1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1970 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Gorman, Dale Pernula
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
New Mexico 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Utah 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
UTEP 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arizona 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Colorado State 1 –3 –04 –7 –0
BYU 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Wyoming 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

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The Cowboys had a record of 1–9, and Eaton was reassigned to assistant athletic director. [1] The controversial previous season had concluded with four consecutive losses, all on the road.

A week before the season opener, starting quarterback Ed Synakowski drowned in a boating accident while fishing with his brother on Lake Hattie, just southwest of Laramie. [2] [3] [4]

Wyoming entered this year with 22 consecutive home wins, which started with the opener of the 1965 season, [5] but the Cowboys lost all five games in Laramie in 1970.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19 Air Force *
L 17–41
September 26 Utah State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 29–4221,177
October 3No. 18 Arizona State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 3–52
October 10at Colorado State
W 16–6
October 17 Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 16–20
October 24 New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 7–17
October 31at BYU
L 3–23
November 7at UTEP
L 7–42
November 14at Houston *
L 0–2826,987
November 21at Arizona
L 12–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

One Cowboy was selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections). [6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bob JacobsPlacekicker 7 170 Cleveland Browns

Defensive end Tony McGee, a Cowboy in 1969, was selected in the third round and played in the NFL for 14 seasons.

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References

  1. ↑ "No regrets says Eaton, 13 years after 'crash'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 14, 1982. p. 17.
  2. ↑ "Cowboy QB loses life in capsizing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 13, 1970. p. 5, sports.
  3. ↑ "Wyoming students mourn Q-back death". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. September 14, 1970. p. B6.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming quarterback drowns in boating accident". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 14, 1970. p. 2B.
  5. ↑ "Passes lead Falcons past Wyoming '11'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1970. p. 7B.
  6. ↑ "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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