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1948 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1948 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record4–5 (0–5 Skyline Six)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Waters
Home stadiumCorbett Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Utah State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
BYU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 4–5 record (0–5 against Skyline Six opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 270 to 145.[1][2]

Eddie Talboom played in the backfield. He later became the first Wyoming player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[3][4] Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.[5]

In the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948, Wyoming was ranked at No. 95.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Colorado College*
W 61–7
October 2Colorado State–Greeley*
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
W 48–0
October 9Idaho State*
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
W 40–13
October 16Colorado A&M
L 20–21
October 23at Utah
L 7–19
October 30at Utah State
L 34–45
November 13vs. Montana State*
  • Daylis Stadium
  • Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)
W 46–125,000[7]
November 20at BYU
L 14–15
November 25at Denver
L 0–1320,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1948 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. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Eddie Talboom". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 18.
  5. ^ "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys Ride Herd on Montana State Bobcat Club, 46-12: Eddie Talboom Leads Punchers In Lopsided Conquest of Cats". The Billings Gazette. November 14, 1948. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "DU Blanks Pokes, 13-0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. November 26, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.