| 1986 WAC football standings
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Overall
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| Team |
W |
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L |
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T |
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|
W |
|
L |
|
T
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| San Diego State †
|
7
|
– |
1
|
– |
0 |
|
|
8
|
– |
4
|
– |
0
|
| BYU
|
6
|
– |
2
|
– |
0 |
|
|
8
|
– |
5
|
– |
0
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| Air Force
|
5
|
– |
2
|
– |
0 |
|
|
6
|
– |
5
|
– |
0
|
| Hawaii
|
4
|
– |
4
|
– |
0 |
|
|
7
|
– |
5
|
– |
0
|
| Colorado State
|
4
|
– |
4
|
– |
0 |
|
|
6
|
– |
5
|
– |
0
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| Wyoming
|
4
|
– |
4
|
– |
0 |
|
|
6
|
– |
6
|
– |
0
|
| New Mexico
|
2
|
– |
5
|
– |
0 |
|
|
4
|
– |
8
|
– |
0
|
| UTEP
|
2
|
– |
6
|
– |
0 |
|
|
4
|
– |
8
|
– |
0
|
| Utah
|
1
|
– |
7
|
– |
0 |
|
|
2
|
– |
9
|
– |
0
|
|
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† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Wyoming competed as a charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games in War Memorial Stadium, an outdoor facility on campus in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were led by head coach Dennis Erickson, in his only season at Wyoming, and finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–4 WAC). The Cowboys' offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 272 points.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent
|
Site
|
Result
|
| September 6*
|
Baylor
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
|
L 28–31
|
| September 13*
|
Pacific
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
|
W 23–20
|
| September 20
|
at Air Force
|
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
|
W 23–17
|
| September 27*
|
at Wisconsin
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WY
|
W 21–12
|
| October 4*
|
at Iowa State
|
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA
|
L 10–21
|
| October 11
|
Utah
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
|
W 38–14
|
| October 18
|
at BYU
|
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT
|
L 22–34
|
| October 25
|
at Colorado State
|
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)
|
L 15–20
|
| November 1
|
New Mexico
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
|
W 35–25
|
| November 8
|
UTEP
|
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
|
W 41–12
|
| November 15
|
at San Diego State
|
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA
|
L 24–31
|
| November 29
|
at Hawaii
|
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI
|
L 19–35
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| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
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Team players in the NFL[]
No players from the Cowboys were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[2]
References[]
