1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

1989 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Paul Roach (3rd season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1	9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 94th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 5–3 WAC).The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2		Louisville*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming		L 21–28	26,132
September 10		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado	ESPN	L 7–45	44,098
September 16		Hawaii	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming (rivalry)		W 20–15	20,102
September 23		No. 19 Washington State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming		L 23–29	20,041
September 30	5:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 7–27	40,200
October 7		at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah		L 20–36	65,630
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming		W 45–24	24,139
October 28		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico		W 24–23
November 4		Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming (Bronze Boot)		W 56–35	20,412
November 11		at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California		L 17–27	20,564
November 18		UTEP	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming		W 41–10	15,624
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Craig Schlichting	Defensive End	8	214	Vikings

Curt Holbreich (November 12, 1989). "Aztecs Win Coach's Way, Beat Cowboys". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"University of Wyoming – 1989". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
"1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.

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