1955 BYU Cougars football team
The 1955 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 against Skyline opponents), finished eighth (last) in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 300 to 104.[1][2]
| 1955 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| 1955 record | 1–9 (0–7 Skyline) |
| Head coach | Chick Atkinson (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Don Dixon with 335 passing yards, Phil Oyler with 366 rushing yards and 381 yards of total offense, Owen Skousen with 190 receiving yards, and LeGrand Young with 19 points scored.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Oregon State* |
| L 0–33 | |||
| September 24 | Los Angeles State* |
| W 33–0 | |||
| October 1 | at Montana |
| L 13–27 | |||
| October 8 | at Utah |
| L 9–41 | |||
| October 21 | at Denver | L 0–33 | [4] | |||
| October 29 | at Wyoming |
| L 6–14 | |||
| November 5 | Utah State |
| L 21–47 | |||
| November 11 | Idaho* |
| L 6–49 | |||
| November 19 | Colorado A&M |
| L 0–35 | |||
| November 26 | at New Mexico |
| L 16–21 | [5] | ||
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References
- "1955 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.
- BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
- "Denver Trounces BYU Eleven, 33-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 22, 1955. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- J.D. Kailer (November 27, 1955). "New Mexico Edges Past Brigham Young, 21-16: Lobos End Losses In Season's Finale". Albuquerque Journal. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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