Cougar Football Archive

1988 BYU Football

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Date	AP	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Location	Attendance
Sep 1	RV	at Wyoming	14-24 L	War Memorial Stadium	Laramie, WY	28,847
Sep 8		No. 19 Texas	47-6 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	64,249
Sep 17	RV	UTEP	31-27 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	64,099
Sep 30	RV	Utah State	38-3 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	65,702
Oct 8	RV	Colorado State	42-7 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	65,281
Oct 15	RV	TCU	31-18 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	64,103
Oct 22	RV	at Hawaii	24-23 W	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI	50,000
Oct 29	RV	New Mexico	65-0 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	63,424
Nov 5	20	at San Diego State	15-27 L	Jack Murphy Stadium	San Diego, CA	21,825
Nov 12		at Air Force	49-31 W	Falcon Stadium	Colorado Springs, CO	40,218
Nov 19		at Utah	28-57 L	Rice Stadium	Salt Lake City, UT	34,216
Dec 3		at No. 2 Miami	17-41 L	Miami Orange Bowl	Miami, FL	59,367
Dec 29		vs Colorado	20-17 W	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim, CA	35,941

Statistic	BYU	OPP
Scoring	421	281
Points per game	32.4	21.6
First Downs	305	238
Rushing	125	115
Passing	160	104
Penalty	20	19
Rushing Yardage	1761	1850
Rushing attempts	476	561
Average per rush	3.7	3.3
Average per game	135.5	142.3
TDs Rushing	21	18
Passing Yardage	4042	2330
Comp-Att-Int	273-503-21	171-389-26
Completion pct	54.3%	44.0%
Average per pass	8.0	6.0
Average per catch	14.8	13.6
Average per game	310.9	179.2
TDs Passing	28	13
Total Offense	5803	4180
Total plays	979	950
Average per play	5.9	4.4
Average per game	446.4	321.5
Kick returns: #-Yards	54-1172	48-1163
Average per return	21.7	24.2
Punt returns: #-Yards	36-304	16-106
Average per return	8.4	6.6
Fumbles-Lost	34-23	25-10
Penalties-Yards	113-1018	96-906
Punts-Yards	53-2328	78-3162
Average per punt	43.9	40.5
Sacks by	35	45
Field goals-attempts	13-25	15-24
3rd-down conversion	75/187	74/208
3rd-down pct	40.1%	35.6%
4th-down conversion	5/12	8/19
4th-down pct	41.7%	42.1%

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Eff	Lng	Sacked	Sack Yards
Sean Covey	178	329	54.1	2646	8.0	14	11	129.0	80	32	233
Ty Detmer	94	170	55.3	1381	8.1	14	10	138.9	71	14	113
Pat Thompson	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0	226.0	15	0	0
Matt Bellini	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.0	0	0	0
Mike O'Brien	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.0	0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Lng
Matt Bellini	106	566	5.3	7	36
Fred Whittingham	104	559	5.4	3	33
Mike Salido	70	398	5.7	2	39
Eric Mortensen	20	116	5.8	2	39
Mike O'Brien	30	87	2.9	1	9
Stacey Corley	15	76	5.1	2	24
Alema Harrington	10	68	6.8	0	16
Pat Thompson	1	23	23.0	0	23
Sim Tiatia	3	16	5.3	0	17
Michael Brooks	7	13	1.9	0	8
Chris Hoge	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Ty Detmer	36	-53	-1.5	0	32
Sean Covey	73	-106	-1.5	4	17

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD	Lng
Chuck Cutler	66	1067	16.2	11	71
Matt Bellini	55	827	15.0	4	77
Darren Handley	37	472	12.8	2	33
Jeff Frandsen	21	446	21.2	3	66
Bryce Doman	11	239	21.7	1	80
Fred Whittingham	28	222	7.9	1	29
Mike Salido	16	170	10.6	2	21
Tyler Anderson	6	159	26.5	2	47
Travis McBeth	13	128	9.8	1	17
Chris Smith	9	121	13.4	1	25
Mike O'Brien	2	65	32.5	0	44
Matt Odle	3	30	10.0	0	15
Bob Murdock	2	28	14.0	0	22
Eric Mortensen	1	22	22.0	0	22
Stacey Corley	1	16	16.0	0	16
Norm Dixon	1	15	15.0	0	15
Garen Jeppesen	1	15	15.0	0	15

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Tony Crutchfield	21	401	19.1	1	8
Eric Mortensen	14	398	28.4	1	100
Mike O'Brien	8	173	21.6	0	38
Michael Brooks	6	110	18.3	0	22
Sim Tiatia	2	35	17.5	0	21
Alema Harrington	2	31	15.5	0	18
Chris Smith	1	5	5.0	0	5
Stacey Corley	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Rodney Rice	26	153	5.9	0
Mike O'Brien	9	41	4.6	0
Brian Mitchell	1	11	11.0	0
Norm Dixon	1	7	7.0	0
Ervin Lee	1	4	4.0	0
Sim Tiatia	1	4	4.0	1

Defense

Player	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	PBU	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR	Blk
Bob Davis	138	71	67	4.5	5.0	3	1	13	0	0	1	0
Chad Robinson	84	34	50	4.0	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regan Hansen	69	37	32	0.0	5.0	0	1	12	0	0	0	0
Troy Long	63	40	23	2.0	5.0	7	4	91	1	2	0	0
Scott Peterson	59	32	27	0.0	0.0	6	5	41	0	1	1	2
Eric Bergeson	59	42	17	2.0	1.0	8	1	0	0	0	1	0
Duane Johnson	50	25	25	7.0	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Rodney Rice	48	32	16	0.0	2.0	5	6	103	1	0	0	0
Tim Clark	44	23	21	4.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Brian Mitchell	43	32	11	0.0	1.0	5	5	13	0	0	0	1
Budd Orr	41	15	26	2.0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Marc Neal	39	25	14	0.0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Tim Knight	32	15	17	0.5	4.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Harston	31	18	13	3.0	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Crutchfield	19	14	5	1.0	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rocky Biegel	16	6	10	0.0	0.0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0
Mark Smith	13	4	9	0.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Fuller	10	4	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Wilson	9	2	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kirk Davis	5	4	1	0.0	0.0	1	1	7	0	0	0	0
Norm Dixon	5	3	2	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sim Tiatia	5	3	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Smith	5	3	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Courtney Rogers	5	5	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Slayton	4	3	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Dawson	4	4	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Patterson	3	0	3	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Kauffman	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Murphy	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tau Harrington	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Travis McBeth	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alema Harrington	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Whittingham	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Bellini	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Odle	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Salido	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deven Coggins	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Moffat	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Arnold	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
Jason Chaffetz	8	13	61.5	35	1-1	3-3	4-7	0-2	0-0	0	38	40	0
Earl Kauffman	5	12	41.7	51	0-0	1-2	3-5	0-2	1-3	0	6	8	0

Punting

Player	Punt	Yds	Avg	Lng	PuntBlk
Pat Thompson	53	2329	43.9	71	0

Kickoffs

Player	No	Yds	TB	OB
Earl Kauffman	81	4929	31	1
Jason Chaffetz	1	41	0	0

Roster

No.	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Previous School
	Steve Taele	FR	LB	6-1	215	Pago Pago, AS		Eastern Arizona College
	Lane Harrick	SR				Orem, UT
	Byron Beatty	SO	OLB	5-11	210	Laie, HI	Kahuku HS
	Todd Marriott	FR	LB	5-10	200	Fruit Heights, UT	Davis HS
	Layne Bates	JR	QB	6-3	180	Pocatello, ID
	Ted Ross	FR	DL	6-6	280	Menasha, WI	Kimberly HS
	T.J. Baker	SO	DB	6-1	185	Friendswood, TX
	Steve Holmes	FR	LB	6-4	225	Mesa, AZ	Dobson HS
	Kim Wilkey	R-SO	DB	6-1	185	Mt. Pleasant, UT
	Tore Whitfield	FR	NG	6-1	250	Sparks, NV
	Randy Slayton	FR	LB	6-2	225	Austin, TX	Reagan HS
	David Frandsen	FR	DL	6-7	235	Boise, ID	Centennial HS
	Chad Moffat	FR	DL	6-4	230	Boise, ID	Borah HS
	Clint Weaver	FR	OL	6-3	240	Park City, UT
	Brint Dietrich	JR	P	6-2	180	Salt Lake City, UT
	Kenny Gonzales	SO	K	5-9	140	Fontana, CA
	Bruce Quinton	JR	C	6-2	210	Lynnwood, WA
	Sione Pulotu	SO	LB	5-11	315	Hau-ula, HI
	Bob Trythall	FR	DB	6-2	185	Roseville, CA	Oakmont HS
	Shawn Miller	FR	DB	6-1	200	Fielding, UT
	Jeff Otteson	FR	WR	6-1	180	Price, UT
	McKay Brown	FR	OL	6-5	250	Kanab, UT
	Brett Benson	FR	WR/TE	6-4	200	Park City, UT
	Ronald Olsen	JR	DB	5-10	185	Woodland Hills, UT	Spanish Fork HS
	Rory Tatton	FR	DB/QB	6-3	190	Park City, UT
	Tim Germann	SO	WR	5-11	160	San Antonio, TX
	Brad Eldredge	FR	WR	5-11	170	Orem, UT	Orem HS
	Drayton Martin	FR	DB	6-3	190	Eagar, AZ	Round Valley HS
	Ivan Marchello	JR	DB	5-9	160	Topeka, KS
	Jason Barker	FR	L	6-6	260	Layton, UT	Layton HS
	Chris Connors	FR	DB	6-1	170	Roseville, CA	Roseville HS
	Terrence Sommers	FR	DB	6-1	185	San Antonio, TX	Oliver Wendell HS
	Rob Anderson	JR	OL	6-2	250	Los Angeles, CA
	Mark Small	SO	RB	5-11	200	Great Falls, MT
	Golden Meier	SO	FB	6-1	230	Salt Lake City, UT
2	Norm Dixon	R-SO	SS	6-1	180	New Orleans, LA	O. Perry Walker HS
3	Tau Harrington	SO	DB	5-10	190	Honolulu, HI	Punahou HS
3	Michael Brooks	JR	RB	5-9	170	Fremont, CA	Washington HS	Snow College
4	Tyler Anderson	FR	WR	6-2	170	Orem, UT	Orem HS
5	Scott Peterson	SR	FS	6-4	235	Shafter, CA	Shafter HS
7	Eric Bergeson	JR	CB	6-1	190	Provo, UT	Timpview HS	Snow College
8	Matt Bellini	R-SO	HB	6-1	195	San Leando, CA	San Leandro HS
9	Chad Robinson	JR	OLB	6-3	210	Highland, UT	American Fork HS	Ricks College
9	Ervin Lee	FR	DB	6-1	165	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS
10	Sean Covey	R-JR	QB	6-1	185	Provo, UT	Provo HS
11	Bob Murdock	JR	WR	5-11	175	West Jordan, UT	Riverton HS	Ricks College
13	Courtney Rogers	R-SR	SS	6-1	190	Provo, UT	Provo HS
13	Robert Stark	SO	P	6-4	195	Escondido, CA
14	Tom Young	FR	QB	6-1	185	Greenwich, CT	Greenwich HS
14	Ty Detmer	R-FR	QB	6-1	175	San Antonio, TX	Southwest HS
15	Alema Harrington	R-SR	FB	5-11	195	Honolulu, HI	Punahou HS
16	Jason Chaffetz	R-JR	K	6-2	175	Winter Park, CO	Middle Park HS
17	Pat Thompson	SR	P	5-11	200	Lompoc, CA	Lompoc HS
19	Matt Odle	SO	WR	6-2	195	Orem, UT	Mountain View HS
19	Keith Lever	R-FR				Taylorsville, UT	Taylorsville HS
20	Josh Arnold	FR	DB	5-10	190	Mesa, AZ	Dobson HS
20	Darren Fortie	SR	WR	6-4	185	Sandy, UT	Brighton HS
21	Troy Long	SR	SS	6-2	200	Sandy, UT	Alta HS
22	Mike Salido	JR	FB	5-11	190	Union City, CA	Moreau HS
23	Kapi Sikahema	RS	DB	5-7	175	Mesa, AZ	Mesa HS
24	Tony Crutchfield	R-FR	DB	5-9	190	Pasadena, CA	John Muir HS
25	Sim Tiatia	JR	FB	5-10	215	Honolulu, HI	Farrington HS
26	Stacey Corley	SO	HB	6-1	200	Grants, NM	Grants HS
27	Andy Boyce	R-SO	WR	6-1	190	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus HS
28	David Kinard	RS	FS	5-11	170	Fruit Heights, UT	Davis HS
28	Mark Hadfield	FR				Amelia, VA	Huguenot Academy
29	Scott Charlton	RS	FB	6-1	210	Idaho Falls, ID	Bonneville HS
30	Brian Mitchell	SO	CB	5-10	165	Waco, TX	Waco HS
31	Rodney Rice	R-SR	CB	5-7	175	Atwater, CA	Atwater HS	Merced Junior College
32	Mike O'Brien	R-SR	HB	6-1	210	Northbrook, IL	Loyola Academy
33	Fred Whittingham	JR	FB	5-10	215	Orange, CA	El Modena HS
34	Peter Tuipulotu	RS	HB	5-11	200	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo HS
34	Ed Rowe	SO	RB	5-11	190	Provo, UT	Provo HS
35	Eric Mortensen	R-FR	HB	5-11	195	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley HS
36	Bob Davis	JR	ILB	6-1	220	Mesa, AZ	Mountain View HS
37	Alema Fitisemanu	RS (JR)	OLB	6-2	240	Pago Pago, AS	Samoana HS
41	Marc Neal	JR	OLB	6-2	225	San Francisco, CA	George Washington HS
42	Joe Richardson	SO	LB	6-4	220	Provo, UT	Taylorsville HS
42	Troy Fuller	R-JR	FS	6-1	195	Bountiful, UT	Woods Cross HS	Utah State
43	Kirk Davis	SR	CB	6-1	180	San Jose, CA	Branham HS	Ricks College
44	Tim Clark	R-SR	LB	6-5	260	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
45	Rocky Biegel	FR	LB	6-2	225	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Lincoln HS
46	David Henderson	R-FR	SS	6-2	185	Longview, TX	Longview HS
47	Ted Dawson	SO	ILB	6-2	215	Los Angeles, CA	St. Francis HS
48	John McDougall	JR	ILB	6-3	220	Cody, WY	Cody HS
49	Eddie Green	RS	DT	6-3	265	Ogden, UT	Ben Lomond HS
50	Regan Hansen	R-SR	ILB	6-1	220	American Fork, UT	American Fork HS
51	Craig Patterson	R-JR	DT	6-4	300	Castle Dale, UT	Emery County HS
52	Tom Ladd	RS	LG	6-5	235	Potomac, MD	Winston Churchill HS
52	Bruce Jenne	RS (FR)				Newton, AL	Houston Academy
54	Duane Johnson	R-JR	OLB	6-5	240	Provo, UT	Provo HS
55	Pete Harston	SO	DL	6-6	270	Littleton, CO	Heritage HS	Colorado
56	Robert Saunooke	R-SR	C	6-2	270	Sarasota, FL	Riverview HS
58	Robert Stephens	SO	C	6-3	255	La Mirada, CA	La Mirada HS
59	Dave Porter	SO	ILB	6-1	220	Delta, UT	Delta HS
60	Phil Nauahi	SR	C	6-3	250	LaHabra, CA	Sonora HS	Fullerton College
61	Stephen DeSantis	FR	NG	6-2	270	Redlands, CA	Yokota HS
61	Mike Keim	R-SO	LT	6-8	270	Eagar, AZ	Round Valley HS
62	Greg Hunter	SR	OL	6-4	250	Brigham City, UT	Box Elder HS	Ricks College
62	Jason Ball	RS				Portland, OR	Hanford HS	Washington (St. Louis), Washington University (St. Louis)
63	Brian White	R-SR	RT	6-5	260	Jacksonville, FL	N.B. Forrest HS
64	Don Busenbark	R-SR	RT	6-3	270	Port Orchard, WA	South Kitsap HS
65	Deven Coggins	JR	DS	6-2	240	Ogden, UT	Weber HS	Dixie College
68	John Hunter	R-SR	LT	6-8	275	North Bend, OR	North Bend HS
70	Dennis Pay	SR	C	6-4	245	Glendale, AZ	Apollo HS
71	Kyle Harris	RS	RT	6-7	245	Richfield, UT	Richfield HS
72	Bryan May	RS (SO)	OT	6-6	275	Salt Lake City, UT	Highland HS
73	Falemao Pili	RS	RG	6-2	305	Mesepa, AS	Leone HS
74	Jim Balmforth	SO	LG	6-5	270	Yuma, AZ	Kofa HS	Ricks College
75	Lynn Murphy	SR	OG	6-5	250	Littleton, CO	Heritage HS
76	Neal Fort	R-SO				Huntington Beach, CA	Central Union HS
76	Tim Knight	R-SR	NG	6-4	270	Burley, ID	Burley HS
77	Rick Wilson	RS	DT	6-1	255	Provo, UT	Mountain View HS	Ricks College
78	Tim Hanshaw	FR	OL	6-6	260	Spokane, WA	West Valley HS
78	Warren Wheat	SR	RG	6-6	255	Phoenix, AZ	Camelback HS
82	Chuck Cutler	R-SR	WR	6-2	190	Draper, UT	Alta HS	Snow College
83	Bryce Doman	FR	WR	6-1	170	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
84	Kirk Holle	R-SO	WR	6-3	190	Kennewick, WA	Kennewick HS
85	Fotu Katoa	R-SO				Euless, TX	Trinity HS	Ricks College
85	Garen Jeppesen	SR	WR	5-11	175	Rexburg, ID	Madison HS	Ricks College
86	Earl Kauffman	FR	K/P	6-1	195	Universal City, TX	Judson HS
87	Jeff Frandsen	R-JR	WR	5-10	170	Huntington Beach, CA	Marina HS
88	Darren Handley	SR	TE	6-2	235	Sandy, UT	Alta HS
89	Matt Zundel	FR	TE	6-4	220	Oak Brook, IL	North HS
89	Travis McBeth	SR	TE	6-3	220	Carefree, AZ	Woods Cross HS	Ricks College
91	Duaine Williams	FR	OL	6-6	235	Springville, UT	Springville HS
91	Mark Smith	SO	NG	6-1	235	West Valley City, UT	Cyprus HS
92	Mike Jones	JR	NG	6-3	275	Golden, CO	Golden HS
94	Chris Smith	R-SO	TE	6-4	220	La Canada, CA	La Canada HS	Arizona
95	Conrad Roberson	JR	TE	6-3	200	Provo, UT	Provo HS
97	Tim Adams	RS	DT	6-5	280	Cimmaron, KS	Cimarron HS	Kansas
97	Paul Beckett	JR	DT	6-4	245	Ogden, UT	Bonneville HS
99	Budd Orr	JR	DT	6-6	285	Salt Lake City, UT	Taylorsville HS	Dixie College
99	Bud Burr	JR				Salt Lake City, UT

Coaching Staff

Coach	Position
Cary Whittingham	Graduate Assistant
Chris Pella	Recruiting Coordinator, Kicking
Claude Bassett	Inside Linebackers
Dick Felt	Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator
Glen Tuckett	Athletic Director
Ken Schmidt	Outside Linebackers
Lance Reynolds Sr.	Running Backs
LaVell Edwards	Head Coach
Mel Olson	Offensive Line, Academic Coordinator
Norm Chow	Quarterbacks, Receivers
Roger French	Offensive Coordinator, Head Offensive Line
Tom Ramage	Defensive Line, Special Teams Coordinator

Starters

Offense

Pos	Player
QB	Sean Covey
RB	Matt Bellini
FB	Fred Whittingham
WR	Chuck Cutler
WR	Jeff Frandsen
TE	Darren Handley
OT	Don Busenbark
OT	John Hunter
OG	Brian White
OG	Warren Wheat
C	Phil Nauahi

Defense

Pos	Player
DT	Budd Orr
DT	Tim Clark
NG	Tim Knight
LB	Regan Hansen
LB	Duane Johnson
LB	Bob Davis
LB	Chad Robinson
DB	Eric Bergeson
DB	Rodney Rice
DB	Troy Long
DB	Scott Peterson

Special Teams

Pos	Player
PK	Jason Chaffetz
P	Pat Thompson
KR	Tony Crutchfield
PR	Rodney Rice