This is a list of seasons completed by the Wyoming Cowboys football team. Representing the University of Wyoming, the Cowboys compete in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA Division I FBS. Wyoming plays their home games out of 29,181-seat War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys began playing football as an independent in 1893 and joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1916. The team played in the Western Athletic Conference from 1962 to 1998, and joined the Mountain West in 1999. They are currently led by head coach Jay Sawvel, who was named head coach on December 6, 2023, following the retirement of Craig Bohl.

Wyoming has three main rivalries, each with Mountain West opponents. The most notable of these is the Border War played against the Colorado State Rams. The winner receives the prized "Bronze Boot". Wyoming has won the last two meetings in the rivalry. The Cowboys also have rivalries with Hawaii and Utah State, the latter known as "Bridger's Battle".

Seasons Legend National champions † Conference champions ‡ Division champions  ^Bowl game berth +List of Wyoming Cowboys football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/playoff resultAP pollCoaches PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishWyoming Cowboys 1893 1893 Fred Hess Independent —100 — — — — — — — 1894 1894 Fred HessJustus F. Soule300 — — — — — — — 1895 1895 Justus F. Soule100 — — — — — — — 1896 1896200 — — — — — — — 1896 1896200 — — — — — — — 1898 1898 Fred Hess040 — — — — — — — 1899 1899 Justus F. Soule11 — — — — — — — 1900 1900 William McMurray330 — — — — — — — 1901 1901100 — — — — — — — 1902 1902100 — — — — — — — 1903 1903320 — — — — — — — 1904 1904411 — — — — — — — 1905 1905340 — — — — — — — 1906 1906110 — — — — — — — 1907 1907 Robert Ehlman210 — — — — — — — 1908 1908120 — — — — — — — 1909 1909 Harold I. Dean350 — — — — — — — 1910 1910440 — — — — — — — 1911 1911 Rocky Mountain431 — — — — — — — 1912 1912 Leon Exelby270 — — — — — — — 1913 1913 Ralph Thacker050 — — — — — — — 1914 1914150 — — — — — — — 1915 1915 John Corbett260 — — — — — — — 1916 1916140 1 4 0 6th — — — 1917 1917340 1 4 0 7th — — — 1918 1918 No games were played due to the Spanish influenza epidemic. 1919 19193502205th — — — 1920 19204511417th — — — 1921 1921142132T–6th — — — 1922 192218007011th — — — 1923 1923080 0 7 0 11th — — — 1924 1924 William Dietz260 2 6 0 10th — — — 1925 1925630430 5th — — — 1926 1926242 1 2 2 8th — — — 1927 1927450 1 4 0 10th — — — 1928 1928 George McLaren270 0 5 0 11th — — — 1929 1929170 0 7 0 12th — — — 1930 1930 John Rhodes25115111th — — — 1931 19316403205th — — — 1932 19322611418th — — — 1933 1933 Willard Witte26116111th — — — 1934 19343502408th — — — 1935 19354403408th — — — 1936 19362511419th — — — 1937 1937350240T–th — — — 1938 1938 Mountain States2511416th — — — 1939 1939 Joel Hunt0710517th — — — 1940 1940 Okie Blanchard1710517th — — — 1941 1941 Bunny Oakes2711506th — — — 1942 19423501507th — — — 1943 1943 Season cancelled due to World War II. 1944 1944 Season cancelled due to World War II. 1945 1945 Season cancelled due to World War II. 1946 19461810607th — — — 1947 1947 Bowden Wyatt4502406th — — — 1948 19484500507th — — — 1949 1949†910500 1st† — — — 1950 1950†1000500 1st† Won 1951 Gator Bowl against Washington and Lee Generals, 20–7  ^ 12 — 1951 19517215112nd — — — 1952 19525404304th — — — 1953 1953 Phil Dickens5414213rd — — — 1954 19546405102nd — — — 1955 19558305203rd Won 1956 Sun Bowl against Texas Tech Red Raiders, 21–14  ^ — — 1956 1956†1000700 1st† — — — 1957 1957 Bob Devaney4333224th — — — 1958 1958†730610 1st† Won 1958 Sun Bowl against Hardin–Simmons Cowboys, 14–6  ^ — — 1959 1959†910700 1st† — 16 — 1960 1960†820610 1st† — — — 1961 1961†612501 1st† — — — 1962 1962 Lloyd Eaton WAC5502202nd — — — 1963 19636402304th — — — 1964 19646222204th — — — 1965 19656403203rd — — — 1966 1966†1010510 1st† Won 1966 Sun Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 28–20  ^ — 15 1967 1967†1010500 1st† Lost 1968 Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 20–13  ^ 6 5 1968 1968†730610 1st† — — — 1969 19696404304th — — — 1970 19701901608th — — — 1971 1971 Fritz Shurmur5603406th — — — 1972 19724703405th — — — 1973 19734703406th — — — 1974 19742901608th — — — 1975 1975 Fred Akers2901607th — — — 1976 1976 †840610 T–1st† Lost 1976 Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 41–7  ^ — — 1977 1977 Bill Lewis4614304th — — — 1978 19785704203rd — — — 1979 19794802507th — — — 1980 1980 Pat Dye6504404th — — — 1981 1981 Al Kincaid8306204th — — — 1982 19825702608th — — — 1983 19837505303rd — — — 1984 19846604406th — — — 1985 19853802608th — — — 1986 1986 Dennis Erickson6604406th — — — 1987 1987† Paul Roach1030800 1st† Lost 1987 Holiday Bowl against Iowa Hawkeyes, 20–19  ^ — — 1988 1988†1120800 1st† Lost 1988 Holiday Bowl against Oklahoma State Cowboys, 62–14  ^ — 20 1989 19895605304th — — — 1990 19909405304th Lost 1990 Copper Bowl against Cal Golden Bears, 17–15  ^ — — 1991 1991 Joe Tiller4612516th — — — 1992 19925703507th — — — 1993 1993 †840620 T–1st† Lost 1993 Copper Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats, 52–17  ^ — — 1994 19946604405th — — — 1995 19956504406th — — — 1996 1996‡ Pacific10271 1st‡ — 22 22 1997 1997 Dana Dimel76444th — — — 1998 1998 Mountain83622nd — — — 1999 1999 Mountain West —74434th — — — 2000 2000 Vic Koenning110078th — — — 2001 200129078th — — — 2002 2002210168th — — — 2003 2003 Joe Glenn48258th — — — 2004 200475344th Won 2004 Las Vegas Bowl against UCLA Bruins, 24–21  ^ — — 2005 200547268th — — — 2006 200666534th — — — 2007 200757267th — — — 2008 200848178th — — — 2009 2009 Dave Christensen76445th Won 2009 New Mexico Bowl against Fresno State Bulldogs, 35–28 (2OT)  ^ — — 2010 201039178th — — — 2011 201185523rd Lost 2011 New Mexico Bowl against Temple Owls, 37–15 — — 2012 201248356th — — — 2013 2013 Mountain57354th — — — 2014 2014 Craig Bohl48265th — — — 2015 2015210266th — — — 2016 2016‡8662 T–1st‡ Lost 2016 Poinsettia Bowl against BYU Cougars, 24–21 — — 2017 201785532nd Won 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Central Michigan Chippewas, 37–14 — — 2018 201866443rd — — — 2019 201985444th Won 2019 Arizona Bowl against Georgia State Panthers, 38–17 — — 2020 2020 —24248th — — — 2021 2021 Mountain76264th Won 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Kent State Golden Flashes, 52–38 — — 2022 202275534th Lost 2022 Arizona Bowl against Ohio Bobcats, 30–27 — — 2023 2023 — 8 4 5 34th Won 2023 Arizona Bowl against Toledo Rockets, 16-15 — — 2024 2024 Jay Sawvel 3 9 2 5 T–10th — — — 2025 2025 4 8 2 6 T–9th — — —Totals All-time:572–616–28() Conference:323–391–18() — Postseason:9–9() — —

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