1988 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record11–2 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (2nd season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Wyoming $ 8 –0 –011 –2 –0
UTEP 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
Hawaii 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
BYU 5 –3 –09 –4 –0
Utah 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Air Force 3 –5 –05 –7 –0
San Diego State 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico 1 –7 –02 –10 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 93rd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his second year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys won the first 10 games of the season, with an average margin of victory of 30 points, claiming the WAC championship with an undefeated 8–0 record, and reaching a #10 ranking in the national AP poll.[1] However, the season ended with two disastrous losses in the last three games, including a 62–14 rout by Oklahoma State (led by Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders) in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 511 points, while the defense allowed 280 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 1BYU
W 24–14
September 8at Louisville*
W 44–9
September 17Louisiana Tech*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 38–6[2]
September 24at Air Force
W 48–45
October 1Cal State Fullerton*No. 18
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 35–16
October 8at San Diego StateNo. 16
W 55–27
October 15New MexicoNo. 14
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 55–7
October 22UtahNo. 12
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 61–18
October 29at Colorado StateNo. 10
W 48–14
November 5UTEPNo. 10
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 51–6
November 12at Houston*No. 10
L 10–34
November 19at HawaiiNo. 16
W 28–22
December 30vs. No. 12 Oklahoma StateNo. 15
L 14–62
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1989 NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Eric ColemanDefensive back243New England Patriots
David EdeenDefensive end5128Arizona Cardinals
Pat RaboldDefensive tackle9249Buffalo Bills

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References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference: 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football". Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys rout Louisiana Tech". Casper Star-Tribune. September 18, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "University of Wyoming – 1988". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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