1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1981 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Al Kincaid (1st season)
Captain	Gary Crum Phil Davis Jim Eliopulos
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 33,500)

1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Air Force	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	12	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Al Kincaid and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 8–3 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 4th in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Cal State Fullerton*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 38–13	17,972
September 12	at No. 3 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 20–37	75,920
September 19	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 17–10	28,200
October 3	UNLV*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 45–21
October 10	Hawaii	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 9–14
October 17	UTEP	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 63–12
October 24	No. 13 BYU	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 33–20
October 31	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 55–21
November 7	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 24–13	30,361
November 14	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 27–30	28,206
November 21	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 13–12
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Jay Novacek Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 80 Jim Eliopulos Sr SS 5 Chuck Pagano Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Rick Donnelly So	Head coach Al Kincaid Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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