Byu Escapes Against Smu

Sun., Sept. 28, 1997

Associated Press

Brian McKenzie ran for five yards on each of Brigham Young’s first two plays in overtime, then weaved his way up the middle for a 15-yard touchdown that gave the No. 23 Cougars a 19-16 victory over Southern Methodist on Saturday.

The Mustangs tied the game at 13 on a 27-yard field goal by Roy Rios with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter, then went ahead 16-13 on a 28-yarder by Rios in overtime. SMU missed a chance for a touchdown two plays earlier when Chris Sanders overthrew Rafiq Cooper in the end zone.

SMU (1-3, 0-1) last defeated a ranked team in 1986, the last season before the program received the NCAA “death penalty.”

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