1951 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–3–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
CaptainRay Oliverson
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Utah State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 184.[1][2]

Ray Oliverson was the team captain. He was also selected as a first-team halfback on the 1951 All-Skyline Conference team selected by the Associated Press (AP). BYU's Jae Ballif also won first-team honors on the AP all-conference team as a defensive halfback.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Idaho State*
W 27–75,000[4]
September 22Western State (CO)*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 67–75,000[5]
September 29Hawaii*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 20–78,500[6]
October 6at Utah
L 6–721,459[7]
October 20Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
T 20–207,858[8]
October 27at Denver
L 6–5612,359[9]
November 3Colorado A&Mdagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–198,500[10]
November 10Utah State
W 28–2710,000[11]
November 17at New Mexico
L 0–348,500[12]
November 24at Pepperdine*
W 20–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1951 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lobo Tackle Wins All Skyline Spot". Albuquerque Journal. November 29, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cougars Wallop Bengals, 27-7: Cats Roll Up Early Lead Against Visiting Squad". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 15, 1951. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brigham Young Cougars Crush Western State, 67-7". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). September 23, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ray Schwartz (September 30, 1951). "Cougar Gridders Defeat Rainbows, 20-7". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ray Schwartz (October 7, 1951). "Redskins Nose Out Fighting Cougars in 7-6 Thriller". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Punchless Cougars Mauled by Denver Pioneers, 56-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 28, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 4, 1951). "Cougars Upset Rams 21-19 in Homecoming Triumph: Oliverson Scores 3 Touchdowns to Pace Cats to Win". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 11, 1951). "Cats Tip Aggies 28-27 on Two Last Quarter Touchdowns". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ J.D. Kailer (November 18, 1951). "Homecoming Fans See UNM Upset BYU, 34 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "BYU Blanks Pepperdine in 20-0 Fray". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1951. p. II-14 – via Newspapers.com.


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