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Mel Olson

Mel Jay Olson

Position: C-LB

Ht/Wt: 6-2, 220 lbs

Hometown: Afton, Wyoming

Born: January 20, 1945 in Afton, Wyoming (81-229)

High School: Star Valley HS

Mission: Texas

Years at BYU: 1963-66, 1969

1969 Team Captain 1x All-WAC

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Defense

Season	Tackles					Pass Defense				Fumbles			Blk	Sfty
Season	Tot	Solo	Ast	Sk	TFL	PD	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR	TD	Blk	Sfty
1964	41	10	31	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1969	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	42	11	31	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Participation

Season	Class	No	Pos	Games	Starts
1964	SO	50	C	7	1

1969	R-SR	50	C	1	0
Total				8	1

Roster History

Season	Class	No	Pos
1963	FR	50
1964	SO	50	C
1965	RS-Medical	50	LB
1966	R-JR	50	C/LB

1969	R-SR	50	C

Defense

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Tkl	PBU
Sep 26, 1964	A	ARIZ	L 6-39	1	9	0
Oct 10, 1964	A	CSU	L 6-7	0	5	0
Oct 17, 1964	H	PAC	W 21-0	0	1	0
Oct 24, 1964	A	UTEP	T 18-18	0	3	0
Oct 31, 1964	H	USU	W 28-14	0	8	0
Nov 7, 1964	A	UTAH	L 13-47	0	9	0
Nov 14, 1964	H	WMU	W 43-8	0	6	1
Oct 18, 1969	A	WYO	L 7-40	0	1	0

Participation

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS
Sep 26, 1964	A	ARIZ	L 6-39	1
Oct 10, 1964	A	CSU	L 6-7	0
Oct 17, 1964	H	PAC	W 21-0	0
Oct 24, 1964	A	UTEP	T 18-18	0
Oct 31, 1964	H	USU	W 28-14	0
Nov 7, 1964	A	UTAH	L 13-47	0
Nov 14, 1964	H	WMU	W 43-8	0
Oct 18, 1969	A	WYO	L 7-40	0

Season	Award
1964	2nd Team All-WAC
1969	1st Team All-WAC
1969	Academic All-WAC
1977	2nd Team 15-Year WAC All-Star

Season	Team	Level	Position
1971	BYU	FBS	Freshmen
1972	BYU	FBS	Linebackers/Fresmen
1973	BYU	FBS	Freshmen
1974	BYU	FBS	Freshmen
1975	BYU	FBS	Receivers
1976	BYU	FBS	Junior Varsity
1977	BYU	FBS	Junior Varsity
1978	BYU	FBS	Junior Varsity
1979	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line/Junior Varsity
1980	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line/Junior Varsity
1981	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line/Junior Varsity
1982	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line/Junior Varsity
1983	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line
1984	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line
1985	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line
1986	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line
1987	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line
1988	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line
1989	BYU	FBS	Offensive Line