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BYU vs Denver — November 10, 1956
| Date | November 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | DU Stadium |
| Location | Denver, CO |
| Weather | Fair |
| Attendance | 10,069 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Skyline |
| BYU Head Coach | Hal Kopp |
| Opp Head Coach | John Roning |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
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| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | : | DEN | George Colbert 6-yard pass to Ernie Pitts | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | : | DEN | George Colbert 1-yard run | 0 | 12 |
| 1 | : | DEN | Mel Johnston 3-yard run (Griebel PAT made) (Griebel PAT made) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | : | DEN | Al Yanowich 40-yard pass to Joe Strasser | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | : | DEN | Joe Strasser 34-yard interception return | 0 | 32 |
| 2 | : | DEN | Mel Johnston 15-yard run | 0 | 38 |
| 2 | : | DEN | Mel Johnston 9-yard interception return | 0 | 44 |
| 3 | : | DEN | Wegelin 13-yard pass to Honor | 0 | 50 |
| 3 | : | DEN | Al Yanowich 1-yard run (Griebel PAT made) (Schiessler PAT made) | 0 | 58 |
| 3 | : | BYU | Carroll Johnston 40-yard pass to Paul Caldwell (Dick Ralph PAT made) | 7 | 58 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Wayne Startin 6-yard pass to Paul Caldwell | 13 | 58 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Don Dixon 1-yard run | 19 | 58 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Tom Clark fumble return | 25 | 58 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Steve Campora 4-yard run (Dick Ralph PAT made) (Raynor Pearce PAT made) (Steve Campora PAT made) | 34 | 58 |
| Statistic | BYU | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 18 |
| Rushing | 6 | 13 |
| Passing | 6 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 22 | 229 |
| Attempts | 26 | 70 |
| Avg per Rush | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 4 |
| Passing | 165 | 124 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 12-36-3 | 9-11-0 |
| Completion % | 33.3 | 81.8 |
| Yds/Attempt | 4.6 | 11.3 |
| Yds/Catch | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Total Offense | 187 | 353 |
| Plays | 62 | 81 |
| Avg per Play | 165.4 | 126.8 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 3-40-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 13.3 | 0.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 8-203-0 | 5-62-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 25.4 | 12.4 |
| Punting | 5-108 | 4-112 |
| Avg Punt | 21.6 | 28.0 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-4 | 2-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-20 | 10-100 |
| FG Made-Att | - | 0- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Johnston | 8 | 24 | 33.3 | 90 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61.9 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.8 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 37 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91.5 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raynor Pearce | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Richard Hunt | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Campora | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Farmer | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jones | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jacobson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weldon Jackson | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dixon | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Carroll Johnston | 3 | -24 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Caldwell | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 2 | 40 |
| Burt Bullock | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Brown | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Ralph | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Weldon Jackson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynor Pearce | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Jackson | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Burt Bullock | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Tom Clark | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Scott Farmer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clark | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Burt Bullock | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Raynor Pearce | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Ralph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Raynor Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Campora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jay Weenig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Johnston | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Wayne Startin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Yanowich | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 255.2 | |
| Wegelin | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 365.8 | |
| Johnson | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 150.8 | |
| George Colbert | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 480.4 | |
| Mares | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 142.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Colbert | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Gupton | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Mel Johnston | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 2 | |
| Wegelin | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Thoel | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Korn | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Schlieff | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Wilson | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Boehm | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Lovaas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Honor | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Al Yanowich | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 1 | |
| Mares | 3 | -15 | -5.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Strasser | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | 40 |
| Schlieff | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Wilson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Honor | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mares | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Wilson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| DeRose | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gupton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasser | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Johnson | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griebel | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Schiessler | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Honor | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Strasser | 0 | 1 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colbert | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 |
| Griebel | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
| Wegelin | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |