1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1973 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Cockreham, Frank Erzinger, Dan Fedore
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, the Cowboys compiled a record of 4–7 (3–4 against conference opponents), 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Arizona
L 7–2119,718[1]
September 22Pacific (CA)*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 49–1417,095[2]
September 29UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–817,752[3]
October 6at Wisconsin*
L 28–3760,715[4]
October 13at Utah
L 16–5030,244[5]
October 20Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 35–319,229[6]
October 27BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–2118,746[7]
November 3at Utah State*
L 20–3111,792[8]
November 10at No. 14 Arizona State
L 0–4749,880[9]
November 17at New Mexico
L 21–239,628[10]
November 24at No. 14 Houston*
L 0–3518,441[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Quarterback Hill leads Arizona". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wyoming junior QB bulldogs Pacific as Cowboys win 49–14". The Sacramento Bee. September 12, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pokes thump Miners, 31–8". Casper Star-Tribune. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UW stops Wyoming 37–28". The La Crosse Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utes shatter Pokes, 50–16". Casper Star-Tribune. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wyoming spanks CSU's Rams 35–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming upends fumbling BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah State grabs 31–20 victory over Wyoming". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Devils ambush Wyoming 47–0". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Last-second boot saves Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Coogs jolt Wyoming". Victoria Advocate. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 213. Retrieved March 16, 2019.