1952 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 1952 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 240 to 154.[1][2]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19San Diego Navy*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 14–7
September 27New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 14–10
October 4at Montana
W 28–7
October 11at Utah
L 6–34
October 25Denver
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 14–139,431[5]
November 1Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 13–247,000[6]
November 7at San Jose State*
L 27–44
November 15at Utah State
L 26–27
November 22at Colorado A&M
L 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, p. 161.
  5. ^ Jack Schroeder (October 26, 1952). "Cats Clip Denver, 14-13". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 2, 1952). "Wyoming Blasts Cougar Title Hopes With 24-13 Win". Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.


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