| 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
WAC Champions | |
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Holiday Bowl vs. Iowa, L 19–20 | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1987 record | 10–3 (8–0 WAC) |
| Head coach | Paul Roach |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 92nd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his first year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 8–0 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 426 points, while the defense allowed 271 points.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 5 | Air Force | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 27–13 | |||||
| September 12* | at Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 28–43 | |||||
| September 19* | Oklahoma State | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 29–35 | |||||
| September 26* | Iowa State | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 34–17 | |||||
| October 3 | San Diego State | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 52–10 | |||||
| October 10 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | W 29–27 | |||||
| October 17* | Houston | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 37–35 | |||||
| October 31 | Colorado State | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bronze Boot) | W 20–15 | |||||
| November 7 | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 59–16 | |||||
| November 14 | at Utah | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 31–7 | |||||
| November 21 | at UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 37–13 | |||||
| November 28 | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 24–20 | |||||
| December 30 | vs. Iowa | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | L 19–20 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | ||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players in the NFL[]
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jeff Knapton | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 165 | Los Angeles Rams |
- Reference:[2]
References[]
- ↑ "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/wyoming/442/1987. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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