Wyoming Cowboys football

Wyoming Cowboys football
2026 Wyoming Cowboys football team
First season1893; 133 years ago
Athletic directorTom Burman
Head coachJay Sawvel
2nd season, 7–17 (.292)
LocationLaramie, Wyoming
StadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 30,181)
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMountain West
ColorsBrown and gold
   
All-time record572–616–28 (.482)
Bowl record10–9 (.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-Americans4
RivalriesColorado State (rivalry)
Utah State (rivalry)
Hawaii (rivalry)
Air Force (rivalry)
BYU
Uniforms
Fight songRagtime Cowboy Joe
MascotCowboy Joe
Marching bandWestern Thunder
WebsiteGoWyo.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.