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133 Years of College Football at 7220 Feet
Posted inFootball / Sports / Today In History / Top

133 Years of College Football at 7220 Feet

by Kyler ClarkSeptember 30, 20260

February 22, 1894: Coach Fred Hess leads out a roster of eleven men onto Prexy’s Pasture for the first-ever game of Wyoming Cowboy Football. The Pokes emerge victorious, defeating Cheyenne High School 14–0. Celebrations ensue, and football at 7220 feet in Laramie is born.

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