1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

1983 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Al Kincaid (3rd season)
Captain	Walt Goffigan, Brad Baumberger, Steve Nighswonger
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1982 1984 →

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Air Force	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled a 7-5 record (5-3 against conference opponents), and finished third in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	South Dakota*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 34–13
September 10	at No. 1 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 20–56	76,016
September 17	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 14–7	30,194
September 24	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, MS	L 25–27	36,700
October 1	UTEP	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 49–17	21,127
October 8	No. 20 BYU	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 10–41	31,084
October 15	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah	L 14–69	19,121
October 22	No. 13 (I-AA) Colgate*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 49–29	14,989
November 5	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 10–17
November 12	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 33–21	14,530
November 19	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 42–17	15,551
November 26	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	W 31–13	43,352
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"Pokes win wishbone showdown". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. September 18, 1983. p. 3B. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Landen, Bill (October 23, 1983). "Cowboys Brush Up on Offense, Smash Colgate". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyo. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
Dave Distel (November 13, 1983). "It's Not a Good Day for '83 Homecoming". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
DeLassus, David. "Wyoming Yearly Results: 1980–1984". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.

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