1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 94th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 5–3 WAC).The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

1989 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1989 record5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 1 0  10 3 0
Air Force 5 1 1  8 4 1
Hawaii 5 2 1  9 3 1
Wyoming 5 3 0  5 6 0
San Diego State 4 3 0  6 5 1
Colorado State 4 3 0  5 5 1
Utah 2 6 0  4 8 0
UTEP 1 7 0  2 10 0
New Mexico 0 7 0  2 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2Louisville*L 21–28
September 10at Air ForceL 7–45
September 16Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 20–15
September 23Washington State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
L 23–29
September 30at Oklahoma State*L 7–27
October 7at BYUL 20–36
October 14Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 45–24
October 28at New MexicoW 24–23
November 4Colorado State
W 56–35
November 11at San Diego StateL 17–27
November 18UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 41–10
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Craig SchlichtingDefensive End8214Vikings

References

  1. "University of Wyoming – 1989". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  2. "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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