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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: Jay Sawvel
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Wyoming 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996
Division Championships
  2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 567-608-28
 Winning Pct. 48%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 567-608-28
 Winning Pct. 48%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 213-232-1
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 345-212-18
 Away Record 211-386-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 129
 Winning Seasons (#1) 56
 Losing Seasons (#1)60
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (1988)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2015)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 74 (9/30/1911)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 511 (1988)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 79 (10/13/1923)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 477 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 74 (9/30/1911)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 79 (10/13/1923)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 135 (11/12/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/9/2017
 Last Time Shutout 11/26/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 118
 Been Shutout All-Time 157
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (11/5/1966-11/18/1967)
 Longest Losing  12 (9/29/2001-9/21/2002)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 10-9-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-1-0
 Sugar 0-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  27-28
 2010-19  56-69
 2000-09  42-76
 1990-99 70-47
 1980-89 67-51
 1970-79 39-72-1
 1960-69 70-27-4
 1950-59 72-24-5
 1940-49 24-38-3
 1930-39 26-52-6
 1920-29 23-57-5
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Boise State in a Conference Game
Last Time: Wyoming lost 7-32 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Wyoming vs. Boise State 1-17-0 5.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Arizona State  7-48 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Idaho  13-17 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Brigham Young  14-34 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ North Texas  17-44 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Air Force  31-19 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. San Diego State  24-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ San Jose State  14-24 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Utah State  25-27 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ New Mexico  49-45 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Colorado State  10-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Boise State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Washington State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Scoring204-309
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-4
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boise State 9-13-0
Colorado State 8-23-0
San Jose State 6-43-1
Nevada Las Vegas 8-22-1
Air Force 3-71-2
Fresno State 5-51-1
Hawaii 4-71-2
New Mexico 5-61-2
San Diego State 3-71-1
Utah State 3-71-2
Wyoming 2-81-2
Nevada 3-80-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Wyoming & Colorado State have played 116 games.
Wyoming has won 51 games.
Colorado State has won 60 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-43
 10 or more 125-130
 20 or more  111-65
 30 or more 73-18
 40 or more 31-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 18-0
 10 or more 107-173
 20 or more 54-161
 30 or more 19-112
 40 or more 5-53
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.