1982 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1982 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Al Kincaid (2nd season)
Captain	Joe Digiorgio Guy Frazier
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 33,500)

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1982 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Al Kincaid and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 5–7 record overall and a 2–6 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 8th in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–41
September 11	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 3–9
September 18	Long Beach State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 36–27	16,844
September 25	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 24–10	40,593
October 2	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 28–10
October 9	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 21–24	16,895
October 16	Cal State Fullerton*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 16–20	17,320
October 23	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 16–13	18,382
October 30	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 34–44
November 6	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 13–23	64,819
November 13	Wichita State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 24–20
November 20	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 32–39
*Non-conference game