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Wyoming Football Team History


Wyoming Cowboys
University of Wyoming
 Laramiie, WY
Founded: 1886
Stadium: War Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 30,181
Colors: Brown & Gold
Coach: Jay Sawvel
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Wyoming 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996
Division Championships
  2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 565-600-28
 Winning Pct. 48%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 565-600-28
 Winning Pct. 48%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 212-230-1
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 344-208-18
 Away Record 210-382-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 129
 Winning Seasons (#1) 56
 Losing Seasons (#1)59
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (1988)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2015)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 74 (9/30/1911)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 511 (1988)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 79 (10/13/1923)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 477 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 74 (9/30/1911)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 79 (10/13/1923)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 135 (11/12/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/9/2017
 Last Time Shutout 11/26/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 118
 Been Shutout All-Time 157
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (11/5/1966-11/18/1967)
 Longest Losing  12 (9/29/2001-9/21/2002)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 10-9-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-1-0
 Sugar 0-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  25-20
 2010-19  56-69
 2000-09  42-76
 1990-99 70-47
 1980-89 67-51
 1970-79 39-72-1
 1960-69 70-27-4
 1950-59 72-24-5
 1940-49 24-38-3
 1930-39 26-52-6
 1920-29 23-57-5
Next Game
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ Arizona State in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Wyoming lost 0-45 in 1977.
All-Time:
 Wyoming vs. Arizona State 6-9-0 40.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Arizona State
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Idaho
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Brigham Young
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ North Texas
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Air Force
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. San Diego State
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ San Jose State
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Utah State
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ New Mexico
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Colorado State
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Boise State
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Washington State
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mountain West  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Air Force 0-0
Boise State 0-0
Colorado State 0-0
Fresno State 0-0
Hawaii 0-0
Nevada 0-0
Nevada Las Vegas 0-0
New Mexico 0-0
San Diego State 0-0
San Jose State 0-0
Utah State 0-0
Wyoming 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Wyoming & Colorado State have played 115 games.
Wyoming has won 51 games.
Colorado State has won 59 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-42
 10 or more 123-123
 20 or more  109-63
 30 or more 71-18
 40 or more 30-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 18-0
 10 or more 105-165
 20 or more 53-154
 30 or more 18-109
 40 or more 4-51
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.