1949 BYU Cougars football team
| 1949 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 0–11 (0–5 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season In their first season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–5 against conference opponents, finished last in the Skyline Six, and were outscored by a total of 372 to 105.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17 | Texas Western* |
| L 6–47 | [3] | |
| September 23 | Pacific Fleet* |
| L 13–27 | [4] | |
| October 1 | San Jose State* |
| L 21–40 | [5] | |
| October 8 | at Utah | L 0–38 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | at Arizona State* | L 21–49 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | at Denver | L 7–35 | 13,900 | [8] | |
| October 29 | at Wyoming | L 0–45 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | Utah State |
| L 3–22 | [10] | |
| November 11 | Colorado A&M |
| L 14–16 | [11] | |
| November 19 | at Montana* | L 6–25 | 3,500 | [12] | |
| November 26 | at Pepperdine* | L 14–28 | 8,000 | [13] | |
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References
- ^ "1949 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Western Trounces B.Y. By 47–6 Count". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 18, 1949. p. 15A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hapless BYU eleven falls to Despac, 27–13". Deseret News. September 24, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose wins, 40–21". The San Francisco Examiner. October 2, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of Utah trims Cougars 38 to 0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 9, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State trims B.Y.U. by 49–21 score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 16, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver Pioneers Romp to Easy 35-7 Victory Over B. Y. U.; Penalties Stop Worse Beating". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Associated Press. October 23, 1949. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ben Funk (October 30, 1949). "Title-Chasing Cowpokes Batter Cougars, 45 to 0: Wyoming Scores in Each Period". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Aggies tumble BYU Cougars, 22–3". The Arizona Republic. November 6, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colroado Aggies nearly upset victims of BYU". The Independent Record. November 12, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana University triumphos over Cougars 25 to 6". The Sunday Herald. November 20, 1949. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pepperdine Wallops Brigham Young, 28-14". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 28, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.