1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1979 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Lewis (3rd season)
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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	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 in seventh place 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]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 15 Washington *	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 2–38	41,927	[2]
September 15	at Northwestern *	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 22–27		[3]
September 22	Richmond *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 9–7	21,474	[4]
September 29	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 16–20	29,021	[5]
October 6	UTEP	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 23–3	17,508	[6]
October 13	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–24	25,258
October 20	No. 13 BYU	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–54	14,723	[7]
October 27	UNLV *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 24–28	13,637	[8]
November 3	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 21–31	36,386	[9]
November 10	Arkansas State *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 17–14		[10]
November 17	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	W 21–13	36,743	[11]
November 24	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 3–17	4,700	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 Phil Davis So OT 60 Tom Dragt So RB 40 J. C. Flower Jr WR 25 Danny Pittman Sr WR 1 Andre Plummer So QB 12 Greg Tucker Jr G 68 Tim Volz Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 31 Lou Carter So LB 55 Scott Corriveau Jr LB 59 K. C. Cushing Fr FS 23 Mike Dennis Sr CB 22 Jerry Eure Sr DE 81 Guy Frazier Jr DT 72 Don Jessie Sr DT 71 Pat Ogrin Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 5 Wayne Vanderloo Jr	Head coach Bill Lewis (3rd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats break long losing streak". The Dispatch. September 16, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Stockdale's grab leads CSU to win". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "BYU crushes Wyoming, 54-14". The Daily Spectrum. October 21, 1979. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Las Vegas Rally Dumps Wyoming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "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.
10. "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.