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Fourth Quarter Comebacks (10+ Points)

Games where BYU trailed by 10 or more points in the fourth quarter and came back to win.

Date Opponent Deficit 4Q Score Final Score Game-Winning Play
Dec 19, 1980 SMU -19 38-19 46-45 Jim McMahon to Clay Brown 41-yard TD pass + Kurt Gunther PAT (0:00 4Q)
Sep 15, 1990 Washington State -15 29-14 50-36 Peter Tuipulotu 23-yard TD run + Earl Kauffman PAT (3:03, 4Q)
Sep 2, 2000 Virginia -14 28-14 38-35 Owen Pochman 26-yard FG (OT)
Nov 10, 1951 Utah State Agricultural College -13 27-14 28-27 LaVon Satterfield 2-yard TD run + Bob Karpowitz PAT (4Q)
Oct 14, 1978 Oregon -13 16-3 17-16 Doug Williams 1-yard TD run + Brent Johnson PAT (3:03 4Q)
Sep 3, 2011 Ole Miss -13 13-0 14-13 Kyle Van Noy 3-yard fumble return for TD + Justin Sorensen PAT (5:09 4Q)
Oct 4, 2002 Utah State -13 34-21 35-34 Bret Engemann to Gabe Reid 18-yard TD pass + Matt Payne PAT (6:46 4Q)
Nov 4, 1989 Oregon -12 33-21 45-41 Ty Detmer to Jeff Frandsen 15-yard TD pass + Jason Chaffetz PAT (1:01 4Q)
Oct 8, 2005 New Mexico -11 24-13 27-24 John Beck to Matt Allen 23-yard TD pass + Curtis Brown 2 point (1:40 4Q)
Nov 25, 2006 Utah -10 24-14 33-31 John Beck to Jonny Harline 11-yard TD pass (0:00 4Q)
Oct 11, 2025 Arizona -10 24-14 33-27 Bear Bachmeier 7-yard TD run (2OT)
Sep 30, 1978 New Mexico -10 16-6 27-23 Bill Ring 25-yard TD run + Brent Johnson PAT (8:57 4Q)
Sep 17, 1988 UTEP -10 27-17 31-27 Ty Detmer to Fred Whittingham 10-yard TD pass + Jason Chaffetz PAT (4:00 4Q)
Jan 1, 1997 Kansas State -10 15-5 19-15 Steve Sarkisian to K.O. Kealaluhi 28-yard TD pass + Ethan Pochman PAT (11:21 4Q)