1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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WAC champion | |
Holiday Bowl, L 14–62 vs. Oklahoma State | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| 1988 record | 11–2 (8–0 WAC) |
| Head coach | Paul Roach |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 93rd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his second year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 8–0 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Oklahoma State in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 511 points, while the defense allowed 280 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 1 | BYU | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 24–14 | ||||||
| September 8 | at Louisville* | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky | W 44–9 | ||||||
| September 17 | Louisiana Tech* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 38–6 | ||||||
| September 24 | at Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado | W 48–45 | ||||||
| October 1 | Cal State Fullerton* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 35–16 | ||||||
| October 8 | at San Diego State | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego | W 55–27 | ||||||
| October 15 | New Mexico | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 55–7 | ||||||
| October 22 | Utah | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 61–18 | ||||||
| October 29 | at Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado (Bronze Boot) | W 48–14 | ||||||
| November 5 | UTEP | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming | W 51–6 | ||||||
| November 12 | at Houston* | Houston Astrodome • Houston | L 10–34 | ||||||
| November 19 | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu | W 28–22 | ||||||
| December 30 | vs. Oklahoma State | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Holiday Bowl) | L 14–62 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
- Reference:[1]
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Eric Coleman | Defensive Back | 2 | 43 | New England Patriots |
| David Edeen | Defensive End | 5 | 128 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Pat Rabold | Defensive Tackle | 9 | 249 | Buffalo Bills |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ↑ "University of Wyoming – 1988". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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