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Brigham Young Football Team History


Brigham Young Cougars
Brigham Young University
 Provo, UT
Founded: 1875
Stadium: Cougar Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Navy Blue, Gold & White
Coach: Hal Mitchell
Conference: Mountain States Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1922  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Hal Mitchell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. San Jose State  13   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ West Texas A&M  8   55   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ North Texas  30   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Montana  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Utah  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Wyoming  8   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Utah State  8   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Colorado State  30   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Oregon State  0   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ New Mexico  6   34   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored130
  Scoring Average13.0
  Points Allowed289
  Defense Average28.9
  Opponents Record44-33
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-6
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 7-4215197Won  28-12  Bill Weeks
Brigham Young 2-8130289   Hal Mitchell
Colorado State 0-1074249   Don Mullison
Utah 6-4176134 2-38971  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Utah State 9-1-1396102Lost  9-24  John Ralston
Wyoming 6-1-217174   Robert S. Bob Devaney

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 All Mountain States Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.