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▼ Below its 5-year level -5
Career57since 1936
Peak891966
Last 557seasons
#121 nationally · 3-3 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #110 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #132
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Wyoming Cowboys
Mountain West · Laramie, WY · War Memorial Stadium · Head coach Jay Sawvel
Rival
Colorado State · also Air Force
Heated rivalry
52-58-5 all time (115 meetings since 1903)
Colorado State leads
Last: lost 35-13 (2026)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
1AP top-10
3All-Americans
45NFL picks
50.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1903. Every season →
Chemistry
54
55Foundation
52Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -6Trending up
early · #89 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters32%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | Mountain West | — | #121 | 52 | Jay Sawvel |
| 2025 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #107 | 53 | Jay Sawvel |
| 2024 | 3-9 | Mountain West | — | #114 | 52 | Jay Sawvel |
| 2023 | 9-4 | Mountain West | — | #71 | 63 | Craig Bohl |
| 2022 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #103 | 53 | Craig Bohl |
| 2021 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #74 | 64 | Craig Bohl |
| 2020 | 2-4 | Mountain West | — | #45 | 64 | Craig Bohl |
| 2019 | 8-5 | Mountain West | — | #52 | 67 | Craig Bohl |
| 2018 | 6-6 | Mountain West | — | #77 | 62 | Craig Bohl |
| 2017 | 8-5 | Mountain West | — | #73 | 62 | Craig Bohl |
| 2016 | 8-6 | Mountain West | — | #74 | 62 | Craig Bohl |
| 2015 | 2-10 | Mountain West | — | #114 | 45 | Craig Bohl |
| 2014 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #101 | 54 | Craig Bohl |
| 2013 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #106 | 52 | Dave Christensen |
| 2012 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #97 | 54 | Dave Christensen |
| 2011 | 8-5 | Mountain West | — | #88 | 57 | Dave Christensen |
| 2010 | 3-9 | Mountain West | — | #90 | 55 | Dave Christensen |
| 2009 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #90 | 56 | Dave Christensen |
| 2008 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #109 | 50 | Joe Glenn |
| 2007 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #82 | 57 | Joe Glenn |
| 2006 | 6-6 | Mountain West | — | #61 | 64 | Joe Glenn |
| 2005 | 4-7 | Mountain West | — | #78 | 60 | Joe Glenn |
| 2004 | 7-5 | Mountain West | — | #62 | 64 | Joe Glenn |
| 2003 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #79 | 58 | Joe Glenn |
| 2002 | 2-10 | Mountain West | — | #96 | 52 | Vic Koenning |
| 2001 | 2-9 | Mountain West | — | #104 | 48 | Vic Koenning |
| 2000 | 1-10 | Mountain West | — | #107 | 40 | Vic Koenning |
| 1999 | 7-4 | Mountain West | — | #63 | 64 | Dana Dimel |
| 1998 | 8-3 | Western Athletic | — | #52 | 65 | Dana Dimel |
| 1997 | 7-6 | Western Athletic | — | #41 | 70 | Dana Dimel |
| 1996 | 10-2 | Western Athletic | #22 | #39 | 71 | Joe Tiller |
| 1995 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | — | #60 | 64 | Joe Tiller |
| 1994 | 6-6 | Western Athletic | — | #61 | 64 | Joe Tiller |
| 1993 | 8-4 | Western Athletic | — | #50 | 65 | Joe Tiller |
| 1992 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #69 | 60 | Joe Tiller |
| 1991 | 4-6-1 | Western Athletic | — | #73 | 58 | Joe Tiller |
| 1990 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | — | #57 | 63 | Paul Roach |
| 1989 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #57 | 63 | Paul Roach |
| 1988 | 11-2 | Western Athletic | — | #16 | 78 | Paul Roach |
| 1987 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | — | #31 | 71 | Paul Roach |
| 1986 | 6-6 | Western Athletic | — | #55 | 64 | Dennis Erickson |
| 1985 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | — | #83 | 53 | Al Kincaid |
| 1984 | 6-6 | Western Athletic | — | #72 | 58 | Al Kincaid |
| 1983 | 7-5 | Western Athletic | — | #59 | 62 | Al Kincaid |
| 1982 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #69 | 58 | Al Kincaid |
| 1981 | 8-3 | Western Athletic | — | #31 | 74 | Al Kincaid |
| 1980 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | — | #60 | 64 | Pat Dye |
| 1979 | 4-8 | Western Athletic | — | #97 | 54 | Bill Lewis |
| 1978 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #53 | 66 | Bill Lewis |
| 1977 | 4-6-1 | Western Athletic | — | #87 | 58 | Bill Lewis |
| 1976 | 8-4 | Western Athletic | — | #88 | 58 | Fred Akers |
| 1975 | 2-9 | Western Athletic | — | #69 | 61 | Fred Akers |
| 1974 | 2-9 | Western Athletic | — | #101 | 50 | Fritz Shurmur |
| 1973 | 4-7 | Western Athletic | — | #66 | 61 | Fritz Shurmur |
| 1972 | 4-7 | Western Athletic | — | #94 | 51 | Fritz Shurmur |
| 1971 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #83 | 56 | Fritz Shurmur |
| 1970 | 1-9 | Western Athletic | — | #95 | 51 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1969 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | — | #32 | 71 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1968 | 7-3 | Western Athletic | — | #25 | 73 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1967 | 10-1 | Western Athletic | #6 | #12 | 81 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1966 | 10-1 | Western Athletic | — | #4 | 89 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1965 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | — | #53 | 64 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1964 | 6-2-2 | Western Athletic | — | #32 | 71 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1963 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | — | #73 | 57 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1962 | 5-5 | Western Athletic | — | #70 | 59 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 1961 | 6-1-2 | Skyline | — | #28 | 73 | Bob Devaney |
| 1960 | 8-2 | Skyline | — | #40 | 69 | Bob Devaney |
| 1959 | 9-1 | Skyline | #16 | #20 | 74 | Bob Devaney |
| 1958 | 8-3 | Skyline | — | #57 | 62 | Bob Devaney |
| 1957 | 4-3-3 | Skyline | — | #78 | 53 | Bob Devaney |
| 1956 | 10-0 | Skyline | — | #68 | 58 | Phil Dickens |
| 1955 | 8-3 | Skyline | — | #55 | 61 | Phil Dickens |
| 1954 | 6-4 | Skyline | — | #73 | 56 | Phil Dickens |
| 1953 | 5-4-1 | Skyline | — | #52 | 63 | Phil Dickens |
| 1952 | 5-4 | Skyline | — | #80 | 52 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1951 | 7-2-1 | Skyline | — | #55 | 64 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1950 | 10-0 | Skyline | #12 | #26 | 76 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1949 | 9-1 | Skyline | — | #57 | 61 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1948 | 4-5 | Skyline | — | #92 | 38 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1947 | 4-5 | Mountain State | — | #99 | 35 | Bowden Wyatt |
| 1946 | 1-8-1 | Mountain State | — | #94 | 25 | Bunny Oakes |
| 1942 | 3-5 | Mountain State | — | #83 | 27 | Bunny Oakes |
| 1941 | 2-7-1 | Mountain State | — | #86 | 16 | Bunny Oakes |
| 1940 | 1-7-1 | Mountain State | — | #94 | 19 | Okie Blanchard |
| 1939 | 0-7-1 | Mountain State | — | #95 | 16 | Joel Hunt |
| 1938 | 2-5-1 | Mountain State | — | #90 | 34 | Dutch Witte |
| 1937 | 3-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #94 | 20 | Dutch Witte |
| 1936 | 2-5-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #90 | 30 | Dutch Witte |
| 1935 | 4-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #88 | 45 early | Dutch Witte |
| 1934 | 3-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #91 | 26 early | Dutch Witte |
| 1933 | 2-6-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #90 | 16 early | Dutch Witte |
| 1932 | 2-6-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #88 | 24 early | John Rhodes |
| 1931 | 6-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #81 | 44 early | John Rhodes |
| 1930 | 2-5-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #76 | 50 early | John Rhodes |
| 1929 | 1-7 | Rocky Mountain | — | #78 | 16 early | George McLaren |
| 1928 | 2-7 | Rocky Mountain | — | #80 | 18 early | George McLaren |
| 1927 | 4-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #74 | 44 early | George McLaren |
| 1926 | 2-4-2 | Rocky Mountain | — | #72 | 29 early | William Dietz |
| 1925 | 6-3 | Rocky Mountain | — | #73 | 37 early | William Dietz |
| 1924 | 2-6 | Rocky Mountain | — | #70 | 39 early | William Dietz |
| 1923 | 0-8 | Rocky Mountain | — | #80 | 20 early | John Corbett |
| 1922 | 1-8 | Rocky Mountain | — | #79 | 16 early | John Corbett |
| 1921 | 1-4-2 | Rocky Mountain | — | #58 | 54 early | John Corbett |
| 1920 | 4-5-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #52 | 56 early | John Corbett |
| 1919 | 3-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #68 | 16 early | John Corbett |
| 1917 | 3-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #60 | 19 early | John Corbett |
| 1916 | 1-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #15 | 75 early | John Corbett |
| 1915 | 2-6 | Rocky Mountain | — | #58 | 15 early | John Corbett |
| 1914 | 1-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #56 | 20 early | Ralph Thacker |
| 1913 | 0-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #51 | 19 early | Ralph Thacker |
| 1912 | 2-7 | Rocky Mountain | — | #40 | 51 early | Leon Excelby |
| 1911 | 4-3-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #42 | 51 early | H.I. Dean |
| 1910 | 4-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #43 | 37 early | H.I. Dean |
| 1909 | 3-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #49 | 15 early | H.I. Dean |
| 1908 | 0-1 | Colorado Football | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 0-1 | Colorado Football | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 0-1 | Colorado Football | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 3-4 | Colorado Football | — | #43 | 44 early | William McMurray |
| 1904 | 0-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.