1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. A charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Wyoming played its home games in War Memorial Stadium, an outdoor facility on campus in Laramie, Wyoming.
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1986 record | 6–6 (4–4 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Bratkowski (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | John L. Smith (1st season) |
Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cowboys were led by head coach Dennis Erickson, in his only season at Wyoming, and finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–4 WAC). The Cowboys' offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 272 points.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 6 | Baylor* | L 28–31 | |
September 13 | Pacific* |
| W 23–20 |
September 20 | at Air Force | W 23–17 | |
September 27 | at Wisconsin* | W 21–12 | |
October 4 | at Iowa State* | L 10–21 | |
October 11 | Utah |
| W 38–14 |
October 18 | at BYU | L 22–34 | |
October 25 | at Colorado State | L 15–20 | |
November 1 | New Mexico |
| W 35–25 |
November 8 | UTEP |
| W 41–12 |
November 15 | at San Diego State | L 24–31 | |
November 29 | at Hawaii | L 19–35 | |
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Team players in the NFL
No players from the Cowboys were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[2]
References
- "University of Wyoming – 1986". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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