1938 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1938 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCorbett Field
1938 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
BYU 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Denver 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Colorado 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Utah State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Colorado A&M 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Willard Witte, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–4–1 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 147 to 66.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Fort Warren*Cheyenne, WYW 20–7[3]
September 24at Texas Tech*
L 0–395,000[4]
October 1Colorado A&M
T 0–0[5]
October 8at BYUProvo, UTL 13–22[6]
October 22Denver
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–65,500[7]
October 29at Colorado
L 6–206,500[8]
November 12at Utah State
W 27–13[9]
November 19Utah
  • Corbett Field
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–393,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1938 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cowboys defeat Soldiers, three teams get workout". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 18, 1938. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech wins over Wyoming U, by 39-to-0 count". The Billings Gazette. September 25, 1938. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado Aggies battle Wyoming to 0–0 deadlock". The Daily Sentinel. October 2, 1938. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brigham Young trips Wyoming, 24 to 13". The Arizona Republic. October 9, 1938. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cowboys Drop Game to Denver Pioneers by Lone Touchdown". Casper Star-Tribune. October 23, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oakes' Buffaloes defeat Wyoming". The Daily Missoulian. October 30, 1938. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming defeats Utah State, 27 to 12". Oakland Tribune. November 13, 1938. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utes regain Mountain States football championship". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 20, 1938. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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