| Year: | 1970 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 1–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Head Coach: | Lloyd Eaton |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Captain: | Tom Gorman, Dale Pernula |
| Stadium: | War Memorial Stadium |
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 complied a record of 1-9 (1-6 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the WAC, and Eaton was reassigned to assistant 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.[1] [2] [3]
Wyoming entered this year with 22 consecutive home wins, which started with the opener of the 1965 season,[4] but the Cowboys lost all five games in Laramie in 1970.
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 | 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.