1897 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

1897 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	Justus F. Soule (4th season)
Captain	Harry Houston
Seasons← 1896 1898 →

1897 Far West college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oregon Agricultural		–		5	–	0	–	0
Washington Agricultural		–		2	–	0	–	0
Wyoming		–		2	–	0	–	0
USC		–		5	–	1	–	0
Stanford		–		4	–	1	–	0
New Mexico A&M		–		1	–	0	–	1
Oregon		–		1	–	1	–	0
Montana		–		1	–	2	–	3
Washington		–		1	–	2	–	0
Montana Agricultural		–		1	–	3	–	0
California		–		0	–	3	–	2
Utah		–		1	–	5	–	0
Arizona Normal		–		0	–	1	–	0
Nevada State		–		0	–	1	–	0

The 1897 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Justus F. Soule, a professor of Latin and Greek, the team compiled a perfect 2–0 record, consisting of victories over a team made up of the school's alumni and the Cheyenne High School team. Harry Houston was the team captain. In the program's first four years under coach Soule (1894-1897), the football team compiled an 8-0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 26.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 25	Wyoming alumni	Laramie, WY	W 4–0
December 16	Cheyenne High School	Laramie, WY	W 16–0

References

"2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

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