1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1973 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 WAC)
Head coach	Fritz Shurmur (3rd season)
Captain	Steve Cockreham, Frank Erzinger, Dan Fedore
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Arizona +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, the Cowboys compiled a record of 4–7 overall and 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the WAC. The team played home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Arizona	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–21
September 22	Pacific (CA)*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 49–14
September 29	UTEP	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 31–8
October 6	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 28–37	60,715
October 13	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 16–50
October 20	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 35–3
October 27	BYU	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 41–21
November 3	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 20–31
November 10	at No. 14 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–47	49,880
November 17	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 21–23
November 24	at No. 14 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 0–35	18,441
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game