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American college football season
The 1983 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the
University of Wyoming as a member of the
Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the
1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach
Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled a record of 7–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WAC. The team played home games at
War Memorial Stadium in
Laramie, Wyoming.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 |
South Dakota* | | W 34–13 | | |
September 10 | at No. 1
Nebraska* | | L 20–56 | 76,016 | |
September 17 |
Air Force | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 14–7 | 30,194 |
[1] |
September 24 | at
Kansas State* | | L 25–27 | 36,700 | |
October 1 |
UTEP | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 49–17 | 21,127 | |
October 8 | No. 20
BYU | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| L 10–41 | 31,084 | |
October 15 | at
Utah | | L 14–69 | 19,121 | |
October 22 | No. 13 (
I-AA)
Colgate* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 49–29 | 14,989 |
[2] |
November 5 | at
New Mexico | | L 10–17 | | |
November 12 | at
San Diego State | | W 33–21 | 14,530 |
[3] |
November 19 |
Colorado State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 42–17 | 15,551 | |
November 26 | at
Hawaii | | W 31–13 | 43,352 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[4]
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^
"Pokes win wishbone showdown".
The Billings Gazette.
Associated Press. September 18, 1983. p. 3B. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Landen, Bill (October 23, 1983).
"Cowboys Brush Up on Offense, Smash Colgate".
Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyo. p. D1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Dave Distel (November 13, 1983).
"It's Not a Good Day for '83 Homecoming". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ DeLassus, David.
"Wyoming Yearly Results: 1980–1984".
College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
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