| 1970 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (1–6 WAC) |
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| Captain | Tom Gorman, Dale Pernula |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 6 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 had a record of 1–9, and Eaton was reassigned to assistant athletic director.[1] 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.[2][3][4]
Wyoming entered this year with 22 consecutive home wins, which started with the opener of the 1965 season,[5] but the Cowboys lost all five games in Laramie in 1970.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | Air Force* | L 17–41 | ||
| September 26 | Utah State* |
| L 29–42 | 21,177 |
| October 3 | No. 18 Arizona State |
| L 3–52 | |
| October 10 | at Colorado State | W 16–6 | ||
| October 17 | Utah |
| L 16–20 | |
| October 24 | New Mexico |
| L 7–17 | |
| October 31 | at BYU | L 3–23 | ||
| November 7 | at UTEP | L 7–42 | ||
| November 14 | at Houston* | L 0–28 | 26,987 | |
| November 21 | at Arizona | L 12–38 | ||
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One Cowboy was selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bob Jacobs | Placekicker | 7 | 170 | Cleveland Browns |
Defensive end Tony McGee, a Cowboy in 1969, was selected in the third round and played in the NFL for 14 seasons.