1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
| 1981 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (6–2 WAC) |
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| Captain | Gary Crum, Phil Davis, Jim Eliopulos |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 13 BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Al Kincaid and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 8–3 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 4th in the conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| W 38–13 | 17,972 | [2] |
| September 12 | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | L 20–37 | 75,920 | ||
| September 19 | at Air Force | W 17–10 | 28,200 | [3] | |
| October 3 | UNLV* |
| W 45–21 | 23,793 | |
| October 10 | Hawaii |
| L 9–14 | 19,931 | |
| October 17 | UTEP |
| W 63–12 | 7,982 | |
| October 24 | No. 13 BYU |
| W 33–20 | 22,745 | |
| October 31 | Colorado State |
| W 55–21 | ||
| November 7 | at San Diego State | W 24–13 | 30,361 | ||
| November 14 | at Utah |
| L 27–30 | 28,206 | |
| November 21 | at New Mexico | W 13–12 | |||
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Roster
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Season summary
BYU
#13 BYU Cougars (6–1) at Wyoming Cowboys (4–2)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| BYU | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming
- Date: October 24, 1981
- Game weather: Snow, 32 °F (0 °C)
- Game attendance: 22,745
- Box Score
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References
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Pete Donovan (September 6, 1981). "Fullerton Has Opening-Day Jitters Against Wyoming". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming 17, Air Force 10". The Palm Beach Post. September 20, 1981. p. E8. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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