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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-

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1892 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Fritz Shurmur enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wyoming.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Arizona	7	21	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Pacific	49	14	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Texas-El Paso	31	8	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Wisconsin	28	37	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Utah	16	50	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Colorado State	35	3	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Brigham Young	41	21	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Utah State	20	31	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Arizona State	0	47	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ New Mexico	21	23	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Houston	0	35	L

1973 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	248
Scoring Average	22.5
Points Allowed	290
Defense Average	26.4
Opponents Record	62-40
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	0-6

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1973 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	5-6	334	248		3-4	221	181	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	4-7	257	287		3-4	196	215	Rudy Feldman
Colorado State	5-6	250	333		2-4	127	200	Sark Arslanian
Arizona State	11-1	519	171	Won 28-7	6-1	373	118	Frank Kush
Arizona	8-3	286	213		6-1	194	125	Jim Young
Utah	7-5	385	344		4-2	247	176	William M. Bill Meek
Wyoming	4-7	248	290		3-4	151	173	Fritz Shurmur
Texas El Paso	0-11	142	544		0-7	69	390	Tommy Hudspeth

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).