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The 1975 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Wyoming as a member of the
Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the
1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach
Fred Akers, the
Cowboys compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against WAC opponents), finished in eighth place, and were outscored by a total of 219 to 174.
[1]
[2] The team played its home games on campus at
War Memorial Stadium in
Laramie, Wyoming.
Akers was previously the offensive coordinator at the
University of Texas under head coach
Darrell Royal.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 |
Idaho State* | | L 3–16 | 20,560 |
[3]
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September 20 | at
Colorado* | | L 10–27 | 46,032 |
[4]
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September 27 | No. 15
Arizona![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 0–14 | 21,909 |
[5]
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October 4 |
Colorado State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (
rivalry)
| L 0–3 | 20,576 |
[6]
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October 11 | at
Utah | | L 13–16 | 18,203 |
[7]
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October 18 |
UTEP | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 31–14 | 16,297 |
[8]
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October 25 |
BYU | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 20–33 | 16,297 |
[9]
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November 1 | at
Utah State* | | L 21–27 | 14,905 |
[10]
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November 8 | at No. 10
Arizona State | | L 20–21 | 43,038 |
[11]
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November 15 | at
New Mexico | | L 32–38 | 13,791 |
[12]
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November 22 | at
Air Force* | | W 24–10 | 31,913 |
[13]
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- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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1975 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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8
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John Arnold
|
So
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OT
|
71
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Dan Borkowski
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Sr
|
G
|
68
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Curt Boyd
|
Sr
|
TE
|
89
|
Frank Chesley
|
So
|
C
|
59
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Ray Davies
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Jr
|
OT
|
60
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Steve Edwards
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Jr
|
FB
|
35
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Lawrence Gaines
|
Sr
|
QB
|
6
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Jim Hector
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Jr
|
TE
|
81
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Mark Seymour
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Sr
|
G
|
65
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Steve Steingraeber
|
Jr
|
QB
|
15
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Steve Trusso
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Sr
|
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
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^
"2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 213. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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^
"1975 Wyoming Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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^
"Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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^
"Hard-running Buffaloes pound Wyoming, 27-10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 21, 1975. p. 26 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Wildcatss edge Pokes, 14-0". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 19 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Chuck Harkins (October 5, 1975).
"Rams unsaddle Pokes, 3-0". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 22 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Utes Snap Long Losing Spell With WAC win Over 'Pokes". Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 12, 1975. p. 2E – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Chuck Harkins (October 19, 1975).
"Pokes upend Miners, 31-14". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 20 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Chuck Harkins (October 26, 1975).
"Cougars halt Pokes 33-20". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 20 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Greg Hansen (November 2, 1975).
"Ags At .500 -- But Who's Happy?". The Herald-Journal. p. 13 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Bob Eger (November 9, 1975).
"Sun Devils squeak by Wyoming, 21-20". Arizona Republic. pp. D1, D5 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Frank Maestas (November 16, 1975).
"Myer's Passing Directs Lobos Past Cowboys by 6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 61 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Pokes 24 Cadets 10". November 23, 1975. p. 20 – via
Newspapers.com.
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