1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team explained
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 played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–2 (8–0 in WAC, first); as WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3. The Cowboys outscored their opponents 426 to 271.
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.[9] [10] [11]
Schedule
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1988 NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jeff Knapton | Defensive tackle | 6 | 165 | |
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[13] Notes and References
- News: New Wyoming A.D. named . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . wire services and staff reports . July 26, 1986 . D5.
- News: Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Grummert . Dale . January 8, 1987 . C1.
- News: Denny's dream comes true. Idahonian . (Moscow) . Condotta . Bob . January 7, 1987 . 1.
- News: Erickson followed his heart to WSU . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Weaver . Dan . January 8, 1987 . C1.
- News: Pokes' Erickson to Washington State . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . staff and wire reports . January 7, 1987 . B7.
- News: 'Pokes want coach who will stay . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . (Denver Post). Kiszla . Mark . January 8, 1987 . D4.
- News: Wyoming replaces Erickson . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . staff and wire reports . January 10, 1987 . 2B.
- News: AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Associated Press . January 10, 1987 . 18.
- News: Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Jacobson . Bryan . September 12, 1987 . 1D.
- News: WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . September 13, 1987 . 6B.
- News: Tough week for WSU's Erickson . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Jacobson . Bryan . September 14, 1987 . 1B.
- Web site: University of Wyoming – 1987 . College Football Reference . October 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075729/http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/wyoming/442/1987 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
- Web site: 1988 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 9, 2012.
