1947 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1947 BYU Cougars football

Conference| Mountain States Conference
Record| 3–7 (1–5 MSC)
Head coach|

* Eddie Kimball (7th season)

Seasons

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1948 ->

1947 Mountain States Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Utah $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Denver | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Utah State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colorado | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colorado A&M | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wyoming | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
BYU | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1947 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–5 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 182 to 168.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, BYU was ranked at No. 132 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| Western State (CO)*| Provo, UT| W 45–0| 6,000| [4]
September 26| Montana State*| Provo, UT| W 19–14| | [5]
October 4| at Wyoming|

* Corbett Field
* Laramie, WY

| L 7–12| | [6]
October 11| at Utah|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)

| L 6–28| 19,000| [7]
October 18| at Colorado|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| L 7–9| 12,000| [8]
October 25| Utah State| Provo, UT (rivalry)| W 27–12| 11,000| [9]
November 1| at Denver|

* DU Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 6–20| | [10]
November 8| San Jose State*| Provo, UT| L 19–28| 5,000| [11]
November 15| Colorado A&M| Provo, UT| L 25–27| < 2,500| [12]
November 22| at San Diego State*|

* Balboa Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| L 7–32| | [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "1947 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168\. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Cougars Trounce Western State, 45 to 0: Coloradoans No Match for Sons of Brigham as Power Plays, Passing Attack Click". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). September 21, 1947. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Demar Teuscher (September 28, 1947). "Cougars Win Over Bobcats". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Cowboys, Aggies Win Big-7 Grid Openers". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 5, 1947. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Flippin' and Skippin' Frankie Nelson Tames Cougar: Star Halfback Runs Wild". Salt Lake Telegram. October 13, 1947. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cowboys Bow to Colorado in 9-7 Tilt: Last Second Field Goal Is Colorado Margin Of Victory Over Fumble-Happy Cougars". The Sunday Herald. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "B.Y.U. Comes From Behind Twice, Takes Utah State 27 to 12; Rex Olsen Is Star". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 26, 1947. p. 3B - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Denver Blasts BYU By 20-6 Score: Pioneer Line Throttles BYU Passing Attack As Denver Hits Victory Trail Again". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 2, 1947. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Cougars Bow To San Jose 28-19: Belated Rally Falls Short As Visitors Stop Cougars In Centennial Grid Battle". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 9, 1947. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "BYU 'Wins' Big Seven Cellar Crown 27 to 25". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 16, 1947. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Brigham Young Loses 32-7 In Coast Tilt". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 23, 1947. p. 2B - via Newspapers.com.

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BYU Cougars football

Venues|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot)
* Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

Culture & lore|

* Cosmo the Cougar
* "The Cougar Song"
* BYU Cougar Marching Band
* Mormons vs. Mullets

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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