1939 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1939 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Joel Hunt, the team compiled a 0–7–1 record (0–5–1 against MSC opponents), finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 241 to 47.^[1][2]

1939 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	0–7–1 (0–5–1 MSC)
Head coach	Joel Hunt (1st season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Corbett Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Mountain States Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at New Mexico*	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 7–34
October 7	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–60		[3]
October 13	at Denver	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 7–32	8,000	[4]
October 28	Colorado	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	L 7–27
November 4	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 0–22
November 10	at Saint Louis*	Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 6–39	3,598	[5]
November 18	Utah State	Corbett Field Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 13–20
November 25	BYU	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	T 7–7	1,500	[6]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1939 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
3. Ace Bush (October 8, 1939). "Utah University Machine Routs Wyoming U: Utes Humble Rivals With Great Display Of Scoring, 60 to 0". The Ogden Standard Examiner. pp. 7B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Denver Wins From Cowboys". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 14, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. James Toomey (November 11, 1939). "Billy Ratican Steals Show As Billikens Defeat Wyoming, 39-6: 140-Pound Back Thrills Fans By Scoring On Pass". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cowboys Tie Brigham Young: Inspired Football Played By Wyoming U. In Holding Cougars". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 26, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.