| 1979 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–8 (2–5 WAC) |
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| Captain | Pat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield, Hugh Albora |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 4–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the WAC, were outscored by a total of 276 to 186, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]
For the first time since 1958, Wyoming played a home game in the month of November.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | at No. 15 Washington* | L 2–38 | 41,927 | [2] | |||
| September 15 | at Northwestern* | L 22–27 | [3] | ||||
| September 22 | Richmond* | W 9–7 | 21,474 | [4] | |||
| September 29 | Colorado State |
| L 16–20 | 29,021 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | UTEP |
| W 23–3 | 17,508 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | at Utah | L 14–24 | 25,258 | ||||
| October 20 | No. 13 BYU |
| L 14–54 | 14,723 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | UNLV* |
| L 24–28 | 13,637 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at San Diego State | L 21–31 | 36,386 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | Arkansas State* |
| W 17–14 | [10] | |||
| November 17 | at Hawaii | W 21–13 | 36,743 | [11] | |||
| November 24 | at New Mexico | L 3–17 | 4,700 | [12] | |||
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Roster
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References
- ↑ "1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ↑ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wildcats break long losing streak". The Dispatch. September 16, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Stockdale's grab leads CSU to win". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "BYU crushes Wyoming, 54-14". The Daily Spectrum. October 21, 1979. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Las Vegas Rally Dumps Wyoming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "San Diego St. Beats Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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