WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : BYU Gains Its Revenge With 70-31 Rout of Utah
Ty Detmer passed for 358 yards and four touchdowns as No. 21 Brigham Young routed Utah, 70-31, Saturday in a Western Athletic Conference game at Provo, Utah.
The victory avenged a 57-28 loss to the Utes last season.
The Cougars, 9-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference, can clinch the WAC title and a berth in the Holiday Bowl with a victory at San Diego State next Saturday.
Detmer, who also ran seven yards for a score in the first quarter, threw all four touchdown passes in the first half as BYU scored on its first seven possessions en route to a 49-7 halftime lead.
Detmer, a sophomore, has 42 touchdown passes, including 29 this season.
The Utes (4-7 and 2-5) played without quarterback Scott Mitchell. Backup Mike Richmond threw for 393 yards and four touchdowns.
Wyoming 41, Texas El Paso 10--Dabby Dawson ran for 210 yards to eclipse the 1,000-yard barrier for the year in leading the Cowboys to a season-ending victory over the Miners in a WAC game at Laramie, Wyo.
Wyoming finished at 5-6 and 5-3; UTEP ended up 2-10 and 1-7.
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