(10-3, 6-2 Big XII, No. 20 CFP)
(10-3, Independent, No. 12 CFP)CFB 2032 Pop-Tarts Bowl - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
BYU | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10
STAN | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45
Stanford dominates Cougars in Pop-Tarts Bowl
Earl Nienhuis threw for three touchdowns, Anthony Masifilo rushed in for two and Paul Garrison picked off BYU quarterback Oscar Reiff twice for a 45-10 win over No. 20 BYU on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.
The Cardinal dominated from the opening kickoff on, scoring on their first drive on a touchdown pass to Rodney Cookus. Garrison would get two interceptions, the first coming off a deflection and the last one coming on an attempted deep shot into the endzone, in the first half to give Stanford the 28-0 lead with two minutes left in the half.
BYU would score a touchdown before the end of the half and Nienhuis' final heave into the endzone prior to halftime would be intercepted in what would be BYU's only bright spot of the evening.
Nienhuis finished with 244 yards, completing 77 percent of his passes in what could turn out to be his final game as a Cardinal. The redshirt junior is mulling a decision to enter the draft where he is considered to be a borderline Day 2 prospect. Nienhuis played the entire game before coming off for the final drive. As did other key starters such as Masifilo and Cookus, who played their final games as seniors.
"It was important for us to get this tenth win," Cookus said, "Obviously, the season didn't go as planned or as we wanted but making sure we got that tenth win, another season in double-digits, that's building a strong legacy and foundation for seasons to come."
Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
Rodney Cookus 13 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (8:15) Malik Marshall, 1 Yd run (1:33)Quarter 2
Shaquille Knight 1 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (10:37) Anthony Masifilo, 1 Yd run (1:57)
Emilio Sabri 9 Yd pass from Oscar Reiff (0:17)Quarter 3
Alex Sambrailo, 28 Yd FG (7:58) Anthony Masifilo, 2 Yd run (1:05)Quarter 4
Brian Vallos, 21 Yd FG (8:38) Fredrick Parker 7 Yd pass from Earl Nienhuis (7:02)Player Stats
QB Oscar Reiff (R-Soph): 18-27, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT, sacked 5 times QB Earl Nienhuis (R-Jr): 27-35, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT QB Danny Roldan (Fr): 2 of 2, 25 yards HB Manny Hagg (R-Sr): 8 carries, 52 yards HB Rashawn Crouse (Jr): 12 carries, 74 yards HB Malik Marshall (Soph): 9 carries, 47 yards, TD HB Anthony Masifilo (R-Sr): 9 carries, 28 yards, 2 TD WR Marvin Beebe (R-Sr): 5 receptions, 93 yards TE Isaac Kellogg (Jr): 4 receptions, 49 yards TE Colt Mixon (Soph): 8 receptions, 70 yards WR Rodney Cookus (R-Sr): 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD LB Montell Hopper (R-Sr): 12 tackles, TFL CB Angel Downs (Sr): 12 tackles, 2 TFL LB James Gattis (Sr): 5 tackles, 2 TFL, sack CB Paul Garrison (R-Sr): 4 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PBU
