List of Wyoming Cowboys bowl games
The Wyoming Cowboys college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Wyoming has appeared in 19 bowl games.[2] The latest bowl appearance was on December 30, 2023, when Wyoming won against to Toledo University in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. The win brought the Cowboys' overall bowl record to ten wins and nine losses (10–9).[2][3]
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# | Bowl | Score[A 2] | Date | Season[A 3] | Opponent[A 4] | Stadium | Location | Attendance[4] | Head coach |
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1 | Gator Bowl | W 20–7 | January 1, 1951 | 1950 | Washington & Lee | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville | 19,834 | Bowden Wyatt |
2 | Sun Bowl | W 21–14 | January 2, 1956 | 1955 | Texas Tech | Kidd Field | El Paso | 14,500 | Phil Dickens |
3 | Sun Bowl | W 14–6 | December 31, 1958 | 1958 | Hardin–Simmons | Kidd Field | El Paso | 13,000 | Bob Devaney |
4 | Sun Bowl | W 28–20 | December 24, 1966 | 1966 | Florida State | Sun Bowl | El Paso | 24,381 | Lloyd Eaton |
5 | Sugar Bowl | L 20–13 | January 1, 1968 | 1967 | LSU | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans | 78,963 | Lloyd Eaton |
6 | Fiesta Bowl | L 41–7 | December 25, 1976 | 1976 | Oklahoma | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe | 48,174 | Fred Akers |
7 | Holiday Bowl | L 20–19 | December 30, 1987 | 1987 | Iowa | Jack Murphy Stadium | San Diego | 61,892‡ | Paul Roach |
8 | Holiday Bowl | L 62–14 | December 30, 1988 | 1988 | Oklahoma State | Jack Murphy Stadium | San Diego | 60,718 | Paul Roach |
9 | Copper Bowl | L 17–15 | December 31, 1990 | 1990 | California | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 36,340 | Paul Roach |
10 | Copper Bowl | L 52–17 | December 29, 1993 | 1993 | Kansas State | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 49,075‡ | Joe Tiller |
11 | Las Vegas Bowl | W 24–21 | December 23, 2004 | 2004 | UCLA | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney | 29,062 | Joe Glenn |
12 | New Mexico Bowl | W 35–28 3OT | December 19, 2009 | 2009 | Fresno State | University Stadium | Albuquerque | 24,898 | Dave Christensen |
13 | New Mexico Bowl | L 37–15 | December 17, 2011 | 2011 | Temple | University Stadium | Albuquerque | 25,762[5] | Dave Christensen |
14 | Poinsettia Bowl | L 24–21 | December 21, 2016 | 2016 | BYU | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego | 28,114 | Craig Bohl |
15 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | W 37–14 | December 22, 2017 | 2017 | Central Michigan | Albertsons Stadium | Boise | 16,512 | Craig Bohl |
16 | Arizona Bowl | W 38–17 | December 31, 2019 | 2019 | Georgia State | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 36,892 | Craig Bohl |
17 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | W 52–38 | December 21, 2021 | 2021 | Kent State | Albertsons Stadium | Boise | 10,217 | Craig Bohl |
18 | Arizona Bowl | L 27–30OT | December 30, 2022 | 2022 | Ohio | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 27,691 | Craig Bohl |
19 | Arizona Bowl | W 16–15 | December 30, 2023 | 2023 | Toledo | Arizona Stadium | Tucson | 30,428 | Craig Bohl |
Notes
- ^ Statistics correct as of 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games.
- ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wyoming win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ^ Links to the season article for the Wyoming team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Wyoming competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References
- General
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ "Bramlett guides fourth-quarter comeback". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 23, 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
- ^ "Temple wins New Mexico Bowl with romp over Wyoming". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 17, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
- ^ "Temple Owls vs. Wyoming Cowboys box score". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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