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1976 Wyoming

8–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fred Akers.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1976, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 48–7; lost at Michigan State 10–21; won vs. Utah State 20–3; won vs. Arizona State 13–10; won at BYU 34–29; won vs. New Mexico 24–23; won vs. Utah 45–22; lost at Colorado State 16–19; won at Arizona 26–24; won at UTEP 14–10; lost at Air Force 21–41; lost vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 7–41+41−34Won 48–7 vs. South Dakota+41South DakotaLost 10–21 at Michigan State-11Michigan StateWon 20–3 vs. Utah State+17Utah StateWon 13–10 vs. Arizona State+3Arizona StateWon 34–29 at BYU+5BYUWon 24–23 vs. New Mexico+1New MexicoWon 45–22 vs. Utah+23UtahLost 16–19 at Colorado State-3Colorado StateWon 26–24 at Arizona+2ArizonaWon 14–10 at UTEP+4UTEPLost 21–41 at Air Force-20Air ForceLost 7–41 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma-34No. 8 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsSouth DakotaW 48–⁠785%
Sep 18atMichigan StateL 10–⁠2123%
Sep 25vsUtah StateW 20–⁠349%
Oct 2vsArizona StateW 13–⁠1035%
Oct 9atBYUW 34–⁠2924%
Oct 16vsNew MexicoW 24–⁠2345%
Oct 23vsUtahW 45–⁠2278%
Oct 30atColorado StateL 16–⁠1943%
Nov 6atArizonaW 26–⁠2428%
Nov 13atUTEPW 14–⁠1073%
Nov 20atAir ForceL 21–⁠4169%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvs8OklahomaFiesta BowlL 7–⁠4116%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 41–⁠7 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1976.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with BYU

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠250
Coach
Fred Akers
Elo
1437 +57 this season
SP+ rating
-7.6 No. 97 of 132; offense No. 86, defense No. 110
SRS
−5.1 No. 94 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Leon Fuller
Captains
Ray Davies, Steve Edwards, Kevin McClain and Paul Nunu

1976 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠19–⁠3
Wyoming6–⁠18–⁠4
Arizona State4–⁠34–⁠7
Utah3–⁠33–⁠8
Arizona3–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠46–⁠5
UTEP0–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.