1960 BYU Cougars football team

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1960 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 1 0 9 2 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 7 3 0
New Mexico 4 2 0 5 5 0
Montana 2 5 0 5 5 0
BYU 2 5 0 3 8 0
Denver 1 6 0 3 7 0
Colorado State 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 102.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bud Belnap with 285 passing yards and Jack Gifford with 254 rushing yards, 138 receiving yards, and 18 points scored.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Cal Poly*
W 34–144,426–6,000[5][6]
September 23at San Jose State*L 8–2113,000[7]
October 1at Colorado StateL 7–8[8]
October 7UtahΔL 0–1721,079[9][10]
October 15 No. 18 Arizona State*dagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, U]
L 0–318,890[11]
October 22at MontanaW 7–64,500[12]
October 29at
Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT (rivalry)
  • L 0–3410,183[13]
    November 5New Mexico
    • Cougar Stadium
    • Provo, UT
    L 15–27[14]
    November 12at DenverW 19–63,775[15]
    November 19Wyoming
    • Cougar Stadium
    • Provo, UT
    L 6–306,313[16]
    November 25at Hawaii*L 6–1310,000[17]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Δ BYU was designated home team.
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
    2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
    3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
    4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
    5. ^ Jack Schroeder (September 17, 1960). "Youthful BYU Grid Eleven Spanks Cal Poly". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 20.
    6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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