1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1986 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1986 record	6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (1st year)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1986 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
San Diego State $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
BYU	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
Air Force	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Utah	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. A charter member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Wyoming played its home games in War Memorial Stadium, an outdoor facility on campus in Laramie, Wyoming.

The Cowboys were led by head coach Dennis Erickson, in his only season at Wyoming, and finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–4 WAC). The Cowboys' offense scored 299 points while the defense allowed 272 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	Baylor*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 28–31
September 13	Pacific*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 23–20
September 20	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 23–17
September 27	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 21–12
October 4	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	L 10–21
October 11	Utah	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 38–14
October 18	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 22–34
October 25	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	L 15–20
November 1	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 35–25
November 8	UTEP	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 41–12
November 15	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA	L 24–31
November 29	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 19–35
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[1]

Team players in the NFL

No players from the Cowboys were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.^[2]

References

↑ "University of Wyoming – 1986". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ "1987 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

Wyoming Cowboys football

Venues	Corbett Field (1922–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State (Bronze Boot) Hawaii (Paniolo Trophy) Utah State

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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