BYU vs Wyoming — November 25, 1939
| Date | November 25, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Corbett Field |
| Location | Laramie, WY |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Skyline |
| BYU Head Coach | Eddie Kimball |
| Opp Head Coach | Joel Hunt |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | : | BYU | George Wing run (Dee Chipman PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | : | WYO | Gary Landman 47-yard fumble return (Ledru King PAT made) | 7 | 7 |
| Statistic | BYU | WYO |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 0 | |
| Rushing | ||
| Touchdowns | 1 | |
| Passing | ||
| Cmp-Att-Int | -- | -- |
| Touchdowns | 0 | |
| Total Offense | ||
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | --0 | -- |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | --0 | -- |
| Punting | - | - |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | - | - |
| Penalties-Yards | - | - |
| FG Made-Att | 0- | - |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Skousen | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 205.6 | 0 |
| Ken Jensen | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 0 |
| George Wing | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.6 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wing | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Dean Gardner | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| Willard DeVitt | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Roy Evans | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Murray Skousen | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| George Jackson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Jackson | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 | 48 |
| Wayne Reeve | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Ken Maynard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Roland Jensen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Willard DeVitt | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Skousen | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Ken Maynard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wing | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Jensen | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Chipman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Gardner | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 63 |
| Ken Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
No player stats available.
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| LE | Art Gilbert |
Wyoming
No data.
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP | WYO40 | Dorrington short kickoff. Fumble by BYU on return, recovered by Dean Gardner (BYU) at BYU30 | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | George Wing rushes twice for 1 yard. |
| BYU | 3 | 8 | BYU32 | Dean Gardner punts 52 yards out bounds to WYO16 |
| OPP | Dorrington rushes right tackle for 11 yards. FIRST DOWN. | |||
| OPP | BYU defense holds and forces Dorrington punt to BYU7 | |||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU7 | George Wing rushes for 23 yards to BYU30. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | George Wing rushes left end for 10 yards. FIRST DOWN. |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | George Wing rushes left tackle for 12 yards to WYO48. FIRST DOWN. |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO48 | Dean Gardner rushes center for 8 yards to WYO40. |
| BYU | 2 | 2 | WYO40 | George Wing rushes off tackle for 10 yards to WYO30. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO30 | George Wing rushes three times for 4 yards to WYO26 |
| BYU | 4 | 6 | WYO26 | George Wing rushes for 5 yards to WYO21. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO20 | Dorrington quick punt 59 yards to BYU21. George Wing returns 8 yards to BYU29 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | Roy Evans rushes for 7 yards to BYU36 |
| BYU | 2 | 3 | BYU36 | Unable to gain, forced to punt. |
| BYU | 4 | 3 | BYU36 | Dean Gardner punts 49 yards to WYO15. Dorrington returns 14 yards to WYO29 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO29 | Shrum and Dorrington made first down on WYO40 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO40 | Shrum rushes for loss of 3, tackle by Ken Maynard. |
| OPP | 2 | 13 | WYO37 | Dorrington pass incomplete |
| OPP | 3 | 13 | WYO37 | Dorrington punt 63 yards to BYU0. TOUCHBACK |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | George Wing rushes left end for 6 yards to BYU26 |
| BYU | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | George Wing rushes left end for 5 yards to BYU31. FIRST DOWN |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | George Wing rushes off tackle for 6 yards to BYU37 |
| BYU | 2 | 4 | BYU37 | Dean Gardner quick punt 63 yards to WYO0. TOUCHBACK |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO20 | Dorrington pass complete to Sturman at WYO35. Sturman runs to BYU13. Tackle by George Wing. Gain of 67 yards. FIRST DOWN. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | Dorrington rushes for loss of 1 yard. Fumble, recoverd by Roland Jensen (BYU) at BYU14 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU14 | George Wing and Roy Evans pick up 5 yards |
| BYU | BYU19 | Dean Gardner punts 52 yards to WYO29. Dorrington returns 7 yards to WYO36 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO36 | Dorrington rushes twice for 3 yards to WYO39 |
| OPP | 3 | 7 | WYO39 | Dorrington pass complete to Thorpe for 6 yards to WYO45 |
| OPP | 4 | 1 | WYO45 | Dorrington punts 40 yards to BYU15. George Wing returns 10 yards to BYU25 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | George Wing rushes left tackle for 7 yards to BYU32 |
| BYU | 2 | 3 | BYU32 | Dean Gardner rushes right guard for 13 yards to BYU45. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | George Wing rushes twice 12 yards to WYO43. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO43 | George Wing pass complete to Willard DeVitt for 9 yards to WYO43 |
| BYU | 2 | 9 | WYO34 | Willard DeVitt rushes right guard for 4 yards to WYO30. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO30 | Willard DeVitt rushes right guard for 11 yards to WYO19. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO19 | Willard DeVitt and George Wing combine to rush three times for 8 yards to WYO11 |
| BYU | 4 | 2 | WYO11 | Ken Jensen pass complete to Roland Jensen for 10 yards to WYO1. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 1 | WYO1 | Willard DeVitt rushes right guard for no gain. |
| BYU | 2 | 1 | WYO1 | George Wing rushes for 1 yard left tackle to WYO0. TOUCHDOWN |
| BYU | PAT | Dee Chipman PAT kick attempt GOOD | ||
| BYU | BYU40 | Kickoff to WYO0. Dorrington returns 26 yards to WYO26 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO26 | Pass incomplete |
| OPP | 2 | 10 | WYO26 | Dorrington pass complete to Shrum for 21 yards to WYO47. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO47 | Dorrington sacked by Roland Jensen for loss of 7 yards at WYO40 |
| OPP | 2 | 17 | WYO40 | Dorrington pass complete to Sturman for 5 yards to WYO45 |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | BYU40 | George Wing kicksoff 54 yards to WYO6. Shrum returns 19 yards to WYO25 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO25 | Dorrington rushes right tackle for 5 yards to WYO30 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | WYO30 | Dorrington pass incomplete off Sturman's fingers. Ken Jensen INTERCEPTS for BYU. |
| BYU | 1 & 10 | George Wing rushes twice for no gain | ||
| BYU | 3 & 10 | Ken Jensen punt over Wyoming goal. TOUCHBACK | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO20 | Dorrington rushes off tackle for 3 yards to WYO23 |
| OPP | 2 | 7 | WYO23 | Dorrington pass complete to Patterson for 9 yards to WYO32. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO32 | Dorringto shovel pass complete to Shrum for 10 yards to WYO42. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO42 | Thorpe rushes twice for 9 yards to BYU49 |
| OPP | 3 | 1 | BYU49 | Dorrington rushes 3 yards to BYU46. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | Penalty BYU, offsides. 5 yards to BYU41 |
| OPP | 1 | 5 | BYU41 | Dorrington rushes on scramble for 5 yards to BYU36. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU36 | Shrum tosses wild lateral at the end of a shovel pass. Thorpe recovers for Wyoming on WYO38 |
| OPP | WYO38 | Dorrington punts 46 yards to BYU16. George Wing returns 12 yards to BYU28 | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | George Wing rushes twice for 5 yards to BYU33 |
| BYU | 3 | 5 | BYU33 | Ken Jensen pass incomplete to Wayne Reeve |
| BYU | 4 | 5 | BYU33 | Dean Gardner punts 42 yards to WYO25. Dorrington returns 18 yards to WYO43 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO43 | Dorrington pass complete to Patterson for 6 yards to WYO49 |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | WYO49 | Thorpe rushes right guard for 5 yards to BYU46. FIRST DOWN. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | Thorpe rushes for 3 yards to BYU43 |
| OPP | 2 | 7 | BYU43 | Dorrington pass complete to Sturman for 3 yards to BYU40 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | BYU40 | Thrope rushes right tackle for 7 yards to BYU33. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | Two rushes for no gain |
| OPP | 3 | 10 | BYU33 | Dorrington rushes for 11 yards to BYU19. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | Dorrington pass complete to Patterson for 12 yards to BYU7. FIRST DOWN |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP | 1 | 7 | BYU7 | Thorpe rushes for 2 yards to BYU5 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | BYU5 | Dorringto pass to endzone incomplete |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | BYU5 | Dorrington rushes center for 3 yards to BYU2 |
| OPP | 4 | 2 | BYU2 | Dorrington rushes for 1 yard to BYU1. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU1 | Dean Gardner punts 24 yards to BYU25 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | Dorrington pass complete to Patterson for 5 yards to BYU20 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | BYU20 | Pass incomplete |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | BYU20 | Wyoming rushes twice for loss of 7 yards. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | George Wing rushes left end for 7 yards to BYU34 |
| BYU | 2 | 3 | BYU34 | George Wing rushes left end for 11 yards to BYU45. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU45 | Dean Gardner rushes for 3 yards to BYU48 |
| BYU | 2 | 7 | BYU48 | George Jackson rushes for loss of 1 yard to BYU47. Gary Landman (Wyoming) steals lateral at BYU47 and returns 47 yards for TOUCHDOWN |
| OPP | PAT | PAT kick attempt GOOD | ||
| OPP | WYO40 | Ken Maynard fumbles Wyoming kickoff. Recovers and returns 8 yards to BYU15 | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU15 | George Wing rushes for 4 yards to BYU19. Injured on play. |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | BYU19 | Murray Skousen rushes twice for 5 yards to BYU24. |
| BYU | 4 | 1 | BYU24 | Dean Gardner rushes for 30 yards to WYO46. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO46 | Murray Skousen pass complete to Wayne Reeve for 21 yards to WYO25. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | WYO25 | Dean Gardner rushes for 3 yards to WYO22 |
| BYU | 2 | 7 | WYO22 | Murray Skousen pass complete to Ken Maynard for 17 yards to WYO5. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 5 | WYO5 | Dean Gardner rushes center for 1 yard to WYO4. |
| BYU | 2 | 4 | WYO4 | Murray Skousen rushes for loss of 2 yards to WYO6 |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | WYO6 | Dean Gardner rushes right guard for 2 yards to WYO4 |
| BYU | 4 | 4 | WYO4 | Murray Skousen rushes for 1 yard to WYO3. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO3 | Dorrington fake punt, Shrum rushes for 7 yards to WYO10 |
| OPP | 2 | 3 | WYO10 | Dorrington rushes right guard for 5 yards to WYO15. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | WYO15 | Dorrington deep pass incomplete (drop) |
| OPP | 2 | 10 | WYO15 | Dorrington quick punt 64 yards to BYU21. Murray Skousen returns 12 yards to BYU33 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | Murray Skousen pass incomplete. INTERCEPTED by Fordyce at BYU43 and returned 15 yards to BYU28 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | Penalty Wyoming, 5 yards |
| OPP | 1 | 15 | BYU33 | Dorrington sacked for loss of 1 yard at BYU34 |
| OPP | 2 | 16 | BYU34 | Penalty Wyoming, 5 yards |
| OPP | 2 | 21 | BYU39 | Dorrington long pass incomplete (batted down) |
| OPP | 3 | 21 | BYU39 | King attempts 47-yard field goal. NO GOOD. Murray Skousen returns 28 yards to BYU28 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU28 | Murray Skousen pass complete to George Jackson for 48 yards to WYO24 |