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1950 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Washington and Lee
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 12
Record10–0 (5–0 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainDick Campbell
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19491951 →
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 8 – 1
Utah 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
BYU 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Utah State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a perfect 10–0 record (5–0 against Skyline opponents), won the Skyline Conference championship, ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll, defeated Washington and Lee in the 1951 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 363 to 59. The team ranked third in major college football in total defense, allowing an average of only 173.2 yards per game.

Halfback Eddie Talboom scored 130 points (15 touchdowns, 40 points after touchdown) and received All-American honors after the 1950 season. He was recognized as a first-team offense player by the International News Service and as a second-team player on offense by the Associated Press.

In 2000, Talboom became the first player in Wyoming program history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Montana State*W 61–135,500
September 23 Baylor*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 7–017,268
October 7 Colorado A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 34–019,656
October 14 at Utah StateW 40–710,000
October 21 at UtahW 53–1322,325
October 28 New Mexico*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 44–0
November 4 at Idaho*No. 18W 14–79,000
November 11 at BYUNo. 14W 48–0
November 23 at DenverNo. 12W 42–1228,700
January 1, 1951 vs. No. 18 Washington & Lee*No. 12W 20–726,354
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1950 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
  3. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.
  4. "Eddie Talboom". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. 2018 Media Guide, p. 18.
  6. "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. "Wyoming Cowboys Thump Montana State Bobcats, 61-13, in Grid Opener". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1950. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Larry Press (September 24, 1950). "Wyoming Pulls Smashing Upset Over Baylor, 7-0: 17,268 Awed Fans Watch Cowboys Fight Off Bears". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Larry Press (October 8, 1950). "Talboom Leads Cowboys to 34-0 Win Over Colorado Aggies". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8.
  10. "Cowboys Run Roughshod Over Utah State". The Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1950. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bill Clegg (October 22, 1950). "Cowboys Wreck Ute Homecoming With 53-13 Rout". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Soph Star Geldien Leads Wyoming Over Lobos, 44-0". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 29, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Idaho edged by Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. November 5, 1950. p. 12A.
  14. "Game Vandals lose 14-7 to touted Cowboys". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 8.
  15. "Powerful Cowboys Score at Ease, Blank BYU, 48-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1950. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Ben Funk (November 24, 1950). "Unbeaten 'Pokes Ready for Bowl After Defeat of DU". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Punchers Produce Proof, 20-7: Win Shows That Cowboys Are One of Country's Best". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 2, 1951. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Waters, Barney (January 2, 1951). "Wyoming Turns Back W And L, 20 To 7, In Gator Bowl". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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