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1989 Wyoming

5–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Paul Roach.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1989, game by game: lost vs. Louisville 21–28; lost at Air Force 7–45; won vs. Hawai’i 20–15; lost vs. No. 19 Washington State 23–29; lost at Oklahoma State 7–27; lost at BYU 20–36; won vs. Utah 45–24; won at New Mexico 24–23; won vs. Colorado State 56–35; lost at San Diego State 17–27; won vs. UTEP 41–10+31−38Lost 21–28 vs. Louisville-7LouisvilleLost 7–45 at Air Force-38Air ForceWon 20–15 vs. Hawai’i+5Hawai’iLost 23–29 vs. No. 19 Washington State-6No. 19 Washington StateLost 7–27 at Oklahoma State-20Oklahoma StateLost 20–36 at BYU-16BYUWon 45–24 vs. Utah+21UtahWon 24–23 at New Mexico+1New MexicoWon 56–35 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 17–27 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateWon 41–10 vs. UTEP+31UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLouisvilleL 21–⁠2872%
Sep 10atAir ForceL 7–⁠4550%
Sep 16vsHawai’iW 20–⁠1553%
Sep 23vs19Washington StateL 23–⁠2948%
Sep 30atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠2740%
Oct 7atBYUL 20–⁠3631%
Oct 14vsUtahW 45–⁠2462%
Oct 28atNew MexicoW 24–⁠2374%
Nov 4vsColorado StateW 56–⁠3563%
Nov 11atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠2749%
Nov 19vsUTEPW 41–⁠1075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠299
Coach
Paul Roach
Elo
1526 −70 this season
SP+ rating
-0.6 No. 57 of 103; offense No. 38, defense No. 71
SRS
−1.5 No. 58 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1989 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠110–⁠322
Air Force5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Hawai’i5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming5–⁠35–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State4–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Utah2–⁠64–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠72–⁠10

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