1953 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1953 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach	Chick Atkinson (5th season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons← 1952 1954 →

1953 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Utah State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Denver	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
BYU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Montana	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 27–13
September 25	San Jose State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 25–28
October 3	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	T 12–12	6,500
October 10	vs. Idaho*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 20–14	8,600
October 16	Utah State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 7–14	10,000
October 23	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 19–27
October 31	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–27
November 7	Colorado A&M	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 12–34
November 14	at Arizona State*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 18–26
November 26	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 32–33
*Non-conference game

References

"1953 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
"BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
J.D. Kailer (October 4, 1953). "Lobos, BYU Battle to 12-12 Skyline Deadlock". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
"BYU downs Vandals 20-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 11, 1953. p. 9.
"Vandal fumbles hand BYU 20-14 win in Boise tilt". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 11, 1953. p. 1, sports.
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.

v t e BYU Cougars football
Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Mormons vs. Mullets
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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