1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1979 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainPat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield, Hugh Albora
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 4–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the WAC, were outscored by a total of 276 to 186, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

For the first time since 1958, Wyoming played a home game in the month of November.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 15 Washington*
L 2–3841,927[2]
September 15at Northwestern*
L 22–27[3]
September 22Richmond*
W 9–721,474[4]
September 29Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 16–2029,021[5]
October 6UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–317,508[6]
October 13at Utah
L 14–2425,258
October 20 No. 13 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–5414,723[7]
October 27UNLV*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 24–2813,637[8]
November 3at San Diego State
L 21–3136,386[9]
November 10Arkansas State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 17–14[10]
November 17at Hawaii
W 21–1336,743[11]
November 24at New Mexico
L 3–174,700[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 16 Phil Davis So
OT 60 Tom Dragt So
RB 40 J. C. Flower Jr
WR 25 Danny Pittman Sr
WR 1 Andre Plummer So
QB 12 Greg Tucker Jr
G 68 Tim Volz Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 31 Lou Carter So
LB 55 Scott Corriveau Jr
LB 59 K. C. Cushing Fr
FS 23 Mike Dennis Sr
CB 22 Jerry Eure Sr
DE 81 Guy Frazier Jr
DT 72 Don Jessie Sr
DT 71 Pat Ogrin Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 5 Wayne Vanderloo Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats break long losing streak". The Dispatch. September 16, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stockdale's grab leads CSU to win". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "BYU crushes Wyoming, 54-14". The Daily Spectrum. October 21, 1979. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Las Vegas Rally Dumps Wyoming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "San Diego St. Beats Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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