1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1971 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMick Carter, Gary Fox
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Arizona State $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 6 3 2
Arizona 3 3 0 5 6 0
BYU 3 4 0 5 6 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 5 6 0
Utah 3 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0 3 8 0
UTEP 1 6 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, the Cowboys compiled a record of 5–6 (3-4 against conference opponents), placing in a three-way tie for third in the WAC. The team played home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Shurmur had been the defensive line coach at Wyoming for nine years under head coach Lloyd Eaton, who resigned in December 1970. Shurmur was reassigned to assistant athletic director, and Shurmur was promoted to head coach.[1][2]

  1. ^ "No regrets says Eaton, 13 years after 'crash'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 14, 1982. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Sports briefs: Wyoming". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 7, 1970. p. 20.