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1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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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. Wyoming competed as a charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their 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

September 6Baylor*

L 28–31 September 13Pacific*

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY

W 23–20 September 20at Air Force

W 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 State

L 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 Hawaii

L 19–35

Template:CFB Schedule End

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. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.