Wyoming Football Team History
Wyoming Cowboys
University of Wyoming
Laramiie, WY
Founded: 1886 Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 30,181 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: Fritz Shurmur Conference: Western Athletic-
1971 Season Highlights
Fritz Shurmur enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wyoming.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. South Dakota
42
28
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Colorado
13
56
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Air Force
19
23
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Colorado State
17
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Arizona
14
3
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Brigham Young
17
35
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Texas-El Paso
7
12
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Utah
29
16
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Utah State
31
29
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Arizona State
19
52
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
New Mexico
14
49
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 222
Scoring Average 20.2
Points Allowed 309
Defense Average 28.1
Opponents Record 57-41
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.