1954 BYU Cougars football team

1954 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record1–8 (1–6 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
Wyoming 5 1 0 6 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 3 3 0 5 5 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Colorado A&M 3 4 0 3 7 0
Montana 1 5 0 3 6 0
BYU 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–6 against conference opponents, finished last out of eight teams in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 188 to 96.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ron Bean with 441 yards of total offense (4 rushing, 437 passing), Dick Felt with 379 rushing yards, and Phil Oyler with 18 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18New Mexico
L 12–21
September 24Arizona State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 19–28
October 2at Colorado A&ML 13–14
October 9Utah
L 7–12
October 23Montana
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 19–7
October 30at Utah StateL 13–45
November 6Denver
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–2012,903[4]
November 13Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 13–34
November 20at Idaho*L 0–710,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1954 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
  4. ^ "Denver Trips Stubborn BYU". The Daily Herald. November 7, 1954. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lawr's TD wins for Idaho over BYU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 21, 1954. p. 1, sports.