1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 5–7 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of seven teams in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 245. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.^[1]

1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Lewis (2nd season)
Captains	Ken Fantetti Marc Cousins
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	South Dakota*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 30–11	22,878	[2]
September 23	at No. 6 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 3–17	60,000	[3]
September 30	Utah State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 13–20	23,257	[4]
October 7	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 15–19	26,458	[5]
October 14	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 31–22	27,471	[6][7]
October 21	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 34–21	20,758	[8]
October 28	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 13–3	28,651	[9]
November 4	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–48	30,415	[10]
November 11	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 10–12	18,374	[11]
November 18	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 22–27	40,182	[12]
November 25	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 51–21	17,400	[13]
December 2	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 17–24	64,458	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game