1951 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1951 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in 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 all opponents by a total of 220 to 82.[1][2]

1951 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1951 record7–2–1 (5–1–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1951 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Florida*
L 0–1322,000[3]
September 22Idaho*
W 28–012,401[4]
September 29Denver*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 20–1414,020[5]
October 6Utah State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 37–07,400[6]
October 13at Colorado A&M
L 7–14[7]
October 20BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
T 20–207,858[8]
October 27at Utah
W 13–015,738[9]
November 3at Montana
W 34–7[10]
November 10at New Mexico
W 41–7[11]
November 24at Arizona State*
W 20–7[12]
  • *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. "Florida Gators Stun Wyoming in Opening Tilt, 13-0". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 16, 1951. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. Larry Press (September 30, 1951). "Cowboys Win 20-14 Thriller in Closing Seconds". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Geldien Gallops 99 as Cowboys Swamp Utags". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1951. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Gil Rusk (October 14, 1951). "Aggies Bottle Geldien, Cowboys, 14-7". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cowboy Fumbles Allow Brigham Young 20-20 Tie". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. John Mooney (October 28, 1951). "Wyoming Stops Utes: Cowpokes Win, 13-0". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wyoming Cowpokes Take Dad's Day Tussle in Snow, 34-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 4, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spaulding Leads Wyoming To 41-7 Win Over Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 11, 1951. p. 6A.
  12. "Wyoming Dumps Sun Devils, 20-7". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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