1951 BYU Cougars football team
American college football season
The 1951 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season . In their third season under head coach Chick Atkinson , the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 184.[ 1] [ 2]
Ray Oliverson was the team captain. He was also selected as a first-team halfback on the 1951 All-Skyline Conference team selected by the Associated Press (AP). BYU's Jae Ballif also won first-team honors on the AP all-conference team as a defensive halfback.[ 3]
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References
^ "1951 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 .
^ "Lobo Tackle Wins All Skyline Spot" . Albuquerque Journal . November 29, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cougars Wallop Bengals, 27-7: Cats Roll Up Early Lead Against Visiting Squad" . The Salt Lake Tribune . September 15, 1951. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Brigham Young Cougars Crush Western State, 67-7" . The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . September 23, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ray Schwartz (September 30, 1951). "Cougar Gridders Defeat Rainbows, 20-7" . The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ray Schwartz (October 7, 1951). "Redskins Nose Out Fighting Cougars in 7-6 Thriller" . The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie" . The Casper Tribune-Herald . October 21, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Punchless Cougars Mauled by Denver Pioneers, 56-6" . The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . October 28, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ray Schwartz (November 4, 1951). "Cougars Upset Rams 21-19 in Homecoming Triumph: Oliverson Scores 3 Touchdowns to Pace Cats to Win" . The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ray Schwartz (November 11, 1951). "Cats Tip Aggies 28-27 on Two Last Quarter Touchdowns" . The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ J.D. Kailer (November 18, 1951). "Homecoming Fans See UNM Upset BYU, 34 to 0" . Albuquerque Journal . pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "BYU Blanks Pepperdine in 20-0 Fray" . Los Angeles Times . November 25, 1951. p. II-14 – via Newspapers.com .
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