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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: Pat Dye
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Pat Dye enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wyoming.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Oregon State	30	10	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Richmond	35	14	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Hawaii	45	20	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. New Mexico	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Brigham Young	17	52	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Utah	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. San Diego State	34	9	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Colorado State	25	28	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Nevada Las Vegas	26	33	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Air Force	7	25	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Texas-El Paso	52	7	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	316
Scoring Average	28.7
Points Allowed	243
Defense Average	22.1
Opponents Record	48-52
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-4

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	12-1	606	243	Won 46-45	5-1	292	80	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	6-4-1	232	330		5-1-1	178	140	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	4-7	246	364		3-3	140	167	Joe Morrison
San Diego State	4-8	161	294		4-3	113	154	Claude Gilbert
Wyoming	6-5	316	243		3-4	180	166	Pat Dye
Utah	5-5-1	259	293		2-3-1	148	150	Wayne Howard
Air Force	2-9-1	161	290		1-2	44	41	Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso	1-11	143	424		0-6	56	253	Bill Michael

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.