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1962 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Pacific | 7-26 L | Pacific Memorial Stadium | Stockton, CA | 12,500 | |
| Sep 22 | at Arizona | 21-27 L | Arizona Stadium | Tucson, AZ | 25,100 | |
| Sep 29 | George Washington | 12-13 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 10,052 | |
| Oct 6 | at Colorado State | 28-7 W | Colorado Field | Fort Collins, CO | 9,200 | |
| Oct 13 | at Utah | 20-35 L | Ute Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 28,028 | |
| Oct 20 | at Montana | 27-0 W | Dornblaser Field | Missoula, MT | 5,000 | |
| Oct 27 | at Utah State | 21-27 L | Romney Stadium | Logan, UT | 13,372 | |
| Nov 3 | New Mexico | 27-0 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 14,273 | |
| Nov 10 | at Western Michigan | 20-28 L | Waldo Stadium | Kalamazoo, MI | 13,000 | |
| Nov 17 | Wyoming | 14-7 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 11,509 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 197 | 170 |
| Points per game | 19.7 | 17.0 |
| First Downs | 161 | 143 |
| Rushing | 115 | 98 |
| Passing | 40 | 42 |
| Penalty | 6 | 3 |
| Rushing Yardage | 2001 | 1816 |
| Rushing attempts | 447 | 374 |
| Average per rush | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Average per game | 200.1 | 181.6 |
| TDs Rushing | 18 | 19 |
| Passing Yardage | 1017 | 915 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 53-124-12 | 59-140-16 |
| Completion pct | 42.7% | 42.1% |
| Average per pass | 8.2 | 6.5 |
| Average per catch | 19.2 | 15.5 |
| Average per game | 101.7 | 91.5 |
| TDs Passing | 8 | 6 |
| Total Offense | 3018 | 2731 |
| Total plays | 571 | 514 |
| Average per play | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Average per game | 301.8 | 273.1 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | 28-489 | 32-650 |
| Average per return | 17.5 | 20.3 |
| Punt returns: #-Yards | 18-192 | 21-247 |
| Average per return | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 27-15 | 24-16 |
| Penalties-Yards | 34-330 | 31-260 |
| Punts-Yards | 47-1783 | 41-1650 |
| Average per punt | 37.9 | 40.2 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 2- | 0- |
| 3rd-down conversion | / | 13/25 |
| 3rd-down pct | % | 52.0% |
| 4th-down conversion | / | 3/4 |
| 4th-down pct | % | 75.0% |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Eff | Lng | Sacked | Sack Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon Fortie | 43 | 100 | 43.0 | 811 | 8.1 | 7 | 11 | 112.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Brady | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 105 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 123.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wardell | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 101 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 114.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon Fortie | 199 | 1139 | 5.7 | 14 | 5 |
| Doran Merkley | 67 | 290 | 4.3 | 2 | 5 |
| Phil Brady | 53 | 283 | 5.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Bill Nelson | 43 | 132 | 3.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Wardell | 42 | 127 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 |
| John Malarsie | 30 | 122 | 4.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Alan Robinson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent Nance | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Dick Darling | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Hall | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 14 | 230 | 16.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Glen Richardson | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Doran Merkley | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | 1 | 62 |
| Alan Robinson | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 3 | 45 |
| Jeff Livingston | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 1 | 21 |
| Guy Hale | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 1 | 30 |
| Dick Darling | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Lloyd Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
| Jim Kimmel | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jack Linder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Brady | 10 | 224 | 22.4 | 1 | 37 |
| Alan Robinson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Eldon Fortie | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Doran Merkley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon Fortie | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doran Merkley | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brady | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jacobsen | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Weenig | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelson | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Frantz | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Robinson | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Corchnoy | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger DuPaix | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Smith | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Mathie | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kawaa | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Banker | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Stone | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Vesterfelt | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Richardson | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Darling | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Conrad | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hale | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Linder | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Taylor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wardell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Knoblauch | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Livingston | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barrow | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Tennyson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wilson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doran Merkley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Brady | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jesse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Malarsie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kimmel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Pct | Lng | 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Blk | XPM | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baker | 2 | 43 | - | 1- | - | 1- | - | 21 |
Punting
| Player | Punt | Yds | Avg | Lng | PuntBlk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wright | 41 | 1498 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Frank Baker | JR | K/E | 5-8 | 172 | Albuquerque, NM | ||
| 10 | Rick Ashmore | JR | WB | 6-0 | 184 | Newhall, CA | ||
| 12 | Paul Richards | SO | WB | 6-0 | 185 | Fresno, CA | ||
| 14 | Gene Frantz | SR | WB | 6-3 | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT | Highland HS | |
| 15 | Doran Merkley | JR | WB | 6-1 | 192 | Blackfoot, ID | ||
| 17 | Alan Robinson | SO | WB | 6-0 | 185 | Culver City, CA | Culver City HS | |
| 20 | Gordon Blackham | RS | BB | 5-11 | 195 | Salt Lake City, UT | West HS | |
| 21 | Ken Wilks | JR | Crestview, FL | |||||
| 21 | John Wilks | SO | BB | 5-11 | 175 | Jacksonville, FL | ||
| 22 | Marshall Hall | SR | BB | 5-10 | 175 | Azusa, CA | ||
| 24 | Charley Bell | JR | BB | 5-9 | 175 | Honolulu, HI | Kamehameha HS | Hawaii |
| 26 | Dick Darling | SR | BB | 5-11 | 190 | Caldwell, ID | Caldwell HS | |
| 28 | Jack Linder | SO | BB | 5-11 | 180 | Kenedy, TX | ||
| 30 | Kent Nance | SO | FB | 6-0 | 193 | Madera, CA | Madera HS | |
| 31 | Terry Armstrong | SO | FB | 5-11 | 175 | Overton, NV | ||
| 32 | Butch Ogawa | SO | FB | 5-10 | 170 | Ontario, OR | Ontario HS | |
| 33 | Bill Nelson | JR | FB | 5-10 | 171 | Concord, CA | ||
| 34 | John Malarsie | JR | FB | 5-11 | 175 | Durango, CA | ||
| 40 | Eldon Fortie | SR | TB | 5-11 | 169 | Salt Lake City, UT | Granite HS | |
| 41 | Bill Wright | SR | TB | 6-0 | 178 | Salt Lake City, UT | ||
| 42 | Phil Brady | SO | TB | 6-2 | 190 | Scottsdale, AZ | Scottsdale HS | |
| 43 | Doug Wardell | SO | TB | 6-0 | 182 | Lemmon Grove, CA | ||
| 44 | Grover Garvin | SO | TB | 5-10 | 176 | Yakima, WA | ||
| 46 | Lou Santiago | SO | TB | 5-11 | 194 | Honolulu, HI | ||
| 50 | Steve Jesse | SO | C | 5-9 | 190 | Hermosa Beach, CA | ||
| 51 | John Wilson | JR | C | 6-0 | 190 | Neches, TX | ||
| 54 | Mike Brady | SR | C | 5-11 | 184 | Oakridge, TN | ||
| 59 | Lynn Mulleneaux | JR | C | 5-10 | 172 | Snowflake, AZ | Mesa HS | Eastern Arizona College |
| 60 | Barry Corchnoy | SO | G | 6-0 | 180 | North Hollywood, CA | North Hollywood HS | |
| 61 | Jim Arnout | SO | G | 6-0 | 210 | National City, CA | ||
| 62 | Danny Mahanna | SO | G | 5-9 | 195 | Vidor, TX | ||
| 63 | Mike Conrad | JR | G | 5-8 | 187 | Mira Costa, CA | ||
| 64 | Jay Vesterfelt | JR | G | 5-10 | 200 | Napa City, CA | ||
| 65 | Bob Barrow | JR | G | 5-9 | 168 | Hawthorne, CA | Hawthorne HS | |
| 66 | Nairne Farner | SO | G | 5-11 | 190 | Manhattan Beach, CA | ||
| 67 | Roger DuPaix | SR | G | 5-11 | 169 | Huntington Park, CA | Huntington Park HS | |
| 68 | Bill Marriott | SO | G | 5-11 | 185 | Ogden, UT | Ben Lomond HS | |
| 69 | Ron England | SO | G | 5-10 | 220 | Thatcher, AZ | ||
| 70 | Bob Tennyson | JR | T | 6-2 | 205 | Compton, CA | ||
| 71 | Val Weenig | SR | T | 6-2 | 196 | Sacramento, CA | Borah HS | |
| 72 | Paul Knoblauch | JR | T | 6-2 | 198 | Hawthorne, CA | ||
| 73 | Del McCoy | SO | T | 6-1 | 220 | Santa Rosa, CA | ||
| 74 | Dean Stringham | JR | T | 6-0 | 218 | Riverside, CA | ||
| 75 | Carl Banker | JR | T | 5-11 | 235 | Stanfield, OR | Stanfield HS | Columbia Basin Community |
| 76 | Devon Stone | JR | T | 5-10 | 225 | Ogden, UT | ||
| 77 | John Kawaa | SO | T | 6-0 | 235 | Honolulu, HI | ||
| 78 | Columbus Boone | SO | T | 6-2 | 196 | Jacksonville, FL | ||
| 79 | Dennis Smith | SO | T | 232 | Redondo Beach, CA | |||
| 79 | Dee Davis | JR | T | 6-4 | 220 | Bakersfield, CA | Sherman E. Burroughs HS | Bakersfield College |
| 80 | Mike Jacobsen | SO | E | 6-1 | 190 | San Diego, CA | ||
| 81 | Lynn Mathie | JR | E | 6-2 | 182 | Ogden, UT | ||
| 82 | Guy Hale | SO | E | 6-2 | 185 | Beaverton, OR | ||
| 83 | Lloyd Smith | JR | E | 5-11 | 169 | Knoxville, TN | ||
| 84 | Dick Wood | JR | E | 6-0 | 192 | Bountiful, UT | ||
| 85 | Glen Richardson | JR | E | 6-1 | 175 | Ogden, UT | ||
| 86 | Jim Hawkins | JR | E | 6-2 | 188 | Richland, WA | ||
| 87 | Jeff Livingston | JR | E | 5-10 | 190 | Ogden, UT | ||
| 88 | Bruce Smith | SO | E | 6-2 | 190 | Seattle, WA | Richland HS | |
| 89 | Jim Kimmel | SO | E | 5-11 | 188 | Sacramento, CA | ||
| 91 | Dan Taylor | SR | E | 6-1 | 182 | Springville, UT | Springville HS | Snow College |
Coaching Staff
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Apostol | Freshmen Coach |
| Clint Whitfield | Guards |
| Earl Lindley | Backfield |
| Eddie Kimball | Athletic Director |
| Gerald Doman | Ends |
| Glen Tuckett | Scouting |
| Hal Mitchell | Head Coach |
| LaVell Edwards | Linebackers |