BYU football: Game at a glance against Washington State

Player of the game

Riley Nelson, BYU quarterback

Senior playmaker had the Cougar offense clicking all game against this Pac-12 foe, throwing for 285 yards and two touchdowns. on 25-of-36 passing.

Key play

Freshman QB Taysom Hill was subbed in for a fourth-down wrinkle and delivered an 18-yard TD toss to tight end Kaneakua Friel for a 14-0 second-quarter edge.

Quote

"I thought the fans, the atmosphere, the scoreboards, all the white shirts — it was just a cool, cool night ..."

Bronco Mendenhall

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VS. WEBER STATE

When: Sept. 8, 1 p.m. TV: BYUtv

Update: Wildcats play at Fresno State on Saturday

BYU 7 17 6 0 — 30

Wash. State 0 6 0 0 — 6

First quarter

BYU (1:36): Skyler Ridley 7-yard pass from Riley Nelson (Riley Stephenson kick)

10 plays, 80 yards, 4:24

KEY PLAY: Nelson finds Cody Hoffman on third down for a 12-yard completion.

Second quarter

BYU (13:26): Kaneakua Friel 18-yard pass from Taysom Hill (Stephenson kick)

10 plays, 71 yards, 2:37

WSU (10:42): Andrew Furney 47-yard field goal

9 plays, 57 yards, 2:38

KEY PLAY: Jeff Tuel finds Rickey Galvin for the 6-yard gain on third-and-5.

BYU (4:29): Stephenson 28-yard field goal

16 plays, 65 yards, 6:13

KEY PLAY: On third-and-3, Michael Alisa carries the ball for a 14-yard gain.

BYU (1:43): Friel 25-yard pass from Nelson (Stephenson kick)

4 plays, 46 yards, 1:12

WSU (0:00): Furney 41-yard field goal

5 plays, 53 yards, 1:43

Third quarter

BYU (11:52): Stephenson 21-yard field goal 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:12

KEY PLAY: Jordan Johnson returns a Tuel interception 64 yards.

BYU (3:00): Stephenson 31-yard field goal

12 plays, 66 yards, 6:04

STATS

BYU WSU

First downs 24 18

Rushes-yards (net) 123 -5

Passing-yards (net) 303 229

Completions-attemps-Int 26-37-0 30-45-1

Plays-yards 78-426 61-224

Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0

Penalties-yards 10-112 8-73

Punts-average 2-49 6-27.3