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The 1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the Cowboys compiled a 5–7 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of seven teams in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 245. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1]

Record5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Headcoach
Captains
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1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU $510940
Utah420830
Wyoming420570
New Mexico330750
Colorado State240560
San Diego State240470
UTEP1501110
  • $ Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16South Dakota*W 30–1122,878[2]
September 23at No. 6 Texas*L 3–1760,000[3]
September 30Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 13–2023,257[4]
October 7New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 15–1926,458[5]
October 14San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–2227,471[6][7]
October 21Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–2120,758[8]
October 28at Colorado StateW 13–328,651[9]
November 4at BYUL 14–4830,415[10]
November 11at UNLV*L 10–1218,374[11]
November 18at Hawaii*L 22–2740,182[12]
November 25at UTEPW 51–2117,400[13]
December 2at LSU*L 17–2464,458[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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