1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his first year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 8–0 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Iowa in the Holiday Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 426 points, while the defense allowed 271 points.

1987 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–3 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach	Paul Roach (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (1st season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 27–13
September 12	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington	L 28–43
September 19	Oklahoma State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 29–35
September 26	Iowa State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 34–17
October 3	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 52–10
October 10	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	W 29–27
October 17	Houston*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 37–35
October 31	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming (Bronze Boot)	W 20–15
November 7	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico	W 59–16
November 14	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 31–7
November 21	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	W 37–13
November 28	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 24–20
December 30	vs. Iowa	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego (Holiday Bowl)	L 19–20
*Non-conference game

• Reference:^[1]

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

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References

1. . College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
2. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.