1957 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1957 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys compiled a 4–3–3 record (3–2–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 139 to 135.[1][2]

1957 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1957 record4–3–3 (3–2–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1957 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 5 1 0  6 4 0
BYU 5 1 1  5 3 2
Denver 5 2 0  6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 2  4 3 3
New Mexico 2 4 0  4 6 0
Colorado State 2 5 0  3 7 0
Montana 2 5 0  2 7 0
Utah State 1 5 1  2 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1957 season was Bob Devaney's first as a head coach. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Kansas State*W 12–7
September 28vs. MontanaBillings, MTW 20–0
October 5Utah State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
T 19–19
October 12Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 27–13
October 19BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
T 0–09,018[3]
October 26at UtahL 15–23
November 2Air Force*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
T 7–7
November 9at Oklahoma State*L 6–39
November 16at New MexicoW 20–13
November 28at DenverL 13–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1957 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
  3. "BYU Holds Pokes to 0-0 Tie". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 20, 1957. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
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