1961 BYU Cougars football team

1961 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record2–8 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Utah State + 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Wyoming + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
BYU 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–4 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 130.[1][2]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16San Jose State*
L 13–14
September 23at West Texas State*
L 8–55
September 30at North Texas State*
L 30–318,000[5]
October 7Montana
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 7–66,519[6]
October 14at Utah
L 20–21
October 21at Wyoming
L 8–3615,381[7]
November 4Utah State
L 8–3113,123[8]
November 11Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 30–168,144[9]
November 18at Oregon State*
L 0–358,495
November 25at New Mexico
L 6–3411,020[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1961 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  5. ^ "Eagles claw Cougars". The Daily Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ferguson, George (October 9, 1961). "Hectic! Aggies tie; Utah, BYU win gaspers". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  7. ^ Ray Giffin (October 22, 1961). "Cowboys Clobber Cougar Club by 36 to 8". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 5, 1961). "Ags Whip Cats 21-8; Long Gallops Feature BYU Homecoming Tilt". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 12, 1961). "BYU Whips Rams 30-16". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dan Russel (November 26, 1961). "Lobos Devour Cougars by 34-6 Score". Albuquerque Journal. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.


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