2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2004 Wyoming Cowboys football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 24–21 vs. UCLA
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–5 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	Joe Glenn (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Billy Cockhill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

2004 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Utah $		7	–	0					12	–	0
New Mexico		5	–	2					7	–	5
BYU		4	–	3					5	–	6
Wyoming		3	–	4					7	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					5	–	6
Colorado State		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5					4	–	7
UNLV		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 318 points while the defense allowed 297 points. Led by head coach Joe Glenn, the Cowboys competed in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Preseason

During the off season, War Memorial Stadium was upgraded with new railings installed in certain areas as well as more handicap accessible.^[1]

The big concern coming into Spring Training was the lack of depth on defense, a young and inexperienced offensive line and a poor running game. 13 Starters and 38 lettermen returned.^[2]

Fall practice began on August 11, 2004.^[3] The Cowboys participated in two inter squad scrimmages. The first one was held August 21 and the second one was 5 days later on the 26th.^[4]

Players

Quarterbacks

Corey Bramlet replaced his older brother, Casey, who graduated the previous season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 pm	Appalachian State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 53–7	13,205
September 11	1:30 pm	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 0–31	65,600
September 25	1:00 pm	Ole Miss*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	PPV	W 37–32	22,331
October 2	1:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 37–10	12,125
October 9	1:00 pm	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN+	W 20–10	19,540
October 16	8:00 pm	at Brigham Young	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SPW	L 13–24	58,737
October 22	7:30 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	ESPN2	L 7–30	30,108
October 30	1:00 pm	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 43–26	13,716
November 6	5:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	W 53–45 ^3OT	19,752
November 13	5:00 pm	No. 7 Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ABC	L 28–45	17,074
November 20	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN+	L 9–16	35,333
December 23	8:45 pm	vs. UCLA*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–21	27,784
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^[5]

UCLA vs. Wyoming in the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl

References

1. "War Memorial Stadium Structural Repairs - University of Wyoming Offic…". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
2. Gagliardi, R. (Aug 27, 2004). Glenn excited about 2004 Cowboys. Wyoming Tribune - Eagle, pp. Tab-Tab.
3. "Fall Football Practice Begins for the Wyoming Cowboys on Wednesday, A…". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
4. "Cowboys Open Fall Camp with an Enthusiastic First Practice - Universi…". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
5. "Wyoming football results". Retrieved February 17, 2008.