| Year: | 1949 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Skyline Six Conference |
| Short Conf: | Skyline Six |
| Record: | 9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Bowden Wyatt |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Carl Rollins |
| Stadium: | Corbett Field |
| Champion: | Skyline Six champion |
The 1949 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 9–1 record (5–0 against Skyline Six opponents), won the Skyline Six championship, shut out six of ten opponents while averaging 38 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 381 to 65.[1] [2] The conference championship was the first in the program's history.
On November 5, 1949, the Cowboys defeated in Greeley by a score of 103 to 0. The team established the program's single-game records that still stand for points scored (103), touchdowns (15) rushing yardage (504), and total yards (871).[3]
Four Wyoming players were named to the Skyline Six All-Star team selected by the conference coaches for the Associated Press: tackle Charles Peterson; center Fred Taucher; fullback Walker "Sonny" Jones; and halfback Eddie Talboom.[4] [5] Carl Rollins was the team captain.[2]
In 2000, Talboom, who played with the Cowboys from 1948 to 1950, became the first Wyoming player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[6] [7] Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.[8]