BYU vs. North Texas Football Game, 1961 Season, College Football Stats, BYUStats

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		1961 Season Stats
		Series History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
BYU	8	16	0	6	30
North Texas	7	8	6	20	41

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
	TD	Chuck Holloway 62 yard interception return (Winston Freeman kick)	0	7
	TD	Gene Frantz 19 yard pass from Eldon Fortie (2-point conversion)	8	7
SECOND QUARTER
	TD	Paul Allen 47 yard pass from Eldon Fortie (2-point conversion)	16	7
	TD	Chuck Holloway 25 yard run (Billy Christle 2-point conversion)	16	15
	TD	Paul Allen 92 yard kickoff return (2-point conversion)	24	15
THIRD QUARTER
	TD	Chuck Holloway 11 yard run (PAT failed)	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER
	TD	Bobby Smith 8 yard run (Bill Moss kick)	24	28
	TD	Billy Christle 11 yard run (Bobby Price kick)	24	35
	TD	James Littlepage 4 yard run (PAT failed)	24	41
	TD	Paul Allen 80 yard pass from Bill Jackson (PAT failed)	30	41

Team Stats
	BYU	NT
1st Downs	11	25
Rushing 1st Downs	6	25
Passing 1st Downs	5	0
Penalty	0	0
Rushing	-2	383
Rushing Attempts	34	69
Yards Gained Rushing	19	386
Yards Lost Rushing	21	3
TDs Rushing	0	5
Passing	167	0
Passes Attempted	12	0
Passes Completed	5	0
Intercepted	3	0
TDs Passing	0	0
Pass Efficiency	108.57	0.00
Total Offensive Plays	46	69
Total Net Yards	165	383
Average Gain Per Play	3.59	5.55
Fumbles - Lost	2 - 0	4 - 4
Penalties - Yards	3 - 15	2 - 10
Interceptions - Yards	0 - 0	3 - 100
Punts - Yards	4 - 151	0 - 0
Average Per Punt	37.75	0.00
Punt Returns - Yards	0 - 0	2 - 26
Kickoff Returns - Yards	7 - 171	4 - 107

Game Info
Stadium	Fouts Field
Location	Denton, Texas
Date	Sep 30, 1961
Temperature	60°F
Conference	BYU: Rocky Mountain NT: Missouri Valley
Head Coach	BYU: Hal Mitchell NT: Odus Mitchell
Season Record	BYU: 2-8 NT: 5-4-1

BYU Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Paul Allen	3	0	0	0	0	0	18
	0	0	0	3	0	0	6
Gene Frantz	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
TOTALS	4	0	0	3	0	0	30

North Texas Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Chuck Holloway	3	0	0	0	0	0	18
Billy Christle	1	0	0	1	0	0	8
Bobby Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
James Littlepage	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Winston Freeman	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Moss	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bobby Price	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS	6	0	3	1	0	0	41

BYU Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Effic
Eldon Fortie	4-9-2	87	9.7	47	2	154.53
Bill Jackson	1-1-0	80	80.0	80	1	1102.00
Doran Merkley	0-2-1	0	0.0	0	0	-100.00
TOTALS	5-12-3	167	13.9	80	3	191.07

North Texas Passing
	C-Att-Int
None	--
TOTALS	--

BYU Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Doran Merkley	10	28	2	26	2.6	7	0
Paul Allen	6	29	5	24	4.0	16	0
Eldon Fortie	11	30	10	20	1.8	8	0
Dion Frazier	5	20	4	16	3.2	9	0
Bill Nelson	2	2	0	2	1.0	2	0
TOTALS	34	109	21	88	2.6	16	0

North Texas Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Billy Christle	19	128	0	128	6.7	30	1
Chuck Holloway	11	81	0	81	7.4	25	2
Arthur Perkins	15	66	0	66	4.4	9	0
B Wright	3	29	0	29	9.7	12	0
Dan Smith	8	28	0	28	3.5	6	0
Bobby Smith	6	29	2	27	4.5	8	1
David Lancaster	1	10	0	10	10.0	10	0
James Littlepage	2	7	0	7	3.5	4	1
Ray Williamson	1	4	0	4	4.0	4	0
David Magnenat	3	4	1	3	1.0	2	0
TOTALS	69	386	3	383	5.6	30	5

BYU Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Paul Allen	2	127	63.5	80	2
Gene Frantz	1	19	19.0	19	1
Dave Cass	1	17	17.0	17	0
Jeff Livingston	1	4	4.0	4	0
TOTALS	5	167	33.4	80	3

North Texas Interceptions
	No	Yds	TD
Chuck Holloway	1	62	1
TEAM	1	31	0
Bobby Smith	1	7	0
TOTALS	3	100	1

BYU Defense
	Total	Solo	Ast	TFL/Y
Mike Brady	11	4	7
Wayland Sheppard	7	6	1
Bruce Kochevar	7	5	2	1/2
Bill Nelson	6	2	4
Dave Cass	5	3	2
Scott Wartena	4	3	1	1/1
Dan Taylor	4	1	3
Paul Allen	4	1	3
Roger DuPaix	3	2	1
Val Weenig	3	2	1
Don Peterson	3	1	2
Gordon Blackham	2	2	0
Dion Frazier	2	2	0
Lloyd Smith	2	1	1
Eldon Fortie	2	1	1
Jim Hawkins	2	1	1
Steve Dangerfield	2	1	1
Gene Frantz	1	1	0
Doran Merkley	1	0	1
Steve Sullivan	1	0	1
Devon Stone	1	0	1
Kent Horne	1	0	1
Bruce Handley	1	0	1
TOTALS	75	39	36	2/3

North Texas Defense
	Total	Solo	Ast	TFL/Y	PBU
B Wright	5	2	3
Mike Pirkle	4	3	1	1/7
Larry Sullivant	4	3	1	1/5
Richard Farris	4	2	2
Bill Weaver	4	1	3
Arthur Perkins	3	3	0	2/4
Frank Lawlis	3	2	1
Billy Christle	3	0	3		1
Winston Freeman	2	1	1
Mack Cope	2	1	1		1
Gerry Hawkins	2	1	1
Bill Kirbie	2	0	2
James Littlepage	1	1	0
Bobby Price	1	1	0	1/1
Lawrence Svehlak	1	1	0
Ken Selph	1	1	0	1/4
Bobby Smith	1	1	0
Wiley Denson	1	0	1
Chuck Holloway	1	0	1
Herbert Schulze	1	0	1
TOTALS	46	24	22	6/21	2

BYU Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Paul Allen	1	92	92.0	92	1
Eldon Fortie	3	60	20.0	23	0
Doran Merkley	2	19	9.5	14	0
Gordon Blackham	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTALS	7	171	24.4	92	1

North Texas Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Merle Boyd	2	52	26.0	34	0
Billy Christle	1	44	44.0	44	0
Winston Freeman	1	11	11.0	11	0
TOTALS	4	107	26.8	44	0

North Texas Punt Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Bobby Smith	1	22	22.0	22	0
Billy Christle	1	4	4.0	4	0
TOTALS	2	26	13.0	22	0

BYU Kicking
	FG	XP
None	-	-
TOTALS	-	-

North Texas Kicking
	FG	Lng	XP	Pts
Bobby Price	0-0	0	1-1	1
Bill Moss	0-0	0	1-2	1
Winston Freeman	0-0	0	1-1	1
TOTALS	0-0	0	3-4	3

BYU Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Bill Jackson	4	151	37.8	44
TOTALS	4	151	37.8	44

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