Jeff Blanc

Tailback 30

Ht/Wt

195 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Boise,

Idaho

Roster Years

1973-1976

Personal

Parents are Galen and Rosemarie ... brother, Dan, is tailback for Boise State .. majoring in wildlife management.

Before BYU

High School - Had a great career at Borah High ... could have been successful in nearly any sport, but stuck with football and baseball ... was all-City in Boise, all-state in Idaho as running back ... coached by Delane Pankratz (Idaho State).

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 1973

Recruited by assistant head coach dave Kragthorpe .. burst onto the scene the last half of his freshman year ... rushed for 87 yards and two TDs in a heavy snow storm at Utah ... ended up with 301 yards on 61 carries (4.9 average), three TDs.

Sophmore Year 1974

Led the team in nearly every performance category )kicking, returns, rushing, pass receiving, scoring) ... in 199 carries he gained over 839 yards (4.2 average) and scored ten TDs ... caught 32 passes for 442 yards ... missed two games (Iowa State and Air Force).

Junior Year 1975

Ranked with early rushing leaders (162 yards per game after two games) ... in CSU game which was televised regionally, Jeff carried 33 times for 179 yards, fumbled twice ... was named outstanding offensive player of the game ... also WAC offensive player of the week ... best yardage effort came in game with Wyoming, when Jeff carried 36 times (one short of school record) for 215 yards and three touchdowns (158 yards in first half) in sub-freezing weather at Laramie ... saw little action in ASU game because of flu ... shin injury in Arizona game limited him to 69 yards ... re-injured ankle ... carried only twice in So. Miss game for zero yardage ... but he finished season with 984 yards on 216 carries (4.6 average), scored 11 touchdowns ... caught 15 passes for 148 yards ... a unanimous choice for official all-WAC first team ... named to all league selections in area in 1975 ... LaVell says he could be the finest back the school has ever had ... totally dedicated and unrelenting in his assignments.

Senior Year 1976

All-America honorable mention, Associated Press ... All-Western Athletic Conference first team ... set BYU record for career rushes (625), touchdowns (29), points scored (174), yards rushing (2,718).

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

STATS

Sport

undefined BYU Football Athlete Statistics

Offensive Line

Career
Year	GP	GS
1976	11	11
1975	10	9
1974	11	9
1973	5	1
TOTALS:	37	30

1976 Games
Opponent	Date	Result	GP	GS
@Kansas State	Sep. 11	L 3-13
@Colorado State	Sep. 18	W 42-18
@Arizona	Sep. 25	W 23-16
@San Diego State	Oct. 2	W 8-0
@Southern Mississippi	Oct. 16	W 63-19
@Utah State	Oct. 23	W 45-14
@Arizona State	Oct. 30	W 43-21
@UTEP	Nov. 6	W 40-27
@New Mexico	Nov. 13	W 21-8
@Utah	Nov. 20	W 34-12
Oklahoma State	Dec. 18	L 21-49
TOTALS:		9-2	11	11

1975 Games
Opponent	Date	Result	GP	GS
@Bowling Green	Sep. 13	L 21-23
@Colorado State	Sep. 20	L 17-21
@Arizona State	Sep. 27	L 0-20
@New Mexico	Oct. 3	W 16-15
@Air Force	Oct. 11	W 28-14
@Wyoming	Oct. 25	W 33-20
@Arizona	Nov. 1	L 20-36
@Utah	Nov. 15	W 51-20
@UTEP	Nov. 22	W 20-10
Southern Mississippi	Nov. 29	L 14-42
TOTALS:		5-5	10	9

1974 Games
Opponent	Date	Result	GP	GS
@Hawaii	Sep. 14	L 13-15
@Utah State	Sep. 21	L 6-9
@Iowa State	Sep. 28	L 7-34
@Colorado State	Oct. 5	T 33-33
@Wyoming	Oct. 12	W 38-7
@UTEP	Oct. 19	W 45-21
@Arizona	Oct. 26	W 37-13
@Arizona State	Nov. 9	W 21-18
@New Mexico	Nov. 16	W 36-3
@Utah	Nov. 23	W 48-20
Oklahoma State	Dec. 28	L 6-16
TOTALS:		6-4	11	9

1973 Games
Opponent	Date	Result	GP	GS
@New Mexico	Nov. 3	W 56-21
@Arizona	Nov. 10	L 10-24
@Weber State	Nov. 17	W 45-14
@Utah	Nov. 24	W 46-22
@UTEP	Dec. 1	W 63-0
TOTALS:		4-1	5	1

Offensive

Career		Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
Year	GP	REC	YDS	Y/R	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
1976	11	17	125	7.35	19	1	147	613	4.17	33	3	6	5
1975	10	13	152	11.69	29	2	198	920	4.65	30	8	5	5
1974	11	37	478	12.92	51	4	218	847	3.89	28	6	3	3
1973	5	5	57	11.40	23	0	61	313	5.13	29	3	1	1
TOTALS:	37	72	812	11.28	51	7	624	2693	4.32	33	20	15	14

1976 Games			Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	REC	YDS	Y/R	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@Kansas State	Sep. 11	L 3-13	1	14	14.00	14	0	9	35	3.89	7	0	1	1
@Colorado State	Sep. 18	W 42-18	2	1	0.50	5	0	18	72	4.00	9	0	2	2
@Arizona	Sep. 25	W 23-16	-	-	-	-	-	15	62	4.13	33	0	2	1
@San Diego State	Oct. 2	W 8-0	1	2	2.00	2	0	14	54	3.86	12	0	-	-
@Southern Mississippi	Oct. 16	W 63-19	2	14	7.00	11	0	16	74	4.63	16	2	-	-
@Utah State	Oct. 23	W 45-14	2	13	6.50	7	0	18	67	3.72	11	1	1	1
@Arizona State	Oct. 30	W 43-21	2	11	5.50	7	0	20	82	4.10	16	0	-	-
@UTEP	Nov. 6	W 40-27	2	16	8.00	10	0	9	58	6.44	17	0	-	-
@New Mexico	Nov. 13	W 21-8	1	10	10.00	10	0	15	46	3.07	12	0	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 20	W 34-12	1	19	19.00	19	1	5	32	6.40	12	0	-	-
Oklahoma State	Dec. 18	L 21-49	3	25	8.33	11	0	8	31	3.88	8	0	-	-
TOTALS:		9-2	17	125	7.35	19	1	147	613	4.17	33	3	6	5

1975 Games			Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	REC	YDS	Y/R	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@Bowling Green	Sep. 13	L 21-23	1	6	6.00	6	0	29	144	4.97	30	1	1	1
@Colorado State	Sep. 20	L 17-21	-	-	-	-	-	33	179	5.42	18	1	2	2
@Arizona State	Sep. 27	L 0-20	1	14	14.00	14	0	11	38	3.45	18	0	1	1
@New Mexico	Oct. 3	W 16-15	4	58	14.50	29	1	21	106	5.05	18	0	-	-
@Air Force	Oct. 11	W 28-14	1	10	10.00	10	0	18	75	4.17	12	1	-	-
@Wyoming	Oct. 25	W 33-20	2	29	14.50	17	0	36	215	5.97	30	3	-	-
@Arizona	Nov. 1	L 20-36	1	8	8.00	8	0	22	68	3.09	12	0	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 15	W 51-20	1	6	6.00	6	0	13	65	5.00	11	1	-	-
@UTEP	Nov. 22	W 20-10	1	5	5.00	5	0	13	29	2.23	14	1	1	1
Southern Mississippi	Nov. 29	L 14-42	1	16	16.00	16	1	2	1	0.50	1	0	-	-
TOTALS:		5-5	13	152	11.69	29	2	198	920	4.65	30	8	5	5

1974 Games			Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	REC	YDS	Y/R	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@Hawaii	Sep. 14	L 13-15	2	25	12.50	17	0	31	165	5.32	21	0	1	1
@Utah State	Sep. 21	L 6-9	5	29	5.80	9	0	22	104	4.73	18	0	-	-
@Iowa State	Sep. 28	L 7-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Colorado State	Oct. 5	T 33-33	2	43	21.50	35	0	17	56	3.29	8	0	-	-
@Wyoming	Oct. 12	W 38-7	1	6	6.00	6	0	24	74	3.08	9	2	-	-
@UTEP	Oct. 19	W 45-21	7	89	12.71	18	1	22	90	4.09	16	1	-	-
@Arizona	Oct. 26	W 37-13	4	61	15.25	27	2	9	32	3.56	7	0	-	-
@Arizona State	Nov. 9	W 21-18	6	61	10.17	21	0	30	77	2.57	8	1	2	2
@New Mexico	Nov. 16	W 36-3	3	94	31.33	51	1	24	74	3.08	14	0	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 23	W 48-20	2	33	16.50	18	0	20	122	6.10	28	2	-	-
Oklahoma State	Dec. 28	L 6-16	5	37	7.40	15	0	19	53	2.79	9	0	-	-
TOTALS:		6-4	37	478	12.92	51	4	218	847	3.89	28	6	3	3

1973 Games			Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	REC	YDS	Y/R	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	Y/A	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@New Mexico	Nov. 3	W 56-21	-	-	-	-	-	4	38	9.50	21	0	-	-
@Arizona	Nov. 10	L 10-24	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	3.00	3	0	-	-
@Weber State	Nov. 17	W 45-14	2	14	7.00	12	0	17	90	5.29	15	0	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 24	W 46-22	3	43	14.33	23	0	22	86	3.91	26	2	1	1
@UTEP	Dec. 1	W 63-0	-	-	-	-	-	17	96	5.65	29	1	-	-
TOTALS:		4-1	5	57	11.40	23	0	61	313	5.13	29	3	1	1

Returner

Career		Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns					Fumbles
Year	GP	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
1976	11	0	0	0	0	0	9	52	5.78	11	0	6	5
1975	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	16.00	16	0	5	5
1974	11	2	37	18.50	20	0	2	13	6.50	13	0	3	3
1973	5	4	81	20.25	25	0	1	14	14.00	14	0	1	1
TOTALS:	37	6	118	19.67	25	-	13	95	7.31	16	-	15	14

1976 Games			Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@Kansas State	Sep. 11	L 3-13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
@Colorado State	Sep. 18	W 42-18	-	-	-	-	-	4	28	7.00	11	0	2	2
@Arizona	Sep. 25	W 23-16	-	-	-	-	-	5	24	4.80	8	0	2	1
@San Diego State	Oct. 2	W 8-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Southern Mississippi	Oct. 16	W 63-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Utah State	Oct. 23	W 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
@Arizona State	Oct. 30	W 43-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@UTEP	Nov. 6	W 40-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@New Mexico	Nov. 13	W 21-8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 20	W 34-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	Dec. 18	L 21-49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS:		9-2	0	0	0	0	0	9	52	5.78	11	0	6	5

1975 Games			Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@Bowling Green	Sep. 13	L 21-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
@Colorado State	Sep. 20	L 17-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
@Arizona State	Sep. 27	L 0-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
@New Mexico	Oct. 3	W 16-15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Air Force	Oct. 11	W 28-14	-	-	-	-	-	1	16	16.00	16	0	-	-
@Wyoming	Oct. 25	W 33-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Arizona	Nov. 1	L 20-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 15	W 51-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@UTEP	Nov. 22	W 20-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Southern Mississippi	Nov. 29	L 14-42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS:		5-5	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	16.00	16	0	5	5

1974 Games			Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@Hawaii	Sep. 14	L 13-15	1	20	20.00	20	0	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
@Utah State	Sep. 21	L 6-9	1	17	17.00	17	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Iowa State	Sep. 28	L 7-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Colorado State	Oct. 5	T 33-33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Wyoming	Oct. 12	W 38-7	-	-	-	-	-	1	13	13.00	13	0	-	-
@UTEP	Oct. 19	W 45-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Arizona	Oct. 26	W 37-13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Arizona State	Nov. 9	W 21-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
@New Mexico	Nov. 16	W 36-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 23	W 48-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	Dec. 28	L 6-16	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0.00	0	0	-	-
TOTALS:		6-4	2	37	18.50	20	0	2	13	6.50	13	0	3	3

1973 Games			Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns					Fumbles
Opponent	Date	Result	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	NO	LOST
@New Mexico	Nov. 3	W 56-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Arizona	Nov. 10	L 10-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Weber State	Nov. 17	W 45-14	3	65	21.67	25	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@Utah	Nov. 24	W 46-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
@UTEP	Dec. 1	W 63-0	1	16	16.00	16	0	1	14	14.00	14	0	-	-
TOTALS:		4-1	4	81	20.25	25	0	1	14	14.00	14	0	1	1

Defensive

Career		Tackles				Sacks		Interceptions			Misc
Year	GP	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL/YDS	NO	YDS	INT	YDS	TD	FF	FR	FRYDS	QBH	PBU
1976	11	0	0	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	10	1	0	1	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	11	0	0	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	5	0	0	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS:	37	1	-	1	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1976 Games			Tackles				Sacks		Interceptions			Misc
Opponent	Date	Result	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL/YDS	NO	YDS	INT	YDS	TD	FF	FR	FRYDS	QBH	PBU
@ Kansas State	Sep. 11	L 3-13	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Colorado State	Sep. 18	W 42-18	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona	Sep. 25	W 23-16	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ San Diego State	Oct. 2	W 8-0	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Southern Mississippi	Oct. 16	W 63-19	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Utah State	Oct. 23	W 45-14	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona State	Oct. 30	W 43-21	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ UTEP	Nov. 6	W 40-27	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ New Mexico	Nov. 13	W 21-8	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Utah	Nov. 20	W 34-12	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	Dec. 18	L 21-49	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS:		9-2	0	0	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1975 Games			Tackles				Sacks		Interceptions			Misc
Opponent	Date	Result	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL/YDS	NO	YDS	INT	YDS	TD	FF	FR	FRYDS	QBH	PBU
@ Bowling Green	Sep. 13	L 21-23	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Colorado State	Sep. 20	L 17-21	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona State	Sep. 27	L 0-20	1	0	1	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ New Mexico	Oct. 3	W 16-15	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Air Force	Oct. 11	W 28-14	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Wyoming	Oct. 25	W 33-20	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona	Nov. 1	L 20-36	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Utah	Nov. 15	W 51-20	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ UTEP	Nov. 22	W 20-10	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Southern Mississippi	Nov. 29	L 14-42	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS:		5-5	1	0	1	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1974 Games			Tackles				Sacks		Interceptions			Misc
Opponent	Date	Result	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL/YDS	NO	YDS	INT	YDS	TD	FF	FR	FRYDS	QBH	PBU
@ Hawaii	Sep. 14	L 13-15	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Utah State	Sep. 21	L 6-9	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Iowa State	Sep. 28	L 7-34	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Colorado State	Oct. 5	T 33-33	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Wyoming	Oct. 12	W 38-7	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ UTEP	Oct. 19	W 45-21	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona	Oct. 26	W 37-13	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona State	Nov. 9	W 21-18	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ New Mexico	Nov. 16	W 36-3	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Utah	Nov. 23	W 48-20	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	Dec. 28	L 6-16	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS:		6-4	0	0	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1973 Games			Tackles				Sacks		Interceptions			Misc
Opponent	Date	Result	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL/YDS	NO	YDS	INT	YDS	TD	FF	FR	FRYDS	QBH	PBU
@ New Mexico	Nov. 3	W 56-21	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Arizona	Nov. 10	L 10-24	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Weber State	Nov. 17	W 45-14	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ Utah	Nov. 24	W 46-22	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
@ UTEP	Dec. 1	W 63-0	-	-	-	- / -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS:		4-1	0	0	0	0 / 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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