Jay Miller (born c. 1954) was an
American football
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player. He grew up in
San Jose, California
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, and played
college football
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for the
BYU Cougars football
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team from 1972 to 1976.
In 11 games during the 1973 season, he caught 100 passes for 1,181 yards and 8 touchdowns. He led the NCAA Division I-A colleges that year both in receptions and receiving yards.
[ In a November 1973 game against New Mexico, he set an NCAA single game record with 22 receptions.][ ]
See also
* List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders
The list of college football yearly receiving leaders identifies the major college receiving leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories: (1) receptions, (2) receiving yardage; (3) ...
References
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American football wide receivers
BYU Cougars football players
Living people
1954 births
Players of American football from San Jose, California