1942 BYU Cougars football team

1942 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	2–5 (1–4 MSC)
Head coach	Floyd Millet (1st season)
Home stadium	BYU Stadium
Seasons ←  1941 1946  →

1942 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Utah +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Utah State	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Colorado A&M	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
BYU	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1942 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1942 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Floyd Millet, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–5 with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tied for sixth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 133 to 55. ^{[1] [2]}

BYU was ranked at No. 193 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Montana *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 12–6		[4]
October 3	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 13–6	5,000	[5]
October 10	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 12–7		[6]
October 16	Fort Douglas *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 24–13	3,000	[7] [8]
October 31	Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 9–6	4,000	[9]
November 7	Denver	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 26–6		[10]
November 14	at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 48–0		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1942 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grizzlies beaten by Brigham Young, 12 to 6". The Independent Record. September 27, 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cowboys triumph over Brigham Young at Provo". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cougars humble Utes 12–7". The Sunday Herald. October 11, 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cougars take Lead then Falter". Deseret News. October 17, 1942. p. 15. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
8. "Fort Douglas Triumphs Over Cougars". The Herald-Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
9. "Utags upset B.Y.U., 9–6". The Montana Standard. November 1, 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pioneers whip Cougars 26–6". The Daily Herald. November 8, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Colorado Buffaloes humble Brigham Young". Great Falls Tribune. November 15, 1942. Retrieved May 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.