1951 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1951 BYU Cougars football

Conference| Skyline Conference
Record| 6–3–1 (2–3–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach|

* Chick Atkinson (3rd season)

Captain| Ray Oliverson
Home stadium| Cougar Stadium

Seasons

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1952 ->

1951 Skyline Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14| Idaho State*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 27–7| 5,000| [4]
September 22| Western State (CO)*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 67–7| 5,000| [5]
September 29| Hawaii*|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 20–7| 8,500| [6]
October 6| at Utah|

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

| L 6–7| 21,459| [7]
October 20| Wyoming|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| T 20–20| 7,858| [8]
October 27| at Denver|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 6–56| 12,359| [9]
November 3| Colorado A&M|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 21–19| 8,500| [10]
November 10| Utah State|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT (rivalry)

| W 28–27| 10,000| [11]
November 17| at New Mexico|

* Zimmerman Field
* Albuquerque, NM

| L 0–34| 8,500| [12]
November 24| at Pepperdine*|

* El Camino Stadium
* Torrance, CA

| W 20–0| | [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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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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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

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