BYU vs Idaho — November 20, 1954
| Date | November 20, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Bronco Stadium |
| Location | Boise, ID |
| Weather | Perfect, field damp |
| Attendance | 10,500 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| BYU Head Coach | Chick Atkinson |
| Opp Head Coach | Skip Stahley |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | : | IDHO | Bill Lawr 3-yard run (Burdette Hess PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| Statistic | BYU | IDHO |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 7 | 19 |
| Rushing | 4 | 17 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 91 | 255 |
| Attempts | 32 | 58 |
| Avg per Rush | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 119 | 42 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 3-11-3 | 5-13-2 |
| Completion % | 27.3 | 38.5 |
| Yds/Attempt | 10.8 | 3.2 |
| Yds/Catch | 39.7 | 8.4 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 210 | 297 |
| Plays | 43 | 71 |
| Avg per Play | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 2-15-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 7.5 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-31-0 | 1-39-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 15.5 | 39.0 |
| Punting | 7-249 | 4-129 |
| Avg Punt | 35.6 | 32.3 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-60 | 5-45 |
| FG Made-Att | 0- | 0- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bean | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 | 2 |
| Dalton Overstreet | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 68.0 | 1 |
| Dave Kimball | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Willard Stolworthy | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -200.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Felt | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Don James | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Johnny Velasco | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Dave McLaren | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Willard Stolworthy | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Phil Oyler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dalton Overstreet | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Bean | 6 | -21 | -3.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Stolworthy | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 0 | 64 |
| Tommy Verbanatz | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Paul Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Felt | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Felt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Willard Stolworthy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mendenhall | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Bean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Felt | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Overstreet | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 81 |
| Dick Felt | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
| Willard Stolworthy | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 6 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eidam | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 34.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawr | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Braden | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Baxter | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | |
| Gary | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Schmidt | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Hilgenberg | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Kendley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Eidam | 3 | -22 | -7.3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevenbaugh | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lawr | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Hilden | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gerpheide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Van Horn | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Barton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Faulkner | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hess | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eidam | 4 | 129 | 32.3 |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP | ID40 | Burdette Hess kicks off 56 yards to BYU4. Dick Felt returns 25 yards to BYU29 | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU29 | Don James rushes right tackle for 1 yard to BYU30 |
| BYU | 2 | 9 | BYU30 | Don James rushes around right end for 10 yards to BYU40. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU40 | Dick Felt rushes right guard for 4 yards to BYU44 |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | BYU44 | Ron Bean pass incomplete to Marion Probert |
| BYU | 3 | 6 | BYU44 | Ron Bean sacked for loss of 8 yards to BYU36 |
| BYU | 4 | 14 | BYU36 | Dick Felt punts 8 yards out of bounds at BYU44 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | Wilbur Gary rushes right tackle for 2 yards to BYU42. Penalty Idaho - Offsides NO PLAY |
| OPP | 1 | 13 | BYU47 | George Eidam pass complete to Frank Teverbaugh for 11 yards to BYU36 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | BYU36 | Bill Lawr rushes for 6 yards to BYU30. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU30 | George Eidam pass incomplete to Paul Giles |
| OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU30 | George Eidam pass complete to Bill Lawr for 11 yards to BYU19. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | Wilbur Gary rushes left end for loss of 4 yards to BYU23 |
| OPP | 2 | 14 | BYU23 | George Eidam sacked for loss of 11 yards to BYU34 |
| OPP | 3 | 25 | BYU34 | George Eidam pass intercepted by Dick Felt at BYU10. Returned 9 yards to BYU19 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | Willard Stolworthy rushes right end for 4 yards to BYU23 |
| BYU | 2 | 6 | BYU23 | Don James rushes right end for 2 yards to BYU25 |
| BYU | 3 | 4 | BYU25 | Ron Bean pass incomplete |
| BYU | 4 | 4 | BYU25 | Dalton Overstreet punts 40 yards to ID25 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID35 | George Eidam rushes for 5 yards. Fumble recovered by BYU Paul Mendenhall at ID40 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | ID40 | Ron Bean rushes for 1 yard to ID39. Fumble recovered by IDAHO Paul Giles at ID39 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID39 | Bill Lawr rushes left end for 17 yards to BYU44. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | George Eidam pass incomplete to Wilbur Gary |
| OPP | 2 | 10 | BYU44 | Ron Braden rushes middle for 4 yards to BYU40 |
| OPP | 3 | 6 | BYU40 | George Eidam punts 24 yards to BYU16 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU16 | Don James rushes left end for loss of 6 yards to BYU10 |
| BYU | 2 | 16 | BYU10 | Willard Stolworthy rushes left end for no gain |
| BYU | 3 | 16 | BYU10 | Dalton Overstreet punts 61 yards to ID29. Wilbur Gary returns for loss of 5 yards to ID24 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID24 | Ron Braden rushes middle for 15 yards to ID39. FIRST DOWN |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID39 | Bill Lawr rushes middle for 1 yard to ID40 |
| OPP | 2 | 9 | ID40 | Bill Lawr rushes 14 yards to BYU46. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU46 | George Eidam sacked for loss of 14 yards to ID40 |
| OPP | 2 | 24 | ID40 | Penalty IDAHO - delay of game |
| OPP | 2 | 29 | ID35 | Cal Hilgenburg rushes middle for 38 yards to BYU27. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU27 | Penalty BYU - Illegal substitution 5 yards |
| OPP | 1 | 5 | BYU22 | Bill Lawr rushes left end on pitchout for 11 yards to BYU11. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU11 | Bill Baxter rushes right end for 1 yard to BYU10 |
| OPP | 2 | 9 | BYU10 | George Eidam pass incomplete to Paul Giles |
| OPP | 3 | 9 | BYU10 | Bill Baxter rushes for 7 yards to BYU3 |
| OPP | 4 | 2 | BYU3 | Bill Lawr rushes right guard for 3 yards to BYU0. TOUCHDOWN |
| OPP | PAT | Burdette Hess PAT kick attempt GOOD | ||
| OPP | ID40 | Burdette Hess kicks off 50 yards to BYU10. Dick Felt returns 12 yards to BYU22 | ||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | Dick Felt rushes left tackle for 3 yards to BYU25 |
| BYU | 2 | 7 | BYU25 | Ron Bean sacked for loss of 5 yards to BYU20 |
| BYU | 3 | 12 | BYU25 | Johnny Velasco rushes middle on delay for 9 yards to BYU29 |
| BYU | 4 | 3 | BYU29 | Dick Felt punts 37 yards to ID34 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID34 | Wilbur Gary rushed right guard for 2 yards to ID36 |
| OPP | 2 | 8 | ID36 | Wilbur Gary rushes left guard for 4 yards to ID40 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | ID40 | Wilbur Gary rushes right end for 9 yards to ID49. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID49 | Bill Lawr rushes for 16 yards left guard to BYU35. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID35 | George Eidam pass intended for Paul Giles but intercepted by Ron Bean at BYU23. Returned 1 yard to BYU24 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU24 | Phil Oyler rushes for 2 yards to BYU26 |
| BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU26 | Ron Bean sacked for loss of 16 yards to BYU10. Penalty IDAHO - unnecessary roughness. 15 yards to BYU25. NO PLAY |
| BYU | 2 | 9 | BYU25 | Dick Felt rushes for 4 yards to BYU29 |
| BYU | 3 | 5 | BYU29 | Ron Bean pass incomplete to Phil Oyler |
| BYU | 4 | 5 | BYU29 | Dalton Overstreet punts 36 yards to ID35 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID35 | Mel Schmidt rushes right end for 4 yards to ID39 |
| OPP | 2 | 6 | ID39 | George Eidam pass complete to Pete Gerpheide for 1 yard to ID40 |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | ID40 | Bill Baxter rushes left end for 5 yards to ID45. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID45 | George Eidam pass incomplete to Bill Lawr |
| OPP | 2 | 10 | ID45 | George Eidam pass complete to Ed Hilder for 8 yards to BYU47. |
| OPP | 3 | 2 | BYU47 | Bill Lawr for 31 yards. PENALTY IDAHO - illegal receiver downfield. 15 yards. NO PLAY |
| OPP | George Eidam punts to BYU25. Dick Felt returns 50 yards to ID25. PENALTY BYU - clipping 15 yards to BYU19. | |||
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU19 | Dick Felt rushes for 14 yards to BYU33. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU33 | Dave McLaren rushes for 11 yards to BYU44. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | Dalton Overstreet rushes middle for 20 yards to ID36. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | ID36 | Dalton Overstreet sacked for loss of 11 yards to ID47 |
| BYU | 2 | 21 | ID47 | Dalton Overstreet pass incomplete |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | BYU40 | Jay Weenig kicks off 46 yards to ID14. Wilbur Gary returns 33 yards to ID47 | ||
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID47 | Wilbur Gary rushes right end for 4 yards to BYU49 |
| OPP | 2 | 6 | BYU49 | Bill Lawr rushes center for 5 yards to BYU44 |
| OPP | 3 | 1 | BYU44 | Wilbur Gary rushes right end for 6 yards to BYU38. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU38 | Bill Lawr rushes right end for loss of 3 yards to BYU41 |
| OPP | 2 | 13 | BYU41 | George Eidam pass incomplete to Frank Teverbaugh |
| OPP | 3 | 13 | BYU41 | Bill Baxter rushes right end for 1 yard to BYU40 |
| OPP | 4 | 12 | BYU40 | George Eidam punts 33 yards to BYU7 out of bounds |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU7 | Dick Felt rushes left tackle for 6 yards to BYU13 |
| BYU | 2 | 4 | BYU13 | Willard Stolworthy rushes right tackle for 3 yards to BYU16 |
| BYU | 3 | 1 | BYU16 | Penalty BYU - Delay of Game - ball on BYU13 |
| BYU | 3 | 4 | BYU13 | Johnny Velasco rushes center for 13 yards to BYU26. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | Willard Stolworthy rushes for no gain |
| BYU | 2 | 10 | BYU26 | Ron Bean rushes for 2 yards to BYU28 |
| BYU | 3 | 8 | BYU28 | Ron Bean rushes for 5 yards to BYU33 |
| BYU | 4 | 3 | BYU33 | Dalton Overstreet punts 62 yards to ID5 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID5 | Bill Lawr rushes center for 6 yards to ID11 |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | ID11 | Bill Lawr rushes for 3 yards to ID14 |
| OPP | 3 | 1 | ID14 | Mel Schmidt rushes left end for 5 yards to ID19. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID19 | Mel Schmidt rushes right end on pitchout for 13 yards to ID32. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID32 | Bill Lawr rushes left end for 2 yards to ID34 |
| OPP | 2 | 8 | ID34 | Bill Baxter rushes for loss of 1 yard to ID33 |
| OPP | 3 | 9 | ID33 | George Eidam pass complete to Frank Teverbaugh for 10 yards to ID43. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID43 | Bill Lawr rushes left tackle for 5 yards to ID48 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | ID48 | Ron Braden rushes center for 2 yards to 50 |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 50 | Mel Schmidt rushes for 2 yards to BYU48 |
| OPP | 4 | 1 | BYU48 | George Eidam rushes on QB sneak for 4 yards to BYU44. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | Ron Braden rushes left tackle for 5 yards to BYU39 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | BYU39 | Bill Baxter rushes for no gain |
| OPP | 3 | 5 | BYU39 | Ron Braden rushes left end for 8 yards to BYU31. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU31 | Ron Braden rushes left end for 9 yards to BYU22 |
| OPP | 2 | 1 | BYU22 | Wilbur Gary rushes for no gain |
| OPP | 3 | 1 | BYU22 | Bill Lawr rushes right end for loss of 2 yards to BYU24 |
| Poss | Down | To Go | Spot | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP | 4 | 3 | BYU24 | Wilbur Gary rushes for 2 yards to BYU22. TURNOVER ON DOWNS |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU22 | Dick Felt rushes for 2 yards to BYU24. Fumble - recovered by BYU John Cobabe |
| BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU24 | Dick Felt rushes on double reverse for loss of 4 yards to BYU20 |
| BYU | 3 | 12 | BYU20 | Dave Kimball pass incomplete to Tommy Verbanatz |
| BYU | 4 | 12 | BYU20 | Willard Stolworthy punt partially blocked and recovered at BYU26 by Bill Lawr (Idaho) |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU26 | Cal Hilgenburg rushes right tackle for 5 yards to BYU21 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | BYU21 | Bill Lawr rushes left guard for 1 yard to BYU20 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | BYU20 | Wilbur Gary rushes left end for loss of 5 yards to BYU25 |
| OPP | 4 | 9 | BYU25 | George Eidam pass incomplete to Frank Teverbaugh |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU25 | Don James rushes center for 2 yards to BYU27 |
| BYU | 2 | 8 | BYU27 | Dick Felt rushes right end for 24 yards to ID49. Penalty BYU - clipping. Ball at BYU20. |
| BYU | 2 | 15 | BYU20 | Don James rushes center for 5 yards to BYU25 |
| BYU | 3 | 10 | BYU25 | Willard Stolworthy pass intended for Tommy Verbanatz intercepted by Ed Barton at ID48 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | ID48 | Ralph Kendley rushes right tackle for 5 yards to BYU47 |
| OPP | 2 | 5 | BYU47 | Cal Hilgenburg rushes left guard for 2 yards to BYU45 |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | BYU45 | Cal Hilgenburg rushes right tackle for loss of 1 yard to BYU46 |
| OPP | 4 | 4 | BYU46 | George Eidam punts 41 yards to BYU5. Willard Stolworthy returns 8 yards to BYU13 |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU13 | Dick Felt rushes left tackle for 5 yards to BYU18 |
| BYU | 2 | 5 | BYU18 | Ron Bean jump pass complete to Tommy Verbanatz for 35 yards to ID47. FIRST DOWN |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | ID47 | Don James rushes left end for 20 yards to ID27. Penalty BYU - Clipping. Ball on BYU49 |
| BYU | 1 | 14 | BYU49 | Ron Bean rushes on QB sneak for 6 yards to ID45 |
| BYU | 2 | 8 | ID45 | Ron Bean pass intercepted by Jim Faulkner at ID40. Faulkner returns 16 yards to BYU44 |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU44 | Wilbur Gary rushes right end for 21 yards to BYU23. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | 10 | BYU23 | Penalty Idaho - illegal motion. 5 yards to BYU28 |
| OPP | 1 | 15 | BYU28 | Cal Hilgenburg rushes center for 6 yards to BYU22 |
| OPP | 2 | 9 | BYU22 | Wilbur Gary rushes left end for 12 yards to BYU10. FIRST DOWN |
| OPP | 1 | BYU10 | Wilbur Gary rushes right end for loss of 6 yards to BYU16 | |
| OPP | 2 | BYU16 | Cal Hilgenburg rushes center for 2 yards to BYU14 | |
| OPP | 3 | BYU14 | Mel Schmidt rushes left end for 4 yards to BYU10 | |
| OPP | 4 | BYU10 | Bill Lawr rushes for no gain. TURNOVER ON DOWNS | |
| BYU | 1 | 10 | BYU10 | Ron Bean pass complete to Willard Stolworthy for 63 yards to ID27. FIRST DOWN |