1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–1 record (4–2–1 against Skyline opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 195 to 110.[1][2]

1953 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1953 record5–4–1 (4–2–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Utah State 5 2 0  8 3 0
Wyoming 4 2 1  5 4 1
New Mexico 3 2 1  5 3 1
Colorado A&M 3 4 0  4 5 0
Montana 2 4 0  3 5 0
Denver 1 5 1  3 5 2
BYU 1 5 1  2 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19New Mexico A&M*W 47–0
September 26at MontanaW 27–7
October 3Utah State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 20–13
October 10Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 21–14
October 17at Iowa*L 7–21
October 24at UtahL 12–13
October 31BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–0
November 7at Oklahoma A&M*L 14–20
November 14at New MexicoL 7–96,500[3]
November 26at DenverT 13–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1953 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. J.D. Kailer (October 4, 1953). "Lobos, BYU Battle to 12-12 Skyline Deadlock". Albuquerque Journal. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
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