1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1896 Wyoming Cowboys football Independent 2–0 Justus F. Soule 3rd Herbert J. Brees The 1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its third season under head coach Justus F. Soule, a professor of Latin and Greek, the team compiled a perfect 2–0 record, consisting of victories over 1896 Colorado State Normal Colorado State Normal and Denver's Manual High School. For the third consecutive year, Herbert J. Brees was the team captain. Brees was a native of Laramie, Wyoming who went on to a career in the United States Army. He retired from the Army in 1941 with the rank of lieutenant general.Herbert Jay Brees Sightline Media Group January 12, 2019 https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/17298 In the program's first three years under coach Soule and captain Brees (1894–1896), the team compiled a 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 26.2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide University of Wyoming 2018 210 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wyoming.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/7/22/2018_Wyoming_Football_Media_Guide.pdf January 12, 2019 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 Schedule October 31 at 1896 Colorado State Normal Colorado State Normal Greeley, CO W 10-6 November 7 Manual High School Laramie, WY W 18-14 References Wyoming Category:Wyoming Cowboys football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Wyoming Cowboys football