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BYU9212613396447
OPP28384118125


1979 (11-1)
DateAPOpponentScore
Sep 8vs. #14 Texas A&M18 - 17 W
Sep 15Weber State48 - 3 W
Sep 29UTEP31 - 7 W
Oct 520Hawaii38 - 15 W
Oct 1316@ Utah State48 - 24 W
Oct 2013@ Wyoming54 - 14 W
Oct 2711New Mexico59 - 7 W
Nov 311@ Colorado State30 - 7 W
Nov 911@ Long Beach State31 - 17 W
Nov 1710Utah27 - 0 W
Nov 2410@ San Diego State63 - 14 W
Dec 219vs. Indiana37 - 38 L


Team Stats
BYUOPP
Scoring447125
    Points per Game40.611.4
1st Downs277184
    Rushing 1st Downs80111
    Passing 1st Downs17456
    Penalty2317
Rushing1,6841,706
    Rushing Attempts368563
    Yards Gained Rushing2,0422,148
    Yards Lost Rushing358442
        Average per Rush4.63.0
        Average per Game153.1155.1
    TDs Rushing2610
Passing4,0511,349
    Passes Attempted464293
    Passes Completed276125
    Intercepted1621
        Average per Pass8.74.6
        Average per Catch14.710.8
        Average per Game368.3122.6
    TDs Passing336
    Pass Efficiency149.3973.76
Total Offensive Plays832856
Total Net Yards5,7353,055
    Average Gain Per Play6.893.57
    Average per Game521.36277.73
Fumbles - Lost26 - 1431 - 18
Penalties - Yards110 - 122780 - 844
Interceptions - Yards21 - 20716 - 137
    Int Return Average9.868.56
Punts - Yards60 - 260287 - 3710
    Average Per Punt43.3742.64
Punt Returns - Yards55 - 41821 - 170
    Punt Return Average7.608.10
Kickoff Returns - Yards22 - 57945 - 877
    Kick Return Average26.3219.49
Time of Possession/Game35:0135:54
Sacks2 - 225 - 18
Season Info
Record11-1
ConferenceWAC
BowlHoliday Bowl
CoachLaVell Edwards


BYU Scoring
TDFGXP2ptDXPSafPoints
Brent Johnson0105300083
Eric Lane120000072
Homer Jones110010068
Matt Braga80000048
Bill Davis70000042
Scott Phillips40000024
Steve Carlsen30000018
Dan Plater30000018
Kent Tingey30000018
Marc Wilson30000018
Clay Brown20000012
Lloyd Jones20000012
Mike Lacey1001008
Bill Schoepflin1000006
TOTALS601053200447

BYU Passing
C-Att-IntYardsY/ATDEffic
Marc Wilson250-427-1537208.729147.11
Royce Bybee26-37-13318.94175.69
TOTALS276-464-1640518.733149.39

BYU Rushing
NoGainLossNetAvgLngTD
Eric Lane9459945956.35211
Homer Jones7555375467.3517
Scott Phillips46340183217.0330
Steve Carlsen3620432015.6163
Scott Reber55105110.2330
Doug Williams22533502.370
Vic Whitsett5350357.0240
Clay Blackwell7322304.3100
Matt Braga2170178.5141
Mike Lacey717981.171
Royce Bybee81343-30-3.860
Marc Wilson61128268-140-2.3133
TOTALS368204235716844.65226

BYU Receiving
NoYdsAvgLngTD
Homer Jones464048.84
Eric Lane3947712.21
Scott Phillips3446713.74
Lloyd Jones3373522.32
Clay Brown3149816.12
Dan Plater2441117.13
Matt Braga2136917.67
Bill Davis2127913.37
Steve Carlsen88310.40
Kent Tingey68714.53
Rob Anderson47619.00
Doug Williams3165.30
Mike Lacey393.00
Dave Smith12525.0250
Scott Collie11010.00
Scott Reber155.00
TOTALS276395114.32533

BYU Kick Returns
NoYdsAvg
Homer Jones2257926.3
TOTALS2257926.3

BYU Punt Returns
NoYdsAvg
Dave Francis373078.3
Homer Jones13957.3
John Neal4112.8
Bill Schoepflin155.0
TOTALS554187.6

BYU Interceptions
NoYds
Bill Schoepflin569
Glen Redd553
Bob Prested30
Tim Halverson224
Mark Brady218
Rob Wilson136
Mark Walker17
Dave Francis10
John Neal10
TOTALS21207

BYU Defense
TotalSoloAstSacksTFL/YFFFRPBUQBH
Gary Kama1396178115/257
Glen Redd124467803/340
Ed St. Pierre76304637/231
John Neal71264502/161
Bill Schoepflin65392604/160
Pulusila Filiaga58203859/2111
Mike Morgan52124072/0010
James Jaramillo49202935/009
Glen Titensor47163147/3119
Bob Prested46163002/150
Tim Halverson39231601/0100
Rob Buchanan36142284/2012
Mat Mendenhall3392400/018
Kyle Whittingham32102204/004
Mark Walker2552001/021
Dave Francis2171400/040
Rob Wilson2061400/010
Brad Anae1810834/405
Doug Stromberg1831523/001
Mark Brady156900/010
Mike Lacey117400/010
Chuck Ehin95421/010
Neils Tidwell84400/00000
Tom Holmoe83500/030
Kevin Walker54100/00000
Dave Smith40400/00000
Regan Andrews30300/00000
David Aupiu22000/000
Walt Manwill101/00
TOTALS10354046313874/02105589

BYU Kicking
FGPctXPPts
Brent Johnson10-1855.6%52-5682
TOTALS10-1855.6%52-5682

BYU Punting
NoYdsAvg
Clay Brown43195045.3
Mike Mees1346836.0
TOTALS56241843.2


OPP Passing (Top 15)
TeamC-Att-IntYardsY/ALngTDEffic
HippleUSU19-30-01826.1281125.29
SchaeferSDSU13-31-21725.528186.28
McGaffiganLBS19-36-31724.817076.24
OsbornUNM9-21-41678.040071.56
MosleyA&M9-13-01259.6260150.00
StennisUH10-23-01094.740197.63
DavisWyo8-17-1804.724194.24
StoneUTEP4-9-1707.8381124.22
BradshawUSU5-14-0684.9201100.09
KarnofskyUtah3-9-1424.721050.31
HaldaSDSU6-15-3392.615021.84
DavisWeb7-26-5281.1100-2.49
RakhshaniUH3-7-0263.79074.06
TantilloWeb3-8-0222.89060.60
LeeCSU3-12-1191.610021.63
TOTALS125-293-2113494.640673.76

OPP Rushing (Top 15)
TeamNoGainLossNetAvgLngTD
DickeyA&M2815791485.3440
LeeCSU21125171085.1391
BellUH14900906.4411
LewisCSU18872854.7160
SayersUNM18820824.691
RodgersUtah19754713.7100
ParrosUSU18691683.8111
JonesUTEP14684644.6110
PerezLBS10630636.3200
NewberryCSU15641634.2120
AllenSDSU14600604.3140
MosleyA&M197010603.2131
RobinsonWyo12571564.780
FowlerWyo11552534.8100
LindsayUtah13440443.480
TOTALS559214844217063.14410

OPP Receiving (Top 15)
TeamNoYdsAvgLngTD
MurphyUSU713819.7280
PhillipsLBS78712.4170
JettUH78712.4401
CarterA&M610417.3260
ParrosUSU6335.5150
ThompsonUSU56713.4201
BledsoeSDSU5306.0150
HillWeb551.060
WilliamsLBS44210.5140
BrownUSU4256.2121
DuddridgeLBS4123.060
ArnoldUNM35919.7220
BaginskiWyo34715.7241
HamiltonUH3279.090
PittmanWyo3196.390
TOTALS125136310.9405

OPP Kick Returns (Top 10)
TeamNoYdsAvgTD
CrewsSDSU49323.20
CashUTEP59318.60
JacksonUSU27336.50
FieldsUNM46616.50
SettlesLBS36521.70
KramerWeb36220.70
BellSDSU35919.70
RobinsonUSU25025.00
LewisCSU24221.00
PittmanWyo33311.00
TOTALS4687819.10

OPP Punt Returns (Top 10)
TeamNoYdsAvgTD
ScottA&M67111.80
CobbsLBS23216.00
ColbertUSU3144.70
WalkerUtah11212.00
WilliamsCSU11010.00
FischerCSU2105.00
MillerWeb294.50
GarciaUTEP188.00
MartinezWyo242.00
GradingerSDSU100.00
TOTALS211708.10

OPP Interceptions (Top 10)
TeamNoYdsTD
DawsonA&M200
RibaryWeb1430
ChancellorUNM1320
GrantUTEP1260
JardineUH1190
PerryWeb1140
WilliamsCSU160
WardSDSU120
HendersonSDSU110
MitchellSDSU100
TOTALS161430

OPP Defense (Top 25)
TeamTotalSoloAstSacksTFL/YFFPBUQBH
GearringUH1515000/000
FataLBS1578/01
ZacheryA&M12751/12
JonesUSU122100
BennettUTEP117400/000
LittleA&M11561/110
HarrCSU11470/0
GompfUtah107300/001
LeiteltWyo9810/00
RibaryWeb96310/001
ColemanSDSU96300/000
MooreUTEP95402/000
ChambleeCSU9541/3
PetersonLBS945/00
ColeLBS945/00
ThrelfallUSU9270
EppsSDSU92700/000
BellUNM86200/020
HenryUtah86200/110
McCloynUtah86200/010
BatesUSU8532
DennisWyo8530/01
YellandWyo8532/100
ChancellorUNM85300/010
WilsonUtah85300/010
TOTALS8414423991631/11755314

OPP Kicking (Top 15)
TeamFGPctLngXPPts
SteinkeUSU1-333.3%403-36
PetrosianLBS1-250.0%482-25
HardyA&M1-250.0%272-25
RuzekWeb1-1100.0%270-03
VanDerlooWyo0-10.0%02-22
CorralSDSU0-002-22
BarillaCSU0-20.0%01-11
MooreUNM0-001-11
AsmusUH0-20.0%01-11
FolknerUTEP0-001-11
TOTALS4-1330.8%4815-1527

OPP Punting (Top 15)
TeamNoYdsAvgLng
KellyWeb1355642.858
HuckoUtah1043443.457
FolknerUTEP1041841.859
TemplerCSU945050.057
AsmusUH834242.852
ApplebyA&M731344.752
TurnerUNM730743.947
SmithWyo729742.460
McClureUSU729642.359
MulhollandSDSU729241.752
LockieLBS415338.249
TEAMA&M11212.012
TOTALS90387043.060



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