1961 BYU Cougars football team
The 1961 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the Skyline Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled a 2–8 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 130.[1][2]
| 1961 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| 1961 record | 2–8 (2–4 Skyline) |
| Head coach | Hal Mitchell (1st season) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Utah State + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Eldon Fortie with 469 passing yards, 422 rushing yards, and 891 yards of total offense, and Paul Allen with 261 receiving yards and 58 points scored.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 16 | San Jose State* | L 13–14 | |||
| September 23 | at West Texas A&M* | L 8–55 | |||
| September 30 | at North Texas* | L 30–41 | |||
| October 7 | Montana | W 7–6 | |||
| October 14 | at Utah | L 20–21 | |||
| October 21 | at Wyoming | L 8–36 | |||
| November 4 | Utah State | L 8–31 | |||
| November 11 | Colorado State | W 30–16 | |||
| November 18 | at Oregon State* | L 0–35 | |||
| November 25 | at New Mexico | L 6–34 | |||
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References
- "1961 Brigham Young 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. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
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