1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team explained

Year:1979
Team:Wyoming Cowboys
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:4–8
Conf Record:2–5
Head Coach:Bill Lewis
Hc Year:3rd
Captain:Pat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield, Hugh Albora
Stadium:War Memorial Stadium

The 1979 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 4–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place out of eight teams in the WAC, were outscored by a total of 276 to 186, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

For the first time since 1958, Wyoming played a home game in the month of November.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1979 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. May 23, 2020.