Jump to content

1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1989 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Air Force 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Hawaii 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 94th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 5–3 WAC).The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2Louisville*
L 21–2826,132[1]
September 10at Air Force
ESPNL 7–4545,799[2]
September 16Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 20–1520,102[3]
September 23No. 19 Washington State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 23–2920,041[4]
September 305:30 p.m.at Oklahoma State*
L 7–2740,200[5]
October 7at BYU
L 20–3665,630[6]
October 141:00 p.m.Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–2424,139[7]
October 28at New Mexico
W 24–2320,033[8]
November 4Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 56–3520,412[9]
November 11at San Diego State
L 17–2720,564[10]
November 18UTEP
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–1015,624[11]

Team players in the NFL

[edit]

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Craig Schlichting Defensive dnd 8 214 Vikings

[12]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Cards head Cowboys off at the pass, 28–21". The Courier-Journal. September 3, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dowis sets Falcon mark in 45–7 rout of Wyoming". Omaha World-Herald. September 11, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hawaii offense sputters in 20–15 loss". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. September 17, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "WSU stays unbeaten with a little trickery". The Columbian. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wyoming gift wraps victory for Okla. State". Star-Herald. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Detmer passes BYU by Wyoming". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming defeats Utah". The Billings Gazette. October 15, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bad game ends well for Wyoming". Casper Star-Tribune. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pokes' season suddenly a breeze". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Pokes have their cake and Dawson too". Casper Star-Tribune. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1989_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team&oldid=1294330026"