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BYU vs Utah State — October 24, 1970

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Date	October 24, 1970
Stadium	Cougar Stadium
Location	Provo, UT
Attendance	21,562
BYU Conference	WAC
Opp Conference	Independent
BYU Head Coach	Tommy Hudspeth
Opp Head Coach	Chuck Mills
BYU AP Rank
Opp AP Rank

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Qtr	Time	Team	Scoring Event	BYU	OPP
1	:	BYU	Pete Van Valkenburg 1-yard run (Joe Liljenquist PAT made)	7	0
1	:	USU	Tony Adams 26-yard pass to Wesley Garnett	7	6
2	:	USU	Tony Adams 17-yard pass to Wesley Garnett	7	12
2	:	USU	John Strycula 2pt conversion	7	14
2	:	BYU	Pete Van Valkenburg 1-yard run (Joe Liljenquist PAT made)	14	14
2	:	BYU	Ron Tree 22-yard fumble return (Joe Liljenquist PAT made)	21	14
3	:	USU	Tony Adams 18-yard pass to Bob Wicks	21	20
4	:	BYU	Joe Liljenquist 28-yard field goal	24	20
4	:	BYU	Joe Liljenquist 27-yard field goal	27	20

Statistic	BYU	USU
First Downs	20	19
Rushing	12	7
Passing	6	12
Penalty	2	0
Rushing	235	126
Attempts	67	48
Avg per Rush	3.5	2.6
Touchdowns	2	0
Passing	60	206
Cmp-Att-Int	6-12-1	15-31-3
Completion %	50.0	48.4
Yds/Attempt	5.0	6.6
Yds/Catch	10.0	13.7
Touchdowns	0	3
Total Offense	295	332
Plays	79	79
Avg per Play	63.0	207.6
Punt/Kick Returns
Punt Ret-Yds-TD	4-35-0	2-10-0
Avg Punt Return	8.8	5.0
Kick Ret-Yds-TD	4-89-0	4-54-0
Avg Kick Return	22.3	13.5
Punting	4-156	7-266
Avg Punt	39.0	38.0
Miscellaneous
Fumbles-Lost	4-3	2-2
Penalties-Yards	5-25	12-101
FG Made-Att	2-	0-
3rd Down Conv	-	-
4th Down Conv	-	-

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Lng	Eff	Sacked
Brian Gunderson	6	12	50.0	60	5.0	0	1	0	75.3	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Pete Van Valkenburg	36	178	4.9	2	26
Dave Coon	19	44	2.3	0	6
Brian Gunderson	7	21	3.0	0	9
Pili Saluone	4	-1	-0.3	2	0
Rick Jones	1	-7	-7.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Golden Richards	5	57	11.4	0	0
Dan Bowers	1	3	3.0	0	3

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Chris Farasopoulos	2	75	37.5	0	0
Pete Van Valkenburg	1	14	14.0	0	14
Dan Bowers	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Chris Farasopoulos	4	35	8.8	0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Sk	TFL	PBU	INT	INT Yds	INT TD	FF	FR	FR Yds	FR TD	Blk	Sfty
Ted Nelson	14	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Tree	11	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Farasopoulos	10	0.0	0.0	1	2	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Liljenquist	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jacobsen	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Hansen	8	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerald Meyer	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Lyman	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Faulkner	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Von Wells	5	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Crandall	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Mendenhall	4	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Serck	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Crompton	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Dvorak	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Bowers	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Banzhaf	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Knight	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Lng	Blk	XP	XPA	XP Blk
Joe Liljenquist	2	3	28		3	3	0

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Joe Liljenquist	4	156	39.0	42

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Lng	Eff	Sacked
Tony Adams	15	31	48.4	206	6.6	3	3	40	116.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Ed Giles	17	56	3.3	0	10
John Strycula	21	51	2.4	0	9
Jerry Holmes	2	15	7.5	0
Wesley Garnett	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tony Adams	7	1	0.1	0	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Bob Wicks	5	67	13.4	1	18
John Strycula	3	49	16.3	0	40
Wesley Garnett	2	43	21.5	2	26
Paul Reuter	2	29	14.5	0	17
Tom Forzani	1	13	13.0	0	13
Ed Giles	2	5	2.5	0	14

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerry Holmes	4	54	13.5	0	0
Bob Wicks	0	0		0	0
John Strycula	0	0		0	0

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Bob Wicks	1	10	10.0	0	0
John Strycula	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jerry Holmes	0	0		0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Sk	TFL	PBU	INT	INT Yds	INT TD	FF	FR	FR Yds	FR TD	Blk	Sfty
Mike Jones	21			0									0
Mike Ellison	16			0									0
Bill Dunstan	10			0									0
Steve Coupee	10			0									0
Tyrone Couey	8			0									0
Ed Nunnley	8			0									0
Elden Liu	8			0									0
Dale Washburn	6			1	1								0
Wendell Brooks	5			0									0
Truitt White	3			0									0
Dan Cox	2			0									0
Bob Wicks	2			0									0
Dennis Ferguson	2			0									0
Gerald Brown	1			0									0
Ray Watts	1			0									0
Tuifua Halaufia	1			0									0

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Lng	Blk	XP	XPA	XP Blk
Kay Littledyke	0	0	0		0	2

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Mickey Doyle	7	265	37.9	47