1977 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1977 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Chesley, Dave Clements, Walter Howard
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 4–6–1 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of eight teams in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 273 to 166. They played its home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10
War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
    		• T 0–027,107[2]
    September 17UTEP
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Laramie, WY
    		W 27–1720,933[3]
    September 24at
    Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
    		• L 16–3456,214[4]
    October 1Arizona
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Laramie, WY
    		W 13–1225,133[5]
    October 8at
    Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
    		• L 13–2326,428[6]
    October 22 No. 17 BYU
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Laramie, WY
    		L 7–1025,398[7]
    October 29Colorado State
    • War Memorial Stadium
    • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
    		W 29–1325,584[8]
    November 5at No. 19
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• L 0–4555,232[9]
    November 12at Utah State*
    		L 31–3213,280[10]
    November 19at
    Albuquerque, NM
    		W 23–219,550[11]
    November 26at LSU*
    		L 7–6652,338[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    1. ^ "1977 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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