1954 BYU Cougars football team explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1954 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. January 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: BYU Football 2015 Almanac. Brigham Young University. 2015. 168. January 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf. dead. September 3, 2019.
  3. BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.