The 1949 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 9–1 record (5–0 against Skyline Six opponents), won the Skyline Six championship, shut out six of ten opponents while averaging 38 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 381 to 65.[1][2] The conference championship was the first in the program's history.[3]
| 1949 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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Skyline Six champion | |
| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (5–0 Skyline Six) |
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| Captain | Carl Rollins |
| Home stadium | Corbett Field |
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| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 5, 1949, the Cowboys defeated Colorado State College in Greeley by a score of 103 to 0.[4] The team established the program's single-game records that still stand for points scored (103), touchdowns (15) rushing yardage (504), and total yards (871).[5]
Four Wyoming players were named to the Skyline Six All-Star team selected by the conference coaches for the Associated Press: tackle Charles Peterson; center Fred Taucher; fullback Walker "Sonny" Jones; and halfback Eddie Talboom.[6][7] Carl Rollins was the team captain.[2]
In 2000, Talboom, who played with the Cowboys from 1948 to 1950, became the first Wyoming player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[8][9] Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.[10]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Idaho State* | Pocatello, ID | W 58–13 | 5,000 | [11] | ||
| September 24 | at New Mexico* | W 41–14 | 12,000 | [12] | |||
| October 1 | at Colorado A&M | W 8–0 | 12,500 | [13] | |||
| October 8 | vs. Montana State* | Billings, MT | W 48–0 | [14] | |||
| October 15 | Utah State | W 27–0 | 8,823 | [15] | |||
| October 22 | Utah |
| W 13–0 | 8,000 | [16] | ||
| October 29 | BYU |
| W 45–0 | [17] | |||
| November 5 | at Colorado State–Greeley* | Greeley, CO | W 103–0 | [4] | |||
| November 12 | at Baylor* | L 13–32 | [18] | ||||
| November 24 | at Denver |
| W 25–6 | 30,121 | [3] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1949 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
- ^ a b Jim Hicks (November 25, 1949). "Punchers Win Syline Six Title: Wyoming Turns Denver Bobbles Into 3rd-Period Scoring Spree". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "General Wyatt's Wild Cowboys Score 103 Points: Punchers Gain 812 Yards". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 6, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, pp. 194, 209
- ^ "Skyline Six All-Star Football Team for 1949". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 21, 1949. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 236.
- ^ "Eddie Talboom". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 18.
- ^ "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Cowboys Score Easy Victory". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 18, 1949. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilbur Bentley (September 25, 1949). "Wyoming Cowboys Thrash Lobos, 41-14, in Opener at Zimmerman Field". Albuquerque Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes Down Aggies, 8-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1949. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowpokes Drub Bobcats, 48-0". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Notch Another, Drop Utah Staters 27-0: Stretch String To Five Games". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 16, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ben Funk (October 23, 1939). "Cowboys Down Utes, 13-0, for Sixth Win: Draw Closer to Championship". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ben Funk (October 30, 1949). "Title-Chasing Cowpokes Batter Cougars, 45 to 0: Wyoming Scores in Each Period". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Shatters Wyoming Mark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. November 13, 1949. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.