1987 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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The Wyoming Cowboys represented the University of Wyoming
in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
. The Cowboys offense scored 426 points, while the defense allowed 271 points. At season’s end, the Cowboys appeared in the 1987 Holiday Bowl
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University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship during the 80s in an Orange Bowl match-up featuring a rare #1 vs...
. The Cowboys offense scored 426 points, while the defense allowed 271 points. At season’s end, the Cowboys appeared in the 1987 Holiday Bowl
1987 Holiday Bowl
The 1987 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1987 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the 18th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, and the 10-2 Wyoming Cowboys....
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Schedule
- In the battle for the Bronze BootBronze BootThe Bronze Boot is awarded to each season's winner of the College football game between the Colorado State University Rams and the University of Wyoming Cowboys. The annual Wyoming–Colorado State football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football...
, Wyoming beat Colorado State by a score of 20-15.Game Date Opponent Cowboys points Opponents Record 1 Sept. 5 Air Force 1987 Air Force Falcons football teamThe 1987 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 269 points. At season’s end, the Falcons appeared in the 1987 Freedom Bowl. In the Ram-Falcon...
27 13 1-0 2 Sept. 12 @ 28 43 1-1 3 Sept. 19 Oklahoma State 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football teamThe 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Thurman Thomas was in his senior year for the Cowboys.-Schedule:...
29 35 1-2 4 Sept. 26 34 17 2-2 5 Oct. 3 52 10 3-2 6 Oct. 10 @ 29 27 4-2 7 Oct. 17 37 35 5-2 8 Oct. 31 20 15 6-2 9 Nov. 7 @ 59 16 7-2 10 Nov. 14 @ Utah 31 7 8-2 11 Nov. 21 @ 37 13 9-2 12 Nov. 28 @ 24 20 10-2
1987 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft1988 NFL Draft
The 1988 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24–25, 1988. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and...
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Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
Jeff Knapton | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 165 | Los Angeles Rams 1988 Los Angeles Rams season The 1988 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 51st year with the National Football League and the 43rd season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Awards and records:*Greg Bell, NFL Leader, Touchdowns, 18 TD's... |