BY MITCH HARPER
KSL Sports

PROVO, Utah – BYU football has a history of record-setting performers.

In all three phases of the game, BYU has had individuals who have rewritten the record books over the years.

Fresh off former BYU great and current Atlanta Falcon Tyler Allgeier setting the single-season rushing record last year, it got me thinking, what are the most unbreakable records in BYU football history?

Here are the 20 records I believe will be the toughest for a current or future BYU Cougar to break.
20. Punt return average in a BYU football career: 19.8 yards – James Dye (1995-96)

You punt, you “dye.” That message was for opposing teams that dared to punt the football to the electrifying James Dye.
During his two years at BYU, Dye was one of the top return specialists in college football.
19. Career rushing yards per carry: 6.41 – Tyler Allgeier (2018-21)

A model of consistency, whenever Tyler Allgeier touched the ball, he would get positive yards. Like his favorite running back growing up, Marshawn Lynch, Allgeier would wear down defenses over the course of a game.
18. Career receiving yards by a BYU football Tight End: 2,901 – Dennis Pitta (2004, 2007-09)

BYU has had some great tight ends in its history, and Dennis Pitta might be the best. Once a preferred walk-on from Moorpark, California, Pitta was a key passing target for quarterback Max Hall during a three-year stretch that produced 32 wins.
17. Most interceptions in a game: 7 – Jim Eccles vs. Utah (1948)

BYU had a quarterback with the last name Eccles, and he tossed a record-setting number of interceptions against Utah. Fire up your conspiracy theories for Utah’s 30-0 thrashing of BYU in 1948.
16. Single-season rushing yards: 1,601 – Tyler Allgeier (2021)

There were many games last season where Tyler Allgeier single-handedly put BYU on his back and carried to the Cougars a victory. That was evident with a season that led to 1,601 yards, passing Luke Staley’s 20-year record.
15. Career tackles for loss: 61.5 – Kyle Van Noy (2010-13)

The tackles for loss data only go back to 2000 in BYU football’s record book. But it’s hard to picture anyone that was a better playmaker than Kyle Van Noy during his four years at BYU.
14. Most punt returns yards in a BYU football game: 219 – Golden Richards vs. North Texas (1971)

As the return game diminishes in football, Golden Richards’ record of 219 punt return yards against North Texas has lasted more than 50 years. Richards was a great athlete for his time. He didn’t finish his career at BYU, as he transferred to Hawaii and then went on to play in the NFL.

13. Most punts in a game: 15 – Rich Adams vs. Iowa State (1969)

Future Big 12 foe Iowa State has never lost to BYU; here’s an example of why that’s the case.
12. Total non-passing TD's in a season: 28 – Luke Staley (2001)

The Doak Walker Award winner in 2001 recorded 28 total touchdowns, and he did it in only 11 games. Luke Staley in Gary Crowton’s “Crow Ball” offense was dynamite.
11. 100-yard receiving games in a season: 11 – Austin Collie (2008)

The 2008 BYU football season often gets overlooked because they failed to deliver on their “Quest for Perfection.” But that year produced the best individual season ever from a BYU wide receiver. Austin Collie led the nation in receiving with 1,538 yards, edging out former Oklahoma State and Dallas Cowboy Dez Bryant.
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Austin Collie has been named to the #BYU Hall of Fame. He and the rest of the 2019 Hall of fame class will be recognized at halftime of Saturday's game against USC.
Austin Collie’s Magical Career At BYU Puts Him In School’s Hall Of Fame.
PROVO, Utah – Former BYU and NFL wide receiver Austin Collie has been named to the BYU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Collie, who played for BYU from 2004, 2007-2008, had one of the most accomplished careers a wide receiver has ever had in the history of the BYU football program.

Along with Collie, four other former BYU athletes were named to the BYU Hall of Fame class of 2019. The other four included Elisabeth Crandall-Holmes (gymnastics), Carlos Moreno (volleyball), Craig Poole (track and field), and Arunas Savickas (swimming).

In Collie’s three seasons at BYU, Collie racked up 3,255 receiving yards and had 30 touchdowns. During the 2008 season, Collie led the nation in receiving yards with 1,538 yards and after that junior season, he declared for the NFL Draft.

One of the more memorable moments in Collie’s BYU career was his reception on 4th & 18 against rival Utah. That catch led to BYU scoring a game-winning touchdown on that drive.

After the victory over Utah, Collie said to members of the media, “Obviously, when you’re doing what’s right on and off the field, I think the Lord steps in and plays a part in it. Magic happens.”

Magic happened in that game, and it took magic to get Collie to play for BYU. Coming out of high school from El Dorado Hills, California, Collie had his recruitment down to Stanford, Arizona State, and BYU. Collie was leaning towards attending Stanford or Arizona State, but then Austin’s older brother, Zac, told Austin to give BYU a look. The rest is history.

Collie and the rest of the 2019 BYU Athletics Hall of Fame class will be recognized on Saturday at halftime of BYU’s game against No. 24 USC.

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