1941 BYU Cougars football team

The 1941 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–2 against MSC opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 100.[1][2]

1941 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1941 record4–3–2 (3–1–2 MSC)
Head coachEddie Kimball (5th season)
Home stadium'Y' Stadium
1941 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 4 –0 –2  6 –0 –2
BYU 3 –1 –2  4 –3 –2
Denver 3 –1 –2  4 –3 –2
Colorado A&M 3 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Colorado 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Wyoming 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –1
Utah State 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Montana*
  • 'Y' Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 7–205,500[3]
October 3Colorado State–Greeley*
  • 'Y' Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 26–05,000[4]
October 10at Denver
W 13–7[5]
October 18at Utah
T 6–613,000[6]
October 24at San Francisco*
L 13–25[7]
November 1at Utah State
W 28–03,500[8]
November 8at Wyoming
W 23–77,000[9]
November 15Colorado
  • 'Y' Stadium
  • Provo, UT
T 13–1310,000[10]
November 22Colorado A&M
  • 'Y' Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 7–22> 2,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "1941 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. "Powerful Montana Grizzlies Trounce Cougars, 20 to 7". Provo Sunday Herald. September 28, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Glen Snarr (October 5, 1941). "BYU Chances Against D.U. Rise With Win Over Greeley". Provo Sunday Herald. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "BYU Given Chance to Beat Utes After Whipping Denver". Provo Sunday Herald. October 12, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. LaVerl Christiansen (October 19, 1941). "Fighting Cougars Hold Favored Utes To 6-6 Deadlock". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bob Brachman (October 25, 1941). "Don Passes Sink B.Y.U., 25-13". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. LaVerl Christensen (November 2, 1941). "B.Y.U. Beats Utah State By 28 To 0". Provo Sunday Herald. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "B.Y.U. Whips Wyoming By 23-7 Score". Provo Sunday Herald. November 9, 1941. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. LaVerl Christensen (November 16, 1941). "10,000 Fans See BYU Hold Buffs To 13-13 Homecoming Deadlock". Provo Sunday Herald. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Laverl Christensen (November 23, 1941). "Coloags Smash B.Y.U. Title Hopes With 22-7 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.


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