1897 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1897 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 1897 college football season. In its fourth 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 a team made up of the school's alumni and the Cheyenne High School team. Harry Houston was the team captain. In the program's first four years under coach Soule (1894-1897), the football team compiled an 8-0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 26.[1]

1897 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record2–0
Head coachJustus F. Soule (4th season)
CaptainHarry Houston
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon Agricultural      5 0 0
Washington Agricultural      2 0 0
Wyoming      2 0 0
USC      5 1 0
Stanford      4 1 0
New Mexico A&M      1 0 1
Oregon      1 1 0
Montana      1 2 3
Washington      1 2 0
California      0 3 2
Utah      1 5 0
Arizona Normal      0 1 0
Nevada State      0 1 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 25Wyoming alumniLaramie, WYW 4–0
December 16Cheyenne High SchoolLaramie, WYW 16–0

References

  1. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Retrieved January 13, 2019.


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