1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its third season under head coach Justus F. Soule, a professor of Latin and Greek, the team compiled a perfect 2–0 record, consisting of victories over Colorado State Normal and Denver's Manual High School.[1]

1896 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainHerbert J. Brees
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming  200
Washington Agricultural  201
California  622
Stanford  211
Oregon  210
Utah  320
Saint Mary's  110
Washington  230
Nevada State  120
Oregon Agricultural  120
Utah Agricultural  010
New Mexico A&M  020
USC  030

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

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

References

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  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.