1946 BYU Cougars football team

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1946 BYU Cougars football
Conference Mountain States Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Seasons
  1942
1947  
1946 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $ 4 1 17 2 1
Denver $ 4 1 15 5 1
Utah 4 2 08 3 0
Colorado 3 2 15 4 1
BYU 3 2 15 4 1
Colorado A&M 1 5 02 7 0
Wyoming 0 6 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 against conference opponents, finished fourth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 119 to 94. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Western State (CO) * Provo, UT W 13–2 [3]
September 28at Montana State *L 12–133,000 [4]
October 4at Denver L 13–26 [5]
October 12 Utah Provo, UT (rivalry)L 6–3512,500 [6]
October 19 Colorado Provo, UTW 10–75,000 [7]
October 25at San Jose State *L 0–1410,000 [8]
November 2 Wyoming Provo, UTW 6–33,500 [9]
November 9at Utah State
T 0–08,000 [10]
November 16at Colorado A&M W 20–61,500 [11]
November 22at Texas Mines *W 14–13 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cougars were selected. [13]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
16136Reed Nilsen Center Detroit Lions
19171Scotty Deeds Back Chicago Cardinals
28257Dick ChattertonBack Boston Yanks

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References

  1. "1946 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. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. Jimmy Hodgson (September 22, 1946). "Cougars Take Opener Against Western State, 13-2: Fumbles Spoil Display Of Power by BYU". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3, B4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brooks Gives Bobcats 13-12 Win". The Missoulian. Associated Press. September 29, 1946. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pioneers Dump Cougars, 26-13". Salt Lake Telegram. International News Service. October 5, 1946. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jimmy Hodgson (October 13, 1946). "Utah U Defeats Cougars, 35-6: Redskins Score 28 Points In 2nd Period". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3, B4 via Newspapers.com.
  7. DeMar Teuscher (October 20, 1946). "Cougars Come Through; Tip Buffs 10-7; Nilsen Boots Field Goal To Give BYU Margin Of Victory". Provo Sunday Herald. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "San Jose Spartans Defeat BYU, 14-0". The Fresno Bee. Associated Press. October 26, 1946. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cougars Tip Cowboys 6-3". Provo Sunday Herald. November 3, 1946. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Jimmy Hodgson (November 10, 1946). "Y, Ags Tie: Provo Team Threatens Four Times". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B3, B5 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Jimmy Hodgson (November 17, 1946). "BYU Rolls Over Hapless Colorado Aggies, 20 to 6". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Bob Ingram (November 23, 1946). "Miners Not Only Victim Of Cougars' Tricky Play". El Paso Herald-Post. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.