1925 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCampus athletic grounds
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 team had the only winning record for Wyoming football between 1911 and 1931.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Kearney Normal*W 34–0[3]
October 10at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COW 7–0[4]
October 17Colorado Mines 
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
W 43–0> 1,500[5]
October 24Regis*
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
W 24–0[6]
October 30at Montana StateBozeman, MTW 7–0[7]
November 5at Utah Agricultural
L 13–26[8]
November 11vs. Colorado TeachersCheyenne, WYW 13–10[9]
November 18Utah
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
L 6–7[10]
November 26at Colorado AgriculturalL 0–40[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211.
  3. ^ "Cowboys Win Victory: Former Stars of Casper on Wyoming Team". The Casper Sunday Tribune. October 4, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cowboys Win: Wyoming Gets Touchdown In Last Quarter". The Casper Sunday Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Beats Bobcat Eleven". The Billings Gazette. October 31, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Cowboys Win Armistice Day Grid Battle". The Casper Daily Tribune. November 12, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah Defeats Cowboys, 7 to 6, In Closing Period Of Game". The Casper Daily Tribune. November 19, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies Smother Wyoming and Capture Title as Utah Loses". The Casper Daily Tribune. November 27, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.