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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: Bill Lewis
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bill Lewis enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wyoming.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Washington  2   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Northwestern  22   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Richmond  9   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Colorado State  16   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Texas-El Paso  23   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Utah  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Brigham Young  14   54   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  24   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ San Diego State  21   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Arkansas State  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Hawaii  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ New Mexico  3   17   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record4-8
  Points Scored186
  Scoring Average15.5
  Points Allowed276
  Defense Average23.0
  Opponents Record65-48
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-5
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-1484163Lost  37-386-026449  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 6-6211229 3-382132  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 4-7-1177241 3-310697  Sark Arslanian
San Diego State 8-3286276 4-2142161  Claude Gilbert
Utah 6-6267296 4-211981  Wayne Howard
Wyoming 4-8186276 1-591149  Bill Lewis
Texas El Paso 2-9106266 0-633168  Bill Michael

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.