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BYU vs Utah — October 14, 1961

BYU BYU 20
FINAL
Utah Utah 21
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DateOctober 14, 1961
StadiumUte Stadium
LocationSalt Lake City, UT
WeatherGreat
Attendance23,087
BYU ConferenceSkyline
Opp ConferenceSkyline
BYU Head CoachHal Mitchell
Opp Head CoachRay Nagel
BYU AP Rank
Opp AP Rank

No game summary available.

QtrTimeTeamScoring EventBYUOPP
1:UTAHBill Cravens 61-yard pass to Joe Borich06
1:UTAHDennis McLaughlin PAT made07
1:BYUEldon Fortie 3-yard run67
2:BYUEldon Fortie 1-yard run127
2:BYUDoran Merkley 2pt conversion147
2:UTAHBud Tynes 2-yard run1413
2:UTAHDennis McLaughlin PAT made1414
2:BYUPaul Allen 7-yard run2014
3:UTAHDennis Zito 3-yard run2020
3:UTAHDennis McLaughlin PAT made2021
StatisticBYUUTAH
First Downs 9 15
Rushing69
Passing33
Penalty03
Rushing 152 166
Attempts4144
Avg per Rush3.73.8
Touchdowns32
Passing 117 112
Cmp-Att-Int3-7-07-13-1
Completion %42.953.8
Yds/Attempt16.78.6
Yds/Catch39.016.0
Touchdowns01
Total Offense 269 278
Plays4857
Avg per Play120.2114.9
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD0-0-05-17-0
Avg Punt Return3.4
Kick Ret-Yds-TD3-67-04-96-0
Avg Kick Return22.324.0
Punting 9-294 5-201
Avg Punt32.740.2
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost0-03-2
Penalties-Yards4-502-20
FG Made-Att0-00-0
3rd Down Conv--
4th Down Conv--

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Eldon Fortie3650.011719.50070213.80
Doran Merkley010.000.00000.00

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Eldon Fortie12484.020
Paul Allen6315.210
Dion Frazier6284.700
Doran Merkley9232.600
Bill Nelson7172.400
Bill Wright155.005

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLng
Paul Allen17070.0070
Lloyd Smith13434.0034
Don Peterson11313.0013

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLng
Paul Allen13737.0037
Bill Nelson11717.0017
Doran Merkley11313.0013

Defense

PlayerTklSkTFLPBUINTINT YdsINT TDFFFRFR YdsFR TDBlkSfty
Paul Allen90.00.00000000000
Lloyd Smith80.00.00000000000
Wayland Sheppard70.00.00000000000
Dave Cass50.00.00000000000
Bob Barrow50.00.00000000000
Kent Horne50.00.00000000000
Dick Darling50.00.00000000000
Scott Wartena40.00.00000000000
Bill Nelson40.00.00000000000
Dion Frazier40.00.00000000000
Mike Brady30.00.00000000000
Gene Frantz30.00.00000000000
Bruce Handley30.00.00000000000
Gordon Blackham20.00.00000000000
Jeff Livingston20.00.00000000000
Val Weenig20.00.00000000000
Don Peterson20.00.00000000000
Bill Wright20.00.00100000000
Devon Stone10.00.00000000000
Dick Wood10.00.00000000000
Steve Dangerfield10.00.00000000000

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLng
Bill Wright829436.857

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsYds/AttTDIntLngEffSacked
Bill Cravens4666.78914.810246.3
Gary Hertzfeldt3742.9233.30141.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLng
Bud Tynes12453.81
Bill Cravens7446.30
Dennis Zito8415.11
Douglas Wasko5326.40