1949 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1949 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline Six champion
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record9–1 (5–0 Skyline Six)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Rollins
Home stadiumCorbett Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Utah State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
BYU 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 9–1 record (5–0 against Skyline Six opponents), won the Skyline Six championship, shut out six of ten opponents while averaging 38 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 381 to 65.[1][2] The conference championship was the first in the program's history.[3]

On November 5, 1949, the Cowboys defeated Colorado State College in Greeley by a score of 103 to 0.[4] The team established the program's single-game records that still stand for points scored (103), touchdowns (15) rushing yardage (504), and total yards (871).[5]

Four Wyoming players were named to the Skyline Six All-Star team selected by the conference coaches for the Associated Press: tackle Charles Peterson; center Fred Taucher; fullback Walker "Sonny" Jones; and halfback Eddie Talboom.[6][7] Carl Rollins was the team captain.[2]

In 2000, Talboom, who played with the Cowboys from 1948 to 1950, became the first Wyoming player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[8][9] Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.[10]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Idaho State*Pocatello, IDW 58–135,000[11]
September 24at New Mexico*
W 41–1412,000[12]
October 1at Colorado A&M
W 8–012,500[13]
October 8vs. Montana State*Billings, MTW 48–0[14]
October 15Utah State
W 27–08,823[15]
October 22Utah
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
W 13–08,000[16]
October 29BYU
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–0[17]
November 5at Colorado State–Greeley*Greeley, COW 103–0[4]
November 12at Baylor*
L 13–32[18]
November 24at Denver
W 25–630,121[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1949 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
  3. ^ a b Jim Hicks (November 25, 1949). "Punchers Win Syline Six Title: Wyoming Turns Denver Bobbles Into 3rd-Period Scoring Spree". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "General Wyatt's Wild Cowboys Score 103 Points: Punchers Gain 812 Yards". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 6, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 194, 209
  6. ^ "Skyline Six All-Star Football Team for 1949". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 21, 1949. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 236.
  8. ^ "Eddie Talboom". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  9. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 18.
  10. ^ "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "Cowboys Score Easy Victory". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 18, 1949. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Wilbur Bentley (September 25, 1949). "Wyoming Cowboys Thrash Lobos, 41-14, in Opener at Zimmerman Field". Albuquerque Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pokes Down Aggies, 8-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1949. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cowpokes Drub Bobcats, 48-0". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Cowboys Notch Another, Drop Utah Staters 27-0: Stretch String To Five Games". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 16, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Ben Funk (October 23, 1939). "Cowboys Down Utes, 13-0, for Sixth Win: Draw Closer to Championship". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Ben Funk (October 30, 1949). "Title-Chasing Cowpokes Batter Cougars, 45 to 0: Wyoming Scores in Each Period". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Baylor Shatters Wyoming Mark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. November 13, 1949. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.