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1988 Wyoming

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Paul Roach.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1988, game by game: won vs. BYU 24–14; won at Louisville 44–9; won vs. Louisiana Tech 38–6; won at Air Force 48–45; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 35–16; won at San Diego State 55–27; won vs. New Mexico 55–7; won vs. Utah 61–18; won at Colorado State 48–14; won vs. UTEP 51–6; lost at Houston 10–34; won at Hawai’i 28–22; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State 14–62+48−48Won 24–14 vs. BYU+10BYUWon 44–9 at Louisville+35LouisvilleWon 38–6 vs. Louisiana Tech+32Louisiana TechWon 48–45 at Air Force+3Air ForceWon 35–16 vs. Cal State Fullerton+19Cal State Fulle…Won 55–27 at San Diego State+28San Diego StateWon 55–7 vs. New Mexico+48New MexicoWon 61–18 vs. Utah+43UtahWon 48–14 at Colorado State+34Colorado StateWon 51–6 vs. UTEP+45UTEPLost 10–34 at Houston-24HoustonWon 28–22 at Hawai’i+6Hawai’iLost 14–62 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State-48No. 12 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsBYUW 24–⁠1459%
Sep 8atLouisvilleW 44–⁠975%
Sep 17vsLouisiana TechW 38–⁠689%
Sep 24atAir ForceW 48–⁠4549%
Oct 1vsCal State FullertonW 35–⁠1679%
Oct 8atSan Diego StateW 55–⁠2769%
Oct 15vsNew MexicoW 55–⁠793%
Oct 22vsUtahW 61–⁠1888%
Oct 29atColorado StateW 48–⁠1482%
Nov 5vsUTEPW 51–⁠671%
Nov 12atHoustonL 10–⁠3458%
Nov 19atHawai’iW 28–⁠2262%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs12Oklahoma StateHoliday BowlL 14–⁠6249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 62–⁠14 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 18
  2. Wk 7: 16
  3. Wk 8: 14
  4. Wk 9: 12
  5. Wk 10: 10
  6. Wk 11: 10
  7. Wk 12: 10
  8. Wk 13: 16
  9. Wk 14: 15
  10. Wk 15: 15
  11. Wk 16: 15

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
511–⁠280
Coach
Paul Roach
Elo
1644 +69 this season
SP+ rating
20.2 No. 12 of 102; offense No. 4, defense No. 55
SRS
15.0 No. 16 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Tiller

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 2Eric Coleman DBNew England Patriots
Rd 5David Edeen DEPhoenix Cardinals

1988 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming8–⁠011–⁠2
UTEP6–⁠210–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
BYU5–⁠39–⁠4
Utah4–⁠46–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠55–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠53–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠72–⁠10
Colorado State1–⁠71–⁠10

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