1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1993 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC co-champion
Copper Bowl, L 17–52 vs. Kansas State
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Korpitz (3rd as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Scott Downing (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State + 6 2 08 4 0
Wyoming + 6 2 08 4 0
BYU + 6 2 06 6 0
Utah 5 3 07 6 0
Colorado State 5 3 05 6 0
New Mexico 4 4 06 5 0
San Diego State 4 4 06 6 0
Hawaii 3 5 06 6 0
Air Force 1 7 04 8 0
UTEP 0 8 01 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 97th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Joe Tiller, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 6–2 WAC), as WAC Co–Champions with BYU and Fresno State and with a loss in the Copper Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:00 pm Oregon State *L 16–2722,923
September 111:00 pmNo. 10 (I-AA) Northern Iowa *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–4217,827
September 184:00 pmat San Jose State *W 36–2514,265
September 2512:00 pm Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 28–1217,307
October 21:00 pmat Air Force W 31–1838,099
October 97:00 pmat UTEP W 33–2634,263
October 231:00 pm Hawaii Dagger-14-plain.png
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 48–1025,208
October 301:00 pm Fresno State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 32–2816,895
November 131:00 pmat New Mexico No. 23L 7–1018,219
November 201:30 pm Colorado State
ABC L 21–4117,000
November 278:00 pmat San Diego State W 43–3830,579
December 296:00 pmvs. No. 20 Kansas State * ESPN L 17–5249,075
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Roster

1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34 Ryan Christopherson Jr
WR 23 Marcus Harris Fr
WR 16 Ryan Yarborough Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 50 John Burrough Jr
LB 47 Joe Cummings So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1994 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Ryan Yarborough Wide Receiver241New York Jets

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References

  1. "1994 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.