Idaho at Wyoming
Saturday, September 22, 1951 Share
Wyoming beat Idaho 28–0. It was their third meeting; after it, Wyoming led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 53°F, low 28°FAttendance 12,401
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 23, 1951, page 49
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Wyoming Defeats Idaho As GeIdien Leads Way LARAMIE. Wyo., Sept. o. Tailback Harry Geldien turned in a sparkling performance today to lead the University of Wyoming to a $50 victory over Idaho. He jolted the Idaho line five straight times to score the first touchdown, added two others by ground and passed to end Dewey Mcconnell for another. Wyoming’s line held 1daho’s ground attack to Is yards rush. ing. The cowboy machine ground out 116 yards rushing and 141 through the air for a total of 258 Idaho added 127 yards by air te total 140. The game was played in 30 degreee weather with a threat OF snow.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Wyoming 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Idaho–Wyoming gameWyoming leads 7–2 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 2024 | Idaho 17, Wyoming 13 | |
| 2019 | Wyoming 21, Idaho 16 | |
| 2013 | Wyoming 42, Idaho 10 | |
| 2012 | Wyoming 40, Idaho 37 | |
| 1999 | Wyoming 28, Idaho 13 | |
| 1996 | Wyoming 40, Idaho 38 |
Around this game
Idaho
- Next gamevs. San FranciscoSept. 29, 1951
- SeasonIdaho in 1951
- ProgramIdaho history and records
Wyoming
- Next gamevs. DenverSept. 29, 1951
- SeasonWyoming in 1951
- ProgramWyoming history and records

