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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: Al Kincaid
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Al Kincaid enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wyoming.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Fullerton State	38	13	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Oklahoma	20	37	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Air Force	17	10	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Nevada Las Vegas	45	21	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Hawaii	9	14	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas-El Paso	63	12	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Brigham Young	33	20	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Colorado State	55	21	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ San Diego State	24	13	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Utah	27	30	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ New Mexico	13	12	W

1981 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	344
Scoring Average	31.3
Points Allowed	203
Defense Average	18.5
Opponents Record	55-47
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-2

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1981 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	11-2	503	256	Won 38-36	6-1	307	118	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	4-7-1	225	231		3-3-1	122	97	Joe Morrison
Colorado State	0-12	164	502		0-7	121	263	Sark Arslanian
Wyoming	8-3	344	203		6-1	232	118	Al Kincaid
Utah	8-2-1	321	207		4-1-1	144	127	Wayne Howard
San Diego State	6-5	279	227		3-4	156	132	Doug Scovil
Air Force	4-7	171	252		2-3	90	119	Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso	1-10	146	441		1-5	82	280	Bill Michael

1981 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1981 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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.