1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Wyoming Cowboys
| sport = football
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| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Bill Lewis
| hc_year = 2nd
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| captain = Ken Fantetti
| captain2 = Marc Cousins
| stadium = War Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1978 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1978 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=May 23, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wyoming/1978-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| poll = AP
| attend = y
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|September 16||{{cfb link|year=1978|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
|September 23|at|No. 6 Texas
|September 30||Utah State
|October 7||New Mexico|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|L 15–19|26,458|{{cite news|title=Pokes lose 19-15 heartbreaker to Lobos|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=October 8, 1978|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115984910/pokes-lose-19-15/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||San Diego State|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|W 31-22|27,471|{{cite news|title=Hardeman Runs Down the Aztecs|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Dave Distel|date=October 15, 1978|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8413810/hardeman_runs_down_the_aztecs/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 17, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite news|title=Cowboys put it together for 31-22 win|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=October 15, 1978|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115984631/cowboys-put-it-together/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 21||Utah|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|W 34-21|20,758|{{cite news|title=Wyoming Cowboys defeat Utes 34-21|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=October 22, 1978|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115983555/wyoming-cowboys-defeat-utes/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28|at|Colorado State|Hughes Stadium|Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)|W 13-3|28,651|{{cite news|title=Cowboys win battle with Rams 13-3|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=October 29, 1978|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115984144/cowboys-win-battle-with-rams-13-3/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4|at|BYU|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|L 14-48|30,415|{{cite news|title=Cougars Claw Cowboys in 48-14 Clash|newspaper=The Daily Herald|author=Marion Dunn|date=November 5, 1978|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116012570/cougars-claw-cowboys/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|UNLV
|November 18|at|Hawaii
|November 25|at|UTEP|Sun Bowl|El Paso, TX|W 51-21|17,400|{{cite news|title=Cowboys Pound Miners|newspaper=El Paso Times|author=Vince Langford|date=November 26, 1978|page=E1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116013242/cowboys-pound-miners/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 2|at|LSU
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