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1992 Wyoming

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Tiller.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1992, game by game: won vs. Nevada 25–6; lost at Texas Tech 32–49; lost vs. Air Force 28–42; won at Louisville 26–24; lost vs. San José State 24–26; won vs. New Mexico 35–21; lost vs. BYU 28–31; won at Colorado State 31–14; lost at Fresno State 31–42; won vs. San Diego State 17–6; lost at Utah 7–38; lost at Hawai’i 18–42+19−31Won 25–6 vs. Nevada+19NevadaLost 32–49 at Texas Tech-17Texas TechLost 28–42 vs. Air Force-14Air ForceWon 26–24 at Louisville+2LouisvilleLost 24–26 vs. San José State-2San José StateWon 35–21 vs. New Mexico+14New MexicoLost 28–31 vs. BYU-3BYUWon 31–14 at Colorado State+17Colorado StateLost 31–42 at Fresno State-11Fresno StateWon 17–6 vs. San Diego State+11San Diego StateLost 7–38 at Utah-31UtahLost 18–42 at Hawai’i-24Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNevadaW 25–⁠673%
Sep 12atTexas TechL 32–⁠4941%
Sep 19vsAir ForceL 28–⁠4244%
Sep 26atLouisvilleW 26–⁠2450%
Oct 3vsSan José StateL 24–⁠2646%
Oct 10vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠2172%
Oct 17vsBYUL 28–⁠3140%
Oct 24atColorado StateW 31–⁠1441%
Oct 31atFresno StateL 31–⁠4232%
Nov 7vsSan Diego StateW 17–⁠643%
Nov 14atUtahL 7–⁠3844%
Nov 21atHawai’iL 18–⁠4235%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 42–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Led the nationRyan Yarborough: receiving yards (1,351 yds)

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
302–⁠341
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1453 −30 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 59 of 105; offense No. 34, defense No. 83
SRS
−3.9 No. 71 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Korpitz
Defensive coordinator
Scott Downing

All-WAC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dwight DriverRBCoaches-2
  • Mike JonesTECoaches-2
  • Junior MarcellusDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hawai’i6–⁠211–⁠220
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠424
BYU6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠47–⁠5
Utah4–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠55–⁠7
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠71–⁠10

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