Wyoming Cowboys

Wyoming Cowboys football
	Current season:; 2024 Wyoming Cowboys
First season	1892
Athletic director	Tom Burman
Head coach	Craig Bohl
	6th year, 34–38 ()
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming)
Stadium capacity	29,181
Stadium surface	Artificial turf
Location	Laramie, Wyoming
Conference	Mountain West
Division	Mountain
	All-time history
Wyoming Cowboys Historical Teams
All-time record	538–577–28 (.483)
Postseason bowl record	7–8 (.467)
Conference titles	14
Division titles	2
Rivalries	Colorado State Rams (rivalry); Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (rivalry); Utah State Aggies (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans	Template:American college football All-Americans
	Current uniform
Colors	Brown, Gold, and White
Fight song	Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Mascot	Cowboy Joe
Marching band	Western Thunder
Website	gowyo.com

The Wyoming Cowboys football team represents the University of Wyoming located in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys are a member of the NCAA FBS Mountain West Conference and play their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. The Cowboys are currently coached by Jay Sawvel.

The Cowboy football program has been among the most notable of "stepping stone" programs due to the success of its former coaches. Coaches such as Bowden Wyatt, Bob Devaney, Fred Akers, Pat Dye, Dennis Erickson and Joe Tiller were at Wyoming immediately prior to gaining notoriety at bigger football powerhouses.

Rivalries[]

Colorado State[]

Main article: Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)

The Bronze Boot is awarded to the winner of the college football game between Wyoming and Colorado State, in nearby Fort Collins. The annual game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football. The teams have waged the "Border War" one hundred times since the schools began playing in 1899, playing every year except 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1918, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1943, 1944, and 1945. This is one of the oldest interstate rivalries west of the Mississippi River, and the oldest west of Lawrence, Kansas. The series is the oldest rivalry for both schools and the "Border War" has been played in three different centuries.^[1]

Hawai'i[]

Main article: Hawaii–Wyoming rivalry

The Paniolo Trophy is awarded to the winner of the college football games played between Wyoming and Hawai'i. This rivalry started in 1979 when Hawai'i joined the WAC conference and was played annually until 1997, shortly before Wyoming joined the newly formed Mountain West Conference. Hawai'i joined the MWC as a football-only affiliate member in 2012, renewing the rivalry.

Utah State[]

Main article: Utah State–Wyoming rivalry

Bridger's Battle is the name for the college football games played between Wyoming and Utah State, the winner of which is awarded the trophy of the rivalry, a .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle. The rivalry started in 1903, and renewed as an annual game in 2013 when Utah State joined the Mountain West Conference.

Seasons[]

2020s[]

Season	Coach	Record
2024	Jay Sawvel	3-9
2023	Craig Bohl	9-4
2022	Craig Bohl	7-6
2021	Craig Bohl	7-6
2020	Craig Bohl	2-4

2010s[]

Season	Coach	Record
2019	Craig Bohl	8-5
2018	Craig Bohl	6-6
2017	Craig Bohl	8-5
2016	Craig Bohl	8-6
2015	Craig Bohl	2-10
2014	Craig Bohl	4-8
2013	Dave Christensen	5-7
2012	Dave Christensen	4-8
2011	Dave Christensen	8-5
2010	Dave Christensen	3-9

2000s[]

Season	Coach	Record
2009	Dave Christensen	7-6
2008	Joe Glenn	4-8
2007	Joe Glenn	5-7
2006	Joe Glenn	6-6
2005	Joe Glenn	4-7
2004	Joe Glenn	7-5
2003	Joe Glenn	4-8
2002	Vic Koenning	2-10
2001	Vic Koenning	2-9
2000	Vic Koenning	1-10