1952 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1952 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 102.^[1][2]

1952 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	5–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (6th season)
Captain	Harry Geldein
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Colorado A&M	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Montana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Denver	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In January 1953, Bowden Wyatt resigned as Wyoming's head football coach to accept the same post at the University of Arkansas.^[3] In six years at Wyoming, Wyatt compiled a 39–17–1 record. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Montana	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 14–0	10,676	[5]
October 4	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 14–0	7,000	[6]
October 11	Colorado A&M	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 0–14	15,982	[7]
October 18	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–7	5,992	[8]
October 25	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 21–27	11,073	[9]
November 1	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 24–13	7,000	[10]
November 8	at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 20–7	8,000	[11]
November 27	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–14		[12]
December 6	at Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–20		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1952 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
3. "Bowden Hands in His Resignation". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 15, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
5. "Spaulding, Hileman Star as Pokes Whip Montana". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Ray Nelson (October 5, 1952). "Cowboys Fashion 14-0 Win Over Aggies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
7. Larry Press (October 12, 1952). "Colorado Aggies Deal Cowboys Crushing 14-0 Loss". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cowboys Upset by New Mexico, 7-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Larry Press (October 26, 1952). "Cowboys Perk Up but Bow to Utah". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Ray Schwartz (November 2, 1952). "Wyoming Blasts Cougar Title Hopes With 24-13 Win". Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cowboys Trample Kansas State, 20-7". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 9, 1952. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Cowboys Fight Off Inspired DU, 21-14". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 28, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "University of Houston Scores 20-0 Victory Over Wyoming Team: Missouri Valley Champions Explode for Three Touchdowns in Last Half". The Billings Gazette. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.