1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1978 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–2 WAC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 5 1 0 9 4 0
Utah 4 2 0 8 3 0
Wyoming 4 2 0 5 7 0
New Mexico 3 3 0 7 5 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 5 6 0
San Diego State 2 4 0 4 7 0
UTEP 1 5 0 1 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.