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1951 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1–1 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainJames Martin
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19501952 →
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

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. The team was ranked at No. 62 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.

Schedule

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

References

  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.
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