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1894 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1894 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0
Head coach
CaptainHerbert J. Brees
Seasons
1895 →
1894 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming     3 0 0
USC     1 0 0
Stanford     6 3 0
Saint Mary's     2 2 0
Washington Agricultural     1 1 0
Washington     1 1 1
Utah     1 2 0
California     0 1 2
New Mexico A&M     0 1 0

The 1894 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as an independent during the 1894 college football season. In its first season under head coach Justus F. Soule, a professor of Latin and Greek, the team compiled a perfect 3–0 record. In games against a Laramie town team, the Wilson Beauties, and the No. 5 Hose Company, the team outscored opponents by a total of 46 to 6.[1]

For the first of three consecutive years, Herbert J. Brees was the team captain.[1] Brees was a native of Laramie 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]

It was not until 1895 that the team began intercollegiate play.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 13Laramie town teamLaramie, WYW 14–0
November 29Wilson BeautiesLaramie, WYW 16–0
December 25 No. 5 Hose CompanyLaramie, WYW 16–6

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.