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The 1958 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the Skyline Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, finished third in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 150.[1][2]
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Conference | Skyline Conference |
Record | 6–4 (5–2 Skyline Six) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Wayne Startin with 332 passing yards, Weldon Jackson with 698 rushing yards and 698 yards of total offense, Nyle McFarlane with 42 points, and R. K. Brown with 177 receiving yards.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | Fresno State* |
| W 29–7 | 7,155 | ||||
September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | UtahΔ | W 14–7 | 30,193 | [4][5] | |||
October 4 | at Colorado State | L 6–32 | ||||||
October 11 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 8–26 | ||||||
October 18 | North Texas State* |
| L 6–12 | [6] | ||||
October 25 | at Montana | W 41–12 | ||||||
November 1 | at Utah State | W 13–6 | 9,117 | |||||
November 8 | New Mexico![]() |
| W 36–19 | |||||
November 15 | at Denver | W 22–7 | [7] | |||||
November 22 | Wyoming |
| L 14–22 | |||||
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