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1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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.

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

After gaining their second win in the ninth game, athletic director Gary Cunningham fired Kincaid, who remained for the final two games.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Baylor*
L 18–3932,000
September 14Air Force
L 7–4929,134
September 21Cal State Fullerton*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–813,629[4]
September 28Wisconsin*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 17–4111,129
October 4at Utah
L 20–3733,248[1][2][5]
October 12Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 18–2614,433
October 26Colorado State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 19–3013,702
November 2at No. 17 BYU
L 0–59
November 9San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–20  1,946[6]
November 16at New Mexico
L 16–41
December 7vs. UTEP
W 23–2119,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rock, Brad (October 3, 1985). "High-riding Utah races for struggling Utah in Friday game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ John Weyler (September 22, 1985). "Fullerton Is Perfect (0-3) Still". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ Rock, Brad (October 5, 1985). "Utes lasso Cowboys, 37-20". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  6. ^ Steve Dolan (November 10, 1985). "Minus 9 Players, Wyoming (2-7) Is Too Much for SDSU". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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