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Don Benson

Don Jay Benson

Fullback

6-1, 195 lbs

Boulder City, Nevada

Born: June 1, 1928 in Logan, Utah

Died: September 13, 2019 (91-104)

High School: Las Vegas HS

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Rushing

Season	Att	Yd	Yd/Att	TD	Lng
1948	25	78	3.1	2	0
1949	79	297	3.8	2	0
1950	0	0		4	0
Total	104	375	3.6	8	0

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yd	Avg	TD	Lng
1948	0	0		2	0

1950	0	0		1	0
Total	0	0		3	0

Scoring

Season	Touchdowns								PAT		FGM	Sfty	Pts
Season	RshTD	RecTD	KRTD	PRTD	FRTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	XPM	FGM	Sfty	Pts
1948	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	24
1949	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12
1950	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	30
Career	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	66

Participation

Season	Class	No	Pos	Games	Starts
1948	SO	34	FB	11	0
1949	JR	34	FB	5	0
1950	SR	34	FB/LB	3	0
Total				18	0

Roster History

Season	Class	No	Pos
1948	SO	34	FB
1949	JR	34	FB
1950	SR	34	FB/LB

Rushing

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Oct 9, 1948	H	UTAH	L 0-30	10	59	5.9	0
Oct 30, 1948	H	MONT	W 26-20	0	0		1
Nov 5, 1948	A	SJSU	L 6-21	0	0		1
Oct 1, 1949	H	SJSU	L 21-40	0	0		1
Oct 15, 1949	A	ASU	L 21-49	0	0		1
Nov 26, 1949	A	PEPP	L 14-28	11	58	5.3	0
Sep 29, 1950	H	PEPP	W 28-27	0	0		2
Oct 7, 1950	H	UTAH	T 28-28	0	0		2

Receiving

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	TD
Oct 15, 1948	A	UTEP	L 20-34	1
Oct 23, 1948	A	USU	L 7-20	1
Oct 7, 1950	H	UTAH	T 28-28	1

Participation

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS
Sep 18, 1948	H	SDSU	W 14-6	0
Sep 24, 1948	H	PEPP	W 13-0	0
Oct 1, 1948	H	FLEET	L 7-9	0
Oct 9, 1948	H	UTAH	L 0-30	0
Oct 15, 1948	A	UTEP	L 20-34	0
Oct 23, 1948	A	USU	L 7-20	0
Oct 30, 1948	H	MONT	W 26-20	0
Nov 5, 1948	A	SJSU	L 6-21	0
Nov 13, 1948	A	CSU	L 0-20	0
Nov 20, 1948	H	WYO	W 15-14	0
Sep 17, 1949	H	UTEP	L 6-47	0
Oct 1, 1949	H	SJSU	L 21-40	0
Oct 15, 1949	A	ASU	L 21-49	0
Nov 26, 1949	A	PEPP	L 14-28
Sep 23, 1950	H	ASU	L 13-41	0
Sep 29, 1950	H	PEPP	W 28-27	0
Oct 7, 1950	H	UTAH	T 28-28	0

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