PROVO, Utah - Taysom Hill, Jamaal Williams and Algernon Brown each scored rushing touchdowns to lead the Cougars past Georgia Tech's rushing attack 38-20 Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

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BYU (4-2) opened the scoring in the first quarter as Taysom Hill hit Cody Hoffman down the middle of the field for a 45-yard touchdown pass. Hoffman made the grab over his shoulder, while going down to his knees.

The catch tied Hoffman for second in career touchdown receptions at BYU. Right before half, Hoffman moved into a tie with All-American Dennis Pitta for the career lead in receptions at BYU with 221.

"It’s good to have him back as well with some practices and some consistency under his belt," BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "When you have Mitch (Mathews) playing the way he can play and Cody playing the way he can, and you start adding J.D. Falslev and Brett Thompson and Ross (Apo), eventually we could be pretty dynamic. I think you saw that especially in the first half."

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Georgia Tech (3-3, 2-2 ACC) answered back on its next possession, taking six plays to go 70 yards. Yellow Jacket quarterback Vad Lee scored from the 2-yard line. Jamaal Williams and the Cougars took back the lead on a two-yard rush of their own with 5:47 left in the first quarter. Williams finished the game with 86 yards on 17 carries and another 11 yards on two receptions.

The teams traded field goals, before Taysom Hill led an eight-play, 55-yard drive to add to the lead. Hill dove in from the 1-yard line for his first rushing touchdown of the game. Hill entered halftime having thrown for 226 yards on 16-of-20 passing, plus another 72 yards rushing. Hill finished 19-of-27 for 244 yards and the one touchdown. He ran for 65 yards on 15 carries and the one rushing touchdown. 

In the fourth quarter, Alani Fua put points on the board for the Cougars as he returned an interception 51 yards to make it 30-13. It was his second career interception and the second straight game where BYU returned an interception for a touchdown.

BYU added to its lead with a 15-yard touchdown run by Algernon Brown with 3:11 left in the game. It was his first career touchdown.

With 53 seconds left in the game, Georgia Tech's backup quarterback Justin Thomas found Deon Hill for a five-yard touchdown reception for the Yellow Jackets' only points in the second half.

The BYU defense kept Georgia Tech out of the end zone for 51 minutes between touchdowns. Austen Jorgensen, Blake Morgan and Uani ' Unga each finished in double digits in tackles, while Kyle Van Noy recorded six tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss. In Spencer Hadley's return from a three-game suspension, he recorded three tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.

It was the 12th straight opponent BYU held to 21 points or less.

"I think we played well," Mendenhall said. "I gauge it a lot by points. With the exception of the last touchdown, 38-13 looked pretty good. I thought we had a really nice plan and a good team."

Next up, the Cougars hit the road, leaving Utah for the first time since August as they travel to Houston Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. CDT.

PROVO, Utah--BYU football welcomes Georgia Tech to Provo Saturday for the 2013 Homecoming Game at 5 p.m. MDT. 

The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU, with kickoff projected at 5:02 p.m. 

The Countdown to Kickoff pregame show will begin at 4 p.m. MDT on BYUtv and BYUtvsports.com. Fans can also tune in to BYUtv and BYUtvsports.com for the live postgame show at the conclusion of the game. Radio coverage will begin at 3 p.m. MDT on the Cougar IMG Sports Network 1160 AM/102.7 FM and BYU Radio (SiriusXM channel 143).

Saturday's game is the sectional stripes game. Fans sitting in odd sections are asked to wear dark blue, and fans sitting in even sections or in ROC sections are asked to wear white.

Georgia Tech (3-2, 2-2 ACC) at BYU (3-2)
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 at 5:02 p.m. MDT
LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, Utah

Complete BYU vs. Georgia Tech Notes

Series

BYU is 2-1 vs. Georgia Tech, after defeating the Yellow Jackets on the road last season. BYU won 41-17. BYU is 7-13 against ACC opponents, with the last victory coming vs. Georgia Tech. 

Rushing: BYU is No. 13 nationally for average rushing yards with 277.8, while Georgia Tech is No. 7 with 300.

Total defense: Both Georgia Tech (20th) and BYU (24th) rank in the top 25 nationally in total defense.

Offense

BYU has two players ranked in the top 20 nationally for rushing yards per game--Taysom Hill (15th) with 115.8 and Jamaal Williams (19th) with 114.25. 

Hoffman needs three touchdowns and six receptions to become the BYU all-time record holder in each of those categories. He needs three more 100-yard receiving games to become the BYU leader in that category.

Defense

BYU’s defense has nine players with 20 or more tackles in 2013, led by Uani ‘Unga’s 45. Kyle Van Noy has 33. Sixteen players have 10 or more tackles.

Kyle Van Noy has 23 career sacks, tied for second nationally among active players. The senior needs 11 more sacks this season to tie the career sack record at BYU (33). Van Noy was named back-to-back Independent Defensive Player of the Week for performances vs. MTSU and USU, and was named CFPA National Linebacker of the Week Monday.