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1956 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Wichita State | 0-13 L | Veterans Field | Wichita, KS | 14,302 | |
| Sep 22 | Fresno State | 13-26 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 8,330 | |
| Sep 29 | at Colorado A&M | 0-0 T | Colorado Field | Fort Collins, CO | 6,740 | |
| Oct 5 | Utah | 6-41 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 15,055 | |
| Oct 20 | at Montana | 14-21 L | Dornblaser Field | Missoula, MT | 6,000 | |
| Oct 27 | at Utah State Agricultural College | 7-33 L | Romney Stadium | Logan, UT | 0 | |
| Nov 3 | New Mexico | 33-12 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 5,523 | |
| Nov 10 | at Denver | 34-58 L | DU Stadium | Denver, CO | 10,069 | |
| Nov 17 | Wyoming | 6-7 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 4,447 | |
| Nov 24 | vs Air Force | 34-21 W | DU Stadium | Denver, CO | 7,127 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 147 | 232 |
| Points per game | 14.7 | 23.2 |
| First Downs | 122 | 143 |
| Rushing | 66 | 105 |
| Passing | 49 | 35 |
| Penalty | 7 | 3 |
| Rushing Yardage | 1106 | 2652 |
| Rushing attempts | 326 | 480 |
| Average per rush | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Average per game | 110.6 | 265.2 |
| TDs Rushing | 8 | 24 |
| Passing Yardage | 1286 | 850 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 105-265-23 | 69-157-19 |
| Completion pct | 39.6% | 43.9% |
| Average per pass | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Average per catch | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Average per game | 128.6 | 85.0 |
| TDs Passing | 12 | 6 |
| Total Offense | 2392 | 3502 |
| Total plays | 591 | 637 |
| Average per play | 4.0 | 5.5 |
| Average per game | 239.2 | 350.2 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | 34-665 | 24-363 |
| Average per return | 19.6 | 15.1 |
| Punt returns: #-Yards | 18-183 | 23-235 |
| Average per return | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 25-17 | 27-20 |
| Penalties-Yards | 37-348 | 50-470 |
| Punts-Yards | 68-2437 | 48-1654 |
| Average per punt | 35.8 | 34.5 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 0-1 | 0- |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Johnston | 71 | 167 | 42.5 | 945 | 5.7 | 8 | 15 | 87.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 15 | 42 | 35.7 | 196 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 81.1 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 14 | 44 | 31.8 | 124 | 2.8 | 2 | 5 | 47.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Regis | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 55.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Parque | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Campora | 34 | 259 | 7.6 | 2 | 48 |
| Ron Jacobson | 36 | 180 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 56 | 171 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Raynor Pearce | 33 | 153 | 4.6 | 0 | 55 |
| Scott Farmer | 32 | 117 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Hunt | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 |
| Burt Bullock | 28 | 84 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Larry Regis | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carroll Johnston | 24 | 39 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Jones | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Migliaccio | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dick Parque | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 7 | -20 | -2.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 23 | -75 | -3.3 | 1 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Bullock | 22 | 277 | 12.6 | 2 | 23 |
| Raynor Pearce | 11 | 198 | 18.0 | 3 | 5 |
| Tom Clark | 13 | 195 | 15.0 | 1 | 70 |
| Paul Caldwell | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 2 | 40 |
| Richard Hunt | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Paul Brown | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 31 |
| Ed Hunt | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | 43 |
| Larry Regis | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Weldon Jackson | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Neel | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Dick Ralph | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Steve Campora | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Scott Farmer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Jacobson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Roy Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Carroll Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Parque | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 3 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Jackson | 15 | 358 | 23.9 | 0 | 31 |
| Burt Bullock | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | 38 |
| Johnny Wood | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Larry Regis | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Clark | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Dick Parque | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Paul Caldwell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Raynor Pearce | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Scott Farmer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Wayne Startin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Dalebout | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Ash | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Karl Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Jackson | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Burt Bullock | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tom Clark | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Johnny Wood | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Regis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Parque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Ralph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Regis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Dalebout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Sundwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jacobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Parque | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Ralph | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jay Weenig | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Dalebout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Campora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | Punt | Yds | Avg | Lng | PuntBlk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Johnston | 26 | 977 | 37.6 | 54 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 21 | 718 | 34.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wood | 9 | 341 | 37.9 | 54 | 0 |
| Dick Parque | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Roy Jones | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Buhler | JR | E | 5-9 | 200 | Boise, ID | Ricks College | ||
| 10 | Carroll Johnston | JR | QB | 5-10 | 175 | Durango, CO | Durango HS | |
| 11 | Don Dixon | JR | QB | 6-1 | 168 | Salt Lake City, UT | Granite HS | |
| 14 | Dick Parque | JR | QB | 5-8 | 160 | Los Angeles, CA | San Bernardino Valley College | |
| 16 | John Rooks | SO | QB | 5-8 | 175 | Blountstown, FL | ||
| 18 | Wayne Startin | SO | QB | 6-1 | 180 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 20 | Burt Bullock | SO | HB | 5-9 | 165 | Rawlins, WY | Rawlins HS | |
| 22 | Raynor Pearce | JR | HB | 6-1 | 180 | Beaver, UT | ||
| 24 | Johnny Wood | SR | HB | 5-11 | 170 | Murray, UT | ||
| 26 | Larry Regis | JR | HB | 5-10 | 170 | Kenilworth, UT | Carbon College | |
| 28 | Jack Hilton | JR | HB | 5-10 | 175 | Greer, SC | ||
| 30 | Scott Farmer | JR | FB | 5-10 | 178 | Great Falls, MT | ||
| 31 | Steve Campora | JR | FB | 5-9 | 192 | Stockton, CA | Stockton Junior College | |
| 32 | Bill Ostler | SO | FB | 5-11 | 180 | Spanish Fork, UT | ||
| 33 | Ron Jacobson | SO | FB | 6-1 | 190 | Duncan, AZ | Duncan HS | Arizona |
| 35 | Richard Hunt | SR | FB | 5-11 | 187 | Enterprise, UT | Dixie College | |
| 40 | Weldon Jackson | SO | HB | 5-11 | 165 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa HS | |
| 41 | Corky Wall | JR | HB | 5-9 | 190 | Price, UT | Carbon HS | Carbon College |
| 42 | Jim Crittenden | SR | HB | 6-1 | 175 | Oakley, CA | South Summit HS | |
| 43 | Karl Brooks | JR | FB | 5-11 | 180 | St. George, UT | Dixie HS | Dixie College |
| 44 | Roy Jones | SR | HB | 5-9 | 175 | Murray, UT | College of Southern Utah | |
| 45 | Ralph Migliaccio | JR | HB | 5-11 | 187 | Spanish Fork, UT | Spanish Fork HS | |
| 51 | Bob Olson | SO | C | 6-2 | 190 | Sheridan, WY | Byron HS | |
| 52 | Jack Sawyer | JR | C | 6-3 | 210 | Tooele, UT | Tooele HS | College of Southern Utah |
| 54 | Lynn Reading | SO | C | 6-1 | 190 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 55 | Paul Dalebout | JR | C | 5-11 | 190 | Provo, UT | Provo HS | |
| 60 | Bob Loose | SR | LG | 5-10 | 180 | Phoenix, AZ | ||
| 61 | Leroi Davies | SR | RG | 5-10 | 165 | Provo, UT | ||
| 62 | Hal Stapley | SO | LG | 6-1 | 180 | Orem, UT | Lincoln HS | |
| 63 | Bill Kuhlman | JR | RG | 5-11 | 190 | Sacramento, CA | ||
| 64 | Jim Taylor | SO | LG | 6-1 | 195 | Rock Springs, WY | Rock Springs HS | |
| 65 | Bill Matthews | SR | RG | 5-11 | 195 | Boise, ID | Boise HS | |
| 66 | Glenn Taylor | SR | RG | 6-1 | 190 | Bountiful, UT | ||
| 67 | Jay Weenig | SR | LG | 6-2 | 210 | Ogden, UT | Ogden HS | |
| 70 | Paul Eckel | SO | RT | 6-1 | 195 | Medford, OR | Medford HS | |
| 72 | Pete Sundwall | SO | RT | 5-10 | 180 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 73 | Mart Allred | JR | RT | 5-11 | 200 | Ephraim, UT | Snow College | |
| 74 | Wayne Ash | SO | LT | 6-1 | 208 | Pleasant Grove, UT | Pleasant Grove HS | |
| 75 | Dave Hanks | JR | LT | 6-2 | 215 | Burley, ID | ||
| 78 | Dick Ralph | SR | RT | 6-1 | 225 | Modesto, CA | Modesto Junior College | |
| 79 | Herman Oldroyd | JR | LT | 6-1 | 205 | Provo, UT | Provo HS | |
| 80 | Ron Zitting | SO | LE | 6-4 | 214 | Clarkston, WA | Eastern Arizona College | |
| 81 | Ed Hunt | SR | LE | 5-11 | 187 | Snowflake, AZ | Snowflake Union HS | Eastern Arizona Junior College |
| 82 | Paul Caldwell | SO | RE | 6-1 | 190 | Midvale, UT | Jordan HS | |
| 83 | Tom Clark | JR | RE | 6-1 | 175 | Panguitch, UT | Snow College | |
| 85 | Paul Brown | SR | RE | 6-1 | 195 | Buhl, ID | ||
| 88 | Ray Neel | SR | LE | 6-1 | 195 | Provo, UT | Lincoln HS |
Coaching Staff
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| Allan Davis | Backfield |
| Eddie Kimball | Athletic Director |
| Hal Kopp | Head Coach |
| Max Tolbert | Freshmen |
| Owen Dixon | Line Coach |
| Tally Stevens | Ends |