1952 BYU Cougars football team

The 1952 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against Skyline opponents), finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 240 to 154.[1][2]

1952 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1952 record4–6 (3–4 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1952 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 5 0 0  6 3 1
New Mexico 5 1 0  7 2 0
Colorado A&M 5 2 0  6 4 0
Wyoming 4 3 0  5 4 0
BYU 3 4 0  4 6 0
Utah State 3 4 0  3 7 1
Montana 1 5 0  2 7 1
Denver 0 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Reed Stolworthy with 436 rushing yards and Dick Felt with 42 points scored.[3] Felt set a BYU record that still stands with four touchdowns in the fourth quarter against San Jose State on November 7, 1952.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19San Diego Navy*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 14–7
September 27New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 14–10
October 4at MontanaW 28–7
October 11at UtahL 6–34
October 25Denver
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 14–13
November 1Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 13–24
November 7at San Jose State*L 27–44
November 15at Utah StateL 26–27
November 22at Colorado A&ML 6–27
November 29at Arizona State*L 6–47
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1952 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
  4. BYU Football 2015 Almanac, p. 161.


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