Show COLLEGE BYU loses to Georgia The BYU Cougars accomplished everything they wanted to do except win the game The Cougars lost 17 14 when Georgia got a fourth quarter fourth and a yard to go fumble recovery that in the end thwarted BYU more than Georgias Georgia's touted def defense nse or r its Heisman Trophy candidate Herschel Walker The Cougars were leading the Bulldogs 7 14 Time Tim was running low and Georgia had the ball on the BYU 16 with a fourth dow down land and inch g I j j It I ti r There were minutes s to play Georgia quarterback John Lastinger took the snap and fumbled the ball There was a pileup at the line of scrim scrim- scrimmage scrimmage mage When the pile was uncovered a Georgia player had the ball and when they measured the officials ruled the Bulldogs had a first down From there Georgia went in for the touchdown but with Walker diving over from the one and Kevin Butler adding a aPAT aPAT PAT to tie the score at 1414 14 Following the kickoff BYU picked up one first down then were forced to punt with Georgia taking over on its own 33 It took the Bulldogs nine plays and nearly three minutes to get the winning points Walker made the big play when he ripped off 23 yards to move the ball from his own 44 to the U BYU 34 BYU had a final chance after the kickoff starting from its own 20 Quarterback Steve Young passed 20 yards to Scott Collie but after an in in- in incomplete complete pass Young suffered his sixth interception on a long throw that a Bulldog defender picked off on his 27 There were only 43 seconds left and the Bulldogs killed the clock BYU coach LaVell Edwards said I was greatly disappointed that we came that close but were unable to score more points than we did I was ex ex- ex extremely proud of our team We played very well but mistakes kept us from scoring the way we had planned to Georgia is all it is cracked up to be They are quick and made the big plays when they had to Georgia had good momentum in the fourth quarter We would Have liked to have run the ball more but felt that our our passing game would have to click I 1 dont don't expect that we will turn over the ball that much in the future I felt that the fumble on the fourth down was the turning point In the game I 1 was very proud of the defense and of the way the offensive line protected Young A couple of steves steve's Interceptions interceptions were of tipped balls He Heis HeIs is a good quarterback who will un- un undoubtedly undoubtedly help us a great deal In the future Georgia took a 7 0 lead in the first quarter after an Interception by Jeff Sanchez He picked off a Young pass and returned it 43 yards to the BYU 34 Six plays later BarrY Young went up the middle for for 12 yards and Butler add add- added added ed the PAT PAT I IThe IThe The Cougars came right back BYUs BYU's American All candidate Tom Holmoe was the hero in an exchange of interceptions Lastinger tried a pass on the next Gec Georgia possession into the flat that Holmoe took almost out of the receivers receiver's hands bands and aed races 63 yards down the sidelines for a TD The PAT by Gu Gunther ther was good and the score was tied 77 7 The Cougars then experienced brilliant moments with the pass but but also had more interceptions before Young found wide receiver Scott Collie in the end zone in the third period with a 23 yard strike to kindle the Cougar hopes for an upset But Walkers Walker's dive over the middle after the controversial fumble for a first down the Butlers Butler's winning game field goal after a crucial third down and 10 to in BYU YU terr t y I the C Cats ts IJ in 01 af I n 1 |