1956 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1956 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach	Hal Kopp (1st season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons← 1955 1957 →

1956 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wyoming	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Denver	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1956 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 147.

The team's statistical leaders included Carroll Johnston with 945 passing yards and 1,025 yards of total offense, Steve Campora with 259 rushing yards and 24 points, and Burt Bullock with 291 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 0–13
September 22	Fresno State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 13–26	8,330
September 29	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	T 0–0	6,740
October 5	Utah	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 6–41
October 20	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 14–21
October 27	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 7–33
November 3	New Mexico	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 33–12
November 10	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 34–58	10,000
November 17	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 6–7	4,447
November 24	vs. Air Force*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 34–21
*Non-conference game

References

"1956 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. 162-164.
Smelser, Dick (September 30, 1956). "Cougars Hold Colorado Aggies to Scoreless Tie". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 9.
"Denver Beats BYU 58-34; Cougars Salvage Five TD's in Final Half". The Sunday Herald. November 11, 1956. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
"Battling Cougars Scare Punchers Before Losing 7-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). November 18, 1956. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brigham Young's air attack bombs Air Force, 34–21". The Daily Herald. November 25, 1956. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – 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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