1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
The 1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led led by first-year head coach Pat Dye , the Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming . They finished the season at 6–5 (4–4 in WAC, fifth).[ 1]
Dye was previously the head coach for six years at independent East Carolina . After his only season in Laramie, he resigned a month after the season,[ 2] [ 3] and was hired in early January at Auburn in the Southeastern Conference .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Oregon State * W 30–1020,113
September 20 Richmond * War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 35–1417,000 [ 7]
September 27 Hawaii War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry ) W 45–2020,883
October 4 New Mexico War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY L 21–24
October 11 at BYU L 17–5241,296
October 18 Utah War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 24–215,515
October 25 San Diego State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 34–915,325 [ 8]
November 1 at Colorado State L 25–28
November 8 at UNLV * L 26–3320,277
November 15 at Air Force L 7–2515,693 [ 9]
November 22 at UTEP W 52–74,327
References
^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 214. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
^ "Dye resigns at Wyoming" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 24, 1980. p. 16.
^ "Dye resigns at Wyoming" . Tuscaloosa News . (Alabama). Associated Press. December 24, 1980. p. B.
^ "Can Wyoming find coach who likes place?" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. January 2, 1981. p. 2C.
^ Browning, Al (January 4, 1981). "AU seeks new life with Dye" . Tuscaloosa News . (Alabama). p. 1B.
^ "Auburn chooses Dye as coach" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. January 4, 1981. p. 12C.
^ "Pokes ride to 35–14 victory" . Casper Star-Tribune . September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Steve Dolan (October 26, 1980). "Aztecs Fall, 34-9" . The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Air Force upsets Pokes" . The Billings Gazette . Associated Press . November 16, 1980. p. 4G. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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