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-
1972 Season Highlights
Fritz Shurmur enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wyoming.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Idaho State
30
14
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Air Force
14
45
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Kansas
14
52
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Arizona State
45
43
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
New Mexico
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Colorado State
28
9
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Utah
6
27
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Utah State
23
35
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Brigham Young
14
33
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Texas-El Paso
13
20
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Arizona
22
14
W
1972 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 309
Defense Average 28.1
Opponents Record 49-50
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.