1896 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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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]

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Record2–0
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1896 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainHerbert J. Brees
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1897 â†’
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1896 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Gonzaga â€“ 2–0–0
Wyoming â€“ 2–0–0
Washington Agricultural â€“ 2–0–1
California â€“ 6–2–2
Stanford â€“ 2–1–1
Oregon â€“ 2–1–0
Utah â€“ 3–2–0
Saint Mary's â€“ 1–1–0
Washington â€“ 2–3–0
Nevada State â€“ 1–2–0
Oregon Agricultural â€“ 1–2–0
Utah Agricultural â€“ 0–1–0
New Mexico A&M â€“ 0–2–0
USC â€“ 0–3–0
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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]

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