Wyoming Cowboys football
| Wyoming Cowboys football | |||
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| First season | 1893; 132 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Tom Burman | ||
| Head coach | Jay Sawvel 2nd season, 3–9 (.250) | ||
| Stadium | War Memorial Stadium (capacity: 30,181) | ||
| Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
| Location | Laramie, Wyoming | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Mountain West (1999–present) | ||
| Division | Mountain (2013–2019 and 2021–2022) | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1893–1909) RMAC (1910–1937) MSC (1938–1961) WAC (1962–1998) | ||
| All-time record | 568–608–28 (.483) | ||
| Bowl record | 10–9 (.526) | ||
| Conference titles | 14 | ||
| Division titles | 2 | ||
| Rivalries | Colorado State (rivalry) Utah State (rivalry) Hawaii (rivalry) Air Force (rivalry) BYU | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 4 | ||
| Current uniform | |||
| Colors | Brown and gold | ||
| Fight song | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | ||
| Mascot | Cowboy Joe | ||
| Marching band | Western Thunder | ||
| Website | GoWyo.com | ||
The Wyoming Cowboys football program represents the University of Wyoming in NCAA college football. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and have won 14 conference titles. Their current head coach is Jay Sawvel who is entering his second season as head coach in 2025 after serving as the programs Defensive Coordinator for the previous four seasons.
The Cowboy football program has been among the most notable of "stepping stone" programs due to the success of its former coaches. Coaches such as Bowden Wyatt, Bob Devaney, Fred Akers, Pat Dye, Dennis Erickson and Joe Tiller were at Wyoming immediately prior to gaining notoriety at bigger football powerhouses.