BYU Beats Arizona State 27-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium

BYU Beats Arizona State 27-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium

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BYU holds off Arizona State 27-20

Eighth-ranked BYU pulled away after Arizona State rallied to tie the game at 17 late in the third quarter, securing a 27-20 victory on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier threw for 236 yards and a touchdown, while the BYU defense blanked the Sun Devils in the fourth quarter.

The win sets up an in-state rivalry game next week against Utah in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, Arizona State suffered its third road loss to a top-10 opponent this season, heading back to Tempe to host Colorado.

How the Cougars secured the fourth-quarter shut-out

After dominating the early stages, BYU found itself in a dogfight when Arizona State erased a 14-point deficit in the third quarter. Sun Devils quarterback Jake Fette tossed two touchdown passes during the surge. First, Fette engineered a drive capped by Omarion Miller’s 20-yard touchdown catch, converting three third downs along the way. Following an Adrian Wilson fumble recovery off BYU wide receiver Kyler Kasper at the BYU 39-yard line, Arizona State marched again, converting two fourth downs before Anthony Miller Jr. hauled in a 1-yard scoring reception to tie the game at 17.

BYU Beats Arizona State 27-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium

The momentum swung back to the hosts in the final frame. A 45-yard field goal broke the tie and pushed BYU ahead for good. With just over two minutes remaining, running back Sione Moa scored from 1 yard out to seal the 27-20 final margin.

Mistakes dictated the game’s opening script. Fette fumbled on the third play of Arizona State’s opening drive, allowing BYU’s Isaiah Glasker to recover at the Sun Devil 29 and setting up the game’s first score. In an ironic twist later in the contest, Moa scooped up a loose ball after Bachmeier fumbled inside the ASU 1-yard line and scampered across the goal line.

Looking ahead to the Utah rivalry

Fette finished his first career start with 166 yards and two touchdowns through the air, though the turbulent start ultimately proved costly for the Sun Devils as they absorbed their third road loss of the year against a top-10 foe. BYU now turns its attention to an in-state rivalry game against Utah.

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