BYU vs UTEP — September 26, 1970
| Date | September 26, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | Tommy Hudspeth |
| Opp Head Coach | Bobby Dobbs |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
No notes for this game.
The first time BYU was shutout in own stadium as offense just couldn't get started...Miners took first of five BYU fumbles and turned it into TD...second fumble set up another TD, and UTEP had 14-0 lead in first quarter...two goal line stands by BYU kept the score down.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:41 | UTEP | Paul Adamian 5-yard run (Jeff White PAT made) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 05:16 | UTEP | Bill Craigo 44-yard pass to Billy Taylor (Jeff White PAT made) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | : | UTEP | Jeff White 41-yard field goal | 0 | 17 |
| Statistic | BYU | UTEP |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 16 |
| Rushing | 8 | 7 |
| Passing | 5 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | 67 | 155 |
| Attempts | 50 | 60 |
| Avg per Rush | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 74 | 165 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 8-25-1 | 9-20-1 |
| Completion % | 32.0 | 45.0 |
| Yds/Attempt | 3.0 | 8.3 |
| Yds/Catch | 9.3 | 18.3 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 141 | 320 |
| Plays | 75 | 80 |
| Avg per Play | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 4-27-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 6.8 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 5-104-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 20.8 | |
| Punting | 7-223 | 4-140 |
| Avg Punt | 31.9 | 35.0 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-5 | 2-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-29 | 6-80 |
| FG Made-Att | 0- | 1- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Jones | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.6 | 0 |
| Dave Coon | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -4.1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Jackson | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Eddie Nichols | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Chris Reading | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Coon | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Pete Van Valkenburg | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Rick Jones | 12 | -75 | -6.3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Heaps | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bowers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Jackson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Farasopoulos | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | 24 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Nelson | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Watford | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Lyman | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crandall | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Hansen | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Meyer | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Liljenquist | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jacobsen | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Farasopoulos | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Faulkner | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Knight | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mendenhall | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Allred | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Monahan | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Tree | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Bingham | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Page | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Griffin | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 42 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Craigo | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 165 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 137.7 | ||
| Phil Hatch | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -200.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Adamian | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Phil Hatch | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 0 | 14 |
| Alan Baker | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Robbie Rogers | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Neil Lovorn | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Craigo | 6 | -13 | -2.2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Puishes | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 33 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 |
| Tom Altemus | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Alan Baker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Reynolds | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 16 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sanson | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tony Perea | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Calvin Taylor | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Croft | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gene Mack | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ken Koval | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Gunnels | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Al Kimball | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Murray Foster | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Eric Washington | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mike Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gary Merrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Scott DeSha | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tony Frye | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Brooks West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff White | 1 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff White | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 54 |