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1942 BYU Cougars football team

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The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Floyd Millet, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–5 with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tied for sixth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 133 to 55.[1][2]

Record2–5 (1–4 MSC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumBYU Stadium
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1942 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record2–5 (1–4 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBYU Stadium
Seasons
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1942 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado +5–1–07–2–0
Utah +5–1–06–3–0
Denver3–2–16–3–1
Utah State2–3–16–3–1
Colorado A&M2–3–04–3–0
BYU1–4–02–5–0
Wyoming1–5–03–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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BYU was ranked at No. 193 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Montana*W 12–6[4]
October 3Wyoming
L 13–65,000[5]
October 10at UtahW 12–7[6]
October 16Fort Douglas*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 24–133,000[7][8]
October 31Utah StateL 9–64,000[9]
November 7Denver
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 26–6[10]
November 14at ColoradoW 48–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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