The 1925 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1925 college football season. In their second season under head coach William Henry Dietz, the Cowboys compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 83. They won their first five games before losing three of their last four games, including rivalry games with Utah Agricultural and Colorado Agricultural.[1][2]
| 1925 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–3 RMC) |
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| Captain | None |
| Home stadium | Campus athletic grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Teachers | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1925 team had the only winning record for Wyoming football between 1911 and 1931.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | Kearney Normal* | W 34–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 10 | at Western State (CO) | Gunnison, CO | W 7–0 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | Colorado Mines |
| W 43–0 | > 1,500 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Regis* |
| W 24–0 | [6] | |||
| October 30 | at Montana State | Bozeman, MT | W 7–0 | [7] | |||
| November 5 | at Utah Agricultural | L 13–26 | [8] | ||||
| November 11 | vs. Colorado Teachers | Cheyenne, WY | W 13–10 | [9] | |||
| November 18 | Utah |
| L 6–7 | [10] | |||
| November 26 | at Colorado Agricultural | L 0–40 | [11] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1925 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211.
- ^ "Cowboys Win Victory: Former Stars of Casper on Wyoming Team". The Casper Sunday Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Win: Wyoming Gets Touchdown In Last Quarter". The Casper Sunday Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Blank Mines, 43 To 0: Wyoming Adds To Heavy Score In Every Period of Classic". The Casper Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Ride Regis, 24 to 0: Wyoming Looms As Real Title Contender on Fourth Victory". The Casper Sunday Tribune. October 25, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming Beats Bobcat Eleven". The Billings Gazette. October 31, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of Wyoming's Conference Pennant Hopes Are Shattered: Utah Aggies Surprise With Decisive Win Over Cowboys". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 6, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Win Armistice Day Grid Battle". The Casper Daily Tribune. November 12, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Defeats Cowboys, 7 to 6, In Closing Period Of Game". The Casper Daily Tribune. November 19, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Smother Wyoming and Capture Title as Utah Loses". The Casper Daily Tribune. November 27, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.