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1956-57 BYU Cougars Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-9 (11-3, 1st in MSAC MBB)

Coach: Stan Watts

PS/G: 70.9 (100th of 176)

PA/G: 67.4 (47th of 176)

SRS: 2.99 (55th of 167)

SOS: -0.19 (86th of 167)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost West Regional Semifinal (86-59) versus California
Won West Regional Third Place (65-54) versus Idaho State

MSAC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1956-57 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	3/4	Final
BYU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 30, 1956	REG		Oregon State	PCC	1.67	L	55	62		0	1	L 1	George Albert Smith Field House
2	Sat, Dec 1, 1956	REG		Washington	PCC	5.83	W	70	66		1	1	W 1	George Albert Smith Field House
3	Thu, Dec 6, 1956	REG	@	Iowa State	Big 7	13.15	L	48	57		1	2	L 1	The Armory
4	Sat, Dec 8, 1956	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	11.65	L	61	79		1	3	L 2	Jenison Field House
5	Fri, Dec 14, 1956	REG	@	UCLA	PCC	10.91	L	69	74		1	4	L 3	UCLA Men's Gymnasium
6	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	REG	@	UCLA	PCC	10.91	W	59	58		2	4	W 1	UCLA Men's Gymnasium
7	Fri, Dec 21, 1956	REG		Bowling Green State	MAC	-6.07	W	73	56		3	4	W 2	George Albert Smith Field House
8	Sat, Dec 22, 1956	REG		Bowling Green State	MAC	-6.07	W	78	69		4	4	W 3	George Albert Smith Field House
9	Wed, Dec 26, 1956	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	-2.50	W	89	75		5	4	W 4	Madison Square Garden (III)
10	Thu, Dec 27, 1956	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	10.39	L	66	91		5	5	L 1
11	Sat, Dec 29, 1956	REG	N	Ohio State	Big Ten	10.30	W	84	78		6	5	W 1
12	Fri, Jan 4, 1957	REG		Montana	MSAC	-3.87	W	85	68		7	5	W 2	George Albert Smith Field House
13	Fri, Jan 11, 1957	REG	@	Colorado State	MSAC	-8.12	W	66	61		8	5	W 3	Men's Gym
14	Sat, Jan 12, 1957	REG	@	Wyoming	MSAC	-8.76	W	82	71		9	5	W 4	War Memorial Fieldhouse
15	Fri, Jan 18, 1957	REG	@	Utah State	MSAC	-5.29	L	75	76		9	6	L 1	Nelson Fieldhouse
16	Fri, Jan 25, 1957	REG		Utah State	MSAC	-5.29	W	93	76		10	6	W 1	George Albert Smith Field House
17	Sat, Jan 26, 1957	REG	@	Saint Mary's (CA)	WCAC	-1.93	W	69	65		11	6	W 2
18	Sat, Feb 2, 1957	REG	@	Denver	MSAC	-3.67	W	74	65		12	6	W 3	DU Fieldhouse
19	Mon, Feb 4, 1957	REG	@	New Mexico	MSAC	-13.36	W	73	60		13	6	W 4
20	Sat, Feb 9, 1957	REG		Utah	MSAC	6.15	W	81	77		14	6	W 5	George Albert Smith Field House
21	Fri, Feb 15, 1957	REG		Colorado State	MSAC	-8.12	W	81	66		15	6	W 6	George Albert Smith Field House
22	Sat, Feb 16, 1957	REG		Wyoming	MSAC	-8.76	W	69	47		16	6	W 7	George Albert Smith Field House
23	Thu, Feb 21, 1957	REG	@	Utah	MSAC	6.15	L	66	88		16	7	L 1	Nielsen Field House
24	Sat, Feb 23, 1957	REG	@	Montana	MSAC	-3.87	L	63	71		16	8	L 2	Adams Center/Dahlberg Arena
25	Fri, Mar 1, 1957	REG		New Mexico	MSAC	-13.36	W	67	41		17	8	W 1	George Albert Smith Field House
26	Sat, Mar 2, 1957	REG		Denver	MSAC	-3.67	W	65	51		18	8	W 2	George Albert Smith Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 15, 1957	NCAA	N	California (13)	PCC	10.41	L	59	86		18	9	L 1	Gill Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 16, 1957	NCAA	N	Idaho State (16)	Ind		W	65	54		19	9	W 1	Gill Coliseum