1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1993 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC co-champion
Copper Bowl, L 17–52 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Joe Tiller (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Korpitz (3rd as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Downing (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 33,500)

1993 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
BYU +	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Utah	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Air Force	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 97th season and they competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Joe Tiller, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 6–2 WAC), as WAC Co–Champions with BYU and Fresno State and with a loss in the Copper Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 357 points, while the defense allowed 329 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 pm	Oregon State*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 16–27	22,923
September 11	1:00 pm	No. 10 (I-AA) Northern Iowa*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 45–42	17,827
September 18	4:00 pm	at San Jose State*		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 36–25	14,265
September 25	12:00 pm	Utah		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 28–12	17,307
October 2	1:00 pm	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 31–18	38,099
October 9	7:00 pm	at UTEP		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 33–26	34,263
October 23	1:00 pm	Hawaii		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 48–10	25,208
October 30	1:00 pm	Fresno State		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 32–28	16,895
November 13	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	No. 23	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 7–10	18,219
November 20	1:30 pm	Colorado State		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Bronze Boot)	ABC	L 21–41	17,000
November 27	8:00 pm	at San Diego State		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 43–38	30,579
December 29	6:00 pm	vs. No. 20 Kansas State*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–52	49,075
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

1993 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 34 Ryan Christopherson Jr WR 23 Marcus Harris Fr WR 16 Ryan Yarborough Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 50 John Burrough Jr LB 47 Joe Cummings So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Tiller Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1994 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Ryan Yarborough	Wide Receiver	2	41	New York Jets

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