1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
| 1970 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (1–6 WAC) |
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| Captain | Tom Gorman, Dale Pernula |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
The Cowboys had a record of 1–9, and Eaton was reassigned to assistant athletic director.[1] The controversial previous season had concluded with four consecutive losses, all on the road.
A week before the season opener, starting quarterback Ed Synakowski drowned in a boating accident while fishing with his brother on Lake Hattie, just southwest of Laramie.[2][3][4]
Wyoming entered this year with 22 consecutive home wins, which started with the opener of the 1965 season,[5] but the Cowboys lost all five games in Laramie in 1970.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Air Force* |
| L 17–41 | 24,541 | [6] |
| September 26 | Utah State* |
| L 29–42 | 21,177 | [7] |
| October 3 | No. 18 Arizona State |
| L 3–52 | 17,170 | [8] |
| October 10 | at Colorado State | W 16–6 | 24,430 | [9] | |
| October 17 | Utah |
| L 16–20 | 5,518 | [10] |
| October 24 | New Mexico |
| L 7–17 | 16,589 | [11] |
| October 31 | at BYU |
| L 3–23 | 22,551 | [12] |
| November 7 | at UTEP |
| L 7–42 | 10,053 | [13] |
| November 14 | at Houston* | L 0–28 | 26,987 | [14] | |
| November 21 | at Arizona | L 12–38 | 31,882 | [15] | |
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NFL Draft
One Cowboy was selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bob Jacobs | Placekicker | 7 | 170 | Cleveland Browns |
Defensive end Tony McGee, a Cowboy in 1969, was selected in the third round and played in the NFL for 14 seasons.
References
- ^ "No regrets says Eaton, 13 years after 'crash'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 14, 1982. p. 17.
- ^ "Cowboy QB loses life in capsizing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 13, 1970. p. 5, sports.
- ^ "Wyoming students mourn Q-back death". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. September 14, 1970. p. B6.
- ^ "Wyoming quarterback drowns in boating accident". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 14, 1970. p. 2B.
- ^ "Passes lead Falcons past Wyoming '11'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1970. p. 7B.
- ^ "Falcons beat Pokes, 41–17". Casper Star-Tribune. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies fight back to top 'Pokes, 42–29". The Billings Gazette. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Spaghetti Joe' sets table as Ariz. State routs Wyoming 52–3". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboy defense stymies Rams, 16–6". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 11, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redskins edge Cowboys in thriller". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 18, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scarber stars as Lobos win". The Odessa American. October 25, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU scores first victory over Wyoming since 1962". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 1, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "El Paso, 42–7". Independent Press-Telegram. November 8, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston wallops Wyoming, 28–0". San Antonio Express/News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona routs Wyoming". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 22, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
External links
- Sports Reference – 1970 season – Wyoming Cowboys
