1961 BYU Cougars football team

1961 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record2–8 (2–4 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Utah State + 5 0 1 9 1 1
Wyoming + 5 0 1 6 1 2
New Mexico 3 3 0 7 4 0
Utah 3 3 0 6 4 0
Montana 2 4 0 2 6 0
BYU 2 4 0 2 8 0
Colorado State 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–4 against conference opponents, tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 130.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Eldon Fortie with 469 passing yards, 422 rushing yards, and 891 yards of total offense, and Paul Allen with 261 receiving yards and 58 points scored.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1961 Brigham Young 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. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.