1950 BYU Cougars football team

1950 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 0 0 10 0 0
Colorado A&M 4 1 0 6 3 0
Denver 2 2 1 3 8 1
Utah 1 2 2 3 4 3
BYU 1 3 1 4 5 1
Utah State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 292 to 169.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Idaho State*Pocatello, IDW 14–13
September 23Arizona State*
L 41–13
September 29Pepperdine*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–276,500[3]
October 7Utah
T 28–28
October 14at Colorado A&ML 27–14
October 21at DenverL 42–311,000[4]
November 4at Utah StateW 34–13
November 11 No. 14 Wyomingdagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 48–0[5]
November 17at Hawaii*L 7–3912,000[6]
November 25Fort Hood*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 28–4
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1950 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ John Mooney (September 30, 1950). "Karpowitz Boots BYU to 28-27 Win Over Pepperdine Waves". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 31. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "DU Crushes 'Y' 42-3". The Sunday Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Powerful Cowboys Score at Ease, Blank BYU, 48-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1950. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pete Wilson Leads UH 39-7 Grid win Over BYU". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 18, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.