Wyoming Cowboys football

Wyoming Cowboys football
2024 Wyoming Cowboys football team
First season1893; 131 years ago
Athletic directorTom Burman
Head coachJay Sawvel
1st season, 2–7 (.222)
StadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 30,181)
Field surfaceArtificial turf
LocationLaramie, Wyoming
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMountain West (1999–present)
DivisionMountain (2013–2019 and 2021–2022)
Past conferencesIndependent (1893–1909)
RMAC (1910–1937)
MSC (1938–1961)
WAC (1962–1998)
All-time record567–606–28 (.484)
Bowl record10–9 (.526)
Conference titles14
Division titles2
RivalriesColorado State (rivalry)
Utah State (rivalry)
Hawaii (rivalry)
Air Force (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans4[1]
Current uniform
ColorsBrown and gold[2]
   
Fight songRagtime Cowboy Joe
MascotCowboy Joe
Marching bandWestern Thunder
WebsiteGoWyo.com

The Wyoming Cowboys football program represents the University of Wyoming in NCAA college football. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and have won 14 conference titles. The head coach is Jay Sawvel who is entering his first season as head coach in 2024 after previously serving as the Wyoming Defense Coordinator for the previous four seasons.

The Cowboy football program has been among the most notable of "stepping stone" programs due to the success of its former coaches. Coaches such as Bowden Wyatt, Bob Devaney, Fred Akers, Pat Dye, Dennis Erickson and Joe Tiller were at Wyoming immediately prior to gaining notoriety at bigger football powerhouses.

  1. ^ "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2014. pp. 13–18. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Primary Colors" (PDF). Wyoming Athletics Brand Guide. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.