Victory Notes

Birth of a Legend

2026 BYU Football vs Utah Tech

Game 1
HomeBYU63
AwayUtah Tech7

Team Comparison

BYUUtah Tech
Total yards
BYU: 521
Utah Tech: 184
Passing yards
BYU: 213
Utah Tech: 135
Rushing yards
BYU: 308
Utah Tech: 49
First downs
BYU: 29
Utah Tech: 11
Penalties
BYU: 5
Utah Tech: 2
Penalty yards
BYU: 46
Utah Tech: 15
Interceptions thrown
BYU: 0
Utah Tech: 3
Fumbles lost
BYU: 0
Utah Tech: 1
Third downs
BYU: 9/11
Utah Tech: 5/13
Fourth downs
BYU: —
Utah Tech: 1/1
Time of possession
BYU: 33:33
Utah Tech: 26:27

Scoring by Period

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4
BYU1428147
Utah Tech0070

Scoring Plays

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  1. BYUQ1 · 13:05BYU 7 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Legend Glasker · 9-yard runExtra point: Matthias Dunn · kick good5 plays · 32 yards · 01:49 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 2

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    1. Q1 · 14:53 · 1 & 10 · UTU32

      (14:53) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short right to Kyler Kasper caught at UTU 26-yard line, for 6 yards to the UTU 26-yard line (Jeremiah Jimoh).

    2. Q1 · 14:25 · 2 & 4 · UTU26

      (14:25) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier rush right for 15 yards gain to the UTU 11-yard line (Leka Tu'Akoi), 1ST DOWN.

    3. Q1 · 13:51 · 1 & 10 · UTU11

      (13:51) Shotgun LJ Martin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UTU 9-yard line (Moe Passi; Quincy Lejay).

    4. Q1 · 13:15 · 2 & 8 · UTU9

      (13:15) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass incomplete short left to Kyler Kasper thrown to UTU end zone.

    5. Q1 · 13:10 · 3 & 8 · UTU9

      (13:10) Shotgun Legend Glasker rush left for 9 yards gain to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 13:05.

    6. Q1 · UTU3

      Matthias Dunn kick attempt good (H: Fuller Shurtz, LS: Ty Smith).

  2. BYUQ1 · 03:53BYU 14 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Jojo Phillips · 5-yard pass from Bear BachmeierExtra point: Matthias Dunn · kick good13 plays · 82 yards · 07:29 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 4

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    1. Q1 · 11:22 · 1 & 10 · BYU18

      (11:22) Shotgun LJ Martin rush left for 13 yards gain to the BYU 31-yard line (Brevin Czosnyka; Quincy Lejay), 1ST DOWN.

    2. Q1 · 10:49 · 1 & 10 · BYU31

      (10:49) Shotgun Sione Moa rush middle for 7 yards gain to the BYU 38-yard line (Moe Passi; Zayden Cook).

    3. Q1 · 10:16 · 2 & 3 · BYU38

      (10:16) Shotgun Sione Moa rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BYU 39-yard line (Will Alovao; Moe Passi).

    4. Q1 · 09:33 · 3 & 2 · BYU39

      (09:33) Shotgun Sione Moa rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BYU 42-yard line (Brevin Czosnyka; Fasitootai Sagapolu), 1ST DOWN.

    5. Q1 · 08:58 · 1 & 10 · BYU42

      (08:58) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short right to Walker Lyons caught at BYU 45-yard line, for 18 yards to the UTU 40-yard line (Quincy Lejay), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.

    6. Q1 · 08:26 · 1 & 10 · UTU40

      (08:26) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short right to Roger Saleapaga II caught at UTU 42-yard line, for 6 yards to the UTU 34-yard line (Brandon Jackson).

    7. Q1 · 07:51 · 2 & 4 · UTU34

      (07:51) Shotgun LJ Martin rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UTU 25-yard line (Shaun Niu Jr.; RJ Jones II), 1ST DOWN.

    8. Q1 · 07:13 · 1 & 10 · UTU25

      (07:13) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short right to LJ Martin caught at UTU 27-yard line, for 5 yards to the UTU 20-yard line (Ryan Tillman).

    9. Q1 · 06:37 · 2 & 5 · UTU20

      (06:37) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short left to Walker Lyons caught at UTU 16-yard line, for 4 yards to the UTU 16-yard line (Brevin Czosnyka; Shaun Niu Jr.).

    10. Q1 · 06:02 · 3 & 1 · UTU16

      (06:02) Shotgun Sione Moa rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTU 13-yard line (Will Alovao), 1ST DOWN.

    11. Q1 · 05:14 · 1 & 10 · UTU13

      (05:14) Shotgun Sione Moa rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTU 10-yard line (Luke Hansen).

    12. Q1 · 04:33 · 2 & 7 · UTU10

      (04:33) Shotgun Sione Moa rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UTU 5-yard line (Luke Hansen; Will Alovao).

    13. Q1 · 03:57 · 3 & 2 · UTU5

      (03:57) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short left to Jojo Phillips caught at UTU 4-yard line, for 5 yards to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 03:53.

    14. Q1 · UTU3

      Matthias Dunn kick attempt good (H: Fuller Shurtz, LS: Ty Smith).

  3. BYUQ2 · 14:53BYU 21 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Legend Glasker · 26-yard pass from Bear BachmeierExtra point: Matthias Dunn · kick good2 plays · 30 yards · 00:38 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 8

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    1. Q1 · 00:27 · 1 & 10 · UTU30

      (00:27) Shotgun LJ Martin rush left for 4 yards gain to the UTU 26-yard line (Brevin Czosnyka).

    2. Q2 · 14:59 · 2 & 6 · UTU26

      (14:59) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short left to Legend Glasker caught at UTU 28-yard line, for 26 yards to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 14:53.

    3. Q2 · UTU3

      Matthias Dunn kick attempt good (H: Fuller Shurtz, LS: Ty Smith).

  4. BYUQ2 · 11:22BYU 28 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Preston Rex · 9-yard runExtra point: Matthias Dunn · kick good5 plays · 65 yards · 02:19 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 10

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    Each numbered line shows the ball position before and after a play, toward the opponent’s goal. Penalties are gold; kicks are shown at the line of scrimmage.
    1. Q2 · 13:41 · 1 & 10 · BYU35

      (13:41) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short middle to Kyler Kasper caught at UTU 50-yard line, for 15 yards to the BYU 50-yard line (Quincy Lejay), 1ST DOWN.

    2. Q2 · 13:09 · 1 & 10 · UTU50

      (13:09) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short middle to Reggie Frischknecht caught at UTU 41-yard line, for 20 yards to the UTU 30-yard line (Brevin Czosnyka; Jeremiah Jimoh), 1ST DOWN.

    3. Q2 · 12:35 · 1 & 10 · UTU30

      (12:35) Shotgun LJ Martin rush left for 17 yards gain to the UTU 13-yard line (Quincy Lejay), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.

    4. Q2 · 12:02 · 1 & 10 · UTU13

      (12:02) Shotgun Preston Rex rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UTU 9-yard line (Brevin Czosnyka; Moe Passi).

    5. Q2 · 11:29 · 2 & 6 · UTU9

      (11:29) Shotgun Preston Rex rush middle for 9 yards gain to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 11:22.

    6. Q2 · UTU3

      Matthias Dunn kick attempt good (H: Fuller Shurtz, LS: Ty Smith).

  5. BYUQ2 · 07:47BYU 35 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Legend Glasker · 33-yard pass from Bear BachmeierExtra point: Matthias Dunn · kick good5 plays · 66 yards · 02:36 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 12

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    Each numbered line shows the ball position before and after a play, toward the opponent’s goal. Penalties are gold; kicks are shown at the line of scrimmage.
    1. Q2 · 10:23 · 1 & 10 · BYU34

      (10:23) Shotgun Legend Glasker rush left for 7 yards gain to the BYU 41-yard line (Jeremiah Jimoh), out of bounds.

    2. Q2 · 09:54 · 2 & 3 · BYU41

      (09:54) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short right to Roger Saleapaga II caught at UTU 42-yard line, for 17 yards to the UTU 42-yard line (Jeremiah Jimoh; Devin Costello), 1ST DOWN.

    3. Q2 · 09:09 · 1 & 10 · UTU42

      (09:09) Shotgun LJ Martin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTU 39-yard line (Mubarak Odubiyi).

    4. Q2 · 08:27 · 2 & 7 · UTU39

      (08:27) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short left to Kyler Kasper caught at UTU 33-yard line, for 6 yards to the UTU 33-yard line (Jeremiah Jimoh), out of bounds.

    5. Q2 · 07:55 · 3 & 1 · UTU33

      (07:55) Bear Bachmeier pass complete deep middle to Legend Glasker caught at UTU 11-yard line, for 33 yards to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 07:47, PENALTY UTU Holding declined.

    6. Q2 · UTU3

      Matthias Dunn kick attempt good (H: Fuller Shurtz, LS: Ty Smith).

  6. BYUQ2 · 00:34BYU 42 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Bear Bachmeier · 13-yard runExtra point: Matthias Dunn · kick good8 plays · 66 yards · 02:11 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 16

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    Each numbered line shows the ball position before and after a play, toward the opponent’s goal. Penalties are gold; kicks are shown at the line of scrimmage.
    1. Q2 · 02:45 · 1 & 10 · BYU34

      (02:45) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier sacked for loss of 5 yards to the BYU 29-yard line (Will Alovao).

    2. Q2 · 02:08 · 2 & 15 · BYU29

      (02:08) Shotgun Preston Rex rush right for 20 yards gain to the BYU 49-yard line (Uilisoni Angilau), 1ST DOWN.

    3. Q2 · 01:59 · 1 & 10 · BYU49

      (01:59) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short right to Jojo Phillips caught at UTU 48-yard line, for 11 yards to the UTU 40-yard line (Moe Passi; Shaun Niu Jr.), 1ST DOWN.

    4. Q2 · 01:39 · 1 & 10 · UTU40

      (01:39) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UTU 33-yard line (Jeremiah Jimoh; Brady Sorenson).

    5. Q2 · 01:18 · 2 & 3 · UTU33

      (01:18) Shotgun Preston Rex rush right for 1 yard gain to the UTU 32-yard line (RJ Jones II; Brevin Czosnyka).

    6. Q2 · 01:01 · 3 & 2 · UTU32

      (01:01) Shotgun Preston Rex rush right for 4 yards gain to the UTU 28-yard line (Moe Passi), 1ST DOWN.

    7. Q2 · 00:55 · 1 & 10 · UTU28

      (00:55) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier pass complete short middle to Kyler Kasper caught at UTU 23-yard line, for 15 yards to the UTU 13-yard line (RJ Jones II), 1ST DOWN.

    8. Q2 · 00:41 · 1 & 10 · UTU13

      (00:41) Shotgun Bear Bachmeier rush middle for 13 yards gain to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 00:34.

    9. Q2 · UTU3

      Matthias Dunn kick attempt good (H: Fuller Shurtz, LS: Ty Smith).

  7. BYUQ3 · 14:42BYU 49 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Cannon DeVries · 100-yard kickoff returnExtra point: Brody Laga · kick good100 yards · View drive

    BYU kickoff return

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    1. Q3 · 14:42

      (15:00) Dax Iverson kickoff 65 yards to the BYU end zone Cannon DeVries return 100 yards to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 14:42.

  8. BYUQ3 · 12:30BYU 56 · Utah Tech 0Touchdown — Journee Tonga · 4-yard runExtra point: Brody Laga · kick good3 plays · 55 yards · 01:13 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 19

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    Each numbered line shows the ball position before and after a play, toward the opponent’s goal. Penalties are gold; kicks are shown at the line of scrimmage.
    1. Q3 · 13:43 · 1 & 10 · BYU45

      (13:43) Shotgun Treyson Bourguet rush middle for 17 yards gain to the UTU 38-yard line (Zayden Cook), 1ST DOWN.

    2. Q3 · 13:05 · 1 & 10 · UTU38

      (13:05) Shotgun Journee Tonga rush middle for 34 yards gain to the UTU 4-yard line (RJ Jones II), 1ST DOWN.

    3. Q3 · 12:33 · 1 & 4 · UTU4

      (12:33) Shotgun Journee Tonga rush middle for 4 yards gain to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 12:30.

    4. Q3 · UTU3

      Brody Laga kick attempt good (H: Cole Shulman, LS: Berkley Alfrey).

  9. Utah TechQ3 · 04:45BYU 56 · Utah Tech 7Touchdown — Ace Chatman · 1-yard runExtra point: Dax Iverson · kick good15 plays · 75 yards · 07:45 possession · View drive

    Utah Tech possession · Drive 20

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    1. Q3 · 12:28 · 1 & 10 · UTU25

      (12:28) Shotgun Ace Chatman rush right for 3 yards gain to the UTU 28-yard line (Kennan Pula), out of bounds.

    2. Q3 · 11:55 · 2 & 7 · UTU28

      (11:55) Shotgun Ja'Kheo Mitchell rush right for 4 yards gain to the UTU 32-yard line (Kendal Wall).

    3. Q3 · 11:11 · 3 & 3 · UTU32

      (11:11) Shotgun Bronson Barben pass complete short left to Will Greene caught at BYU 49-yard line, for 23 yards to the BYU 45-yard line (Jarinn Kalama), 1ST DOWN.

    4. Q3 · 10:38 · 1 & 10 · BYU45

      (10:38) Shotgun Ace Chatman rush left for 5 yards gain to the BYU 40-yard line (Jarinn Kalama), out of bounds.

    5. Q3 · 10:06 · 2 & 5 · BYU40

      (10:06) Shotgun Ace Chatman rush for 1 yard loss to the BYU 41-yard line (Pierson Watson).

    6. Q3 · 09:23 · 3 & 6 · BYU41

      (09:23) Shotgun Bronson Barben pass complete short left to Kona Crowell caught at BYU 39-yard line, for 7 yards to the BYU 34-yard line (Kennan Pula; Matthias Leach), 1ST DOWN.

    7. Q3 · 08:50 · 1 & 10 · BYU34

      PENALTY UTU False Start (Gavin Gleason) 5 yards from BYU 34-yard line to BYU 39-yard line. NO PLAY.

    8. Q3 · 08:32 · 1 & 15 · BYU39

      (08:32) Shotgun Bronson Barben pass complete short left to Will Greene caught at BYU 31-yard line, for 8 yards to the BYU 31-yard line (Matthias Leach), out of bounds.

    9. Q3 · 08:10 · 2 & 7 · BYU31

      (08:10) Shotgun Ace Chatman rush left for 4 yards gain to the BYU 27-yard line (Sione Moa; Vincent Tautua).

    10. Q3 · 07:26 · 3 & 3 · BYU27

      (07:26) Shotgun Ace Chatman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BYU 25-yard line (Vincent Tautua; Anisi Purcell).

    11. Q3 · 06:43 · 4 & 1 · BYU25

      (06:43) Shotgun Bronson Barben rush middle for 2 yards gain to the BYU 23-yard line (Matthias Leach; Ulavai Fetuli), 1ST DOWN.

    12. Q3 · 06:24 · 1 & 10 · BYU23

      (06:24) Shotgun Bronson Barben rush middle for 10 yards gain to the BYU 13-yard line (Miles Hall; Pierson Watson), 1ST DOWN.

    13. Q3 · 05:43 · 1 & 10 · BYU13

      (05:43) Shotgun Bronson Barben pass incomplete short right to Mike Williams thrown to BYU 7-yard line.

    14. Q3 · 05:39 · 2 & 10 · BYU13

      (05:39) Shotgun Bronson Barben pass incomplete short right to Ja'Kheo Mitchell thrown to BYU 1-yard line QB hurried by Pierson Watson.

    15. Q3 · 05:32 · 3 & 10 · BYU13

      (05:32) Shotgun Bronson Barben pass incomplete short left to Will Greene thrown to BYU end zone PENALTY BYU Pass Interference (Matthias Leach) 11 yard from BYU 13-yard line to BYU 2-yard line, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.

    16. Q3 · 05:28 · 1 & 2 · BYU2

      (05:28) Shotgun Bronson Barben rush right for 1 yard gain to the BYU 1-yard line (Payton VanSteenkiste).

    17. Q3 · 04:49 · 2 & 1 · BYU1

      (04:49) Shotgun Ace Chatman rush right for 1 yard gain to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 04:45.

    18. Q3 · BYU3

      Dax Iverson kick attempt good (H: Ryan Marks, LS: Andrew Vance).

  10. BYUQ4 · 14:07BYU 63 · Utah Tech 7Touchdown — Devaughn Eka · 11-yard runExtra point: Brody Laga · kick good11 plays · 69 yards · 05:33 possession · View drive

    BYU possession · Drive 21

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    1. Q3 · 04:37 · 1 & 10 · BYU31

      (04:37) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush right for 9 yards gain to the BYU 40-yard line (Helaman Ofahengaue).

    2. Q3 · 04:04 · 2 & 1 · BYU40

      (04:04) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush right for 7 yards gain to the BYU 47-yard line (Quincy Lejay), 1ST DOWN.

    3. Q3 · 03:27 · 1 & 10 · BYU47

      (03:27) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush right for 7 yards gain to the UTU 46-yard line (Uilisoni Angilau; Zayden Cook).

    4. Q3 · 03:03 · 2 & 3 · UTU46

      (03:03) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UTU 41-yard line (Helaman Ofahengaue; Luke Hansen), 1ST DOWN.

    5. Q3 · 02:25 · 1 & 10 · UTU41

      (02:25) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush right for 7 yards gain to the UTU 34-yard line (Devin Costello).

    6. Q3 · 01:44 · 2 & 3 · UTU34

      (01:44) Shotgun Treyson Bourguet pass incomplete short right to Tei Nacua thrown to UTU 35-yard line broken up by Devin Costello.

    7. Q3 · 01:42 · 3 & 3 · UTU34

      (01:42) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush right for 7 yards gain to the UTU 27-yard line (Uilisoni Angilau), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.

    8. Q3 · 01:09 · 1 & 10 · UTU27

      (01:09) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush left for 6 yards gain to the UTU 21-yard line (Roy Maafala Jr; Leka Tu'Akoi).

    9. Q3 · 00:34 · 2 & 4 · UTU21

      (00:34) Shotgun Treyson Bourguet pass complete short middle to Jared Esplin caught at UTU 16-yard line, for 15 yards to the UTU 6-yard line (Ryan Tillman), 1ST DOWN.

    10. Q4 · 14:13 · 2 & 11 · UTU11

      (14:13) Shotgun Devaughn Eka rush left for 11 yards gain to the end zone for a touchdown, clock 14:07.

    11. Q4 · UTU3

      Brody Laga kick attempt good (H: Cole Shulman, LS: Berkley Alfrey).

BYU Player Stats

Passing

Treyson Bourguet121500
Bear Bachmeier162019830
Totals172221330

Rushing

Treyson Bourguet1170
Preston Rex5381
LJ Martin7540
Sione Moa6220
Charles Miska290
Logan Payne5300
Bear Bachmeier4301
Devaughn Eka8591
Legend Glasker2161
Terrance Saryon2-10
Journee Tonga2381
Totals443125

Receiving

Kyler Kasper4420
Tiger Bachmeier150
LJ Martin150
Jojo Phillips2161
Roger Saleapaga II2230
Walker Lyons2220
Reggie Frischknecht1200
Jared Esplin1150
Legend Glasker3652
Totals172133

Defense

Jayven Williams01000
Jake Clifton01000
Anisi Purcell01000
Evan Johnson10001
Cade Uluave30200
Siale Esera20110
Miles Hall02000
Maika Kaufusi10100
Raider Damuni10000
Therrian Alexander00001
Kinilau Fonohema02000
Jarinn Kalama40000
Matthias Leach22001
Orion Maile-Kaufusi01000
Sione Moa01000
Faletau Satuala01000
Payton VanSteenkiste10000
Pierson Watson21100
Jordyn Criss10000
Cannon DeVries01000
Ulavai Fetuli01000
Vincent Tautua02000
Kendal Wall40000
Hunter Clegg10000
Braxton Lindsey10000
Blake Lowe01000
Kennan Pula11000
Gage Tanner11000
Totals2620513

Kicking

Matthias Dunn0166
Brody Laga0033
Totals0199

Source: BYU Athletics official boxscore. Confirmed zeros appear as 0; — means the statistic is unavailable. Explore the season Gamebook →