1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Al Kincaid in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled a record of 3–8 overall and 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

1985 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainPete Benedetti, Mitch Daum, Tim Gosar
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 33,500)
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 1 012 1 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 1 011 3 0
Utah 5 3 08 4 0
Hawaii 4 3 14 6 2
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 3 4 15 6 1
New Mexico 2 6 03 8 0
Wyoming 2 6 03 8 0
UTEP 1 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Baylor*L 18–3932,000
September 14Air ForceL 7–4929,134
September 21Cal State Fullerton*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–813,629[1]
September 28Wisconsin*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 17–4111,129
October 4at UtahL 20–3733,248
October 12Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 18–2614,433
October 26Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 19–3013,702
November 2at No. 17 BYUL 0–59
November 9San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–201,946[2]
November 16at New MexicoL 16–41
December 7vs. UTEPW 23–2119,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. John Weyler (September 22, 1985). "Fullerton Is Perfect (0-3) Still". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. Steve Dolan (November 10, 1985). "Minus 9 Players, Wyoming (2-7) Is Too Much for SDSU". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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