1959 BYU Cougars football team
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| 1959 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–5 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Wyoming $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 169 to 101.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Gary Dunn with 223 passing yards, LeGrand Young with 423 rushing yards and 423 yards of total offense, Jack Gifford with 32 points, and Howard Ringwood with 130 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Arizona * | W 18–14 | 22,000 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | at Fresno State * | L 16–27 | 8,234 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Montana |
| L 0–12 | [6] | |||
| October 9 | at Utah | L 8–20 | 17,121 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | at Wyoming | L 6–21 | [8] | ||||
| October 24 | Denver dagger |
| L 7–14 | 9,305 | [9] | ||
| October 31 | Utah State |
| W 18–0 | 6,924 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | at New Mexico | L 6–21 | 10,000 | [11] | |||
| November 14 | at Arizona State * | L 8–27 | 25,200 | [12] | |||
| November 21 | Colorado State |
| W 14–13 | 5,310 | [13] | ||
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References
[edit ]- ^ "1959 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
- ^ "BYU rallies to win, 18–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 20, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State edges Cougars on coast". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 27, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies surprise Brigham Young 12–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 4, 1959. p. 8.
- ^ "Utes whip Cougars in 20–8 grid frolic". Deseret News. October 10, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming Rolls to 21–6 Skyline Loop Win Over Brigham Young With 4th Period Spurt". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 18, 1959. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DU Tips Cats". The Sunday Herald. October 25, 1959. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU ends string with 18–0 win". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 1, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNM Lobos roll to win over Cougars". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 8, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State rolls to win against BYU". The Idaho Statesman. November 15, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young nips Colorado State, 14–13". The Daily Inter Lake. November 22, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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