1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1953 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1953 record5–4–1 (4–2–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
New Mexico 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Colorado A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Denver 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
BYU 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–1 record (4–2–1 against Skyline opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 195 to 110.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19New Mexico A&M*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 47–0
September 26at Montana
W 27–7
October 3Utah State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 20–13
October 10Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 21–14
October 17at Iowa*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–21
October 24at Utah
L 12–13
October 31BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–0
November 7at Oklahoma A&M*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 14–20
November 14at New Mexico
L 7–96,500[3]
November 26at Denver
T 13–13
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1953 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ J.D. Kailer (October 4, 1953). "Lobos, BYU Battle to 12-12 Skyline Deadlock". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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