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.
The Cowboys compiled a record of 1-9 (1-6 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the WAC, and Eaton was reassigned to assistant athletic director. 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.
Wyoming entered this year with 22 consecutive home wins, which started with the opener of the 1965 season, but the Cowboys lost all five games in Laramie in 1970.
Schedule
NFL draft
One Cowboy was selected in the 1971 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Defensive end Tony McGee, a Cowboy in 1969, was selected in the third round and played in the NFL for 14 seasons.
References
External links
- Sports Reference – 1970 season – Wyoming Cowboys
