The 1949 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season In their first season under head coach Chick Atkinson, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 0âÂÂ11 with a mark of 0âÂÂ5 against conference opponents, finished last in the Skyline Six, and were outscored by a total of 372 to 105.