ALBUQUERQUE, NM – BYU football took down SMU 24-23 in the 2022 New Mexico Bowl. It was a wild finish that saw SMU go for a two-point conversion with eight seconds left in regulation.
BYU defensive back Jakob Robinson came up with the tackle on the quarterback keeper from SMU signal-caller Tanner Mordecai.
The stop gave BYU a victory to cap off the independence era and closed out the Cougars 2022 season with an 8-5 record.
Anytime a bowl game goes down to the wire, social media has its fair share of reactions. The college football world definitely reacted to BYU’s last-second stop over the Mustangs.
Quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters was also a big topic on social media. The third-year freshman quarterback earned New Mexico Bowl Offensive MVP honors for performance.
Social media reactions to BYU football taking down SMU
#BYU: 2022 New Mexico Bowl Champs 🏆 pic.twitter.com/qKpqDjC57D
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 18, 2022
Jacob Robinson!!!! pic.twitter.com/AslZysCbgr
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 18, 2022
BYU STOPPED THE 2-PT CONVERSION TO WIN‼️
The Cougars are your 2022 New Mexico Bowl champs! pic.twitter.com/n6cm15ZUc7
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) December 18, 2022
Finishing independence with a win. https://t.co/J0pYtH4MB3
— BYU (@BYU) December 18, 2022
BYU threw for 47 yards and ran the ball for 209 yards on 42 carries. It beat Stanford with 93 yards passing and 358 rushing on 50 carries. Sitake wants the Navy job.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 18, 2022
What a stop ✋ 🤙 pic.twitter.com/u4wOZD1pYq
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 18, 2022
BYU’s final game as an independent is a victory, the Cougars will enter the Big 12 next season. pic.twitter.com/vhMhgKCbrk
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 18, 2022
What a stop by BYU! Down does SMU pic.twitter.com/Kk8nJnS091
— Barstool College Football Show (@BarstoolCFB) December 18, 2022
#BYU DC Jay Hill and assistant Kelly Poppinga were celebrating down by the sideline after that stop.#BYUFootball #NewMexicoBowl
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 18, 2022
BYU stuffs SMU on the 2XP conversion and are an onside kick away from a New Mexico Bowl win. Kudos for the Mustangs going for the win.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 18, 2022
#BYU gets the stop on the two-point conversion. Cougars look like they will win it as Jakob Robinson makes the tackle. #SMUvsBYU #BYUfootball pic.twitter.com/mMUdV0pSmf
— Jake Hatch (Yawk) — Slava Ukraini (@JacobCHatch) December 18, 2022
JACOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) December 18, 2022
THE #COUGARS WIN! @BYUfootball beats the #Mustangs 24-23 in the @NMBowl 🏈🎉 pic.twitter.com/bzYWfPYsqy
— Bowl Season (@BowlSeason) December 18, 2022
Enjoy this BYU. It’s an absolute beauty. https://t.co/hpgp9PMkoh
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 18, 2022
New Mexico Bowl Prediction
SMU 41
BYU 33 pic.twitter.com/MDDV4rVgbB
— CFB Home (@CFBHome) December 16, 2022
SMU owned me all year, betting on or against. When I was on them, the offense struggled to move the ball three yards. When I bet against them, they were the Chiefs. has tip
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) December 18, 2022
New Mexico Bowl Offensive MVP: Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters 🏈 ✨ #BYU #GoCougs #BYUFootball pic.twitter.com/AhOKUWRY5a
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 18, 2022
The pottery is coming back to Provo. pic.twitter.com/izABvaPZDm
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 18, 2022
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Mitch will be in Albuquerque for the 2022 New Mexico Bowl between BYU and SMU. Follow his coverage on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
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