1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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.

1970 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Gorman, Dale Pernula
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
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 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 19Air Force*
L 17–41
September 26Utah 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 17Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 16–20
October 24New 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 JacobsPlacekicker7170Cleveland Browns

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

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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