Wyoming Cowboys football
| Wyoming Cowboys football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1893; 133 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Tom Burman | ||
| Head coach | Jay Sawvel 2nd season, 7–17 (.292) | ||
| Location | Laramie, Wyoming | ||
| Stadium | War Memorial Stadium (capacity: 30,181) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Mountain West | ||
| Colors | Brown and gold | ||
| All-time record | 572–616–28 (.482) | ||
| Bowl record | 10–9 (.526) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| Skyline: 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 WAC: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1993 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| WAC Pacific: 1996 MW Mountain: 2016 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 4 | ||
| Rivalries | Colorado State (rivalry) Utah State (rivalry) Hawaii (rivalry) Air Force (rivalry) BYU | ||
| Uniforms | |||
| Fight song | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | ||
| Mascot | Cowboy Joe | ||
| Marching band | Western Thunder | ||
| Website | GoWyo.com | ||
The Wyoming Cowboys football program represents the University of Wyoming in NCAA college football. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and have won 14 conference titles. Their current head coach is Jay Sawvel who is entering his second season as head coach in 2025 after serving as the programs Defensive Coordinator for the previous four seasons.
The Cowboy football program has been among the most notable of "stepping stone" programs due to the success of its former coaches. Coaches such as Bowden Wyatt, Bob Devaney, Fred Akers, Pat Dye, Dennis Erickson and Joe Tiller were at Wyoming immediately prior to gaining notoriety at bigger football powerhouses.