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Paul Thorn

Paul A. Thorn

Position: HB

Ht/Wt: , 175 lbs

Hometown: Springville, Utah

Born: March 7, 1905 in Springville, Utah

Died: November 17, 1987 (82-255)

Nickname(s): Simba

Years at BYU: 1928-30

1929 Team Captain 1x All-RMAC BYU HOF

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Passing

Season	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yd	Yd/Att	TD	INT	Lng	Eff	Sacked	Sack Yds
1928						1	0	0		0	0
Total						1	0	0		0	0

Rushing

Season	Att	Yd	Yd/Att	TD	Lng
1928				3	0
1929	7	61	8.7	6	0
1930	32	138	4.3	11	0
Total	39	199	5.1	20	0

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yd	Avg	TD	Lng
1930	1	-5	-5.0	1	0
Total	1	-5	-5.0	1	0

Punt Returns

Season	No	Yd	Avg	TD	Lng
1930	1	0	0.0	0	22
Total	1	0	0.0	0	22

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
1928	0	0		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0
1929	0	0		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	4	5	0
1930	0	0		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	9	13	1
Total	0	0		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	14	19	1

Kickoffs

Season	No	Yds	TB	OB
1930	1	0	0	0
Total	1	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
1929	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	27	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
1928	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	19
1929	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	4	0	0	40
1930	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	9	0	0	81
Career	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	14	0	0	140

Participation

Season	Class	No	Pos	Games	Starts
1928	SO		HB	7	7
1929	JR	1	HB	8	8
1930	SR	27	HB	11	11
Total				26	26

Roster History

Season	Class	No	Pos
1928	SO		HB
1929	JR	1	HB
1930	SR	27	HB

Passing

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	TD
Oct 20, 1928	A	WCU	W 46-0	1	1

Rushing

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Oct 6, 1928	H	UCD	W 7-6	1				1
Oct 20, 1928	A	WCU	W 46-0	1				1
Nov 3, 1928	A	MTST	L 7-19	1				1
Oct 12, 1929	H	MTST	L 12-13	1				1
Oct 18, 1929	N	USU	W 7-6	1		36		1
Nov 2, 1929	A	UTAH	L 13-45	1	7	25	3.6	0
Nov 11, 1929	H	UNCO	W 25-13	1				2
Nov 23, 1929	H	WYO	W 40-0	1				2
Sep 27, 1930	A	WYO	W 19-12	1				1
Oct 4, 1930	H	NEV	T 6-6	1				1
Oct 18, 1930	A	UTAH	L 7-34	1				1
Oct 25, 1930	A	WCU	W 25-0	1				1
Nov 1, 1930	N	USU	W 39-14	1				1
Nov 8, 1930	A	MSCC	T 13-13	1				1
Nov 15, 1930	H	MTST	W 19-6	1	32	138	4.3	2
Nov 27, 1930	A	C of I	T 13-13	1				1
Dec 10, 1930	A	HAW	L 13-49	1				2

Receiving

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Nov 1, 1930	N	USU	W 39-14	1	0	0		1
Nov 15, 1930	H	MTST	W 19-6	1	1	-5	-5.0	0

Punt Returns

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	No	Avg	Lng
Nov 15, 1930	H	MTST	W 19-6	1	1	0.0	22

Defense

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	INT	INT Yds
Oct 18, 1929	N	USU	W 7-6	1	1	20
Oct 26, 1929	H	WCU	W 33-12	1	1	0
Nov 23, 1929	H	WYO	W 40-0	1	1	0
Oct 18, 1930	A	UTAH	L 7-34	1	1	7
Nov 1, 1930	N	USU	W 39-14	1	1	0

Kickoffs

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	KO
Nov 15, 1930	H	MTST	W 19-6	1	1

Participation

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS
Sep 29, 1928	H	C of I	W 9-6	1
Oct 6, 1928	H	UCD	W 7-6	1
Oct 13, 1928	A	CSU	L 6-15	1
Oct 20, 1928	A	WCU	W 46-0	1
Oct 27, 1928	H	USU	L 0-10	1
Nov 3, 1928	A	MTST	L 7-19	1
Nov 17, 1928	A	UTAH	T 0-0	1
Sep 28, 1929	A	NEV	W 10-7	1
Oct 5, 1929	A	UCD	L 0-19	1
Oct 12, 1929	H	MTST	L 12-13	1
Oct 18, 1929	N	USU	W 7-6	1
Oct 26, 1929	H	WCU	W 33-12	1
Nov 2, 1929	A	UTAH	L 13-45	1
Nov 11, 1929	H	UNCO	W 25-13	1
Nov 23, 1929	H	WYO	W 40-0	1
Sep 27, 1930	A	WYO	W 19-12	1
Oct 4, 1930	H	NEV	T 6-6	1
Oct 11, 1930	A	UNCO	T 7-7	1
Oct 18, 1930	A	UTAH	L 7-34	1
Oct 25, 1930	A	WCU	W 25-0	1
Nov 1, 1930	N	USU	W 39-14	1
Nov 8, 1930	A	MSCC	T 13-13	1
Nov 15, 1930	H	MTST	W 19-6	1
Nov 22, 1930	A	REGIS	W 18-6	1
Nov 27, 1930	A	C of I	T 13-13	1
Dec 10, 1930	A	HAW	L 13-49	1

Season	Award
1930	1st Team All-RMAC

Basketball

Season	Pos	Cl	G	GS	MP	FG	FT	PF	PTS
1924-25	G		10	0	0	3	2	1	8
1928-29		JR	15	0	0	6	3	1	15