1951 BYU Cougars football team

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

1951 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1951 record6–3–1 (2–3–1 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainRay Oliverson
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1951 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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*
  • 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&M
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–168,500[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
  • Homecoming

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. 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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