1948 BYU Cougars football team

The 1948 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline Six, and were outscored by a total of 199 to 135.[1][2]

1948 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record5–6 (1–3 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 0 0 8 1 1
Colorado A&M 4 1 0 8 3 0
Denver 2 2 0 4 5 1
Utah State 2 3 0 5 6 0
BYU 1 3 0 5 6 0
Wyoming 0 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

BYU was ranked at No. 157 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18San Diego StateProvo, UTW 14–611,000[4]
September 24PepperdineProvo, UTW 13–0[5]
October 1Pacific FleetProvo, UTL 7–9
October 9UtahProvo, UT (rivalry)L 0–30
October 15at Texas WesternL 20–34
October 23at Utah State
L 20–7
October 30Montana Provo, UTW 26–20
November 5at San Jose StateL 6–21
November 13at Colorado A&ML 0–20
November 20WyomingProvo, UTW 15–14
November 26at Arizona StateW 27–25
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1948 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Hagen (September 19, 1948). "Brigham Young Tops State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
  5. ^ "BYU Outscores Devil Foe, 13-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 25, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.