Troy Long
Troy Long
Position: S
Ht/Wt: 6-2, 200 lbs
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
Born: September 20, 1966 in Pleasant Grove, Utah (59-350)
High School: Alta HS
Years at BYU: 1985-88
1988 Team Captain
1x All-WAC
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Punt Returns
| Season | No | Yd | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
Defense
| Season | Tackles | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blk | Sfty | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tot | Solo | Ast | Sk | TFL | PD | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | |||
| 1985 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 95 | 51 | 44 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 195 | 112 | 83 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 15 | 12 | 148 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Touchdowns | PAT | FGM | Sfty | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rec | Kick | Punt | Fumb | Int | Oth | Total | 2PM | XPM | ||||
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | FR | 28 | DB | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | SO | 21 | S | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | JR | 21 | S | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | SR | 21 | S | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | FR | 28 | DB |
| 1986 | SO | 21 | S |
| 1987 | JR | 21 | S |
| 1988 | SR | 21 | S |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sk | TFL | QBH | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1985 | N | BC | W 28-14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 1985 | H | UCLA | L 24-27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1985 | H | SDSU | W 28-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 1985 | A | UNM | W 45-23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1985 | A | USU | W 44-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1985 | H | AFA | W 28-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1985 | H | UTAH | W 38-28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 1986 | H | USU | W 52-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 1986 | H | UNM | W 31-30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1986 | A | UW | L 21-52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1986 | H | TEM | W 27-17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 1986 | H | CSU | L 20-24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1986 | A | WYO | W 34-22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1986 | H | UTEP | W 37-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1986 | H | ORST | L 7-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1986 | A | UTAH | W 35-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 1986 | B | UCLA | L 10-31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 1987 | H | PITT | L 17-27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1987 | A | TEX | W 22-17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1987 | A | TCU | L 12-33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 1987 | A | UNM | W 45-25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 1987 | H | USU | W 45-24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 1987 | H | WYO | L 27-29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1987 | A | HAW | W 16-14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1987 | H | AFA | W 24-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1987 | H | SDSU | W 38-21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 1987 | A | UTEP | W 37-24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1987 | H | UTAH | W 21-18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1987 | N | CSU | W 30-26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22, 1987 | B | UVA | L 16-22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 1988 | A | WYO | L 14-24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1988 | H | TEX | W 47-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 1988 | H | UTEP | W 31-27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1988 | H | USU | W 38-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1988 | H | CSU | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1988 | H | TCU | W 31-18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1988 | A | HAW | W 24-23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1988 | H | UNM | W 65-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | A | SDSU | L 15-27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1988 | A | AFA | W 49-31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 1988 | A | UTAH | L 28-57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1988 | A | MIA | L 17-41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 1988 | B | COLO | W 20-17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1985 | N | BC | W 28-14 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 1985 | H | UCLA | L 24-27 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 1985 | A | CSU | W 42-7 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 1985 | H | SDSU | W 28-0 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 1985 | A | UNM | W 45-23 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1985 | A | USU | W 44-0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1985 | H | AFA | W 28-21 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 1985 | H | UTAH | W 38-28 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 1986 | H | USU | W 52-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 1986 | H | UNM | W 31-30 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1986 | A | UW | L 21-52 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1986 | H | TEM | W 27-17 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 1986 | H | CSU | L 20-24 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1986 | A | WYO | W 34-22 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1986 | H | UTEP | W 37-13 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1986 | H | ORST | L 7-10 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 1986 | A | UTAH | W 35-21 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 1986 | B | UCLA | L 10-31 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 1987 | H | PITT | L 17-27 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1987 | A | TEX | W 22-17 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 1987 | A | TCU | L 12-33 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1987 | A | UNM | W 45-25 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 1987 | H | USU | W 45-24 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 1987 | H | WYO | L 27-29 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1987 | A | HAW | W 16-14 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1987 | H | AFA | W 24-13 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1987 | H | SDSU | W 38-21 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 1987 | A | UTEP | W 37-24 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1987 | H | UTAH | W 21-18 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1987 | N | CSU | W 30-26 | 0 |
| Dec 22, 1987 | B | UVA | L 16-22 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 1988 | A | WYO | L 14-24 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1988 | H | TEX | W 47-6 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 1988 | H | UTEP | W 31-27 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1988 | H | USU | W 38-3 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1988 | H | CSU | W 42-7 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1988 | H | TCU | W 31-18 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1988 | A | HAW | W 24-23 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1988 | H | UNM | W 65-0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | A | SDSU | L 15-27 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1988 | A | AFA | W 49-31 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1988 | A | UTAH | L 28-57 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1988 | A | MIA | L 17-41 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 1988 | B | COLO | W 20-17 | 0 |
| Season | Award |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1st Team All-WAC |
| 1987 | Honorable Mention AP All-American |
| 1988 | 2nd Team All-WAC |
| 1988 | Honorable Mention AP All-American |