1948 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1948 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 4–5 record (0–5 against Skyline Six opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 270 to 145.^[1][2]

1948 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Skyline Six Conference
Record	4–5 (0–5 Skyline Six)
Head coach	Bowden Wyatt (2nd season)
Captain	George Waters
Home stadium	Corbett Field
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Colorado A&M	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Denver	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Utah State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
BYU	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Eddie Talboom played in the backfield. He later became the first Wyoming player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.^[3][4] Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.^[5]

In the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948, Wyoming was ranked at No. 95.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Colorado College*	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	W 61–7		[7]
October 2	Colorado State–Greeley*	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	W 48–0		[8]
October 9	Idaho State*	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	W 40–13		[9]
October 16	Colorado A&M	Corbett Field Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 20–21	8,000	[10]
October 23	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 7–19	22,275	[11]
October 30	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 34–45	7,000	[12]
November 13	vs. Montana State*	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)	W 46–12	5,000	[13]
November 20	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–15	15,000	[14]
November 25	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–13	20,000	[15]
*Non-conference game