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1931 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs UAY All-Stars | 7-3 W | Ogden Stadium | Ogden, UT | 2,500 | |
| Sep 25 | at San Francisco | 0-25 L | Seals Stadium | San Francisco, CA | 20,000 | |
| Oct 3 | at Nevada | 18-14 W | Mackay Stadium | Reno, NV | 0 | |
| Oct 17 | at Utah | 0-43 L | Ute Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 15,000 | |
| Oct 24 | Western State | 31-0 W | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 0 | |
| Oct 31 | at Colorado State Teachers | 0-6 L | Jackson Field | Greeley, CO | 0 | |
| Nov 7 | vs Utah State Agricultural College | 6-0 W | Ogden Stadium | Ogden, UT | 5,000 | |
| Nov 13 | Wyoming | 7-13 L | Y Stadium | Provo, UT | 3,000 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 69 | 156 |
| Points per game | 8.6 | 14.2 |
| First Downs | 29 | 42 |
| Rushing | 25 | 33 |
| Passing | 3 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing Yardage | 900 | 1413 |
| Rushing attempts | 125 | 175 |
| Average per rush | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Average per game | 128.6 | 201.9 |
| TDs Rushing | 1 | 13 |
| Passing Yardage | 167 | 426 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 17-48-7 | 27-78-7 |
| Completion pct | 35.4% | 34.6% |
| Average per pass | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| Average per catch | 9.8 | 15.8 |
| Average per game | 23.9 | 60.9 |
| TDs Passing | 0 | 3 |
| Total Offense | 1067 | 1839 |
| Total plays | 173 | 253 |
| Average per play | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Average per game | 152.4 | 262.7 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | -253 | -139 |
| Average per return | ||
| Punt returns: #-Yards | 5-121 | 6-66 |
| Average per return | 24.2 | 11.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-5 | 4-4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-125 | 19-315 |
| Punts-Yards | 60-2248 | 58-2217 |
| Average per punt | 37.5 | 38.2 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 3rd-down conversion | / | / |
| 3rd-down pct | % | % |
| 4th-down conversion | / | / |
| 4th-down pct | % | % |
Passing
| Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Eff | Lng | Sacked | Sack Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Merrill | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 146.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Biddulph | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -200.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pete Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | -200.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Biddulph | 36 | 149 | 4.1 | 2 | 8 |
| Cliff Toone | 0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ernest Shober | 19 | 40 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Merrill | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Weldon Matthews | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 2 | 6 |
| Marvin Skousen | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Wilson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Wilkinson | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Joseph Hapi | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Eggertsen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Weldon Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Floyd Biddulph | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Matthews | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Ray Merrill | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Burle Robison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Marvin Skousen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Keith Wangsgard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Biddulph | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Condie | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Ray Merrill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armand Eggertsen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Shields | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marvin Skousen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Biddulph | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weldon Matthews | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Wangsgard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burle Robison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Toone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Shober | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Murdock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Pct | Lng | 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Blk | XPM | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Shober | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Floyd Biddulph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Glen Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | Punt | Yds | Avg | Lng | PuntBlk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Merrill | 21 | 752 | 35.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Floyd Biddulph | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Horlacher | SR | Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
| Judd Manson | SR | T | 195 | Eureka, UT | Tintic HS | |||
| Floyd Kotter | SO | Elsinore, UT | Monroe HS | |||||
| 5 | Glen Wilkinson | JR | QB | 161 | Ogden, UT | |||
| 9 | Ray Merrill | SR | QB | 171 | Millcreek, UT | |||
| 10 | Floyd Biddulph | JR | HB | 155 | Provo, UT | |||
| 11 | Marvin Skousen | SR | FB | 180 | Chandler, AZ | Chandler HS | ||
| 14 | Weldon Matthews | SO | HB | 183 | Murray, UT | |||
| 15 | Pete Wilson | SO | HB | 170 | Payson, UT | Payson HS | ||
| 16 | Wayne Simper | SR | HB | 160 | Murray, UT | |||
| 17 | Lloyd Shields | JR | G | 175 | Tooele, UT | Tooele HS | ||
| 18 | Armand Eggertsen | JR | E | 175 | Preston, ID | Provo HS | ||
| 18 | Burnell Lewis | SR | G | 180 | Spanish Fork, UT | Spanish Fork HS | ||
| 20 | Iman Hales | JR | G | 178 | Deseret, UT | |||
| 21 | Ernest Shober | JR | HB | 220 | Murray, UT | Murray HS | ||
| 23 | Melvin Griffith | JR | G | 195 | Lake Point, UT | Tooele HS | ||
| 26 | Bob Yorgason | JR | T | 175 | Cowley, WY | Cowley HS | ||
| 27 | Vernon Condie | SO | T | 185 | Springville, UT | |||
| 27 | Cliff Toone | SR | HB | 165 | Gooding, ID | Gooding HS | ||
| 29 | Hap Nisonger | SO | T | 185 | Provo, UT | Provo HS | ||
| 30 | Earl Hone | SR | FB | 180 | Brigham City, UT | Box Elder HS | ||
| 31 | Burle Robison | JR | E | 190 | Provo, UT | Provo HS | ||
| 32 | Keith Wangsgard | SR | C | 185 | Ogden, UT | |||
| 33 | Vernon Richardson | JR | T | 195 | Thatcher, AZ | |||
| 36 | Steve Murdock | JR | C | 170 | Provo, UT |
Coaching Staff
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| G. Ott Romney | Head Coach |