The BYU Cougars rewarded the standing room only crowd at Lavell Edwards Stadium on Friday night with an absolute barn burner that kept almost all of the fans at their seats until the final whistle. The Cougars (2-3) came into this contest desperately needing a win after dropping their last three games in a row by less than a single score each.
The Toledo Rockets (3-1, 0-0 MAC) brought their undefeated record to Provo and nearly escaped with their dreams of an undefeated season intact. Instead, however, the Cougars would continue to rally in a game that saw eight lead changes, nearly 1,300 yards of combined offense and 108 points between the two teams, winning by a final score of 55-53 on a 19 yard field goal by Rhett Almond as time expired.