The 1977 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Wyoming as a member of the
Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the
1977 NCAA Division I football season
The 1977 NCAA Division I football season was one in which the top five teams finished with 11–1 records. Notre Dame, which beat top-ranked and undefeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, became the national champion.
The 1977 season was the last ...
. In their first season under head coach
Bill Lewis
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, the Cowboys compiled a 4–6–1 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of eight teams in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 273 to 166. They played its home games at
War Memorial Stadium War Memorial Stadium may refer to:
* Ada War Memorial Stadium, in Ada, Ohio, also known as ''War Memorial Stadium''
* War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas), Little Rock, Arkansas
* War Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) (former official name 1924–1947), ...
in
Laramie, Wyoming.
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The Wyoming Cowboys football program represents the University of Wyoming in college football. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and have won 14 conference titles. The head coac ...