1951 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1951 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–1–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 82.[1][2] The team was ranked at No. 62 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

1951 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1–1 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainJames Martin
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 1 0 7 4 0
Wyoming 5 1 1 7 2 1
Denver 4 3 0 6 4 0
Colorado A&M 3 3 1 5 4 1
BYU 2 3 1 6 3 1
Utah State 2 4 1 3 5 1
New Mexico 2 4 0 4 7 0
Montana 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Florida*L 0–1322,000[4]
September 22Idaho*W 28–012,401[5][6][7]
September 29Denver*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 20–1414,020[8]
October 6Utah State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 37–07,400[9]
October 13at Colorado A&ML 7–14[10]
October 20BYU 
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
T 20–207,858[11]
October 27at UtahW 13–015,738[12]
November 3at MontanaW 34–7[13]
November 10at New MexicoW 41–7[14]
November 24at Arizona State*W 20–7[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1951 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators Stun Wyoming in Opening Tilt, 13-0". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 16, 1951. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Larry Press (September 23, 1951). "Pokes Shut Out Idaho 28-0 in First Win of Year". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys stampede Idaho 28-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 23, 1951. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Geldein ruins Idaho, Cowboys triumph 28-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. September 23, 1951. p. 14.
  8. ^ Larry Press (September 30, 1951). "Cowboys Win 20-14 Thriller in Closing Seconds". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Geldien Gallops 99 as Cowboys Swamp Utags". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Gil Rusk (October 14, 1951). "Aggies Bottle Geldien, Cowboys, 14-7". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ John Mooney (October 28, 1951). "Wyoming Stops Utes: Cowpokes Win, 13-0". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wyoming Cowpokes Take Dad's Day Tussle in Snow, 34-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 4, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Spaulding Leads Wyoming To 41-7 Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1951. p. 6A.
  15. ^ "Wyoming Dumps Sun Devils, 20-7". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.