BYU vs. Utah State Football Game, 1981 Season, College Football Stats, BYUStats

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		1981 Season Stats
		Series History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Utah State	0	7	7	12	26
BYU	0	7	6	19	32

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER
	TD	Nate Jones 8 yard pass from Chico Canales (Dale Money kick)	0	7
	TD	Scott Pettis 6 yard run (Kurt Gunther kick)	7	7
THIRD QUARTER
	TD	Eric McPherson 4 yard pass from Chico Canales (Dale Money kick)	7	14
	TD	Waymon Hamilton 1 yard run (kick failed)	13	14
FOURTH QUARTER
	TD	Eric McPherson 5 yard pass from Chico Canales (kick failed)	13	20
	TD	Scott Collie 8 yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick)	20	20
	TD	Maurice Turner 6 yard run (kick failed)	20	26
	TD	Waymon Hamilton 42 yard run (kick failed)	26	26
	TD	Todd Shell 12 yard interception return (kick failed)	32	26

Team Stats
	BYU	USU
1st Downs	24	19
Rushing 1st Downs	11	9
Passing 1st Downs	11	7
Penalty	2	3
Rushing	141	163
Rushing Attempts	39	42
Yards Gained Rushing	193	201
Yards Lost Rushing	52	38
TDs Rushing	1	1
Passing	307	118
Passes Attempted	40	30
Passes Completed	21	16
Intercepted	1	3
TDs Passing	1	3
Pass Efficiency	120.22	99.37
Total Offensive Plays	79	72
Total Net Yards	448	281
Average Gain Per Play	5.67	3.90
Fumbles - Lost	1 - 1	3 - 2
Penalties - Yards	11 - 124	6 - 76
Interceptions - Yards	3 - 12	1 - 0
Punts - Yards	3 - 118	3 - 169
Average Per Punt	39.33	56.33
Punt Returns - Yards	3 - 14	2 - 13
Kickoff Returns - Yards	1 - 19	4 - 82

Game Info
Stadium	Cougar Stadium
Location	Provo, Utah
Date	Oct 2, 1981
Time	7:30 pm
Attendance	41,129
Temperature	73°F
Weather	Overcast
Conference	BYU: WAC USU: PCAA
Head Coach	BYU: LaVell Edwards USU: Bruce Snyder
AP Rank	BYU: 10 USU: NR
Final AP Rank	BYU: 13 USU: NR
Season Record	BYU: 11-2 USU: 5-5-1

BYU Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Waymon Hamilton	2	0	0	0	0	0	12
Scott Collie	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Scott Pettis	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Todd Shell	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Kurt Gunther	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS	5	0	2	0	0	0	32

Utah State Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Eric McPherson	2	0	0	0	0	0	12
Maurice Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Nate Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Dale Money	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS	4	0	2	0	0	0	26

BYU Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Effic
Steve Young	21-40-1	307	7.7	53	1	120.22
TOTALS	21-40-1	307	7.7	53	1	120.22

Utah State Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Effic
Chico Canales	16-30-3	118	3.9	19	3	99.37
TOTALS	16-30-3	118	3.9	19	3	99.37

BYU Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Steve Young	21	102	39	63	3.0	26	0
Waymon Hamilton	5	49	0	49	9.8	42	2
Scott Pettis	8	31	1	30	3.8	7	1
Vai Sikahema	1	6	0	6	6.0	6	0
Bruce Hansen	2	5	0	5	2.5	5	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	0	3	-3	-3.0	0	0
Kurt Gunther	1	0	9	-9	-9.0	0	0
TOTALS	39	193	52	141	3.6	42	3

Utah State Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Maurice Turner	18	62	3	59	3.3	17	1
Andre Bynum	9	49	3	46	5.1	18	0
Marv Ellis	5	40	0	40	8.0	18	0
Fred Fernandez	1	17	0	17	17.0	17	0
Kevin Brady	1	14	0	14	14.0	14	0
Nate Jones	1	9	0	9	9.0	9	0
Ken Mack	1	3	0	3	3.0	3	0
Chico Canales	6	7	32	-25	-4.2	4	0
TOTALS	42	201	38	163	3.9	18	1

BYU Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Dan Plater	7	134	19.1	53	0
Gordon Hudson	5	60	12.0	17	0
Scott Pettis	3	23	7.7	10	0
Neil Balholm	2	46	23.0	26	0
Glen Kozlowski	2	33	16.5	17	0
Scott Collie	2	11	5.5	8	1
TOTALS	21	307	14.6	53	1

Utah State Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Eric McPherson	9	87	9.7	19	2
Andre Bynum	3	4	1.3	3	0
Nate Jones	1	14	14.0	14	0
Fred Fernandez	1	9	9.0	9	0
Nate O'Neal	1	4	4.0	4	0
Maurice Turner	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTALS	16	118	7.4	19	2

BYU Interceptions
	No	Yds	TD
Todd Shell	1	12	1
John Mannion	1	0	0
Tom Holmoe	1	0	0
TOTALS	3	12	1

Utah State Interceptions
	No	Yds	TD
Larry Hogue	1	0	0
TOTALS	1	0	0

BYU Defense
	Total	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL/Y	FF	PBU	QBH
Kyle Whittingham	15	8	7	0	1/	0	0	0
Todd Shell	12	4	8	0	0/	0	1	0
Kevin Walker	8	5	3	0	0/	0	0	0
Tom Holmoe	6	5	1	0	0/	0	0	0
Pulusila Filiaga	6	2	4	0	1/	1	0	2
Mike Morgan	5	2	3	0	1/	0	0	2
David Aupiu	5	1	4	0	0/	0	0	0
Brad Anae	4	1	3	1	0/	0	0	3
Brandon Flint	4	0	4	0	0/	0	0	1
John Mannion	3	2	1	0	0/	0	1	0
Dave McKee	3	2	1	0	1/	0	0	0
Greg Peterson	3	0	3	0	0/	0	0	0
Jim Herrmann	2	1	1	0	1/	0	0	0
Chuck Ehin	2	0	2	0	0/	0	0	0
Blake Jensen	1	1	0	0	0/	0	0	0
Cary Whittingham	1	0	1	0	0/	0	0	0
TOTALS	80	34	46	1	5/0	1	2	8

Utah State Defense
	Total	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL/Y	FF	PBU	QBH
Thomas Bates	7	6	1	0	0/	0	1	0
Larry Hogue	7	4	3	0	0/	0	5	0
Todd Anderson	7	2	5	0	0/	0	0	0
Mike Perko	6	4	2	3	0/	0	0	2
Shawn Miller	5	3	2	1	1/	0	0	0
JL Coon	5	2	3	1	0/	0	0	0
Patrick Allen	5	2	3	0	0/	0	0	0
Aaron Smith	4	3	1	0	0/	0	0	0
Eric Grisby	4	2	2	0	0/	0	0	0
Curtis McGee	4	1	3	0	0/	0	1	0
Dan Stewart	3	3	0	0	0/	0	2	0
Siotama Uluave	3	0	3	0	0/	0	0	0
Greg Kragen	2	2	0	0	0/	0	0	0
Kevin Brady	2	1	1	0	0/	0	5	0
Mike Hamby	1	0	1	0	0/	0	0	0
Pat McKenna	1	0	1	0	0/	1	0	1
David Bluford	1	0	1	0	0/	0	0	0
TOTALS	67	35	32	5	1/0	1	14	3

BYU Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	1	19	19.0	0
TOTALS	1	19	19.0	0

Utah State Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Nate Jones	3	69	23.0	0
Paul Jones	1	13	13.0	0
TOTALS	4	82	20.5	0

BYU Punt Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	14	4.7	0
TOTALS	3	14	4.7	0

Utah State Punt Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Fred Fernandez	2	13	6.5	0
TOTALS	2	13	6.5	0

BYU Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Kurt Gunther	0-2	0.0%	0	2-5	2
TOTALS	0-2	0.0%	0	2-5	2

Utah State Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Dale Money	0-1	0.0%	0	2-4	2
TOTALS	0-1	0.0%	0	2-4	2

BYU Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Mike Mees	3	118	39.3	56
TOTALS	3	118	39.3	56

Utah State Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Guy McClure	3	159	53.0	60
TOTALS	3	159	53.0	60

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