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1978 BYU Football

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Date	AP	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Location	Attendance
Sep 9	RV	at Oregon State	10-6 W	Parker Stadium	Corvallis, OR	19,651
Sep 16		at Arizona State	17-24 L	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	70,311
Sep 23		Colorado State	32-6 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	31,052
Sep 30		at New Mexico	27-23 W	University Stadium	Albuquerque, NM	24,892
Oct 7		Utah State	7-24 L	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	32,668
Oct 14		at Oregon	17-16 W	Autzen Stadium	Eugene, OR	24,500
Oct 21		UTEP	44-0 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	23,335
Nov 4		Wyoming	48-14 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	30,415
Nov 11		San Diego State	21-3 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	22,682
Nov 18		at Utah	22-23 L	Rice Stadium	Salt Lake City, UT	29,326
Nov 25		at Hawaii	31-13 W	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	35,678
Dec 22		vs Navy	16-23 L	Jack Murphy Stadium	San Diego, CA	52,500

Statistic	BYU	OPP
Scoring	320	199
Points per game	24.6	15.3
First Downs	278	219
Rushing	102	115
Passing	142	87
Penalty	34	17
Rushing Yardage	1583	2070
Rushing attempts	553	639
Average per rush	2.9	3.2
Average per game	121.8	159.2
TDs Rushing	24	10
Passing Yardage	3039	2080
Comp-Att-Int	228-450-24	156-339-12
Completion pct	50.7%	46.0%
Average per pass	6.8	6.1
Average per catch	13.3	13.3
Average per game	233.8	160.0
TDs Passing	15	14
Total Offense	4622	4150
Total plays	1003	978
Average per play	4.6	4.2
Average per game	355.5	319.2
Kick returns: #-Yards	32-587	52-876
Average per return	18.3	16.8
Punt returns: #-Yards	50-403	29-201
Average per return	8.1	6.9
Fumbles-Lost	35-15	51-32
Penalties-Yards	115-1097	125-1323
Punts-Yards	84-3231	98-3725
Average per punt	38.5	38.0
Sacks by	29	44
Field goals-attempts	13-25	10-18
3rd-down conversion	56/178	69/211
3rd-down pct	31.5%	32.7%
4th-down conversion	2/9	11/23
4th-down pct	22.2%	47.8%

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Eff	Lng	Sacked	Sack Yards
Marc Wilson	128	249	51.4	1547	6.2	8	14	103.0	37	24	180
Jim McMahon	96	194	49.5	1438	7.4	7	9	114.4	71	19	124
Scott Phillips	2	5	40.0	52	10.4	0	1	87.4	45	0	0
Mike Chronister	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.0	0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Lng
Bill Ring	120	523	4.4	8	48
Casey Wingard	89	362	4.1	4	29
Jim McMahon	113	265	2.3	5	56
Scott Phillips	71	185	2.6	2	21
Marc Wilson	111	95	0.9	2	22
Doug Williams	26	49	1.9	2	7
Clay Blackwell	10	43	4.3	1	16
Lloyd Jones	1	32	32.0	0	32
Kyle Whittingham	15	28	1.9	0	5
Perry Bradford	4	22	5.5	0	15
Stan Younger	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kent Tingey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Clay Brown	2	0	0.0	0	9
Mark Flammer	3	-2	-0.7	0	6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD	Lng
Mike Chronister	55	910	16.5	4	37
Tod Thompson	34	610	17.9	5	64
Kent Tingey	21	293	14.0	1	31
Scott Phillips	21	205	9.8	0	19
Bill Ring	35	196	5.6	3	11
Clay Brown	10	189	18.9	0	71
Bill Davis	12	186	15.5	0	21
Casey Wingard	20	168	8.4	0	30
Lloyd Jones	7	148	21.1	2	39
Doug Williams	9	110	12.2	0	28
Stan Younger	1	45	45.0	0	45
Clay Blackwell	2	22	11.0	0	16
Dan Plater	1	17	17.0	0	17
Jim McMahon	1	7	7.0	0	7
Marc Wilson	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Clay Blackwell	26	513	19.7	24
Kyle Whittingham	2	25	12.5	16
Doug Williams	1	11	11.0	11
Jason Coloma	1	8	8.0	8
Brian Hansen	1	3	3.0	3
Dan Plater	1	1	1.0	1

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg
Dave Francis	23	213	9.3
Jason Coloma	24	196	8.2
Clay Blackwell	1	11	11.0
Marc Swenson	1	3	3.0
Mike Chronister	2	-4	-2.0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	PBU	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR	Blk
Rod Wood	108	48	60	0.0	0.0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0
Ron Velasco	79	47	32	0.0	0.0	5	3	30	0	1	2	0
Ross Varner	74	32	42	5.0	2.0	3	0	0	0	5	1	0
Tom Enlow	71	33	38	2.0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	1
John Kormylo	70	30	40	0.5	3.0	5	0	0	0	1	2	0
Glen Redd	68	34	34	2.0	4.0	6	1	0	0	1	1	0
Larry Miller	60	28	32	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Schoepflin	50	34	16	0.0	1.0	5	2	12	0	4	2	0
Doug Stromberg	46	19	27	2.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jason Coloma	43	20	23	0.0	1.0	2	2	35	0	0	1	1
Matt Mendenhall	40	17	23	5.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2
Dave Francis	39	24	15	0.0	0.0	4	1	20	1	0	2	0
Marc Swenson	31	16	15	0.0	0.0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
Rob Buchanan	28	13	15	4.0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Dave McKee	23	19	4	0.0	0.0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Jaramillo	14	8	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ed St. Pierre	13	6	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Dennis Webb	8	5	3	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Wilson	8	5	3	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Halverson	8	6	2	0.0	1.0	1	1	12	0	1	0	0
Perry Bradford	7	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Hansen	7	4	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Harris	7	4	3	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Prested	4	1	3	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Randy Tidwell	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pulusila Filiaga	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marc Wilson	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Allen	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	1	25	1	0	1	0
Casey Wingard	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clay Brown	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Williams	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim McMahon	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kent Tingey	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Miller	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Wilkes	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rick Pinckard	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Bell	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Scott Neilson	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Pct	Lng	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	XPM	XPA	XP Blk
Brent Johnson	10	17	58.8	52	0-0	3-3	3-4	3-7	1-1	26	30	1
Rob Kittell	1	3	33.3	24	0-0	1-1	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0
Tim Halverson	0	0		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0

Punting

Player	Punt	Yds	Avg	Lng	PuntBlk
Jim McMahon	46	1799	39.1	58	0
Clay Brown	38	1467	38.6	55	0
TEAM	2	0	0.0		2

Kickoffs

Player	No	Yds	TB	OB
Brent Johnson	51	2737	9	0
Rob Kittell	7	400	2	0

Roster

No.	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Previous School
	Greg Sargent	JR	DB	5-10	165	Layton, UT
	Barry Jenkins	SO	DT	6-2	220	Ponderosa, CA
1	Rob Kittell	SO				Cheektowaga, NY
2	Brent Johnson	R-JR	K	6-4	202	Granger, UT	Granger HS
3	Craig Wing	SR	K	5-11	170	American Fork, UT	American Fork HS
4	Casey Wingard	SR	TB	5-11	183	Dayton, OH	Jefferson HS	San Jose Community College
5	Bob Prested	RS (JR)	CB	5-11	187	Glendale, CA	Glendale HS
6	Marc Wilson	R-JR	QB	6-5	206	Seattle, WA	Shorecrest HS
7	Stan Younger	SO	WR	6-2	175	Santa Monica, CA	Santa Monica HS
8	Dave Francis	SO	CB	6-1	180	Salt Lake City, UT	Brighton HS
9	Ron Velasco	SR	FS	6-2	175	Aiea, HI	Radford HS
10	Royce Bybee	RS	QB	6-1	185	Alhambra, CA	Alhambra HS	Ricks College
11	Dean Bona	SO	DB	6-1	180	Salt Lake City, UT
12	Mark Brady	RS	DB	6-1	177	Oak Ridge, TN	Oak Ridge HS
13	Steve Corson	SR	CB	6-2	185	Arizona City, AZ	Mingus Union HS	Arizona Western College
13	Steve Brady	FR				Oak Ridge, TN	Oak Ridge HS
15	Dave McKee	JR	CB	5-9	159	Holden, UT	Millard HS
16	Jim McMahon	SO	QB/P	6-1	175	Roy, UT	Roy HS
17	Rob Wilson	SO	DB	6-1	190	Tempe, AZ	Coronado HS
18	Tim Halverson	JR	CB	6-1	175	West Covina, CA	Covina HS
19	Mark Flammer	SR	QB	6-1	180	North Logan, UT	Skyview HS
20	Scott Phillips	SO	TB	6-1	185	Springville, UT	Springville HS
21	Jason Coloma	SR	SS	5-10	186	Haleiwa, HI	Waialua HS
22	Doug Williams	JR	TB	5-11	188	Sacramento, CA	La Sierra HS
23	Clay Blackwell	R-JR	TB	5-9	177	Ogden, UT	Bonneville HS
24	Bill Ring	SR	TB	5-10	189	Belmont, CA	Carlmont HS	College of San Mateo
25	Kent Tingey	R-SO	WR	6-1	190	North Logan, UT	Skyview HS
26	Bill Schoepflin	SO	CB	5-11	175	Arvada, CO	Arvada HS
28	Perry Bradford	SO	DB	6-1	170	Salt Lake City, UT	West HS
29	Mike Chronister	SR	WR	6-1	190	Concord, CA	Concord HS	Diablo Valley College
30	Steve Carlsen	SO	FB	6-1	204	Paris, ID	Bear River HS
32	Ken White	JR	TB	6-1	195	Pleasant Hill, CA	Pleasant Hill HS
33	Lonell Crowther	JR	RB	5-10	191	Sanford, CA	Arvada West HS
34	Scott Reber	SO	RB	6-2	215	St. George, UT	Dixie HS
35	Steve Hartmann	SO	DB	6-1	190	Batavia, IL
36	Rod Wood	R-SR	MLB	6-1	230	Durango, CO	Duranga HS
37	Jim Mlott	SO	LB	6-1	210	Lake Zurich, IL
38	Ed St. Pierre	SO	LB	6-1	195	Downey, CA	Downey HS
39	Richard Rucker	SO	FB	6-3	210	Tucson, AZ	Canyon Del Oro HS	Arizona
41	Glen Redd	R-SO	OLB	6-2	220	Ogden, UT	Ogden HS
42	Steve Anderson	SO	RB	5-10	195	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood HS
43	Mark Thornburg	SO	WR	5-10	170	Newport Beach, CA
44	Vic Whitsett	SO	FB	6-2	210	Othello, WA	Workman HS
45	Mike Lacey	RS	LB	6-4	215	Rancho Cordova, CA	Cordova HS
46	Marc Swenson	SR	SS	6-1	185	Santa Maria, CA	Righetti HS
47	John Neal	RS	FS	5-11	190	Mountian View, CA	Los Altos HS	Foothill College
50	Scott Neilson	JR	C	6-3	215	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus HS
51	Danny Frazier	SO	OLB	6-5	220	Tooele, UT	Tooele HS
52	Greg Head	SR	DE	6-1	207	Denton, TX	Denton HS
54	Tom Miller	R-SR	C	6-2	245	Chowchilla, CA	Chowchilla Union
55	Tom Enlow	SR	OLB	6-1	222	Fall City, WA	Mount Si HS	Yakima College
56	Brian Hansen	R-SO	LB	6-2	220	American Fork, UT	American Fork HS
57	Craig Christensen	R-SO	C	6-2	215	Concord, CA	Concord HS
59	Norman Taylor	SO	TE	6-2	235	Chatsworth, CA
60	Randy Tidwell	JR	LG	6-4	240	Glendale, CA		Glendale College
61	Gary Kama	RS-Medical	MLB	5-11	228	Haleiwa, HI	Saint Louis HS
62	Danny Hansen	JR	RG	6-3	230	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
63	Steve Herring	SO	RT	6-3	240	Santa Maria, CA	Ernest Righetti HS
64	Andy Reid	RS (JR)	OG	6-3	240	Los Angeles, CA	John Marshall HS	Glendale College
65	Dennis Webb	SO	DE	6-6	220	Mesa, AZ	Mesa HS
66	Tom Bell	JR	LG	6-3	230	Gaithersburg, MD	Gaithersburg HS
67	Ray Linford	R-SO	RG	6-2	246	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
67	Lennon Ledbetter	RS				Orem, UT	Orem HS
68	Rob Buchanan	JR				Santa Maria, CA	Ernest Righetti HS	Hancock College
69	Walt Manwill	RS	OT	6-2	240	Boise, ID	Borah HS
70	Marc Campbell	SO	LB	6-3	215	McClean, VA	Langley HS
71	Mark Landon	JR	DT	5-11	220	Shelley, ID
72	Nick Eyre	R-SO	RT	6-4	255	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas HS
73	Bob Simmerman	SR	DT	6-5	223	Fresno, CA	Fresno HS
74	John Kormylo	SR	DE	6-3	250	Thermopolis, WY	Thermopolis HS	Colorado
75	Russ Davis	SR	OT	6-4	240	Murray, UT	Murray HS
76	Glen Titensor	RS				Westminster, CA	Bolsa Grande HS	UCLA
76	Al Gaspard	SR	LT	6-1	256	Daly City, CA	Jefferson HS	College of San Mateo
77	Mike Young	JR	OT	6-7	260	Salinas, CA		Hartnell Junior College
78	Doug Wilkes	JR	LT	6-3	245	Midvale, UT	Olympus HS	Snow College
79	Doug Stromberg	JR	DT	6-3	252	Ogden, UT	Ogden HS
80	Kirk Tanner	SR	TE	6-3	200	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos HS
82	Larry Miller	SR	OLB	6-5	225	Bountiful, UT	Bountiful HS
83	Matt Mendenhall	JR	DE	6-6	227	Salt Lake City, UT	East HS
84	Sid Johnson	JR	DE	6-2	200	Colusa, CA	Colusa HS
85	Clay Brown	R-SO	TE/P	6-4	205	San Gabriel, CA	San Gabriel HS
87	Lloyd Jones	SO	WR	6-3	175	Pomona, CA	Canesha HS
88	Bill Davis	SO	WR	6-2	170	Denver, CO	Arvada West HS
89	Jeff Harris	SR	DE	6-4	230	Jacksonville, FL	Paxon HS
90	Jim Jaramillo	R-SO	DT	6-5	247	La Mirada, CA	Neff HS
91	Ross Varner	R-SR	DE	6-3	236	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
92	Tod Thompson	R-SR	TE	6-4	225	Concord, CA	Clayton Valley HS
93	Rick Pinckard	SO	DE	6-3	240	Quitman, TX	Quitman HS
95	Rob Andersen	RS-Medical	TE	6-3	217	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
96	Dave Smith	JR	TE/P	6-3	200	Richland, WA		Ricks College

Coaching Staff

Coach	Position
Mike Sheppard	Graduate Assistant
Brian Billick	Graduate Assistant
Dave Kragthorpe	Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line
Dick Felt	Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Fred Whittingham Sr.	Linebackers
Garth Hall	Receivers
LaVell Edwards	Head Coach
Mel Olson	Junior Varsity
Norm Chow	Running Backs
Tom Ramage	Defensive Line
Wally English	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

Starters

Offense

Pos	Player
QB	Marc Wilson
TB	Scott Phillips
FB	Bill Ring
FL	Kent Tingey
SE	Mike Chronister
TE	Tod Thompson
LT	Al Gaspard
LG	Tom Bell
C	Scott Neilson
RG	Danny Hansen
RT	Nick Eyre

Defense

Pos	Player
DE	Ross Varner
DE	Matt Mendenhall
DT	Doug Stromberg
DT	John Kormylo
MLB	Rod Wood
OLB	Tom Enlow
OLB	Larry Miller
CB	Bob Prested
CB	Dave McKee
S	Jason Coloma
S	Ron Velasco

Special Teams

Pos	Player
PK	Brent Johnson
P	Jim McMahon
KR	Clay Blackwell
PR	Dave Francis