1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1985 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Al Kincaid (5th season)
Captain	Pete Benedetti Mitch Daum Tim Gosar
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 33,500)

1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Air Force +	7	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 16 BYU +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
Utah	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	2
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	6	–	1
New Mexico	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by fifth-year head coach Al Kincaid and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 2–6 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish tied for 7th in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 18–39	32,000
September 14	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–49	29,134
September 21	Cal State Fullerton*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 31–8	13,629
September 28	Wisconsin*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 17–41	11,129
October 4	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 20–37	33,248
October 12	Hawaii	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 18–26
October 26	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 19–30
November 2	at No. 17 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–59
November 9	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 41–20	1,946
November 16	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 16–41
December 7	vs. UTEP	VFL Park Melbourne, Australia	W 23–21	19,107
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game