BYU vs Montana — October 20, 1956
| Date | October 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Dornblaser Field |
| Location | Missoula, MT |
| Weather | Good |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Skyline |
| BYU Head Coach | Hal Kopp |
| Opp Head Coach | Jerry Williams |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
- BYU was Montana's only win on the season
No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | : | MONT | Pat Monno 10-yard run (Verne Tennant PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Johnny Wood 60-yard interception return (Dick Ralph PAT made) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | : | MONT | Stan Renning 40-yard interception return (Verne Tennant PAT made) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | : | MONT | Severn Hayes 2-yard run (Verne Tennant PAT made) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Don Dixon 43-yard pass to Ed Hunt (Dick Ralph PAT made) | 14 | 21 |
| Statistic | BYU | MONT |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 19 |
| Rushing | 5 | 14 |
| Passing | 1 | 4 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | 93 | 271 |
| Attempts | 28 | 63 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 74 | 79 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 5-14-2 | 9-18-3 |
| Completion % | 35.7 | 50.0 |
| Yds/Attempt | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Yds/Catch | 14.8 | 8.8 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 167 | 350 |
| Plays | 42 | 81 |
| Avg per Play | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 1-4-0 | 4-50-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 4.0 | 12.5 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 1-19-0 | 3-30-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 19.0 | 10.0 |
| Punting | 5-197 | 6-212 |
| Avg Punt | 39.4 | 35.3 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-5 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-15 | 7-65 |
| FG Made-Att | 0- | 0- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Dixon | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 233.3 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.9 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Regis | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Wood | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Burt Bullock | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Farmer | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Jacobson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Weldon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Migliaccio | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Startin | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Hunt | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 1 | 43 |
| Paul Caldwell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Regis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clark | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wood | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Reading | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Ralph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Johnston | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 113.0 | |
| McKelvie | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | -12.9 | ||
| Enochson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 175.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severn Hayes | 19 | 120 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Pat Monno | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Gorsich | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Bray | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Everson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| McKelvie | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Kaiserman | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Rosera | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Connors | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Monno | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Hurley | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Dasinger | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Kaiserman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rhinehart | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gorsich | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiserman | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gorsich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monno | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Connors | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| McGihon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Renning | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennant | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiserman | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | |
| Enochson | 2 | 87 | 43.5 |