List of Wyoming Cowboys football seasons

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War Memorial Stadium, the Cowboys' home since 1950.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Wyoming Cowboys football team. Representing the University of Wyoming, the Cowboys compete in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA Division I FBS. Wyoming plays their home games out of 29,181-seat War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys began playing football as an independent in 1893 and joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1916. The team played in the Western Athletic Conference from 1962 to 1998, and joined the Mountain West in 1999. They are currently led by head coach Jay Sawvel, who was named head coach on December 6, 2023, following the retirement of Craig Bohl.

Contents

Wyoming has three main rivalries, each with Mountain West opponents. The most notable of these is the Border War played against the Colorado State Rams. The winner receives the prized "Bronze Boot". Wyoming has won the last two meetings in the rivalry. The Cowboys also have rivalries with Hawaii and Utah State, the latter known as "Bridger's Battle".

Seasons

Legend

 National Champions
  Conference champions
  Division champions
  ^Bowl game berth

List of Wyoming Cowboys football seasons [1]
SeasonTeam Head coach ConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal ranking [2]
OverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff result AP Poll Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
Wyoming Cowboys
1893 1893 Fred HessIndependent100
1894 1894 Fred Hess
J.F. Soule
300
1895 1895 J.F. Soule100
1896 1896 200
1896 1896 200
1898 1898 Fred Hess040
1899 1899 J.F. Soule011
1900 1900 William McMurray330
1901 1901 100
1902 1902 100
1903 1903 320
1904 1904 411
1905 1905 340
1906 1906 110
1907 1907 Robert Ehlman210
1908 1908 120
1909 1909 H.I. Dean350
1910 1910 440
1911 1911 431
1912 1912 L.C. Excelby270
1913 1913 Ralph Thacker 050
1914 1914 150
1915 1915 John Corbett260
1916 1916 Rocky Mountain 1401406th
1917 1917 3401407th
1918 1918 No games were played due to the Spanish influenza epidemic.
1919 1919 3502205th
1920 1920 4511417th
1921 1921 1421327th
1922 1922 18007011th
1923 1923 08007011th
1924 1924 William Dietz 26026010th
1925 1925 6304305th
1926 1926 2421228th
1927 1927 45014010th
1928 1928 George McLaren 27005011th
1929 1929 17007012th
1930 1930 John Rhodes25115110th
1931 1931 6403205th
1932 1932 2611418th
1933 1933 Willard Witte 26116111th
1934 1934 3502408th
1935 1935 4403408th
1936 1936 2511419th
1937 1937 3502408th
1938 1938 Mountain States 2511416th
1939 1939 Joel Hunt 0710517th
1940 1940 Okie Blanchard 1710517th
1941 1941 Bunny Oakes 2711506th
1942 1942 3501507th
1943 1943 Season cancelled due to World War II.
1944 1944 Season cancelled due to World War II.
1945 1945 Season cancelled due to World War II.
1946 1946 1810607th
1947 1947 Bowden Wyatt 4502406th
1948 1948 4500507th
1949 1949 9105001st
1950 1950 10005001stWon 1951 Gator Bowl against Washington and Lee Generals, 20–7  ^12
1951 1951 7215112nd
1952 1952 5404304th
1953 1953 Phil Dickens 5414213rd
1954 1954 6405102nd
1955 1955 8305203rdWon 1956 Sun Bowl against Texas Tech Red Raiders, 21–14  ^
1956 1956 10007001st
1957 1957 Bob Devaney 4333224th
1958 1958 7306101stWon 1958 Sun Bowl against Hardin–Simmons Cowboys, 14–6  ^
1959 1959 9107001st16
1960 1960 8206101st
1961 1961 6125011st
1962 1962 Lloyd Eaton WAC 5502202nd
1963 1963 6402304th
1964 1964 6222204th
1965 1965 6403203rd
1966 1966 10105101stWon 1966 Sun Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 28–20  ^15
1967 1967 10105001stLost 1968 Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 20–13  ^65
1968 1968 7306101st
1969 1969 6404304th
1970 1970 1901608th
1971 1971 Fritz Shurmur 5603406th
1972 1972 4703405th
1973 1973 4703406th
1974 1974 2901608th
1975 1975 Fred Akers 2901607th
1976 1976 840610T–1stLost 1976 Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 41–7  ^
1977 1977 Bill Lewis 4614304th
1978 1978 5704203rd
1979 1979 4802507th
1980 1980 Pat Dye 6504404th
1981 1981 Al Kincaid 8306204th
1982 1982 5702608th
1983 1983 7505303rd
1984 1984 6604406th
1985 1985 3802608th
1986 1986 Dennis Erickson 6604406th
1987 1987 Paul Roach 10308001stLost 1987 Holiday Bowl against Iowa Hawkeyes, 20–19  ^
1988 1988 11208001stLost 1988 Holiday Bowl against Oklahoma State Cowboys, 62–14  ^20
1989 1989 5605304th
1990 1990 9405304thLost 1990 Copper Bowl against Cal Golden Bears, 17–15  ^
1991 1991 Joe Tiller 4612516th
1992 1992 5703507th
1993 1993 840620T–1stLost 1993 Copper Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats, 52–17  ^
1994 1994 6604405th
1995 1995 6504406th
1996 [lower-alpha 1] 1996 Pacific102711st2222
1997 1997 Dana Dimel 76444th
1998 1998 Mountain83622nd
1999 1999 Mountain West 74434th
2000 2000 Vic Koenning 110078th
2001 2001 29078th
2002 2002 210168th
2003 2003 Joe Glenn 48258th
2004 2004 75344thWon 2004 Las Vegas Bowl against UCLA Bruins, 24–21  ^
2005 2005 47268th
2006 2006 66534th
2007 2007 57267th
2008 2008 48178th
2009 2009 Dave Christensen 76445thWon 2009 New Mexico Bowl against Fresno State Bulldogs, 35–28 (2OT)  ^
2010 2010 39178th
2011 2011 85523rdLost 2011 New Mexico Bowl against Temple Owls, 37–15
2012 2012 48356th
2013 2013 Mountain57354th
2014 2014 Craig Bohl 48265th
2015 2015 210266th
2016 2016 8662T–1stLost 2016 Poinsettia Bowl against BYU Cougars, 24–21
2017 2017 85532ndWon 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Central Michigan Chippewas, 37–14
2018 2018 66443rd
2019 2019 85444thWon 2019 Arizona Bowl against Georgia State Panthers, 38–17
2020 2020 [lower-alpha 2] 24248th
2021 2021 Mountain76264thWon 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Kent State Golden Flashes, 52–38
2022 2022 75534thLost 2022 Arizona Bowl against Ohio Bobcats, 30–27
2023 2023 84534thWon 2023 Arizona Bowl against Toledo Rockets, 16-15
TotalsAll-time:
563–599–28
(.485)
Conference:
319–378–18
(.459)
Postseason:
9–9
(.500)

Notes

  1. Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
  2. Conference divisions were eliminated for the shortened 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. "Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). GoWyo.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. "Wyoming In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 5, 2017.