1953 BYU Cougars football team

1953 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $5–0–08–2–0
Utah State5–2–08–3–0
Wyoming4–2–15–4–1
New Mexico3–2–15–3–1
Colorado A&M3–4–04–5–0
Montana2–4–03–5–0
Denver1–5–13–5–2
BYU1–5–12–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 against conference opponents, tied for seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 228 to 172.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included LaVon Satterfield with 682 yards of total offense (114 rushing, 568 passing), Reed Stolworthy with 473 rushing yards, and Dick Felt with 30 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Montana
W 27–134,500[4]
September 25San Jose State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 25–286,000[5]
October 3at New Mexico
T 12–126,500[6]
October 10vs. Idaho*
W 20–148,600[7][8]
October 16Utah State
L 7–1410,000[9]
October 23at Denver
L 19–275,168[10]
October 31at Wyoming
L 0–2711,236[11]
November 7Colorado A&M
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 12–349,000[12]
November 14at Arizona State*
L 18–2613,500[13]
November 26at Utah
L 32–3320,189[14]
  • *Non-conference game

[15]

References

  1. ↑ "1953 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
  4. ↑ "Cougars top Montana Grizzlies 27–13". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 20, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "BYU pulls near upset before losing, 28–25". Idaho State Journal. September 27, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ J.D. Kailer (October 4, 1953). "Lobos, BYU Battle to 12–12 Skyline Deadlock". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "BYU downs Vandals 20-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 11, 1953. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Vandal fumbles hand BYU 20–14 win in Boise tilt". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 11, 1953. p. 1, sports.
  9. ↑ Ray Schwartz (October 18, 1953). "Rugged Utah State Forward Wall Proves Too Much For BYU Eleven". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Jack Schroeder (October 24, 1953). "D.U. Upsets Favored Provo Club". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Pokes breeze by BYU, 27–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 1, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Colorado A&M beats BYU team". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Arizona State in victory over B.Y.U." Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Redskins win, but nobody loses in tense 33–32 game". Deseret News. November 27, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1953–54 Schedule/Results (BYU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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