1958 BYU Cougars football team

The 1958 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Skyline Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), finished third in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 150.[1][2]

1958 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1958 record6–4 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0  8 3 0
New Mexico 5 1 0  7 3 0
BYU 5 2 0  6 4 0
Colorado State 4 3 0  6 4 0
Utah 3 3 0  4 7 0
Utah State 2 5 0  3 7 0
Denver 2 5 0  2 8 0
Montana 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Wayne Startin with 332 passing yards, Weldon Jackson with 698 rushing yards and 698 yards of total offense, Nyle McFarlane with 42 points, and R. K. Brown with 177 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Fresno State*
W 29–7
September 27at UtahW 14–7
October 4at Colorado StateL 6–32
October 11at Pacific*L 8–26
October 18North Texas State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 6–12
October 25at MontanaW 41–12
November 1at Utah StateW 13–6
November 8New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 36–19
November 15at DenverW 22–7
November 22Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 14–22
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1958 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.


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