BYU vs Wyoming | October 9, 1976

BYU vs Wyoming — October 9, 1976

Date	October 9, 1976
Stadium	Cougar Stadium
Location	Provo, UT
Attendance	35,423
BYU Conference	WAC
Opp Conference	WAC
BYU Head Coach	LaVell Edwards
Opp Head Coach	Fred Akers
BYU AP Rank
Opp AP Rank

Game Notes

No notes for this game.

Second largest crowd on record at BYU watched in disbelief as the Cowboys ran up a 34-7 lead well into the final quarter. Wyoming ran the wishbone down the Cougars throat, netting 429 yards rushing for the game. But the Cats suddenly came to life in the fourth quarter. Dave Lowry scored on a 39-yard run to up the score 34-15. Wyoming fumbled soon after, and it took seven plays for the Cougars to score again on a Nielsen-to-Thompson pass with 3:13 remaining. After the kickoff Wyoming fumbled again and BYU recovered on the four-yard line. Nielsen passed to VanDerWouden in the end zone to bring the score to 29-34 with 2:05 remaining. The night mare continued for Wyoming as BYU recovered an onside kick on the Cowboys' 47 yard line. But the clock and the Cougars' luck ran out. Wyoming finished with an 8-3 record, WAC co-champion.

Qtr	Time	Team	Scoring Event	BYU	OPP
1	:	WYO	Dan Christopulos 25-yard field goal	0	3
1	:	WYO	LaTrail Jones 80-yard run (Dan Christopulos PAT made)	0	10
2	:	WYO	Marc Cousins 28-yard pass to Bob Davis (Dan Christopulos PAT made)	0	17
2	:	WYO	Dan Christopulos 37-yard field goal	0	20
2	:	BYU	Gifford Nielsen 65-yard pass to Jeff Blanc (Dave Taylor PAT made)	7	20
3	:	WYO	Marc Cousins 3-yard run (Dan Christopulos PAT made)	7	27
4	:	WYO	Marc Cousins 27-yard run (Dan Christopulos PAT made)	7	34
4	:	BYU	Dave Lowry 39-yard run (Brian Billick 2-point pass)	15	34
4	:	BYU	Gifford Nielsen 2-yard pass to Tod Thompson (Mike Chronister 2-point pass)	23	34
4	:	BYU	Gifford Nielsen 4-yard pass to John Van Der Wouden	29	34

Statistic	BYU	WYO
First Downs	15	21
Rushing	2	19
Passing	13	1
Penalty	0	1
Rushing	57	424
Attempts	27	73
Avg per Rush	2.1	5.8
Touchdowns	1	3
Passing	324	44
Cmp-Att-Int	24-42-2	3-7-1
Completion %	57.1	42.9
Yds/Attempt	7.7	6.3
Yds/Catch	13.5	14.7
Touchdowns	3	1
Total Offense	381	468
Plays	69	80
Avg per Play	5.5	5.9
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD	3-0-0	3-0-0
Avg Punt Return	0.0	0.0
Kick Ret-Yds-TD	2-51-0	4-21-0
Avg Kick Return	25.5	5.3
Punting	7-277	3-143
Avg Punt	39.6	47.7
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	4-3
Penalties-Yards	5-65	5-60
FG Made-Att	0-	2-
3rd Down Conv	-	-
4th Down Conv	-	-

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Lng	Eff	Sacked
Gifford Nielsen	24	42	57.1	324	7.7	3	2	65	136.0	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Dave Lowry	4	42	10.5	1	39
Todd Christensen	9	32	3.6	0	15
Jeff Blanc	5	17	3.4	0	10
Gifford Nielsen	9	-34	-3.8	0	8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jeff Blanc	3	85	28.3	1	0
John Van Der Wouden	7	82	11.7	1	0
Todd Christensen	6	51	8.5	0	0
Brian Billick	2	41	20.5	0	0
Tod Thompson	3	30	10.0	1	0
Dave Lowry	2	27	13.5	0	0
Roger Gourley	1	8	8.0	0	8

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Dave Lowry	2	51	25.5	0

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jason Coloma	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Chronister	2	0	0.0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	TFL	INT	FF
Rod Wood	13	0.0	0	1
Bill Rice	13	0.0	0	0
Marcus Kanahele	9	1.0	0	1
Blake Murdock	9	1.0	0	0
Mekeli Ieremia	8	0.0	0	0
Dana Wilgar	8	0.0	0	0
Tony Hernandez	6	0.0	0	0
Marc Swenson	5	0.0	0	0
Craig Jensen	5	0.0	1	0
Gary Peterson	4	1.0	0	0
Gary Kama	3	0.0	0	0
Mark Berntsen	3	0.0	0	0
Ross Varner	2	0.0	0	1
Larry Tucker	2	0.0	0	0
Mark Terranova	2	0.0	0	0
Ron Velasco	1	0.0	0	0
Steve Dewey	1	0.0	0	0
Bob Biddy	1	0.0	0	0
Larry Miller	0	0.0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Lng	Blk	XP	XPA	XP Blk
Dave Taylor	0	0	0		1	1	0

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Gifford Nielsen	7	277	39.6	61

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Lng	Eff	Sacked
Marc Cousins	3	7	42.9	44	6.3	1	1	28	114.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Marc Cousins	30	173	5.8	2	27
LaTrail Jones	11	163	14.8	1	80
Rob Wright	19	70	3.7	0	9
Bob Davis	3	24	8.0	0	25
Dexter Cumberlander	6	12	2.0	4	0
JC Fowler	1	4	4.0	4	0
Mike Calhoun	1	2	2.0	2	0
Doug Wilson	2	-7	-3.5	3	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Bob Davis	1	28	28.0	1	28
Walter Howard	1	9	9.0	0	9
Robbie Wright	1	7	7.0	0	7

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Ken Lett	1	21	21.0	21
John Arnold	2	0	0.0
Leon Broussard	1	0	0.0

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
John Arnold	1	0	0.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Sk	TFL	PBU	INT	INT Yds	INT TD
LeRoy Garner	7	0.0	0.0	0
Craig Parham	7	0.0	0.0	0
Paul Nunu	6	0.0	0.0	0
Glen Hover	5	0.0	0.0	0
Dave Clements	4	2.0	2.0	0
Sammy Steinmark	4	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	0
Kevin McClain	4	0.0	0.0	1	1	1	0
Mike Webb	3	1.0	1.0	0
Grant Linck	2	0.0	0.0	0
Mike Rafferty	2	0.0	0.0	0
Ray Stawowy	2	0.0	0.0	0
Leon Broussard	2	0.0	0.0	0
Francis Chesley	2	0.0	1.0	0
Lynn Hover	1	0.0	0.0	0
Randy Hughley	1	0.0	0.0	0
Karl Camino	1	0.0	0.0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Lng	Blk	XP	XPA	XP Blk
Dan Chrisopulos	2		37		4	4	0

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Mike Smith	3	143	47.7	48

Offense

BYU

Pos	Player
QB	Gifford Nielsen
TB	Jeff Blanc
FB	Todd Christensen
FL	Mike Chronister
SE	John Van Der Wouden
TE	Brian Billick
LT	Lance Reynolds
LG	Steve Miller
C	Chuck Carlson
RG	Keith Uperesa
RT	Dave Hubbard

Wyoming

No data.

Defense

BYU

Pos	Player
DE	Steve Dewey
DE	Marcus Kanahele
DT	Mekeli Ieremia
DT	Bill Rice
LB	Rod Wood
LB	Larry Miller
LB	Blake Murdock
CB	Tony Hernandez
CB	Craig Jensen
FS	Dana Wilgar
SS	Marc Swenson

Wyoming

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