1940 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1940 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 1–7–1 (0–5–1 MSC) |
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| Captain | None |
| Home stadium | Corbett Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Okie Blanchard, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–5–1 against MSC opponents), finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 190 to 32.[1][2]
Wyoming was ranked at No. 300 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | New Mexico* | W 7–3 | 4,500 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | Colorado A&M |
| T 0–0 | 4,500 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at BYU |
| L 0–20 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at Denver | L 9–41 | 11,000 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | at Colorado | L 0–62 | 4,000 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | vs. Chadron State* | L 9–12 | 3,000 | [9][10] | |||
| November 9 | Utah |
| L 7–34 | [11] | |||
| November 16 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | L 0–2 | 4,500 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | at Utah State | L 0–16 | 600 | [13] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1940 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming Upsets Lobos by 7–3 Victory on Rain-Drenched Field". Albuquerque Journal. September 29, 1940. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys hold Coloags to scoreless deadlock". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young takes 20–0 win over Wyoming". The Daily Sentinel. October 12, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Rout Cowboys, 41–9, In Conference Tilt at Denver". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes smother Cowboys, 62–0 with passing and running attack". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboy–Chadron game Saturday to pack thrills". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 1, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chadron Teachers edge Cowboys for last period win". Daily Star-Herald. November 3, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redskins trounce Wyoming Cowboys". The Idaho Statesman. November 10, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pete Lightner (November 17, 1940). "Safety Wins for Wichita U: Fumbles and Bad Passing Is Costly to Wichita Club". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Superior Punting Help Aggies Tip Wyoming Gridsters, 16 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 22, 1940. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.