The 1952 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 102.[1][2]
| 1952 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (4–3 Skyline) |
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| Captain | Harry Geldein |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Utah $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In January 1953, Bowden Wyatt resigned as Wyoming's head football coach to accept the same post at the University of Arkansas.[3] In six years at Wyoming, Wyatt compiled a 39–17–1 record. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Montana | W 14–0 | 10,676 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | at Utah State | W 14–0 | 7,000 | [6] | |||
| October 11 | Colorado A&M |
| L 0–14 | 15,982 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | New Mexico |
| L 0–7 | 5,992 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Utah |
| L 21–27 | 11,073 | [9] | ||
| November 1 | at BYU |
| W 24–13 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
| November 8 | at Kansas State* | W 20–7 | 8,000 | [11] | |||
| November 27 | at Denver | W 21–14 | [12] | ||||
| December 6 | at Houston* | L 0–20 | [13] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1952 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Bowden Hands in His Resignation". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 15, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Spaulding, Hileman Star as Pokes Whip Montana". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ray Nelson (October 5, 1952). "Cowboys Fashion 14-0 Win Over Aggies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larry Press (October 12, 1952). "Colorado Aggies Deal Cowboys Crushing 14-0 Loss". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Upset by New Mexico, 7-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larry Press (October 26, 1952). "Cowboys Perk Up but Bow to Utah". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ray Schwartz (November 2, 1952). "Wyoming Blasts Cougar Title Hopes With 24-13 Win". Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Trample Kansas State, 20-7". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 9, 1952. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Fight Off Inspired DU, 21-14". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 28, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of Houston Scores 20-0 Victory Over Wyoming Team: Missouri Valley Champions Explode for Three Touchdowns in Last Half". The Billings Gazette. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.