1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 92nd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his first year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 8–0 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 426 points, while the defense allowed 271 points.
| 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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WAC champion | |
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1987 record | 10–3 (8–0 WAC) |
| Head coach | Paul Roach (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Tiller (1st season) |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 5 | Air Force |
| W 27–13 |
| September 12 | at Washington State* | L 28–43 | |
| September 19 | Oklahoma State* |
| L 29–35 |
| September 26 | Iowa State* |
| W 34–17 |
| October 3 | San Diego State |
| W 52–10 |
| October 10 | at BYU |
| W 29–27 |
| October 17 | Houston* |
| W 37–35 |
| October 31 | Colorado State |
| W 20–15 |
| November 7 | at New Mexico |
| W 59–16 |
| November 14 | at Utah |
| W 31–7 |
| November 21 | at UTEP |
| W 37–13 |
| November 28 | at Hawaii | W 24–20 | |
| December 30 | vs. Iowa |
| L 19–20 |
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- Reference:[1]
1988 NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jeff Knapton | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 165 | Los Angeles Rams |
- Reference:[2]
References
- "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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