1952 BYU Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = BYU Cougars
| sport = football
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| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline Six
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Chick Atkinson
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Cougar Stadium
}}
{{1952 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1952 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 240 to 154.{{cite web|title=1952 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 2, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1952-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=Brigham Young University|year=2015|page=168|accessdate=January 2, 2019|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}}
The team's statistical leaders included Reed Stolworthy with 436 rushing yards and Dick Felt with 42 points scored.BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164. Felt set a BYU record that still stands with four touchdowns in the fourth quarter against San Jose State on November 7, 1952.BYU Football 2015 Almanac, p. 161.
Schedule
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|September 19||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=San Diego Naval Air Station Bluejackets|title=San Diego NAS}}
|September 27||New Mexico|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 14–10|8,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-byu-edges-new-mexico/171556636/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=BYU edges New Mexico Lobos 14–10|date=September 28, 1952|accessdate=May 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4|at|Montana|Dornblaser Field|Missoula, MT|W 28–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-byu-beats-montana/171558388/|work=The Independent Record|title=BYU beats Montana 28–7 in homecoming game|date=October 5, 1952|accessdate=May 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 6–34||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-utah-drubs-byu-346/171555935/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Utah drubs BYU, 34–6|date=October 12, 1952|accessdate=May 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||Denver|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 14–13|9,431|{{cite news|title=Cats Clip Denver, 14–13|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Jack Schroeder|date=October 26, 1952|page=B11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115759200/cats-clip-denver-14-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||Wyoming|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 13–24|7,000|{{cite news|title=Wyoming Blasts Cougar Title Hopes With 24–13 Win|newspaper=Sunday Herald (Provo, UT)|author=Ray Schwartz|date=November 2, 1952|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24513936/wyoming_blasts_cougar_title_hopes_with/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7|at|San Jose State
|November 15|at|Utah State|Romney Stadium|Logan, UT (rivalry)|L 26–27|5,800|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ogden-standard-examiner-utah-state-u/171558791/|work=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|title=Utah State upsets Brigham Young, 27–26|date=November 16, 1952|accessdate=May 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22|at|Colorado A&M|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|L 6–27||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-colorado-aggies-def/171557717/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=Colorado Aggies defeat BYU team|date=November 23, 1952|accessdate=May 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29|at|Arizona State
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