BYU led from start to finish and cruised to a 34-14 road victory over Wyoming Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium.

The win was BYU’s 10th consecutive in the series and gives the Cougars a perfect non-conference record (3-0) for the second straight season.

BYU QB Jake Retzlaff bounced back from his poor performance last week against SMU as he completed 22-of-36 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns. The dual-threat quarterback also ran for a game-high 62 yards, however, the junior did have another interception, and nearly had two more but the Wyoming players either dropped the ball, or caught it out of bounds.

Retzlaff’s favorite target on the night was Chase Roberts as the junior had 6 catches on the night for a game-high 129 yards. He didn’t have a touchdown, but his catches came in a number of big moments to keep drives alive which led to touchdowns. The Cougars made sure to spread the ball out, and even got some second and third string players in the game. Overall, 12 BYU receives had at least one catch as the Cougars racked up more than 450 yards of total offense.

The biggest improvement was seeing the Cougars getting chunk plays on offense and yards after the catch (YAC). For the game, BYU’s offense had 10 plays of 20+ yards or more, a drastic improvement from last week.

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BYU running back Pokaiaua Haunga had a great night as the freshman had five carriers for 35 yards — the second most in the game — and showed why the coaching staff thinks very highly of him with his vision, versatility and playmaking abilities. Haunga will likely still redshirt as he can still play in 3 more games before doing so, but it also depends on the status of LJ Martin and Hinckley Ropati.

On special teams, Keelan Marion added a 103-yard touchdown return on the kickoff to start the third quarter. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Cougar since Adam Hine did so at home against Virginia in 2014. Kicker Will Ferrin went 2-for-2 on field goals (37, 49) and was perfect on PATs. The only mistake of the night was a 13-yard punt from Landon Rehkow that went off the side of his foot.

Not to be outdone, the Cougar defense stepped up once again as BYU held Wyoming to just 217 total yards, including just 77 yards rushing (2.3 yards per carry). The defense also got another takeaway thanks to a beautiful interception from sophomore Evan Johnson. Raider Damuni also had an interception, however, a defensive penalty (offsides) negated the takeaway.

With the win, the Cougars can now focus their attention against No. 14 Kansas State which will likely move up in the polls after their blowout victory at home over No. 20 Arizona (31-7). It should be a rocking atmosphere at LaVell Edwards Stadium with a potential Top-10 team coming to Provo in BYU’s first Big 12 game of the season.

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