BYU vs Colorado — October 19, 1946
| Date | October 19, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Y Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Skyline |
| BYU Head Coach | Eddie Kimball |
| Opp Head Coach | Jim Yeager |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | : | BYU | Rex Olson 28-yard pass to Larry Reed (Reed Nilsen PAT made) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | : | COLO | Roland Gregory 4-yard run (Jim Smith PAT made) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Reed Nilsen 26-yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| Statistic | BYU | COLO |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 14 |
| Rushing | 12 | 6 |
| Passing | 7 | 8 |
| Rushing | 282 | 105 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 105 | 157 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 8-22-3 | 11-19-1 |
| Completion % | 36.4 | 57.9 |
| Yds/Attempt | 4.8 | 8.3 |
| Yds/Catch | 13.1 | 14.3 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 387 | 262 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | -- | -- |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | -- | --0 |
| Punting | 4-112 | 8-320 |
| Avg Punt | 28.0 | 40.0 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-20 | 0-0 |
| FG Made-Att | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Olson | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 131 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 119.4 | 0 |
| Lyle Koller | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 60.8 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty Deeds | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 39 |
| Merle Decker | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Dwight Stapley | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Lyle Koller | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Glen Clark | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Bruce Osborne | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Larry Reed | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | |
| Rex Olson | 6 | -15 | -2.5 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Olson | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Gardner | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 23 |
| Larry Reed | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 28 |
| James Kietzman | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Lyle Koller | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merle Decker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Koller | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Scotty Deeds | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Koller | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Clark | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimball Merrill | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Nilsen | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Koller | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 42 |
| Rex Olson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Gregory | 1 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| LE | Thayne Stone |
| RE | James Kietzman |
| QB | Rex Olson |
| HB | Scotty Deeds |
| HB | Lyle Koller |
| FB | Glen Clark |
| LT | Kimball Merrill |
| LG | Frank Whitney |
| C | Reed Nilsen |
| RG | Owen Dixon |
| RT | Stan Stapley |
Colorado
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| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | BYU40 | Reed Nilsen kickoff 48 yards to CU12. Gregory returns 22 yards to CU34 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU34 | Gregory rushes off tackle for 4 yards to CU38. |
| OPP | 2 | 6 | CU38 | Reilly rushes left for 6 yards to CU44. FIRST DOWN. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU44 | Reilly rushes right end for 6 yards to midfield. |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | midfield | Gregory rushes 3 yards to BYU47. |
| OPP | 3 | 1 | BYU47 | Reilly rushes 1 yard to BYU46. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | Gregory rushes left end for 7 yards. Tackle by Lyle Koller and Stapley |
| OPP | 2 | 3 | BYU39 | Reilly rushes for loss of 1 yard. Fumble recovered by Kimball Merrill (BYU) at BYU40 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Lyle Koller rushes middle for 4 yards to BYU44 |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | BYU44 | Rex Olsen pass complete to James Kietzman for 16 yards to CU40. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU40 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Thayne Stone for 12 yards to CU28. Penalty BYU (Holding) to BYU45. NO PLAY |
| BYU | 1 | 25 | BYU45 | Scotty Deeds rushes for no gain |
| BYU | 2 | 25 | BYU45 | Rex Olsen sacked for loss of 4 yards to BYU41 |
| BYU | 3 | 29 | BYU41 | Lyle Koller punts 42 yards to CU17 - out of bounds. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU17 | Gregory rushes middle for 7 yards to CU24 |
| OPP | 2 | 3 | CU24 | Price rushes right end down sideline for 46 yards to BYU30 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | Gregory rushes for 1 yard to BYU29 |
| OPP | 2 | 9 | BYU29 | Lateral pass fails |
| OPP | 3 | 9 | BYU29 | Reilly deep pass incomplete |
| OPP | 4 | 9 | BYU29 | Evans punts 24 yards to BYU5 - out of bounds |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU5 | Lyle Koller pass complete to Rex Olsen for 13 yards to BYU18. FIRST DOWN (fake punt play) |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU18 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 39 yards to CU43. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU43 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 4 yards to CU39 |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | CU39 | Lyle Koller rushes for no gain |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | CU39 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 5 yards to CU34 on lateral from Rex Olsen |
| BYU | 4 | 1 | CU34 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 2 yards to CU32. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU32 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | CU32 | Rex Olsen pass complete to James Kietzman for 11 yards to CU21. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU21 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Larry Reed for 11 yards to CU10. Penalty BYU (backfield in motion) to CU26. NO PLAY |
| BYU | 1 | 15 | CU26 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete. Broken up. |
| BYU | 2 | 15 | CU26 | Lyle Koller rushes for 9 yards on long lateral from Rex Olsen to CU17 |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | CU17 | Scotty Deeds rushes for no gain |
| BYU | 4 | 6 | CU17 | Lyle Koller pass incomlete. Broken up by Dean. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU17 | Gregory rushes for 2 yards to CU19 |
| OPP | 2 | 8 | CU19 | Ferrier rushes for 6 yards to CU25. Tackle by Stapley. |
| OPP | 3 | 2 | CU25 | Gregory rushes for 2 yards to CU27. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU27 | Price rushes for loss of 5 yards. Tackle by Larry Reed at CU22 |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP | 2 | 15 | CU22 | Ferrier rushes for no gain. Tackle by Reed Nilsen |
| OPP | 3 | 15 | CU22 | Pass complete to Wagner for 14 yards to CU36 |
| OPP | 4 | 1 | CU36 | Evans punts 35 yards to BYU29 - out of bounds |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | Dwight Stapley rushes twice for 11 yards to BYU40. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Morris Gardner for 13 yards to CU47. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU47 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Larry Reed for 7 yards to CU40 |
| BYU | 2 | 3 | CU40 | Two runs for no gain |
| BYU | 4 | 3 | CU40 | Lyle Koller punts 22 yards to CU18 - out of bounds |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU18 | Gregory rushes for 2 yards to CU20 |
| OPP | 2 | 8 | CU20 | Gregory rushes for loss of 8 yards. Fumble recovered by CU |
| OPP | 3 | 16 | CU12 | Evans punts 44 yards to BYU44. Lyle Koller returns 3 yards to BYU47 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU47 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | BYU47 | Lyle Koller rushes for 8 yards to CU45 |
| BYU | 3 | 2 | CU45 | Rex Olsen rushes for 1 yard to CU44 |
| BYU | 4 | 1 | CU44 | Scott Deeds rushes for 2 yards to CU42. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU42 | Bruce Osborne rushes right end for 7 yards to CU35 |
| BYU | 2 | 3 | CU35 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete to Larry Reed |
| BYU | 3 | 3 | CU35 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Scotty Deeds for 14 yards to CU21. Penalty BYU 5 yards to CU40. NO PLAY |
| BYU | 3 | 8 | CU40 | Rex Olsen punts 40 yards to CU0. TOUCHBACK |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU20 | Evans quick punt 55 yards to BYU25 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | Rex Olsen rushes for loss of 6 yards to BYU19 on fumble. Recovered by BYU |
| BYU | 2 | 16 | BYU19 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 6 yards to BYU25 |
| BYU | 3 | 10 | BYU25 | Lyle Koller pass complete to Rex Olsen for 47 yards to CU28 on fake punt play |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU28 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Larry Reed for 28 yards to CU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| BYU | PAT | Reed Nilsen PAT kick attempt is GOOD. Don Bushore on the hold. | ||
| BYU | BYU40 | Reed Nilsen kickoff 50 yards to CU10. Gregory returns 20 yards to CU30 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU30 | Reilly pass complete to Wagner for 13 yards to CU43. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU43 | Reilly deep pass complete to Zisch for 32 yards to BYU25. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | Gregory rushes for no gain |
| OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU25 | Reilly pass incomplete |
| OPP | 3 | 10 | BYU25 | Reilly pass complete to Zisch for 21 yards to BYU4. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 4 | BYU4 | Gregory rushes for 4 yards to BYU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| OPP | PAT | Smith PAT kick attempt is GOOD. Reilly on the hold. | ||
| OPP | CU40 | Smith kickoff 45 yards to BYU15. Merle Decker returns 12 yards to BYU27 | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Morris Gardner for 17 yards to BYU44. FIRST DOWN |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | BYU40 | Reed Nilsen kickoff 57 yards to CU3. Reilly returns 27 yards to CU30. Fumble - recoverd by Lyle Koller (BYU) at CU30. | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU30 | Two rushes for no gain. |
| BYU | 3 | 10 | CU30 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete |
| BYU | 4 | 10 | CU30 | Rex Olsen sacked for loss of 8 yards to CU38 by Wagner |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU38 | Price rushes for 8 yards to CU46 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | CU46 | Reilly rushes for no gain |
| OPP | 3 | 2 | CU46 | Gregory rushes for no gain |
| OPP | 4 | 2 | CU46 | Evans punts 49 yards to BYU5. Lyle Koller returns 5 yards to BYU10 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | Lyle Koller rushes on lateral from Rex Olsen for 10 yards to BYU20. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | Glen Clark rushes for 6 yards to BYU26 |
| BYU | 2 | 4 | BYU26 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete to Lyle Koller |
| BYU | 3 | 4 | BYU26 | Rex Olsen pass complete to Morris Gardner for 23 yards to BYU49. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU49 | Rex Olsen rushes for 4 yards to CU47 |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | CU47 | Glen Clark rushes for 3 yards to CU44 |
| BYU | 3 | 3 | CU44 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 3 yards on lateral to CU41. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU41 | Lyle Koller deep pass incomplete. INTERCEPTED by Tanner. Ball at CU19. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU19 | Reilly pass complete to Zisch for 16 yards to CU35. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU35 | Reilly pass complete to Tanner for 7 yards to CU42 |
| OPP | 2 | 3 | CU42 | Incomplete pass |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | CU42 | Incomplete pass |
| OPP | 4 | 3 | CU42 | Evans punts 53 yards to BYU5. Lyle Koller returns 15 yards to BYU20 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU20 | Two rushes for 1 yard |
| BYU | 3 | 9 | BYU21 | Pass complete to Larry Reed for 14 yards to BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 3 yards to BYU38 |
| BYU | 2 | 7 | BYU38 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 15 yards to CU47. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU47 | Scotty Deeds rushes for 5 yards to CU42 |
| BYU | 2 | 5 | CU42 | Merle Decker rushes for 9 yards to CU33. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU33 | Merle Decker rushes for 3 yards to CU30 |
| BYU | 2 | 7 | CU30 | Merle Decker rushes for 12 yards to CU18. FIRST DOWN |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU18 | Merle Decker rushes for loss of 6 yards to CU24 |
| BYU | 2 | 16 | CU24 | Lyle Koller pass incomplete. INTERCEPTED by Price. Ball at CU1. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU1 | Evans punts 40 yards to CU41. Lyle Koller returns 9 yards to CU32 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU32 | Rex Olsen pass incomplete. INTERCEPTED by Dean. Ball at CU24. |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU24 | Reilly rushes for 13 yards to CU37. Tackle by Merle Decker. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU37 | Gregory rushes twice for 5 yards to CU42 |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | CU42 | Reilly pass complete to Zisch for 15 yards to BYU43. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU43 | Reilly pass complete to Zisch for 12 yards to BYU31. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | Gregory rushes for 14 yards to BYU17. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU17 | Reilly rushes for 1 yard to BYU16 |
| OPP | 2 | 9 | BYU16 | Reilly pass incomplete. Broken up by Fielding Abbott |
| OPP | 3 | 9 | BYU16 | Reilly pass incomplete. Broken up by Fielding Abbott |
| OPP | 4 | 9 | BYU16 | Reilly pass complete to Price for no gain. Tackle by Reed Nilsen. TURNOVER ON DOWNS. |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | Glen Clark rushes twice for 4 yards to BYU20 |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | BYU20 | Lyle Koller punts 35 yards to CU45. Reilly returns 7 yards to BYU48 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU48 | Reilly pass complete to McEwan for 13 yards to BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU35 | Gregory rushes for loss of 4 yards to BYU39 |
| OPP | 2 | 14 | BYU39 | Reilly rushes for loss of 12 on fumbled lateral that rolls out of bounds at CU49 |
| OPP | 3 | 26 | CU49 | Reilly rushes for loss of 11 to CU38. Thayne Stone on the tackle. |
| OPP | 4 | 37 | CU38 | Evans punts 37 yards to BYU25. Scotty Deeds returns 15 yards to BYU37 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Merle Decker rushes for 9 yards to BYU49 |
| BYU | 2 | 9 | BYU49 | Dwight Stapley rushes for 8 yards to CU43. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU43 | Merle Decker rushes for 19 yards to CU24. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | CU24 | Merle Decker rushes for no gain |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | CU24 | Dwight Stapley rushes twice for 8 yards to CU16 |
| BYU | 4 | 2 | CU16 | Reed Nilsen 16 yard field goal attempt is GOOD. Don Bushore on the hold. |
| BYU | BYU40 | Reed Nilsen kickoff 50 yards to CU10. Gregory returns 21 yards to CU31 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU31 | Reilly pass complete 15 yards to CU46. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | CU46 | Penalty BYU (illegal substitution) 5 yards to BYU49 |
| OPP | 1 | 5 | BYU49 | Reilly pass incomplete |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | BYU49 | Reilly pass incomplete. INTERCEPTED by Glen Clark at BYU25 - returned 10 yards to BYU35. |