1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1990 Wyoming Cowboys football
Copper Bowl, L 15–17 vs. California
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Paul Roach (4th season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Colorado State	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 95th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his fourth year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 5–3 WAC) and with a loss in the Copper Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 327 points, while the defense allowed 297 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Temple *		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 38–23	17,654
September 8	at Washington State *		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 34–30	30,484
September 15	Arkansas State *		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 34–27	18,433
September 22	Air Force		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 24–12	27,463
September 29	at Utah		Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 28–10	31,051
October 6	San Diego State		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 52–51	16,713
October 13	New Mexico	No. 23	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 25–22	21,336
October 20	Weber State *	No. 21	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 21–12	12,959	[1]
October 27	at UTEP	No. 18	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 17–10	16,694
November 3	at Colorado State	No. 19	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)		L 8–17	30,111
November 10	No. 8 BYU	No. 25	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 14–45	34,231
November 17	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		L 17–38	39,103
December 31	vs. California *		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	TBS	L 15–17	36,340
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Mitch Donahue	Linebacker	4	95	San Francisco 49ers
Shawn Wiggins	Wide receiver	9	239	Cleveland Browns

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References

1. "It's a struggle to 8–0". Great Falls Tribune. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.