1972 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1972 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Fritz Shurmur and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 3–4 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 5th in the conference.[1]

1972 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1972 record4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainNick Bebout
Ed Schmidt
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 1 0  10 2 0
BYU 5 2 0  7 4 0
Utah 5 2 0  6 5 0
Arizona 4 3 0  4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0  4 7 0
New Mexico 2 4 0  3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0  1 10 0
UTEP 1 6 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Idaho State*W 30–14
September 16at Air ForceL 14–45
September 23at Kansas*L 14–52
September 30No. 11 Arizona State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–43
October 7New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–17
October 14at Colorado StateW 28–9
October 21Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 6–27
October 28Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 23–35
November 4at BYUL 14–3322,373
November 11at UTEPL 13–20
November 25at ArizonaW 22–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 213. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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