1947 Wyoming

4–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Skyline Conference), coached by Bowden Wyatt.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1947, game by game: lost at Arizona 7–27; won vs. BYU 12–7; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 53–6; won vs. Utah State 33–19; lost vs. Utah 7–26; won at Northern Colorado 44–14; lost at Denver 7–27; lost at Colorado 6–21; lost at Colorado State 6–21+47−20Lost 7–27 at Arizona-20ArizonaWon 12–7 vs. BYU+5BYUWon 53–6 vs. Colorado School of Mines+47Colorado School…Won 33–19 vs. Utah State+14Utah StateLost 7–26 vs. Utah-19UtahWon 44–14 at Northern Colorado+30Northern Colora…Lost 7–27 at Denver-20DenverLost 6–21 at Colorado-15ColoradoLost 6–21 at Colorado State-15Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠168
Coach
Bowden Wyatt
Elo
1334 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.9 No. 113 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ed Chenoweth

1947 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠34–⁠5
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠44–⁠5
BYU1–⁠53–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.