1927 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1927 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–5 (1–4 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCampus athletic grounds
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 1 0 7 1 0
Denver 5 1 0 5 2 0
Montana State 3 1 0 4 4 0
Utah 3 1 1 3 3 1
Colorado College 5 2 0 6 2 0
Colorado 4 4 0 4 5 0
Utah Agricultural 3 3 1 3 4 1
BYU 2 4 0 2 4 1
Colorado Mines 2 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 1 4 0 4 5 0
Colorado Teachers 1 6 0 2 7 0
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1927 college football season. In their first season under head coach George McLaren, the Cowboys compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished tenth in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 105.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Spearfish*W 31–6
October 1at Creighton*Omaha, NEL 0–13
October 8at DenverL 0–7[3]
October 15Chadron Normal*
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
W 30–13
October 22at Utah Agricultural
L 0–42
October 29Colorado College
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
L 8–12
November 11vs. Montana StateSheridan, WYL 0–6
November 19Montezuma College*
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
W 26–0
November 24at Colorado TeachersGreeley, COW 27–6
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1927 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. ^ "Pioneers Score in First Three Minutes To Down Hard-Fighting Cowboys, 7 to 0". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.