1961 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1961 BYU Cougars football Skyline Conference Skyline 2–8 2–4 Hal Mitchell 1st Cougar Stadium 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1961-schedule.html 1961 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 3, 2019BYU Football 2015 Almanac Brigham Young University 2015 169 January 3, 2019 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 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1960.html 1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 15, 2017BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164. Schedule September 16 l y San Jose State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 13–14 9,289 September 23 l y y West Texas State Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX 8–55 12,000–13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-cougars-run-into-w/169821201/ The Salt Lake Tribune Cougars run into West Texas ambush! Lose by 55–8 September 24, 1961 April 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 30 l y y North Texas State Fouts Field Denton, TX 30–31 8,000 Eagles claw Cougars The Daily Herald October 1, 1961 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88232470/eagles-claw-cougars/ November 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 w Montana Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 7–6 6,519 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a7lNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6834%2C1643482 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ferguson George Hectic! Aggies tie; Utah, BYU win gaspers October 9, 1961 B5 October 14 l y Utah Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT rivalry 20–21 October 21 l y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 8–36 15,381 Cowboys Clobber Cougar Club by 36 to 8 Casper Tribune-Herald & Star Ray Giffin October 22, 1961 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-cowboys-clobber-coug/154617293/ Newspapers.com November 4 l Utah State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT rivalry 8–31 13,123 Ags Whip Cats 21-8; Long Gallops Feature BYU Homecoming Tilt The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT) Ray Schwartz November 5, 1961 1 (sports) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-ags-whip-cats-21-8-lo/153651195/ Newspapers.com November 11 w Colorado State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 30–16 8,144 BYU Whips Rams 30-16 The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT) Ray Schwartz November 12, 1961 1 (sports) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-byu-whips-rams-30-16/153529115/ Newspapers.com November 18 l y y Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 0–35 8,495 November 25 l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 6–34 11,020 Lobos Devour Cougars by 34-6 Score Albuquerque Journal Dan Russel November 26, 1961 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-lobos-devour-cougars/153609248/ Newspapers.com References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football