1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

1989 Wyoming Cowboys football

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach|

* Paul Roach (3rd season)

Home stadium| War Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 22 BYU $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
Air Force | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 1
Hawaii | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 1
Wyoming | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
San Diego State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 1
Colorado State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Utah | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 8  | - | 0
UTEP | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 10  | - | 0
New Mexico | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 94th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 5–3 WAC).The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| | Louisville*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| | L 21–28| 26,132|
September 10| | at Air Force|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| ESPN| L 7–45| 44,098|
September 16| | Hawaii|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY (rivalry)

| | W 20–15| 20,102|
September 23| | No. 19 Washington State*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| | L 23–29| 20,041|
September 30| 5:30 p.m.| at Oklahoma State*|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| | L 7–27| 40,200|
October 7| | at BYU|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| | L 20–36| 65,630|
October 14| 1:00 p.m.| Utah|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| | W 45–24| 24,139|
October 28| | at New Mexico|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| | W 24–23| |
November 4| | Colorado State|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY (rivalry)

| | W 56–35| 20,412|
November 11| | at San Diego State|

* Jack Murphy Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| | L 17–27| 20,564| [1]
November 18| | UTEP|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| | W 41–10| 15,624|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

## Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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Craig Schlichting | Defensive dnd | 8 | 214 | Vikings

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## References

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1. ^ Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.

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Wyoming Cowboys football

Venues|

* Prexy's Pasture (1893–1921)
* Corbett Field (1922–1949)
* War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

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* Bowl games
* Colorado State
* Hawaii
* Utah State

Culture & lore|

* Pistol Pete
* "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
* Western Thunder Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
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