1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1990 Wyoming Cowboys football
Copper Bowl vs. California, L 15–17
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1990 record	9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Paul Roach

1990 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Colorado State	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 95th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his fourth year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 5–3 WAC) and with a loss in the Copper Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 327 points, while the defense allowed 297 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Temple*		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 38–23	17,654
September 8	at Washington State*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 34–30	30,484
September 15	Arkansas State*		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 34–27	18,433
September 22	Air Force		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 24–12	27,463
September 29	at Utah		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 28–10	31,051
October 6	San Diego State		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 52–51	16,713
October 13	New Mexico	#23	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 25–22	21,336
October 20	Weber State*	#21	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 21–12	12,959
October 27	at UTEP	#18	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	W 17–10	16,694
November 3	at Colorado State	#19	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	L 8–17	30,111
November 10	#8 BYU	#25	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 14–45	34,231
November 17	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 17–38	39,103
December 31	vs. California*		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	L 15–17	36,340
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Reference:^[1]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Mitch Donahue	Linebacker	4	95	San Francisco 49ers
Shawn Wiggins	WR	9	239	Cleveland Browns

Reference:^[2]

References

↑ "University of Wyoming – 1990". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
↑ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

Wyoming Cowboys football

Venues	Corbett Field (1922–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State (Bronze Boot) Hawaii (Paniolo Trophy) Utah State

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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