1979 Wyoming
4–8 (2–5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Lewis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 23–3Oct 6
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at 15Washington | L 2–38 | 25% |
| Sep 15 | at Northwestern | L 22–27 | 60% |
| Sep 22 | vs Richmond | W 9–7 | 63% |
| Sep 29 | vs Colorado State | L 16–20 | 59% |
| Oct 6 | vs UTEP | W 23–3 | 69% |
| Oct 13 | at Utah | L 14–24 | 38% |
| Oct 20 | vs 13BYU | L 14–54 | 27% |
| Oct 27 | vs UNLV | L 24–28 | 41% |
| Nov 3 | at San Diego State | L 21–31 | 22% |
| Nov 10 | vs Arkansas State | W 17–14 | 47% |
| Nov 17 | at Hawai’i | W 21–13 | 34% |
| Nov 24 | at New Mexico | L 3–17 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 17–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 76th-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 1979.
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 2–5 7th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 186–276
- Coach
- Bill Lewis
- Elo
- 1397 −66 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.1 No. 115 of 135; offense No. 110, defense No. 103
- SRS
- −8.2 No. 103 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Pat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield and Hugh Albora
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 4 | Danny Pittman WR | New York Giants |
1979 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–0 | 11–1 | 13 |
| Utah | 5–2 | 6–6 | |
| San Diego State | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–7–1 | |
 Wyoming | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.