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Bill Nelson

William Ford Nelson

Position: FB

Ht/Wt: 5-11, 180 lbs

Hometown: Concord, California

Years at BYU: 1961-63

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Rushing

Season	Att	Yd	Yd/Att	TD	Lng
1961	52	175	3.4	0
1962	43	132	3.1	0	5
1963	11	-7	-0.6	0	2
Total	106	300	2.8	0	5

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yd	Avg	TD	Lng
1963	1	22	22.0	0	22
Total	1	22	22.0	0	22

Kick Returns

Season	No	Yd	Avg	TD	Lng
1961	5	80	16.0	0	17
Total	5	80	16.0	0	17

Punt Returns

Season	No	Yd	Avg	TD	Lng
1961	1	24	24.0	0	24

1963	20	146	7.3	0
Total	21	170	8.1	0	24

Placekicking

Season	FG	FGA	Pct	Lng	FG 0-19	FG 20-29	FG 30-39	FG 40-49	FG 50+	FG Blk	XPM	XPA	XP Blk
1963	1	1	100.0	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	100.0	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0

Defense

Season	Tackles					Pass Defense				Fumbles			Blk	Sfty
Season	Tot	Solo	Ast	Sk	TFL	PD	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR	TD	Blk	Sfty
1961	10	3	7	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	26	14	12	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	38	17	21	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring

Season	Touchdowns								PAT		FGM	Sfty	Pts
Season	Rush	Rec	Kick	Punt	Fumb	Int	Oth	Total	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1963	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Career	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3

Participation

Season	Class	No	Pos	Games	Starts
1961	SO	33	FB	10	0
1962	JR	33	FB	9	2
1963	SR	10	WB	5	0
Total				24	2

Roster History

Season	Class	No	Pos
1961	SO	33	FB
1962	JR	33	FB
1963	SR	10	WB

Rushing

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Sep 16, 1961	H	SJSU	L 13-14	0	3	9	3.0
Sep 23, 1961	A	WTAMU	L 8-55	0	6	19	3.2
Sep 30, 1961	A	UNT	L 30-41	0	2	2	1.0
Oct 7, 1961	H	MONT	W 7-6	0	7	22	3.1
Oct 14, 1961	A	UTAH	L 20-21	0	7	17	2.4
Oct 21, 1961	A	WYO	L 8-36	0	2	3	1.5
Nov 4, 1961	H	USU	L 8-31	0	5	15	3.0
Nov 11, 1961	H	CSU	W 30-16	0	3	10	3.3
Nov 18, 1961	A	ORST	L 0-35	0	9	48	5.3
Nov 25, 1961	A	UNM	L 6-34	0	8	30	3.8
Sep 15, 1962	A	PAC	L 7-26	0	6	11	1.8	5
Sep 22, 1962	A	ARIZ	L 21-27	1	11	35	3.2
Oct 6, 1962	A	CSU	W 28-7	0	7	11	1.6
Oct 13, 1962	A	UTAH	L 20-35	0	8	32	4.0
Oct 27, 1962	A	USU	L 21-27	0	4	10	2.5
Nov 10, 1962	A	WMU	L 20-28	0	7	33	4.7
Sep 28, 1963	A	ARIZ	L 7-33	0	1	2	2.0	2
Oct 12, 1963	A	UTAH	L 6-15	0	1	-1	-1.0
Nov 23, 1963	H	CSU	W 24-20	0	4	17	4.3

Receiving

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
Oct 5, 1963	H	MONT	W 27-0	0	1	22	22.0	22

Kick Returns

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Sep 23, 1961	A	WTAMU	L 8-55	0	1	15	15.0	15
Oct 14, 1961	A	UTAH	L 20-21	0	1	17	17.0	17
Oct 21, 1961	A	WYO	L 8-36	0	2	31	15.5
Nov 4, 1961	H	USU	L 8-31	0	1	17	17.0	17

Punt Returns

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Nov 25, 1961	A	UNM	L 6-34	0	1	24	24.0	24
Oct 5, 1963	H	MONT	W 27-0	0	2	24	12.0
Nov 23, 1963	H	CSU	W 24-20	0	8	63	7.9

Defense

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Tkl	INT
Sep 30, 1961	A	UNT	L 30-41	0	6	0
Oct 7, 1961	H	MONT	W 7-6	0	0	1
Oct 14, 1961	A	UTAH	L 20-21	0	4	0
Sep 22, 1962	A	ARIZ	L 21-27	1	3	0
Oct 6, 1962	A	CSU	W 28-7	0	7	1
Oct 13, 1962	A	UTAH	L 20-35	0	4	0
Nov 10, 1962	A	WMU	L 20-28	0	4	0
Nov 17, 1962	H	WYO	W 14-7	0	8	0
Oct 5, 1963	H	MONT	W 27-0	0	1	0
Oct 12, 1963	A	UTAH	L 6-15	0	1	0

Kicking

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	FG	FGA	Long
Oct 12, 1963	A	UTAH	L 6-15	0	1	1	18

Participation

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS
Sep 16, 1961	H	SJSU	L 13-14	0
Sep 23, 1961	A	WTAMU	L 8-55	0
Sep 30, 1961	A	UNT	L 30-41	0
Oct 7, 1961	H	MONT	W 7-6	0
Oct 14, 1961	A	UTAH	L 20-21	0
Oct 21, 1961	A	WYO	L 8-36	0
Nov 4, 1961	H	USU	L 8-31	0
Nov 11, 1961	H	CSU	W 30-16	0
Nov 18, 1961	A	ORST	L 0-35	0
Nov 25, 1961	A	UNM	L 6-34	0
Sep 15, 1962	A	PAC	L 7-26	0
Sep 22, 1962	A	ARIZ	L 21-27	1
Sep 29, 1962	H	GWU	L 12-13	1
Oct 6, 1962	A	CSU	W 28-7	0
Oct 13, 1962	A	UTAH	L 20-35	0
Oct 27, 1962	A	USU	L 21-27	0
Nov 3, 1962	H	UNM	W 27-0	0
Nov 10, 1962	A	WMU	L 20-28	0
Nov 17, 1962	H	WYO	W 14-7	0
Sep 28, 1963	A	ARIZ	L 7-33	0
Oct 5, 1963	H	MONT	W 27-0	0
Oct 12, 1963	A	UTAH	L 6-15	0
Nov 23, 1963	H	CSU	W 24-20	0

Season	Award
1963	Academic All-WAC