Year: | 1952 |
Team: | BYU Cougars |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Skyline Conference |
Short Conf: | Skyline Six |
Record: | 4–6 |
Conf Record: | 3–4 |
Head Coach: | Chick Atkinson |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Cougar Stadium |
The 1952 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 240 to 154.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Reed Stolworthy with 436 rushing yards and Dick Felt with 42 points scored.[3] Felt set a BYU record that still stands with four touchdowns in the fourth quarter against San Jose State on November 7, 1952.[4]