1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 92nd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his first year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 8–0 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 426 points, while the defense allowed 271 points.
Schedule
September 5Air Force
W 27–13 September 12at Washington State*
L 28–43 September 19Oklahoma State*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
L 29–35 September 26Iowa State*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 34–17 October 3San Diego State
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 52–10 October 10at BYU
W 29–27 October 17Houston*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 37–35 October 31Colorado State
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming (Bronze Boot)
W 20–15 November 7at New Mexico
W 59–16 November 14at Utah
W 31–7 November 21at UTEP
W 37–13 November 28at Hawaii
W 24–20 December 30vs. Iowa
L 19–20
- Reference:[1]
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
Jeff Knapton | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 165 | Los Angeles Rams |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.