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1973 BYU Football

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Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Location	Attendance
Sep 15	Colorado State	13-21 L	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	28,285
Sep 29	Oregon State	37-14 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	27,434
Oct 6	at Utah State	7-13 L	Romney Stadium	Logan, UT	15,486
Oct 13	Iowa State	24-26 L	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	25,540
Oct 20	at No. 12 Arizona State	12-52 L	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, AZ	47,137
Oct 27	at Wyoming	21-41 L	War Memorial Stadium	Laramie, WY	18,746
Nov 3	New Mexico	56-21 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	11,412
Nov 10	Arizona	10-24 L	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	19,957
Nov 17	Weber State	45-14 W	Cougar Stadium	Provo, UT	14,548
Nov 24	at Utah	46-22 W	Rice Stadium	Salt Lake City, UT	18,243
Dec 1	at UTEP	63-0 W	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, TX	6,145

Statistic	BYU	OPP
Scoring	334	248
Points per game	30.4	22.5
First Downs	270	194
Rushing	115	83
Passing	131	80
Penalty	24	31
Rushing Yardage	1884	1846
Rushing attempts	531	509
Average per rush	3.5	3.6
Average per game	171.3	167.8
TDs Rushing	18	17
Passing Yardage	2933	1918
Comp-Att-Int	236-414-20	124-304-18
Completion pct	57.0%	40.8%
Average per pass	7.1	6.3
Average per catch	12.4	15.5
Average per game	266.6	174.4
TDs Passing	24	13
Total Offense	4817	3764
Total plays	945	813
Average per play	5.1	4.6
Average per game	437.9	342.2
Kick returns: #-Yards	42-867	34-773
Average per return	20.6	22.7
Punt returns: #-Yards	41-588	18-76
Average per return	14.3	4.2
Fumbles-Lost	32-22	29-22
Penalties-Yards	111-1177	95-985
Punts-Yards	61-2308	81-3292
Average per punt	37.8	40.6
Sacks by	21	30
Field goals-attempts	9-22	11-18
3rd-down conversion	66/179	52/173
3rd-down pct	36.9%	30.1%
4th-down conversion	10/22	7/16
4th-down pct	45.5%	43.8%

Passing

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Int	Eff	Lng	Sacked	Sack Yards
Gary Sheide	177	299	59.2	2329	7.8	22	12	140.9	68	13	114
Randy Litchfield	54	107	50.5	555	5.2	2	7	87.1	34	15	109
Dave Terry	4	7	57.1	26	3.7	0	0	88.3	11	2	16
John Betham	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	.0	0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Yds/Att	TD	Lng
Mark Terranova	95	453	4.8	1	36
Steve Stratton	69	372	5.4	0	29
Jeff Blanc	61	301	4.9	3	30
Randy Litchfield	62	215	3.5	3	28
Charlie Ah You	43	186	4.3	2	20
Gil Gillenwater	43	156	3.6	2	21
Dave Coon	31	96	3.1	0	16
Wayne Bower	28	89	3.2	1	26
Dan Taylor	22	71	3.2	0	16
Dan Van Valkenburg	8	30	3.8	0	10
Lynn Zwahlen	2	11	5.5	0	13
Tom Easley	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tim Mahoney	1	2	2.0	0	2
Mark Giles	3	-5	-1.7	0	5
Gary Sheide	49	-5	-0.1	8	37
Dave Terry	6	-12	-2.0	0	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	Yds/Rec	TD	Lng
Jay Miller	101	1185	11.7	8	40
Mike Pistorius	37	456	12.3	2	26
Lynn Zwahlen	24	301	12.5	0	42
John Betham	9	229	25.4	3	59
Steve Stratton	9	160	17.8	1	37
Wayne Bower	19	159	8.4	3	27
Jeff Blanc	6	71	11.8	0	23
Sam LoBue	1	68	68.0	1	68
Mark Terranova	7	57	8.1	1	28
Dave Coon	7	53	7.6	1	19
Dave Affleck	1	34	34.0	1	34
Dan Taylor	5	31	6.2	2	12
Dan Van Valkenburg	1	14	14.0	0	14
Gil Gillenwater	1	4	4.0	0	4

Kick Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Lynn Zwahlen	18	386	21.4	45
Mark Terranova	12	295	24.6	0
Jeff Blanc	4	82	20.5	17
John Betham	2	48	24.0	28
Wayne Bower	4	32	8.0	15
Gil Gillenwater	1	21	21.0	21
Steve Ewing	2	15	7.5	0
Steve Stratton	1	6	6.0	6

Punt Returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TD
John Betham	39	547	14.0	1
Jeff Blanc	1	14	14.0	0
Lynn Zwahlen	1	4	4.0	0
Dave Atkinson	1	3	3.0	0

Defense

Player	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	PBU	INT	Yds	TD	FF	FR
Larry Carr	63	28	35	0.0	0.0	6	3	28	1	0	0
Paul Linford	58	14	44	0.0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Russell	49	33	16	0.0	2.0	11	6	112	1	0	2
Doug Adams	49	17	32	1.0	3.0	1	2	7	0	0	1
Stan Varner	47	23	24	4.0	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Dave Atkinson	46	32	14	0.0	0.0	3	3	14	0	0	2
Mike Preston	44	22	22	1.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Larsen	39	17	22	1.0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Sid Smith	36	12	24	0.0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Baker	36	13	23	0.0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dana Wilgar	34	22	12	0.0	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	2
Wally Molifua	33	9	24	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Shaw	27	14	13	0.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Jensen	27	13	14	0.0	0.0	1	2	24	0	0	3
Keith Rivera	19	11	8	3.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Echo Hawk	16	8	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Wells	16	4	12	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Jensen	13	6	7	0.0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reed Gempeler	13	5	8	0.0	0.0	4	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Livingston	11	6	5	0.0	0.0	6	0	0	0	0	1
Clark Carlson	9	7	2	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Murphy	9	3	6	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Robbins	8	2	6	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kahlili Hunt	8	7	1	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Stoddard	8	0	8	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Murdock	7	4	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Campos	5	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	1	10	0	0	0
Steve Price	4	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Brooks	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Dewey	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orrin Olsen	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Litchfield	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Tucker	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Fairbanks	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Coon	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Bailey	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Smilowitz	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	FGA	Pct	Lng	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Blk	XPM	XPA	XP Blk
Dev Duke	8	22	36.4	51	0-0	2-3	2-4	3-11	1-4	0	30	38	0
Randy Litchfield	1	1	100.0	31	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	4	0

Punting

Player	Punt	Yds	Avg	Lng	PuntBlk
Mark Giles	61	2425	39.8	57	0

Kickoffs

Player	No	Yds	TB
Dev Duke	63	3665	26
Mark Giles	1	34	0
Randy Litchfield	1	27	0

Roster

No.	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Previous School
3	Dev Duke	SO	K	5-11	161	Provo, UT	Provo HS
5	John Henson	SO	FS	5-11	200	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
7	Gary Shaw	SO	SS	5-11	180	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood High
8	Dave Atkinson	SR	CB	6-2	193	Provo, UT	Provo HS
9	Fred Echo Hawk	SR	DB	6-1	190	Farmington, NM	Farmington HS
10	Dave Coon	SR	TB	6-1	185	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas High
11	Mark Giles	SO	QB	6-1	195	Columbia, SC	Olympia HS
12	Gary Sheide	JR	QB	6-2	195	Concord, CA	Antioch HS	Diablo Valley College
13	Dave Terry	SR	QB	5-11	175	Newport Beach, CA
14	Doug Coon	JR	KS	6-2	200	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas HS
16	Randy Litchfield	SO	QB	6-3	185	Redmond, WA	Redmond HS
17	Dave Affleck	R-SR	SE	6-2	190	Orem, UT	Orem HS	Snow College
18	Stan Call	JR	DB	5-10	178	Layton, UT	Davis HS
19	Jim Gunnell	SO	TB	6-0	200	Salt Lake City, UT	East HS
20	Gil Gillenwater	SO	TB	6-0	170	Phoenix, AZ	Arcadia High
21	Craig Jensen	RS	CB	5-9	170	Provo, UT	Provo HS
22	Charlie Ah You	SO	FB	5-10	185	Laie, HI	Kahuku HS
23	Gary Weight	SO	FS	6-4	190	Payson, UT	Payson HS
24	Tom Echo Hawk	JR	SS	6-0	190	Farmington, NM	Farmington HS
25	Joe Livingston	SO	CB	6-0	180	Auburn, CA	Placer High
26	George Harris	FR				Burnsville, MN	Burnsville HS
26	Sam LoBue	JR	SE	5-11	175	San Jose, CA	Campbell High	West Valley (Calif.)
28	Mike Russell	JR	CB	5-11	175	Reno, NV	Reno HS	Santa Rosa Junior College
30	Tim Mahoney	JR	FB	6-0	195	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove HS	Consumness River. (Calif.)
30	Jeff Blanc	FR				Boise, ID	Borah HS
31	Alphonso Mickelson	JR	DB	6-0	175	Clearfield, UT		Dixie College
32	Steve Lindgren	SR		5-10	200	Salt Lake City, UT
33	Clark Carlson	SO	LB	6-1	190	Thornton, CO	Highland HS
34	Phil Jensen	SO	LB	6-2	210	Centerville, UT	Viewmont HS
35	Steve Stratton	SR	FB	6-0	230	Auburn, CA
36	Wayne Bower	JR	FB	6-0	190	Caldwell, ID	Nampa HS
39	Reed Gempeler	SO	FS	5-10	188	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
41	John Betham	JR	FL	5-11	170	Torrance, CA	Lynwood HS
42	Dana Wilgar	FR	FS	5-11	175	Las Vegas, NV	Clark HS
43	Dan Taylor	JR	TB	6-2	190	Anaheim, CA	Laora HS
44	Lynn Zwahlen	SO	FL	5-11	170	Modesto, CA	Grace Davis HS
45	Doug Adams	R-JR	LB	6-2	210	Pleasanton, CA	Amador Valley High
46	Roy Robbins	SO	DE	6-0	220	Honolulu, HI	Campbell HS
47	Mark Liedtke	SO	TB	6-0	195	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
50	Mike Preston	SR	LB	6-4	225	Carson, CA	Carson HS
51	Richard Baily	SO	LB	6-2	228	Napa, CA	Napa HS
52	Kahlili Hunt	SR	LB	5-11	220	Laie, HI		Eastern Arizona College
53	Gary Stoddard	SO	OL	6-1	230	Napa, CA
54	Tom Miller	RS	OL	6-2	200	Chowchilla, CA	Chowchilla Union
55	Chris Crowe	SO	OT	6-2	220	Tempe, AZ	McClintock HS
56	Paul Gustavson	JR	OL	6-2	225	Overland Park, KS		Ricks College
58	Mel Miles	SO	OL	6-0	220	Afton, WY
59	Sid Smith	JR	LB	6-1	220	San Jose, CA	Peterson HS
60	Wally Molifua	SR	DT	6-2	258	Oceanside, CA		Miracosto College
61	Joe Bailey	SR	OL	6-1	220	Orem, UT	Orem High
62	Craig Denney	SR	OL	6-3	235	Murray, UT	Murray HS
63	Julian Smilowitz	JR	OL	6-1	225	La Mirada, CA	Naff HS
65	Steve Price	SR	OL	6-3	225	Salt Lake City, UT	West HS
66	Tom Bell	FR	OL			Gaithersburg, MD	Gaithersburg HS
67	Larry Carr	JR	LB	6-0	220	Canoga Park, CA	Canoga Park HS
68	Harold Farnsworth	SR	OL	6-1	220	Las Vegas, NV	Western HS	Dixie College
69	Dave Meteer	RS	OL	6-8	230	Moraga, CA	Miramonte High
70	Paul Muklewicz	SR	OL	6-2	233	Stubenville, OH	Stubenville High	Glendale College
71	Bill Rice	SO	DT	6-4	220	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS
72	Wayne Baker	JR	DT	6-6	260	North West Montana, MT	Plains HS
73	Keith Rivera	JR	DE	6-2	235	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas HS
74	Paul Linford	JR	DT	6-5	255	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
75	Lance Reynolds	SO	OL	6-2	260	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
76	Val Miller	JR	OL	6-4	240	Provo, UT	Provo High
77	Grant Wells	SR	DT	6-5	242	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
78	Brad Oates	SO	OL	6-4	220	Albany, GA	Albany HS	Duke
79	Dave Brooks	SR	OL	6-4	235	Corvallis, OR	Corvallis High
80	Jeff Harris	FR	DE	6-5	225	Jacksonville, FL	Paxon HS
82	Sterling Richards	SO	SE	5-10	165	Salt Lake City, UT	Cottonwood HS
83	Orrin Olsen	JR	DE	6-3	235	Orem, UT	Orem HS
84	Bill Allen	SO	TE	6-5	210	American Fork, UT	American Fork HS
85	Tom Toolson	SO	TE	6-2	215	LeGrange, IL	Lyons Township High
86	Marcus Kanahele	SO	DE	6-2	220	Kanehoe, HI	Punahou HS
87	Bob Larsen	SR	DE	6-4	220	Logan, UT	Logan HS
88	Jay Miller	SO	SE	6-0	185	San Jose, CA	Lynnbrook High
89	Mike Pistorius	SR	TE	6-2	210	Salt Lake City, UT	Granite HS
90	Stan Varner	SO	DE	6-4	235	Salt Lake City, UT	Skyline HS

Coaching Staff

Coach	Position
Dave Kragthorpe	Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Dewey Warren	Quarterbacks, Receivers
Dick Felt	Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Fred Whittingham Sr.	Linebackers
J.D. Helm	Running Backs, Receivers
LaVell Edwards	Head Coach
Mel Olson	Freshmen
Stan Watts	Athletic Director
Tom Ramage	Defensive Line

Starters

Offense

Pos	Player
QB	Gary Sheide
TB	Mark Terranova
FB	Steve Stratton
FL	Lynn Zwahlen
SE	Jay Miller
TE	Mike Pistorius
LT	Steve Price
LG	Dave Brooks
C	Joe Bailey
RG	Lance Reynolds
RT	Craig Denney

Defense

Pos	Player
DE	Stan Varner
DE	Bob Larsen
DT	Wayne Baker
DT	Paul Linford
LB	Larry Carr
LB	Mike Preston
LB	Phil Jensen
CB	Mike Russell
CB	Dave Atkinson
S	Reed Gempeler
S	Tom Echo Hawk

Special Teams

Pos	Player
PK	Dev Duke
P	Mark Giles
KR	Lynn Zwahlen
PR	John Betham