1972 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1972 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, the Cowboys compiled a record of 4–7 overall and 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the WAC. The team played home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

1972 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Fritz Shurmur (2nd season)
Captain	Nick Bebout, Ed Schmidt
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Arizona State $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Idaho State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 30–14
September 16	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 14–45
September 23	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–52	40,108
September 30	No. 11 Arizona State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 45–43
October 7	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–17
October 14	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 28–9	20,325
October 21	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 6–27
October 28	Utah State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 23–35	15,371
November 4	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–33	22,373
November 11	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 13–20	4,600
November 25	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 22–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game