1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Lewis (2nd season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–7 record, outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 245, and played its home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	South Dakota*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 30–11
September 23	at No. 6 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 3–17
September 30	Utah State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 13–20
October 7	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 23–21
October 14	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 31–22
October 21	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 34–21
October 28	at Colorado State	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 13–3
November 4	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–48
November 11	at UNLV	Las Vegas, NV	L 10–12
November 18	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 22–27
November 25	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 51–21
December 2	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 17–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game