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Rock and roll — Vakapuna's TD sparks Cougars past Rams

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 1:37 p.m. MST

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Using a 24-3 victory Saturday against Colorado State to guarantee a first winning season since 2001 and a return to the Top 25 rankings since early 2002, the BYU football team stifled the Rams by allowing a mere 26 yards rushing and 151 yards total offense.

Fui Vakapuna scored two of BYU's three short rushing TDs, his first an alert 5-yard play coming when he tried to leap over defenders before being thrown back-first onto a pile of bodies. Vakapuna rolled over, regained his feet and ran into the end zone on a scoring play that needed a lengthy instant-replay review before being ruled a touchdown.

Linebacker Cameron Jensen led the defense with nine tackles — including seven solo stops — and two of the Cougars' five sacks as BYU racked up its fifth consecutive victory to improve to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in Mountain West Conference play.

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Jack Dempsey, Associated Press

Cougar running back Fui Vakapuna (1) goes over the top and is hit by Colorado State safety Zac Bryson (10) before falling back onto and rolling over a pile of defenders and then continuing on into the end zone for a late first-half touchdown.

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