1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Al Kincaid and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 8–3 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 4th in the conference.[1]

1981 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1981 record8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainGary Crum
Phil Davis
Jim Eliopulos
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 1 0  11 2 0
Hawaii 5 1 0  9 2 0
Utah 4 1 1  8 2 1
Wyoming 6 2 0  8 3 0
New Mexico 3 4 1  4 7 1
Air Force 2 3 0  4 7 0
San Diego State 3 5 0  6 5 0
UTEP 1 6 0  1 10 0
Colorado State 0 8 0  0 12 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Cal State Fullerton*W 38–1317,972
September 12at No. 3 Oklahoma*L 20–3775,920
September 19at Air ForceW 17–10
October 3UNLV*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–21
October 10Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 9–14
October 17UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 63–12
October 24No. 13 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 33–20
October 31Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 55–21
November 7at San Diego StateW 24–1330,361
November 14at UtahL 27–3028,206
November 21at New MexicoW 13–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 14, 2019.


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