1922 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1922 BYU Cougars football Rocky Mountain Conference RMC 1–5 1–5 Alvin Twitchell 1st none The 1922 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1922 college football season. It was the first team to represent BYU in intercollegiate football. The Cougars compiled an overall record of 1–5 record with an identical mark in conference play, finished eighth in the RMC, suffered shutouts in four of six games, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 10.1922 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 30, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1922-schedule.htmlBYU Football 2015 Almanac Brigham Young University 2015 166 December 30, 2018 https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf dead September 3, 2019 Schedule y October 7 Utah Agricultural Provo, UT (rivalry) L 3–41 Aggies Take Initial Tilt in Grid Chase: Provoites Put Up Good Game, But Meet Defeat by 41 to 3 Score The Ogden Standard-Examiner October 8, 1922 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26677988/aggies_take_initial_tilt_in_grid_chase/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Utah Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry) L 0–49 Utah Red Devils Easily Defeat Provoites; Rally Nets Crimson Big Score The Ogden Standard-Examiner October 15, 1922 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26681255/utah_red_devils_easily_defeat/ Newspapers.com October 24 1922 Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines<hc> Provo, UT L 0–47 Y Gridders Lose To Mines The Daily Herald October 25, 1922 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26680379/y_gridders_lose_to_mines/ Newspapers.com November 14 Wyoming Provo, UT W 7-0 Provo Eleven Trims Wyoming The Ogden Standard-Examiner November 15, 1922 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26677628/provo_eleven_trims_wyoming/ Newspapers.com November 25 at Colorado Agricultural Fort Collins, CO L 0–33 Colo. Aggies Romp Over 'Y' The Ogden Standard-Examiner November 26, 1922 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26680775/colo_aggies_romp_over_y/ Newspapers.com November 30 at Wyoming Campus athletic grounds Laramie, WY L 0–13 Wyoming Crosses First Opponent's Goal This Season The Billings Gazette December 1, 1922 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26680989/wyoming_crosses_first_opponents_goal/ Newspapers.com Notable firsts On October 7, 1922, in the opening game of the season, right end Nelson drop-kicked a field goal from the 25-yard line for three points – the first points scored in BYU program history. The team won the first victory in program history by a 7–0 score against Wyoming on November 14, 1922. The first touchdown in program history was scored on a pass from captain and left halfback Paul Packard to fullback Hunter Manson who then ran 25 yards to score. Personnel Alvin Twitchell was the head coach. Twitchell was a graduate of Utah Agricultural College where he played both basketball and football. Before being hired at BYU (initially as the basketball coach), he coached basketball and football at Monroe High School and Brigham City's Box Elder High School.Twitchell's Resignation Is Accepted The Springville Herald April 24, 1925 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26682697/twitchells_resignation_is_accepted/ Newspapers.com During the summer of 1922, Twitchell traveled to the University of Illinois for training in football strategy and technique. He returned to Provo in late August to assemble and train the school's first intercollegiate football team.Twitchell Will Develop New Eleven The Salt Lake Telegram August 20, 1922 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26683339/twitchell_will_develop_new_eleven/ Newspapers.com The players on the first BYU football team included Bernardino Bowman (LG), Merrill Bunnell (RE), Royal Chamberlain (LH), Buck Dixon (LE), Boney Fuller (QB), Victor Hatch (RT), Elwood Jackson (LG), Keith Maeser (RG), Hunter Manson (FB), Lynn Miller (LE), Frank Morgan (RH), Paul Packard (LH), Truman Partridge (RG), Bowman (LG), Gledhill (C), Fulier (QB), and Ike Young (LT).BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 135–143. References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football