1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1998 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record8–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (2nd season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
  6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dana Dimel, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with mark 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the WAC's Mountain Division. Despite the good record, Wyoming was not invited to a bowl game. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

This was Wyoming's last season in the WAC before they joined the Mountain West Conference the next year.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Montana State*
W 17–9
September 19at No. 12 Georgia*
L 9–1686,117[1]
September 26Louisiana Tech*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–1914,924[2]
October 3Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–2416,349
October 10SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 12–715,504
October 17at UNLV
W 28–25 OT17,089
October 24Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–2416,134
October 31at TCU
W 34–2723,080
November 7at Colorado State
W 27–19
November 14No. 23 Air ForceNo. 25
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 3–1029,197
November 21at Tulsa
L 0–3512,054
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
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References

  1. ^ "UGA overcomes blunders, tops Wyoming". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UW unveils united front". Casper Star-Tribune. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1998 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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