The 1954 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the

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during the

1954 college football season The 1954 college football season saw three teams finish unbeaten and untied, with Ohio State Buckeyes and the UCLA Bruins sharing the national championship as the No. 1 picks of the AP Poll and the UPI Poll, respectively. Although the winners o ...

. In their second season under head coach

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, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (5–1 against Skyline opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 171.

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