2009 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2009 Wyoming Cowboys football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 35–28 2OT vs. Fresno State
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record7–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarcus Arroyo (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMarty English (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 TCU $   8 0     12 1  
No. 12 BYU   7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Utah   6 2     10 3  
Air Force   5 3     8 5  
  4 4     7 6  
UNLV   3 5     5 7  
San Diego State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico   1 7     1 11  
Colorado State   0 8     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Christensen, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–6 record with mark 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MW. Wyoming was invited to the New Mexico Bowl, where the Cowboys defeated Fresno State two overtimes. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pmWeber State*W 29–2218,016[1]
September 121:30 pmNo. 2 Texas*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
VersusL 10–4131,017[2]
September 191:30 pmat Colorado*FCSL 0–2450,535[3]
September 261:00 pmUNLV
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 30–2719,196[4]
October 32:00 pmat Florida Atlantic*W 30–2815,744[5]
October 1012:00 pmNew Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
mtn.W 37–1314,502[6]
October 1712:00 pmat Air Forcemtn.L 0–1034,117[7]
October 316:00 pmat No. 19 Utahmtn.L 10–2244,837[8]
November 712:00 pmNo. 25 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
mtn.L 0–5219,201[9]
November 148:00 pmat San Diego Statemtn.W 30–2718,851[10]
November 2112:00 pmNo. 4 TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
mtn.L 10–4515,031[11]
November 2712:00 pmat Colorado Statemtn.W 17–1620,317[12]
December 192:30 pmvs. Fresno StateESPNW 35–28 2OT24,898[13]

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