1955 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1955 BYU Cougars football Skyline Conference Skyline Six 1–9 0–7 Chick Atkinson 7th Cougar Stadium The 1955 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 against conference opponents, finished last out of eight teams in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 300 to 104.1955 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1955-schedule.htmlBYU Football 2015 Almanac Brigham Young University 2015 168 January 2, 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 Don Dixon with 335 passing yards, Phil Oyler with 366 rushing yards and 381 yards of total offense, Owen Skousen with 190 receiving yards, and LeGrand Young with 19 points scored.BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164. Schedule y y September 17 at Oregon State<ncg> Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR L 0–33 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-union-osc-bumps-byu-330/171448808/ The Sacramento Union OSC bumps BYU 33–0 September 18, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 Los Angeles State<ncg> Cougar Stadium Provo, UT W 33–0 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-herald-cougars-thrive-on-rain/171449007/ The Sunday Herald Cougars thrive on rain, row past Diablos, 33 to 0 September 25, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 at Montana Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT L 13–27 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-msu-defeats-byu-gri/171447660/ The Daily Inter Lake MSU defeats BYU gridders October 2, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 8 at Utah Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry) L 9–41 29,372 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-utah-redskins-rout/171444098/ The Billings Gazette Utah Redskins rout BYU, 41–9 October 9, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 at Denver DU Stadium Denver, CO L 0–33 8,000 Denver Trounces BYU Eleven, 33–0 The Ogden Standard-Examiner October 22, 1955 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451239/denver_trounces_byu_eleven_330/ Newspapers.com October 29 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY L 6–14 8,763 https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-wyoming-tops-byu-14/171445290/ Great Falls Tribune Wyoming tops BYU 14–6 at homecoming October 30, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com November 5 Utah State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry) L 21–47 11,989 https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-utah-state-rumbles-p/171447043/ Great Falls Tribune Utah State rumbles past disorganized BYU 47–21 November 6, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 Idaho<ncg> Cougar Stadium Provo, UT L 6–49 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1373%2C4372673 Spokesman-Review Associated Press UI wins first tilt, 49 to 6 November 12, 1955 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qiBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3048%2C1178069 Spokane Daily Chronicle Idaho wins first by wide edge; senior end suffers knee injury November 12, 1955 8 November 19 Colorado A&M Cougar Stadium Provo, UT L 0–35 2,157 https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-rams-overwhelm-couga/171437907/ Great Falls Tribune Rams overwhelm Cougars to clinch share of title November 20, 1955 April 30, 2025 Newspapers.com November 26 at New Mexico Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM L 16–21 New Mexico Edges Past Brigham Young, 21–16: Lobos End Losses In Season's Finale Albuquerque Journal J.D. Kailer November 27, 1955 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24964510/new_mexico_edges_past_brigham_young/ Newspapers.com 1955–56 Schedule/Results (BYU) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/333088 National Collegiate Athletic Association April 30, 2025 References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football