1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1971 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1971 record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Arizona State $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 6 3 2
Arizona 3 3 0 5 6 0
BYU 3 4 0 5 6 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 5 6 0
Utah 3 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0 3 8 0
UTEP 1 6 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

The Cowboys had a record of 5–6, and were 3–4 in the WAC. Shurmur had been the defensive line coach at Wyoming for nine years under head coach Lloyd Eaton; Eaton resigned in December 1970 and was reassigned to assistant athletic director,[1] and Shurmur was promoted to head coach.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11South Dakota*
W 42–28
September 18at No. 12 Colorado*L 13–56
September 25at Air Force*L 19–23
October 2Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 17–6
October 9Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 14–3
October 16BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 17–35
October 23UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 7–12
October 30at Utah
W 29–16
November 6at Utah State*
W 31–29
November 13at No. 9 Arizona StateL 19–52
November 20at New Mexico
L 14–49
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "No regrets says Eaton, 13 years after 'crash'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 14, 1982. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Sports briefs: Wyoming". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1970. p. 20.

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