1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1988 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 14–62 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record11–2 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe Tiller (2nd season)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Wyoming $ 8 –0 –011 –2 –0
UTEP 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
Hawaii 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
BYU 5 –3 –09 –4 –0
Utah 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Air Force 3 –5 –05 –7 –0
San Diego State 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico 1 –7 –02 –10 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 93rd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his second year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys won the first 10 games of the season, with an average margin of victory of 30 points, claiming the WAC championship with an undefeated 8–0 record, and reaching a #10 ranking in the national AP poll. [1] However, the season ended with two disastrous losses in the last three games, including a 62–14 rout by Oklahoma State (led by Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders) in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 511 points, while the defense allowed 280 points.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 1 BYU
W 24–14
September 8at Louisville *
W 44–9
September 17 Louisiana Tech *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 38–6 [2]
September 24at Air Force
W 48–45
October 1 Cal State Fullerton *No. 18
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 35–16
October 8at San Diego State No. 16
W 55–27
October 15 New Mexico No. 14
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 55–7
October 22 Utah No. 12
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 61–18
October 29at Colorado State No. 10
W 48–14
November 5 UTEP No. 10
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 51–6
November 12at Houston *No. 10
L 10–34
November 19at Hawaii No. 16
W 28–22
December 30vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State No. 15
L 14–62
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1989 NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Eric ColemanDefensive back243 New England Patriots
David EdeenDefensive end5128 Arizona Cardinals
Pat RaboldDefensive tackle9249 Buffalo Bills

[4]

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The 1991 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 96th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Joe Tiller, in his first year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of four wins, six losses and one tie. The offense scored 305 points, while the defense allowed 357 points.

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The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second and final season under head coach Fred Akers, the Cowboys compiled an 8–4 record, tied for the WAC championship, lost to Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a total of 278 to 250.

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The 1971 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Fritz Shurmur, the Cowboys compiled a record of 5–6 overall and 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the WAC. The team played home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference: 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football" . Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys rout Louisiana Tech". Casper Star-Tribune. September 18, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "University of Wyoming – 1988". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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