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1974 BYU Football

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Date	AP	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Location	Attendance
Sep 14		at Hawaii	13-15 L	Honolulu Stadium	Honolulu, HI	23,000
Sep 21		Utah State	6-9 L	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	34,555
Sep 28		at Iowa State	7-34 L	Clyde Williams Field	Ames, IA	32,000
Oct 5		at Colorado State	33-33 T	Hughes Stadium	Fort Collins, CO	17,458
Oct 12		Wyoming	38-7 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	29,555
Oct 19		UTEP	45-21 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	19,628
Oct 26		at No. 16 Arizona	37-13 W	Arizona Stadium	Tucson, AZ	34,116
Nov 2		at Air Force	12-10 W	Falcon Stadium	Colorado Springs, CO	24,205
Nov 9		No. 16 Arizona State	21-18 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	28,372
Nov 16	RV	at New Mexico	36-3 W	University Stadium	Albuquerque, NM	12,672
Nov 23	RV	Utah	48-20 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	30,978
Dec 28	17	vs Oklahoma State	6-16 L	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	50,878

Statistic	BYU	OPP
Scoring	302	199
Points per game	25.2	16.6
First Downs	226	184
Rushing	81	78
Passing	123	79
Penalty	22	27
Rushing Yardage	1511	1367
Rushing attempts	518	525
Average per rush	2.9	2.6
Average per game	125.9	113.9
TDs Rushing	10	6
Passing Yardage	2513	1779
Comp-Att-Int	209-354-25	132-304-23
Completion pct	59.0%	43.4%
Average per pass	7.1	5.9
Average per catch	12.0	13.5
Average per game	209.4	148.3
TDs Passing	25	13
Total Offense	4024	3146
Total plays	872	829
Average per play	4.6	3.8
Average per game	335.3	262.2
Kick returns: #-Yards	36-767	38-808
Average per return	21.3	21.3
Punt returns: #-Yards	37-423	24-167
Average per return	11.4	7.0
Fumbles-Lost	36-19	34-16
Penalties-Yards	88-825	79-712
Punts-Yards	70-2533	83-3348
Average per punt	36.2	40.3
Sacks by	40	28
Field goals-attempts	10-18	16-25
3rd-down conversion	75/181	58/192
3rd-down pct	41.4%	30.2%
4th-down conversion	5/10	5/15
4th-down pct	50.0%	33.3%

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Eff	Lng	Sacked	Sack Yards
Gary Sheide	185	305	60.7	2217	7.3	23	19	134.1	51	26	201
Mark Giles	21	44	47.7	267	6.1	2	6	86.4	36	1	8
Tim Mahoney	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0	192.4	11	0	0
John Betham	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.0	0	0	0
Dave Lowry	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.0	0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Lng
Jeff Blanc	218	839	3.8	6	28
Charlie Ah You	91	274	3.0	1	16
Tim Mahoney	51	190	3.7	0	18
Todd Christensen	42	151	3.6	0	33
Mark Giles	25	148	5.9	0	31
Dave Lowry	21	49	2.3	0	17
John Betham	2	10	5.0	0	6
Larry Kemp	2	10	5.0	0	9
Tom Dignan	1	7	7.0	0	7
James Goodenberger	1	1	1.0	0	1
Gary Sheide	48	-158	-3.3	3	8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD	Lng
John Betham	40	597	14.9	6	50
Jeff Blanc	36	478	13.3	4	51
Sam LoBue	17	270	15.9	0	27
Jeff Nilsson	14	243	17.4	3	46
Tim Mahoney	24	177	7.4	5	29
Tom Toolson	14	176	12.6	2	24
Todd Christensen	23	158	6.9	2	22
Craig Van Leeuwen	6	120	20.0	0	36
Kirk Tanner	16	103	6.4	2	22
Brian Billick	7	82	11.7	1	19
Jay Miller	2	33	16.5	0	23
Dave Lowry	2	20	10.0	0	20
Tom Dignan	2	18	9.0	0	12
Bob Biddy	1	14	14.0	0	14
Gary Sheide	1	11	11.0	0	11
James Goodenberger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Charlie Ah You	2	-1	-0.5	0	3

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
John Betham	20	508	25.4	1	25
Dave Lowry	6	113	18.8	0	16
Pisa Finai	5	72	14.4	0	0
Jeff Blanc	2	37	18.5	0	20
Larry Tucker	2	31	15.5	0	16
Mark Giles	1	16	16.0	0	16
Tim Mahoney	1	12	12.0	0	12

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg
John Betham	32	382	11.9
Jeff Blanc	3	20	6.7
Gary Shaw	2	6	3.0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	PBU	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR
Larry Carr	119	40	79	0.0	2.0	2	4	41	0	0	1
Gary Shaw	92	44	48	0.0	2.0	2	4	20	0	0	1
Wayne Baker	89	30	59	6.5	7.0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Dana Wilgar	65	34	31	0.0	0.0	2	3	11	0	0	1
Stan Varner	62	24	38	3.5	7.0	1	1	4	0	0	3
Keith Rivera	62	26	36	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Russell	59	34	25	0.0	0.0	5	6	137	2	0	0
Phil Jensen	56	23	33	0.5	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	1
Frank Linford	49	25	24	0.0	1.0	0	1	55	1	0	0
Doug Adams	42	21	21	0.0	0.0	0	2	-5	0	0	0
Mark McCluskey	38	25	13	0.0	0.0	5	1	12	0	0	0
Paul Linford	35	16	19	3.5	1.0	0	1	24	1	0	1
Clark Carlson	31	11	20	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Murdock	25	10	15	0.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Jensen	19	16	3	0.0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Livingston	17	10	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Marcus Kanahele	14	8	6	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Peterson	13	4	9	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Tucker	12	8	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Rice	11	6	5	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Fairbanks	5	5	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mekeli Ieremia	4	2	2	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Uselman	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Dewey	3	2	1	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Lowry	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Oates	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Betham	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Wood	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orrin Olsen	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Mahoney	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Giles	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Stoddard	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Crowe	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Van Valkenburg	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dean Paynter	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Hubbard	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	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
Mark Uselman	7	10	70.0	38	0-0	1-2	6-7	0-1	0-0	0	11	12	0
Dev Duke	3	7	42.9	42	0-0	1-1	1-2	1-4	0-0	0	19	25	0

Punting

Player	Punt	Yds	Avg	Lng
Mark Giles	65	2395	36.8	60
Todd Christensen	2	64	32.0	39
Mark Uselman	1	35	35.0	35

Kickoffs

Player	No	Yds	TB
Mark Uselman	48	2941	20
Dev Duke	13	789	5
Larry Cheesman	2	110	0
Mark Giles	1	34	0

Roster

No.	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Previous School
	Jim Laffin	FR	LB	5-11	190	Duarte, CA
	Simi Mapu	FR	LB	5-11	225	Leesville, LA	Leesville HS
	Jeff Duva	FR	QB	5-11	180	Columbia, SC	El Camino Real HS
	Jamey Broecker	FR	QB	6-2	175	Alta Loma, CA	Alta Loma HS
	Neal Anae	FR	LB	5-10	205	Honolulu, HI	Punahou HS
1	Steve Ewing	JR	S	6-1	175	Los Angeles, CA	Azusa HS
3	Dev Duke	SO	K	5-11	161	Provo, UT	Provo HS
5	Mark Uselman	JR	K	5-10	180	Farmington, NM	Farmington HS	Ricks College
7	Gary Shaw	JR	SS	6-1	185	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood High
8	John Van Der Wouden	FR	QB	5-11	180	Salt Lake City, UT	South HS
9	Mitch Jensen	SO	CB	5-10	168	Ogden, UT	Weber HS
10	Larry Cheesman	SO	QB	6-4	200	Orem, UT	Orem HS
11	Mark Giles	JR	QB/KS	6-1	195	Columbia, SC	Olympia HS
12	Gary Sheide	SR	QB	6-2	195	Concord, CA	Antioch HS	Diablo Valley College
13	Wayne Penrose	SO	FS/K	5-11	185	Montpelier, ID	Marsh Valley/Bear Lake
14	Gifford Nielsen	RS	QB	6-5	195	Provo, UT	Provo HS
16	Bob Biddy	SO	FL	6-1	170	Richland, UT	Richfield HS
17	Rob Wilson	FR	QB	6-2	180	Tempe, AZ	Coronado HS
17	Gary Hahn	SO	QB	6-1	178	Anaheim, CA	Edgewood HS
18	Tim Halverson	FR	RB	6-1	165	West Covina, CA	Covina HS
18	Mark Terranova	RS	TB	5-11	180	Canoga Park, CA	Canoga Park HS
19	Craig Van Leeuwen	SO	SE	6-1	170	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
20	Jim Gunnell	SR	FB	6-1	202	Salt Lake City, UT	East HS
21	Dave Campos	SO	SS	5-11	167	Alhambra, CA
22	Charlie Ah You	JR	FB	5-11	190	Laie, HI	Kahuku HS
23	Gary Weight	JR	FS	6-4	189	Payson, UT	Payson HS
24	Roger Gourley	FR	RB	6-1	175	Provo, UT	Provo HS
24	Sterling Richards	SO	SE	5-11	162	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood HS
25	Joe Livingston	JR	CB	6-1	172	Auburn, CA	Placer High
26	Sam LoBue	SR	FL	6-1	180	San Jose, CA	Campbell High	West Valley (Calif.)
27	Terry Baker	SO	DB	5-10	176	Brea, CA
28	Mike Russell	SR	CB	5-11	177	Reno, NV	Reno HS	Santa Rosa Junior College
29	Reed Brown	SO	FB	6-1	190	Provo, UT	Provo HS
30	Jeff Blanc	SO	TB	6-1	176	Boise, ID	Borah HS
31	Tom Easley	SO	TB	5-11	185	Winslow, AZ	Winslow HS
31	Larry Kemp	FR	RB	6-2	175	Pocatello, ID	Highland HS
32	Dave McCurdy	SO	LB	6-1	200	Moraga, CA	Brighton HS
32	Tim Mahoney	JR	FB	6-1	195	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove HS	Consumness River. (Calif.)
33	Todd Christensen	FR	RB	6-2	205	Eugene, OR	Sheldon HS
34	Phil Jensen	JR	LB	6-1	198	Centerville, UT	Viewmont HS
35	Dan Van Valkenburg	JR	SE	6-1	172	Salt Lake City, UT	Brighton HS
36	Rod Wood	RS	RB	6-1	200	Durango, CO	Duranga HS
36	Mark Liedtke	SO	FB	5-11	200	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
37	James Goodenberger	SO	FB	6-1	193	Pagosa Springs, CO	Pagova Springs HS
41	John Betham	SR	FL	6-1	170	Torrance, CA	Lynwood HS
42	Dana Wilgar	SO	FS	5-11	175	Las Vegas, NV	Clark HS
43	Craig Jensen	R-SO	CB	6-1	173	Provo, UT	Provo HS
44	Dave Lowry	SO	TB	6-1	180	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood HS
45	Doug Adams	R-SR	LB	6-1	217	Pleasanton, CA	Amador Valley High
46	Mark McCluskey	JR	CB	6-1	186	Redlands, CA	Redlands HS	Washington
47	Larry Tucker	SO	SS	5-11	175	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo High
49	Kim Stewart	FR	LB	6-1	205	Provo, UT	Provo HS
50	Blake Murdock	SO	LB	6-1	195	Clearfield, UT	Clearfield HS
51	Clark Carlson	JR	LB	6-1	200	Thornton, CO	Highland HS
52	Chuck Carlson	SO	C	5-10	213	Westminster, CA	Westminster HS
53	Greg Head	SO	LB	6-1	193	Denton, TX	Denton HS
54	Tom Miller	R-SO	C	6-2	225	Chowchilla, CA	Chowchilla Union
55	Orrin Olsen	JR	C	6-2	230	Orem, UT	Orem HS
56	Richard Hillier	SO	OG	6-1	206	Long Beach, CA	Wilson HS
57	Scott Jepson	SO	DT	6-1	210	Provo, UT	Provo HS
58	Gary Stoddard	JR	OG	6-1	220	Napa, CA
59	Sid Smith	SR	LB	6-2	230	San Jose, CA	Peterson HS
60	Rory Rauschenbach	SO	LB	6-1	220	Lynwood, CA	Lynnwood HS
61	Chris Crowe	JR	RT	6-3	220	Tempe, AZ	McClintock HS
62	Jim Ellsworth	SR	LG	6-2	250	Idaho Falls, ID	Skyline High
63	Julian Smilowitz	SR	LT	6-1	214	La Mirada, CA	Naff HS
64	Dan Russell	JR	RG	6-6	255	San Clemente, CA
66	Russ Davis	SO	RT	6-4	220	Murray, UT	Murray HS
67	Larry Carr	SR	LB	6-1	220	Canoga Park, CA	Canoga Park HS
68	Frank Linford	SO	LB	5-10	205	Stockton, CA	St. Mary's HS
69	Dean Paynter	SO	RG	6-1	230	Salt Lake City, UT	Kearns High
70	Dave Hubbard	SO	RG	6-7	238	Napa, CA	Vintage HS
71	Gary Peterson	SO	DT	6-3	255	Cedar Fort, UT	Lehi HS
72	Wayne Baker	SR	DT	6-6	266	North West Montana, MT	Plains HS
73	Keith Rivera	SR	DE	6-2	229	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas HS
74	Paul Linford	SR	DT	6-5	257	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
75	Pat Spence	SR	LG	6-2	245	Ventura, CA
76	Dave Meteer	R-SO	LT	6-8	240	Moraga, CA	Miramonte High
77	Len Scanlan	SO	DT	6-4	289	Waiphu, HI	Iolani HS
78	Brad Oates	JR	RT	6-7	240	Albany, GA	Albany HS	Duke
79	Bill Rice	SO	DT	6-4	235	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
80	Bruce George	SO	SE	6-2	195	Yuba City, CA	Yuba City HS
82	Bill Allen	JR	TE	6-5	215	American Fork, UT	American Fork HS
83	Tom Dignan	SO	SE	6-1	180	Dallas, TX	J.J. Pearce HS
84	Mark Berntsen	SO	LB	6-1	210	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
85	Tom Toolson	JR	TE	6-4	225	LeGrange, IL	Lyons Township High
86	Marcus Kanahele	JR	DE	6-3	227	Kanehoe, HI	Punahou HS
87	Brian Billick	SO	TE	6-3	210	Redlands, CA	Redlands HS	Air Force
88	Jay Miller	RS-Medical	SE	6-1	195	San Jose, CA	Lynnbrook High
89	Steve Dewey	SO	DE	6-1	197	Provo, UT	Provo HS
90	Stan Varner	JR	DE	6-4	235	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
91	Ross Varner	FR				Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
91	George Harris	RS	WR	5-11	175	Burnsville, MN	Burnsville HS
91	John Brinton	SO	TE	6-4	240	Hamilton, MT
92	Kelly Harris	SO	LT	6-5	215	Provo, UT	Provo HS
93	John Ledeboer	SO	TE	6-3	195	Walnut Creek, CA	Ygnacio Valley HS
94	Mark Thompson	SO	DT	6-2	235	Lakewood, CA	Bear Creek HS

Coaching Staff

Coach	Position
Dave Kragthorpe	Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Dick Felt	Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Dwain Painter	Quarterbacks, Receivers
Fred Whittingham Sr.	Linebackers
J.D. Helm	Running Backs
LaVell Edwards	Head Coach
Mel Olson	Freshmen
Stan Watts	Athletic Director
Tom Ramage	Defensive Line

Starters

Offense

Pos	Player
QB	Gary Sheide
TB	Jeff Blanc
FB	Tim Mahoney
FL	John Betham
SE	Jeff Nilsson
TE	Tom Toolson
LT	Dave Meteer
LG	Lloyd Fairbanks
C	Orrin Olsen
RG	Dean Paynter
RT	Brad Oates

Defense

Pos	Player
DE	Stan Varner
DE	Keith Rivera
DT	Wayne Baker
DT	Paul Linford
LB	Larry Carr
LB	Doug Adams
LB	Phil Jensen
CB	Joe Livingston
CB	Mike Russell
S	Dana Wilgar
S	Gary Shaw

Special Teams

Pos	Player
PK	Mark Uselman
P	Mark Giles
KR	John Betham
PR	John Betham