1941 Wyoming Cowboys football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Wyoming Cowboys

| sport = football

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| conference = Mountain States Conference

| short_conf = MSC

| record = 2–7–1

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Bunny Oakes

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = None

| stadium = Corbett Field

}}

The 1941 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bunny Oakes, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–5 against MSC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 233 to 44.{{cite web|title=1941 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=January 15, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wyoming/1941-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Wyoming|year=2018|page=211|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wyoming.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/7/22/2018_Wyoming_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|access-date=January 15, 2019}}

Schedule

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|September 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}|Jackson Field|Greeley, CO|W 19–6|3,000|{{cite news|title=Wyoming Cowboys Defeat Greeley, By 19 to 6 Score|newspaper=The Greeley Daily Tribune|date=September 27, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36301266/wyoming_cowboys_defeat_greeley_by_19/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4|at|Colorado A&M|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)|L 0–27|6,200|{{cite news|title=Cowboys Smothered by Colorado State at Aggie Homecoming|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=October 5, 1941|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36296301/cowboys_smothered_by_colorado_state_at/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 6–60|10,000|{{cite news|title=Redskins Rout Cowboy Crew, 60 to 6: Indians Smash Over Nine Touchdowns During Game; 10,000 See Cowboys Mowed Down|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=Marlowe Branagan|date=October 12, 1941|page=8B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35896960/utahwyoming//|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Denver|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY|L 0–40||{{cite news|title=Denver Drubs Wyoming, 40–0|newspaper=The Billings Gazette|date=October 19, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36300845/denver_drubs_wyoming_400/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|at|Colorado|Colorado Stadium|Boulder, CO|L 0–27||{{cite news|title=Buffs Coast To Win Over Cowboys|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=October 26, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36294591/buffs_coast_to_win_over_cowboy/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Colorado College|Washburn Field|Colorado Springs, CO|L 0–16||{{cite news|title=Tigers Have Powerful Line And Strong Fleet Backfield, Coach John Hancock Reports|newspaper=The Greeley Daily Tribune|date=November 3, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36285909/tigers_have_powerful_line_and_strong/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||BYU|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY|L 7–23|7,000|{{cite news|title=B.Y.U. Whips Wyoming By 23–7 Score|newspaper=Provo Sunday Herald|date=November 9, 1941|pages=1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36301319/byu_whips_wyoming_by_237_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Utah State|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY (rivalry)|W 12–6||{{cite news|title=Cowboys Triumph: Wyoming Win Puts Utah Ags In The Cellar|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=November 16, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36301424/cowboys_triumph_wyoming_win_puts_utah/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Colorado Mines Orediggers|title=Colorado Mines}}|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY|T 0–0||{{cite news|title=Cowboys and Miners Tie: Neither Team Able To Score|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=November 21, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36301367/cowboys_and_miners_tie_neither_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29|at|New Mexico|Hilltop Stadium|Albuquerque, NM|L 0–28||{{cite news|title=Lobos Lash Wyoming, 28 to 0, Running Up 21 Points in the First Half|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|author=Paul Weeks|date=November 30, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25688959/lobos_lash_wyoming_28_to_0_running_up/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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