1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1989 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1989 record5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1988
1990  
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 22 BYU $710  1030
Air Force 511  841
Hawaii 521  931
Wyoming 530  560
San Diego State 430  651
Colorado State 430  551
Utah 260  480
UTEP 170  2100
New Mexico 070  2100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 94th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 5–3 WAC).The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2 Louisville *L 21–28
September 10at Air Force L 7–45
September 16 Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 20–15
September 23 Washington State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
L 23–29
September 30at Oklahoma State *L 7–27
October 7at BYU L 20–36
October 14 Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 45–24
October 28at New Mexico W 24–23
November 4 Colorado State
W 56–35
November 11at San Diego State L 17–27
November 18 UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 41–10
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Craig SchlichtingDefensive End8214Vikings

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References

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  2. "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.