1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1987 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 19–20 vs. Iowa
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (1st season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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

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 complied 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.[1] When head coach Dennis Erickson left abruptly after just one season for Washington State in January 1987,[2][3][4][5][6] Roach selected himself as successor a few days later.[7][8] The two teams met in the second game of the season.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "New Wyoming A.D. named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services and staff reports. July 26, 1986. p. D5.
  2. ^ Grummert, Dale (January 8, 1987). "Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. C1.
  3. ^ Condotta, Bob (January 7, 1987). "Denny's dream comes true". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1.
  4. ^ Weaver, Dan (January 8, 1987). "Erickson followed his heart to WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  5. ^ "Pokes' Erickson to Washington State". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. January 7, 1987. p. B7.
  6. ^ Kiszla, Mark (January 8, 1987). "'Pokes want coach who will stay". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (Denver Post). p. D4.
  7. ^ "Wyoming replaces Erickson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. January 10, 1987. p. 2B.
  8. ^ "AD Roach takes Wyoming grid reins". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. January 10, 1987. p. 18.
  9. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 12, 1987). "Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  10. ^ "WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 6B.
  11. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (September 14, 1987). "Tough week for WSU's Erickson". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.