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 | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (5–1–1 Skyline) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | James Martin |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | at Florida* | L 0–13 | 22,000 | [4] | |||
| September 22 | Idaho* | W 28–0 | 12,401 | [5] | |||
| September 29 | Denver* |
| W 20–14 | 14,020 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | Utah State |
| W 37–0 | 7,400 | [7] | ||
| October 13 | at Colorado A&M | L 7–14 | [8] | ||||
| October 20 | BYU |
| T 20–20 | 7,858 | [9] | ||
| October 27 | at Utah | W 13–0 | 15,738 | [10] | |||
| November 3 | at Montana | W 34–7 | [11] | ||||
| November 10 | at New Mexico | W 41–7 | [12] | ||||
| November 24 | at Arizona State* | W 20–7 | [13] | ||||
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References
- "1951 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida Gators Stun Wyoming in Opening Tilt, 13-0". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 16, 1951. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- Larry Press (September 30, 1951). "Cowboys Win 20-14 Thriller in Closing Seconds". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Geldien Gallops 99 as Cowboys Swamp Utags". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gil Rusk (October 14, 1951). "Aggies Bottle Geldien, Cowboys, 14-7". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- John Mooney (October 28, 1951). "Wyoming Stops Utes: Cowpokes Win, 13-0". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wyoming Cowpokes Take Dad's Day Tussle in Snow, 34-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 4, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Spaulding Leads Wyoming To 41-7 Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1951. p. 6A.
- "Wyoming Dumps Sun Devils, 20-7". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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