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1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainKen Fantetti, Marc Cousins
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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 as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 5–7 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of seven teams in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 245. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16South Dakota*
W 30–1122,878[2]
September 23at No. 6 Texas*
L 3–1760,000[3]
September 30Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 13–2023,257[4]
October 7New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 15–1926,458[5]
October 14San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–2227,471[6][7]
October 21Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–2120,758[8]
October 28at Colorado State
W 13–328,651[9]
November 4at BYU
L 14–4830,415[10]
November 11at UNLV*
L 10–1218,374[11]
November 18at Hawaii*
L 22–2740,182[12]
November 25at UTEP
W 51–2117,400[13]
December 2at LSU*
L 17–2464,458[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1978 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Poke defense shines in 30-11 win". Casper Star-Tribune. September 17, 1978. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Kirk Bohls (September 24, 1978). "'Horns sputter past Wyoming 17-3". Austin American-Statesman. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utags dump Pokes by 20-13". Casper Star-Tribune. October 1, 1978. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pokes lose 19-15 heartbreaker to Lobos". Casper Star-Tribune. October 8, 1978. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dave Distel (October 15, 1978). "Hardeman Runs Down the Aztecs". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Cowboys put it together for 31-22 win". Casper Star-Tribune. October 15, 1978. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys defeat Utes 34-21". Casper Star-Tribune. October 22, 1978. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys win battle with Rams 13-3". Casper Star-Tribune. October 29, 1978. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Marion Dunn (November 5, 1978). "Cougars Claw Cowboys in 48-14 Clash". The Daily Herald. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bows' next foe falls to Bows' ex-foe, 12-10". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 12, 1978. p. H4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dick Fishback (November 19, 1978). "Cowboys feel Jett lag". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. J1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Vince Langford (November 26, 1978). "Cowboys Pound Miners". El Paso Times. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tigers Survive Scare, Out-Slosh Wyoming". The Daily Advertiser. December 3, 1978. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
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