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1966 BYU Football
| Date | AP | Opponent | Score | Stadium | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at San Jose State College | 19-9 W | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, CA | 17,000 | |
| Sep 30 | Colorado State | 27-24 W | Cougar Stadium | Provo, UT | 25,023 | |
| Oct 8 | Utah State | 27-7 W | Cougar Stadium | Provo, UT | 29,335 | |
| Oct 14 | Arizona State | 7-10 L | Cougar Stadium | Provo, UT | 20,119 | |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico | 33-6 W | University Stadium | Albuquerque, NM | 18,524 | |
| Oct 29 | at Arizona | 16-14 W | Arizona Stadium | Tucson, AZ | 23,400 | |
| Nov 5 | Texas Western | 53-33 W | Cougar Stadium | Provo, UT | 30,284 | |
| Nov 12 | at Utah | 35-13 W | Ute Stadium | Salt Lake City, UT | 28,776 | |
| Nov 19 | Wyoming | 14-47 L | Cougar Stadium | Provo, UT | 38,333 | |
| Nov 26 | Pacific | 38-0 W | Cougar Stadium | Provo, UT | 14,845 |
| Statistic | BYU | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 269 | 163 |
| Points per game | 26.9 | 16.3 |
| First Downs | 212 | 147 |
| Rushing | 83 | 65 |
| Passing | 117 | 71 |
| Penalty | 12 | 11 |
| Rushing Yardage | 1611 | 961 |
| Rushing attempts | 398 | 350 |
| Average per rush | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Average per game | 161.1 | 96.1 |
| TDs Rushing | 14 | 8 |
| Passing Yardage | 2416 | 1690 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 161-329-21 | 128-289-14 |
| Completion pct | 48.9% | 44.3% |
| Average per pass | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| Average per catch | 15.0 | 13.2 |
| Average per game | 241.6 | 169.0 |
| TDs Passing | 22 | 10 |
| Total Offense | 4027 | 2651 |
| Total plays | 727 | 639 |
| Average per play | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| Average per game | 402.7 | 265.1 |
| Kick returns: #-Yards | 26-423 | 38-743 |
| Average per return | 16.3 | 19.6 |
| Punt returns: #-Yards | 30-393 | 20-229 |
| Average per return | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 23-14 | 24-9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 73-666 | 61-605 |
| Punts-Yards | 53-1997 | 70-2729 |
| Average per punt | 37.7 | 39.0 |
| Sacks by | ||
| Field goals-attempts | 3-7 | 4-6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Carter | 141 | 293 | 48.1 | 2182 | 7.4 | 21 | 16 | 123.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Simpson | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 234 | 6.5 | 1 | 5 | 91.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ogden | 204 | 906 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 95 | 357 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Perry Rodrigue | 62 | 259 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Oborn | 25 | 85 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Ogden | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Russell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Palmer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Casey Boyette | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Simpson | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yards | Yds/Rec | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Odle | 60 | 920 | 15.3 | 5 | 22 |
| Casey Boyette | 39 | 630 | 16.2 | 6 | 8 |
| Kent Oborn | 19 | 242 | 12.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Perry Rodrigue | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Palmer | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 1 | 8 |
| TEAM | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ogden | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Tim Russell | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Horrace Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Lou Andrus | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
| John Ogden | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
Kick Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Oborn | 14 | 275 | 19.6 | 0 | 25 |
| Perry Rodrigue | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 27 |
| John Ogden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Steve Ogden | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Gordon Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Oborn | 28 | 347 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curg Belcher | 77 | 24 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Moses Kim | 72 | 14 | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Frazier | 71 | 11 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Roberts | 68 | 30 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Gardner | 62 | 19 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Banky | 50 | 13 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Scanlan | 43 | 10 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Laverty | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Colson | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Allphin | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Peterson | 31 | 5 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Bozich | 29 | 5 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bean | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Schow | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Ashdown | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Cook | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Presley | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rice | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lahmann | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Mercado | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Loper | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Wilson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Hall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Odle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Rodrigue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Olson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Monson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Blackham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Palmer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Andrus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Newberry | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Oborn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaVern Swanson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ogden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Baltzer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pollard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Jacobsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Sadler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Lopez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Scales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horrace Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Boyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Kline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Allphin | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | FGA | Pct | Lng | 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Blk | XPM | XPA | XP Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Laverty | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 27 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Ashdown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | Punt | Yds | Avg | Lng | PuntBlk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Laverty | 32 | 1187 | 37.1 | 79 | 0 |
| Tom Lahmann | 20 | 744 | 37.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Kent Oborn | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
Roster
| No. | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Rice | SR | Lima, OH | ||||||
| 11 | Tom Pollard | JR | S | 5-10 | 160 | Van Nuys, CA | Birmgingham HS | Pierce Junior College |
| 12 | Don Griffin | FR | El Dorado, AR | Ricks College | ||||
| 13 | Stewart Simpson | JR | QB | 6-1 | 195 | Salt Lake City, UT | Highland HS | |
| 14 | Virgil Carter | SR | QB | 6-1 | 175 | Provo, UT | Folsom HS | |
| 15 | Marc Lyons | RS | QB | 6-3 | 195 | Arvada, CO | Arvada HS | |
| 16 | Terry Colson | JR | S | 5-10 | 172 | Macon, GA | Willingham HS | |
| 17 | Hank Mercado | SO | DHB | 6-1 | 185 | Redlands, CA | Frank Serreo HS | |
| 20 | Bob Bean | SO | S | 5-11 | 185 | Seattle, WA | Roosevelt HS | |
| 21 | Larry Echo Hawk | FR | Farmington, NM | Farmington HS | ||||
| 21 | Casey Boyette | SO | WB | 6-1 | 190 | Jena, LA | Jena HS | Northeast Louisiana |
| 22 | Kent Oborn | SR | WB | 5-10 | 180 | Payson, UT | Payson HS | |
| 23 | Jim Tyrrell | JR | DB | 6-1 | 175 | San Jose, CA | Leigh HS | West Valley Junior College |
| 24 | Bobby Roberts | JR | DB | 6-1 | 177 | Pleasant Hill, CA | College Park HS | |
| 25 | Ben Laverty | SR | DB | 6-2 | 188 | Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield Junior College | |
| 26 | Steve Ogden | SR | TB | 5-10 | 190 | Tarzana, CA | Reseda HS | Pierce Junior College |
| 28 | Tim Russell | SR | WB | 5-10 | 170 | Lakewood, CA | Lakewood HS | |
| 30 | Perry Rodrigue | JR | TB/FB | 5-8 | 195 | Thibodaux, LA | ||
| 31 | John Dodson | SO | FB | 6-1 | 202 | Vacaville, CA | Vacaville HS | |
| 32 | John Ogden | SR | FB | 5-11 | 200 | Tarzana, CA | Reseda HS | |
| 33 | Craig Bozich | SO | LB | 6-1 | 205 | Aurora, CO | Aurora HS | |
| 36 | Duane Gettmann | SO | LB | 6-1 | 200 | Inglewood, CA | ||
| 41 | LaVern Swanson | JR | TB | 6-1 | 170 | Central Point, OR | Crater Lake HS | |
| 42 | Wally Hawkins | JR | TB | 6-1 | 192 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa HS | |
| 43 | Bob Ashdown | SR | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Orem, UT | Orem HS | |
| 44 | Tom Lahmann | SO | M | 6-2 | 195 | Carson, WA | Stevenson HS | |
| 46 | Curg Belcher | SR | M | 6-1 | 200 | Vernal, UT | Uintah HS | |
| 50 | Mel Olson | JR | C/LB | 6-2 | 220 | Afton, WY | Star Valley HS | |
| 51 | Monte Squires | SO | C | 6-1 | 215 | Aurora, CO | Hinkley HS | |
| 51 | Gordon Blackham | R-SR | LB | 6-1 | 205 | Salt Lake City, UT | West HS | |
| 52 | Bob Lake | JR | Seattle, WA | Roosevelt HS | Columbia Basin College | |||
| 55 | Moses Kim | SR | LB | 6-1 | 198 | Honolulu, HI | Farrington HS | |
| 59 | Gordon Jennings | SR | C | 6-1 | 220 | Roosevelt, UT | Union HS | |
| 60 | Jerry Cook | JR | G | 6-1 | 205 | Pleasant Hill, CA | College Park HS | |
| 61 | Leo Presley | JR | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Azusa, CA | ||
| 62 | Dan Kline | JR | G | 6-1 | 195 | Glendora, CA | Glendora HS | |
| 63 | Richard Thiemann | JR | G | 6-1 | 206 | Preston, ID | Preston HS | |
| 64 | Grant Wilson | SR | G | 6-1 | 230 | Brigham City, UT | Box Elder HS | |
| 65 | Richie Lopez | SO | G | 6-2 | 225 | Glendora, CA | Glendora HS | |
| 66 | Joe Scanlan | JR | G | 6-1 | 230 | Honolulu, HI | Farrington HS | Arizona Western College |
| 67 | Sid Frazier | JR | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Birmingham, AL | York HS | |
| 69 | Paul Ehrmann | SR | G | 6-1 | 230 | San Diego, CA | St. Elizabeth HS | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| 70 | Tom Baltzer | JR | T | 6-2 | 228 | San Diego, CA | Herbert Hoover HS | San Diego City College |
| 71 | Jan Hall | SO | G | 6-1 | 205 | Lewiston, UT | Sky View HS | |
| 72 | Mike Loper | SO | DT | 6-4 | 230 | Scottsdale, AZ | Arcadia HS | |
| 74 | Glen Gardner | SR | DT | 6-3 | 235 | Roosevelt, UT | Union HS | Dixie College |
| 75 | Brent Olson | SO | DT | 6-5 | 210 | Payson, UT | Payson HS | |
| 76 | Richard Banky | JR | DT | 6-5 | 235 | Elk Grove, IL | Layden HS | |
| 77 | Max Huber | JR | T | 6-3 | 235 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa HS | |
| 78 | Lou Andrus | SR | G/T | 6-5 | 225 | Salt Lake City, UT | Granite HS | |
| 79 | Max Newberry | JR | T | 6-2 | 230 | San Diego, CA | Napa HS | Napa Junior College |
| 80 | Dave Allphin | JR | DE | 6-1 | 185 | Orem, UT | Orem HS | |
| 82 | Doug Schow | SR | DE | 6-3 | 196 | Twin Falls, ID | Twin Falls HS | |
| 83 | Ken Sadler | JR | DE | 6-1 | 194 | Conroe, TX | Palomar College | |
| 84 | Horrace Smith | SO | TE | 6-2 | 208 | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas HS | |
| 85 | Dennis Palmer | SR | TE | 6-2 | 200 | Grantsville, UT | Grantsville HS | |
| 86 | Steve Peterson | JR | DE | 6-2 | 210 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa HS | |
| 87 | Bob Allphin | SR | Orem, UT | Orem HS | ||||
| 87 | Harold Monson | SO | TE | 6-1 | 190 | Lakewood, CO | Lakewood HS | |
| 88 | Phil Odle | JR | SE | 6-1 | 181 | Elgin, IL | Elgin HS | |
| 89 | Tom Newsom | SO | SE | 6-4 | 215 | Vacaville, CA | Vacaville HS | |
| 90 | Lloyd Jacobsen | JR | SE | 6-1 | 180 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Mesa College |
Coaching Staff
| Coach | Position |
|---|---|
| Chris Apostol | Defensive Backs |
| Earl Lindley | Offensive Line |
| Floyd Millet | Athletic Director |
| John D. Payne | Offensive Line |
| LaVell Edwards | Defensive Line |
| Tommy Hudspeth | Head Coach |
| Wayne Startin | Freshmen |