| 1987 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| WAC champion | |
| Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (8–0 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Tiller (1st season) |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
| Seasons← 19861988 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 compiled a 10-2 record (8-0 against conference opponents), finishing first in the WAC. The team played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, and outscored their opponents 426 to 271. As WAC Champions against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, Wyoming lost by a point to finish at 10–3.
Roach was hired as the athletic director at Wyoming in July 1986. When head coach Dennis Erickson left abruptly after just one season for Washington State in January 1987, Roach selected himself as successor a few days later. The two teams met in the second game of the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 5 | Air Force | W 27–13 | |
| September 12 | at Washington State* | L 28–43 | |
| September 19 | Oklahoma State* |
| L 29–35 |
| September 26 | Iowa State* |
| W 34–17 |
| October 3 | San Diego State |
| W 52–10 |
| October 10 | at BYU | W 29–27 | |
| October 17 | Houston* |
| W 37–35 |
| October 31 | Colorado State |
| W 20–15 |
| November 7 | at New Mexico | W 59–16 | |
| November 14 | at Utah | W 31–7 | |
| November 21 | at UTEP | W 37–13 | |
| November 28 | at Hawaii | W 24–20 | |
| December 30 | vs. Iowa | L 19–20 | |
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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 | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- "New Wyoming A.D. named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services and staff reports. July 26, 1986. p. D5.
- Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
- Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
- Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- "Pokes' Erickson to Washington State". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. January 7, 1987. p. B7.
- Kiszla, Mark (January 8, 1987). "'Pokes want coach who will stay". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (Denver Post). p. D4.
- "Wyoming replaces Erickson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. January 10, 1987. p. 2B.
- "AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 10, 1987. p. 18.
- Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
- "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
- Jacobson, Bryan (September 14, 1987). "Tough week for WSU's Erickson". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- "University of Wyoming – 1987". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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