1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, the Cowboys compiled a record of 5–6 overall and 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the WAC. The team played home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

1971 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMick Carter, Gary Fox
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –06 –3 –2
Arizona 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
BYU 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Wyoming 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Utah 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Colorado State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Shurmur had been the defensive line coach at Wyoming for nine years under head coach Lloyd Eaton, who resigned in December 1970. Shurmur was reassigned to assistant athletic director, and Shurmur was promoted to head coach.[1][2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11South Dakota*
W 42–2820,899[3]
September 18at No. 12 Colorado*
L 13–5640,729
September 25at Air Force*
L 19–23
October 2Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 17–617,849
October 9Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 14–3
October 16BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 17–35
October 23UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 7–1219,510
October 30at Utah
W 29–16
November 6at Utah State*Romney Stadium (rivalry)W 31–299,130
November 13at No. 9 Arizona State
L 19–52
November 20at New Mexico
L 14–49
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

One Cowboy was selected in the 1972 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Conrad DoblerGuard5110St. Louis Cardinals

References
  1. "No regrets says Eaton, 13 years after 'crash'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 14, 1982. p. 17.
  2. "Sports briefs: Wyoming". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1970. p. 20.
  3. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. "1972 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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