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BYU vs Denver — October 23, 1953
| Date | October 23, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | DU Stadium |
| Location | Denver, CO |
| Weather | Cold and wet |
| Attendance | 5,168 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Skyline |
| BYU Head Coach | Chick Atkinson |
| Opp Head Coach | Bob Blackman |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | : | DEN | Jim Bowen 12-yard pass to Fred Mahaffey | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | : | DEN | Russ Fairly PAT made | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | : | BYU | Henry West 4-yard pass to Jerry Cowley | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | : | DEN | Fred Mahaffey 6-yard run | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | : | DEN | Russ Fairly PAT made | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | : | BYU | LaVon Satterfield 1-yard run | 12 | 14 |
| 3 | : | DEN | Jim Bowen 33-yard pass to Russ Fairly | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Don James 1-yard run | 18 | 20 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Billy Meadows PAT made | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | : | DEN | Fred Mahaffey 7-yard run | 19 | 26 |
| 4 | : | DEN | Russ Fairly PAT made | 19 | 27 |
| Statistic | BYU | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rushing | 8 | 12 |
| Passing | 7 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 129 | 266 |
| Attempts | 49 | 45 |
| Avg per Rush | 2.6 | 5.9 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 159 | 57 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 11-29-1 | 3-7-0 |
| Completion % | 37.9 | 42.9 |
| Yds/Attempt | 5.5 | 8.1 |
| Yds/Catch | 14.5 | 19.0 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 288 | 323 |
| Plays | 78 | 52 |
| Avg per Play | 160.7 | 62.1 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 1-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 4.0 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 4-87-0 | 4-81-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 21.8 | 20.3 |
| Punting | 2-85 | 2-68 |
| Avg Punt | 42.5 | 34.0 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 5-5 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-31 | 3-25 |
| FG Made-Att | 0- | 0- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry West | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 89 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111.8 | 0 |
| LaVon Satterfield | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.9 | 0 |
| Jerry Cowley | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -200.0 | 0 |
| Dick Felt | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ron Bean | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Felt | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Stolworthy | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Cowley | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Oyler | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Willard Stolworthy | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don James | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Bean | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVon Satterfield | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry West | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Verbanatz | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marion Probert | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewey Brundage | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| DeRay Eyre | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Paul Mendenhall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jerry Cowley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Oyler | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Stolworthy | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Billy Meadows | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| LaVon Satterfield | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Phil Oyler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Felt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Probert | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Meadows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ron Bean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DeRay Eyre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry West | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 |
| Dick Felt | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bowen | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 57 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 239.8 | |
| Argys | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Mahaffey | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 2 | |
| Argys | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Appuglise | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Fairly | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Bowen | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 |