1987 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (1st season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wyoming $ 8 –0 –010 –3 –0
BYU 7 –1 –09 –4 –0
Air Force 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
UTEP 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
San Diego State 4 –4 –05 –7 –0
Hawaii 3 –5 –05 –7 –0
Utah 2 –6 –05 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –7 –01 –11 –0
New Mexico 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 92nd season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Led by first-year head coach Paul Roach, the Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (8–0 in WAC, first); as WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3. The Cowboys outscored their opponents 426 to 271.

Roach was hired as the athletic director at Wyoming in July 1986.[1] When head coach Dennis Erickson left abruptly after just one season for Washington State in January 1987,[2][3][4][5][6] Roach selected himself as successor a few days later.[7][8] The two teams met in the second game of the season.[9][10][11]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Air Force
W 27–13
September 12at Washington State*
L 28–43
September 19Oklahoma State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
L 29–35
September 26Iowa State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 34–17
October 3San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 52–10
October 10at BYU
W 29–27
October 17Houston*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 37–35
October 31Colorado State
W 20–15
November 7at New Mexico
W 59–16
November 14at Utah
W 31–7
November 21at UTEP
W 37–13
November 28at Hawaii
W 24–20
December 30vs. Iowa
L 19–20
  • *Non-conference game
Source:[12]

1988 NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jeff KnaptonDefensive tackle6165Los Angeles Rams

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "New Wyoming A.D. named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services and staff reports. July 26, 1986. p. D5.
  2. ↑ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
  3. ↑ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  5. ↑ "Pokes' Erickson to Washington State". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. January 7, 1987. p. B7.
  6. ↑ Kiszla, Mark (January 8, 1987). "'Pokes want coach who will stay". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (Denver Post). p. D4.
  7. ↑ "Wyoming replaces Erickson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. January 10, 1987. p. 2B.
  8. ↑ "AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 10, 1987. p. 18.
  9. ↑ Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  10. ↑ "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
  11. ↑ Jacobson, Bryan (September 14, 1987). "Tough week for WSU's Erickson". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  12. ↑ "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  13. ↑ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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