1947 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1947 Wyoming Cowboys football Mountain States Conference MSC 4–5 2–4 Bowden Wyatt 1st Ed Chenoweth Corbett Field The 1947 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 4–5 record (2–4 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the MSC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 168.1947 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 13, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wyoming/1947-schedule.html2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide University of Wyoming 2018 212 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wyoming.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/7/22/2018_Wyoming_Football_Media_Guide.pdf October 13, 2018 May 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210516053203/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wyoming.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/7/22/2018_Wyoming_Football_Media_Guide.pdf dead The 1947 season was Bowden Wyatt's first as a head coach. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.Bowden Wyatt National Football Foundation October 12, 2018 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1827 In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Wyoming was ranked at No. 135 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 at Arizona<ncg> Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ L 7-27 15,000 Enke Leads Arizona Cats To 27-7 Win Over Wyoming The Arizona Daily Star September 28, 1947 1, 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28112265/enke_leads_arizona_cats_to_277_win/ Newspapers.com October 4 BYU Corbett Field Laramie, WY W 12-7 Cowboys, Aggies Win Big-7 Grid Openers The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) October 5, 1947 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28330352/cowboys_aggies_win_big7_grid_openers/ Newspapers.com October 11 1947 Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines<ncg> Corbett Field Laramie, WY W 53-6 Wyoming Runs Wild, 53 to 7 The Casper Tribune-Herald October 12, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28417882/wyoming_runs_wild_53_to_7/ Newspapers.com October 18 Utah State<hc> Corbett Field Laramie, WY (rivalry) W 33-19 6,436 Dazzling Cowboys Pass To Defeat Utags 33-19 The Casper Tribune-Herald October 19, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404856/dazzling_cowboys_pass_to_defeat_utags/ Newspapers.com October 25 Utah Corbett Field Laramie, WY L 7-26 7,000 Redskins Overpower Cowboys 26-7 At Laramie The Casper Tribune-Herald Ben Funk October 26, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28417197/redskins_overpower_cowboys_267_at/ Newspapers.com November 1 at 1947 Colorado State–Greeley Bears Colorado State–Greeley<ncg> Jackson Field Greeley, CO W 44-14 Cowboys Uncork Reverses for Victory at Greeley The Casper Tribune-Herald November 2, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28418015/cowboys_uncork_reverses_for_victory_at/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Denver Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 7-27 Pioneers Puncture Cowboys' Defenses for 27-7 Victory The Casper Tribune-Herald Ben Funk November 9, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365774/pioneers_puncture_cowboys_defenses_for/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO L 6-21 < 10,000 Buffs' Passing in Second Period Defeats Wyoming The Casper Tribune-Herald 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28358475/buffs_passing_in_second_period_defeats/ Newspapers.com November 22 at Colorado A&M Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry) L 6-21 Colorado Tips Wyoming by Score of 21 to 6 The Ogdent (Utah) Standard-Examiner November 23, 1947 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26423894/colorado_tips_wyoming_by_score_of_21_to/ Newspapers.com References Wyoming Category:Wyoming Cowboys football seasons Wyoming Cowboys football