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BYU vs Wyoming — October 9, 1976
| Date | October 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cougar Stadium |
| Location | Provo, UT |
| Attendance | 35,423 |
| BYU Conference | WAC |
| Opp Conference | WAC |
| BYU Head Coach | LaVell Edwards |
| Opp Head Coach | Fred Akers |
| BYU AP Rank | |
| Opp AP Rank |
Game Notes
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No game summary available.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Scoring Event | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | : | WYO | Dan Christopulos 25-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | : | WYO | LaTrail Jones 80-yard run (Dan Christopulos PAT made) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | : | WYO | Marc Cousins 28-yard pass to Bob Davis (Dan Christopulos PAT made) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | : | WYO | Dan Christopulos -yard field goal | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | : | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 65-yard pass to Jeff Blanc (Dave Taylor PAT made) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | : | WYO | Marc Cousins 3-yard run (Dan Christopulos PAT made) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | : | WYO | Marc Cousins 27-yard run (Dan Christopulos PAT made) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Dave Lowry 39-yard run | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Brian Billick 2pt conversion | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 2-yard pass to Tod Thompson | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Mike Chronister 2pt conversion | 23 | 34 |
| 4 | : | BYU | Gifford Nielsen 4-yard pass to John Van Der Wouden | 29 | 34 |
| Statistic | BYU | WYO |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 21 |
| Rushing | 2 | 19 |
| Passing | 13 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | 57 | 424 |
| Attempts | 27 | 73 |
| Avg per Rush | 2.1 | 5.8 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 324 | 44 |
| Cmp-Att-Int | 24-42-2 | 3-7-1 |
| Completion % | 57.1 | 42.9 |
| Yds/Attempt | 7.7 | 6.3 |
| Yds/Catch | 13.5 | 14.7 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Total Offense | 381 | 468 |
| Plays | 69 | 80 |
| Avg per Play | 324.8 | 49.3 |
| Punt/Kick Returns | ||
| Punt Ret-Yds-TD | 3-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| Avg Punt Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kick Ret-Yds-TD | 2-51-0 | 4-21-0 |
| Avg Kick Return | 25.5 | 5.3 |
| Punting | 7-277 | 3-143 |
| Avg Punt | 39.6 | 47.7 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 4-3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-65 | 5-60 |
| FG Made-Att | 0- | 2- |
| 3rd Down Conv | - | - |
| 4th Down Conv | - | - |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 24 | 42 | 57.1 | 324 | 7.7 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 136.0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 39 |
| Todd Christensen | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
| Jeff Blanc | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 9 | -34 | -3.8 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blanc | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Der Wouden | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Christensen | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Billick | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tod Thompson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lowry | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Gourley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Chronister | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Coloma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Wood | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Rice | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kanahele | 9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Murdock | 9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekeli Ieremia | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Wilgar | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hernandez | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Swenson | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Jensen | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peterson | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Kama | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Berntsen | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Tucker | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Terranova | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Varner | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Biddy | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Velasco | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dewey | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miller | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Nielsen | 7 | 277 | 39.6 | 61 |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Lng | Eff | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Cousins | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 114.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Cousins | 30 | 173 | 5.8 | 2 | 27 |
| LaTrail Jones | 11 | 163 | 14.8 | 1 | 80 |
| Rob Wright | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Bob Davis | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dexter Cumberlander | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| JC Fowler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Calhoun | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Wilson | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Walter Howard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Robbie Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lett | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| John Arnold | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Leon Broussard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sk | TFL | PBU | INT | INT Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR Yds | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Garner | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Craig Parham | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Paul Nunu | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Glen Hover | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Dave Clements | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Sammy Steinmark | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin McClain | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Webb | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Grant Linck | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mike Rafferty | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Ray Stawowy | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Leon Broussard | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Francis Chesley | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Lynn Hover | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Randy Hughley | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Karl Camino | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Lng | Blk | XP | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Chrisopulos | 2 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 48 |
Offense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| TB | Jeff Blanc |
| FB | Todd Christensen |
| FL | Mike Chronister |
| SE | John Van Der Wouden |
| TE | Brian Billick |
| LT | Lance Reynolds |
| LG | Steve Miller |
| C | Chuck Carlson |
| RG | Keith Uperesa |
| RT | Dave Hubbard |
Wyoming
No data.
Defense
BYU
| Pos | Player |
|---|---|
| DE | Steve Dewey |
| DE | Marcus Kanahele |
| DT | Mekeli Ieremia |
| DT | Bill Rice |
| LB | Rod Wood |
| LB | Blake Murdock |
| LB | Larry Miller |
| CB | Craig Jensen |
| CB | Tony Hernandez |
| FS | Dana Wilgar |
| SS | Marc Swenson |
Wyoming
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