1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1985 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone[1][2]
Captains
  • Pete Benedetti
  • Mitch Daum
  • Tim Gosar
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
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.[3]

  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.