1985 Wyoming Cowboys football team American college football season
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]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 at Baylor * L 18–3932,000
September 14 Air Force L 7–4929,134
September 21 Cal State Fullerton * War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 31–813,629 [ 4]
September 28 Wisconsin * War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY L 17–4111,129
at Utah L 20–3733,248 [ 1] [ 2] [ 5]
October 12 Hawaii War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry ) L 18–2614,433
October 26 Colorado State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry ) L 19–3013,702
November 2 at No. 17 BYU L 0–59
November 9 San Diego State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 41–20 1,946 [ 6]
November 16 at New Mexico L 16–41
December 7 vs. UTEP W 23–2119,107
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [ 7]
References
^ 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.
^ a b Rock, Brad (October 4, 1985). "Friday Ute game rare, but important" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B10.
^ "Kincaid fired at 2-7 Wyoming" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). staff and wire reports. November 12, 1985. p. D4.
^ 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 .
^ Rock, Brad (October 5, 1985). "Utes lasso Cowboys, 37-20" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
^ 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 .
^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
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