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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-

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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
Record	2-8
Points Scored	130
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	28.9
Opponents Record	44-33
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	0-6

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	7-4	215	197	Won 28-12				Bill Weeks
Brigham Young	2-8	130	289					Hal Mitchell
Colorado State	0-10	74	249					Don Mullison
Utah	6-4	176	134		2-3	89	71	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Utah State	9-1-1	396	102	Lost 9-24				John Ralston
Wyoming	6-1-2	171	74					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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.