LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Owen Pochman's steady foot made up for Kevin Feterik's faltering arm Saturday night.

Pochman set a school record and tied another with five field goals as the No. 19 BYU Cougars shut out the Nevada-Las Vegas 29-0 in a Mountain West Conference game.

	Naufahu Tahi rushed for 89 yards but BYU's offense struggled.

Pochman kicked field goals of 47, 26, 28, 31 and 30 yards for BYU (6-1, 3-0). He set a record for his 17 points and tied a school record for field goals in a game. The previous record for points was 16, by Joe Liljenquist and Ethan Pochman. He tied Liljenquist's record for field goals in a game.

"The last three weeks, our defense has been giving us a big lift," said BYU coach LaVell Edwards. "I thought UNLV prepared well and played well. We were a little careless in the red zone and turned the ball over a few times, but our kicking game was really solid."

Cougars quarterback Kevin Feterik struggled throughout, completing 22 of 42 passes for 257 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

The Rebels (3-4, 1-2) lost for the third straight time at home. It was also the second time UNLV has been shut out at home. The Rebels lost to Iowa State 24-0 on Sept. 18.

Brigham Young's defense limited UNLV to only 118 total yards.

"They are the best team that we have faced all year," said UNLV coach John Robinson. "They have a chance to be in the Top 10. People talk about their overwhelming passing attack, but it was their defense that was so stifling and overwhelming."

BYU's defense was led by Rob Morris, who missed the last four games with an abdominal strain. The linebacker had a team-high seven tackles, including a sack.

"I felt good out there," Morris said. "I was a little rusty, but I think that was to be expected. We knew UNLV had to run the ball to win. We knew if we could stop the run, we'd win the game."

BYU led at the half, 16-0. The Cougars took the opening kick and drove 59 yards on 11 plays for their lone first-half touchdown. Feterik hit Doug Jolley from the 12.

Pochman had three first-half field goals and added two more in the second half. BYU's second touchdown came on a 4-yard run by Luke Staley early in the fourth quarter.

The Rebels managed only 44 first-half yards and didn't earn a first down until 12:59 remained in the second quarter.

UNLV did manage to drive to the BYU 19 midway through the second quarter, but had delay-of-game and holding penalties to move them back to the 36. Jason Vaughan was sacked for a 9-yard loss and then was intercepted by the Cougars' Tyson Smith.

Smith picked off the errant pass at the 41 and returned it to the UNLV 8. The Rebels defense held, however, and forced Pochman's second field goal.