1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team explained

Year:1985
Team:Wyoming Cowboys
Sport:football
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:3–8
Conf Record:2–6
Head Coach:Al Kincaid
Hc Year:5th
Off Scheme:Wishbone[1] [2]
Captain:Pete Benedetti
Captain2:Mitch Daum
Captain3:Tim Gosar
Stadium:War Memorial Stadium

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 were 3–8 overall (2–6 in WAC, seventh). 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

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Notes and References

  1. News: High-riding Utah races for struggling Utah in Friday game . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Rock . Brad . October 3, 1985 . D1.
  2. News: Friday Ute game rare, but important . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Rock . Brad . October 4, 1985 . B10.
  3. News: Kincaid fired at 2-7 Wyoming . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . staff and wire reports . November 12, 1985 . D4.
  4. Web site: 2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide. University of Wyoming . 2018 . 214 . March 13, 2019.