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Wyoming

WAC · 1978 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1905–2026
All-Time Record
548–604–26
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1950
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 6 · Top 25: 15
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wyoming head-to-head · History & Eras

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 30–11
5Week 5 · Sep 26Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 3–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4L 13–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC7–5L 15–19
8Week 8 · Oct 17San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 31–22
9Week 9 · Oct 24Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–3W 34–21
10Week 10 · Oct 31Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6W 13–3
11Week 11 · Nov 7BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 14–48
12Week 12 · Nov 14UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 10–12
13Week 13 · Nov 21Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 22–27
14Week 14 · Nov 28UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 51–21
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5LSUH2HSEC8–4L 17–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.900
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-29+18
  • Utah +8
  • Colorado State +5
  • San Diego State +4
  • UTEP +1
  • Texas -3
  • Utah State -4
  • BYU -4
  • UNLV -4
  • LSU -4
  • New Mexico -5
  • Hawai'i -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #80Better than 42%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#77Post-Season W2#80Post-Season W3#80Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
-14
-7
-4
+9
+13
+10
-34
-2
-5
+30
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#821973#1141974#1221975#481976#991977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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