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1987 Wyoming Cowboys football
1987 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–3 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach	Paul Roach (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (1st season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

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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). Led by first-year head coach Paul Roach, the Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (8–0 in WAC, first); as WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3. The Cowboys outscored their opponents 426 to 271.

Roach was hired as the athletic director at Wyoming in July 1986.^[1] When head coach Dennis Erickson left abruptly after just one season for Washington State in January 1987,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Roach selected himself as successor a few days later.^[7]^[8] The two teams met in the second game of the season.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 27–13
September 12	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	L 28–43
September 19	Oklahoma State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 29–35
September 26	Iowa State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 34–17
October 3	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 52–10
October 10	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	W 29–27
October 17	Houston*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 37–35
October 31	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming (Bronze Boot)	W 20–15
November 7	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico	W 59–16
November 14	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 31–7
November 21	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	W 37–13
November 28	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 24–20
December 30	vs. Iowa	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego (Holiday Bowl)	L 19–20
*Non-conference game

Source:^[12]

1988 NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jeff Knapton	Defensive tackle	6	165	Los Angeles Rams

^[13]

References

^ "New Wyoming A.D. named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services and staff reports. July 26, 1986. p. D5.
^ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
^ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
^ Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ "Pokes' Erickson to Washington State". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. January 7, 1987. p. B7.
^ Kiszla, Mark (January 8, 1987). "'Pokes want coach who will stay". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (Denver Post). p. D4.
^ "Wyoming replaces Erickson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. January 10, 1987. p. 2B.
^ "AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 10, 1987. p. 18.
^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
^ "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 14, 1987). "Tough week for WSU's Erickson". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
^ "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.