1950 BYU Cougars football team

The 1950 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 292 to 169.^[1][2]

1950 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–3–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach	Chick Atkinson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Colorado A&M	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	8	–	1
Utah	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	4	–	3
BYU	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Utah State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Idaho State*	Pocatello, ID	W 14–13
September 23	Arizona State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 41–13
September 29	Pepperdine*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 28–27	6,500	^[3]
October 7	Utah	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	T 28–28
October 14	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 27–14
October 21	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 42–3	11,000	^[4]
November 4	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 34–13
November 11	No. 14 Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 48–0		^[5]
November 17	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 7–39	12,000	^[6]
November 25	Fort Hood*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 28–4
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1950 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
2. (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
3. John Mooney (September 30, 1950). "Karpowitz Boots BYU to 28-27 Win Over Pepperdine Waves". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 31. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
4. "DU Crushes 'Y' 42-3". The Sunday Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Powerful Cowboys Score at Ease, Blank BYU, 48-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1950. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pete Wilson Leads UH 39-7 Grid win Over BYU". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 18, 1950. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.