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1980 Wyoming

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Pat Dye.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1980, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 30–10; won vs. Richmond 35–14; won vs. Hawai’i 45–20; lost vs. New Mexico 21–24; lost at BYU 17–52; won vs. Utah 24–21; won vs. San Diego State 34–9; lost at Colorado State 25–28; lost at UNLV 26–33; lost at Air Force 7–25; won at UTEP 52–7+45−35Won 30–10 vs. Oregon State+20Oregon StateWon 35–14 vs. Richmond+21RichmondWon 45–20 vs. Hawai’i+25Hawai’iLost 21–24 vs. New Mexico-3New MexicoLost 17–52 at BYU-35BYUWon 24–21 vs. Utah+3UtahWon 34–9 vs. San Diego State+25San Diego StateLost 25–28 at Colorado State-3Colorado StateLost 26–33 at UNLV-7UNLVLost 7–25 at Air Force-18Air ForceWon 52–7 at UTEP+45UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsOregon StateW 30–⁠1069%
Sep 20vsRichmondW 35–⁠1466%
Sep 27vsHawai’iW 45–⁠2054%
Oct 4vsNew MexicoL 21–⁠2460%
Oct 11atBYUL 17–⁠5219%
Oct 18vsUtahW 24–⁠2151%
Oct 25vsSan Diego StateW 34–⁠969%
Nov 1atColorado StateL 25–⁠2850%
Nov 8atUNLVL 26–⁠3329%
Nov 15atAir ForceL 7–⁠2569%
Nov 22atUTEPW 52–⁠768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 52–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠243
Coach
Pat Dye
Elo
1457 +26 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 67 of 133; offense No. 32, defense No. 112
SRS
1.4 No. 63 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Greg Taylor and Guy Frazier

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 4Guy Frazier LBCincinnati Bengals

1980 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠112–⁠112
Colorado State5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠44–⁠8
Hawai’i3–⁠38–⁠3
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Utah2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Air Force1–⁠32–⁠9–⁠1
UTEP1–⁠61–⁠11

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