1953 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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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
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $5–0–08–2–0
Utah State5–2–08–3–0
Wyoming4–2–15–4–1
New Mexico3–2–15–3–1
Colorado A&M3–4–04–5–0
Montana2–4–03–5–0
Denver1–5–13–5–2
BYU1–5–12–7–1
  • $ – 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 31BYUdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

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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.