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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

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.