1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1987 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Tiller (1st season)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –010 –3 –0
BYU 7 –1 –09 –4 –0
Air Force 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
UTEP 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
San Diego State 4 –4 –05 –7 –0
Hawaii 3 –5 –05 –7 –0
Utah 2 –6 –05 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –01 –11 –0
New Mexico 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 92nd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Led by first-year head coach Paul Roach, the Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (8–0 in WAC, first); as WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3. The Cowboys outscored their opponents 426 to 271.

Contents

Roach was hired as the athletic director at Wyoming in July 1986. [1] When head coach Dennis Erickson left abruptly after just one season for Washington State in January 1987, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Roach selected himself as successor a few days later. [7] [8] The two teams met in the second game of the season. [9] [10] [11]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5 Air Force
W 27–13
September 12at Washington State *
L 28–43
September 19 Oklahoma State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
L 29–35
September 26 Iowa State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 34–17
October 3 San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 52–10
October 10at BYU
W 29–27
October 17 Houston *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 37–35
October 31 Colorado State
W 20–15
November 7at New Mexico
W 59–16
November 14at Utah
W 31–7
November 21at UTEP
W 37–13
November 28at Hawaii
W 24–20
December 30vs. Iowa
L 19–20
  • *Non-conference game
Source: [12]

1988 NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jeff KnaptonDefensive tackle6165 Los Angeles Rams

[13]

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  2. ↑ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
  3. ↑ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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  8. ↑ "AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 10, 1987. p. 18.
  9. ↑ Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  10. ↑ "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
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