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Kyle Morrell
Kyle Douglas Morrell
Safety
6-2, 191 lbs
Bountiful, Utah
Born: October 9, 1963 in Scottsdale, Arizona
Died: November 15, 2020 (57-037)
High School: Viewmont HS
Draft: Minnesota Vikings in Round 4 of the 1985 NFL Draft
Pronunciation: More-EL
1984 WAC Co-Def. Player of the Year
1x All-WAC
WAC 1980s All-Decade Team
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Defense
| Season | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 105 | 60 | 45 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 225 | 125 | 100 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 17 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | FR | 5 | S | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | SO | 5 | FS | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | JR | 5 | FS | 12 | 1 |
| 1984 | SR | 5 | FS | 13 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 2 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | FR | 5 | S |
| 1982 | SO | 5 | FS |
| 1983 | JR | 5 | FS |
| 1984 | SR | 5 | FS |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tkl | Sk | TFL | QBH | PBU | INT | INT Yds | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 1981 | H | UNLV | L 41-45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | A | SDSU | W 27-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1981 | A | WYO | L 20-33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1981 | H | UNM | W 31-7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1981 | A | CSU | W 63-14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 1981 | A | HAW | W 13-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1981 | H | UTAH | W 56-28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 1982 | A | UNLV | W 27-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 1982 | A | UGA | L 14-17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1982 | H | AFA | L 38-39 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 1982 | A | UTEP | W 51-3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9, 1982 | A | UNM | W 40-12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1982 | H | HAW | W 39-25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 1982 | H | CSU | W 34-18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1982 | A | USU | L 17-20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 1982 | H | WYO | W 23-13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1982 | H | SDSU | W 58-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1982 | A | UTAH | W 17-12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 1983 | A | BAY | L 36-40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 1983 | H | BGSU | W 63-28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1983 | A | AFA | W 46-28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1983 | A | UCLA | W 37-35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1983 | A | WYO | W 41-10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 1983 | H | UNM | W 66-21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1983 | A | SDSU | W 47-12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1983 | H | USU | W 38-34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1983 | A | UTEP | W 31-9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1983 | H | CSU | W 24-6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | H | UTAH | W 55-7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1983 | B | MIZZ | W 21-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 1984 | A | PITT | W 20-14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1984 | H | BAY | W 47-13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1984 | H | TLSA | W 38-15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 1984 | A | HAW | W 18-13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1984 | A | CSU | W 52-9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1984 | H | WYO | W 41-38 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1984 | A | AFA | W 30-25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1984 | A | UNM | W 48-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 1984 | H | UTEP | W 42-9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 1984 | H | SDSU | W 34-3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1984 | A | UTAH | W 24-14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1984 | H | USU | W 38-13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 1984 | B | MICH | W 24-17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 1981 | H | UNLV | L 41-45 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | A | SDSU | W 27-7 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1981 | A | WYO | L 20-33 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 1981 | H | UNM | W 31-7 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1981 | A | CSU | W 63-14 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 1981 | A | HAW | W 13-3 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1981 | H | UTAH | W 56-28 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 1982 | A | UNLV | W 27-0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 1982 | A | UGA | L 14-17 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1982 | H | AFA | L 38-39 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 1982 | A | UTEP | W 51-3 | 0 |
| Oct 9, 1982 | A | UNM | W 40-12 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1982 | H | HAW | W 39-25 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 1982 | H | CSU | W 34-18 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1982 | A | USU | L 17-20 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 1982 | H | WYO | W 23-13 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1982 | H | SDSU | W 58-8 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1982 | A | UTAH | W 17-12 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 1983 | A | BAY | L 36-40 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 1983 | H | BGSU | W 63-28 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1983 | A | AFA | W 46-28 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1983 | A | UCLA | W 37-35 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1983 | A | WYO | W 41-10 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1983 | H | UNM | W 66-21 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1983 | A | SDSU | W 47-12 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1983 | H | USU | W 38-34 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1983 | A | UTEP | W 31-9 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1983 | H | CSU | W 24-6 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | H | UTAH | W 55-7 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1983 | B | MIZZ | W 21-17 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 1984 | A | PITT | W 20-14 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1984 | H | BAY | W 47-13 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 1984 | H | TLSA | W 38-15 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 1984 | A | HAW | W 18-13 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1984 | A | CSU | W 52-9 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1984 | H | WYO | W 41-38 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1984 | A | AFA | W 30-25 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 1984 | A | UNM | W 48-0 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 1984 | H | UTEP | W 42-9 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 1984 | H | SDSU | W 34-3 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1984 | A | UTAH | W 24-14 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1984 | H | USU | W 38-13 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 1984 | B | MICH | W 24-17 | 1 |
| Date | Team | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1985 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | Signed contract |
| Aug 27, 1985 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | Placed on injured reserve |
| Oct 8, 1986 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | Released |
| May 11, 1987 | Indianapolis Colts | NFL | Signed contract |
| Aug 19, 1987 | Indianapolis Colts | NFL | Waived |
- 1981 - Came on as QB before moving to safety