1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. A charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Wyoming played its home games in War Memorial Stadium, an outdoor facility on campus in Laramie, Wyoming.

1986 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1986 record6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coachDennis Erickson (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Diego State $ 7 1 0  8 4 0
BYU 6 2 0  8 5 0
Air Force 5 2 0  6 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 0  7 5 0
Colorado State 4 4 0  6 5 0
Wyoming 4 4 0  6 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0  4 8 0
UTEP 2 6 0  4 8 0
Utah 1 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The Cowboys were led by head coach Dennis Erickson, in his only season at Wyoming, and finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–4 WAC). The Cowboys' offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 272 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Baylor*
L 28–31
September 13Pacific*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–20
September 20at Air ForceW 23–17
September 27at Wisconsin*W 21–12
October 4at Iowa State*
L 10–21
October 11Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 38–14
October 18at BYU
L 22–34
October 25at Colorado State
L 15–20
November 1New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–25
November 8UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–12
November 15at San Diego State
L 24–31
November 29at HawaiiL 19–35
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL

No players from the Cowboys were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[2]

References

  1. "University of Wyoming – 1986". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  2. "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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