1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1983 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainWalt Goffigan, Brad Baumberger, Steve Nighswonger
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 9 – 1
UTEP 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled a 7-5 record (5-3 against conference opponents), and finished third in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3South Dakota*
W 34–13
September 10at No. 1 Nebraska*
L 20–5676,016
September 17Air Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 14–730,194[1]
September 24at Kansas State*
L 25–2736,700
October 1UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 49–1721,127
October 8No. 20 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 10–4131,084
October 15at Utah
L 14–6919,121
October 22No. 13 (I-AA) Colgate*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 49–2914,989[2]
November 5at New Mexico
L 10–17
November 12at San Diego State
W 33–2114,530[3]
November 19Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 42–1715,551
November 26at Hawaii
W 31–1343,352
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Pokes win wishbone showdown". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. September 18, 1983. p. 3B. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Landen, Bill (October 23, 1983). "Cowboys Brush Up on Offense, Smash Colgate". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyo. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dave Distel (November 13, 1983). "It's Not a Good Day for '83 Homecoming". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Wyoming Yearly Results: 1980–1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.