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1960 BYU Cougars football team

1960 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
BYU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Denver 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 102.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bud Belnap with 285 passing yards and Jack Gifford with 254 rushing yards, 138 receiving yards, and 18 points scored.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Cal Poly*
W 34–144,426–6,000[5][6]
September 23at San Jose State*
L 8–2113,000[7]
October 1at Colorado State
L 7–8[8]
October 7UtahΔ
L 0–1721,079[9][10]
October 15 No. 18 Arizona State*dagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, U]
L 0–318,890[11]
October 22at Montana
W 7–64,500[12]
October 29at Utah State
L 0–3410,183[13]
November 5New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 15–27[14]
November 12at Denver
W 19–63,775[15]
November 19Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 6–306,313[16]
November 25at Hawaii*
L 6–1310,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Δ BYU was designated home team.
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  5. ^ Jack Schroeder (September 17, 1960). "Youthful BYU Grid Eleven Spanks Cal Poly". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 20.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Jack Schroeder (September 24, 1960). "San Jose Scores Early, Rolls Over Cougars: Spartans Grab 28-21 Triumph". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "CSU Edges Cougars: BYU Errors Lend Help To Colorado". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). October 2, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Chipman, Dee (October 7, 1960). "Utes, Cougars resume rivalry tonight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1C.
  10. ^ Ray Schwartz (October 9, 1960). "Cougars Defeated By Utes 17-0, Face Rugged Arizona State Next Saturday". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ray Schwartz (October 16, 1960). "Jones Sparks ASU Eleven To 31-0 Win Over Cougars". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "BYU, Utah, Aggies All Win: Cats Edge Montana In 7-6 Clash". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). October 23, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cats, Utes Suffer Losses: Utah State Blasts Cats, 34-0". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). October 30, 1960. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 6, 1960). "Cats Lose: Lobos Rally To Whip BYU, 27-15". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "BYU Beats Denver, 19-6: Hancock Pitches Cats To Skyline Victory". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). November 13, 1960. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 20, 1960). "Pokes Beat Cougars By 30-6 Count". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Rainbows Clip BYU, 13-6". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 26, 1960. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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