1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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]

1997 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
1997 record7–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coachDana Dimel (1st season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
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

Schedule

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

  1. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 210. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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