1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1896 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	Justus F. Soule (3rd season)
Captain	Herbert J. Brees

1896 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Gonzaga			–					2	–	0	–	0
Wyoming			–					2	–	0	–	0
Washington Agricultural			–					2	–	0	–	1
California			–					6	–	2	–	2
Stanford			–					2	–	1	–	1
Oregon			–					2	–	1	–	0
Utah			–					3	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					1	–	1	–	0
Washington			–					2	–	3	–	0
Nevada State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Oregon Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					0	–	2	–	0
USC			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its third season under head coach Justus F. Soule, a professor of Latin and Greek, the team compiled a perfect 2–0 record, consisting of victories over Colorado State Normal and Denver's Manual High School.^[1]

For the third consecutive year, Herbert J. Brees was the team captain.^[1] Brees was a native of Laramie, Wyoming who went on to a career in the United States Army. He retired from the Army in 1941 with the rank of lieutenant general.^[2] In the program's first three years under coach Soule and captain Brees (1894–1896), the team compiled a 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 26.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 31	at Colorado State Normal	Greeley, CO	W 10–6
November 7	Manual High School	Laramie, WY	W 18–14

References

1. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
2. "Herbert Jay Brees". Sightline Media Group. Retrieved January 12, 2019.