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1947 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | Western State | 45-0 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 6,000 | |
| Sep 26 | Montana State | 19-14 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 0 | |
| Oct 4 | at Wyoming | 7-12 L | Corbett Field | Laramie, WY | 0 | |
| Oct 11 | at Utah | 6-28 L | Ute Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 19,000 | |
| Oct 18 | at Colorado | 7-9 L | Folsom Field | Boulder, CO | 12,000 | |
| Oct 25 | Utah State Agricultural College | 27-12 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 11,000 | |
| Nov 1 | at Denver | 6-20 L | DU Stadium | Denver, CO | 0 | |
| Nov 8 | San Jose State College | 19-28 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 5,000 | |
| Nov 15 | Colorado A&M | 25-27 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 2,500 | |
| Nov 22 | at San Diego State College | 7-32 L | Balboa Stadium | San Diego, CA | 0 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 168 | 182 |
| Points per game | 16.8 | 18.2 |
| First Downs | 64 | 67 |
| Rushing | 39 | 36 |
| Passing | 20 | 29 |
| Penalty | 5 | 2 |
| Rushing Yardage | 1631 | 1839 |
| Rushing attempts | ||
| Average per rush | ||
| Average per game | 163.1 | 183.9 |
| TDs Rushing | 13 | 13 |
| Passing Yardage | 1342 | 897 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 91-215-17 | 60-128-13 |
| Completion pct | 42.3% | 46.9% |
| Average per pass | 6.2 | 7.0 |
| Average per catch | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| Average per game | 134.2 | 89.7 |
| TDs Passing | 11 | 10 |
| Total Offense | 2973 | 2736 |
| Total plays | ||
| Average per play | ||
| Average per game | 297.3 | 273.6 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | -61 | -92 |
| Average per return | ||
| Punt returns: #-Yards | -45 | -48 |
| Average per return | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-10 | -9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-248 | 25-387 |
| Punts-Yards | 39-1303 | 8-288 |
| Average per punt | 33.4 | 36.0 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 0- | 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 Olson | 79 | 158 | 50.0 | 982 | 6.2 | 7 | 11 | 102.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bushore | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 294.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Eccles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scotty Deeds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Oliverson | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Jay Hamblin | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Lyle Koller | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Osborne | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Clark | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bushore | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotty Deeds | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Stapley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Stapley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rex Olson | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kietzman | 22 | 314 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Mills | 14 | 194 | 13.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotty Deeds | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Oliverson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Richard Magleby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jay Hamblin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lyle Koller | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Lloyd | 1 | 99 | 99.0 | 1 | 99 |
| Jay Hamblin | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 1 | 85 |
| Scotty Deeds | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 0 | 71 |
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 Dalley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Stapley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fielding Abbott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Oliverson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hamblin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyle Koller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rex Olson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Pct | Lng | 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Blk | XPM | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bushore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |
| Kimball Merrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | Punt | Yds | Avg | Lng | PuntBlk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Koller | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Olson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Kimball | Head Coach, Athletic Director |
| Floyd Millet | Assistant Coach, Scout |
| Jim Skousen | Assistant Freshmen Coach |
| Stan Watts | Freshmen |
| Wayne Soffe | Assistant Coach |