This is a list of seasons completed by the Wyoming Cowboys football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Year by Year[]
| Year |
Record |
Head Coach |
Notes
|
| 1893 |
1-0[1]
|
Fred Hess |
Played Cheyenne HS on February 22 and won 14-0
|
| 1894 |
3-0 |
Fred Hess and J.F. Soule |
Played on October 13, November 29 and December 25
|
| 1895 |
1-0 |
J.F. Soule |
Beat Northern Colorado 34-0
|
| 1896 |
2-0[2]
|
J.F. Soule |
Beat Northern Colorado and Denver Manual HS
|
| 1897 |
2-0 |
J.F. Soule |
Beat Wyoming Alumni and Cheyenne HS
|
| 1898 |
0-4 |
Fred Hess |
|
| 1899 |
0-1-1 |
J.F. Soule |
|
| 1900 |
3-3 |
William McMurray |
|
| 1901 |
1-0 |
William McMurray |
|
| 1902 |
1-0 |
William McMurray |
|
| 1903 |
3-2 |
William McMurray |
|
| 1904 |
4-4-1 |
William McMurray |
|
| 1905 |
3-4 |
William McMurray |
|
| 1906 |
1-1[3]
|
William McMurray |
|
| 1907 |
2-1 |
Robert Ehlman |
|
| 1908 |
1-2 |
Robert Ehlman |
|
| 1909 |
3-5 |
H.I. Dean |
|
| 1910 |
4-4 |
H.I. Dean |
|
| 1911 |
4-3-1 |
H.I. Dean |
|
| 1912 |
2-7 |
L.C. Excelby |
|
| 1913 |
0-5 |
R.W. Thacker |
Outscored 0-183 during season
|
| 1914 |
1-5 |
R.W. Thacker |
|
| 1915 |
2-6 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1916 |
1-4[4]
|
John Corbett |
|
| 1917 |
3-4 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1918 |
N/A |
N/A |
No games played - World War I
|
| 1919 |
3-5 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1920 |
4-5-1 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1921 |
1-4-2 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1922 |
1-8 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1923 |
0-8 |
John Corbett |
|
| 1924 |
2-6 |
William Dietz |
|
| 1925 |
6-3 |
William Dietz |
|
| 1926 |
2-4-2 |
William Dietz |
|
| 1927 |
4-5[5]
|
William Dietz |
|
| 1928 |
2-7 |
G.W. McLaren |
|
| 1929 |
1-7 |
G.W. McLaren |
|
| 1930 |
2-5-1 |
John Rhodes |
|
| 1931 |
6-4 |
John Rhodes |
|
| 1932 |
2-6-1 |
John Rhodes |
|
| 1933 |
2-6-1 |
Willard Witte |
|
| 1934 |
3-5 |
Willard Witte |
|
| 1935 |
4-4 |
Willard Witte |
|
| 1936 |
2-5-1 |
Willard Witte |
|
| 1937 |
3-5[6]
|
Willard Witte |
|
| 1938 |
2-5-1 |
Willard Witte |
|
| 1939 |
0-7-1 |
Joel Hunt |
|
| 1940 |
1-7-1 |
Okie Blanchard |
|
| 1941 |
2-7-1 |
Bunny Oakes |
|
| 1942 |
3-5 |
Bunny Oakes |
|
| 1943-45 |
N/A |
N/A |
No football played - World War II
|
| 1946 |
1-8-1 |
Bunny Oakes |
|
| 1947 |
4-5 |
Bowden Wyatt |
Wyatt's first season
|
| 1948 |
4-5 |
Bowden Wyatt |
|
| 1949 |
9-1 |
Bowden Wyatt |
Defeated Northern Colorado 103-0
|
| 1950 |
10-0[7]
|
Bowden Wyatt |
Gator Bowl champions
|
| 1951 |
7-2-1 |
Bowden Wyatt |
|
| 1952 |
5-4 |
Bowden Wyatt |
|
| 1953 |
5-4-1 |
Phil Dickens |
|
| 1954 |
6-4 |
Phil Dickens |
|
| 1955 |
8-3 |
Phil Dickens |
Sun Bowl champions
|
| 1956 |
10-0 |
Phil Dickens |
|
| 1957 |
4-3-3 |
Bob Devaney |
|
| 1958 |
8-3 |
Bob Devaney |
Sun Bowl champions
|
| 1959 |
9-1 |
Bob Devaney |
|
| 1960 |
8-2[8]
|
Bob Devaney |
Jerry Hill’s final year
|
| 1961 |
6-1-2 |
Bob Devaney |
|
| 1962 |
5-5 |
Lloyd Eaton |
|
| 1963 |
6-4 |
Lloyd Eaton |
|
| 1964 |
6-2-2 |
Lloyd Eaton |
|
| 1965 |
6-4
|
Lloyd Eaton |
1st yr of Mike Dirks, Jim Kiick
|
| 1966 |
10-1 |
Lloyd Eaton |
Sun Bowl champions
|
| 1967 |
10-1
|
Lloyd Eaton |
appeared in Sugar Bowl
|
| 1968 |
7-3 |
Lloyd Eaton |
|
| 1969 |
6-4 |
Lloyd Eaton |
|
| 1970 |
1-9[9]
|
Lloyd Eaton |
|
| 1971 |
5-6 |
Fritz Shurmur |
|
| 1972 |
4-7 |
Fritz Shurmur |
|
| 1973 |
4-7 |
Fritz Shurmur |
|
| 1974 |
2-9 |
Fritz Shurmur |
Mike McGraw and Archie Gray selected in the 1975 NFL Draft
|
| 1975 |
2-9 |
Fred Akers |
Lawrence Gaines and Aaron Kyle selected in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft
|
| 1976 |
8-4 |
Fred Akers |
|
| 1977 |
4-6-1 |
Bill Lewis |
|
| 1978 |
5-7 |
Bill Lewis |
|
| 1979 |
4-8 |
Bill Lewis |
|
| 1980 |
6-5[10]
|
Pat Dye |
Dye's only season at Wyoming
|
| 1981 |
8-3 |
Al Kincaid |
|
| 1982 |
5-7 |
Al Kincaid |
|
| 1983 |
7-5 |
Al Kincaid |
|
| 1984 |
6-6 |
Al Kincaid |
Jay Novacek’s final year
|
| 1985 |
3-8 |
Al Kincaid |
|
| 1986 |
6-6 |
Dennis Erickson |
Erickson's only season at Wyoming
|
| 1987 |
10-3 |
Paul Roach |
appeared in Holiday Bowl
|
| 1988 |
11-2 |
Paul Roach |
appeared in Holiday Bowl
|
| 1989 |
5-6 |
Paul Roach |
Craig Schlichting drafted by Vikings
|
| 1990 |
9-4[11] |
Paul Roach |
appeared in Copper Bowl
|
| 1991 |
4-6-1 |
Joe Tiller |
Doug Rigby drafted by Chiefs
|
| 1992 |
5-7 |
Joe Tiller |
|
| 1993 |
8-4 |
Joe Tiller |
appeared in Copper Bowl
|
| 1994 |
6-6 |
Joe Tiller |
|
| 1995 |
6-5 |
Joe Tiller |
Brian Gragert drafted by Broncos
|
| 1996 |
10-2 |
Joe Tiller |
Marcus Harris won the Fred Biletnikoff Award
|
| 1997 |
7-6 |
Dana Dimel |
|
| 1998 |
8-3 |
Dana Dimel |
|
| 1999 |
7-4 |
Dana Dimel |
|
| 2000 |
1-10[12] |
Vic Koenning |
Patrick Chukwurah drafted by Vikings
|
| 2001 |
2-9 |
Vic Koenning |
|
| 2002 |
2-10 |
Vic Koenning |
Koenning's final season
|
| 2003 |
4-8 |
Joe Glenn |
|
| 2004 |
7-5
|
Joe Glenn |
Las Vegas Bowl champions
|
| 2005 |
4-7 |
Joe Glenn |
|
| 2006 |
6-6 |
Joe Glenn |
|
| 2007 |
5-7 |
Joe Glenn |
|
| 2008 |
4-8 |
Joe Glenn |
Glenn’s final season
|
| 2009 |
7-6 |
Dave Christensen |
New Mexico Bowl champions
|
| 2010 |
3-9 |
Dave Christensen |
|
| 2011 |
8-5 |
Dave Christensen |
Appeared in New Mexico Bowl
|
| 2012 |
4-8 |
Dave Christensen |
Pete Kaligis coached Boise State game due to Christensen suspension
|
Notes[]
