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1987 Wyoming

10–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Paul Roach.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1987, game by game: won vs. Air Force 27–13; lost at Washington State 28–43; lost vs. Oklahoma State 29–35; won vs. Iowa State 34–17; won vs. San Diego State 52–10; won at BYU 29–27; won vs. Houston 37–35; won vs. Colorado State 20–15; won at New Mexico 59–16; won at Utah 31–7; won at UTEP 37–13; won at Hawai’i 24–20; lost vs. No. 18 Iowa 19–20+43−15Won 27–13 vs. Air Force+14Air ForceLost 28–43 at Washington State-15Washington StateLost 29–35 vs. Oklahoma State-6Oklahoma StateWon 34–17 vs. Iowa State+17Iowa StateWon 52–10 vs. San Diego State+42San Diego StateWon 29–27 at BYU+2BYUWon 37–35 vs. Houston+2HoustonWon 20–15 vs. Colorado State+5Colorado StateWon 59–16 at New Mexico+43New MexicoWon 31–7 at Utah+24UtahWon 37–13 at UTEP+24UTEPWon 24–20 at Hawai’i+4Hawai’iLost 19–20 vs. No. 18 Iowa-1No. 18 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsAir ForceW 27–⁠1348%
Sep 12atWashington StateL 28–⁠4344%
Sep 19vsOklahoma StateL 29–⁠3544%
Sep 26vsIowa StateW 34–⁠1763%
Oct 3vsSan Diego StateW 52–⁠1056%
Oct 10atBYUW 29–⁠2736%
Oct 17vsHoustonW 37–⁠3578%
Oct 31vsColorado StateW 20–⁠1575%
Nov 7atNew MexicoW 59–⁠1674%
Nov 14atUtahW 31–⁠764%
Nov 21atUTEPW 37–⁠1355%
Nov 28atHawai’iW 24–⁠2061%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs18IowaHoliday BowlL 19–⁠2044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 20–⁠19 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
426–⁠271
Coach
Paul Roach
Elo
1612 +143 this season
SP+ rating
10.7 No. 26 of 101; offense No. 14, defense No. 58
SRS
6.3 No. 31 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Tiller

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 6Jeff Knapton DTLos Angeles Rams

1987 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming8–⁠010–⁠3
BYU7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force6–⁠29–⁠4
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠4
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠55–⁠7
Utah2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠71–⁠11
New Mexico0–⁠80–⁠11

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