1951 Wyoming
7–2–1 (5–1–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Bowden Wyatt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah State 37–0Oct 6
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Florida | L 0–13 | 65% |
| Sep 22 | vs Idaho | W 28–0 | 76% |
| Sep 29 | vsDenver | W 20–14 | 83% |
| Oct 6 | vs Utah State | W 37–0 | 88% |
| Oct 13 | at Colorado State | L 7–14 | 59% |
| Oct 20 | vs BYU | T 20–20 | 84% |
| Oct 27 | at Utah | W 13–0 | 61% |
| Nov 3 | at Montana | W 34–7 | 78% |
| Nov 10 | at New Mexico | W 41–7 | 84% |
| Nov 24 | at Arizona State | W 20–7 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona State 20–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1951.
Led the nationDewey McConnell: receptions (47 catches)
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 5–1–1 2nd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 220–82
- Coach
- Bowden Wyatt
- Elo
- 1656 +25 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 57 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- James Martin
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 3 | Dewey McConnell E | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Skyline Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Dewey McConnellE- Doug ReevesC
- Harry GeldienB
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| BYU | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Utah State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Montana | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.