BYU report card

Published: Saturday, Sept. 25 2004 12:04 a.m. MDT

GRADE B+

Offense

The Cougar offense finally roared to life after two straight games of scoring only 10 points. Quarterback John Beck shredded Boise State's secondary with the deep pass.

GRADE B+

Defense

Defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall's boys did a number on the Broncos, holding them well below their season average in scoring.

GRADE C

Special teams

The Cougars gave up a couple of long returns, and despite a mostly stellar game, kicker Matt Payne missed a game-winning field goal attempt.

GRADE B+

Overall

For the most part, BYU had all three phases of the game working. Can the Cougars keep it up?

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