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1930 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1930 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–5–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumCampus athletic grounds
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
Colorado 5 1 1 6 1 1
BYU 4 1 1 5 2 4
Denver 4 3 0 5 4 0
Colorado Agricultural 3 3 1 3 5 1
Montana State 1 1 0 6 3 0
Colorado Teachers 2 2 3 2 2 3
Utah State 3 4 1 3 5 1
Colorado College 2 4 2 2 4 2
Wyoming 1 5 1 2 5 1
Colorado Mines 1 4 0 1 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1930 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Rhodes, the Cowboys compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), finished tenth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 161 to 86.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27BYUL 12–19[3]
October 4at UtahL 0–72[4]
October 11Montana State
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
L 13–20[5]
October 25at Utah State
L 8–13[6]
November 1Colorado Teachers
  • Campus athletic grounds
  • Laramie, WY
T 6–6[7]
November 8at Colorado AgriculturalW 21–6[8]
November 15at DenverL 7–19[9]
November 29at New Mexico*
W 19–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1930 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dazzling Aerial Attack Gives Cougars 19-12 Win Over Wyoming". The Salt Lake Telegram. September 28, 1930. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utes Swamp Wyoming, 72 to 0, in Sensational Battle". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 5, 1930. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana beats Wyoming, 20–13". The Casper Tribune-Herold. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys conquered by Aggies of Utah". The Independent-Record. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys fail to gain conference victory; Held to 6–6 tie by Colorado Teachers". The Billings Gazette. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wyoming reverses previous form to spring biggest upset of year and trounces Colorado Aggies, 21–7". Salt Lake Telegram. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver University romps over Wyoming Cowboys by 19–7 count on home field". The Billings Gazette. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Deacon Arledge (November 30, 1930). "Cowboys Rope Lobos and Tie 'em, 19 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.