1933–34 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

1933–34 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
1933–34 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
RMAC Champions; Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Record	26–4 (14–0 RMAC)
Head coach	Willard Witte (4th season);
MVP	Les Witte
Captain	Les Witte
Home arena	Half Acre Gym

1933–34 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
Wyoming	14	–	0	1.000	26	–	4	.867
Colorado	7	–	5	.583	9	–	8	.529
Colorado College	7	–	5	.583	10	–	11	.476
Denver	7	–	7	.500	8	–	9	.471
Northern Colorado	6	–	8	.429	13	–	14	.481
Colorado State	5	–	7	.417	5	–	7	.417
Western State	4	–	6	.400	9	–	8	.529
Colorado School of Mines	1	–	13	.071	1	–	13	.071
Western
BYU	9	–	3	.750	18	–	12	.600
Utah State	7	–	5	.583	14	–	6	.700
Utah	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Montana State	1	–	11	.083	5	–	22	.185

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1933–34 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Willard Witte, coaching in his fourth season with the Cowboys. The team finished the season with a 26–4 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2]^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/16/1933*	Fort Collins VFW	W 43–26	1–0	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
12/19/1933*	Denver Athletic Club	W 39–33	2–0	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
12/21/1933*	at Piggly Wiggly	L 19–24	2–1
1/2/1934*	Fort Warren	W 61–18	3–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
1/5/1934	Western State	W 36–20	4–1 (1–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
1/6/1934	Western State	W 37–22	5–1 (2–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
1/12/1934	at Northern Colorado	W 38–17	6–1 (3–0)	Greeley, CO
1/20/1934*	at Nebraska	W 33–24	7–1	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
1/24/1934	Denver	W 42–31	8–1 (4–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
1/27/1934	at Colorado	W 18–13	9–1 (5–0)	Boulder, CO
1/31/1934	Colorado	W 35–17	10–1 (6–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
2/3/1934	at Denver	W 41–33	11–1 (7–0)	Denver, CO
2/10/1934	Colorado College	W 37–32	12–1 (8–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
2/11/1934	Colorado College	W 28–18	13–1 (9–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
2/17/1934	Northern Colorado	W 42–27	14–1 (10–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
2/25/1934	at Colorado State	W 41–15	15–1 (11–0)	South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, CO
3/1/1934	at Colorado State	W 39–21	16–1 (12–0)	South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, CO
3/3/1934	Colorado School of Mines	W 49–25	17–1 (13–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/4/1934	Colorado Mines	W 41–16	18–1 (14–0)	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/8/1934*	BYU	W 43–38	19–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/9/1934*	BYU	W 47–44 ^OT	20–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/10/1934*	BYU	W 43–34	21–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/12/1934*	Belen, New Mexico	W 58–11	22–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/13/1934*	Wilcox Oilers	W 43–20	23–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/14/1934*	Ogden Boosters	W 39–35	24–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/15/1934*	Gridley Pontiac Chieftains	W 28–25	25–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/16/1934*	Reno Creamery	W 30–27	26–1	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/17/1934*	Tulsa	L 19–29	26–2	Half Acre Gym Laramie, WY
3/23/1934*	vs. Piggly Wiggly	L 29–35	26–3	Casper, WY
3/24/1934*	vs. Piggly Wiggly	L 29–31	26–4	Casper, WY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[1]

References

1 2 "2011–12 Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Media Guide". History. University of Wyoming. 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
↑ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
↑ "Wyoming Cowboys season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

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[MGUIDE-1] 1 2 "2011–12 Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Media Guide". History. University of Wyoming. 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

[SR-3] "Wyoming Cowboys season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

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Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Venues	Little Red Gym (1904–1924) Half Acre Gym (1924–1951) War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)
Rivalries	Colorado State
Culture & lore	"Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold