1929 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1929 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record1–7 (0–7 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCampus athletic grounds
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 7 0 0
Colorado 4 1 1 5 1 1
Denver 4 1 1 5 1 1
Montana State 2 1 0 6 2 0
BYU 4 2 0 5 3 0
Colorado Teachers 3 2 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 4 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado Agricultural 4 4 0 5 4 0
Utah State 3 4 0 3 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 0 7 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference during the 1929 college football season. In their third season under head coach George McLaren, the Cowboys compiled a 1–7 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished last out of 12 teams in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 160 to 33.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Spearfish*W 13–6[3]
October 4at Colorado AgriculturalL 7–20[4]
October 12at DenverL 6–19[5]
October 26Utah State
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 7–12[6]
November 2at Colorado Teachers
L 0–6[7]
November 11vs. Montana StateSheridan, WYL 0–13[8]
November 16Utah
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–44[9]
November 23at BYUProvo, UTL 0–40[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1929 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 defeat Black Hills eleven 13 to 6 on gridiron". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 29, 1929. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado Aggies overcome lead to take 20 to 7 win". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 6, 1929. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver University Tramples Cowboy Grid Eleven, 19 to 6". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah Aggies top Wyoming, 13 to 7". The Montana Standard. October 27, 1929. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Teachers win hard-fought game from stubborn Wyoming eleven". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 3, 1929. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats score 13–0 victory over Wyoming Cowboys". The Daily Missoulian. November 12, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Crimson Horde Beats Wyoming By 44–0 Score". The Salt Lake Telegraph. November 17, 1929. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars pin 40 to 0 win on Cowboys". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 24, 1929. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.