1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1978 record5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

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
L 15–19
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 BYU
L 14–48
November 11at UNLVLas Vegas, NVL 10–12
November 18at Hawaii
L 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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