1982 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1982 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Digiorgio, Guy Frazier
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1981
1983  
1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU $ 7 1 08 4 0
New Mexico 6 1 010 1 0
Air Force 4 3 08 5 0
San Diego State 4 3 07 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 06 5 0
Colorado State 3 5 04 7 0
Utah 2 4 05 6 0
Wyoming 2 6 05 7 0
UTEP 1 6 02 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1982 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled a 5-7 record (2-6 against conference opponents), and finished eighth in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 New Mexico L 20–41
September 11at Colorado State L 3–928,652
September 18 Long Beach State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 36–2716,844
September 25at Colorado *W 24–1040,593
October 2at Hawaii W 28–1043,493
October 9 San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 21–2416,895 [1]
October 16 Cal State Fullerton *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 16–2017,320 [2]
October 23 Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 16–1318,382
October 30at Air Force L 34–44
November 6at BYU L 13–2364,819
November 13 Wichita State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 24–208,713 [3]
November 20at UTEP L 32–399,158
  • *Non-conference game

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