1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at No. 15 Washington* | | L 2–38 | 41,927 | [2]
| September 15 | at Northwestern* | | L 22–27 | | [3]
| September 22 | Richmond* | | W 9–7 | 21,474 | [4]
| September 29 | Colorado State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (rivalry)
| L 16–20 | 29,021 | [5]
| October 6 | UTEP | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 23–3 | 17,508 | [6]
| October 13 | at Utah | | L 14–24 | 25,258 |
| October 20 | No. 13 BYU | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 14–54 | 14,723 | [7]
| October 27 | UNLV* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 24–28 | 13,637 | [8]
| November 3 | at San Diego State | | L 21–31 | 36,386 | [9]
| November 10 | Arkansas State* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 17–14 | | [10]
| November 17 | at Hawaii | | W 21–13 | 36,743 | [11]
| November 24 | at New Mexico | | L 3–17 | 4,700 | [12]
| - *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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QB
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16
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Phil Davis
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So
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OT
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60
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Tom Dragt
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So
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RB
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40
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J. C. Flower
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Jr
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WR
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25
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Danny Pittman
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Sr
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WR
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1
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Andre Plummer
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So
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QB
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12
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Greg Tucker
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Jr
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G
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68
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Tim Volz
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Jr
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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5
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Wayne Vanderloo
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Sally Ann Shurmur (September 9, 1979). "Oh no! Washington by a lot, 38-2". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats break long losing streak". The Dispatch. September 16, 1979. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stockdale's grab leads CSU to win". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming 23, UTEP 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 11B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU crushes Wyoming, 54-14". The Daily Spectrum. October 21, 1979. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Las Vegas Rally Dumps Wyoming". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Maestas (November 25, 1979). "Alert Lobos Win Finale for Mondt, 17-3". Albuquerque Journal. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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