1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1998 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDave Warner (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorClancy Barone (1st as OC, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (2nd season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with an 8–3 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 2nd in the Mountain Division. Despite a solid overall record, the Cowboys were not invited to play in a bowl game. This was Wyoming's last season in the WAC before they joined the Mountain West Conference.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Montana State*
W 17–9
September 19at No. 12 Georgia*
L 9–1686,117[1]
September 26Louisiana Tech*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–1914,924[2]
October 3Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–2416,349
October 10SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 12–715,504
October 17at UNLV
W 28–25 OT17,089
October 24Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–2416,134
October 31at TCU
W 34–2723,080
November 7at Colorado State
W 27–19
November 14No. 23 Air ForceNo. 25
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 3–1029,197
November 21at Tulsa
L 0–3512,054
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—————RVRVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches————RVRVRVRVRVRV25тRVRVRVRVRV
BCSNot released———————Not released

References

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  1. ^ "UGA overcomes blunders, tops Wyoming". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UW unveils united front". Casper Star-Tribune. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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