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1997 Wyoming

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dana Dimel.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1997, game by game: lost at No. 9 Ohio State 10–24; won vs. Iowa State 56–10; won at Hawai’i 35–6; won vs. San José State 30–10; lost at No. 16 Colorado 19–20; won vs. Montana 28–13; won at Nevada 34–30; lost vs. Colorado State 7–14; lost at SMU 17–22; won vs. San Diego State 41–17; won vs. UNLV 35–23; lost at Air Force 3–14; lost at Fresno State 7–24+46−17Lost 10–24 at No. 9 Ohio State-14No. 9 Ohio StateWon 56–10 vs. Iowa State+46Iowa StateWon 35–6 at Hawai’i+29Hawai’iWon 30–10 vs. San José State+20San José StateLost 19–20 at No. 16 Colorado-1No. 16 ColoradoWon 28–13 vs. Montana+15MontanaWon 34–30 at Nevada+4NevadaLost 7–14 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 17–22 at SMU-5SMUWon 41–17 vs. San Diego State+24San Diego StateWon 35–23 vs. UNLV+12UNLVLost 3–14 at Air Force-11Air ForceLost 7–24 at Fresno State-17Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28at9Ohio StateL 10–⁠2426%
Sep 6vsIowa StateW 56–⁠1078%
Sep 13atHawai’iW 35–⁠668%
Sep 20vsSan José StateW 30–⁠1085%
Sep 27at16ColoradoL 19–⁠2033%
Oct 4vsMontanaW 28–⁠1386%
Oct 11atNevadaW 34–⁠3058%
Oct 18vsColorado StateL 7–⁠1461%
Oct 25atSMUL 17–⁠2265%
Nov 1vsSan Diego StateW 41–⁠1766%
Nov 8vsUNLVW 35–⁠2386%
Nov 15atAir ForceL 3–⁠1437%
Nov 22atFresno StateL 7–⁠2458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 30th-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 1997.

Consensus All-AmericanBrian Lee, DB

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠227
Coach
Dana Dimel
Elo
1533 −29 this season
SP+ rating
8.9 No. 40 of 112; offense No. 70, defense No. 22
SRS
5.3 No. 41 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Todd Whitten
Defensive coordinator
Vic Koenning

1997 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠111–⁠217
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠3
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Rice5–⁠37–⁠4
Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU5–⁠36–⁠5
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠6
BYU4–⁠46–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State4–⁠44–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠54–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠63–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
TCU1–⁠71–⁠10

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