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1957 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Arizona | 14-14 T | Arizona Stadium | Tucson, AZ | 23,000 | |
| Sep 28 | at Kansas State | 7-36 L | Memorial Stadium | Manhattan, KS | 11,000 | |
| Oct 4 | Montana | 20-7 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 10,876 | |
| Oct 12 | at Utah | 0-27 L | Ute Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 26,175 | |
| Oct 19 | at Wyoming | 0-0 T | War Memorial Stadium | Laramie, WY | 9,018 | |
| Oct 26 | Denver | 25-6 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 11,017 | |
| Nov 2 | Utah State | 14-0 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 7,244 | |
| Nov 9 | at Fresno State | 14-27 L | Ratcliffe Stadium | Fresno, CA | 8,500 | |
| Nov 23 | Colorado State | 26-9 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 6,413 | |
| Nov 30 | at New Mexico | 14-12 W | Zimmerman Field | Albuquerque, NM | 6,000 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 134 | 138 |
| Points per game | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| First Downs | 135 | 126 |
| Rushing | 93 | 98 |
| Passing | 35 | 23 |
| Penalty | 7 | 5 |
| Rushing Yardage | 1665 | 2052 |
| Rushing attempts | 491 | 451 |
| Average per rush | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Average per game | 166.5 | 205.2 |
| TDs Rushing | 17 | 16 |
| Passing Yardage | 859 | 748 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 66-156-10 | 62-153-20 |
| Completion pct | 42.3% | 40.5% |
| Average per pass | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Average per catch | 13.0 | 12.1 |
| Average per game | 85.9 | 74.8 |
| TDs Passing | 3 | 4 |
| Total Offense | 2524 | 2800 |
| Total plays | 647 | 604 |
| Average per play | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Average per game | 252.4 | 280.0 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | 33-543 | 28-461 |
| Average per return | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Punt returns: #-Yards | 27-141 | 16-41 |
| Average per return | 5.2 | 2.6 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 27-11 | 45-31 |
| Penalties-Yards | 59-602 | 51-398 |
| Punts-Yards | 64-2191 | 46-1700 |
| Average per punt | 34.2 | 37.0 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 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 | 39 | 102 | 38.2 | 477 | 4.7 | 2 | 7 | 70.3 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 22 | 43 | 51.2 | 317 | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 106.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Startin | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 146.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McGinn | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 167.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Jackson | 138 | 605 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 110 | 436 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Campora | 55 | 189 | 3.4 | 3 | 2 |
| Keith Hubbs | 48 | 168 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 |
| Carroll Johnston | 47 | 107 | 2.3 | 2 | 49 |
| Howard Ringwood | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe McGinn | 24 | 54 | 2.3 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Dixon | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 |
| R.K. Brown | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Verl Shell | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Regis | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Ron Startin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Wayne Startin | 7 | -44 | -6.3 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.K. Brown | 15 | 204 | 13.6 | 2 | 32 |
| Tom Clark | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 0 | 57 |
| Raynor Pearce | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Howard Ringwood | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 35 |
| Dick Woolstenhulne | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe McGinn | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Steve Campora | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Paul Caldwell | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Jack Sawyer | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Tom Cole | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Larry Regis | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Keith Hubbs | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Weldon Jackson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 11 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Jackson | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 0 | 32 |
| Howard Ringwood | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | 30 |
| Larry Regis | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe McGinn | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Raynor Pearce | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Verl Shell | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 18 |
| Keith Hubbs | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jack Sawyer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Campora | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| R.K. Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raynor Pearce | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Regis | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Keith Hubbs | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Weldon Jackson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Verl Shell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Steve Campora | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe McGinn | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Carroll Johnston | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 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 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Condie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Ringwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Kapele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Regis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lynn Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Eckel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R.K. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verl Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Dalebout | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 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 | 50 | 1730 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 11 | 357 | 32.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Larry Regis | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ron Startin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Carroll Johnston | SR | QB | 5-10 | 175 | Durango, CO | Durango HS | |
| 11 | Don Dixon | SR | QB | 6-0 | 168 | Salt Lake City, UT | Granite HS | |
| 14 | Ron Startin | SO | QB | 6-1 | 170 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 17 | Wayne Startin | JR | QB | 6-1 | 180 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 20 | Burt Bullock | JR | HB | 5-9 | 165 | Rawlins, WY | Rawlins HS | |
| 22 | Howard Ringwood | SO | HB | 6-0 | 180 | Salt Lake City, UT | East HS | |
| 26 | Larry Regis | SR | HB | 5-10 | 170 | Kenilworth, UT | Carbon College | |
| 28 | Verl Shell | SO | HB | 6-0 | 165 | Provo, UT | Brigham Young HS | |
| 30 | Weldon Jackson | JR | FB | 5-11 | 165 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa HS | |
| 31 | Steve Campora | JR | FB | 5-9 | 192 | Stockton, CA | Stockton Junior College | |
| 33 | Ralph Reese | SO | FB | 5-11 | 180 | Salt Lake City, UT | Olympus HS | |
| 35 | R.K. Brown | JR | FB | 6-1 | 191 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia | |
| 40 | Raynor Pearce | SR | HB | 6-0 | 180 | Beaver, UT | ||
| 42 | Wayne Chamberlain | SO | HB | 5-11 | 170 | Salt Lake City, UT | East HS | |
| 44 | Joe McGinn | SO | HB | 5-8 | 158 | Providence, RI | ||
| 46 | Keith Hubbs | SO | HB | 6-1 | 168 | Colton, CA | Colton HS | |
| 50 | Tom Phillips | SR | C | 6-0 | 189 | Phoenix, AZ | ||
| 51 | Bob Olson | JR | C | 6-2 | 190 | Sheridan, WY | Byron HS | |
| 55 | Paul Dalebout | SR | C | 5-11 | 190 | Provo, UT | Provo HS | |
| 59 | Lynn Reading | JR | C | 6-0 | 190 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 60 | Jay Goldman | SO | LG | 6-3 | 200 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | |
| 61 | Paul Anderson | SO | RG | 6-0 | 180 | Pleasant Grove, UT | ||
| 62 | Hal Stapley | JR | LG | 6-1 | 185 | Orem, UT | Lincoln HS | |
| 63 | Bill Kuhlman | SR | RG | 5-11 | 190 | Sacramento, CA | ||
| 64 | Jim Taylor | JR | RG | 5-11 | 195 | Rock Springs, WY | Rock Springs HS | |
| 65 | Paul Eckel | SO | RG | 6-1 | 195 | Medford, OR | Medford HS | |
| 66 | Lonnie Dennis | SO | LG | 6-1 | 216 | Los Angeles, CA | St. Anthony | |
| 67 | George Kinder | SO | RG | 6-0 | 198 | San Diego, CA | ||
| 68 | Milan Christley | SO | LG | 6-0 | 201 | Salem, VA | Lewis HS | |
| 70 | Howard Condie | JR | LT | 6-1 | 213 | Granger, UT | Cyprus HS | Westminster College |
| 71 | Tom Larson | SO | LT | 6-1 | 210 | Yuma, AZ | ||
| 72 | Norman Putnam | SO | RT | 6-2 | 210 | Durango, CO | ||
| 73 | Mart Allred | SR | RT | 5-11 | 198 | Ephraim, UT | Snow College | |
| 74 | Wayne Ash | JR | RT | 6-2 | 208 | Pleasant Grove, UT | Pleasant Grove HS | |
| 75 | Dave Hanks | SR | LT | 6-2 | 212 | Burley, ID | ||
| 76 | Ken Wheat | SO | RT | 6-1 | 200 | Torrance, CA | Torrance HS | |
| 77 | John Kapele | SO | LT | 6-0 | 215 | Kaneohe, HI | James B. Castle HS | |
| 78 | Rex Reeve | SO | RT | 6-1 | 205 | Salt Lake City, UT | Olympus HS | |
| 80 | Tom Cole | SO | RE | 6-2 | 190 | Yuma, AZ | Arizona | |
| 81 | Jack Sawyer | SR | LE | 6-3 | 210 | Tooele, UT | Tooele HS | College of Southern Utah |
| 82 | Paul Caldwell | JR | LE | 6-1 | 192 | Midvale, UT | Jordan HS | |
| 83 | Tom Clark | SR | RE | 6-0 | 175 | Panguitch, UT | Snow College | |
| 84 | Gary Merrill | SO | RE | 6-4 | 207 | Mesa, AZ | ||
| 85 | Dick Woolstenhulne | SO | LE | 6-2 | 184 | North Bend, OR | ||
| 86 | Marcus Nielson | SO | RE | 5-10 | 190 | Mesa, AZ | ||
| 87 | Curtis Brown | SO | LE | 6-2 | 198 | Stonington, CT | Stonington HS | |
| 88 | George Smith | SO | RE | 6-3 | 195 | Salt Lake City, UT | East HS |
Coaching Staff
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| Allan Davis | Backfield |
| Eddie Kimball | Athletic Director |
| Hal Kopp | Head Coach |
| Jay Van Noy | Freshmen Coach |
| Max Tolbert | Freshmen |
| Owen Dixon | Line Coach |
| Tally Stevens | Ends |