1953 BYU Cougars football team
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Conference | Skyline Conference |
1953 record | 2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline) |
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Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–5–1 against Skyline opponents), tied for seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 228 to 172.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included LaVon Satterfield with 682 yards of total offense (114 rushing, 568 passing), Reed Stolworthy with 473 rushing yards, and Dick Felt with 30 points scored.[3]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 19 | Montana |
| W 27–13 | ||||
September 25 | San Jose State* |
| L 25–28 | ||||
October 3 | at New Mexico |
| T 12–12 | ||||
October 10 | vs. Idaho* |
| W 20–14 | ||||
October 16 | Utah State |
| L 7–14 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
October 23 | at Denver | L 19–27 | |||||
October 31 | at Wyoming |
| L 0–27 | ||||
November 7 | Colorado A&M |
| L 12–34 | ||||
November 14 | at Arizona State* |
| L 18–26 | ||||
November 26 | at Utah |
| L 32–33 | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "1953 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. Retrieved January 2, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
- ^ Ray Schwartz (October 18, 1953). "Rugged Utah State Forward Wall Proves Too Much For BYU Eleven". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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