1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1985 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–6 WAC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Wishbone[1][2] |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Air Force + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 BYU + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Al Kincaid in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents), and finished seventh in the WAC. The team played home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
After gaining their second win in the ninth game, athletic director Gary Cunningham fired Kincaid, who remained for the final two games.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Baylor* | L 18–39 | 32,000 | [4] | |
| September 14 | Air Force | L 7–49 | 29,134 | [5] | |
| September 21 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| W 31–8 | 13,629 | [6] |
| September 28 | Wisconsin* |
| L 17–41 | 11,129 | [7] |
| October 4 | at Utah | L 20–37 | 33,248 | [1][2][8] | |
| October 12 | Hawaii |
| L 18–26 | 14,433 | [9] |
| October 26 | Colorado State |
| L 19–30 | 13,702 | [10] |
| November 2 | at No. 17 BYU | L 0–59 | 65,243 | [11] | |
| November 9 | San Diego State |
| W 41–20 | 1,946 | [12] |
| November 16 | at New Mexico | L 16–41 | 15,534 | [13] | |
| December 7 | vs. UTEP | W 23–21 | 19,107 | [14] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Rock, Brad (October 3, 1985). "High-riding Utah races for struggling Utah in Friday game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ a b Rock, Brad (October 4, 1985). "Friday Ute game rare, but important". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B10.
- ^ "Kincaid fired at 2-7 Wyoming". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. November 12, 1985. p. D4.
- ^ "Baylor Bears rip Wyoming 39–18". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons dive-bomb Wyoming". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Weyler (September 22, 1985). "Fullerton Is Perfect (0–3) Still". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-9. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers hammer Wyoming, 41–17". The Post-Crescent. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rock, Brad (October 5, 1985). "Utes lasso Cowboys, 37–20". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "Rainbow Warriors ride down Cowboys, 26–18". Casper Star-Tribune. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado State trips Wyoming". The Billings Gazette. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bosco bombs Wyoming". The Greenville News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Steve Dolan (November 10, 1985). "Minus 9 Players, Wyoming (2–7) Is Too Much for SDSU". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobo passer socks Cowboys, 41–16". Casper Star-Tribune. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming rallies for WAC victory over UTEP in Australia". Albuquerque Journal. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
