1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1950 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline champion
Gator Bowl champion
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 12
Record10–0 (5–0 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainDick Campbell
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
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

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]

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]

  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.