2005 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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2005 Wyoming Cowboys football
Wyoming Athletics logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBilly Cockhill (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Breske (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 TCU $  8 0   11 1  
BYU  5 3   6 6  
Colorado State  5 3   6 6  
Utah  4 4   7 5  
New Mexico  4 4   6 5  
San Diego State  4 4   5 7  
Air Force  3 5   4 7  
Wyoming  2 6   4 7  
UNLV  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Joe Glenn, who was in his third year at Wyoming. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, and competed in the Mountain West Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 34:00 pmat No. 10 Florida * PPV L 14–3290,707
September 101:00 pm Louisiana-Monroe *W 38–020,165
September 1712:00 pmat Air Force W 29–2441,240
September 245:00 pmat Ole Miss *W 24–1453,652
October 11:00 pm UNLV
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
SPW W 34–2614,021
October 81:00 pm TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–2827,723
October 151:00 pm New Mexico Dagger-14-plain.png
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ESPN+ L 24–2721,453
October 221:00 pmat Colorado State ESPNC L 31–3932,801
November 51:00 pmat Utah L 13–4339,026
November 124:00 pm BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
SPWL 21–3515,889
November 196:00 pmat San Diego State SPWL 21–3420,713
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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