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Wyoming Football Team History

Wyoming Cowboys

University of Wyoming
Laramiie, WY
Founded: 1886
Stadium: War Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 30,181
Colors: Brown & Gold
Coach: Al Kincaid
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Al Kincaid enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wyoming.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. South Dakota	34	13	W
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Nebraska	20	56	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Air Force	14	7	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Kansas State	25	27	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Texas-El Paso	49	17	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Brigham Young	10	41	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Utah	14	69	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Colgate	49	29	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ New Mexico	10	17	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ San Diego State	33	21	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Colorado State	42	17	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Hawaii	31	13	W

1983 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	331
Scoring Average	27.6
Points Allowed	327
Defense Average	27.3
Opponents Record	59-45
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-4

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	11-1	505	247	Won 21-17	7-0	310	93	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	6-6	239	233		4-2	148	122	Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State	5-7	222	340		4-3	140	182	Leon Fuller
Air Force	10-2	367	221	Won 9-3	4-2	177	136	Ken Hatfield
Wyoming	7-5	331	327		4-3	172	189	Al Kincaid
Utah	5-6	296	289		3-4	204	185	Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State	2-9-1	221	352		1-6	134	229	Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso	2-10	210	359		0-7	110	259	Bill Yung

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.