1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a perfect 10–0 record (5–0 against Skyline opponents), won the Skyline Conference championship, ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll, defeated Washington and Lee in the 1951 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 363 to 59.^[1][2] The team ranked third in major college football in total defense, allowing an average of only 173.2 yards per game.^[3]

1950 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline champion Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Washington and Lee
Conference	Skyline Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
Record	10–0 (5–0 Skyline)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (4th season)
Captain	Dick Campbell
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Colorado A&M	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	8	–	1
Utah	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	4	–	3
BYU	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Utah State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Halfback Eddie Talboom scored 130 points (15 touchdowns, 40 points after touchdown) and received All-American honors after the 1950 season. He was recognized as a first-team offense player by the International News Service and as a second-team player on offense by the Associated Press.

In 2000, Talboom became the first player in Wyoming program history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.^[4][5] Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Montana State*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 61–13	5,500	[7]
September 23	Baylor*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 7–0	17,268	[8]
October 7	Colorado A&M		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 34–0	19,656	[9]
October 14	at Utah State		Aggie Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 40–7	10,000	[10]
October 21	at Utah		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 53–13	22,325	[11]
October 28	New Mexico*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 44–0		[12]
November 4	at Idaho*	No. 18	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 14–7	9,000	[13][14]
November 11	at BYU	No. 14	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 48–0		[15]
November 23	at Denver	No. 12	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 42–12	28,700	[16]
January 1, 1951	vs. No. 18 Washington & Lee*	No. 12	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 20–7	26,354	[17][18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1950 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
3. Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.
4. "Eddie Talboom". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
5. 2018 Media Guide, p. 18.
6. "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
7. "Wyoming Cowboys Thump Montana State Bobcats, 61-13, in Grid Opener". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1950. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Larry Press (September 24, 1950). "Wyoming Pulls Smashing Upset Over Baylor, 7-0: 17,268 Awed Fans Watch Cowboys Fight Off Bears". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Larry Press (October 8, 1950). "Talboom Leads Cowboys to 34-0 Win Over Colorado Aggies". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8.
10. "Cowboys Run Roughshod Over Utah State". The Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1950. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
11. Bill Clegg (October 22, 1950). "Cowboys Wreck Ute Homecoming With 53-13 Rout". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Soph Star Geldien Leads Wyoming Over Lobos, 44-0". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 29, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Idaho edged by Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. November 5, 1950. p. 12A.
14. "Game Vandals lose 14-7 to touted Cowboys". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 8.
15. "Powerful Cowboys Score at Ease, Blank BYU, 48-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1950. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Ben Funk (November 24, 1950). "Unbeaten 'Pokes Ready for Bowl After Defeat of DU". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Punchers Produce Proof, 20-7: Win Shows That Cowboys Are One of Country's Best". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 2, 1951. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
18. Waters, Barney (January 2, 1951). "Wyoming Turns Back W And L, 20 To 7, In Gator Bowl". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .