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1947 BYU Football

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DateAPOpponentScoreStadiumLocationAttendance
Sep 20Western State45-0 WY StadiumProvo, UT6,000
Sep 26Montana State19-14 WY StadiumProvo, UT0
Oct 4at Wyoming7-12 LCorbett FieldLaramie, WY0
Oct 11at Utah6-28 LUte StadiumSalt Lake City, UT19,000
Oct 18at Colorado7-9 LFolsom FieldBoulder, CO12,000
Oct 25Utah State Agricultural College27-12 WY StadiumProvo, UT11,000
Nov 1at Denver6-20 LDU StadiumDenver, CO0
Nov 8San Jose State College19-28 LY StadiumProvo, UT5,000
Nov 15Colorado A&M25-27 LY StadiumProvo, UT2,500
Nov 22at San Diego State College7-32 LBalboa StadiumSan Diego, CA0
Statistic BYU OPP
Scoring168182
Points per game16.818.2
First Downs6467
Rushing3936
Passing2029
Penalty52
Rushing Yardage16311839
Rushing attempts
Average per rush
Average per game163.1183.9
TDs Rushing1313
Passing Yardage1342897
Comp-Att-Int91-215-1760-128-13
Completion pct42.3%46.9%
Average per pass6.27.0
Average per catch14.715.0
Average per game134.289.7
TDs Passing1110
Total Offense29732736
Total plays
Average per play
Average per game297.3273.6
Kick returns: #-Yards-61-92
Average per return
Punt returns: #-Yards-45-48
Average per return
Fumbles-Lost1-10-9
Penalties-Yards7-24825-387
Punts-Yards39-13038-288
Average per punt33.436.0
Sacks by
Field goals-attempts0-1-
3rd-down conversion//
3rd-down pct%%
4th-down conversion//
4th-down pct%%

Passing

Player Cmp Att Pct Yards Yds/Att TD Int Eff Lng Sacked Sack Yards
Rex Olson7915850.09826.2711102.9000
Don Bushore1250.0199.510294.8000
Jim Eccles00021000
Scotty Deeds00010000

Rushing

Player Att Yards Yds/Att TD Lng
Glen Oliverson12554.630
Jay Hamblin24422.00
Lyle Koller11393.520
Bruce Osborne33712.330
Glen Clark10333.300
Don Bushore11919.010
Scotty Deeds540.820
Stan Stapley231.500
Dwight Stapley0010
Rex Olson4-5-1.300

Receiving

Player Rec Yards Yds/Rec TD Lng
James Kietzman2231414.310
Mike Mills1419413.920
Scotty Deeds27336.530
Glen Oliverson0010
Richard Magleby0010
Jay Hamblin0010
Lyle Koller0020

Kick Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Cecil Lloyd19999.0199
Jay Hamblin18585.0185
Scotty Deeds17171.0071

Punt Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
No data available.

Defense

Player Tkl Solo Ast Sacks TFL PBU INT Yds TD FF FR Blk
Alvin Dalley0000.00.00000010
Dwight Stapley0000.00.00100000
Fielding Abbott0000.00.00200010
Glen Clark0000.00.00300000
Glen Oliverson0000.00.00100000
Jay Hamblin0000.00.00000010
Lyle Koller0000.00.00000010
Rex Olson0000.00.00100000

Kicking

Player FG FGA Pct Lng 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk XPM XPA XP Blk
Don Bushore0000-00-00-00-00-009150
Kimball Merrill0000-00-00-00-00-00310

Punting

Player Punt Yds Avg Lng PuntBlk
Lyle Koller312040.000
Rex Olson24824.000

Roster

No. Name Class Position Height Weight Hometown High School Previous School
Winston Jepson SR Salt Lake City, UT South HS
12 Richard Magelby SO E 170 Preston, ID Bear River HS
12 Scotty Deeds JR HB 5-11 170 Long Beach, CA Wilson HS Long Beach City College, Oregon
15 Glen Clark SO HB 185 Springville, UT Springville HS Weber Junior College
16 Glen Oliverson SR FB 161 Preston, ID
17 Jim Eccles SO QB 165 Long Beach, CA Woodrow Wilson HS
18 Rex Olson SR QB 168 Layton, UT Granite HS
18 Rod Long RS-Medical Elko, NV Elko HS
19 Lyle Koller SO HB 171 Salt Lake City, UT South HS
20 Don Bushore SO QB 156 Patterson, NJ
22 Jay Hamblin SO HB 165 Murray, UT Murray HS
25 Fielding Abbott SR C 180 Nampa, ID Nampa HS
26 Ted Thiel SO QB 191 Sebastopol, CA
29 Marion Tree JR G 5-11 167 Park City, UT Park City HS
31 Ray Aitken SO T 5-9 178 Spanish Fork, UT
32 Alvin Dalley SO C 190 Driggs, ID Teton HS
35 Bruce Osborne JR FB 190 Beaver, UT Beaver HS Utah State
38 Keith Deeds SO E 168 Long Beach, CA Wilson HS
39 Ross Viehweg SR C 175 Weston, WY Brigham Young HS
40 Francis Magleby SO C 185 Portland, OR
41 Roy Boulter JR T 210 Price, UT Carbon HS
42 Thayne Stone JR E 190 Salem, UT Spanish Fork HS
43 James Kietzman SR E 180 Summit, NJ North Summit HS
47 Gayle Holt JR T 205 Riverton, UT Jordan HS
48 Stan Stapley SR G 208 Provo, UT Carbon HS Utah
50 Kimball Merrill JR T 195 Phoenix, AZ North HS Phoenix Junior College

Coaching Staff

CoachPosition
Eddie Kimball Head Coach, Athletic Director
Floyd Millet Assistant Coach, Scout
Jim Skousen Assistant Freshmen Coach
Stan Watts Freshmen
Wayne Soffe Assistant Coach