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Brigham Young Cougars © |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
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Played October 14, 1995 at Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
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PCT |
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T |
PCT |
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| Brigham Young © | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
| Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Brigham Young |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
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Arizona State |
13 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
29 |
The 2-2 Brigham Young Cougars of Lavell Edwards traveled to Tempe to meet the 2-4 Arizona State Sun Devils of coach Bruce Snyder. Sun Devils’ All-Pac 10 QB Jake Plummer threw two touchdowns to match the two thrown by Brigham Young's QB Steve Sarkisian but a 4th quarter interception & touchdown return by Sun Devils’ LB Scott Von Der Ahe with just 0:48 to play secured a 29-21 Arizona State victory as the Sun Devils claimed their 4th Belt reign & first since 1993. The Cougars took a 7-0 lead in the 1st quarter when RB Mark Atuaia broke loose for a 51-yard touchdown run. Plummer then connected for touchdowns from 2 yards with WR Lenzie Jackson & from 1 yard with TE Steve Bush as the Sun Devils took a 13-7 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Brigham Young took a 14-13 lead to the halftime after Sarkisian found All-WAC TE Chad Lewis for a 7-yard touchdown pass. In the 3rd quarter, Sarkisian hit WR Mike Johnston for a 23-yard touchdown pass giving the Cougars a 21-13 edge. Early in the 4th quarter, Arizona State's RB Ryan Wood scored on a 1-yard touchdown run as the Sun Devils closed to 21-19 with the failed 2-point conversion. When Arizona State's PK Robert Nycz hit a 20-yard field goal with 5:27 left, the Sun Devils took a 22-21 lead. The teams exchanged punts before the Cougars started a drive at their 20-yard line with 0:59 to play. On the first snap, Von Der Ahe picked-off Sarkisian & ran untouched into the end zone for the touchdown. Brigham Young drove to the Arizona State 22-yard line but could get no closer before time expired giving the Sun Devils the win. Plummer completed 22 of 28 passes for 177 yards with 2 touchdowns while Sarkisian finished with 282 yards passing with 2 touchdowns but 2 interceptions. The Cougars finished the season 7-4; WAC Co-Champs while the Sun Devils finished 6-5. Brigham Young would play for The Belt again in 1996.
