Charles Atkinson

Head coach, BYU, 1949 to 1955

Now

Career arc

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerFBS medianBYUUtahUtahUtah StateUtah StateNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelBYU when he took over: 13.6 (Regional Program IV), its final 1948 readingtook overBYU, 1949: 0-11, Regional Program V19490-11BYU, 1950: 4-5-1, Regional Program V19504-5-1BYU, 1951: 6-3-1, Regional Program V19516-3-1BYU, 1952: 4-6, Regional Program V19524-6BYU, 1953: 2-7-1, Regional Program V19532-7-1BYU, 1954: 1-8, Regional Program V19541-8BYU, 1955: 1-9, Regional Program VI19551-9-8.5best: 1949gray dashed: rival programs · ○ the program when he took over · Dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time