1956 BYU Cougars football team
| 1956 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Wyoming | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 147.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Carroll Johnston with 945 passing yards and 1,025 yards of total offense, Steve Campora with 259 rushing yards and 24 points, and Burt Bullock with 291 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | at Wichita* | L 0–13 | |||||
| September 22 | Fresno State* |
| L 13–26 | 8,330 | |||
| September 29 | at Colorado A&M | T 0–0 | 6,740 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | Utah |
| L 6–41 | ||||
| October 20 | at Montana | L 14–21 | |||||
| October 27 | at Utah State | L 7–33 | |||||
| November 3 | New Mexico |
| W 33–12 | ||||
| November 10 | at Denver | L 34–58 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| November 17 | Wyoming |
| L 6–7 | 4,447 | [6] | ||
| November 24 | vs. Air Force* |
| W 34–21 | [7] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1956 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
- ^ Smelser, Dick (September 30, 1956). "Cougars Hold Colorado Aggies to Scoreless Tie". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 9.
- ^ "Denver Beats BYU 58-34; Cougars Salvage Five TD's in Final Half". The Sunday Herald. November 11, 1956. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Battling Cougars Scare Punchers Before Losing 7-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). November 18, 1956. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young's air attack bombs Air Force, 34–21". The Daily Herald. November 25, 1956. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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