1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
The 1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with a 7–6 record overall and a 4–4 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 4th in the Pacific Division.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | at No. 9 Ohio State* | | L 10–24 | 89,122 |
September 6 | Iowa State* | | W 56–10 | 20,857 |
September 13 | at Hawaii | | W 35–6 | |
September 20 | San Jose State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 30–10 | |
September 27 | at Colorado* | | L 19–20 | 50,971 |
October 4 | Montana* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 28–13 | 18,608 |
October 11 | at Nevada* | | W 34–30 | |
October 18 | Colorado State | | L 7–14 | 34,745 |
October 25 | at SMU | | L 17–22 | 22,403 |
November 1 | San Diego State | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 41–17 | 15,157 |
November 8 | UNLV | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 35–23 | |
November 15 | at Air Force | | L 3–14 | |
November 22 | at Fresno State | | L 7–24 | 30,035 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Ohio State
Wyoming Cowboys at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Wyoming |
3 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 10 |
Ohio State |
10 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 24 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: August 28, 1997
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 75°, Clear, wind 5-10 N
- Game attendance: 89,112
- Referee: J. Kemerling
- Box Score
Game information
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First quarter
- OSU - Stanley Jackson 41-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
- WYO - Cory Wedel 38-yard field goal
- OSU - Dan Stultz kick 40-yard field goal
Second quarter
Third quarter
- OSU - Michael Wiley 32-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
- OSU - Dee Miller 45-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick)
- WYO - Mike Jenkins 11-yard run (Cory Wedel kick)
Fourth quarter
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Iowa State
Hawai'i
San Jose State
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Colorado State
SMU
San Diego State
UNLV
Air Force
Fresno State
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