After watching the Cougars struggle in the third quarter most games this season, I thought I’d take a look at BYU’s scoring by quarters this season. Only two third-quarter TDs this season, both vs. UCF.
BYU is currently on pace to have it’s lowest scoring season since 2003.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Texas | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Utah | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Central Florida | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Utah State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| San Jose State | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| Total | 31 | 31 | 20 | 38 | 120 |
| TD | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| FG | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Safety | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
And BYU’s scoring by quarters each season of the Bronco Mendenhall era. So far, this season has the lowest average points in the first, second and third quarters.
| Year | Games | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final |
| 2011 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 38 | – | 120 |
| 5.17 | 5.17 | 3.33 | 6.33 | 20.00 | |||
| 2010 | 13 | 121 | 89 | 75 | 55 | – | 340 |
| 9.31 | 6.85 | 5.77 | 4.23 | 26.15 | |||
| 2009 | 13 | 82 | 161 | 98 | 114 | 6 | 461 |
| 6.31 | 12.38 | 7.54 | 8.77 | 35.46 | |||
| 2008 | 13 | 97 | 140 | 114 | 94 | – | 445 |
| 7.46 | 10.77 | 8.77 | 7.23 | 34.23 | |||
| 2007 | 13 | 79 | 129 | 96 | 87 | – | 391 |
| 6.08 | 9.92 | 7.38 | 6.69 | 30.08 | |||
| 2006 | 13 | 138 | 130 | 86 | 124 | – | 478 |
| 10.62 | 10.00 | 6.62 | 9.54 | 36.77 | |||
| 2005 | 12 | 92 | 103 | 84 | 111 | 6 | 396 |
| 7.08 | 7.92 | 6.46 | 8.54 | 30.46 |
