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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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
BYU 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
UTEP 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 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 compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), finishing first in the WAC. The team played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, and outscored their opponents 426 to 271. As WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3.

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Air Force
W 27–1328,071[9]
September 12at Washington State*
L 28–4324,151[10][11][12]
September 19Oklahoma State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 29–3520,852[13]
September 26Iowa State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–1718,386[14]
October 3San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 52–1025,018[15]
October 10at BYU
W 29–2765,921[16]
October 17Houston*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 37–3518,011[17]
October 31Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 20–1527,146[18]
November 7at New Mexico
W 59–1613,244[19]
November 14at Utah
W 31–723,510[20]
November 21at UTEP
W 37–1329,865[21]
November 28at Hawaii
W 24–2039,690[22]
December 30vs. Iowa
ESPNL 19–2061,892[23]
  • *Non-conference game

1988 NFL draft

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The following were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jeff Knapton Defensive tackle 6 165 Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  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. ^ "Cowboys shoot down Falcons to open season, 27–13". Casper Star-Tribune. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. p. 1D.
  11. ^ "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
  12. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 14, 1987). "Tough week for WSU's Erickson". Idahonian. p. 1B.
  13. ^ "OSU tops Wyoming". The Salina Journal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "ISU's first TD doesn't prevent loss". The Sioux City Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Curt Holbreich (October 4, 1987). "There May Be No Road to Title After Aztecs Fall to Wyoming, 52–10". Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ "Wyoming dumps BYU 29–27". The Daily Spectrum. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "WAC: Wyoming just pulls out 37–35 non-conference victory over Houston". The Times-News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Wyoming wins, 4–0 in WAC". The Billings Gazette. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Runyan, Pokes demolish hapless Lobos". Casper Star-Tribune. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Steve Bena scores 3 TDs as Wyo nears WAC crown". Star-Herald. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Wyoming 'goin' to the beach!' for Holiday". Albuquerque Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Cowboys finish perfect in WAC". Casper Star-Tribune. November 30, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Creative Iowa rebounds to win by 1 again". The Los Angeles Times. December 31, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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