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1955 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Oregon State | 0-33 L | Parker Stadium | Corvallis, OR | 8,000 | |
| Sep 24 | Los Angeles State | 33-0 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 6,500 | |
| Oct 1 | at Montana | 13-27 L | Dornblaser Field | Missoula, MT | 6,500 | |
| Oct 8 | at Utah | 9-41 L | Ute Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 29,372 | |
| Oct 21 | at Denver | 0-33 L | DU Stadium | Denver, CO | 8,000 | |
| Oct 29 | at Wyoming | 6-14 L | War Memorial Stadium | Laramie, WY | 8,763 | |
| Nov 5 | Utah State Agricultural College | 21-47 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 11,989 | |
| Nov 11 | Idaho | 6-49 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 3,553 | |
| Nov 19 | Colorado A&M | 0-35 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 2,157 | |
| Nov 26 | at New Mexico | 16-21 L | Zimmerman Field | Albuquerque, NM | 0 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 104 | 300 |
| Points per game | 10.4 | 30.0 |
| First Downs | 135 | 147 |
| Rushing | 98 | 100 |
| Passing | 31 | 43 |
| Penalty | 6 | 4 |
| Rushing Yardage | 1729 | 2345 |
| Rushing attempts | 470 | 453 |
| Average per rush | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| Average per game | 172.9 | 234.5 |
| TDs Rushing | 11 | 34 |
| Passing Yardage | 728 | 1003 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 54-163-18 | 56-129-6 |
| Completion pct | 33.1% | 43.4% |
| Average per pass | 4.5 | 7.8 |
| Average per catch | 13.5 | 17.9 |
| Average per game | 72.8 | 100.3 |
| TDs Passing | 3 | 9 |
| Total Offense | 2457 | 3348 |
| Total plays | 633 | 582 |
| Average per play | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| Average per game | 245.7 | 334.8 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | 40-860 | 21-424 |
| Average per return | 21.5 | 20.2 |
| Punt returns: #-Yards | 21-173 | 30-334 |
| Average per return | 8.2 | 11.1 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 39-22 | 49-22 |
| Penalties-Yards | 37-358 | 58-543 |
| Punts-Yards | 51-1840 | 37-1350 |
| Average per punt | 36.1 | 36.5 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 2-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Dixon | 21 | 60 | 35.0 | 335 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 | 51.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 18 | 60 | 30.0 | 180 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 59.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Olson | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 116 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 64.4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Overstreet | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 184.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 213.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Oyler | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | -29.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crittenden | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | -10.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary LaComb | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Pinckney | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hilton | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Oyler | 66 | 366 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Farmer | 69 | 324 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Dalton Overstreet | 52 | 181 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary LaComb | 29 | 127 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Migliaccio | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 2 | 6 |
| Herb Pingree | 19 | 121 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 37 | 112 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave McLaren | 28 | 77 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hunt | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 1 | 4 |
| LeGrande Young | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Jones | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Olson | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Crittenden | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 21 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
| George Pinckney | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hilton | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Velasco | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Gomm | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Dixon | 30 | -9 | -0.3 | 1 | 11 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Skousen | 10 | 190 | 19.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Tommy Verbanatz | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Johnny Wood | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Ed Hunt | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 2 | 25 |
| Ray Neel | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Gary LaComb | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Ralph Migliaccio | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Phil Oyler | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Paul Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Richard Edgley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Herb Pingree | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Oyler | 7 | 200 | 28.6 | 0 | 40 |
| Jack Hilton | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 | 29 |
| Don Dixon | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Gary LaComb | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crittenden | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Raynor Pearce | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Herb Pingree | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ralph Migliaccio | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Owen Skousen | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Overstreet | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tommy Verbanatz | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Scott Farmer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Johnny Wood | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Oyler | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hilton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Overstreet | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Pingree | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hunt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Famika Anae | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary LaComb | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Migliaccio | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Overstreet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Leavitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Weenig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Oyler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Phillips | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Weenig | 2 | 1 | 200.0 | 37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| LeGrande Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Powers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Ralph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Jack Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | Punt | Yds | Avg | Lng | PuntBlk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Overstreet | 15 | 543 | 36.2 | 51 | 0 |
| Jack Hilton | 12 | 481 | 40.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 10 | 383 | 38.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Herb Pingree | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Phil Oyler | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| TEAM | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bills | JR | HB | 6-1 | 190 | Monrovia, CA | Pasadena City College | ||
| Roy Jones | JR | FB | 5-9 | 180 | Murray, UT | College of Southern Utah | ||
| Glenn Merrill | SO | RG | 5-9 | 170 | Brigham City, UT | |||
| 10 | Carroll Johnston | SO | QB | 5-10 | 173 | Durango, CO | Durango HS | |
| 11 | Don Dixon | SO | QB | 6-0 | 168 | Salt Lake City, UT | Granite HS | |
| 14 | George Pinckney | SR | QB | 6-2 | 180 | Alameda, CA | ||
| 17 | Richard Hunt | JR | FB | 6-0 | 185 | Enterprise, UT | Dixie College | |
| 20 | Phil Oyler | SR | HB | 5-10 | 173 | Brigham City, UT | Box Elder HS | |
| 21 | Herb Pingree | SO | HB | 5-9 | 167 | Denver, CO | ||
| 22 | Gary LaComb | JR | HB | 5-10 | 170 | Bingham, UT | Bingham HS | |
| 25 | Jack Hilton | SO | HB | 5-10 | 172 | Greer, SC | ||
| 33 | Dave McLaren | JR | FB | 6-1 | 191 | Provo, UT | Brigham Young HS | |
| 35 | Ken Gomm | JR | FB | 6-1 | 175 | Ogden, UT | Weber HS | |
| 36 | Scott Farmer | SO | FB | 5-9 | 179 | Great Falls, MT | ||
| 36 | LeGrande Young | SO | HB | 6-0 | 188 | Provo, UT | Brigham Young HS | |
| 36 | Ralph Migliaccio | SO | HB | 5-10 | 185 | Spanish Fork, UT | Spanish Fork HS | |
| 37 | Johnny Velasco | SR | FB | 5-9 | 197 | Honolulu, HI | Farrington HS | |
| 40 | Dave Pinckney | JR | HB | 5-11 | 176 | Alameda, CA | ||
| 40 | Willard Stolworthy | SR | HB | 5-11 | 170 | Orem, UT | Lincoln HS | |
| 42 | Dalton Overstreet | SR | HB | 6-0 | 169 | Chandler, AZ | Chandler HS | Eastern Arizona College |
| 44 | Jim Crittenden | JR | HB | 6-0 | 177 | Oakley, CA | South Summit HS | |
| 46 | Raynor Pearce | SO | HB | 5-11 | 178 | Beaver, UT | ||
| 50 | Tom Phillips | JR | C | 6-1 | 187 | Phoenix, AZ | ||
| 54 | Paul Dalebout | SO | C | 5-11 | 185 | Provo, UT | Provo HS | |
| 59 | Jim Warner | SO | C | 6-5 | 265 | Fillmore, UT | ||
| 59 | Famika Anae | SR | C | 6-1 | 205 | Laie, HI | ||
| 60 | Robert Earp | SR | LG | 5-11 | 210 | El Monte, CA | ||
| 61 | Jack Clarke | SO | LG | 6-1 | 200 | Provo, UT | Brigham Young HS | |
| 64 | Bob Loose | SR | LG | 5-10 | 180 | Phoenix, AZ | ||
| 66 | Glenn Taylor | JR | RG | 6-1 | 185 | Bountiful, UT | ||
| 67 | Bill Matthews | SO | RG | 5-11 | 190 | Boise, ID | Boise HS | |
| 68 | Jay Weenig | JR | LG | 6-2 | 210 | Ogden, UT | Ogden HS | |
| 70 | Steve Hawkins | SO | LT | 6-4 | 208 | Tooele, UT | ||
| 71 | John McDonald | SO | LT | 5-11 | 188 | Orem, UT | ||
| 72 | Ralph Powers | SR | LT | 6-1 | 195 | Lehi, UT | Lehi HS | |
| 73 | Dan Nisonger | JR | RT | 6-2 | 195 | Provo, UT | ||
| 74 | Fred Leavitt | SO | RT | 6-1 | 188 | Las Vegas, NV | ||
| 75 | Mike Hinckley | SO | RT | 6-1 | 205 | Salt Lake City, UT | Olympus HS | |
| 76 | Roy Bennion | SO | LT | 6-4 | 220 | Lehi, UT | Cyprus HS | |
| 76 | Dean Gillespie | SR | RT | 6-4 | 215 | Fillmore, UT | Millard HS | |
| 78 | Dick Ralph | JR | LT | 6-1 | 215 | Modesto, CA | Modesto Junior College | |
| 80 | Elgin Louder | SO | RE | 6-1 | 185 | Kamas, UT | South Summit HS | |
| 81 | Johnny Wood | JR | LE | 5-11 | 170 | Murray, UT | ||
| 83 | Tommy Verbanatz | SR | RE | 6-1 | 195 | Orem, UT | Lincoln HS | |
| 84 | Rudy Zander | JR | LE | 6-3 | 200 | New York, NY | Ohio State | |
| 85 | Paul Brown | JR | LE | 6-1 | 190 | Buhl, ID | ||
| 86 | Owen Skousen | SR | E | Mesa, AZ | Mesa HS | |||
| 88 | Richard Edgley | SO | RE | 6-1 | 175 | Preston, ID | ||
| 89 | Ray Neel | JR | LE | 6-1 | 195 | Provo, UT | Lincoln HS |
Coaching Staff
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Atkinson | Head Coach |
| Dave Crowton | Assistant Coach |
| Eddie Kimball | Athletic Director |
| Max Tolbert | Assistant Coach |
| Owen Dixon | Assistant Coach |
| Wally Nalder | Assistant Coach |