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1938 BYU Cougars football team

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1938 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBYU Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 0 2 7 1 2
BYU 3 2 1 4 3 1
Denver 3 2 1 4 4 1
Colorado 3 2 1 3 4 1
Utah State 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wyoming 1 4 1 2 5 1
Colorado A&M 0 4 2 1 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 against conference opponents, finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 49.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Arizona State–FlagstaffProvo, UTW 19–03,500[3]
September 30at DenverW 20–014,000[4]
October 8WyomingProvo, UTW 24–13
October 15at UtahT 7–7
October 22PortlandProvo, UTL 3–6[5]
November 5Utah StateProvo, UT (rivalry)L 0–3
November 12at ColoradoL 0–9
November 19at Colorado A&MW 20–12

References

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  1. ^ "1938 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Cougars whip Arizona Teachers, 19–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 25, 1938. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Loudon Kelly (October 1, 1938). "Cougars Unleash Gridiron Might to Blast Denver, 20 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 32, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alert Portland Team Ekes Out 6-3 Victory Over B.Y.U. Cougars". The Sunday Herald. October 23, 1938. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.