American college football season
1979 Wyoming Cowboys football |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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Record | 4–8 (2–5 WAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Pat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield, Hugh Albora |
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Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Colorado State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Wyoming | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 4–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the WAC, were outscored by a total of 276 to 186, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]
For the first time since 1958, Wyoming played a home game in the month of November.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at No. 15 Washington* | | L 2–38 | 41,927 | [2] |
September 15 | at Northwestern* | | L 22–27 | | [3] |
September 22 | Richmond* | | W 9–7 | 21,474 | [4] |
September 29 | Colorado State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (rivalry)
| L 16–20 | 29,021 | [5] |
October 6 | UTEP | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 23–3 | 17,508 | [6] |
October 13 | at Utah | | L 14–24 | 25,258 | |
October 20 | No. 13 BYU | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 14–54 | 14,723 | [7] |
October 27 | UNLV* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 24–28 | 13,637 | [8] |
November 3 | at San Diego State | | L 21–31 | 36,386 | [9] |
November 10 | Arkansas State* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 17–14 | | [10] |
November 17 | at Hawaii | | W 21–13 | 36,743 | [11] |
November 24 | at New Mexico | | L 3–17 | 4,700 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 16 | Phil Davis | So | OT | 60 | Tom Dragt | So | RB | 40 | J. C. Flower | Jr | WR | 25 | Danny Pittman | Sr | WR | 1 | Andre Plummer | So | QB | 12 | Greg Tucker | Jr | G | 68 | Tim Volz | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 31 | Lou Carter | So | LB | 55 | Scott Corriveau | Jr | LB | 59 | K. C. Cushing | Fr | FS | 23 | Mike Dennis | Sr | CB | 22 | Jerry Eure | Sr | DE | 81 | Guy Frazier | Jr | DT | 72 | Don Jessie | Sr | DT | 71 | Pat Ogrin | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 5 | Wayne Vanderloo | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats break long losing streak". The Dispatch. September 16, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stockdale's grab leads CSU to win". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU crushes Wyoming, 54-14". The Daily Spectrum. October 21, 1979. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Las Vegas Rally Dumps Wyoming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Diego St. Beats Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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