Your favorite UW football games

[jbeiermann]

My list is a small sample size of about 2003 and up but these are my favorites...list yours also!!
No order on my games...

Wyoming over UCLA in bowl game 24-21 (2004)

Wyo over Fresno St in bowl game OT (2009)

Wyo over Tenn 13-7 at Tenn! (2008)

Wyo over Ole Miss in 2004 37-32

Wyo loss at Nebraska (2013) 31-34

Wyo W over UH OT W 59-56

 

[Wyo2dal]

November 1983 vs Colorado State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 42–17

October 10 1987 at BYU Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 29–27

September 25 1993 vs Utah War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 28–12

Those are still my favorite games to this day.

 

[HiCountryCowboy]

11/16/96 @ csu.

It was a snowy night game, I was a student, division championship was on the line (if I recall), and the 'Boys held on to win by 1 point. F'ING EPIC!!!

 

[Wyokie]

1987 Wyoming beating the Cougs in Provo for the last time ever!!! We never won in Provo since!!!
1988 Wyoming hosting BYU on ESPN and embarrassing the Cougs!!!
2004 Wyoming over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl 24-21
2008 Wyoming beating Tennessee @ Tennessee for their Homecoming
1988 Wyoming over AFA 48-45
1995 Wyoming destroying Oklahoma State 45-25

 

[kansasCowboy]

97 AFA. W 10-7.
96 Haw. W 66-0.
98 Uta. W 27-24
96 AFA. W 22-19.
Just a few.

 

[stymeman]

some of the ones that i remember being at
90---SDSU 52-51 shoot out with Dan McGwire
92----SDSU 17-6 win, hearing Yarbourogh for Heisman chants, Marshall Faulk shut down
88- @AFA from coming from behind 31-17 to start the 4th we won 48-45, my first road game at AF and man what a game
05--LV bowl, yes we beat UCLA in the LV Bowl
96---win over CSU at Ft Collins, man that was a fun one 25-24...ranked 23rd throwing snowballs at them sheep lovers

I could go on and on but those stand out for me

oh yeah the 1st night game against BYU my 1st one as a student 1988...we beat Ty Detmer on ESPN 24-14, man just like it was yesterday

 

[stymeman]

yeah being in attendance at the loss to Nebraska in Lincoln 2013, my folks went with me, man the bus ride back to the parking lot, all those Husker fans wanted Brett Smith big time, man that was a fun night as well

 

[kansasCowboy]

Even though it was a loss, the 16-9 loss at Georgia in 98. We shut up GU fans real quick after they thought they would smoke us.
BGSU win 28-27 a few years back. Last game that my dad and I got to listen to before he died.

 

[djm19]

My most memorable in attendance have been:
1999: 31-17 win over BYU
2009: NM Bowl win over Fresno
2007: Utah beating is 50-0 (Birdgate was hilarious)
2011: Win over SDSU. Young Smitty was a riot to watch

 

[JimmyDimes]

Tough to think about some of the best games. I'd go with:

1. Wyoming at AFA in 1987. Best comeback ever and a great atmosphere. The Pokes were ranked and AFA was very good.

2. Snow Bowl at CSU in 1996. It was cold, but the game was great. Another comeback and I think the Pokes clinched the Mountain Division Title that day.

3. 1987 or 1988 vs UTEP. Pokes won going away to win the WAC title. It was a packed house on national tv and beautiful.

4. Vegas Bowl vs UCLA. Great comeback and win for a team that wasn't given much of a chance.

5. New Mexico bowl vs Fresno - see above.


Worst game:

1. 1997 at CU - for all the comeback wins the Pokes had, this one stung. Up by 10 points with 2 minutes to play and blow what should have been a victory at CU.

2. WAC Championship vs BYU - The Pokes blew this game with a safety and punt to give BYU the ball with time for them to score. The Pokes should have beat what many think is BYU's best team ever.

 

[LanderPoke]

Tough to think about some of the best games. I'd go with:

1. Wyoming at AFA in 1987. Best comeback ever and a great atmosphere. The Pokes were ranked and AFA was very good.

2. Snow Bowl at CSU in 1996. It was cold, but the game was great. Another comeback and I think the Pokes clinched the Mountain Division Title that day.

3. 1987 or 1988 vs UTEP. Pokes won going away to win the WAC title. It was a packed house on national tv and beautiful.

4. Vegas Bowl vs UCLA. Great comeback and win for a team that wasn't given much of a chance.

5. New Mexico bowl vs Fresno - see above.


Worst game:

1. 1997 at CU - for all the comeback wins the Pokes had, this one stung. Up by 10 points with 2 minutes to play and blow what should have been a victory at CU.

2. WAC Championship vs BYU - The Pokes blew this game with a safety and punt to give BYU the ball with time for them to score. The Pokes should have beat what many think is BYU's best team ever.

This one still stings. It was my introduction to disappointment as a Pokes fan.

 

[stymeman]

welcome to the medocrity that is UW football...lol...i forgot about that WAC Championship.....damn safety, darn it Tiller....was yelling at the TV big time that day

 

[Wyokie]

Tough to think about some of the best games. I'd go with:

1. Wyoming at AFA in 1987. Best comeback ever and a great atmosphere. The Pokes were ranked and AFA was very good.

That one was in 1988 at the Academy.

3. 1987 or 1988 vs UTEP. Pokes won going away to win the WAC title. It was a packed house on national tv and beautiful.

And this one was in 1988 in Laramie. CBS televised the game. First, and probably the ONLY, time UW won the conference crown at home.

 

[JimmyDimes]

Tough to think about some of the best games. I'd go with:

1. Wyoming at AFA in 1987. Best comeback ever and a great atmosphere. The Pokes were ranked and AFA was very good.

That one was in 1988 at the Academy.

3. 1987 or 1988 vs UTEP. Pokes won going away to win the WAC title. It was a packed house on national tv and beautiful.

And this one was in 1988 in Laramie. CBS televised the game. First, and probably the ONLY, time UW won the conference crown at home.

Kind of fuzzy with some of those old football games. We started early for the AFA game....almost too drunk during. In fact, an F15 almost knocked me on my butt during the flyovers that day. I know both games happened during the two year undefeated conference run....just wasn't sure of the years.

 

[Wyokie]

Tough to think about some of the best games. I'd go with:

1. Wyoming at AFA in 1987. Best comeback ever and a great atmosphere. The Pokes were ranked and AFA was very good.

That one was in 1988 at the Academy.

3. 1987 or 1988 vs UTEP. Pokes won going away to win the WAC title. It was a packed house on national tv and beautiful.

And this one was in 1988 in Laramie. CBS televised the game. First, and probably the ONLY, time UW won the conference crown at home.

Kind of fuzzy with some of those old football games. We started early for the AFA game....almost too drunk during. In fact, an F15 almost knocked me on my butt during the flyovers that day. I know both games happened during the two year undefeated conference run....just wasn't sure of the years.

Don't worry. I, however, have a 1988 UW media guide, a game program for the Utah game that year (UW Homecoming - I didn't go to the game but my aunt did)....AND I have a copy of the 1988 VHS highlight video, Rocky Mountain Thunder.

 

[Douglaspoke]

Cowboys 13
Arizona state 10
THE YEAR AFTER A STATE IS #2 in the final poll. In 1976 and Wyoming wins the WAC and a bid to the Fiesta bowl. THE POKES REAPPEAR IN THE TOP 20. losses Akers to Texas and to OU in the bowl game.