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1997 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record7–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Todd Whitten (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (1st season)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     7 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
BYU   4 – 4     6 – 5  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 9  
TCU   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Air Force   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Fresno State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 7–6 record overall and a 4–4 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 4th in the Pacific Division. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 28at No. 9 Ohio State*
L 10–2489,122
September 6 Iowa State*
W 56–1020,857
September 13at Hawaii
W 35–6
September 20 San Jose State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 30–10
September 27at Colorado*
L 19–2050,971
October 4 Montana*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 28–1318,608
October 11at Nevada*
W 34–30
October 18 Colorado State
L 7–1434,745
October 25at SMU
L 17–2222,403
November 1 San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–1715,157
November 8 UNLV
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–23
November 15at Air Force
L 3–14
November 22at Fresno State
L 7–2430,035
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Eddie Robinson Classic
Wyoming Cowboys at Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Wyoming 3 0 7010
Ohio State 10 0 14024

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: August 28, 1997
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 75°, Clear, wind 5-10 N
  • Game attendance: 89,112
  • Referee: J. Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU - Stanley Jackson 41-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • WYO - Cory Wedel 38-yard field goal
  • OSU - Dan Stultz kick 40-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • OSU - Michael Wiley 32-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • OSU - Dee Miller 45-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick)
  • WYO - Mike Jenkins 11-yard run (Cory Wedel kick)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Iowa State

See also: 1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Hawai'i

See also: 1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

San Jose State

See also: 1997 San Jose State Spartans football team

Colorado

See also: 1997 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Montana

See also: 1997 Montana Grizzlies football team

Nevada

See also: 1997 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Colorado State

See also: 1997 Colorado State Rams football team

SMU

See also: 1997 SMU Mustangs football team

San Diego State

See also: 1997 San Diego State Aztecs football team

UNLV

See also: 1997 UNLV Rebels football team

Air Force

See also: 1997 Air Force Falcons football team

Fresno State

See also: 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

References

  1. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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