1959 BYU Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = BYU Cougars
| sport = football
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| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline Six
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Tally Stevens
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Cougar Stadium
}}
{{1959 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1959 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 169 to 101.{{cite web|title=1959 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 3, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1959-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=Brigham Young University|year=2015|page=169|accessdate=January 3, 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 Gary Dunn with 223 passing yards, LeGrand Young with 423 rushing yards and 423 yards of total offense, Jack Gifford with 32 points, and Howard Ringwood with 130 receiving yards.BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
Schedule
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|September 19|at|Arizona
|September 26|at|Fresno State
|October 3||Montana|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 0–12||{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eMxeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5765%2C588184 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune|agency=Associated Press |title=Grizzlies surprise Brigham Young 12–0 |date=October 4, 1959 |page=8}}
|October 9|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)|L 8–20|17,121|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/deseret-news-utes-whip-cougars-in-208-g/171306561/|newspaper=Deseret News|title=Utes whip Cougars in 20–8 grid frolic|date=October 10, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 17|at|Wyoming|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|L 6–21||{{cite news|title=Wyoming Rolls to 21–6 Skyline Loop Win Over Brigham Young With 4th Period Spurt|newspaper=Casper Tribune-Herald & Star|date=October 18, 1959|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24492125/wyoming_rolls_to_216_skyline_loop_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24||Denver
|October 31||Utah State|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|W 18–0|6,924|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-byu-ends-string/171307631/|newspaper=The Oregon Daily Journal|title=BYU ends string with 18–0 win|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7|at|New Mexico|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM|L 6–21|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/carlsbad-current-argus-unm-lobos-roll-to/171305072/|newspaper=Carlsbad Current-Argus|title=UNM Lobos roll to win over Cougars|date=November 8, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|Arizona State
|November 21||Colorado State|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 14–13|5,310|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-brigham-young-nips/171304129/|newspaper=The Daily Inter Lake|title=Brigham Young nips Colorado State, 14–13|date=November 22, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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