1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1973 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1973 record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Cockreham
Frank Erzinger
Dan Fedore
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Cowboys were led by third-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 tied for 4th in the conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15Arizona
L 7–21
September 22Pacific (CA)*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 49–14
September 29UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–8
October 6at Wisconsin*
L 28–3760,715
October 13at Utah
L 16–50
October 20Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 35–3
October 27BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–21
November 3at Utah State*
L 20–31
November 10at No. 14 Arizona State
L 0–4749,880
November 17at New Mexico
L 21–23
November 24at No. 14 Houston*
L 0–3518,441
  • *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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