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BYU vs Utah — October 14, 1961
| Date | October 14, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Ute Stadium |
| Location | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Weather | Great |
| Attendance | 23,087 |
| BYU Conference | Skyline |
| Opp Conference | Skyline |
| BYU Head Coach | Hal Mitchell |
| Opp Head Coach | Ray Nagel |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | : | UTAH | Bill Cravens 61-yard pass to Joe Borich | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | : | UTAH | Dennis McLaughlin PAT made | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | : | BYU | Eldon Fortie 3-yard run | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | : | BYU | Eldon Fortie 1-yard run | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | : | BYU | Doran Merkley 2pt conversion | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | : | UTAH | Bud Tynes 2-yard run | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | : | UTAH | Dennis McLaughlin PAT made | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | : | BYU | Paul Allen 7-yard run | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | : | UTAH | Dennis Zito 3-yard run | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | : | UTAH | Dennis McLaughlin PAT made | 20 | 21 |
| Statistic | BYU | UTAH |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 15 |
| Rushing | 6 | 9 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | 152 | 166 |
| Attempts | 41 | 44 |
| Avg per Rush | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | 117 | 112 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 3-7-0 | 7-13-1 |
| Completion % | 42.9 | 53.8 |
| Yds/Attempt | 16.7 | 8.6 |
| Yds/Catch | 39.0 | 16.0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 269 | 278 |
| Plays | 48 | 57 |
| Avg per Play | 120.2 | 114.9 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 5-17-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 3.4 | |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 3-67-0 | 4-96-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 22.3 | 24.0 |
| Punting | 9-294 | 5-201 |
| Avg Punt | 32.7 | 40.2 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-50 | 2-20 |
| FG Made-Att | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon Fortie | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 117 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 213.8 | 0 |
| Doran Merkley | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon Fortie | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Allen | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dion Frazier | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doran Merkley | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelson | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Allen | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 0 | 70 |
| Lloyd Smith | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Don Peterson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Allen | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Bill Nelson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Doran Merkley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Allen | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Smith | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayland Sheppard | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cass | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barrow | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Horne | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Darling | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wartena | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelson | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion Frazier | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brady | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Frantz | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Handley | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Blackham | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Livingston | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Weenig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Peterson | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wright | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Stone | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Wood | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dangerfield | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Wright | 8 | 294 | 36.8 | 57 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cravens | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | 0 | 246.3 | ||
| Gary Hertzfeldt | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 41.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Tynes | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Bill Cravens | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Dennis Zito | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Douglas Wasko | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |