1959 BYU Cougars football team

1959 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Wyoming $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
Colorado State 5 2 0 6 4 0
New Mexico 4 2 0 7 3 0
Utah 3 2 0 5 5 0
Utah State 2 5 0 5 6 0
BYU 2 5 0 3 7 0
Denver 2 5 0 2 8 0
Montana 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tally Stevens, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 169 to 102.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Gary Dunn with 223 passing yards, LeGrand Young with 423 rushing yards and 423 yards of total offense, Jack Gifford with 32 points, and Howard Ringwood with 130 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1959 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. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.