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1985 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone
Captains
  • Pete Benedetti
  • Mitch Daum
  • Tim Gosar
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 2
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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 compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents), and finished seventh in the WAC. 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Baylor*L 18–3932,000
September 14Air ForceL 7–4929,134
September 21Cal State Fullerton*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–813,629
September 28Wisconsin*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 17–4111,129
October 4at UtahL 20–3733,248
October 12Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 18–2614,433
October 26Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 19–3013,702
November 2at No. 17 BYUL 0–59
November 9San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–20  1,946
November 16at New MexicoL 16–41
December 7vs. UTEPW 23–2119,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:

References

  1. ^ Rock, Brad (October 3, 1985). "High-riding Utah races for struggling Utah in Friday game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  2. ^ Rock, Brad (October 4, 1985). "Friday Ute game rare, but important". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B10.
  3. "Kincaid fired at 2-7 Wyoming". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. November 12, 1985. p. D4.
  4. John Weyler (September 22, 1985). "Fullerton Is Perfect (0-3) Still". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. Rock, Brad (October 5, 1985). "Utes lasso Cowboys, 37-20". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  6. Steve Dolan (November 10, 1985). "Minus 9 Players, Wyoming (2-7) Is Too Much for SDSU". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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