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Your Favorite Wyoming Football Moment

J-Rod

J-Rod

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Yep, its May alright. This realignment crap is becoming too much.....speculation is only cool in small doses. So lets talk about something else. What is your favorite Wyoming football moment? Be specific....where were you? How's you watch the game? Why this moment? Was it your first live Cowboy game? Bowl game? Was it back in the old WAC days? Only 3 years ago in Albuquerque(Hey, not everyone here is over 30)? Anyways, fire away.....
 
Beating Ole Miss in Laramie in 2004. Followed by my least favorite from that same year when we played Utah, had a blackout that lasted for over an hour, and then Utah preceded to kick our ass during the freezing cold game.
 
fromolwyoming said:
Beating Ole Miss in Laramie in 2004. Followed by my least favorite from that same year when we played Utah, had a blackout that lasted for over an hour, and then Utah preceded to kick our ass during the freezing cold game.
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Wins over SEC schools are always sweet. Sitting in the cold must have definitely sucked though. Kudos for staying through the delay.
 
J-Rod said:
fromolwyoming said:
Beating Ole Miss in Laramie in 2004. Followed by my least favorite from that same year when we played Utah, had a blackout that lasted for over an hour, and then Utah preceded to kick our ass during the freezing cold game.
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Wins over SEC schools are always sweet. Sitting in the cold must have definitely sucked though. Kudos for staying through the delay.
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Had to, I was working the game as an usher that year. 15 years old, and hundreds of people asking me when the power would come back on.
 
I have two moments....

1) Watching Wyoming beat the ever living shit outta BYU on national T.V. on ESPN Thursday Night in 1988. I even recorded the game on VHS tape (remember those things? LOL). Sadly I made the dumbassed mistake of recording over the game months later. One of the dumbest mistakes of my life!!!!

2) Attending my first ever Wyoming game at War Memorial on September 15, 1990 vs. Arkansas State. Thanfully Wyoming won, 34-27. Good game that shoulda been a huge Wyoming blowout. Al Kincaid was ASU's Head coach that day.
 
fromolwyoming said:
Beating Ole Miss in Laramie in 2004. Followed by my least favorite from that same year when we played Utah, had a blackout that lasted for over an hour, and then Utah preceded to kick our ass during the freezing cold game.
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It wasn't only that there was a blackout, but it was a night game as ESPN was in town. The 7 PM kickoff didn't happen until about 8:45 PM (from what I remember). It was fun watching the UW cheerleaders beat up on the Utah cheerleaders in the "warmup game" while we waited for the TV trucks to turn on. Other than that, I don't remember much about that game, as my girlfriend and I decided to head to the Library and caught the game there, where it was about 100 degrees warmer. :)

My favorite game was the 2005 game at Air Force where they pulled out the 29-28 win. If you ever get the chance to watch a game at the Academy, DO NOT pass it up. Probably the best game environment I've ever been at.

I also fondly recall the 3 home games we won in 2002-2003 where we tore down the goalposts after basically every home win (ranked Air Force in 2002, BYU and CSU in 2003). Didn't realize just how far The Ranger was from the War until I had to walk back that night. :D
 
I'd have to say the 2003 BYU game also. Me and a buncha family had front row seats at about the 35 yard line behind the cougs bench. Was flipping them sh!t all nite long, then ran threw them when the game was over to get to the goal posts. Just thinking back on that nite still makes me smile.
 
November 8, 2008 at Tennesse.

My two favorite football teams and UW won 13-7. The people in Tennessee were great and winning the game made it that much better.
 
thirtyseven said:
November 8, 2008 at Tennesse.

My two favorite football teams and UW won 13-7. The people in Tennessee were great and winning the game made it that much better.
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The most unexpected win in Wyoming's history. That season was littered with blowout losses.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2751/year/2008/wyoming-cowboys
 
sdpoke said:
I'd have to say the 2003 BYU game also. Me and a buncha family had front row seats at about the 35 yard line behind the cougs bench. Was flipping them sh!t all nite long, then ran threw them when the game was over to get to the goal posts. Just thinking back on that nite still makes me smile.
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I think I was ath that game as well. Didn't we have a safety named Tyler ...something, who picked the ball of with just a minute or two left as byu was driving and that sealed the game for us?
 
laxwyo said:
Las Vegas bowl. Hearing dave Walsh cry made me cry
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That was amazing.

My favorite Wyo moment/game was when we beat Hawaii 66-0 in 96'.
I listened to the whole game why were were working on our corn chopper in the field closest to our house. We got it going just in time for me to be back in the truck to hear "The score. Oh the score"
 
Dating myself here...

At home, was versus bWHYu & McMahon, from the Cowboy Chronicles:

"1981: UW 33, BYU 20: In a snowstorm in Laramie, it was “the other quarterback” that stole the show. Phil Davis ran 16 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns in UW’s option offense, and threw for 124 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys rallied from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit. Why was Davis considered “the other quarterback?” BYU’s quarterback was Jim McMahon."

Away, was versus Tennessee, in Neyland, UT's homecoming (as mentioned above). It wasn't that UT was horrible that year, or that UW was horrible that year, it was the entire experience...from pre-game, trip out, game, post-game, getting kicked out of a few UT bars, etc. Great football moment!
 
In Laramie- beating #13 BYU in '99. Goal posts came down and joined everyone for drinks at Buck.

Away- in Colorado Springs in '88- one of the greatest football games I've ever seen, the single greatest half of defense I've ever seen played. Has to be Wyoming's greatest comeback win ever.
 
Wyovanian said:
In Laramie- beating #13 BYU in '99. Goal posts came down and joined everyone for drinks at Buck.

Away- in Colorado Springs in '88- one of the greatest football games I've ever seen, the single greatest half of defense I've ever seen played. Has to be Wyoming's greatest comeback win ever.
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Agree 100%. Best game I've seen in person. Started tailgating around 8:00 (roommates brothers were stationed at Fort Carson after West Point). Got on the radio. Traded uniforms with a couple cadets (they got in trouble). Got blown over by an F-15. And watched an incredible game. Great comeback, followed by a Dee Dowis TD, followed by a Wyoming TD, followed by a Sean Flemming game winning fg. Great game.
 
I sure liked the game-winning drive at CSU in 1996.

The first half of the game at Nebraska in 1994 and getting to attend the Copper Bowl in 1993 rank up there too--except that they both ended in losses.
 
Was at the game for the Hawaii beat down and byu in 99'. Our football sure went in the crapper after I left school. Coinsedence?
 
I'm kinda surprised that nobody has mentioned the beat down of the sheep in Laramie in 2010. That has to be pretty high up on everyones list also.
 
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