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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: Dana Dimel
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Dana Dimel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wyoming.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28  @ Ohio State  10   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Iowa State  56   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Hawaii  35   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. San Jose State  30   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Colorado  19   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Montana  28   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Nevada  34   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Colorado State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Southern Methodist  17   22   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. San Diego State  41   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  35   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Air Force  3   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Fresno State  7   24   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average24.8
  Points Allowed227
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record69-72
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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.