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BYU vs Kansas State — September 25, 1971

BYU BYU 7
FINAL
Kansas State Kansas State 23
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DateSeptember 25, 1971
StadiumKSU Stadium
LocationManhattan, KS
Weather64°
Attendance37,500
BYU ConferenceWAC
Opp ConferenceBig Eight
BYU Head CoachTommy Hudspeth
Opp Head CoachVince Gibson
BYU AP Rank
Opp AP Rank

Bill Butler bulled for 142 yards, and the Wildcats gambled six times on fourth down plays to end the BYU win string at two...KSU rushed for 269 yards and the Cougars fumbled three times in running seven offensive plays...Dave Atkinson intercepted two passes...BYU's only score was a three-yard run by Van Valkenburg...BYU tried the aerial game, completing 15 of 32 attempts while gaining only 31 yards on the ground.

QtrTimeTeamScoring EventBYUOPP
1:KSUJohn Goerger 27-yard field goal03
103:55KSUWilliam Butler 4-yard run09
103:55KSUJohn Goerger PAT made010
2:BYUPete Van Valkenburg 3-yard run610
2:BYUJoe Liljenquist PAT made710
201:26KSUWilliam Butler 3-yard run716
201:26KSUJohn Goerger PAT made717
406:34KSUTimothy McLane 1-yard run723
StatisticBYUKSU
First Downs 16 22
Rushing319
Passing112
Penalty21
Rushing 31 269
Attempts3877
Avg per Rush0.83.5
Touchdowns13
Passing 162 75
Cmp-Att-Int15-32-25-17-4
Completion %46.929.4
Yds/Attempt5.14.4
Yds/Catch10.815.0
Touchdowns00
Total Offense 193 344
Plays7094
Avg per Play162.477.9
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD0-0-03-8-0
Avg Punt Return2.7
Kick Ret-Yds-TD5-41-02-31-0
Avg Kick Return8.215.5
Punting 7-225 1-49
Avg Punt32.149.0
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost5-44-3
Penalties-Yards6-758-93
FG Made-Att0-1-
3rd Down Conv--
4th Down Conv--

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Bill August92045.0904.502062.80
Dave Terry51145.5615.500092.00
Pete Van Valkenburg11100.01111.00011192.40

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Dave Coon16442.806
Pete Van Valkenburg9313.418
Dave Terry10-16-1.609
Bill August3-28-9.300

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Bill Miller4399.800
Carl Bowers23015.000
Logan Hunter3279.000
Mike Pistorius22512.500
Pete Van Valkenburg22211.000
Jerry Dugger2199.500

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Pete Van Valkenburg22311.500
Jerry Dugger2168.000
Dave Coon122.002

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Carl Bowers150.00.00000000000
Dan Hansen140.00.00120010000
Jeff Lyman120.00.011250000000
Paul Howard120.00.00000010000
George Gourley100.00.02000000000
Bill Dvorak100.00.00000110000
Joe Liljenquist60.00.00000000000
Dave Atkinson50.00.022270000000
Ed Rozeski50.00.00000000000
Keith Rivera40.00.00000000000
Ron Knight30.01.00000000000
Von Wells30.00.00000000000
Mike Preston30.00.00000000000
Ray Crandall20.00.00000000000

Kicking

PlayerFGFGALngBlkXPXPAXP Blk
Joe Liljenquist000110

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Joe Liljenquist722532.154

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Dennis Morrison51533.3755.0044022.0
D Gardner020.000.00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
William Butler411423.5212
William Holman10414.1011
Timothy McLane8293.617
Donald Calhoun7213.009
Dennis Morrison5102.008
Isaac Jackson393.004
D Gardner177.007
G Kumis177.007
Lloyd Michael Creed133.003