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Cougar offense, defense falters against Ducks
Brigham Young fails in executing game plan
By Paul Morgan
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Brigham Young linebacker Alema
Fitisemanu summed up the f(‘fling in
the Cougars' lockerroom after Oregon's
32-16 victory Saturday.
"It just wasn’t there today,” he said.
"It just wasn't there."
Indeed, few aspects of BYU's game
went according to plan. The offense,
one of the most productive in the na
tion, faltered under the pursuit of a
quick Oregon defense. While the BYU
defense was tight at times it still al
lowed Oregon several big plays.
“You just have to credit Oregon."
BYU Coach IjiVeil Kdwards said "I
thought they did a great job."
It was also quarterback Ty Detmer's
injured hand that played Into BYU's
full* Detmer sintered a sprain in the
back of his right hand - at the end of the
throwing arm which has carried the
Cougars' hopes this season - and was
not able to practice hard last week He
did get some warm-ups in. but he did
not gel a full-scale workout
Edwards and Detmer acknowledged
that the injury and lack of practice time
influenced Detiner’s play He did finish
with 442 yards passing, hut threw five
interceptions.
"I threw 'em.” Detmer said of the in
terceptions. "and they caught 'em. I'll
take the blame. I should have been out
there practicing."
Hut the injury should take nothing
away from the performance of the Ore
gon defense. Edwards added, BYll was
held to minus 2 yards of total offense in
the first quarter, largely due to BYU's
inability to run the ball. The Cougars
had minus 41 yards rushing for the
quarter, and minus 47 yards for the
game.
Detmer was sacked three times by the
Ducks in the first quarter for 35 yards
lost - one time by Oregon nose tackle
Marcus Woods in the end zone for a
safety. The BYU offense mounted drives
of four plays, three plays and four plays
to start the game, and suffered an inter
ception at the goal line before mounting
a serious second-quarter drive that end
ed in a touchdown.
Meanwhile, the BYU defense was
struggling as well. Pinned in its own
territory, the Cougars gave up a touch
down and a field goal, with the only
solace being an interception in the end
zone.
But Edwards still felt the Cougars
could win the game, despite Oregon’s
early 12-0 lead.
"We got out of the first quarter down
by only 12 points and I felt good about
that." he said. "I thought we could get
right back in it.”
After the touchdown in the second
period, it did look like the Cougars were
going to be able to move the ball. But
BYU punted twice, had an interception
in the end zone, and went into halftime
down 12-7.
For the first time this season, BYU
dug itself a hole it could not climb out
of. The Cougars have prided themselves
on being a second half team, often let
ting the opposition build a lead in the
first half and then turning on the offense
to earn a victory in the second half.
That didn’t happen against the Ducks.
"The thing that hurt us." Edwards
explained, "was getting off to a shaky
start. Then it was just one thing after an
other
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