(Sports Network) - Max Hall threw for 303 yards and two scores on
23-of-37 passing, as eighth-ranked Brigham Young scored early and often en
route to a 34-14 win over Utah State.

Hall also was intercepted twice, while Harvey Unga ran for 89 yards and a
touchdown on 22 carries for BYU (5-0), which extended its winning streak to 15
games -- the longest in the nation.

Austin Collie caught eight passes for 132 yards and two scores for the
Cougars, who scored 24 points in the first quarter. They have now scored 134
combined points in the first half this season.

Diondre Borel threw for 114 yards on 10-of-15 passing, with one TD and
interception each for Utah State (1-4), which was coming off its only win of
the season. Borel made a number of costly turnovers in the pivotal first
quarter.

Robert Turbin ran for 74 yards and a score on eight carries for the Aggies,
who managed two fourth-quarter TDs against a BYU defense that had shut out its
past two opponents.

The Cougars got all the points the needed in the opening 15 minutes. After
Utah State went three-and-out on the first possession of the game, BYU took
over and, on the third play of the drive Hall found Collie for a 76-yard
scoring strike.

The Aggies managed to gain a pair of first downs on their next series, but
Borel fumbled on a rush. The Cougars' Brandon Bradley recovered and dashed 35
yards into the end zone for a 14-0 BYU lead not halfway through the first
quarter.

A similar pratfall doomed Utah State on its next touch, as Borel fumbled again
while being sacked. BYU once again recovered at the Utah State 46, though
couldn't reach the end zone. Mitch Payne eventually kicked a 44-yard field
goal to give BYU a 17-point edge.

Borel's inability to keep the ball on the Utah State side presented itself on
the first play of the next drive, as he was intercepted by David Nixon. It
gave BYU the ball deep in Utah State territory, and Unga ran 11 yards into the
end zone for a 24-0 Cougars lead.

Neither team scored in the second quarter, and BYU took its lead into
halftime, then added onto it in the third.

A 21-yard field goal from Payne early in the stanza and a 12-yard TD
completion from Hall to Collie gave BYU a 34-0 lead after three quarters.

Utah State finally found the end zone in the fourth quarter. Turbin capped a
drive that bridged the final two quarters with a 40-yard dash less than two
minutes in. Then, several minutes later, Borel found Tarren Lloyd for another
score -- a five-yard throw -- that brought Utah State within 20.

However, BYU was able to keep the Aggies off the scoreboard from there.


Game Notes

BYU will try to extend its winning streak next Saturday, when it hosts New
Mexico...Utah State plays at San Jose State next weekend.

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