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1976 Season Stats
Series History
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Final
Southern Mississippi
3
16
0
0
19
BYU
0
28
21
14
63
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
FG
Mike Wright
26 yard field goal
0
3
SECOND QUARTER
TD
John VanDerWouden
6 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (
Dave Taylor
kick)
7
3
TD
Mike Chronister
45 yard run (
Dave Taylor
kick)
14
3
TD
Carl Allen
33 yard interception return (
Mike Wright
kick)
14
10
TD
Dave Lowry
1 yard run (
Dave Taylor
kick)
21
10
TD
John Pitts
6 yard pass from Ken Alderman (
Mike Wright
kick)
21
17
Saf
Reggie Odom
tackled Terry McEwen in end zone
21
19
TD
Tod Thompson
20 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (
Dave Taylor
kick)
28
19
THIRD QUARTER
TD
Jeff Blanc
2 yard run (
Dave Taylor
kick)
35
19
TD
Mike Chronister
6 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (
Dave Taylor
kick)
42
19
TD
Jeff Blanc
10 yard run (
Dave Taylor
kick)
49
19
FOURTH QUARTER
TD
Roger Gourley
6 yard run (
Dave Taylor
kick)
56
19
TD
Jeff Nilsson
1 yard pass from Terry McEwen (
Dave Taylor
kick)
63
19
Team Stats
BYU
USM
1st Downs
28
18
Rushing 1st Downs
9
8
Passing 1st Downs
14
9
Penalty
5
1
Rushing
198
93
Rushing Attempts
49
49
Yards Gained Rushing
216
141
Yards Lost Rushing
18
48
TDs Rushing
5
0
Passing
515
190
Passes Attempted
39
33
Passes Completed
27
13
Intercepted
2
2
TDs Passing
4
1
Pass Efficiency
203.74
85.64
Total Offensive Plays
88
82
Total Net Yards
713
283
Average Gain Per Play
8.10
3.45
Fumbles - Lost
3 - 2
5 - 5
Penalties - Yards
15 - 153
8 - 86
Interceptions - Yards
2 - 18
2 - 58
Punts - Yards
1 - 46
4 - 197
Average Per Punt
46.00
49.25
Punt Returns - Yards
4 - 8
1 - 17
Kickoff Returns - Yards
3 - 45
9 - 207
Game Info
Stadium
Cougar Stadium
Location
Provo, Utah
Date
Oct 16, 1976
Attendance
23,029
Weather
Fair and Clear
Conference
BYU: WAC
USM: Independent
Head Coach
BYU:
LaVell Edwards
USM:
Bobby Collins
Season Record
BYU: 9-3
USM: 2-9
BYU Scoring
TD
FG
XP
2pt
DXP
Saf
Points
Jeff Blanc
2
0
0
0
0
0
12
Mike Chronister
2
0
0
0
0
0
12
Dave Taylor
0
0
9
0
0
0
9
Roger Gourley
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Dave Lowry
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Jeff Nilsson
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Tod Thompson
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
John VanDerWouden
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
TOTALS
9
0
9
0
0
0
63
Southern Mississippi Scoring
TD
FG
XP
2pt
DXP
Saf
Points
John Pitts
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Carl Allen
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Mike Wright
0
1
2
0
0
0
5
Reggie Odom
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
TOTALS
2
1
2
0
0
1
19
BYU Passing
C-Att-Int
Yards
Y/A
Lng
TD
Effic
Gifford Nielsen
23-31-2
445
14.4
68
3
213.81
Terry McEwen
4-7-0
70
10.0
29
1
188.29
Dave Lowry
0-1-0
0
0.0
0
0
0.00
TOTALS
27-39-2
515
13.2
68
4
203.74
Southern Mississippi Passing
C-Att-Int
Yards
Y/A
Lng
TD
Effic
Ken Alderman
13-31-2
190
6.1
41
1
91.16
Chuck Clancy
0-2-0
0
0.0
0
0
0.00
TOTALS
13-33-2
190
5.8
41
1
85.64
BYU Rushing
No
Net
Avg
Lng
TD
Jeff Blanc
16
74
4.6
16
2
Mike Chronister
1
45
45.0
45
1
Todd Christensen
5
28
5.6
10
0
Dave Lowry
14
24
1.7
8
1
Roger Gourley
4
15
3.8
6
1
Terry McEwen
1
8
8.0
8
0
Robbie Kahuanui
3
6
2.0
5
0
Roy Ward
1
4
4.0
4
0
Gifford Nielsen
4
-6
-1.5
3
0
TOTALS
49
198
4.0
45
5
Southern Mississippi Rushing
No
Net
Avg
Lng
TD
Ben Garry
17
44
2.6
10
Curtis Dickey
9
31
3.4
11
0
Chuck Clancy
5
15
3.0
6
0
David Hosemann
1
2
2.0
2
0
Ken Alderman
17
1
0.1
10
0
TOTALS
49
93
1.9
11
0
BYU Receiving
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
John VanDerWouden
7
163
23.3
67
1
Mike Chronister
3
61
20.3
33
1
George Harris
2
77
38.5
68
0
Tod Thompson
2
44
22.0
24
1
Brian Billick
2
40
20.0
24
0
Jay Miller
2
31
15.5
17
0
Jeff Nilsson
2
30
15.0
29
1
Todd Christensen
2
20
10.0
15
0
Roger Gourley
2
19
9.5
11
0
Jeff Blanc
2
14
7.0
11
0
Lynn Zwahlen
1
16
16.0
16
0
TOTALS
27
515
19.1
68
4
Southern Mississippi Receiving
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
John Cannon
5
85
17.0
41
0
Chuck Brown
3
47
15.7
16
0
Ben Garry
1
17
17.0
17
0
Boo Smith
1
14
14.0
14
0
Chuck Clancy
1
12
12.0
12
0
Chris Pieper
1
10
10.0
10
0
John Pitts
1
5
5.0
5
1
TOTALS
13
190
14.6
41
1
BYU Interceptions
No
Yds
TD
Jason Coloma
1
18
0
Bob Biddy
1
0
0
TOTALS
2
18
0
Southern Mississippi Interceptions
No
Yds
TD
Carl Allen
1
38
1
Ronald Taylor
1
13
0
TOTALS
2
51
1
BYU Defense
Total
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL/Y
FF
PBU
QBH
Rod Wood
13
4
9
1
0/
0
0
1
Marcus Kanahele
9
3
6
0
1/
0
0
0
Larry Miller
7
5
2
0
2/
1
0
1
Blake Murdock
7
3
4
0
0/
0
0
0
Ron Velasco
7
2
5
0
0/
1
1
0
Bill Rice
6
3
3
1
0/
0
0
0
Mekeli Ieremia
5
2
3
1
0/
0
0
0
Reed Brown
4
3
1
1
0/
0
0
2
Ross Varner
4
2
2
1
0/
0
0
1
Tony Hernandez
4
1
3
0
0/
0
1
0
Bob Biddy
3
3
0
0
0/
0
2
0
Mark Berntsen
3
3
0
1
0/
0
0
0
Larry Tucker
3
3
0
0
0/
0
0
0
Craig Jensen
3
2
1
0
0/
0
0
0
Marc Swenson
2
2
0
0
1/
0
0
0
Mark Terranova
2
2
0
0
0/
0
0
0
Jason Coloma
2
2
0
0
0/
0
0
0
Gary Peterson
2
0
2
1
0/
1
0
1
Steve Dewey
1
0
1
0
0/
0
0
0
Kip Apostol
1
0
1
1
0/
0
0
1
TOTALS
88
45
43
8
4/0
3
4
7
Southern Mississippi Defense
Total
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL/Y
FF
PBU
QBH
Ronald Taylor
13
9
4
0
1/
0
0
1
Clemon Ector
11
6
5
0
1/
0
0
0
Terry Daniels
7
6
1
0
0/
0
2
0
Carl Allen
6
3
3
0
0/
0
1
0
Mike Crenshaw
6
3
3
0
0/
0
0
0
Reggie Odom
5
3
2
0
2/
0
0
2
Craig Stevens
4
3
1
0
1/
0
0
1
Malachi Henry
4
2
2
0
0/
0
0
0
Don Law
4
1
3
0
0/
0
1
0
Bobby Smithart
3
1
2
0
0/
0
0
2
JJ Stewart
3
1
2
0
1/
0
0
0
Rick Northam
3
0
3
0
0/
0
0
0
Randy Basler
3
0
3
0
0/
0
0
1
Bishop Knox
2
2
0
0
0/
0
0
0
Stoney Parker
2
1
1
0
1/
0
0
1
Eddie Nunez
1
1
0
0
0/
0
0
0
Emanuel Killingsworth
1
1
0
0
0/
0
0
0
Ricky Allen
1
0
1
0
0/
0
0
0
TOTALS
79
43
36
0
7/0
0
4
8
BYU Kick Returns
No
Yds
Avg
TD
Dave Lowry
3
45
15.0
0
TOTALS
3
45
15.0
0
Southern Mississippi Kick Returns
No
Yds
Avg
TD
Chuck Clancy
8
169
21.1
0
Carlos Montgomery
1
38
38.0
0
TOTALS
9
207
23.0
0
BYU Punt Returns
No
Yds
Avg
TD
Mike Chronister
4
8
2.0
0
TOTALS
4
8
2.0
0
Southern Mississippi Punt Returns
No
Yds
Avg
TD
Malachi Henry
1
17
17.0
0
TOTALS
1
17
17.0
0
BYU Kicking
FG
Lng
XP
Pts
Dave Taylor
0-
0
9-9
9
TOTALS
0-
0
9-9
9
Southern Mississippi Kicking
FG
Lng
XP
Pts
Mike Wright
0-
0
2-2
2
TOTALS
0-
0
2-2
2
BYU Punting
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
Dave Lowry
1
46
46.0
46
TOTALS
1
46
46.0
46
Southern Mississippi Punting
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
Mike Wright
4
197
49.2
66
TOTALS
4
197
49.2
66
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