1952 BYU
4–6 (3–4 Skyline Conference), coached by Charles Atkinson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 28–7Oct 4
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsSan Diego Navy | W 14–7 | 72% |
| Sep 27 | vs New Mexico | W 14–10 | 63% |
| Oct 4 | at Montana | W 28–7 | 54% |
| Oct 11 | at Utah | L 6–34 | 47% |
| Oct 25 | vsDenver | W 14–13 | 62% |
| Nov 1 | vs Wyoming | L 13–24 | 44% |
| Nov 7 | at San José State | L 27–44 | 35% |
| Nov 15 | at Utah State | L 26–27 | 52% |
| Nov 22 | at Colorado State | L 6–27 | 23% |
| Nov 29 | at Arizona State | L 6–47 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 47–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 154–240
- Coach
- Charles Atkinson
- Elo
- 1344 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.1 No. 103 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Lowell MadsenOT- Jae R. BallifLB
- Gary PaxmanRB
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 6–3–1 | |
| New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 3–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Denver | 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.