BYU Wins vs. Savannah State

BYU has a blowout against Savannah State University (now 0-12) at home in Provo today, Saturday, November 22, 2014, with a final score of 64-0. With a current record of 7-4, there was no sloppiness today on the last home game for the seniors on the team. Not only did the starters have many great plays, a lot of other players from second string, third string, etc., had great plays too. Three quarterbacks, Christian Stewart, McCoy Hill, and Hunter Moore, had minutes to play and opportunities to shine. Plus, a defensive back, Nacua, also got to play for one down. Kai Nacua played as quarterback back in high school.

There were many players with rushing and passing/receiving yards, but most importantly, the starters showed with their good execution and consistency that they are ready to face a California team from the Pac-12 Conference whose offense is really good with about 500 yards a game. The BYU's defense will face a good challenge in California, so we will see if they can help BYU's offense get the win in their final regular season game. I believe that if the defense can be as consistent in execution as the offense has been in this and their last two wins, I believe they will be finish the regular season with an 8-4 record. Then it's off to the bowl game in Miami!

So, as I said, BYU will face off against California in Berkeley, California on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at a time that will be announced early next week before the game. It will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network. For those of you who don't have the Pac-12 Network, you can hear the game on BYU Radio online, on KSL's radio channel, or on Sirius XM 143. The usual Pre- and Post-Game shows will be shown on BYUtv.

Here are some stats from the game:
PASSING/RECEIVING (223 total yards; 4 touchdowns; 15.9 average yards per pass)
Christian Stewart (QB; Senior): 12 completions for 17 attempts (70.59%); 196 total yards; 4 TOUCHDOWNS; longest pass was 71 yards for a touchdown; 11.5 average passing yards per attempt
McCoy Hill (QB): 2 completions for 2 attempts (100%); 27 total yards; longest pass was 19 yards; 13.5 average passing yards per attempt
Mitch Mathews (WR): 110 yards with 27.5 average; 2 TOUCHDOWNS; longest catch was 71 yards for a touchdown
Jordan Leslie (WR; Senior): 36 yards with 12.0 average; 1 TOUCHDOWN; longest catch was 23 yards
Devin Mahina (TE; Senior): 32 yards with 16.0 average; longest catch was 24 yards
Terenn Houk (WR): 12 yards with 6.0 average; 1 TOUCHDOWN; longest catch was 9 yards
Other players with catches: Mitchell Juergens (WR; 19-yard catch), Nate Carter (RB; 8-yard catch), and Paul Lasike (RB; 6-yard catch)

RUSHING (264 net (316 total) yards; 4 touchdowns)
Nate Carter (RB): 116 net yards (lost 1 yard) with 5.8 average; 1 TOUCHDOWN; longest rush was 15 yards
AJ Moore (RB): 62 yards with 6.2 average; 1 TOUCHDOWN; longest rush was 22 yards
Christian Stewart (QB; Senior): 44 yards with 8.8 average; 2 TOUCHDOWNS; longest rush was 16 yards
Hunter Moore (QB): 30 yards with 4.3 average; longest rush was 8 yards
McCoy Hill (QB): 27 net yards (lost 2 yards) with 5.4 average; longest rush was 12 yards
Algernon Brown (RB): 17 yards with 8.5 average; longest rush was 17 yards
Adam Hine (RB): 9 yards with 2.3 average; longest rush was 4 yards
Paul Lasike (RB; Senior): 8 yards with 2.7 average; longest rush was 6 yards
Other players with rushes: Toloa'i Ho Ching (RB; 1 rush)

PUNTING
Scott Arellano (P; Senior): 103 yards with 51.5 average; longest punt was 61 yards; 1 of 2 punts was within the 20-yard line
David Kessler (WR): punt return was 21 yards long

KICKING
Trevor Samson (K; Senior): 2 for 2 on field goals (longest was 32 yards); 8 for 8 on extra points

DEFENSIVE (no points allowed; 2 sacks; 2 forced fumbles; 1 interception)
Alani Fua (LB; Senior): 1 INTERCEPTION and returned it for 20 yards
Kavika Fonua (DB): 5 total (5 solo) tackles; 1 tackle for loss for 1 yard
Zac Stout (LB; Senior): 5 total (3 solo) tackles; 1 tackle for loss for 1 yard; 1 pass broken up; 1 forced fumble
Austin Heder (LB): 4 total (2 solo) tackles
Harvey Jackson (DB; Senior): 4 total (2 solo) tackles; 1 sack; 1 tackle for loss for 1 yard; 1 QB hit
Theodore King (DL): 3 total (3 solo) tackles
Sione Takitaki (LB): 3 total (3 solo) tackles; 1 tackle for loss for 2 yards
Michael Alisa (LB; Senior): 3 total (2 solo) tackles; 1 QB hit
Michael Wadsworth (DB): 2 total (2 solo) tackles
Remington Peck (DL): 2 total (2 solo) tackles
Tanner Balderree (DL): 2 total tackles; 0.5 sack; 0.5 tackle for loss for 5 yards
Skye PoVey (DB; Senior): 1 solo tackle; 1 forced fumble
Kesni Tausinga (DL): 1 tackle; 0.5 sack; 0.5 tackle for loss for 5 yards
Jordan Preator (DB): 1 pass broken up
Kai Nacua (DB): 1 pass broken up