1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1896 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainHerbert J. Brees
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming     2 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 1
California     6 2 2
Stanford     2 1 1
Oregon     2 1 0
Utah
    3 2 0
Saint Mary's
    1 1 0
Washington     2 3 0
Nevada State     1 2 0
Oregon Agricultural     1 2 0
Utah Agricultural     0 1 0
New Mexico A&M
    0 2 0
USC     0 3 0

The 1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the

Colorado State Normal and Denver's Manual High School.[1]

For the third consecutive year, Herbert J. Brees was the team captain.[1] Brees was a native of Laramie, Wyoming who went on to a career in the United States Army. He retired from the Army in 1941 with the rank of lieutenant general.[2] In the program's first three years under coach Soule and captain Brees (1894–1896), the team compiled a 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 26.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 31at
Colorado State Normal
Greeley, COW 10–6
November 7Manual High SchoolLaramie, WYW 18–14

References

  1. ^ a b c "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Herbert Jay Brees". Sightline Media Group. Retrieved January 12, 2019.