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The 1957 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their second season under head coach Hal Kopp, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 5–1–1 against conference opponents, finished second in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 138 to 134.[1][2]

Record5–3–2 (5–1–1 Skyline Six)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCougar Stadium
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1957 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–3–2 (5–1–1 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
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1957 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $5–1–06–4–0
BYU5–1–15–3–2
Denver5–2–06–4–0
Wyoming3–2–24–3–3
New Mexico2–4–04–6–0
Colorado State2–5–03–7–0
Montana2–5–02–7–0
Utah State1–5–12–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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The team's statistical leaders included Carroll Johnston with 447 passing yards, Weldon Jackson with 605 rushing yards and 605 yards of total offense, Steve Campora with 19 points, and R. K. Brown with 183 receiving yards.[3] The roster also included Mel Brown.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Arizona*T 14–1423,000[5]
September 28at Kansas State*L 7–3613,000[6]
October 4Montana
W 20–710,876[7][8]
October 12at UtahL 0–2726,175[9]
October 19at WyomingT 0–09,018[10]
October 26Denverdagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 25–611,017[11]
November 2Utah State
W 14–07,244[12]
November 9at Fresno State*L 14–277,523[13]
November 23Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 26–96,413[14]
November 30at New MexicoW 14–126,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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