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1995 Wyoming

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Tiller.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1995, game by game: lost at Air Force 10–34; won vs. Hawai’i 52–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 45–25; lost at Tulsa 6–35; won vs. Louisville 27–20; lost at BYU 20–23; lost vs. Colorado State 24–31; lost vs. Utah 24–30; won at No. 25 San Diego State 34–31; won vs. Fresno State 38–10; won at UTEP 42–19+46−29Lost 10–34 at Air Force-24Air ForceWon 52–6 vs. Hawai’i+46Hawai’iWon 45–25 vs. Oklahoma State+20Oklahoma StateLost 6–35 at Tulsa-29TulsaWon 27–20 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 20–23 at BYU-3BYULost 24–31 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 24–30 vs. Utah-6UtahWon 34–31 at No. 25 San Diego State+3No. 25 San Diego StateWon 38–10 vs. Fresno State+28Fresno StateWon 42–19 at UTEP+23UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atAir ForceL 10–⁠3432%
Sep 16vsHawai’iW 52–⁠667%
Sep 23vsOklahoma StateW 45–⁠2569%
Oct 7atTulsaL 6–⁠3562%
Oct 14vsLouisvilleW 27–⁠2052%
Oct 21atBYUL 20–⁠2336%
Oct 28vsColorado StateL 24–⁠3147%
Nov 4vsUtahL 24–⁠3042%
Nov 11at25San Diego StateW 34–⁠3127%
Nov 18vsFresno StateW 38–⁠1059%
Nov 25atUTEPW 42–⁠1972%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 42–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠264
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1510 +19 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 52 of 107; offense No. 40, defense No. 69
SRS
−0.6 No. 60 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Korpitz
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack
Captains
Joe Cummings and Jeremy Gilstrap

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 7Brian Gragert PDenver Broncos

All-WAC

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jay KorthOLCoaches-2
  • Jason HolandaLBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠28–⁠4
BYU6–⁠27–⁠4
Utah6–⁠27–⁠4
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State5–⁠38–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠5
Fresno State2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i2–⁠64–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10

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