American college football season
The 1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Al Kincaid and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 8–3 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 4th in the conference.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Cal State Fullerton* | | W 38–13 | 17,972 | [2] |
September 12 | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | | L 20–37 | 75,920 | |
September 19 | at Air Force | | W 17–10 | 28,200 | [3] |
October 3 | UNLV* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 45–21 | 23,793 | |
October 10 | Hawaii | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (rivalry)
| L 9–14 | 19,931 | |
October 17 | UTEP | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 63–12 | 7,982 | |
October 24 | No. 13 BYU | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 33–20 | 22,745 | |
October 31 | Colorado State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (rivalry)
| W 55–21 | | |
November 7 | at San Diego State | | W 24–13 | 30,361 | |
November 14 | at Utah | | L 27–30 | 28,206 | |
November 21 | at New Mexico | | W 13–12 | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1981 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game information |
First quarter - BYU – Waymon Hamilton 2-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 7–0.
- BYU – Scott Collie 63-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Lee Johnson kick). BYU 14–0.
Second quarter - WYO – Phil Davis 30-yard run (kick failed). BYU 14–6.
- WYO – Charles Moore 25-yard run (run good). Tie 14–14.
Third quarter - WYO – Phil Davis 32-yard run (Steve Tobin kick). Wyoming 21–14.
Fourth quarter - WYO – James Williams 81-yard pass from Phil Davis (two-point conversion failed). Wyoming 27–14.
- WYO – Phil Davis 28-yard run (two-point conversion failed). Wyoming 33–14.
- BYU – David Mills 5-yard pass from Jim McMahon (kick failed). Wyoming 33–20.
| - Top passers
- BYU – Jim McMahon – 29/47, 393 yards, 2 TD, INT
- WYO – Phil Davis – 5/11, 124 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- BYU – Scott Pettis – 9 rushes, 58 yards
- WYO – Phil Davis – 16 rushes, 140 yards, 3 TD
- Top receivers
- BYU – Scott Collie – 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD
- WYO – James Williams – 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD
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