1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1953 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–2–1 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainDale Haupt
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
New Mexico 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Colorado A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Denver 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
BYU 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4–1 record (4–2–1 against Skyline opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 195 to 110.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19New Mexico A&M*
W 47–07,188[3]
September 26at Montana
W 27–75,248[4]
October 3Utah State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 20–138,764[5]
October 10Colorado A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 21–1413,171[6]
October 17at Iowa*
L 7–2129,000[7]
October 24at Utah
L 12–1312,429[8]
October 31BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–011,236[9]
November 7at Oklahoma A&M*
L 14–2019,000[10]
November 14at New Mexico
L 7–913,000[11]
November 26at Denver
T 13–1313,299[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[13]

References

  1. ^ "1953 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wyoming routs New Mexico 11". The Monitor. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wyoming scores 27-to-7 Skyline Conference victory over Montana". The Billings Gazette. September 27, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cowboys find Utah State tough, but squeeze out 20–13 triumph". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 4, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mastrogiovanni paces Pokes to 21–14 win over Coloags". The Sunday Herald. October 11, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Iowa defeats Wyoming, 21–7, as Rice stars". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah edges Wyoming 13–12". The Daily Inter Lake. October 25, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pokes breeze by BYU, 27–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 1, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late Aggie march defeats Wyoming". The Daily Oklahoman. November 8, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ J.D. Kailer (November 15, 1953). "Lobos Mighty Defense Upsets Wyoming, 9–7". Albuquerque Journal. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pokes End Season with Tie at Denver, 13–13". Casper Star-Tribune. November 27, 1953. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1953–54 Schedule/Results (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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