1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Pat Dye and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish tied for 5th in the conference.[1]

1980 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1980 record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Taylor
Guy Frazier
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 1 0  12 1 0
Colorado State 5 1 1  6 4 1
Hawaii 3 3 0  8 3 0
Wyoming 4 4 0  6 5 0
San Diego State 4 4 0  4 8 0
New Mexico 3 4 0  4 7 0
Utah 2 3 1  5 5 1
Air Force 1 3 0  2 9 1
UTEP 1 6 0  1 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13Oregon State*W 30–10
September 20Richmond*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–14
September 27Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–20
October 4New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 21–24
October 11at BYUL 17–5241,296
October 18Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 24–215,515
October 25San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–915,325
November 1at Colorado StateL 25–28
November 8at UNLV*L 26–33
November 15at Air ForceL 7–25
November 22at UTEPW 52–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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