ATLANTA (AP) - Jamaal Williams scored four touchdowns, quarterback Riley Nelson accounted for two TDs and Brigham Young snapped a two-game losing streak with a 41-17 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
The Cougars (5-4) recovered from last week's three-point loss at No. 5 Notre Dame by holding Georgia Tech's triple-option attack without a rushing touchdown for the first time in two years and without an offensive touchdown for the first time since 2008.
Georgia Tech (3-5) has lost three of four. The Yellow Jackets' offense failed on all 10 of its third-down attempts while their defense was gouged for 411 yards.
BYU, which began the afternoon with the nation's fourth-ranked defense, finally got a break on the road after losing its last three away games by a combined seven points.
The Cougars never trailed after opening with a 17-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Williams converting a fourth-and-goal from the 6.
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| Scoring Summary |
| BYU | Jamaal Williams 6 yd run (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| GATECH | Isaiah Johnson 22 yd interception return (Justin Moore kick) |
| BYU | Jamaal Williams 1 yd run (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| BYU | Riley Nelson 10 yd run (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| GATECH | Jamal Golden 97 yd kick return (Justin Moore kick) |
| BYU | Justin Sorensen 26 yd FG |
| BYU | Jamaal Williams 1 yd run (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| GATECH | Justin Moore 20 yd FG |
| BYU | Jamaal Williams 39 yd pass from Riley Nelson (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| BYU | Justin Sorensen 26 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| BYU | GATECH | |
| First Downs | 22 | 12 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 9-16 | 0-10 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 75-411 | 47-157 |
| Rushes-Yds | 46-183 | 35-117 |
| Passing Yds | 228 | 40 |
| Kick Return Yds | 148 | 182 |
| Punt Return Yds | 17 | -1 |
| Passes | 20-29-1 | 4-12-1 |
| Punts | 2-108 | 6-195 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 7-67 | 2-16 |
| Time of Poss. | 38:59 | 21:1 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| BYU: Jamaal Williams 28-107, JD Falslev 3-32, Paul Lasike 4-18, Riley Nelson 7-17, Iona Pritchard 2-12, Team 2--3 |
| GATECH: David Sims 11-32, Orwin Smith 6-31, Robert Godhigh 2-25, Vad Lee 5-14, Tevin Washington 5-10, Zach Laskey 3-6, Broderick Snoddy 1-0, B.J. Bostic 2--1 |
| PASSING |
| BYU: Riley Nelson 19-28-204-1, James Lark 1-1-24-0 |
| GATECH: Vad Lee 3-7-31-0, Tevin Washington 1-5-9-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| BYU: Cody Hoffman 7-69, Ross Apo 3-55, Jamaal Williams 3-54, JD Falslev 3-12, Kaneakua Friel 2-10, Skyler Ridley 1-24, Mitch Mathews 1-4 |
| GATECH: Orwin Smith 2-21, Jeremy Moore 1-11, B.J. Bostic 1-8 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Brigham Young | 1st FBS Independents | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 3rd Atlantic Coast Coastal | 5-4 | 7-7 |
