1953 BYU Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = BYU Cougars
| sport = football
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| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline Six
| record = 2–7–1
| conf_record = 1–5–1
| head_coach = Chick Atkinson
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Cougar Stadium
}}
{{1953 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1953 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 against conference opponents, tied for seventh in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 228 to 172.{{cite web|title=1953 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/1953-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 LaVon Satterfield with 682 yards of total offense (114 rushing, 568 passing), Reed Stolworthy with 473 rushing yards, and Dick Felt with 30 points scored.BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 163-164.
Schedule
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|September 19||Montana|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 27–13|4,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ogden-standard-examiner-cougars-top/171520357/|work=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|title=Cougars top Montana Grizzlies 27–13|date=September 20, 1953|accessdate=May 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25||San Jose State
|October 3|at|New Mexico|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM|T 12–12|6,500|{{cite news|title=Lobos, BYU Battle to 12–12 Skyline Deadlock|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|author=J.D. Kailer|date=October 4, 1953|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24955890/lobos_byu_battle_to_1212_skyline/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10|vs|Idaho
|October 16||Utah State|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|L 7–14|10,000|{{cite news|title=Rugged Utah State Forward Wall Proves Too Much For BYU Eleven|newspaper=The Daily Herald (Provo, UT)|author=Ray Schwartz|date=October 18, 1953|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24661280/rugged_utah_state_forward_wall_proves/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23|at|Denver|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|L 19–27|5,168|{{cite news|title=D.U. Upsets Favored Provo Club|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Jack Schroeder|date=October 24, 1953|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115134790/du-upsets-favored-provo-club/|accessdate=May 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|Wyoming|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|L 0–27|11,236|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-pokes-breeze-by-by/171519159/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Pokes breeze by BYU, 27–0|date=November 1, 1953|accessdate=May 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7||Colorado A&M|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 12–34|9,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-colorado-am-beats/171520009/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=Colorado A&M beats BYU team|date=November 8, 1953|accessdate=May 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|Arizona State
|November 26|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)|L 32–33|20,189|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/deseret-news-redskins-win-but-nobody-lo/171517124/|work=Deseret News|title=Redskins win, but nobody loses in tense 33–32 game|date=November 27, 1953|accessdate=May 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=1953–54 Schedule/Results (BYU) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/402809 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 1, 2025 }}
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