomplete to Paul Thorn |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. Tackle by Bruner |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 10 | BYU40 | Bliss Hoover pass complete to Clug Vacher for 14 yards to MSU46. FIRST DOWN. |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU46 | Paul Thorn rushes for__. Fumble recoverd by Worthginton (MSU) |
| 2 | OPP | 1 and 10 at | Penalty Montana State 5 yards - Offside | ||
| 2 | OPP | 1 and 15 at | DeFrate rushes for 2 yards to | ||
| 2 | OPP | 2 and 13 at | Sadler rushes left end for 9 yards to | ||
| 2 | OPP | 3 and 4 at | DeFrate pass incomplete. Broken up by Clug Vacher. | ||
| 2 | OPP | 4 and 4 at | Penalty Montana State 5 yards | ||
| 2 | OPP | 4 and 9 at | DeFrate pass intercepted by Bliss Hoover at BYU20. | ||
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | Mark Ballif rushes for no gain. |
| 3 | BYU | BYU40 | Russell Magelby kicks off past goal line. DeFrate returns to MSU38 | ||
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU38 | Worthington rushes left end for 8 yards to MSU46 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 2 | MSU46 | Sadler rushes 4 yards to midfield. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MID50 | Keenan rushes center for 2 yards to BYU48 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 8 | BYU48 | DeFrate rushes center for 5 yards to BYU43 |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 3 | BYU43 | DeFrate rushes for loss of 5 yards to BYU48. Tackle by Burle Robison. |
| 3 | OPP | 4 | 8 | BYU48 | DeFrate punts 34 yards to BYU14. Russell Magelby returns 20 yards to BYU34. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | Paul Thorn rushes for 2 yards to BYU36 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU36 | Paul Thorn rushes right end for no gain. |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 8 | BYU36 | Bliss Hoover punts. DeFrate returns to MSU41. |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU41 | Keenan rushes for 1 yard to MSU42 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 9 | MSU42 | DeFrate rushes right tackle for no gain. |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 9 | MSU42 | Keenan rushes center on fake punt for 5 yards to MSU47 |
| 3 | OPP | 4 | 4 | MSU47 | DeFrate punts. Bliss Hoover returns to BYU30. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | Unknown BYU back fumbles. Recoverd by Best (MSU) at BYU29 |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU26 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU26 | DeFrate rushes for loss of 2 yards on lateral play to BYU28 |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 9 | BYU28 | Keenan rushes for 2 yards to BYU26 |
| 3 | OPP | 4 | 7 | BYU26 | DeFrate pass complete for 6 yards. Player was ineligible receiver. BYU ball on BYU26. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | Bliss Hoover rushes right guard for 1 yard to BYU27 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 9 | BYU27 | Russell Magelby rushes around end for loss of 1 yard to BYU26 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 10 | BYU26 | Bliss Hoover punts 27 yards to MSU47 |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU47 | DeFrate rushes 3 yards to midfield |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 7 | MID50 | DeFrate pass incomplete to Worthington. Penalty BYU - interference. Ball at BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | DeFrate rushes off tackle for no gain |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU35 | Sadler rushes on lateral for no gain. |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 10 | BYU35 | DeFrate pass INTERCEPTED by Bliss Hoover at BYU25 |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | Bliss Hoover rushes for no gain |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 10 | BYU25 | Russell Magelby rushes left tackle for 8 yards to BYU33 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 2 | BYU33 | Paul Thorn rushes for 2 yards to BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | Bliss Hoover rushes center for 4 yards to BYU39 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 6 | BYU39 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for no gain. |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 6 | BYU39 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for 26 yards to MSU35. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU35 | Bliss Hoover rushes right tackle for no gain |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 10 | MSU35 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 3 yards to MSU32 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 7 | MSU32 | Russell Magelby pass complete to Bliss Hoover for 4 yards to MSU28 |
| 3 | BYU | 4 | 3 | MSU28 | Paul Thorn rushes left end for 4 yards to MSU24. FIRST DOWN. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU24 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 5 yards to MSU19 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 5 | MSU19 | Russell Magelby rushes right tackle for 17 yards to MSU2. FIRST DOWN. |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 2 | MSU2 | Bliss Hoover rushes right guard for 1 yard to MSU1 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 1 | MSU1 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 1 | MSU1 | Russell Magelby rushes for 1 yard to MSU0. TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4 | BYU | PAT | Russell Magelby PAT kick attempt is no good. Wide. | ||
| 4 | OPP | MSU40 | Worthington kicks off to Bliss Hoover. Returns to BYU39. | ||
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | Bliss Hoover rushes center for 2 yards to BYU41. |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU41 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 7 yards to BYU48 |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 1 | BYU48 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 2 yards to midfield. FIRST DOWN. |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MID50 | Russell Magelby rushes around end for loss of 7 yards to BYU43. Tackle by Bruner. |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 17 | BYU43 | Bliss Hoover rushes for no gain |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 17 | BYU43 | Russell Magelby pass incomplete to Bliss Hoover. |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 17 | BYU43 | Bliss Hoover punts to Sadler. Out of bounds at MSU28. |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU28 | Keenan rushes center for 5 yards to MSU33 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 5 | MSU33 | DeFrate pass complete to Keenan for 7 yards to MSU40. FIRST DOWN. |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU40 | Sadler rushes center for 2 yards to MSU42 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 8 | MSU42 | Keenan rushes center for 6 yards to MSU48 |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 2 | MSU48 | DeFrate rushes center for 1 yard to MSU49 |
| 4 | OPP | 4 | 1 | MSU49 | Keenan rushes for 1 yard to midfield. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MID50 | DeFrate pass complete to Worthington for 22 yards to BYU28. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | DeFrate rushes 3 yards to BYU25 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 9 yards to BYU16. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | Keenan rushes center for 1 yard to BYU15 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 9 | BYU15 | O'Leary rushes center for 2 yards to BYU13 |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 7 | BYU13 | DeFrate pass complete to Burns for 11 yards to BYU2. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 2 | BYU2 | DeFrate rushes for no gain |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 2 | BYU2 | O'Leary rushes for loss of 1 yard to BYU3 |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 3 | BYU3 | DeFrate rushes for 3 yards to BYU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| 4 | OPP | PAT | Worthington PAT kick attempt is wide - NO GOOD | ||
| 4 | OPP | MSU40 | Worthington kicks off 39 yards to BYU21. Russell Magelby returns 15 yards to BYU36 | ||
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | Russell Magelby rushes center on sneak for 5 yards to BYU41 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 5 | BYU41 | Paul Thorn rushes right end for 2 yards to BYU43 |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 3 | BYU43 | Paul Thorn rushes center for no gain |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 3 | BYU43 | Bliss Hoover punts 56 yards to MSU1. Downed by Lloyd Shields. |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU1 | DeFrate punts 26 yards to MSU27. Out of bounds. |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU27 | Bliss Hoover rushes right tackle for 5 yards to MSU22 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 5 | MSU22 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 2 yards to MSU20. |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 3 | MSU20 | Bliss Hoover rushes center for 3 yards to MSU17. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU17 | Bliss Hoover rushes right guard for 2 yards to MSU15 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 8 | MSU15 | Russell Magelby rushes left tackle for 2 yards to MSU13 |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 6 | MSU13 | Penalty BYU for 5 yards to MSU18 - Offsides |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 11 | MSU18 | Bliss Hoover rushes for 5 yards on lateral pass from Magelby to MSU13 |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 6 | MSU13 | Russell Magelby pass incomplete over goal line |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU20 | DeFrate rushes center for 6 yards to MSU26 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 4 | MSU26 | DeFrate pass incomplete |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 4 | MSU26 | DeFrate rushes for no gain |
| 4 | OPP | 4 | 4 | MSU26 | Sadler punts to Bliss Hoover who returns to MSU49 |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU49 | Floyd Biddulph rushes left guard for 9 yards to MSU40 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 1 | MSU40 | Floyd Biddulph rushes center for 1 yard to MSU39. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU39 | Paul Thorn rushes 39 yards to MSU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| 4 | BYU | PAT | Paul Thorn PAT kick attempt is wide - NO GOOD | ||
| 4 | BYU | BYU40 | Judd Manson kicks off to DeFrate who returns ball to midfield as game ends. |
| Qtr | Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Antone Clark kicks off. Returned by Long to MSU30. |
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU30 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 3 yards to MSU33 |
| 1 | OPP | 2 | 7 | MSU33 | Keenan rushes right tackle for 3 yards to MSU36 |
| 1 | OPP | 3 | 4 | MSU36 | DeFrate rushes for no gain to MSU36 |
| 1 | OPP | 4 | 4 | MSU36 | DeFrate punts 41 yards to BYU23. Downed by Worthington. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | Paul Thorn rushes for loss of 3 yards to BYU 20. |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 13 | BYU20 | Clug Vachar rushes for loss of 1 yard to BYU19. |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 14 | BYU19 | Bliss Hoover punts 29 yards to BYU48. |
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU45. |
| 1 | OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU45 | DeFrate rushes center for 3 yards to BYU42. |
| 1 | OPP | 3 | 4 | BYU42 | Burns rushes for 1 yard on line buck to BYU41. |
| 1 | OPP | 4 | 3 | BYU41 | DeFrate punt is blocked by Vernon Richardson. Ball recovered at MSU41 by BYU. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU41 | Paul Thorn rushes off tackle for 15 yards to MSU26. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU26 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 5 yards to MSU21 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 5 | MSU21 | Paul Thorn rushes 21 yards to MSU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| 1 | BYU | PAT | Paul Thorn PAT kick attempt is GOOD | ||
| 1 | BYU | BYU40 | Paul Thorn kicks off to DeFrate. Ball returned to MSU26 | ||
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU26 | Worthington rushes on end run for no gain. Tackle by Vernon Richardson. |
| 1 | OPP | 2 | 10 | MSU26 | DeFrate rushes off tackle for no gain |
| 1 | OPP | 3 | 10 | MSU26 | DeFrate punts 40 yards to BYU34. Clug Vacher returns 20 yards to MSU46. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU46 | Bliss Hoover rushes left guard for loss of one yard to MSU47 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 11 | MSU47 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for 5 yards to MSU42 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 6 | MSU42 | Penalty Montana State 5 yards - Offside |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 1 | MSU37 | Bliss Hoover rushes for no gain |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 1 | MSU37 | Paul Thorn rushes off tackle for 6 yards to MSU31. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU31 | Clug Vacher rushes for no gain |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 10 | MSU31 | Clug Vacher pass incomplete. |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 10 | MSU31 | Clug Vacher rushes left end for 9 yards to MSU22 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 1 | MSU22 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 2 yards to MSU20. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU20 | Penalty Montana State 5 yards - Offside |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 5 | MSU15 | Clug Vacher rushes right tackle for 1 yard to MSU14 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 4 | MSU14 | Bliss Hoover rushes right tackle for no gain |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | MSU14 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 2 yards to MSU12 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 2 | MSU12 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 7 yards to MSU5. FIRST DOWN |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 5 | MSU5 | Bliss Hoover rushes left guard for 1 yard to MSU4 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 4 | MSU4 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. Tackle by Hazen. |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | MSU4 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 4 | MSU4 | Paul Thorn rushes right guard for 3 yard to MSU1. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| 1 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU1 | DeFrate punts 42 yards to MSU43. Downed by Bruner. |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU43 | Clug Vacher rushes left tackle for loss of one yard to MSU44 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 11 | MSU44 | Bliss Hoover sacked for loss of 10 yards to BYU46 by Hazen |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 21 | BYU46 | Bliss Hoover punts 34 yards to MSU20. Downed by Ray Merrill |
| Qtr | Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU20 | Three line bucks net 5 yards to MSU25 |
| 2 | OPP | 4 | 5 | MSU25 | DeFrate punts 25 yards to midfield. Return by Paul Thorn for 22 yards to MSU28 |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU28 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 3 yards to MSU25 |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 7 | MSU25 | Paul Thorn rushes 1 yard to MSU24 |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 6 | MSU24 | Clug Vacher rushes left end for 18 yards to MSU6. FIRST DOWN |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 6 | MSU6 | Paul Thorn rushes for loss of 8 yards to MSU14. Tackle by Bruner. |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 14 | MSU14 | Paul Thorn rushes twice for 4 yards to MSU10 |
| 2 | BYU | 4 | 10 | MSU10 | Bliss Hoover pass complete to Paul Thorn for loss of 5 yards to MSU15. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU15 | DeFrates rushes for 3 yards to MSU18 |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 7 | MSU18 | DeFrate punts 59 yards to BYU23. Downed by Worthington |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | Clug Vacher rushes for 3 yards to BYU26 |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 7 | BYU26 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU29 |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 4 | BYU29 | Bliss Hoover punts 35 yards to MSU36. Sadler returns for 0 yards to MSU36. Tackle by Ray Merrill. |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU36 | Keenan rushes for loss of 1 yard on line buck to MSU35 |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 11 | MSU35 | Keenan rushes left guard for 3 yards to MSU38 |
| 2 | OPP | 3 | 8 | MSU38 | DeFrate pass complete to Keenan for 7 yards to MSU45 |
| 2 | OPP | 4 | 1 | MSU45 | DeFrate punts 50 yards to BYU5. Downed by Bruner |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU5 | Bliss Hoover punts 30 yards to BYU35 (estimate). Sadler returns 5 yards (estimate) to BYU30. |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | DeFrate rushes for no gain to BYU30 |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU30 | DeFrate rushes center for 10 yards to BYU20. FIRST DOWN |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | Sadler rushes for no gain. Tackle by Keith Wangsgard. |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU20 | DeFrate rushes center for no gain. |
| 2 | OPP | 3 | 10 | BYU20 | DeFrate pass intercepted by Clug Vacher at BYU17. |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | Clug Vacher rushes for loss of 2 yards to BYU15. Tackle by Bruner. |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 12 | BYU15 | Paul Thorn rushes for loss of 5 yards to BYU10. Tackle by Mencer. |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 17 | BYU10 | Bliss Hoover punts 62 yards (estimate) to MSU28. Fumble by Sadler recoverd by Sadler at MSU28. |
| 2 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU28 | DeFrate pass incomplete to Worthington |
| 2 | OPP | 2 | 10 | MSU28 | DeFrate rushes center for 3 yards to MSU31. |
| 2 | OPP | 3 | 7 | MSU31 | Sadler punts to Bliss Hoover who returns to BYU40 |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Bliss Hoover pass incomplete to Paul Thorn |
| 2 | BYU | 2 | 10 | BYU40 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. Tackle by Bruner |
| 2 | BYU | 3 | 10 | BYU40 | Bliss Hoover pass complete to Clug Vacher for 14 yards to MSU46. FIRST DOWN. |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU46 | Paul Thorn rushes for__. Fumble recoverd by Worthginton (MSU) |
| 2 | OPP | 1 and 10 at | Penalty Montana State 5 yards - Offside | ||
| 2 | OPP | 1 and 15 at | DeFrate rushes for 2 yards to | ||
| 2 | OPP | 2 and 13 at | Sadler rushes left end for 9 yards to | ||
| 2 | OPP | 3 and 4 at | DeFrate pass incomplete. Broken up by Clug Vacher. | ||
| 2 | OPP | 4 and 4 at | Penalty Montana State 5 yards | ||
| 2 | OPP | 4 and 9 at | DeFrate pass intercepted by Bliss Hoover at BYU20. | ||
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | Mark Ballif rushes for no gain. |
| Qtr | Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BYU | BYU40 | Russell Magelby kicks off past goal line. DeFrate returns to MSU38 | ||
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU38 | Worthington rushes left end for 8 yards to MSU46 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 2 | MSU46 | Sadler rushes 4 yards to midfield. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MID50 | Keenan rushes center for 2 yards to BYU48 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 8 | BYU48 | DeFrate rushes center for 5 yards to BYU43 |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 3 | BYU43 | DeFrate rushes for loss of 5 yards to BYU48. Tackle by Burle Robison. |
| 3 | OPP | 4 | 8 | BYU48 | DeFrate punts 34 yards to BYU14. Russell Magelby returns 20 yards to BYU34. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU34 | Paul Thorn rushes for 2 yards to BYU36 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU36 | Paul Thorn rushes right end for no gain. |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 8 | BYU36 | Bliss Hoover punts. DeFrate returns to MSU41. |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU41 | Keenan rushes for 1 yard to MSU42 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 9 | MSU42 | DeFrate rushes right tackle for no gain. |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 9 | MSU42 | Keenan rushes center on fake punt for 5 yards to MSU47 |
| 3 | OPP | 4 | 4 | MSU47 | DeFrate punts. Bliss Hoover returns to BYU30. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | Unknown BYU back fumbles. Recoverd by Best (MSU) at BYU29 |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU26 |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU26 | DeFrate rushes for loss of 2 yards on lateral play to BYU28 |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 9 | BYU28 | Keenan rushes for 2 yards to BYU26 |
| 3 | OPP | 4 | 7 | BYU26 | DeFrate pass complete for 6 yards. Player was ineligible receiver. BYU ball on BYU26. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | Bliss Hoover rushes right guard for 1 yard to BYU27 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 9 | BYU27 | Russell Magelby rushes around end for loss of 1 yard to BYU26 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 10 | BYU26 | Bliss Hoover punts 27 yards to MSU47 |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU47 | DeFrate rushes 3 yards to midfield |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 7 | MID50 | DeFrate pass incomplete to Worthington. Penalty BYU - interference. Ball at BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | DeFrate rushes off tackle for no gain |
| 3 | OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU35 | Sadler rushes on lateral for no gain. |
| 3 | OPP | 3 | 10 | BYU35 | DeFrate pass INTERCEPTED by Bliss Hoover at BYU25 |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | Bliss Hoover rushes for no gain |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 10 | BYU25 | Russell Magelby rushes left tackle for 8 yards to BYU33 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 2 | BYU33 | Paul Thorn rushes for 2 yards to BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | Bliss Hoover rushes center for 4 yards to BYU39 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 6 | BYU39 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for no gain. |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 6 | BYU39 | Paul Thorn rushes left tackle for 26 yards to MSU35. FIRST DOWN |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU35 | Bliss Hoover rushes right tackle for no gain |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 10 | MSU35 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 3 yards to MSU32 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 7 | MSU32 | Russell Magelby pass complete to Bliss Hoover for 4 yards to MSU28 |
| 3 | BYU | 4 | 3 | MSU28 | Paul Thorn rushes left end for 4 yards to MSU24. FIRST DOWN. |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU24 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 5 yards to MSU19 |
| 3 | BYU | 2 | 5 | MSU19 | Russell Magelby rushes right tackle for 17 yards to MSU2. FIRST DOWN. |
| Qtr | Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 2 | MSU2 | Bliss Hoover rushes right guard for 1 yard to MSU1 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 1 | MSU1 | Paul Thorn rushes for no gain. |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 1 | MSU1 | Russell Magelby rushes for 1 yard to MSU0. TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4 | BYU | PAT | Russell Magelby PAT kick attempt is no good. Wide. | ||
| 4 | OPP | MSU40 | Worthington kicks off to Bliss Hoover. Returns to BYU39. | ||
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU39 | Bliss Hoover rushes center for 2 yards to BYU41. |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU41 | Bliss Hoover rushes left tackle for 7 yards to BYU48 |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 1 | BYU48 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 2 yards to midfield. FIRST DOWN. |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MID50 | Russell Magelby rushes around end for loss of 7 yards to BYU43. Tackle by Bruner. |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 17 | BYU43 | Bliss Hoover rushes for no gain |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 17 | BYU43 | Russell Magelby pass incomplete to Bliss Hoover. |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 17 | BYU43 | Bliss Hoover punts to Sadler. Out of bounds at MSU28. |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU28 | Keenan rushes center for 5 yards to MSU33 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 5 | MSU33 | DeFrate pass complete to Keenan for 7 yards to MSU40. FIRST DOWN. |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU40 | Sadler rushes center for 2 yards to MSU42 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 8 | MSU42 | Keenan rushes center for 6 yards to MSU48 |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 2 | MSU48 | DeFrate rushes center for 1 yard to MSU49 |
| 4 | OPP | 4 | 1 | MSU49 | Keenan rushes for 1 yard to midfield. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MID50 | DeFrate pass complete to Worthington for 22 yards to BYU28. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | DeFrate rushes 3 yards to BYU25 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | DeFrate rushes left tackle for 9 yards to BYU16. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | Keenan rushes center for 1 yard to BYU15 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 9 | BYU15 | O'Leary rushes center for 2 yards to BYU13 |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 7 | BYU13 | DeFrate pass complete to Burns for 11 yards to BYU2. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 2 | BYU2 | DeFrate rushes for no gain |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 2 | BYU2 | O'Leary rushes for loss of 1 yard to BYU3 |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 3 | BYU3 | DeFrate rushes for 3 yards to BYU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| 4 | OPP | PAT | Worthington PAT kick attempt is wide - NO GOOD | ||
| 4 | OPP | MSU40 | Worthington kicks off 39 yards to BYU21. Russell Magelby returns 15 yards to BYU36 | ||
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | Russell Magelby rushes center on sneak for 5 yards to BYU41 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 5 | BYU41 | Paul Thorn rushes right end for 2 yards to BYU43 |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 3 | BYU43 | Paul Thorn rushes center for no gain |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 3 | BYU43 | Bliss Hoover punts 56 yards to MSU1. Downed by Lloyd Shields. |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU1 | DeFrate punts 26 yards to MSU27. Out of bounds. |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU27 | Bliss Hoover rushes right tackle for 5 yards to MSU22 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 5 | MSU22 | Paul Thorn rushes center for 2 yards to MSU20. |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 3 | MSU20 | Bliss Hoover rushes center for 3 yards to MSU17. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU17 | Bliss Hoover rushes right guard for 2 yards to MSU15 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 8 | MSU15 | Russell Magelby rushes left tackle for 2 yards to MSU13 |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 6 | MSU13 | Penalty BYU for 5 yards to MSU18 - Offsides |
| 4 | BYU | 3 | 11 | MSU18 | Bliss Hoover rushes for 5 yards on lateral pass from Magelby to MSU13 |
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 6 | MSU13 | Russell Magelby pass incomplete over goal line |
| 4 | OPP | 1 | 10 | MSU20 | DeFrate rushes center for 6 yards to MSU26 |
| 4 | OPP | 2 | 4 | MSU26 | DeFrate pass incomplete |
| 4 | OPP | 3 | 4 | MSU26 | DeFrate rushes for no gain |
| 4 | OPP | 4 | 4 | MSU26 | Sadler punts to Bliss Hoover who returns to MSU49 |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU49 | Floyd Biddulph rushes left guard for 9 yards to MSU40 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 1 | MSU40 | Floyd Biddulph rushes center for 1 yard to MSU39. FIRST DOWN |
| 4 | BYU | 1 | 10 | MSU39 | Paul Thorn rushes 39 yards to MSU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| 4 | BYU | PAT | Paul Thorn PAT kick attempt is wide - NO GOOD | ||
| 4 | BYU | BYU40 | Judd Manson kicks off to DeFrate who returns ball to midfield as game ends. |