1948 BYU Cougars football team

1948 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Skyline Six Conference
Record	5–6 (1–3 Skyline Six)
Head coach	Eddie Kimball (8th season)
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Colorado A&M	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Denver	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Utah State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1948 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline Six, and were outscored by a total of 199 to 135. ^{[1] [2]}

BYU was ranked at No. 157 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	San Diego State *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 14–6	11,000	[4]
September 24	Pepperdine *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 13–0		[5]
October 1	Pacific Fleet *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–9	6,500	[6]
October 9	Utah	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 0–30	14,000	[7]
October 15	at Texas Mines *	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 20–34	8,500	[8]
October 23	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 20–7	12,000	[9]
October 30	Montana *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 26–20		[10]
November 5	at San Jose State *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–21		[11]
November 13	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 0–20		[12]
November 20	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 15–14	15,000	[13]
November 26	at Arizona State *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 27–25		[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1948 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. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Howard Hagen (September 19, 1948). "Brigham Young Tops State". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
5. "BYU Outscores Devil Foe, 13–0". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. September 25, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Navy blasts BYU in Provo upset". The Deseret News. October 2, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Utes go on scalping spree; Slaughter Cougars 30–0". The Sunday Herald. October 18, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Mines rolls to 34–20 victory over Cougar eleven". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 16, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Van Noy, Roylance pace superior 'Ags'". The Deseret News. October 24, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Grizzlies rally but fall to BYU by 26 to 20". The Independent Record. October 31, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "San Jose tops Brigham Young". Nevada State Journal. November 7, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Colorado A&M wins over BYU, 20–0". The Missoulian. November 14, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "BYU defeats Wyoming, 15 to 14". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 21, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Cats thump Sun Devils in Tempe finale 27–25". The Deseret News. November 27, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.