1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1980 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainGreg Taylor, Guy Frazier
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 BYU $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Air Force 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Pat Dye, the Cowboys compiled a 6-5 record (4–4 against conference opponents), and finished fifth in the WAC.[1] The Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Dye was previously the head coach for six years at independent East Carolina. After his only season in Laramie, he resigned a month after the season,[2][3] and was hired in early January at Auburn in the Southeastern Conference.[4][5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Oregon State*
W 30–1020,113[7]
September 20Richmond*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–1417,000[8]
September 27Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 45–2020,883[9]
October 4New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 21–2427,778[10]
October 11at BYU
L 17–5241,296[11]
October 18Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 24–215,515[12]
October 25San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–915,325[13]
November 1at Colorado State
L 25–2831,087[14]
November 8at UNLV*
L 26–3320,277[15]
November 15at Air Force
L 7–2515,693[16]
November 22at UTEP
W 52–74,327[17]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dye resigns at Wyoming". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 24, 1980. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Dye resigns at Wyoming". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. December 24, 1980. p. B.
  4. ^ "Can Wyoming find coach who likes place?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 2C.
  5. ^ Browning, Al (January 4, 1981). "AU seeks new life with Dye". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Auburn chooses Dye as coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 4, 1981. p. 12C.
  7. ^ "Cowboys ride OSU errors to victory". The Sunday Oregonian. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pokes ride to 35–14 victory". Casper Star-Tribune. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "They are for real – Wyoming wins, 45–20!". Casper Star-Tribune. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lobos top Wyoming". Star-Herald. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BYU buries Pokes, 52–17". The Billings Gazette. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wyoming tops Utah, 24–21". Lincoln Journal Star. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Steve Dolan (October 26, 1980). "Aztecs fall, 34–9". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ "80 yards in 44 seconds beats Pokes". The Billings Gazette. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Cowboys fail to catch UNLV's Greene show". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Air Force upsets Pokes". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. November 16, 1980. p. 4G. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Cowboys celebrate at last UTEP party". The El Paso Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1980 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.