1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third and final season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 4–8 record, was outscored by a total of 276 to 186, and played its home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

1979 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1979 record4–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coachBill Lewis (3rd season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
Utah 5 2 0  6 6 0
San Diego State 4 2 0  8 3 0
Hawaii 3 3 0  6 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 0  6 6 0
Colorado State 3 4 0  4 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 0  4 8 0
UTEP 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8at No. 15 Washington*L 2–38
September 15at NorthwesternL 22–27
September 22Richmond
W 9–7
September 29Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 16–20
October 6UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–3
October 13at Utah
L 14–24
October 20 No. 13 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–54
October 27UNLV
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 24–28
November 3at San Diego StateSan Diego, CAL 21–31
November 10Arkansas State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 17–14
November 17at Hawaii
W 21–13
November 24at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMW 23–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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