1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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American college football season
| 1983 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 WAC) |
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| Captain | Walt Goffigan, Brad Baumberger, Steve Nighswonger |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Air Force | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled a 7-5 record (5-3 against conference opponents), and finished third in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | South Dakota * | W 34–13 | 17,340 | [1] | |
| September 10 | at No. 1 Nebraska * | L 20–56 | 76,016 | [2] | |
| September 17 | Air Force |
| W 14–7 | 30,194 | [3] |
| September 24 | at Kansas State * | L 25–27 | 36,700 | [4] | |
| October 1 | UTEP dagger |
| W 49–17 | 21,127 | [5] |
| October 8 | No. 20 BYU |
| L 10–41 | 31,084 | [6] |
| October 15 | at Utah | L 14–69 | 19,121 | [7] | |
| October 22 | No. 13 (I-AA) Colgate * |
| W 49–29 | 14,989 | [8] |
| November 5 | at New Mexico | L 10–17 | 19,109 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at San Diego State | W 33–21 | 14,530 | [10] | |
| November 19 | Colorado State |
| W 42–17 | 15,551 | [11] |
| November 26 | at Hawaii | W 31–13 | 43,352 | [12] | |
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Cowboys roll to win in tuneup for Huskers". Omaha World-Herald. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers crush Wyoming". Tulsa World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes win wishbone showdown". The Billings Gazette . Associated Press. September 18, 1983. p. 3B. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Close call for K-State, 27–25". The Des Moines Register. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes enjoy homecoming, tromp UTEP". Casper Star-Tribune. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU batters Wyoming 41–10". The Idaho Statesman. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah quarterback riddles Pokes". Rapid City Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Landen, Bill (October 23, 1983). "Cowboys Brush Up on Offense, Smash Colgate". Casper Star-Tribune . Casper, Wyo. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobos lasso Pokes 17–10". The Santa Fe New Mexican. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave Distel (November 13, 1983). "It's Not a Good Day for '83 Homecoming". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ "Surging Pokes delay rebirth for CSU, 42–17". Casper Star-Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys' wish comes through". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 27, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Wyoming Yearly Results: 1980–1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.