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1940 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–5–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCorbett Field
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado A&M 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Okie Blanchard, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–5–1 against MSC opponents), finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 190 to 32.

Wyoming was ranked at No. 300 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28New Mexico*W 7–34,500
October 5Colorado A&MT 0–0
October 12at BYUProvo, UTL 0–20
October 19at DenverL 9–4111,000
October 26at ColoradoL 0–62
November 2Chadron State*
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
L 9–12
November 9Utah
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
L 7–34
November 16at Wichita*Wichita, KSL 0–24,500
November 21at Utah StateL 0–16600
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1940 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wyoming Upsets Lobos by 7-3 Victory on Rain-Drenched Field". Albuquerque Journal. September 29, 1940. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pioneers Rout Cowboys, 41-9, In Conference Tilt at Denver". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Pete Lightner (November 17, 1940). "Safety Wins for Wichita U: Fumbles and Bad Passing Is Costly to Wichita Club". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Superior Punting Help Aggies Tip Wyoming Gridsters, 16 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 22, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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