The 1951 #BYU Cougars football team was an #AmericanFootball team that represented #BrighamYoungUniversity as a member of the #SkylineConference during the #1951CollegeFootballSeason. In their third season under head coach #ChickAtkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 against conference opponents, finished fifth in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 184. Ray Oliverson was the team captain.