BYU meets the Fighting Irish for the first time ever.
Ryan Hancock throws for 106 yards in just two first quarter drives.
The Cougar offense moves at will but has to settle for three first half field goals.
Turnovers again hamper BYU as Notre Dame recovers a goal line fumble to score the first touchdown of the game.
Two fourth down conversions give the Fighting Irish another six points in the second quarter.
BYU has the chance to score in the final minute of the first half with a first-and-10 on the Notre Dame 39-yard line. Notre Dame sacks Hancock and forces the fumble to regain possession and muzzle the Cougars' last-minute surge.
BYU trails by five points at halftime.
Cougar Tim Nowatzke, raised just 35 miles from Notre Dame Stadium, makes the first touchdown catch of his college career on a five-yard pass from Hancock.
It's the last score for the Cougars as the one-two rushing punch of Jerome Bettis and Reggie Brooks wears down the BYU defense.
BYU is now 4-4.
Source:1993 BYU media guide
