1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1979 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
Captain Pat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield, Hugh Albora
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
Utah 5 –2 –06 –6 –0
San Diego State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Hawaii 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
New Mexico 3 –4 –06 –6 –0
Colorado State 3 –4 –04 –7 –1
Wyoming 2 –5 –04 –8 –0
UTEP 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 4–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished seventh out of eight teams in the WAC, were outscored by a total of 276 to 186, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. [1]

Contents

For the first time since 1958, Wyoming played a home game in the month of November.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 15 Washington *
L 2–3841,927 [2]
September 15at Northwestern *
L 22–27 [3]
September 22 Richmond *
W 9–721,474 [4]
September 29 Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 16–2029,021 [5]
October 6 UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–317,508 [6]
October 13at Utah
L 14–2425,258 [7]
October 20 No. 13 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–5414,723 [8]
October 27 UNLV *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 24–2813,637 [9]
November 3at San Diego State
L 21–3136,386 [10]
November 10 Arkansas State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 17–14 [11]
November 17at Hawaii
W 21–1336,743 [12]
November 24at New Mexico
L 3–174,700 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16Phil DavisSo
OT 60Tom DragtSo
RB 40J. C. FlowerJr
WR 25 Danny Pittman Sr
WR 1Andre PlummerSo
QB 12Greg TuckerJr
G 68Tim VolzJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 31Lou CarterSo
LB 55Scott CorriveauJr
LB 59K. C. CushingFr
FS 23 Mike Dennis Sr
CB 22Jerry EureSr
DE 81 Guy Frazier Jr
DT 72Don JessieSr
DT 71 Pat Ogrin Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5Wayne VanderlooJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  2. ↑ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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  4. ↑ "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ "Las Vegas Rally Dumps Wyoming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "San Diego St. Beats Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved January 17, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  12. ↑ Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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