| 1951 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (2–3–1 Skyline Six) |
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| Captain | Ray Oliverson |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 184.
Ray Oliverson was the team captain. He was also selected as a first-team halfback on the 1951 All-Skyline Conference team selected by the Associated Press (AP). BYU's Jae Ballif also won first-team honors on the AP all-conference team as a defensive halfback.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Idaho State* |
| W 27–7 | 5,000 | |||
| September 22 | Western State (CO)* |
| W 67–7 | 5,000 | |||
| September 29 | Hawaii* |
| W 20–7 | 8,500 | |||
| October 6 | at Utah | L 6–7 | 21,459 | ||||
| October 20 | Wyoming |
| T 20–20 | 7,858 | |||
| October 27 | at Denver | L 6–56 | 12,359 | ||||
| November 3 | Colorado A&M |
| W 21–19 | 8,500 | |||
| November 10 | Utah State |
| W 28–27 | 10,000 | |||
| November 17 | at New Mexico | L 0–34 | 8,500 | ||||
| November 24 | at Pepperdine* |
| W 20–0 | ||||
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References
- "1951 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "Lobo Tackle Wins All Skyline Spot". Albuquerque Journal. November 29, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cougars Wallop Bengals, 27-7: Cats Roll Up Early Lead Against Visiting Squad". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 15, 1951. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brigham Young Cougars Crush Western State, 67-7". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). September 23, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ray Schwartz (September 30, 1951). "Cougar Gridders Defeat Rainbows, 20-7". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ray Schwartz (October 7, 1951). "Redskins Nose Out Fighting Cougars in 7-6 Thriller". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Punchless Cougars Mauled by Denver Pioneers, 56-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 28, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ray Schwartz (November 4, 1951). "Cougars Upset Rams 21-19 in Homecoming Triumph: Oliverson Scores 3 Touchdowns to Pace Cats to Win". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ray Schwartz (November 11, 1951). "Cats Tip Aggies 28-27 on Two Last Quarter Touchdowns". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- J.D. Kailer (November 18, 1951). "Homecoming Fans See UNM Upset BYU, 34 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "BYU Blanks Pepperdine in 20-0 Fray". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1951. p. II-14 – via Newspapers.com.
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