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1981 Wyoming

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Al Kincaid.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1981, game by game: won vs. Cal State Fullerton 38–13; lost at No. 3 Oklahoma 20–37; won at Air Force 17–10; won vs. UNLV 45–21; lost vs. Hawai’i 9–14; won vs. UTEP 63–12; won vs. No. 13 BYU 33–20; won vs. Colorado State 55–21; won at San Diego State 24–13; lost at Utah 27–30; won at New Mexico 13–12+51−17Won 38–13 vs. Cal State Fullerton+25Cal State Fulle…Lost 20–37 at No. 3 Oklahoma-17No. 3 OklahomaWon 17–10 at Air Force+7Air ForceWon 45–21 vs. UNLV+24UNLVLost 9–14 vs. Hawai’i-5Hawai’iWon 63–12 vs. UTEP+51UTEPWon 33–20 vs. No. 13 BYU+13No. 13 BYUWon 55–21 vs. Colorado State+34Colorado StateWon 24–13 at San Diego State+11San Diego StateLost 27–30 at Utah-3UtahWon 13–12 at New Mexico+1New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsCal State FullertonW 38–⁠1371%
Sep 12at3OklahomaL 20–⁠3719%
Sep 19atAir ForceW 17–⁠1057%
Oct 3vsUNLVW 45–⁠2151%
Oct 10vsHawai’iL 9–⁠1457%
Oct 17vsUTEPW 63–⁠1287%
Oct 24vs13BYUW 33–⁠2029%
Oct 31vsColorado StateW 55–⁠2185%
Nov 7atSan Diego StateW 24–⁠1355%
Nov 14atUtahL 27–⁠3042%
Nov 21atNew MexicoW 13–⁠1263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 13–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠203
Coach
Al Kincaid
Elo
1582 +111 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 27 of 132; offense No. 10, defense No. 68
SRS
10.5 No. 32 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jack Crowe
Captains
Gary Crum, Phil Davis and Jim Eliopulos

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 3Jim Eliopulos LBDallas Cowboys

1981 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠111–⁠213
Hawai’i5–⁠19–⁠2
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠3
Utah4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Air Force2–⁠34–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠56–⁠5
UTEP1–⁠61–⁠10
Colorado State0–⁠80–⁠12

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