1928 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1928 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCampus athletic grounds
1928 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Colorado 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Utah Agricultural 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Colorado College 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Montana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Denver 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Colorado Teachers 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Colorado Mines 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
BYU 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. In their second season under head coach George McLaren, the Cowboys compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in 11th place in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 224 to 106.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Spearfish*
W 42–0[3]
September 29Kearney State*
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
W 19–6[4]
October 61:00 p.m.at Chicago*
L 0–4730,000[5][6]
October 19vs. Utah Agricultural
L 6–24[7]
October 27Colorado Teachers
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–28[8]
November 3at Denver
L 7–26[9]
November 10vs. Montana State
L 7–145,000[10]
November 17at Chadron Normal*Chadron, NEL 0–31[11]
November 24at Colorado College
L 25–48[12]

References

  1. ^ "1928 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cowboys open grid season by beating Spearfish, 42–0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wyoming defeats Kearney, 19 to 6". The Daily Missoulian. September 30, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maroons Battle Lake Forest And Wyoming Today". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 6, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ Robert, Howard (October 7, 1928). "Chicago Runs Wild Through Wyoming, 47–0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 33. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Utah Aggies Win Over Wyoming in Grid Thriller". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 20, 1928. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colo. Teachers defeat Wyoming". Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 28, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver U. eleven hands Cowboys, 26 to 7 lacing". The Billings Gazette. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats nose out Cowboys, 14 to 7". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chadron nips Wyoming". Omaha World-Herald. November 18, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Colorado College defeats Wyoming". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 25, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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