1928 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1928 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	2–7 (0–5 RMC)
Head coach	George McLaren (2nd season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Campus athletic grounds

1928 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	0	–	2
Colorado	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Utah Agricultural	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Colorado College	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Montana State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Denver	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Colorado Teachers	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
BYU	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Western State (CO)	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. In their second season under head coach George McLaren, the Cowboys compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in 11th place in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 224 to 106.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Black Hills State*	Campus athletic grounds Laramie, WY	W 31–6
September 29		Kearney State*	Campus athletic grounds Laramie, WY	W 19–6
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–47	30,000	[3][4]
October 19		vs. Utah Agricultural	Lorin Farr Park Ogden, UT (rivalry)	L 6–24		[5]
October 27		Colorado Teachers	Campus athletic grounds Laramie, WY	L 0–28
November 3		at Denver	Denver, CO	L 7–26
November 10		at Montana State	Bozeman, MT	L 7–14
November 17		at Chadron Normal*	Chadron, NE	L 0–31
November 24		at Colorado College	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 25–48
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "1928 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 211. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
3. "Maroons Battle Lake Forest And Wyoming Today". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 6, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Robert, Howard (October 7, 1928). "Chicago Runs Wild Through Wyoming, 47-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 33. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Utah Aggies Win Over Wyoming in Grid Thriller". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 20, 1928. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.