1933 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1933 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–6–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCorbett Field
1933 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural + 5 1 1 5 1 1
Utah + 5 1 0 5 3 0
Denver + 5 1 1 5 3 1
Colorado 5 2 0 7 2 0
BYU 5 3 0 5 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Colorado Teachers 3 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 2 4 1 2 5 1
Montana State 1 3 0 2 5 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 1 5 0
Wyoming 1 6 1 2 6 1
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1933 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1933 college football season. In their first season under head coach Willard Witte, the Cowboys compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–6–1 against conference opponents), finished eleventh in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 114 to 54.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at Fort Warren*Cheyenne, WYW 33–0
September 30Colorado AgriculturalL 0–7[3]
October 7at Colorado CollegeT 0–0[4]
October 14Montana State
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–7[5]
October 21at Colorado Teachers
L 0–27[6]
October 28at ColoradoL 12–40[7]
November 4at Utah State
L 0–27[8]
November 25Western State (CO)
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
W 6–0[9]
November 30at BYUProvo, UTL 0–3[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1933 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Colorado Aggies stop Wyoming University 7–0". Sunday Journal & Star. October 1, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado College, Wyoming play tie". The San Francisco Examiner. October 8, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats Defeat Wyoming, 7 to 0, in Homecoming Grid Game at Laramie". The Sunday Missoulian. October 15, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers smother Cowboys, 27 to 0, in battle at Greeley". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 22, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cowboys conquered by University of Colorado". The Helena Daily Independent. October 29, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies trounce Cowboys, 27–0, on windswept gridiron". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming finally wins Conferecne grid encounter". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys lose to B.Y.U., 6–3". The Billings Gazette. December 1, 1933. Retrieved February 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.