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1946 BYU Cougars football team

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1946 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 4 1 1 7 2 1
Denver $ 4 1 1 5 5 1
Utah 4 2 0 8 3 0
Colorado 3 2 1 5 4 1
BYU 3 2 1 5 4 1
Colorado A&M 1 5 0 2 7 0
Wyoming 0 6 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 119 to 94.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Western State*Provo, UTW 13–2
September 28at Montana State*Bozeman, MTL 12–13
October 4at DenverDenver, COL 13–26
October 12UtahProvo, UT (rivalry)L 6–35
October 19ColoradoProvo, UTW 10–7
October 25at San Jose State*L 0–14
November 2WyomingProvo, UTW 6–33,500[3]
November 9at Utah State
T 0–0
November 16at Colorado A&MW 20–6
November 22at Texas Mines*W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

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. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cougars Tip Cowboys 6-3". Provo Sunday Herald. November 3, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.