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]
| 1952 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | San Diego Navy* |
| W 14–7 | ||||
| September 27 | New Mexico |
| W 14–10 | ||||
| October 4 | at Montana | W 28–7 | |||||
| October 11 | at Utah | L 6–34 | |||||
| October 25 | Denver |
| W 14–13 | 9,431 | [5] | ||
| November 1 | Wyoming |
| L 13–24 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| November 7 | at San Jose State* | L 27–44 | |||||
| November 15 | at Utah State | L 26–27 | |||||
| November 22 | at Colorado A&M | L 6–27 | |||||
| November 29 | at Arizona State* | L 6–47 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "1952 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
- ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, p. 161.
- ^ Jack Schroeder (October 26, 1952). "Cats Clip Denver, 14-13". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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