Year: | 1954 |
Team: | BYU Cougars |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Skyline Conference |
Short Conf: | Skyline Six |
Record: | 1–8 |
Conf Record: | 1–6 |
Head Coach: | Chick Atkinson |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Stadium: | Cougar Stadium |
The 1954 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–6 against conference opponents, finished last out of eight teams in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 188 to 96.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ron Bean with 441 yards of total offense (4 rushing, 437 passing), Dick Felt with 379 rushing yards, and Phil Oyler with 18 points scored.[3]