1951 BYU Cougars football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1951

| team = BYU Cougars

| sport = football

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| conference = Skyline Conference

| short_conf = Skyline Six

| record = 6–3–1

| conf_record = 2–3–1

| head_coach = Chick Atkinson

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Ray Oliverson

| stadium = Cougar Stadium

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The 1951 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 184.{{cite web|title=1951 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 28, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1951-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=Brigham Young University|year=2015|page=167|accessdate=December 28, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2019}}

Ray Oliverson was the team captain. He was also selected as a first-team halfback on the 1951 All-Skyline Conference team selected by the Associated Press (AP). BYU's Jae Ballif also won first-team honors on the AP all-conference team as a defensive halfback.{{cite news|title=Lobo Tackle Wins All Skyline Spot|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=November 29, 1951|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616483/lobo_tackle_wins_all_skyline_spot/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 14||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 27-7|5,000|{{cite news|title=Cougars Wallop Bengals, 27-7: Cats Roll Up Early Lead Against Visiting Squad|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=September 15, 1951|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26615738/cougars_wallop_bengals_277_cats_roll/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Western Colorado Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 67-7|5,000|{{cite news|title=Brigham Young Cougars Crush Western State, 67-7|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=September 23, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26615816/brigham_young_cougars_crush_western/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 29||Hawaii|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 20-7|8,000–8,500|{{cite news|title=Cougar Gridders Defeat Rainbows, 20-7|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|author=Ray Schwartz|date=September 30, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26615904/cougar_gridders_defeat_rainbows_207/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)|L 6-7|21,459|{{cite news|title=Redskins Nose Out Fighting Cougars in 7-6 Thriller|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|author=Ray Schwartz|date=October 7, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616308/redskins_nose_out_fighting_cougars_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20||Wyoming|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|T 20-20|7,858|{{cite news|title=Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=October 21, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24515728/cowboy_fumbles_allow_brigham_young/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27|at|Denver|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 6-56|12,359|{{cite news|title=Punchless Cougars Mauled by Denver Pioneers, 56-6|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 28, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616250/punchless_cougars_mauled_by_denver/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3||Colorado A&M|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 21-19|8,500|{{cite news|title=Cougars Upset Rams 21-19 in Homecoming Triumph: Oliverson Scores 3 Touchdowns to Pace Cats to Win|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|author=Ray Schwartz|date=November 4, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616049/cougars_upset_rams_2119_in_homecoming/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 10||Utah State|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|W 28-27|10,000|{{cite news|title=Cats Tip Aggies 28-27 on Two Last Quarter Touchdowns|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|author=Ray Schwartz|date=November 11, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616120/cats_tip_aggies_2827_on_two_last/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17|at|New Mexico|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM|L 0-34|8,500|{{cite news|title=Homecoming Fans See UNM Upset BYU, 34 to 0|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|author=J.D. Kailer|date=November 18, 1951|pages=1, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616177/homecoming_fans_see_unm_upset_byu_34/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24|at|Pepperdine|El Camino Stadium|Torrance, CA|W 20-0||{{cite news|title=BYU Blanks Pepperdine in 20-0 Fray|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 25, 1951|page=II-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26614503/byu_blanks_pepperdine_in_200_fray/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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