1950 BYU Cougars football team

1950 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 8 – 1
Utah 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Utah State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 292 to 169.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Idaho State*
W 14–13[3]
September 23Arizona State*
L 41–139,000[4]
September 29Pepperdine*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–276,500[5]
October 7Utah
T 28–28[6]
October 14at Colorado A&M
L 27–1411,500[7]
October 21at Denver
L 42–311,000[8]
November 4at Utah State
W 34–135,000[9]
November 11 No. 14 Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 48–0[10]
November 17at Hawaii*
L 7–3912,000[11]
November 25Fort Hood*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–142,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1950 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. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Cougars nose out Idaho State 14 to 13". Idaho State Journal. September 17, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arizona State tips BYU". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 24, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Mooney (September 30, 1950). "Karpowitz Boots BYU to 28–27 Win Over Pepperdine Waves". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 31. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah catches BYU in fourth for 28–28 end". Great Falls Tribune. October 8, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rams tumble Cougars, 27–14". Deseret News. October 15, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "DU Crushes 'Y' 42–3". The Sunday Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rejuvenated Cougars whip Utah Aggies 34–13". The Sunday Herald. November 5, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Powerful Cowboys Score at Ease, Blank BYU, 48–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1950. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pete Wilson Leads UH 39–7 Grid win Over BYU". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 18, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "BYU Cougars down Fort Hood, 28 to 14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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