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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Al Kincaid enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wyoming.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Fullerton State  38   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Oklahoma  20   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Air Force  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  45   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Hawaii  9   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Texas-El Paso  63   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Brigham Young  33   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Colorado State  55   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ San Diego State  24   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Utah  27   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ New Mexico  13   12   W       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored344
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed203
  Defense Average18.5
  Opponents Record55-47
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-2503256Won  38-366-1307118  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7-1225231 3-3-112297  Joe Morrison
Colorado State 0-12164502 0-7121263  Sark Arslanian
Wyoming 8-3344203 6-1232118  Al Kincaid
Utah 8-2-1321207 4-1-1144127  Wayne Howard
San Diego State 6-5279227 3-4156132  Doug Scovil
Air Force 4-7171252 2-390119  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 1-10146441 1-582280  Bill Michael

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 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.