Wyoming Cowboys

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The Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls are the athletic teams that represent the University of Wyoming, located in Laramie. Wyoming is a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Two Wyoming teams compete in other conferences in sports that the MW does not sponsor. The men's swimming and diving team competes in the Western Athletic Conference and the wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

Football

Wyoming Cowboys college football
First Season
1893
Team History
Wyoming Cowboys (1893-present)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (1999-present)
Western Athletic Conference (1962-98)
Mountain States Conference (1938-61)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1909-37)
Colorado Football Association (1905-08)
Independent (1893-1904)
Venue
War Memorial Stadium (1950-present)
Corbett Field (1922-49)
Prexy's Pasture (1893-1921)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1930
November 8 at Colorado A&M Colorado Field

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1948
October 23 at Utah Ute Stadium
1949
October 22 vs. Utah Corbett Field
October 29 vs. BYU Corbett Field

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
October 21 at Utah Ute Stadium
November 4 at Idaho Neale Stadium
1951
September 15 at Florida Gator Bowl
1952
September 27 vs. Montana Memorial Stadium
December 6 at Houston Rice Stadium
1957
September 21 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
1958
October 25 vs. New Mexico Memorial Stadium
1959
October 24 at Utah Ute Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
October 29 vs. Utah Memorial Stadium
1962
September 22 vs. New Mexico Memorial Stadium
1965
November 27 at USC Ute Stadium
1966
December 24 vs. Florida State Sun Bowl
1967
January 1, 1968 vs. LSU Tulane Stadium
1968
September 28 at Air Force Falcon Stadium
1969
November 22 at Houston Astrodome

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
October 3 vs. Arizona State Memorial Stadium
October 17 vs. Utah Memorial Stadium
1974
September 21 at Texas Memorial Stadium
October 19 vs. New Mexico Memorial Stadium
1975
September 20 at Colorado Folsom Field
October 11 at Utah Rice Stadium
1976
December 25 vs. Oklahoma Sun Devil Stadium
1977
September 17 vs. UTEP Memorial Stadium
September 24 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
October 29 vs. Colorado State Memorial Stadium
1978
September 23 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1979
September 15 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
October 20 vs. BYU Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1982
September 4 vs. New Mexico Memorial Stadium
1987
December 30 vs. Iowa Jack Murphy Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
December 31 vs. California Arizona Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2005
September 3 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2016
December 21 vs. BYU Qualcomm Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1968
1970s 1974
1980s 1982
2010s 2016 • 2017 • 2019
2020s 2021

Men's Basketball

Wyoming Cowboys men's college basketball
First Season
1904-05
Team History
Wyoming Cowboys (1904-present)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (1999-present)
Western Athletic Conference (1962-99)
Venue
Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)
War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951-82)
Half Acre Gym (1924-51)
Little Red Gym (1904-24)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1958-59
February 14, 1959 vs. New Mexico War Memorial Fieldhouse

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1977-78
Mountain West Conference
Full Members Air Force Falcons • Boise State Broncos • Colorado State Rams • Fresno State Bulldogs • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors • Nevada Wolf Pack • New Mexico Lobos • Utah State Aggies • San Diego State Aztecs • San Jose State Spartans • UNLV Rebels • Utah State Aggies • Wyoming Cowboys
Basketball Venues Moby Arena • Thomas & Mack Center • War Memorial Fieldhouse
Football Venues Albertsons Stadium • Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Falcon Stadium • Mackay Stadium • University Stadium • Valley Children's Stadium