1897 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1897 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Justus F. Soule, a professor of Latin and Greek, the team compiled a perfect 2–0 record, consisting of victories over a team made up of the school's alumni and the Cheyenne High School team. Harry Houston was the team captain. In the program's first four years under coach Soule (1894-1897), the football team compiled an 8-0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 26.[1]

1897 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainHarry Houston
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Agricultural     5 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 0
Wyoming     2 0 0
USC     5 1 0
Stanford     4 1 0
New Mexico A&M     1 0 1
Oregon     1 1 0
Montana     1 2 3
Washington     1 2 0
Montana Agricultural     1 3 0
California     0 3 2
Utah     1 5 0
Arizona Normal     0 1 0
Nevada State     0 1 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 25Wyoming alumniLaramie, WYW 4–0
December 16Cheyenne High SchoolLaramie, WYW 16–0

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Retrieved January 13, 2019.