1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1981 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jack Crowe (1st season)
CaptainGary Crum, Phil Davis, Jim Eliopulos
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 –1 –011 –2 –0
Hawaii 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Utah 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Wyoming 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
New Mexico 3 –4 –14 –7 –1
Air Force 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
San Diego State 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Colorado State 0 –8 –00 –12 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled an 8-3 record (6-2 against conference opponents), and finished fourth in the WAC. [1] The Cowboys played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Cal State Fullerton *
W 38–1317,972 [2]
September 12at No. 3 Oklahoma *
L 20–3775,920 [3]
September 19at Air Force
W 17–1028,200 [4]
October 3 UNLV *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–2123,793 [5]
October 10 Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 9–1419,931 [6]
October 17 UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 63–127,982 [7]
October 24No. 13 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 33–2022,745 [8]
October 31 Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 55–2123,327 [9]
November 7at San Diego State
W 24–1330,361 [10]
November 14at Utah
L 27–3028,206 [11]
November 21at New Mexico
W 13–1213,868 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Roster

1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Phil Davis
QB 6 Jay Novacek Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 80 Jim Eliopulos Sr
S 5 Chuck Pagano Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 18 Rick Donnelly So
K Steve Tobin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

[14]

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  4. ↑ "Wyoming 17, Air Force 10". The Palm Beach Post . September 20, 1981. p. E8. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cowboys deal Vegas loss". The Montana Standard. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Thin air didn't faze well-prepared Hawaii". Casper Star-Tribune. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wyoming rips UTEP". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys bury BYU Cougars, 33–20". South Idaho Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cowboys blitz hapless Colorado State, 55–21". Casper Star-Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "San Diego State loses fourth in row, 24–13". The Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Utah tops Wyoming". Rapid City Journal. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Lobos drop final game of season to Wyoming, 13–12". Albuquerque Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1981 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ "1981 Wyoming Cowboys Roster". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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