1973 Wyoming
4–7 (3–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fritz Shurmur. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 49–14Sep 22
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Arizona | L 7–21 | 49% |
| Sep 22 | vsPacific | W 49–14 | 39% |
| Sep 29 | vs UTEP | W 31–8 | 77% |
| Oct 6 | at Wisconsin | L 28–37 | 49% |
| Oct 13 | at Utah | L 16–50 | 32% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colorado State | W 35–3 | 63% |
| Oct 27 | vs BYU | W 41–21 | 53% |
| Nov 3 | at Utah State | L 20–31 | 29% |
| Nov 10 | at 14Arizona State | L 0–47 | 14% |
| Nov 17 | at New Mexico | L 21–23 | 52% |
| Nov 24 | at 14Houston | L 0–35 | 14% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 248–290
- Coach
- Fritz Shurmur
- Elo
- 1414 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- 3.1 No. 67 of 123; offense No. 40, defense No. 84
- SRS
- −0.5 No. 67 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Steve Cockreham, Frank Erzinger and Dan Fedore
1973 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 6–1 | 11–1 | 9 |
| Arizona | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Utah | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
 Wyoming | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.