1974 Wyoming

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fritz Shurmur.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1974, game by game: lost vs. Utah State 7–17; lost at No. 9 Texas 7–34; won vs. Air Force 20–16; lost vs. No. 18 Arizona State 10–16; lost at BYU 7–38; lost vs. New Mexico 21–32; won vs. Utah 31–13; lost at Colorado State 6–11; lost at UTEP 13–35; lost vs. Pacific 14–50; lost at Arizona 14–21+18−36Lost 7–17 vs. Utah State-10Utah StateLost 7–34 at No. 9 Texas-27No. 9 TexasWon 20–16 vs. Air Force+4Air ForceLost 10–16 vs. No. 18 Arizona State-6No. 18 Arizona StateLost 7–38 at BYU-31BYULost 21–32 vs. New Mexico-11New MexicoWon 31–13 vs. Utah+18UtahLost 6–11 at Colorado State-5Colorado StateLost 13–35 at UTEP-22UTEPLost 14–50 vs. Pacific-36PacificLost 14–21 at Arizona-7Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠283
Coach
Fritz Shurmur
Elo
1309 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-17.6 No. 112 of 124; offense No. 109, defense No. 106
SRS
−13.3 No. 106 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Al Duyn, Mike Lopiccolo and Tony Williams

1974 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠0–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona6–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona State4–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Utah1–⁠51–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9

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