LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - James Lark completed 34 of 50 passes for 384 yards and six touchdowns, five to Cody Hoffman, as BYU overcame a slow start for a 50-14 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday.
After a scoreless tie at the end of the first quarter, New Mexico State (1-10) took a 7-0 lead on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Manley to Perris Scoggins with 12:55 left in the second quarter.
But BYU (7-5) came roaring back as Lark threw two scoring passes to Hoffman and one to J.D. Falslev to build a 20-7 halftime lead. Hoffman finished with 12 catches for 182 yards and Falslev had nine catches for 68 yards.
BYU sacked Manley five times. He completed just 13 of 24 passes for 158 yards and two TDs.
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| Scoring Summary |
| NMEXST | Perris Scoggins 8 yd pass from Andrew Manley (Maxwell Johnson kick) |
| BYU | Cody Hoffman 5 yd pass from James Lark (missed kick) |
| BYU | JD Falslev 4 yd pass from James Lark (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| BYU | Cody Hoffman 2 yd pass from James Lark (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| BYU | Justin Sorensen 31 yd FG |
| NMEXST | Kemonte' Bateman 67 yd pass from Andrew Manley (Maxwell Johnson kick) |
| BYU | Cody Hoffman 31 yd pass from James Lark (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| BYU | Cody Hoffman 6 yd pass from James Lark (missed kick) |
| BYU | Cody Hoffman 64 yd pass from James Lark (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| BYU | Zed Mendenhall 1 yd run (Justin Sorensen kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| BYU | NMEXST | |
| First Downs | 29 | 10 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 9-16 | 4-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 85-520 | 51-187 |
| Rushes-Yds | 35-136 | 27-29 |
| Passing Yds | 384 | 158 |
| Kick Return Yds | 64 | 53 |
| Punt Return Yds | 73 | 0 |
| Passes | 34-50-0 | 13-24-0 |
| Punts | 2-107 | 9-420 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-38 | 6-45 |
| Time of Poss. | 34:32 | 25:28 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| BYU: Jamaal Williams 19-62, David Foote 4-52, Paul Lasike 3-20, Zed Mendenhall 2-3, James Lark 5-1, Team 2--2 |
| NMEXST: Germi Morrison 16-64, Tiger Powell 3-3, Team 1--1, Andrew Manley 7--37 |
| PASSING |
| BYU: James Lark 34-50-384-0 |
| NMEXST: Andrew Manley 13-24-158-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| BYU: Cody Hoffman 12-182, JD Falslev 9-68, Skyler Ridley 5-46, Ross Apo 3-31, Kaneakua Friel 2-20, Devin Mahina 1-23, Jamaal Williams 1-8, David Foote 1-6 |
| NMEXST: Kemonte' Bateman 4-93, Perris Scoggins 3-25, Austin Franklin 3-19, Jerrel Brown 1-15, Trevor Walls 1-6, David Quiroga 1-0 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Brigham Young | 1st FBS Independents | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| New Mexico State | 7th Western Athletic | 0-6 | 1-11 |
