Summary
The 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 92nd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Led by first-year head coach Paul Roach, the Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (8–0 in WAC, first); as WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3. The Cowboys outscored their opponents 426 to 271.
| 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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WAC champion | |
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (8–0 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Tiller (1st season) |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roach was hired as the athletic director at Wyoming in July 1986.[1] When head coach Dennis Erickson left abruptly after just one season for Washington State in January 1987,[2][3][4][5][6] Roach selected himself as successor a few days later.[7][8] The two teams met in the second game of the season.[9][10][11]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 5 | Air Force | W 27–13 | |
| September 12 | at Washington State* | L 28–43 | |
| September 19 | Oklahoma State* |
| L 29–35 |
| September 26 | Iowa State* |
| W 34–17 |
| October 3 | San Diego State |
| W 52–10 |
| October 10 | at BYU | W 29–27 | |
| October 17 | Houston* |
| W 37–35 |
| October 31 | Colorado State |
| W 20–15 |
| November 7 | at New Mexico | W 59–16 | |
| November 14 | at Utah | W 31–7 | |
| November 21 | at UTEP | W 37–13 | |
| November 28 | at Hawaii | W 24–20 | |
| December 30 | vs. Iowa | L 19–20 | |
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- Source:[12]
1988 NFL Draft edit
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jeff Knapton | Defensive tackle | 6 | 165 | Los Angeles Rams |
References edit
- ^ "New Wyoming A.D. named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services and staff reports. July 26, 1986. p. D5.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
- ^ Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ "Pokes' Erickson to Washington State". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. January 7, 1987. p. B7.
- ^ Kiszla, Mark (January 8, 1987). "'Pokes want coach who will stay". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (Denver Post). p. D4.
- ^ "Wyoming replaces Erickson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. January 10, 1987. p. 2B.
- ^ "AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 10, 1987. p. 18.
- ^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
- ^ "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
- ^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 14, 1987). "Tough week for WSU's Erickson". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.