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1997 BYU Football

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DateAPOpponentScoreStadiumLocationAttendance
Sep 619No. 4 Washington20-42 LCougar StadiumProvo, UT65,978
Sep 20at No. 14 Arizona State13-10 WSun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ62,376
Sep 2723at SMU19-16 WCotton BowlDallas, TX23,701
Oct 324Utah State42-35 WCougar StadiumProvo, UT65,754
Oct 1121at Rice14-27 LRice StadiumHouston, TX23,814
Oct 18Hawaii17-3 WCougar StadiumProvo, UT64,558
Oct 25TCU31-10 WCougar StadiumProvo, UT63,004
Nov 1at UTEP3-14 LSun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX18,630
Nov 8Tulsa49-39 WCougar StadiumProvo, UT64,200
Nov 15at New Mexico28-38 LUniversity StadiumAlbuquerque, NM30,363
Nov 22Utah14-20 LCougar StadiumProvo, UT65,868
Statistic BYU OPP
Scoring250254
Points per game22.723.1
First Downs192181
Rushing8182
Passing10089
Penalty1110
Rushing Yardage11921808
Rushing attempts389470
Average per rush3.13.8
Average per game108.4164.4
TDs Rushing1515
Passing Yardage25002130
Comp-Att-Int184-326-11138-272-4
Completion pct56.4%50.7%
Average per pass7.77.8
Average per catch13.615.4
Average per game227.3193.6
TDs Passing1514
Total Offense36923938
Total plays715742
Average per play5.25.3
Average per game335.6358.0
Kick returns: #-Yards43-90837-814
Average per return21.122.0
Punt returns: #-Yards36-29233-205
Average per return8.16.2
Fumbles-Lost27-1019-7
Penalties-Yards68-54488-642
Punts-Yards69-272672-3083
Average per punt39.542.8
Sacks by1832
Field goals-attempts9-1514-23
3rd-down conversion55/15047/156
3rd-down pct36.7%30.1%
4th-down conversion7/1114/25
4th-down pct63.6%56.0%

Passing

Player Cmp Att Pct Yards Yds/Att TD Int Eff Lng Sacked Sack Yards
Kevin Feterik12520860.117678.5115144.17021171
Drew Miller376755.24306.435109.055761
Paul Shoemaker225143.13035.91291.765431

Rushing

Player Att Yards Yds/Att TD Lng
Brian McKenzie21810044.61262
Will Snowden361223.4116
Jaron Dabney191176.2118
Dustin Johnson181075.9036
Aaron Cupp7273.909
Ben Cahoon11818.0018
Kalani Sitake8121.506
Margin Hooks199.009
Donny Atuaia188.008
Chris Stevens166.006
Aaron Roderick133.003
Paul Shoemaker15-1-0.1118
Tyrone Brown1-2-2.000
Shane Barlow1-3-3.000
Drew Miller10-71-7.102
Kevin Feterik50-156-3.1116

Receiving

Player Rec Yards Yds/Rec TD Lng
Ben Cahoon5793116.3447
Dustin Johnson3339411.9165
Margin Hooks2032416.2244
Aaron Cupp2025112.6260
Aaron Roderick1425017.9470
Brian McKenzie151238.2021
Will Snowden11706.4120
Kalani Sitake44711.8030
John Moala33812.7017
RJ Anderson33311.0112
Jaron Dabney3196.3011
Omarr Morgan11111.0011
Cliff Doman199.009

Kick Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Jaron Dabney2663824.5046
Ben Horton716323.3023
Margin Hooks46315.8025
Omarr Morgan23517.5031
Chris Stevens273.500
Aaron Roderick144.004
Tevita Moala144.004
Tevita Ofahengaue144.004

Punt Returns

Player No Yds Avg TD Lng
Jaron Dabney2727210.110
Aaron Roderick7182.600
Ben Cahoon155.000

Defense

Player Tkl Solo Ast Sacks TFL PBU INT Yds TD FF FR Blk
Rob Morris9562331.57.51000000
Spencer Reid7550254.57.53000100
Brad Martin7240321.06.01000110
Jason Walker5940190.01.04000010
Byron Frisch5739188.09.00000210
Issiah Magalei5126251.06.01000220
Daren Yancey4927221.07.00000000
Ben Cook4526190.01.05200001
Ed Kehl3823151.02.03000100
Omarr Morgan342770.00.07000000
Tyler Nelson3016140.00.04200000
Derick Bates191270.00.00000000
Derik Stevenson161420.00.01000000
Andrew Nash14950.52.01000000
Jack Williams13940.00.01000000
Josh Lowe10640.01.00000000
Gabe Giordano10820.00.00000000
Jeff Ellis8530.00.00000110
Roderick Foreman7520.51.01000000
Chris Hoke6510.03.01000000
Carlos Nuño5320.00.00000000
Brandon Condie5500.00.00000000
Tevita Moala4400.00.00000000
Phil Giordano4400.00.00000000
Terrence Harvey3210.00.00000000
Kevon Morton3210.00.00000000
Dustin Johnson3210.00.00000000
Hans Olsen3210.00.00000000
Donny Atuaia3210.00.00000000
Jesse Sowards2110.00.00000010
Tevita Ofahengaue2200.00.00000000
Tony Fields1100.00.00000100
Shane Barlow1010.00.00000000
Owen Pochman1100.00.00000000
Joe Ambrosius1100.00.00000000
John Moala1100.00.00000000
Margin Hooks1100.00.00000000
Doug Henstrom1100.00.00000000
J.D. Hartsfield1100.00.00000000
Ben Horton1100.00.00000000

Kicking

Player FG FGA Pct Lng 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk XPM XPA XP Blk
Owen Pochman91560.0470-01-11-37-100-0129301

Punting

Player Punt Yds Avg Lng PuntBlk
J.D. Hartsfield68271139.9650
Jesse Sowards12121.0210
TEAM300.03

Kickoffs

Player No Yds TB OB
Owen Pochman503050151
J.D. Hartsfield420900

Roster

No. Name Class Position Height Weight Hometown High School Previous School
Tony Fields JR DB 6-1 190 Las Vegas, NV Green Valley HS Victor Valley College
Jeremy Gibbs FR DB 6-1 195 Memphis, TN Briarcrest HS
Doug Shaw FR FB 6-1 220 Marietta, GA Walton HS
Jim Young RS LB Greenwich, CT Greenwich HS
David Castleton FR WR 6-1 180 Irvine, CA Mater Dei HS
Jason Anderson RS Sandy, UT Skyline HS
Jon Burbidge RS WR 6-1 195 Tumwater, WA Tumwater HS
Shane Barlow FR QB 6-4 205 Golden, CO Golden HS
James Eastman RS Renton, WA Kentridge HS
Marc Dragony FR DT 6-5 290 El Dorado Hills, CA Oak Ridge HS
J.R. Ewing FR DL 6-4 280 Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain HS
Kimball Jones JR WR 5-11 185 Newport Beach, CA
Toby Christensen FR WR 6-1 188 Alpine, UT American Fork HS
Andrew Clark FR OL 6-1 300 Belmont, MA Belmont HS
1 Omarr Morgan SR CB 5-10 170 Los Angeles, CA Hawthorne HS El Camino College
2 Aaron Cupp R-JR RB 5-11 215 Sublimity, OR Stayton Union HS
2 Jason Walker R-JR FS 6-2 200 Springville, UT Springville HS
3 Jack Williams SO DB 5-11 200 Long Beach, CA Downey HS Long Beach City College
4 Chris Ellison RS-Medical SS 6-1 195 Inglewood, CA Culver City HS El Camino College
5 Terrence Harvey SO CB 6-0 175 Las Vegas, NV Green Valley HS Victor Valley College
5 Nate Foreman R-SO TE 6-4 225 Chula Vista, CA Bonita Vista HS
6 Kevon Morton FR DB 5-7 160 Baytown, TX Robert E. Lee HS
7 Kevin Feterik SO QB 6-1 190 Los Alamitos, CA Los Alamitos HS
8 Mike Rigell RS WR 5-8 175 Lakewood, WA Lakes HS Foothill College
9 Dereck Dorsey FR CB 5-10 175 Cedar Hill, TX Cedar Hill HS
10 Brad Martin R-JR OLB 6-1 230 Clovis, CA Clovis West HS
11 Cliff Doman R-SO WR 5-9 160 Salt Lake City, UT Skyline HS
12 Drew Miller FR QB 6-1 190 Lakewood, WA Lakes HS
13 Tyler Nelson R-SO FS 6-3 215 Orem, UT Orem HS
14 Todd Mortensen RS QB 6-4 200 Tempe, AZ Tempe HS
15 Will Snowden R-FR RB 5-10 210 Boulder, CO Boulder HS
16 Ronney Jenkins RS RB 5-11 170 Port Hueneme, CA Hueneme HS
17 Aaron Roderick R-JR WR 5-9 170 Bountiful, UT Bountiful HS Ricks College
18 Derick Bates R-JR SS 5-10 190 Temple, TX Temple HS
19 Paul Shoemaker R-JR QB 6-1 200 Longmont, CO Longmont HS
20 Brian McKenzie SR RB 5-10 200 Sarasota, FL Sarasota HS Arizona Western, Arizona Western College
21 Isaac Kelley RS QB 6-4 210 American Fork, UT American Fork HS
22 Tevita Moala FR DB 6-1 200 Hawthorne, CA Hawthorne HS
22 Jaron Dabney FR DB 5-9 180 Sealy, TX Sealy HS
23 Clayton Riggs JR RB 5-11 215 Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS Ricks College
23 Greg White R-SO DB 5-10 180 Fontana, CA Etiwanda HS
24 Phil Giordano SR DB 5-11 195 La Mesa, CA Helix HS Grossmont College
27 Owen Pochman FR K 6-1 165 Mercer Island, WA Mercer Island HS
28 Roderick Foreman M-RS (FR) CB 5-9 165 , CA Dorsey HS
28 Rob Warcup R-SO Merced, CA Merced HS Ricks College
28 Jason Straw R-SR CB 6-1 180 Salt Lake City, UT Olympus HS Ricks College
29 J.D. Hartsfield JR K 5-10 170 Glendale, AZ Moon Valley HS Glendale College
30 Ben Cook SR CB 6-1 185 Santaquin, UT Payson HS Snow College
31 Desmond Lomax SO RB 6-1 215 Gambrills, MD Arundel HS
32 Dustin Johnson R-JR TE 6-3 230 Eagar, AZ Round Valley HS
33 Matthew Harper FR RB 6-1 210 Orem, UT Orem HS
34 Kalani Sitake RS RB 6-1 240 Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood HS
35 Donny Atuaia R-SO OLB 6-1 230 Laie, HI Orem HS
36 Doug Henstrom R-SO DB 6-2 185 Provo, UT Timpview HS
37 Johnny Slavens SO DB 5-8 165 Blanding, UT San Juan HS
38 Jesse Sowards R-SO P 5-10 195 Las Cruces, NM Mayfield High HS
39 Wes Patterson RS RB 5-11 205 Bountiful, UT Bountiful HS
39 Joe Ambrosius R-JR LB 6-2 235 Maricopa, AZ Maricopa HS
41 Spencer Reid SR OLB 6-1 260 Pago Pago, AS Leone HS
42 Tyrone Brown R-FR RB 6-2 225 Abingdon, VA Abingdon HS
43 Chris Stevens R-SO RB 6-1 205 Rohnert Park, CA Rancho Cotate HS
44 Rob Morris R-SO MLB 6-3 245 Nampa, ID Nampa HS
45 Kelepi Ofahengaue SR LB 6-1 215 Laie, HI Kahuku HS Laney College
45 Tim Lyons SR DB 6-3 220 Concord Valley, CA Clayton Valley HS Diablo Valley College
45 Mike Shiffler JR RB 6-1 245 Rohnert Park, CA Rancho Cotate HS
48 Danny Robinson R-FR LB 6-1 255 Thornton, CO Boulder HS
48 Brock Diediker SO DL 6-2 260 Newbury Park, CA Newbury Park HS
49 Jeff Ellis R-JR MLB 6-1 220 Billings, MT Skyview HS
50 Stan Moleni RS LB 6-3 250 Laie, HI Kahuku HS
51 Josh Lowe R-FR LB 6-3 230 Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
52 Gabe Giordano JR LB 6-1 220 La Mesa, CA Helix HS
53 Bill Wright RS (FR) LB 6-3 225 Portland, OR Westview HS
54 Derik Stevenson R-JR OLB 6-4 235 Diamond Bar, CA Diamond Bar HS
55 Justin Ena RS LB 6-4 240 Shelton, WA Shelton HS
55 Charles Jones R-SR OL 6-7 310 Oxnard, CA Oxnard HS Moorpark Junior College
56 Ryan Gunderson RS DL 6-3 255 Gresham, OR Sam Barlow HS
56 Ed Kehl R-JR DE/DS 6-5 280 Sandy, UT Brighton HS
57 Hyrum Summers R-SO DL 6-5 240 Kailua, HI Kailua HS
58 Chris Hoke R-FR DT 6-2 275 Santa Ana, CA Foothill HS
59 Rob Davis R-FR OT 6-4 270 Salt Lake City, UT Skyline HS
62 Brandon Stephens RS (FR) TE 6-6 235 Logan, UT Logan HS
62 Matt Johnson SO C 6-4 320 Roanoke, IN North Bend HS (Oregon) Ricks College
63 Cory Ramage FR C 6-2 255 Orem, UT Orem HS Snow College
63 Kam Valgardson FR OG 6-4 265 Provo, UT Provo HS
64 Scott Jackson RS DT 6-4 265 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Peninsula HS
64 Curt Cannon R-JR RT 6-5 270 Irvine, CA Irvine HS
65 Ben Archibald R-FR LT 6-4 305 Gearheart, OR Seaside HS
66 Jimmy Richards R-SO OL 6-4 295 West Jordan, UT West Jordan HS
67 Tim Plewe JR C 6-3 250 Mission Viejo, CA Saddleback College
68 Jason Scukanec RS OG 6-3 292 Vancouver, WA Mountain View HS
69 Aaron McCubbins RS (FR) OL Kenai, AK Kenai Central HS
70 Hau'oli Wong R-JR LG 6-6 315 Waimanalo, HI Kailua HS Hawaii
72 Hans Olsen R-FR DT 6-4 265 Weiser, ID Weiser HS
73 Eric Bateman R-JR RT 6-8 315 Camarillo, CA Camarillo HS
74 Howard Gurney RS OL 6-7 295 American Fork, UT American Fork HS Snow College
75 John Tait R-SO LT 6-7 290 Tempe, AZ McClintock HS
76 Vincent Xanthos RS OL Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas HS Maryland, Minnesota
76 Matt Cox SR OT 6-6 290 Walpole, MA Walpole HS
77 Shane Magalei RS DL 6-2 295 Wheat Ridge, CO Wheat Ridge HS
78 Greg Hoagland R-SR RG 6-4 295 Vale, OR Vale Union HS Snow College
79 Jason Andersen R-SR C 6-6 295 San Jose, CA Piedmont HS
82 Jared Kennedy R-SR WR 6-3 185 Pleasanton, CA Amador Valley HS Chabot College
83 Margin Hooks R-FR WR 5-11 190 Waco, TX Waco HS
84 John Moala SO TE 6-7 300 Carrollton, TX Newman Smith HS
85 RJ Anderson R-SO WR 6-2 185 Gainesville, FL Buchholz HS
86 Doug Jolley RS TE St. George, UT Dixie HS
86 Ben Cahoon R-SR WR 5-9 180 Orem, UT Mountain View HS Ricks College
87 Scott Coyne SO WR 5-11 180 Bellaire, OH Bellaire HS Ashland University
88 Ben Horton R-FR WR 5-11 190 Lake Elsinore, CA Temescal Canyon HS
89 Andrew Nash R-SO DE 6-5 245 Poway, CA Poway HS
90 Harland Ah You R-JR DT 6-2 280 Laie, HI Punahou HS
91 Tevita Ofahengaue RS TE 6-3 225 Laie, HI Kahuku HS
92 Ryan Denney RS DL Thornton, CO Horizon HS Ricks College
93 Byron Frisch R-SO DE 6-5 265 Bonita, CA Bonita Vista HS
93 Brett Keisel RS (FR) TE 6-7 235 Greybull, WY Greybull HS
95 Brandon Condie SR TE/DS 6-2 230 Salt Lake City, UT Hillcrest HS Snow College
95 Ifo Pili RS DT 6-4 285 Orem, UT Moutain View HS
96 Carlos Nuño SO DE 6-5 250 Modesto, CA Modesto HS Modesto Junior College
97 Daren Yancey R-JR DT 6-6 275 Blackfoot, ID Blackfoot HS
98 Issiah Magalei R-JR DT 6-3 280 Wheat Ridge, CO Wheat Ridge HS
99 Setema Gali R-FR DE 6-4 230 Orem, UT Mountain View HS

Coaching Staff

CoachPosition
Lance Reynolds Sr. Running Backs
LaVell Edwards Head Coach
Marc Sherman Defensive Graduate Assistant
Norm Chow Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Receivers
Robbie Bosco Quarterbacks
Roger French Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Rondo Fehlberg Athletic Director
Tom Ramage Defensive Line, Special Teams Coordinator
Barry Lamb Safeties
Brian Mitchell Defensive Backs
Chris Pella Recruiting Coordinator, Kickers, Tight Ends
Dennis Simmons Graduate Assistant
Ken Schmidt Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers

Starters

Offense
PosPlayer
QBKevin Feterik
HBBrian McKenzie
FBKalani Sitake
WRAaron Roderick
WRBen Cahoon
TEDustin Johnson
LTJohn Tait
LGHau'oli Wong
CJason Andersen
RGMatt Cox
RTEric Bateman
Defense
PosPlayer
DEEd Kehl
DEByron Frisch
DTDaren Yancey
DTIssiah Magalei
MLBRob Morris
OLBSpencer Reid
OLBBrad Martin
CBBen Cook
CBOmarr Morgan
STyler Nelson
SJason Walker
Special Teams
PosPlayer
PKOwen Pochman
PJ.D. Hartsfield
KRJaron Dabney
PRJaron Dabney