1972 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1972 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1972 record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainNick Bebout
Ed Schmidt
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Fritz Shurmur and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 3–4 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 5th in the conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Idaho State*
W 30–14
September 16at Air Force
L 14–45
September 23at Kansas*
L 14–52
September 30No. 11 Arizona State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–43
October 7New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–17
October 14at Colorado State
W 28–9
October 21Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 6–27
October 28Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 23–35
November 4at BYU
L 14–3322,373
November 11at UTEP
L 13–20
November 25at Arizona
W 22–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 213. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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