1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1990 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 95th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Paul Roach, in his fourth year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 5–3 WAC) and with a loss in the Copper Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 327 points, while the defense allowed 297 points.

1990 Wyoming Cowboys football
Copper Bowl, L 15–17 vs. California
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 22 BYU $ 7 1 0 10 3 0
Colorado State 6 1 0 9 4 0
San Diego State 5 2 0 6 5 0
Wyoming 5 3 0 9 4 0
Hawaii 4 4 0 7 5 0
Air Force 3 4 0 7 5 0
Utah 2 6 0 4 7 0
New Mexico 1 6 0 2 10 0
UTEP 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Temple*W 38–2317,654
September 8at Washington State*W 34–3030,484
September 15Arkansas State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–2718,433
September 22Air Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 24–1227,463
September 29at UtahW 28–1031,051
October 6San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 52–5116,713
October 13New MexicoNo. 23
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 25–2221,336
October 20Weber State*No. 21
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 21–1212,959
October 27at UTEPNo. 18W 17–1016,694
November 3at Colorado StateNo. 19L 8–1730,111
November 10No. 8 BYUNo. 25
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 14–4534,231
November 17at HawaiiL 17–3839,103
December 31vs. California*TBSL 15–1736,340
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1991 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mitch Donahue Linebacker 4 95 San Francisco 49ers
Shawn Wiggins Wide receiver 9 239 Cleveland Browns

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References

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  1. ^ "1990 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.