1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–7 record, outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 245, and played its home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1978 record5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
BYU $ 5 1 0  9 4 0
Utah 4 2 0  8 3 0
Wyoming 4 2 0  5 7 0
New Mexico 3 3 0  7 5 0
Colorado State 2 4 0  5 6 0
San Diego State 2 4 0  4 7 0
UTEP 1 5 0  1 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16South Dakota*W 30–11
September 23at No. 6 Texas*L 3–17
September 30Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 13–20
October 7New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–21
October 14San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–22
October 21Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–21
October 28at Colorado StateW 13–3
November 4at BYUL 14–48
November 11at UNLVLas Vegas, NVL 10–12
November 18at HawaiiL 22–27
November 25at UTEPW 51–21
December 2at LSU*L 17–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1978 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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