1959 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1959 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 Skyline Six)
Head coach	Tally Stevens (1st season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons← 1958 1960 →

1959 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Wyoming $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Colorado State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Utah	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Utah State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
BYU	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Denver	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Montana	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 169 to 102.

The team's statistical leaders included Gary Dunn with 223 passing yards, LeGrand Young with 423 rushing yards and 423 yards of total offense, Jack Gifford with 32 points, and Howard Ringwood with 130 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 18–14
September 26	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 16–27	8,234
October 3	Montana	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–12
October 9	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 8–20
October 17	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 6–21
October 24	Denver	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–14
October 31	Utah State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	W 18–0	6,924
November 7	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 6–21
November 14	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 9–27
November 21	Colorado State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 14–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

"1959 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
"BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
"Grizzlies surprise Brigham Young 12-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1959. p. 8.
"Wyoming Rolls to 21-6 Skyline Loop Win Over Brigham Young With 4th Period Spurt". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 18, 1959. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
"DU Tips Cats". The Sunday Herald. October 25, 1959. p. 11 – 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
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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