1957 BYU Cougars football team

1957 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–3–2 (5–1–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 1 0 6 4 0
BYU 5 1 1 5 3 2
Denver 5 2 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 2 4 3 3
New Mexico 2 4 0 4 6 0
Colorado State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Montana 2 5 0 2 7 0
Utah State 1 5 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their second season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 5–1–1 against conference opponents, finished second in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 138 to 134.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Carroll Johnston with 447 passing yards, Weldon Jackson with 605 rushing yards and 605 yards of total offense, Steve Campora with 19 points, and R. K. Brown with 183 receiving yards.[3] The Roster Also included Mel Brown.[4]

  1. ^ "1957 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  4. ^ "Mel Brown - Football". BYU Cougars. Retrieved February 6, 2023.