1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1986 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1986 record6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bratkowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn L. Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 1 0 8 4 0
BYU 6 2 0 8 5 0
Air Force 5 2 0 6 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 0 7 5 0
Colorado State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Wyoming 4 4 0 6 6 0
New Mexico 2 5 0 4 8 0
UTEP 2 6 0 4 8 0
Utah 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. A charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Wyoming played its home games in War Memorial Stadium, an outdoor facility on campus in Laramie, Wyoming.

The Cowboys were led by head coach Dennis Erickson, in his only season at Wyoming, and finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–4 WAC). The Cowboys' offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 272 points.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Baylor*
L 28–31
September 13Pacific*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–20
September 20at Air ForceW 23–17
September 27at Wisconsin*W 21–12
October 4at Iowa State*
L 10–21
October 11Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 38–14
October 18at BYU
L 22–34
October 25at Colorado StateL 15–20
November 1New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–25
November 8UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–12
November 15at San Diego State
L 24–31
November 29at HawaiiL 19–35
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL[]

No players from the Cowboys were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "University of Wyoming – 1986". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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